Flabellipecten flabelliformis assemblage zone, Crete (Pliocene of Greece)

Where: Greece (35.2° N, 25.1° E: paleocoordinates 35.2° N, 25.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Kourtes Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• Upper Zanclean, Globorotalia puncticulata zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified marl and lithified sandstone

• sandy beds alternating with white greyish marls, sandy marls, breccias and sandstones

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. Dermitzakis and E. Georgiades-Dikeoulia. 1987. Biozonation of the Neogene invertebrate megafauna of the Hellenic area. Annales Instituti Geologici Publici Hungarici 70:125-136 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 72318: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 01.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Astraea (Bolma) meynardi" = Bolma, "Astraea (Bolma) rugosa" = Bolma rugosus
"Astraea (Bolma) meynardi" = Bolma snail
"Astraea (Bolma) rugosa" = Bolma rugosus Linnaeus 1767 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora (Lucapina) italica Defrance 1820 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula (Jamachus) crepidula Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
subsp. unguis
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium (Bittium) reticulatum Montagu 1803 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Torculoidella) bicarinata" = Turritella bicarinata, Turritella (Zaria) subangulata, Turritella (Turritella) tricarinata, "Turritella (Torculoidella) triplicata" = Archimediella (Torculoidella), "Archimediella (Torculoidella) spirata" = Archimediella (Torculoidella) spiratus
"Turritella (Torculoidella) bicarinata" = Turritella bicarinata Elchwald 1830 turret shell
subsp. bicarinata
Turritella (Turritella) tricarinata Brocchi 1814 turret shell
subsp. communis
"Turritella (Torculoidella) triplicata" = Archimediella (Torculoidella) turret shell
"Archimediella (Torculoidella) spirata" = Archimediella (Torculoidella) spiratus Brocchi 1814 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae
"Thericium (Cladiothericium) varicosum" = Thericium, "Cerithium (Thericium) italicum" = Thericium italicum, "Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) crenatum" = Thericium, "Cerithium (Thericium) europaeum" = Thericium europaeum, Cerithium (Thericium) vulgatum
"Thericium (Cladiothericium) varicosum" = Thericium snail
subsp. transiens
"Cerithium (Thericium) italicum" = Thericium italicum Mayer 1878 snail
subsp. dertonensis
"Cerithium (Vulgocerithium) crenatum" = Thericium snail
"Cerithium (Thericium) europaeum" = Thericium europaeum Mayer 1878 snail
subsp. europaeum
Cerithium (Thericium) vulgatum Bruguière 1789 snail
subsp. miospina
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Strombus (Strombus) coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus
"Strombus (Strombus) coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus Defrance 1827 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Mitra (Tiara) scrobiculata" = Cancilla scrobiculata, Mitraria (Mitraria) ambigua
"Mitra (Tiara) scrobiculata" = Cancilla scrobiculata Brocchi 1814 mitre shell
Mitraria (Mitraria) ambigua mitre shell
subsp. ambigua
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Nassa (Hinia) incrassata" = Nassarius incrassatus, "Hinia (Uzita) limata" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Nassa (Uzita) inaequicostata" = Nassarius (Uzita), Fusus (Fusus) longirostris
"Nassa (Hinia) incrassata" = Nassarius incrassatus Müller 1773 snail
"Hinia (Uzita) limata" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
"Nassa (Uzita) inaequicostata" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus (Rhijoconus) ponterosus, "Conus (Chelyconus) pelagicus" = Conus (Chelyoconus)
Conus (Rhijoconus) ponterosus cone shell
subsp. ponterosus
"Conus (Chelyconus) pelagicus" = Conus (Chelyoconus) cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Clavus (Drillia) allionii Bellardi 1877 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra (Terebra) acuminata auger snail
subsp. acuminata
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Vexillum) plicatulum Brocchi 1814 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Typhis (Typhinellus) tetrapterus" = Typhinellus, Hadriania craticulata
"Typhis (Typhinellus) tetrapterus" = Typhinellus murex snail
Hadriania craticulata Brocchi 1814 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta (Athleta) ficulina Lamarck 1811 volute
subsp. rarispina
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
"Dolium (Cadium) orbiculatum" = Tonna
"Dolium (Cadium) orbiculatum" = Tonna tun shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Gyrineum (Aspa) marginatum, "Cymatium (Lampusia) affine" = Monoplex, "Charonia (Sassia) apenninica" = Sassia apenninica
"Cymatium (Lampusia) affine" = Monoplex triton shell
subsp. friedbergi
"Charonia (Sassia) apenninica" = Sassia apenninica Sassi 1827 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora deshayesi Michelotti 1847 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica (Neverita) josephinia" = Neverita josephinia Risso 1826 moon snail
Neverita olla De Serres 1829 moon snail
Lunatia catena moon snail
subsp. helicina
Natica (Nacca) millepunctata Sacco 1890 moon snail
and subsp. tigrina and magnopunctata
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus intortus Lamarck 1818 worm shell
Lemintina arenaria worm shell
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) auriculata" = Ringicula minor
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) auriculata" = Ringicula minor Grateloup 1838 snail
subsp. pauluciae
 Patellogastropoda - Patellidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Arca (Andara) diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
Arca (Anadara) noae Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pseudamussium clavatum Poli 1795 scallop
Hinnites crispus Brocchi 1814 scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop
"Chlamys varia" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
"Amussium cristatum" = Amusium scallop
"Amussium (Pseudamussium) oblongum" = Amusium scallop
"Chlamys radians" = Aequipecten radians Nyst and Westendorp 1839 scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop
subsp. audouini and laevigatoides
Spondylus concentricus Bronn 1831 scallop
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna pectinata Linnaeus 1758 oyster
subsp. plioastenis
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Pycnodonta germanitala" = Pycnodonte, "Pycnodonta navicularis" = Neopycnodonte navicularis
"Pycnodonta germanitala" = Pycnodonte oyster
"Pycnodonta navicularis" = Neopycnodonte navicularis Brocchi 1814 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea iphigeniae, Ostrea (Ostrea) fimbriata, "Ostrea (Ostrea) edulis" = Ostrea edulis, "Ostrea (Ostrea) lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis
"Ostrea (Ostrea) edulis" = Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
subsp. adriatica
"Ostrea (Ostrea) lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Pandorida - Clavagellidae
 Cardiida - Chamidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus (Ventricola) multilamella, "Dosinia (Orbiculus) lupinus" = Dosinia lupina
Venus (Ventricola) multilamella Lamarck 1818 venus clam
"Dosinia (Orbiculus) lupinus" = Dosinia lupina Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
subsp. austriaca
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium (Cerastoderma) edule" = Cerastoderma edule Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Cardium tuberculatum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia (Cardita) antiquata" = Cardites antiquata, "Beguina (Glans) rudista" = Glans
"Venericardia (Cardita) antiquata" = Cardites antiquata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Beguina (Glans) rudista" = Glans clam