Also known as Reef 2676
Where: Cyprus (35.1° N, 33.1° E: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 33.2° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Nicosia Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; poorly lithified bafflestone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original calcite
Collection methods: Excellent preservation stated
Primary reference: S. Q. Dornbos and M. A. Wilson. 1999. Paleoecology of a Pliocene coral reef in Cyprus: recovery of a marine community from the Messinian Salinity Crisis. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 213(1):103-118 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 34689: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 16.09.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Cladocora sp. Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral | |
Gastropoda | |
"Astraea rugosa" = Bolma rugosus
"Astraea rugosa" = Bolma rugosus Linnaeus 1767 snail | |
Monodonta sauciata top snail
Jujubinus striatus Linnaeus 1767 top snail
Calliostoma pulcrum top snail
Calliostoma zizyphinum Linnaeus 1758 top snail | |
Diodora italica Defrance 1820 snail | |
Turritella triplicata turret shell
Turritella communis Risso 1826 turret shell | |
Bittium sp. Gray 1847 cerith snail
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail | |
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800 worm shell | |
Bolinus brandaris Linnaeus 1758 murex snail | |
Mitra carbonaria mitre shell | |
Buccinulum sp. Swainson 1837 true whelk | |
Nassarius (Hinia) sp. Gray 1847 snail | |
"Trivia ? europaea" = Trivia (Trivia) europaea
"Trivia ? europaea" = Trivia (Trivia) europaea Montfort 1808 snail | |
Naticarius punctatus moon snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Cardita defterensis clam | |
"Venus (Antigona) cunctata" = Antigona, Dosinia sp.
"Venus (Antigona) cunctata" = Antigona venus clam
Dosinia sp. Scopoli 1777 venus clam | |
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
"Cardium echinatum" = Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata
"Cardium echinatum" = Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata Linnaeus 1767 cockle | |
Glycymeris ? foujasi clam | |
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii, Barbatia sp., "Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata, Striarca lactea, Arca noae
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
Barbatia sp. Gray 1842 clam
"Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Striarca lactea clam
Arca noae Linnaeus 1758 ark | |
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Pseudamussium sp. Mörch 1853 scallop
Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
Polychaeta | |
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835 |