Trnienie, Pleven, northwestern Bulgaria (Miocene of Bulgaria)

Where: Bulgaria (43.4° N, 24.5° E: paleocoordinates 42.7° N, 23.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• Lower Badenian (Moravian)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified claystone

• bluish-gray calcareous and siltclastic clays, interbedded with lenses and layers of organogeneous limestone, and sometimes bearing sand banks at the base

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. V. Popov, I. A. Gontsharova, P. I. Nikolov and B. Studencka. 1996. Bivalve Molluscs from the Badenian of Northwestern Bulgaria. Paleontological Journal 30(2):157-166 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 60288: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 09.05.2006, edited by Austin Hendy

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Scaccihia degrandei
Bivalvia
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Acturellina diversicosta
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia longa
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella
"Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Lamellinucula sulcata" = Nucula (Lamellinucula), Nucula (Nucula) nucleus
"Lamellinucula sulcata" = Nucula (Lamellinucula) nut clam
Nucula (Nucula) nucleus Linnaeus 1758 nut clam
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus (Musculus) conditus
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus adriaticus, Mytilaster volhynicus, Lithophaga (Lithophaga) lithophaga, Botula subcordata, Septifer oblitus, Septifer superbus
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) deshayesi, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obtusata
 Arcida - Noetiidae
Arcopsis papillifera
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca lactea, Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) vincenti, "Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii, Anadara turonica, "Arca (Arca) noae" = Arca noae, Acar clathrata
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
"Arca (Arca) noae" = Arca noae Linnaeus 1758 ark
Acar clathrata miniature ark
 Arcida - Limopsidae
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) minuta" = Limopsis
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) minuta" = Limopsis clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus crassicosta, Spondylus gaederopus, Spondylus concentricus, "Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus, "Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) jackloweciana" = Aequipecten, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus, Hinnites crispus, Pecten (Amusiopecten) spinulosa, Pecten (Gigantopecten) latissimus, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) aduncus, Pecten (Pecten) subarcuatus, "Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata
Spondylus crassicosta Lamarck 1819 scallop
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Spondylus concentricus Bronn 1831 scallop
"Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus Nilsson 1827 scallop
"Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum Bronn 1827 scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) jackloweciana" = Aequipecten scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop
Hinnites crispus Brocchi 1814 scallop
Pecten (Gigantopecten) latissimus scallop
subspecies nodosiformis
Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) aduncus Eichwald 1830 scallop
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ephippium
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle
subspecies rugulosostriata
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula mytilina
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limaria tuberculata
Limaria tuberculata Olivi 1792 file clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Neopycnodonte navicularis
Neopycnodonte navicularis Brocchi 1814 oyster
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatina moravica
 Carditida - Carditidae
Glans (Centrocardita) rudista, Glans (Glans) trapezia, Cardites partschi, Carditamera (Lazariella) hippopea, Carditamera (Lazariella) striatella, Cardita elongata, "Cardita calyculata" = Cardita (Cardita) calyculata
"Cardita calyculata" = Cardita (Cardita) calyculata Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Anodontia fragilis, Pterolucina schencki, Barbierella miobarbieri, Codakia (Codakia) leonina, Divalinga ornata, Gonimyrtea michelotti, Myrtea spinifera, Megaxinus incrassatus, Loripes (Loripes) dujardini, Linga (Bellucina) agassizi, Linga (Linga) columbella, "Codakia (Epilucina) haidingeri" = Epilucina, "Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes), "Ctena decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata
Myrtea spinifera Montagu 1803 clam
Linga (Linga) columbella Lamarck 1818 clam
"Codakia (Epilucina) haidingeri" = Epilucina clam
"Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes) clam
"Ctena decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Costa 1829 clam
 Solenida - Pharidae
Ensis rollei
 Cardiida - Leptonidae
Lepton (Planikellia) punctatum
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parvicardium minimum, Parvicardium scyloticum, Parvicardium sonense, "Parvicardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum, Discors aquitanicus, Discors spondyloides, Nemocardium (Habecardium) subturgidum, Acanthocardia paucicostata
"Parvicardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum Poli 1781 cockle
Acanthocardia paucicostata Sowerby 1834 cockle
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Solecurtus strigilatus
Solecurtus strigilatus Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari (Psammobia) uniradiata
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Angulus (Moerella) donacinus, Angulus (Peronea) planatus, Arcopagia corbis, Arcopagia venticosa
Arcopagia corbis tellin clam
Arcopagia venticosa tellin clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra (Syndosmya) alba
Abra (Syndosmya) alba Wood 1802 abra
subspecies alba
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Clausinella basteroti, Clausinella bulgarica, Venus (Venus) pseudoverrucosa, Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux, Venus (Ventricoloidea) libella, Timoclea (Parvivenus) marginata, Circomphalus subplicatus, Tapes (Tapes) clandestinus, Pitar (Pitar) rudis, Gafrarium eximium, Callista chione
Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux Gmelin 1791 venus clam
Circomphalus subplicatus dOrbigny 1852 venus clam
Pitar (Pitar) rudis Poli 1795 venus clam
Gafrarium eximium venus clam
Callista chione Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
 Cardiida - Trapezidae
Coralliophaga lithophagella, Coralliophaga transilvanica
 Cardiida - Kelliellidae
Alveinus nitidus
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama gryphoides, Pseudochama gryphina
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Pseudochama gryphina Lamarck 1819 jewel box
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata, "Felaniella brevifurcata" = Diplodonta
"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata Montagu 1803 clam
"Felaniella brevifurcata" = Diplodonta clam
 Cardiida - Montacutidae
Mysella fontemaggi, Mysella truncata
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) carinata, Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba, Corbula (Caryocorbula) revoluta