Flabellipecten flabelliformis assemblage zone, Crete (Pliocene of Greece)

Where: Greece (35.2° N, 25.1° E: paleocoordinates 35.2° N, 25.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Kourtes Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• Upper Zanclean, Globorotalia puncticulata zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified marl and lithified sandstone

• sandy beds alternating with white greyish marls, sandy marls, breccias and sandstones

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Dermitzakis and E. Georgiades-Dikeoulia. 1987. Biozonation of the Neogene invertebrate megafauna of the Hellenic area. Annales Instituti Geologici Publici Hungarici 70:125-136 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 72318: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 01.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Spondylus concentricus Bronn 1831 scallop
Pseudamussium clavatum Poli 1795 scallop
"Chlamys multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
"Chlamys radians" = Aequipecten radians Nyst and Westendorp 1839 scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop
subsp. audouini and laevigatoides
"Amussium cristatum" = Amusium scallop
"Amussium (Pseudamussium) oblongum" = Amusium scallop
"Chlamys varia" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop
Hinnites crispus Brocchi 1814 scallop
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna pectinata Linnaeus 1758 oyster
subsp. plioastenis
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea iphigeniae, "Ostrea (Ostrea) edulis" = Ostrea edulis, "Ostrea (Ostrea) lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis, Ostrea (Ostrea) fimbriata
"Ostrea (Ostrea) edulis" = Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
subsp. adriatica
"Ostrea (Ostrea) lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Pycnodonta navicularis" = Neopycnodonte navicularis, "Pycnodonta germanitala" = Pycnodonte
"Pycnodonta navicularis" = Neopycnodonte navicularis Brocchi 1814 oyster
"Pycnodonta germanitala" = Pycnodonte oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca (Andara) diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
Arca (Anadara) noae Linnaeus 1758 ark
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Beguina (Glans) rudista" = Glans, "Venericardia (Cardita) antiquata" = Cardites antiquata
"Beguina (Glans) rudista" = Glans clam
"Venericardia (Cardita) antiquata" = Cardites antiquata Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Pandorida - Clavagellidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium (Cerastoderma) edule" = Cerastoderma edule Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Cardium tuberculatum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus (Ventricola) multilamella, "Dosinia (Orbiculus) lupinus" = Dosinia lupina
Venus (Ventricola) multilamella Lamarck 1818 venus clam
"Dosinia (Orbiculus) lupinus" = Dosinia lupina Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
subsp. austriaca
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica (Neverita) josephinia" = Neverita josephinia Risso 1826 moon snail
Neverita olla De Serres 1829 moon snail
Natica (Nacca) millepunctata Sacco 1890 moon snail
and subsp. tigrina and magnopunctata
Lunatia catena moon snail
subsp. helicina
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus intortus Lamarck 1818 worm shell
Lemintina arenaria worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
"Dolium (Cadium) orbiculatum" = Tonna
"Dolium (Cadium) orbiculatum" = Tonna tun shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Cymatium (Lampusia) affine" = Monoplex, "Charonia (Sassia) apenninica" = Sassia apenninica, Gyrineum (Aspa) marginatum
"Cymatium (Lampusia) affine" = Monoplex triton shell
subsp. friedbergi
"Charonia (Sassia) apenninica" = Sassia apenninica Sassi 1827 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Strombus (Strombus) coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus
"Strombus (Strombus) coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus Defrance 1827 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus (Rhijoconus) ponterosus, "Conus (Chelyconus) pelagicus" = Conus (Chelyoconus)
Conus (Rhijoconus) ponterosus cone shell
subsp. ponterosus
"Conus (Chelyconus) pelagicus" = Conus (Chelyoconus) cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra (Terebra) acuminata auger snail
subsp. acuminata
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Clavus (Drillia) allionii Bellardi 1877 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Typhis (Typhinellus) tetrapterus" = Typhinellus, Hadriania craticulata
"Typhis (Typhinellus) tetrapterus" = Typhinellus murex snail
Hadriania craticulata Brocchi 1814 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta (Athleta) ficulina Lamarck 1811 volute
subsp. rarispina
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Fusus (Fusus) longirostris, "Hinia (Uzita) limata" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Nassa (Uzita) inaequicostata" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Nassa (Hinia) incrassata" = Nassarius incrassatus
"Hinia (Uzita) limata" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
"Nassa (Uzita) inaequicostata" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
"Nassa (Hinia) incrassata" = Nassarius incrassatus Müller 1773 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Vexillum) plicatulum Brocchi 1814 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Mitra (Tiara) scrobiculata" = Cancilla scrobiculata, Mitraria (Mitraria) ambigua
"Mitra (Tiara) scrobiculata" = Cancilla scrobiculata Brocchi 1814 mitre shell
Mitraria (Mitraria) ambigua mitre shell
subsp. ambigua
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi Michelotti 1847 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae
"Thericium (Cladiothericium) varicosum" = Thericium, "Cerithium (Thericium) europaeum" = Thericium europaeum, "Cerithium (Thericium) italicum" = Thericium italicum, Cerithium (Thericium) vulgatum, "Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) crenatum" = Thericium
"Thericium (Cladiothericium) varicosum" = Thericium snail
subsp. transiens
"Cerithium (Thericium) europaeum" = Thericium europaeum Mayer 1878 snail
subsp. europaeum
"Cerithium (Thericium) italicum" = Thericium italicum Mayer 1878 snail
subsp. dertonensis
Cerithium (Thericium) vulgatum Bruguière 1789 snail
subsp. miospina
"Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) crenatum" = Thericium snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula (Jamachus) crepidula Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
subsp. unguis
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Torculoidella) triplicata" = Archimediella (Torculoidella), "Archimediella (Torculoidella) spirata" = Archimediella (Torculoidella) spiratus, Turritella (Turritella) tricarinata, "Turritella (Torculoidella) bicarinata" = Turritella bicarinata, Turritella (Zaria) subangulata
"Turritella (Torculoidella) triplicata" = Archimediella (Torculoidella) turret shell
"Archimediella (Torculoidella) spirata" = Archimediella (Torculoidella) spiratus Brocchi 1814 turret shell
Turritella (Turritella) tricarinata Brocchi 1814 turret shell
subsp. communis
"Turritella (Torculoidella) bicarinata" = Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830 turret shell
subsp. bicarinata
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium (Bittium) reticulatum Montagu 1803 cerith snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) auriculata" = Ringicula minor
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) auriculata" = Ringicula minor Grateloup 1838 snail
subsp. pauluciae
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora (Lucapina) italica Defrance 1820 snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Astraea (Bolma) meynardi" = Bolma, "Astraea (Bolma) rugosa" = Bolma rugosus
"Astraea (Bolma) meynardi" = Bolma snail
"Astraea (Bolma) rugosa" = Bolma rugosus Linnaeus 1767 snail
 Patellogastropoda - Patellidae