Pińczów (Miocene of Poland)

Also known as Pinczow

Where: Poland (50.5° N, 20.5° E: paleocoordinates 50.9° N, 19.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pinczow Formation, Badenian (13.7 - 12.7 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore ramp; shelly/skeletal limestone

• Accumulated under strong to moderate water agitation, at depths estimated as 30-80 m, on an elongated carbonate platform deepening eastward, distant several kilometers from the shore.
• Limestone composed primarily of skeletal remains of coralline algae associated with bryozoans and large forams.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Collections are housed in the Museum of the Earth (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw). Material collected by Studencki, and others between 1975 and 1978. Some material is housed in the Museum of the State Geological Survey

Primary reference: B. Studencka. 1994. Middle Miocene bivalve faunas from the carbonate deposits of Poland (Central Paratethys). Geologie Mediterraneenne 11(1-2):137-145 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 51687: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 10.06.2005, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Exhaustive for bivalvia. No other Molluscan groups reported. Nomenclature appears fair to good.
unclassified
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Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Anadara (Anadara) diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
Acar clathrata miniature ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limaria (Limatulella) loscombii Sowerby 1824 file clam
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) aduncus Eichwald 1830 scallop
"Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) revolutus" = Oppenheimopecten scallop
"Amussium cristata" = Amusium scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) angelonii" = Aequipecten scallop
Spondylus (Spondylus) crassicosta Lamarck 1819 scallop
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Atrina pectinata Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Neopycnodonte navicularis Brocchi 1814 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea gryphoides Schlotheim 1813 oyster
Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolula phaseolina Philippi 1844 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis, Loripes (Loripes) dujardini, "Ctena (Ctena) decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis Linnaeus 1767 clam
"Ctena (Ctena) decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Costa 1829 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
"Cyathodonta eggenburgensis" = Thracia (Cyathodonta), Thracia (Thracia) ventricosa
"Cyathodonta eggenburgensis" = Thracia (Cyathodonta) clam
Thracia (Thracia) ventricosa Philippi 1843 clam
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula (Caryocorbula) basteroti" = Caryocorbula basteroti, Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
"Corbula (Caryocorbula) basteroti" = Caryocorbula basteroti Hörnes 1870 clam
 Cardiida - Glossidae
 Cardiida - Chamidae
"Chama (Psilopus) gryphoides" = Chama gryphoides
"Chama (Psilopus) gryphoides" = Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Gouldia (Gouldia) minima Montagu 1803 venus clam
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) islandicoides Lamarck 1818 venus clam
"Callista (Costacallista) cf. erycinoides" = Cytherea erycinoides Lamarck 1806 venus clam
Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella Lamarck 1818 venus clam
Circomphalus subplicatus dOrbigny 1852 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Parvicardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum Poli 1781 cockle
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
 Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Leporimetis cf. lacunosa" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis) tellin clam
Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
"Angulus (Peronaea) planata" = Tellina planata Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena sp. Spengler 1783 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea (Panopea) menardi Deshayes 1829 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) nucleus Linnaeus 1758 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana (Saccella) cf. fragilis" = Saccella
"Nuculana (Saccella) cf. fragilis" = Saccella pointed nut clam
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cryptoporidae
Cryptopora lovisati2 Dreger 1911
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Pliothyrina grandis2 Blumenbach 1803
Terebratula cf. maxima2 Friedberg 1924
Terebratula styriaca2 Dreger 1889
 Terebratulida - Platidiidae
Platidia anomioides2 Scacchi and Philippi 1844
 Terebratulida - Kraussinidae
Megerlia truncata2 Linnaeus 1767
 Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Megathiris detruncata2 Gmelin 1791
Argyrotheca bitnerae1 Dulai 2011
Argyrotheca subcordata2 Boettger 1901
Argyrotheca costulata2 Seguenza 1866
Craniata
 Craniida - Craniidae
Neocrania anomala2 Muller 1776
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula dregeri2 Andreae 1893