Merichleri (Oligocene of Bulgaria)

Where: Khaskovo, Bulgaria (42.1° N, 25.5° E: paleocoordinates 39.5° N, 23.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Oligocene (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. D. Karagyuleva. 1964. Fosilite na B'lgariya, VIa Paleogen Molyuski [Bulgarian fossils, VIa Paleogene molluscs] 1-270 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 102399: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 14.01.2011

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Globularia (Globularia) auriculata, "Globularia (Ampullinopsis) crassatina" = Ampullinopsis crassatina
"Globularia (Ampullinopsis) crassatina" = Ampullinopsis crassatina Lamarck 1804 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Thersiteidae
"Canarium (Oostrombus) naticiformis" = Oostrombus, "Canarium (Oostrombus) auriculatum" = Oostrombus auricularius, "Canarium (Oostrombus) irregularis" = Oostrombus auricularius
"Canarium (Oostrombus) naticiformis" = Oostrombus snail
"Canarium (Oostrombus) auriculatum" = Oostrombus auricularius Grateloup 1834 snail
"Canarium (Oostrombus) irregularis" = Oostrombus auricularius Grateloup 1834 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Amaurellina (Crommium) angustata" = Crommium
"Amaurellina (Crommium) angustata" = Crommium moon snail
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Miltha (Pseudomiltha) gigantea" = Pseudomiltha gigantea, "Divaricella ermenonvillensis" = Boeuvia ermenonvillensis
"Miltha (Pseudomiltha) gigantea" = Pseudomiltha gigantea Deshayes 1825 clam
"Divaricella ermenonvillensis" = Boeuvia ermenonvillensis d'Orbigny 1850 clam