Kritika (Pliocene of Greece)

Where: Rhodes, Greece (36.4° N, 28.2° E: paleocoordinates 36.3° N, 28.0° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kritika Member (Rhodes Formation), Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; claystone and fine-grained sandstone

• clayey and fine grained sandy horizons

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: mold/impression, original calcite

Primary reference: P. Moissette, E. Koskeridou, J.-J. Cornee, F. Guillocheau, and C. Lecuyer. 2007. Spectacular preservation of seagrasses and seagrass-associated communities from the Pliocene of Rhodes, Greece. Palaios 22(2):200-211 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 122994: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 09.01.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Nodosariata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
 Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Asterigerinatidae
 Rotaliida - Discorbidae
 Rotaliida - Rosalinidae
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
 Rotaliida - Anomalinidae
Foraminifera
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
 Biokovinacea - Charentiidae
Peneroplis sp. Montfort 1808
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Soritidae
 Miliolida - Nubeculariidae
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
Foraminifera
 Buliminacea - Reusselidae
 Planorbulinacea - Planorbulinidae
 Rotaliina - Discorbinellidae
Discorbinella bertheloti d'Orbigny 1839
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Florideophyceae
 Corallinales - Corallinophycidae
Angiospermae
 Alismatales - Posidoniaceae
Posidonia oceanica Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Phasianellidae
Tricolia pullus Linnaeus 1758 snail
subspecies pullus
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Gibbula ardens top snail
Gibbula fanulum top snail
Jujubinus striatus Linnaeus 1767 top snail
Calliostoma zizyphinum Linnaeus 1758 top snail
 Epitonioidea - Janthinidae
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea chinensis Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
 Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
Tornus sp. Turton and Kingston 1830 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hydrobiidae
Hydrobia sp. Hartmann 1821 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Circulus sp. Jeffreys 1842 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Truncatellidae
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
Clio sp. Linnaeus 1767 snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris pilosa Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima inflata file clam
Notolimea sp. Iredale 1924 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Palliolum excisum, "Chlamys varia" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia, "Chlamys multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata, "Lissopecten hyalinus" = Flexopecten
"Chlamys varia" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
"Lissopecten hyalinus" = Flexopecten scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis
"Ostrea lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Ctena decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Costa 1829 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia papyracea Poli 1795 clam
 Cardiida - Galeommatidae
Spaniorinus sp. Dall 1899 clam
 Cardiida - Erycinidae
Erycina sp. Lamarck 1805 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima Montagu 1803 venus clam
Timoclea ovata Pennant 1777 venus clam
Venus verrucosa venus clam
 Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae
Ervillia sp. Turton 1822 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Plagiocardium papillosum Poli 1781 cockle
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula nucleus" = Nucula (Nucula) nucleus Linnaeus 1758 nut clam
Nucula sulcata Bronn 1831 nut clam
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Umbonulidae
 Cheilostomata - Cryptosulidae
 Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae
 Cheilostomata - Microporidae
Calpensia nobilis Esper 1796
 Cheilostomata - Aeteidae
 Cheilostomata - Hippothoidae
 Cheilostomata - Metrarabdotosidae
 Cheilostomata - Microporellidae
 Cheilostomata - Margarettidae
 Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae
 Cheilostomata - Trypostegidae
 Cheilostomata - Watersiporidae
 Cheilostomata - Bitectiporidae
 Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
Rhynchozoon sp. Hincks 1895
 Cheilostomata - Escharinidae
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomatida - Annectocymidae
 Cyclostomata - Lichenoporidae
 Cyclostomata - Diaperoeciidae
 Cyclostomata - Tubuliporidae
 Cyclostomata - Crisiidae
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis sp. Daudin 1800
Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Xestoleberididae
Xestoleberis communis Müller 1894 ostracod
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
"Pontocythere elongata" = Cushmanidea, Cyprideis torosa
"Pontocythere elongata" = Cushmanidea ostracod
 Podocopida - Loxoconchidae
Loxoconcha stellifera Mueller 1894 ostracod
 Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
 Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Aurila sp. ostracod