Roztocze Hills, algal-vermetid reefs, Lublin Upland (Miocene of Poland)

Also known as Reef 959

Where: Poland (50.8° N, 22.1° E: paleocoordinates 51.2° N, 20.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• Badenian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• extremely shallow water, high hydrodynamic conditions
• algal-vermetid reefs, up to 10 m thick, in a zone 20 km long and few hundred meters wide

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: A. Pisera. 1985. Paleoecology and lithogenesis of the Middle Miocene (Badenian) algal-vermetid reefs from the Roztocze Hills, south-eastern Poland. Acta Geologica Polonica 35(1-2):89-155 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 70539: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 28.03.2007, edited by Mihaela Krause

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Discorbidae
 Rotaliida - Rosalinidae
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
 Rotaliida - Glabratellidae
Foraminifera
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
Elphidium sp. Monfort 1808
  -
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textularia sp. Defrance 1824
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Nubeculariidae
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
Miliolidae indet. Ehrenberg 1839
Foraminifera
 Rotaliina - Cassidulinidae
Cassidulina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
 Buliminacea - Reusselidae
 Planorbulinacea - Cymbaloporidae
Cymbalopora sp. Hagenow 1851
 Discorbacea - Bagginidae
 Asterigerinacea - Asterigerinidae
 Rotaliina - Fursenkoinidae
 Rotaliina - Bolivinidae
Bolivina sp. d'Orbigny 1839
 Acervulinacea - Homotrematidae
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Florideophyceae
 Hapalidiales - Corallinophycidae
Mesophyllum sp. Lemoine 1930
"Lithothamnium ishigakiensis" = Lithothamnion
Lithothamnium lacroixi Lemoine 1917
Lithothamnium saxorum Capeder 1900
"Palaeothamnium archaeotypum" = Lithothamnion romosissimum Reuss 1847
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp. demosponge
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
Skenea sp. Fleming 1825 snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Clanculus sp. Monfort 1810 top snail
"Clanculus araonis" = Clanculus (Clanculopsis) araonis Basterot 1825 top snail
Gibbula renatae top snail
Gibbula sp. Risso 1826 top snail
"Solarium sp." = Trochus (Solarium) top snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora graeca Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Lepetellida - Scissurellidae
 Lepetellida - Haliotidae
Haliotis sp. Linnaeus 1758 abalone
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
"Scala sp." = Epitonium (Scala), "Scala cf. spinosa" = Epitonium (Scala)
"Scala sp." = Epitonium (Scala) Humphrey wentletrap
"Scala cf. spinosa" = Epitonium (Scala) wentletrap
 Vanikoroidea - Vanikoridae
Vanikoro sp. Quoy and Gaimard 1832 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium sp. Gray 1847 cerith snail
Bittium turritella cerith snail
Bittium reticulatum Montagu 1803 cerith snail
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Planaxidae
Fossarus sp. Philippi 1841 snail
Couthouyia sp. Adams 1860 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
Microliotia sp. Boettger 1902 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Turboella sp. Leach in Gray 1847 snail
Alvania montagui snail
subsp. ampulla
Alvania oceani d'Orbigny 1852 snail
Rissoina sp. d'Orbigny 1840 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800 worm shell
Petaloconchus intortus Lamarck 1818 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae
Triphora sp. Blainville 1828 snail
Triphora perversa Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hydrobiidae
Hydrobia sp. Hartmann 1821 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
"Ringicula auriculata" = Ringicula minor
"Ringicula auriculata" = Ringicula minor Grateloup 1838 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander sp. Monfort 1810 snail
 Patellogastropoda - Patellidae
 Patellida - Lottiidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Acar clathrata miniature ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Arcida - Limopsidae
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Limatula subauriculata" = Lima subauriculata, Lima lima
"Limatula subauriculata" = Lima subauriculata Montagu 1808 file clam
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Chlamys cf. lilli" = Pseudamussium lilli Pusch 1837 scallop
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
"Chlamys multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Spondylus crassicosta Lamarck 1819 scallop
 Ostreida - Malleidae
Isognomon sp. Lightfoot 1786 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Pycnodonte navicularis" = Neopycnodonte navicularis
"Pycnodonte navicularis" = Neopycnodonte navicularis Brocchi 1814 oyster
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus sp. Roding 1798 mussel
Crenella sp. Brown 1827 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Parvilucina dentata" = Lucina (Microloripes) dentata, "Ctena decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata
"Parvilucina dentata" = Lucina (Microloripes) dentata Defrance 1823 clam
"Ctena decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Costa 1829 clam
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
 Pholadida - Myidae
Sphenia sp. Turton 1822 softshell clam
 Cardiida - Kelliellidae
"Lutetia nitida" = Kellyella (Lutetia)
"Lutetia nitida" = Kellyella (Lutetia) clam
 Cardiida - Trapezidae
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Circe minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima Montagu 1803 venus clam
Timoclea sobieskii venus clam
Venus cincta venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
"Cardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum Poli 1781 cockle
 Cardiida - Semelidae
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
"Gastrochaena dubia" = Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia
"Gastrochaena dubia" = Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia Pennant 1777 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Kraussinidae
Megerlia sp. King 1850
 Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
"Megathyris sp." = Megathiris, Argyrotheca sp.
"Megathyris sp." = Megathiris d'Orbigny 1847
Argyrotheca sp. Dall 1900
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Crania sp. Retzius 1781
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae
Schizoporella sp. Hincks 1877
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
"Pomatoceras sp." = Spirobranchus Blainville 1818
Protula sp. Risso 1826
Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800
 Serpulimorpha -
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Xestoleberididae
Xestoleberis sp. Sars 1866 ostracod
 Podocopida - Bythocytheridae
 Podocopida - Cytherettidae
 Podocopida - Loxoconchidae
Loxoconcha sp. Sars 1866 ostracod
 Podocopida - Cytheruridae
Hemicytherura sp. Elofson 1941 ostracod
 Podocopida - Cytheridae
 Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Quadracythere sp. Hornibrook 1952 ostracod
 Podocopida - Paradoxostomatidae
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844 ostracod
 Podocopida - Candonidae
  -
Ponthocythere sp. Dubowsky 1939 ostracod
Aurilia sp. ostracod
Thecostraca
 Verrucomorpha - Verrucidae
Verruca sp. Schumacher 1817 barnacle
 Scalpellomorpha - Lepadidae
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida -
Cidaroida indet. Claus 1880 pencil urchin
 Irregularia -
? Spatangoida indet. Agassiz 1840 heart urchin
 Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae
Echinocyamus sp. van Phelsum 1774 sand dollar