Marine Bivalvia of Kakertskaya Suite in western Kamchatka (Miocene to of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (62.5° N, 165.0° E: paleocoordinates 63.2° N, 166.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Kakertskaya Formation, Langhian to Langhian (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• Stratotype of the Kakert horizon in western Kamchatka.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified sandstone and lithified claystone

• Tripoli-shaped sandstones, claystones, tuffs, tuffites, glauconitic sandstones. Thickness 250-700m.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. I. Kafanov and K. Ogasawara. 2004. Neogene and Paleogene Molluscan (Bivalvia) Cenozones of the Russian Northeast. Science Reports of the Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba, Section B 25:9-45 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50038: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 05.05.2005

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Eucrassatella kakertensis, Eucrassatella vasta
 Carditida - Carditidae
Crassicardia puella, Cyclocardia beringiana, Cyclocardia veniaminovi, Cyclocardia cf. dodairensis, Ainicardita gini, Ainicardita majanatschensis, Venericardia tjuschevkensis
Cyclocardia cf. dodairensis Hatai and Nisiyama 1952 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactromeris polynyma, "Spisula (Pseudocardium) ezodensata" = Pseudocardium
Mactromeris polynyma Stimpson 1860 clam
"Spisula (Pseudocardium) ezodensata" = Pseudocardium clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
"Felaniella usta" = Diplodonta
"Felaniella usta" = Diplodonta clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Macrocallista kavranensis, Liocyma fluctuosa, Liocyma cf. fluctuosa, "Dosinia (Phacosoma) tugaruana" = Dosinia tugaruana, Pitar (Neogenella) gretschischkini, Pitar (Neogenella) kakertensis, Pitar (Neogenella) kavranensis, Saxidomus kakertensis, Securella yiizukai
Liocyma fluctuosa Gould 1841 venus clam
Liocyma cf. fluctuosa Gould 1841 venus clam
"Dosinia (Phacosoma) tugaruana" = Dosinia tugaruana Nomura 1935 venus clam
Securella yiizukai venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Megangulus pulchrus, "Leporimetis slodkewitschi" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis), Macoma optiva, Macoma cf. optiva, "Macoma calcarea" = Macoma (Macoma) calcarea, "Macoma cf. calcarea" = Macoma (Macoma) calcarea, "Macoma cf. moesta" = Macoma (Macoma) moesta
Megangulus pulchrus Slodkewitsch 1938 tellin clam
"Leporimetis slodkewitschi" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis) tellin clam
Macoma optiva tellin clam
Macoma cf. optiva tellin clam
"Macoma calcarea" = Macoma (Macoma) calcarea Gmelin 1792 tellin clam
"Macoma cf. calcarea" = Macoma (Macoma) calcarea Gmelin 1792 tellin clam
"Macoma cf. moesta" = Macoma (Macoma) moesta Deshayes 1855 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Soletellina minoensis, Gari merklini, Nuttallia commoda
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"? Vasticardium kakertense" = Acrosterigma (Vasticardium), "Keenocardium chejsliense" = Clinocardium (Keenocardium), "Keenocardium kakertense" = Clinocardium (Keenocardium), Nemocardium (Nemocardium) cf. yokoyamai, Serripes chejsliensis
"? Vasticardium kakertense" = Acrosterigma (Vasticardium) cockle
"Keenocardium chejsliense" = Clinocardium (Keenocardium) cockle
"Keenocardium kakertense" = Clinocardium (Keenocardium) cockle
 Pholadida - Myidae
Mya majanatschensis, Mya (Mya) cuneiformis, Cryptomya cf. californica
Mya majanatschensis Ilyina 1963 softshell clam
Mya (Mya) cuneiformis Bohm 1915 softshell clam
Cryptomya cf. californica Conrad 1837 softshell clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panomya simotomensis
Panomya simotomensis Otuka 1934 clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
