Gorodishche bioherm (Miocene of Moldova)
Also known as Reef 961
Where: Moldova (48.0° N, 27.3° E: paleocoordinates 48.4° N, 26.2° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Badenian (13.7 - 12.7 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone
• bioherm
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: A. N. Yanakevich. 1977. Srednemiotsenovyye rify Moldavii [Middle Miocene reefs of Moldova] 1-116 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 78646: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 13.02.2008
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Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa | |
Caryophyllia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral | |
Gastropoda | |
Conus laeviponderosus cone shell
Conus dujardini Deshayes 1845 cone shell | |
Cancellaria fenestrata snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Arca noae Linnaeus 1758 ark | |
Glycymeris pilosus clam | |
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam | |
Chlamys gloriamaris scallop
Pecten aduncus Eichwald 1830 scallop | |
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster | |
Lithophaga subcordata mussel
Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
Miltha incrassata clam | |
Pholadomya alpina clam | |
Dosinia exoleta Linnaeus 1758 venus clam | |
Cardita elongata clam | |
Malacostraca | |
Daira speciosa Reuss 1871 crab |