Rudnik (Eocene of Bulgaria)

Where: Varna, Bulgaria (43.0° N, 27.8° E: paleocoordinates 38.4° N, 24.5° 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: marine; lithology not reported

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 102229: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 12.01.2011

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia (Barbatia) bernayi, "Barbatia (Acar) lyelli" = Acar
"Barbatia (Acar) lyelli" = Acar miniature ark
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
"Variamussium fallax" = Parvamussium
"Variamussium fallax" = Parvamussium mud scallop
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Phacoides (Lucinoma) squamula" = Lucinoma, "Phacoides (Lucinoma) saxorum" = Lucinoma
"Phacoides (Lucinoma) squamula" = Lucinoma clam
"Phacoides (Lucinoma) saxorum" = Lucinoma clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cordiopsis incrassata Nyst 1836 venus clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula mixta" = Nucula (Nucula) mixta
"Nucula mixta" = Nucula (Nucula) mixta Deshayes 1858 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda galeottiana" = Nuculana (Saccella) galeottiana
"Leda galeottiana" = Nuculana (Saccella) galeottiana Nyst 1843 pointed nut clam