Trnienie, Pleven, northwestern Bulgaria: Middle Miocene, Bulgaria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Scaccihia degrandei
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Arcopsis papillifera
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia (Cucullaearca) vincenti
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata (Linnaeus 1758)
Striarca lactea
Anadara diluvii (Lamarck 1805)
recombined as Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii
Anadara turonica
Acar clathrata
Arca (Arca) noae (Linnaeus 1758)
original and current combination Arca noae
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) deshayesi
Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obtusata
Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis (Pectunculina) minuta
synonym of Limopsis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula mytilina
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758
subspecies rugulosostriata
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Limaria tuberculata (Olivi 1792)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Hinnites crispus (Brocchi 1814)
Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella (Lamarck 1819)
recombined as Chlamys scabrellus
Crassadoma multistriata (Poli 1795)
recombined as Talochlamys multistriata
Pecten (Amusiopecten) spinulosa
Pecten (Gigantopecten) latissimus
subspecies nodosiformis
Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) aduncus Eichwald 1830
Pecten (Pecten) subarcuatus
Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri Alth 1850
synonym of Camptonectes virgatus
Chlamys (Aequipecten) jackloweciana
original and current combination Aequipecten
Amusium cristatum Bronn 1827
recombined as Cristatopecten cristatum
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus concentricus Bronn 1831
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758
Spondylus crassicosta Lamarck 1819
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Neopycnodonte navicularis (Brocchi 1814)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea digitalina (Eichwald 1830)
recombined as Cubitostrea digitalina
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus (Musculus) conditus
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Septifer oblitus
Septifer superbus
Botula subcordata
Lithophaga (Lithophaga) lithophaga (Linnaeus 1758)
Mytilaster volhynicus
Modiolus adriaticus
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Pterolucina schencki
Codakia (Codakia) leonina
Divalinga ornata
Barbierella miobarbieri
Megaxinus incrassatus
Gonimyrtea michelotti
Myrtea spinifera Montagu 1803
Anodontia fragilis
Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus
reassigned as Lucina (Microloripes)
Linga (Linga) columbella (Lamarck 1818)
Linga (Bellucina) agassizi
Loripes (Loripes) dujardini
Codakia (Epilucina) haidingeri
original and current combination Epilucina
Ctena decussata (Costa 1829)
recombined as Codakia (Ctena) decussata
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) revoluta
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba (Oliva 1792)
Corbula (Caryocorbula) carinata Dujardin 1837
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Leptonidae
Lepton (Planikellia) punctatum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae
Mysella fontemaggi
Mysella truncata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kelliellidae
Alveinus nitidus
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Trapezidae
Coralliophaga lithophagella
Coralliophaga transilvanica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama gryphina (Lamarck 1819)
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Gafrarium eximium
Callista chione (Linnaeus 1758)
Pitar (Pitar) rudis (Poli 1795)
Timoclea (Parvivenus) marginata
Tapes (Tapes) clandestinus
Clausinella basteroti
Clausinella bulgarica
Venus (Ventricoloidea) libella
Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux Gmelin 1791
Venus (Venus) pseudoverrucosa
Circomphalus subplicatus (dOrbigny 1852)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta rotundata (Montagu 1803)
recombined as Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata
Felaniella brevifurcata
synonym of Diplodonta
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium (Habecardium) subturgidum
Acanthocardia paucicostata Sowerby 1834
Parvicardium papillosum (Poli 1781)
recombined as Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum
Discors aquitanicus
Discors spondyloides
Parvicardium minimum
Parvicardium scyloticum
Parvicardium sonense
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Solecurtus strigilatus (Linnaeus 1767)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Angulus (Moerella) donacinus
Angulus (Peronea) planatus
Arcopagia corbis
Arcopagia venticosa
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari (Psammobia) uniradiata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra (Syndosmya) alba (Wood 1802)
subspecies alba
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Ensis rollei
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita elongata
Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Cardita (Cardita) calyculata
Cardites partschi
Glans (Centrocardita) rudista
Glans (Glans) trapezia
Carditamera (Lazariella) hippopea
Carditamera (Lazariella) striatella
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatina moravica
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) nucleus (Linnaeus 1758)
Nucula (Lamellinucula) sulcata Hisinger 1841
    = Lamellinucula sulcata
Hendy 2007
spelled with current rank as Nucula (Lamellinucula)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis
original and current combination Saccella
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia longa
Bivalvia
Acturellina diversicosta
see common names

Geography
Country:Bulgaria
Coordinates: 43.4° North, 24.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:42.7° North, 23.9° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Middle Miocene
Age range of interval:15.97000 - 11.60800 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Lower Badenian (Moravian)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified claystone
Lithology description: bluish-gray calcareous and siltclastic clays, interbedded with lenses and layers of organogeneous limestone, and sometimes bearing sand banks at the base
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:60288
Authorizer:W. Kiessling, A. Hendy Enterer:U. Merkel, A. Hendy
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-05-09 02:34:40 Last modified:2006-05-09 05:34:40
Access level:the public Released:2006-05-09 02:34:39
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

17341. 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]

Secondary references:

23858 A. J. W. Hendy. 2007. Circum-Pacific Late Cenozoic Paleobiogeography: Consideration of latitudinal gradients, provincialism and beta diversity (Unpublished taxonomic opinions). [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/P. Wagner]