"Solen conradi" = Solena (Plectosolen) conradi
"Solen conradi" = Solena (Plectosolen) conradi Dall 1900 clam
 Solenida - Pharidae
Siliqua cf. alta
Siliqua cf. alta Broderip and Sowerby I 1829 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya majanatschensis
 Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Periploma (Aelga) yokoyamai, Periploma cf. pulchella
Periploma cf. pulchella Hatai and Nisiyama 1949 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia hataii
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinoma acutilineata
Lucinoma acutilineata Conrad 1849 clam
 Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Conchocele bisecta
Conchocele bisecta Conrad 1849 clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia kavranensis
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys (Swiftopecten) merklini, Chlamys (Chlamys) pseudolioica, Chlamys (Chlamys) cf. sendaiensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) cosibensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) kavranensis, Chlamys (Chlamys) miyatokoensis, Mizuhopecten kavranensis, Mizuhopecten kulkensis, Kotorapecten singularis, Kotorapecten subrefugionensis, Kotorapecten cf. kagamianus, Nanaochlamys kakertensis
Chlamys (Chlamys) pseudolioica Sinelnikova 1975 scallop
Chlamys (Chlamys) cosibensis Yokoyama 1911 scallop
Chlamys (Chlamys) kavranensis Sinelnikova 1975 scallop
Chlamys (Chlamys) miyatokoensis Nomura and Hatai 1937 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Anadara) tsudai
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Arca (Arca) praeboucardi" = Tetrarca boucardi
"Arca (Arca) praeboucardi" = Tetrarca boucardi Jousseaume 1894 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idensis" = Glycymeris idensis, Glycymeris (Glycymeris) snatolensis
"Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idensis" = Glycymeris idensis Kanno 1956 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus wajampolkensis, Modiolus trigonalis, Septifer mediocris, "Mytilus (? Tumidimytilus) ochotensis" = Mytilus ochotensis, "Plicatomytilus kavranensis" = Mytilus (Plicatomytilus), Plicatomytilus cf. allisoni, Mytilus (Tumidimytilus) tichanovitchi, Mytilus (Tumidimytilus) chejsleveemensis, Mytilus (Mytilus) shunbetsuensis
Modiolus wajampolkensis Slodkewitsch 1936 mussel
Modiolus trigonalis Slodkewitsch 1936 mussel
"Mytilus (? Tumidimytilus) ochotensis" = Mytilus ochotensis Slodkewitsch 1936 mussel
"Plicatomytilus kavranensis" = Mytilus (Plicatomytilus) mussel
Plicatomytilus cf. allisoni Kafanov 1985 mussel
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella cf. porterensis, Musculus praeniger
Crenella cf. porterensis Weaver 1916 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana (Saccella) sinelnikovae" = Saccella, "Nuculana (Nuculana) pernula" = Nuculana pernula, Nuculana (? Nuculana) kavranensis, Nuculana (Nuculana) majanatschensis, Nuculana (Nuculana) tatarica, "Nuculana (Crassoleda) crassatelloides" = Crassoleda crassatelloides
"Nuculana (Saccella) sinelnikovae" = Saccella pointed nut clam
"Nuculana (Nuculana) pernula" = Nuculana pernula Müller 1779 pointed nut clam
"Nuculana (Crassoleda) crassatelloides" = Crassoleda crassatelloides Lautenschlager 1957 pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Megayoldia (Megayoldia) thraciaeformis, Megayoldia (Megayoldia) cf. thraciaeformis, Megayoldia (Portlandella) sublischkei, Megayoldia (Portlandella) cf. karaginskiensis
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia (Yoldia) epilongissima, Yoldia (Yoldia) subamygdalea, Yoldia (Yoldia) rostriformis, Yoldia (Cnesterium) nabiliana
Yoldia (Yoldia) rostriformis Gladenkov 1984 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Leionucula osawanoensis, Acila (Truncacila) cf. conradi
Acila (Truncacila) cf. conradi Meek 1864 divaricate nutclam