Culjina, Mt. Promina (Eocene of Croatia)

Where: Croatia (44.0° N, 16.1° E: paleocoordinates 38.8° N, 13.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Promina Formation, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• marly limestones

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: R. Pavlovec. 1959. Zgornjeeocenska favna iz okolice Drnisa [Upper Eocene fauna from Drnis area]. Razprave Slovenska Akademija Znanosti in Umetnosti, Razred za Prirodoslovne in Medicinske Vede 5:349-416 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 124308: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 11.02.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Helioporacea - Helioporidae
"Heliopora bellardii" = Parapolytremacis bellardii
"Heliopora bellardii" = Parapolytremacis bellardii Haime 1852
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Astreopora cf. compressa Reuss 1864 stony coral
Astreopora minima d'Achiardi 1867 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora distans Leymerie 1846 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Stylocoenia taurinensis Michelin 1842 stony coral
Stylocoenia reussi Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Trochoseris semiplana Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Rhabdophyllia intercostata" = Cladocora prolifera, "Rhabdophyllia tenuis" = Cladocora tenuis
"Rhabdophyllia intercostata" = Cladocora prolifera d'Achiardi 1866 stony coral
"Rhabdophyllia tenuis" = Cladocora tenuis Reuss 1868 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Trochosmilia alpina stony coral
 Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Cladangia cocchi stony coral
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
"Pattalophyllia cyclolitoides" = Nicaeotrochus cyclolitoides
"Pattalophyllia cyclolitoides" = Nicaeotrochus cyclolitoides Bellardi 1847 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae
Pattalophyllia dalmatina Oppenheim 1901 stony coral
Pattalophyllia subinflata Catullo 1856 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
"Trochus lucasianus" = Tectus lucasianus
"Trochus lucasianus" = Tectus lucasianus Brongniart 1823 top snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium cvijici cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella imbricataria" = Haustator imbricataria
"Turritella imbricataria" = Haustator imbricataria Lamarck 1804 turret shell
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae
Campanile aff. giganteum Lamarck 1804 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Rimella fissurella Linnaeus 1767 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Thersiteidae
"Strombus auriculatus" = Oostrombus auricularius, "Strombus cf. irregularis" = Oostrombus auricularius
"Strombus auriculatus" = Oostrombus auricularius Grateloup 1834 snail
"Strombus cf. irregularis" = Oostrombus auricularius Grateloup 1834 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Cassidaria cancellata" = Cassis (Morionella) verrucosa
"Cassidaria cancellata" = Cassis (Morionella) verrucosa Perry 1810 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica cepacaea, "Ampullina sigaretina" = Ampullaria sigaretina
Natica cepacaea moon snail
"Ampullina sigaretina" = Ampullaria sigaretina Lamarck 1804 moon snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris jacquoti Tournouer 1873 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Amusium aff. corneum" = Lentipecten corneus, Amusium fortisi
"Amusium aff. corneum" = Lentipecten corneus Sowerby 1818 scallop
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama granulosa jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium gratum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) gratum Defrance in Deshayes 1829 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae