Momchilgrad (Oligocene of Bulgaria)
Where: Kurdzhali, Bulgaria (41.5° N, 25.4° E: paleocoordinates 39.0° N, 23.3° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Oligocene (33.9 - 23.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: Y. D. Karagyuleva. 1964. Fosilite na B'lgariya, VIa Paleogen Molyuski [Bulgarian fossils, VIa Paleogene molluscs] 1-270 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 102287: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 12.01.2011
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Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia | |
Glycymeris pulvinata Lamarck 1805 clam | |
Barbatia (Barbatia) pandorae, Barbatia (Barbatia) scabrosa, Barbatia (Barbatia) decussata, Arca biangula
Arca biangula Lamarck 1805 ark | |
Gryphaea (Gigantostrea) gigantica Solander in Brander 1766 oyster | |
"Amussium (Pseudentolium) corneum" = Amusium, Spondylus bifrons
"Amussium (Pseudentolium) corneum" = Amusium scallop
Spondylus bifrons Goldfuss 1835 scallop | |
Venus praecursor venus clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Tympanotonos (Tympanotonos) meneguzzoi horn snail | |
Amaurellina (Amaurellina) scaligera, "Amaurellina (Crommium) angustata" = Crommium
Amaurellina (Amaurellina) scaligera moon snail
"Amaurellina (Crommium) angustata" = Crommium moon snail | |
"Xancus episomus" = Turbinella episoma
"Xancus episomus" = Turbinella episoma Michelotti 1861 snail | |
"Conus (Leptoconus) diversiformis" = Conus diversiformis, Cryptoconus filosus
"Conus (Leptoconus) diversiformis" = Conus diversiformis Deshayes 1824 cone shell
Cryptoconus filosus cone shell | |
"Canarium (Canarium) radix" = Persististrombus radix
"Canarium (Canarium) radix" = Persististrombus radix Brongniart 1823 true conch | |
Globularia (Globularia) auriculata, "Globularia (Ampullinopsis) crassatina" = Ampullinopsis crassatina
"Globularia (Ampullinopsis) crassatina" = Ampullinopsis crassatina Lamarck 1804 snail |