Where: Bulgaria (43.4° N, 23.4° E: paleocoordinates 42.8° N, 22.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• Upper Badenian (Kosovian)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified claystone
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 60312: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 09.05.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Modiolus adriaticus mussel | |
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata, Barbatia (Obliquarca) polymorpha, Bathyarca polyfasciata, "Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii, Acar clathrata
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
Acar clathrata miniature ark | |
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster | |
Atrina pectunata oyster | |
"Chlamys (Flexopecten) lilli" = Pseudamussium lilli, "Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) aduncus, "Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus, "Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) elegans" = Aequipecten, Chlamys (Flexopecten) scissa, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus
"Chlamys (Flexopecten) lilli" = Pseudamussium lilli Pusch 1837 scallop
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) aduncus Eichwald 1830 scallop
"Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus Nilsson 1827 scallop
"Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum Bronn 1827 scallop
Chlamys (Flexopecten) scissa scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop | |
Isomonia orbiculata scallop | |
Linga (Linga) columbella, "Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes), Megaxinus incrassatus, Gonimyrtea michelotti
Linga (Linga) columbella Lamarck 1818 clam
"Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes) clam | |
Corbula (Caryocorbula) carinata Dujardin 1837 clam
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam | |
Barnea serinia clam | |
Europicardium multicostatum, "Parvicardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum, Cardium ex gr. hians, Acanthocardia antonihoffmani, Acanthocardia turonica, Acanthocardia paucicostata
Europicardium multicostatum Brocchi 1814 cockle
"Parvicardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum Poli 1781 cockle
Cardium ex gr. hians Spengler 1799 cockle
Acanthocardia antonihoffmani cockle
Acanthocardia turonica cockle
Acanthocardia paucicostata Sowerby 1834 cockle | |
Arcopagia venticosa tellin clam
Angulus (Moerella) donacinus tellin clam
Angulus (Peronea) planatus tellin clam | |
"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata
"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata Montagu 1803 clam | |
Callista chione, Timoclea (Timoclea) ovata, Circomphalus subplicatus, Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux, Clausinella basteroti, Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) islandicoides
Callista chione Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Timoclea (Timoclea) ovata Pennant 1777 venus clam
Circomphalus subplicatus dOrbigny 1852 venus clam
Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux Gmelin 1791 venus clam
Clausinella basteroti venus clam
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) islandicoides Lamarck 1818 venus clam | |
"Eastonia rugosa" = Standella (Eastonia)
"Eastonia rugosa" = Standella (Eastonia) clam | |
Pholadomya alpina clam | |
Nucula (Nucula) nucleus Linnaeus 1758 nut clam |