Opanes, Pleven, northwestern Bulgaria: Middle Miocene, Bulgaria
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
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Acturellina diversicosta
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula (Nucula) nucleus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Yoldiidae
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Yoldia longa
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis
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| original and current combination Saccella | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris (Glycymeris) deshayesi
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Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obtusata
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara diluvii
(Lamarck 1805)
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| recombined as Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii | ||||||||||
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Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Limopsidae
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Limopsis (Pectunculina) minuta
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| synonym of Limopsis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Limatula subauriculata
(Montagu 1808)
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| recombined as Lima subauriculata | ||||||||||
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Limaria tuberculata
(Olivi 1792)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten (Flabellipecten) solarium
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| original and current combination Flabellipecten | ||||||||||
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Pecten (Amusiopecten) spinulosa
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Pecten (Gigantopecten) latissimus
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| subspecies nodosiformis | ||||||||||
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Crassadoma multistriata
(Poli 1795)
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| recombined as Talochlamys multistriata | ||||||||||
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Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri
Alth 1850
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| synonym of Camptonectes virgatus | ||||||||||
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Amusium cristatum
Bronn 1827
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| recombined as Cristatopecten cristatum | ||||||||||
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Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella
(Lamarck 1819)
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| recombined as Chlamys scabrellus | ||||||||||
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Chlamys (Aequipecten) elegans
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| original and current combination Aequipecten | ||||||||||
| subspecies elegans | ||||||||||
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Chlamys (Aequipecten) jackloweciana
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| original and current combination Aequipecten | ||||||||||
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Chlamys (Aequipecten) macrotis
Sowerby 1847
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Spondylidae
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Spondylus gaederopus
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Neopycnodonte navicularis
(Brocchi 1814)
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea digitalina
(Eichwald 1830)
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| recombined as Cubitostrea digitalina | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Lithophaga (Lithophaga) lithophaga
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus
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| reassigned as Lucina (Microloripes) | ||||||||||
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Linga (Linga) columbella
(Lamarck 1818)
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Linga (Bellucina) agassizi
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Codakia (Epilucina) haidingeri
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| original and current combination Epilucina | ||||||||||
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Gonimyrtea michelotti
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Ctena decussata
(Costa 1829)
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| recombined as Codakia (Ctena) decussata | ||||||||||
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Megaxinus incrassatus
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Myrtea spinifera
Montagu 1803
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
(Oliva 1792)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux
Gmelin 1791
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Venus (Venus) pseudoverrucosa
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Clausinella basteroti
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Clausinella bulgarica
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Timoclea (Timoclea) ovata
(Pennant 1777)
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Callista chione
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Pitar (Pitar) rudis
(Poli 1795)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama gryphoides
Linnaeus 1758
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Pseudochama gryphina
(Lamarck 1819)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Nemocardium (Habecardium) subturgidum
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Parvicardium papillosum
(Poli 1781)
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| recombined as Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Abra (Syndosmya) alba
(Wood 1802)
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| subspecies alba | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatina moravica
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Glans (Centrocardita) rudista
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Coordinates: | 43.5° North, 24.6° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 42.8° North, 24.0° 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: | 15.98000 - 11.63000 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: | 60291 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-05-09 05:11:31 | Last modified: | 2006-05-09 08:11:31 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-05-09 05:11:31 |
| 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] |