Bivolare-Bozurice, Pleven, northwestern Bulgaria (Miocene of Bulgaria)
Where: Bulgaria (43.5° N, 24.6° E: paleocoordinates 42.8° N, 24.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• Lower Badenian (Moravian)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified claystone
• bluish-gray calcareous and siltclastic clays, interbedded with lenses and layers of organogeneous limestone, and sometimes bearing sand banks at the base
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. V. Popov, I. A. Gontsharova, P. I. Nikolov and B. Studencka. 1996. Bivalve Molluscs from the Badenian of Northwestern Bulgaria. Paleontological Journal 30(2):157-166 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 60292: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 09.05.2006
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Taxonomic list
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| Bivalvia | |
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Nucula (Nucula) nucleus Linnaeus 1758 nut clam | |
"Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella
"Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella pointed nut clam | |
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Crassatina moravica clam | |
Myrtea spinifera, Gonimyrtea michelotti, Megaxinus incrassatus, Linga (Bellucina) agassizi, Linga (Linga) columbella, Lucina (Lucina) kadievi n. sp., "Codakia (Epilucina) haidingeri" = Epilucina
Myrtea spinifera Montagu 1803 clam
Linga (Linga) columbella Lamarck 1818 clam
Lucina (Lucina) kadievi n. sp. clam
"Codakia (Epilucina) haidingeri" = Epilucina clam | |
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Corbula (Caryocorbula) carinata Dujardin 1837 clam
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam | |
Chamelea fasciculata, Callista chione, Clausinella basteroti, Clausinella bulgarica, Circomphalus subplicatus, Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux, Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) gigas, Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) islandicoides, Pitar (Pitar) rudis
Chamelea fasciculata venus clam
Callista chione Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Clausinella basteroti venus clam
Clausinella bulgarica venus clam
Circomphalus subplicatus dOrbigny 1852 venus clam
Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux Gmelin 1791 venus clam
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) gigas venus clam
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) islandicoides Lamarck 1818 venus clam
Pitar (Pitar) rudis Poli 1795 venus clam | |
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Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Pseudochama gryphina Lamarck 1819 jewel box | |
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Acanthocardia paucicostata Sowerby 1834 cockle | |
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Lithophaga (Lithophaga) lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
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Arcopsis papillifera clam | |
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii, Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata, "Arca (Arca) noae" = Arca noae, Acar clathrata
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Arca (Arca) noae" = Arca noae Linnaeus 1758 ark
Acar clathrata miniature ark | |
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) minuta" = Limopsis
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) minuta" = Limopsis clam | |
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster | |
"Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum, "Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus, Pecten (Gigantopecten) latissimus, "Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus, Spondylus gaederopus, Spondylus crassicosta
"Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum Bronn 1827 scallop
"Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus Nilsson 1827 scallop
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Spondylus crassicosta Lamarck 1819 scallop | |