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 | |
Nucula (Nucula) nucleus Linnaeus 1758 nut clam | |
Modiolus adriaticus mussel | |
Chlamys (Flexopecten) scissa, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus, "Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) elegans" = Aequipecten, "Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus, "Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) aduncus, "Chlamys (Flexopecten) lilli" = Pseudamussium lilli
Chlamys (Flexopecten) scissa scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop
"Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum Bronn 1827 scallop
"Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus Nilsson 1827 scallop
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) aduncus Eichwald 1830 scallop
"Chlamys (Flexopecten) lilli" = Pseudamussium lilli Pusch 1837 scallop | |
Isomonia orbiculata scallop | |
Atrina pectunata oyster | |
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster | |
Bathyarca polyfasciata, Barbatia (Obliquarca) polymorpha, Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata, Acar clathrata, "Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Acar clathrata miniature ark
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam | |
Europicardium multicostatum, Acanthocardia antonihoffmani, Acanthocardia turonica, Acanthocardia paucicostata, Cardium ex gr. hians, "Parvicardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum
Europicardium multicostatum Brocchi 1814 cockle
Acanthocardia antonihoffmani cockle
Acanthocardia turonica cockle
Acanthocardia paucicostata Sowerby 1834 cockle
Cardium ex gr. hians Spengler 1799 cockle
"Parvicardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum Poli 1781 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 | |
Timoclea (Timoclea) ovata, Circomphalus subplicatus, Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux, Clausinella basteroti, Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) islandicoides, Callista chione
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
Callista chione Linnaeus 1758 venus clam | |
"Eastonia rugosa" = Standella (Eastonia)
"Eastonia rugosa" = Standella (Eastonia) clam | |
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam
Corbula (Caryocorbula) carinata Dujardin 1837 clam | |
Barnea serinia clam | |
Pholadomya alpina clam | |
Megaxinus incrassatus, "Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes), Linga (Linga) columbella, Gonimyrtea michelotti
"Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes) clam
Linga (Linga) columbella Lamarck 1818 clam | |