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

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Orbicella reussiana" = Tarbellastraea reussiana
"Orbicella reussiana" = Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
"Fissurella graeca" = Diodora graeca
"Fissurella graeca" = Diodora graeca Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Lepetellida - Haliotidae
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea chinensis Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Siliquariidae
Tenagodus sp. Guettard 1770 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella scalaria turret shell
Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Cypraea "sp. 1" Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
 Cardiida - Trapezidae
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia exoleta Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Lutraria lutraria Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
"Gastrochaena dubia" = Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia Pennant 1777 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Dairidae
Daira speciosa Reuss 1871 crab
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae
Creusia multicostata coral barnacle
Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Brissidae
Brissus bastiae heart urchin
 Echinolampadoida - Echinolampadidae