Koban bioherm (Miocene of Moldova)
Also known as Reef 961
Where: Moldova (47.8° N, 27.3° E: paleocoordinates 48.2° 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 78661: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 13.02.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa | |
"Orbicella reussiana" = Tarbellastraea reussiana
"Orbicella reussiana" = Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral | |
Gastropoda | |
"Fissurella graeca" = Diodora graeca
"Fissurella graeca" = Diodora graeca Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Haliotis volhynica abalone | |
Calyptraea chinensis Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell | |
Tenagodus sp. Guettard 1770 snail | |
Turritella scalaria turret shell
Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830 turret shell | |
Cypraea "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1758 cowry | |
Bivalvia | |
Barbatia eichwaldi clam | |
Plicatula ruperella scallop | |
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam | |
Chlamys gloriamaris scallop | |
Coralliophaga sp. Blainville 1824 clam | |
Chama aff. minima jewel box
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
Dosinia exoleta Linnaeus 1758 venus clam | |
Lutraria lutraria Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
Gari elatior clam | |
Gastrochaena intermedia, "Gastrochaena dubia" = Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia
"Gastrochaena dubia" = Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia Pennant 1777 clam | |
Cardita elongata clam | |
Malacostraca | |
Daira speciosa Reuss 1871 crab | |
Thecostraca | |
Creusia multicostata coral barnacle | |
Echinoidea | |
Brissus bastiae heart urchin | |
Echinolampas studeri sea urchin |