Gorno Ezerovo (Eocene of Bulgaria)

Where: Burgas, Bulgaria (42.5° N, 27.4° E: paleocoordinates 37.9° N, 24.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; lithified marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: Y. D. Karagyuleva. 1964. Fosilite na B'lgariya, VIa Paleogen Molyuski [Bulgarian fossils, VIa Paleogene molluscs] 1-270 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 85445: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 19.12.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum chevalieri n. sp. Barta-Calmus and Zlatarski 1971 stony coral
Flabellum alloiteaui n. sp. Barta-Calmus and Zlatarski 1971 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
"Amberleya (Eucyclus) deshayesi" = Eucyclus
"Amberleya (Eucyclus) deshayesi" = Eucyclus snail
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
 Cerithioidea - Diastomatidae
Diastoma costellatum Lamarck 1804 snail
subsp. elongatum
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella (Turritella) elisabethae, "Turritella (Haustator) oppenheimi" = Haustator, "Turritella (Haustator) copiosa" = Haustator
"Turritella (Haustator) oppenheimi" = Haustator turret shell
"Turritella (Haustator) copiosa" = Haustator turret shell
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Rimella labrosa" = Rimella fissurella labrosa
"Rimella labrosa" = Rimella fissurella labrosa Sowerby 1824 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
"Ancilla (Baryspira) spissa" = Amalda (Baryspira), "Ancilla (Baryspira) dubia" = Amalda (Baryspira)
"Ancilla (Baryspira) spissa" = Amalda (Baryspira) snail
"Ancilla (Baryspira) dubia" = Amalda (Baryspira) snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Clavatula (Trachelochetus) subconoidea, Clavatula (Clavatula) semilaevis, "Turricula (Catenotoma) koeneni" = Turricula, "Turricula (Surcula) tallavignesii" = Turricula, "Turricula (Surcula) pulchra" = Turricula
"Turricula (Catenotoma) koeneni" = Turricula snail
"Turricula (Surcula) tallavignesii" = Turricula snail
"Turricula (Surcula) pulchra" = Turricula snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Clavatula (Trachelochetus) desmia" = Trachelochetus desmia, Gemmula oppenheimi, Gemmula odontella
"Clavatula (Trachelochetus) desmia" = Trachelochetus desmia Cossmann 1889 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
"Marginella (Eratoidea) fuchsi" = Eratoidea, Marginella (Stazzania) toulae
"Marginella (Eratoidea) fuchsi" = Eratoidea margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bonellitia evulsa Solander 1766 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Charonia (Sassia) multigrana" = Sassia, "Charonia (Sassia) flandrica" = Sassia
"Charonia (Sassia) multigrana" = Sassia triton shell
"Charonia (Sassia) flandrica" = Sassia triton shell
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Tornatellaea simulata Solander 1766 snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata Sowerby 1820 clam
subsp. sokolovi
"Barbatia (Acar) radula" = Acar miniature ark
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis costulata clam
subsp. crassicosta
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia tenuistriata Deshayes 1824 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus radula Lamarck 1806 scallop
Spondylus buchi Philippi 1846 scallop
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Gryphaea (Gigantostrea) gigantica Solander in Brander 1766 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea (Cubitostrea) plicata" = Cubitostrea plicata
"Ostrea (Cubitostrea) plicata" = Cubitostrea plicata Solander 1766 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium parile Deshayes 1858 cockle
Discors parisiense d'Orbigny 1850 cockle
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella sulcata Solander 1866 clam