Marine Bivalvia of Snatol'skaya Suite in western Kamchatka (Eocene to of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (57.8° N, 158.6° E: paleocoordinates 62.3° N, 159.9° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Snatol'skaya Formation, Lutetian to Lutetian (47.8 - 38.0 Ma)

• The Snatol'skaya Suite corresponds to the Snatol Horizon, which is confidently assigned to the Middle Eocene (Lutetian-Bartonian).

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified sandstone and lithified claystone

• Alternation beds of sandstones and claystones, interbeds of siltstones and claystones, conglomerates and coal lenses. Thickness up to 1000m.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. I. Kafanov and K. Ogasawara. 2004. Neogene and Paleogene Molluscan (Bivalvia) Cenozones of the Russian Northeast. Science Reports of the Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba, Section B 25:9-45 [W. Kiessling/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 50051: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 05.05.2005

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Lucinida - Thyasiridae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Pholadida - Myidae
Sphenia snatolana softshell clam
Mya iljinensis softshell clam
Mya kovatschensis Kristofovich 1947 softshell clam
Mya tigilensis Kristofovich 1947 softshell clam
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
"Corbicula cf. gabbiana" = Polymesoda gabbiana Henderson 1920 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Tivela dvalii venus clam
Tivela snatolana venus clam
Pitaria tigilensis venus clam
"Pitar cf. matsumotoi" = Pitaria matsumotoi Nagao 1928 venus clam
Macrocallista cf. hanzawai Nagao 1928 venus clam
Pitar (? Katherinella) cf. arnoldi Weaver 1916 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta cf. ferruginata, "Taras kovatschensis" = Diplodonta, "Taras utcholokensis" = Diplodonta
Diplodonta cf. ferruginata Makiyama 1926 clam
"Taras kovatschensis" = Diplodonta clam
"Taras utcholokensis" = Diplodonta clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Mactra (Spisula) snatolensis" = Spisula, "Mactra (Spisula) xenophonti" = Spisula, "Spisula chulgunensis" = Spisula, "Spisula tigilensis" = Spisula, Spisula cf. hannibali, Mactromeris cf. polynyma
"Mactra (Spisula) snatolensis" = Spisula clam
"Mactra (Spisula) xenophonti" = Spisula clam
"Spisula chulgunensis" = Spisula clam
"Spisula tigilensis" = Spisula clam
Spisula cf. hannibali Clark and Arnold 1923 clam
Mactromeris cf. polynyma Stimpson 1860 clam
 Cardiida - Vesicomyidae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina tigilensis tellin clam
Macoma vasiljevskii tellin clam
Macoma vialovi tellin clam
Macoma tigilensis Kristofovich 1947 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Ciliatocardium reedi" = Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) reedi Loel and Corey 1932 cockle
"Papyridea (Profulvia) utcholokense" = Profulvia cockle
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
 Thraciida - Periplomatidae
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
 Solenida - Solenidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panope tigilensis" = Panopea
"Panope tigilensis" = Panopea clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria pellucida Gabb 1864 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Acesta (Plicacesta) cf. amaxensis" = Plicacesta, Acesta (Plicacesta) sameshimai, Lima utcholokensis
"Acesta (Plicacesta) cf. amaxensis" = Plicacesta file clam
Acesta (Plicacesta) sameshimai Oyama and Mizuno 1958 file clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Delectopecten cf. peckhami Gabb 1869 scallop
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
 Nuculanida - Sareptidae
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana (Saccella) snatolensis" = Saccella, "Nuculana (Saccella) uvuchensis" = Saccella, "Nuculana (Saccella) cf. nagaoi" = Saccella, Nuculana (Nuculana) napanica
"Nuculana (Saccella) snatolensis" = Saccella pointed nut clam
"Nuculana (Saccella) uvuchensis" = Saccella pointed nut clam
"Nuculana (Saccella) cf. nagaoi" = Saccella pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
 Solemyida - Manzanellidae
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
Acharax tigilensis Awning Clam