Busheir [Middle Fars Fm] (Miocene of Iran)

Where: Iran (29.0° N, 51.6° E: paleocoordinates 27.4° N, 50.5° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Fars Formation, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Middle Fars Fm, which regionally overlies the Lower Fars. AGE: Late Miocene, on the basis of macrofossil biostratigraphy and similarity to beds in Sri Lanka. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position in formation.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified lithology not reported

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown, not stated . LITHIFICATION: Lithified on the basis of figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Unknown, possibly Geological Suyrvey of India, or British Museum of Natural History.

Primary reference: L. R. Cox. 1936. Fossil Mollusca from southern Persia (Iran) and Bahrein Island. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India 22(2):1-67 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79065: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 24.02.2008

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Probably not exhaustive, but listing characteristic taxa. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but with antiquated nomenclature. Identifications by L. R. Cox (British Museum).
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Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga lithophaga
Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria, "Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio
"Chlamys senatoria" = Mimachlamys senatoria Gmelin 1791 scallop
"Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea digitata" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitata" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea (Lopha) virleti" = Hyotissa virleti
"Ostrea (Lopha) virleti" = Hyotissa virleti Deshayes 1832 oyster
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea farsensis
Cucullaea farsensis Cox 1936 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Navicula cf. avellana" = Lamarcka avellana, "Anadara cf. antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata
"Navicula cf. avellana" = Lamarcka avellana Lamarck 1819 clam
"Anadara cf. antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp., "Cardium (Discors) cf. triforme" = Discors triforme
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
"Cardium (Discors) cf. triforme" = Discors triforme Sowerby 1840 cockle
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia sp., Antigona granosa, Paphia persica, Meretrix (Pitar) dalikiensis, Meretrix persica, "Clementia papyracea" = Clementia (Clementia) papyracea
Dosinia sp. Scopoli 1777 venus clam
Antigona granosa Sowerby 1840 venus clam
Paphia persica Cox 1936 venus clam
Meretrix (Pitar) dalikiensis Cox 1936 venus clam
Meretrix persica Cox 1936 venus clam
"Clementia papyracea" = Clementia (Clementia) papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Lutraria cf. philippinarum
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Saxicava sp." = Hiatella
"Saxicava sp." = Hiatella Daudin 1801 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina dalikiensis
Lucina dalikiensis Cox 1936 clam