Where: Poland (50.7° N, 22.0° E: paleocoordinates 51.1° N, 20.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Lychow Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• Middle Miocene (late Badenian). Observed thickness of limestones is about 5 m. Calcareous nannoplankton indicates Late Badenian nannozone NN6-7.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; shelly/skeletal limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Collections are housed in the Museum of the Earth (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw). Material collected by Jakubowski and Macioszczyk between 1975 and 1979. Some material is housed in the Museum of the State Geological Survey
Primary reference: B. Studencka. 1994. Middle Miocene bivalve faunas from the carbonate deposits of Poland (Central Paratethys). Geologie Mediterraneenne 11(1-2):137-145 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 51691: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 10.06.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Arcopsis papillifera clam | |
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata, Striarca lactea, "Anadara (Anadara) diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii, Acar clathrata, "Arca (Arca) noae" = Arca noae, Bathyarca pectunculoides
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Striarca lactea clam
"Anadara (Anadara) diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
Acar clathrata miniature ark
"Arca (Arca) noae" = Arca noae Linnaeus 1758 ark
Bathyarca pectunculoides Scacchi 1834 clam | |
Plicatula (Plicatula) striata scallop | |
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle Subspecies: Anomia ephippium rugulosostriata [entered as Anomia ehippium]
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"Limatula subauriculata" = Lima subauriculata, Lima (Lima) lima
"Limatula subauriculata" = Lima subauriculata Montagu 1808 file clam
Lima (Lima) lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam | |
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) aduncus, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) elegans" = Aequipecten, Spondylus (Spondylus) gaederopus
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) aduncus Eichwald 1830 scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) elegans" = Aequipecten scallop
Spondylus (Spondylus) gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
Isognomon radiatus Anton 1838 oyster | |
Neopycnodonte navicularis Brocchi 1814 oyster | |
Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster | |
Gregariella fuschi clam | |
Modiolula phaseolina, Brachidontes biali, Brachidontes marginatus, Lithophaga (Lithophaga) lithophaga, Modiolus adriaticus
Modiolula phaseolina Philippi 1844 mussel
Brachidontes biali mussel
Brachidontes marginatus mussel
Lithophaga (Lithophaga) lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Modiolus adriaticus mussel | |
Thyasira (Thyasira) flexuosa Montagu 1803 clam | |
Divalinga ornata, Megaxinus (Megaxinus) transversus, "Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis, "Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes), Linga (Linga) columbella, Loripes (Loripes) dujardini, "Ctena (Ctena) decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata
Divalinga ornata clam
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis Linnaeus 1767 clam
"Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes) clam
Linga (Linga) columbella Lamarck 1818 clam
"Ctena (Ctena) decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Costa 1829 clam | |
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam | |
Alveinus nitidus clam | |
"Chama (Psilopus) gryphoides" = Chama gryphoides
"Chama (Psilopus) gryphoides" = Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
Gouldia (Gouldia) minima, Timoclea (Timoclea) sobieskii, Irus (Irus) irus, Venus (Ventricoloidea) libella, Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella, Venus (Venus) tauroverrucosa, Venus (Venus) subrotunda
Gouldia (Gouldia) minima Montagu 1803 venus clam
Timoclea (Timoclea) sobieskii venus clam
Irus (Irus) irus Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
Venus (Ventricoloidea) libella venus clam
Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella Lamarck 1818 venus clam
Venus (Venus) tauroverrucosa venus clam
Venus (Venus) subrotunda venus clam | |
Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata Montagu 1803 clam | |
Parvicardium holubicense cockle
Parvicardium subhispidum cockle | |
Ervilia pusilla clam | |
"Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica" = Hiatella arctica
"Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica" = Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
"Astarte (Astarte) waeli" = Goodallia (Goodallia) waeli
"Astarte (Astarte) waeli" = Goodallia (Goodallia) waeli Glibert 1945 clam | |
Cardites partschi, "Scalaricardita scalaris" = Cyclocardia (Scalaricardita), Glans (Centrocardita) rudista
Cardites partschi clam
"Scalaricardita scalaris" = Cyclocardia (Scalaricardita) clam | |
Nucula (Nucula) nucleus Linnaeus 1758 nut clam |