Where: Bulgaria (43.4° N, 23.4° E: paleocoordinates 42.8° N, 22.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• Upper Badenian (Kosovian)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: S. V. Popov, I. A. Gontsharova, P. I. Nikolov and B. Studencka. 1996. Bivalve Molluscs from the Badenian of Northwestern Bulgaria. Paleontological Journal 30(2):157-166 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 60312: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 09.05.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Barbatia (Obliquarca) polymorpha, Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata, "Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii, Acar clathrata, Bathyarca polyfasciata
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
Acar clathrata miniature ark | |
Isomonia orbiculata scallop | |
"Chlamys (Flexopecten) lilli" = Pseudamussium lilli, Chlamys (Flexopecten) scissa, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus, "Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata, Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) aduncus, "Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) elegans" = Aequipecten, "Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum
"Chlamys (Flexopecten) lilli" = Pseudamussium lilli Pusch 1837 scallop
Chlamys (Flexopecten) scissa scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) aduncus Eichwald 1830 scallop
"Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus Nilsson 1827 scallop
"Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum Bronn 1827 scallop | |
Atrina pectunata oyster | |
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster | |
Modiolus adriaticus mussel | |
Megaxinus incrassatus, Gonimyrtea michelotti, "Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes), Linga (Linga) columbella
"Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes) clam
Linga (Linga) columbella Lamarck 1818 clam | |
Pholadomya alpina clam | |
Barnea serinia clam | |
Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam
Corbula (Caryocorbula) carinata Dujardin 1837 clam | |
Callista chione, Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) islandicoides, Timoclea (Timoclea) ovata, Clausinella basteroti, Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux, Circomphalus subplicatus
Callista chione Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) islandicoides Lamarck 1818 venus clam
Timoclea (Timoclea) ovata Pennant 1777 venus clam
Clausinella basteroti venus clam
Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux Gmelin 1791 venus clam
Circomphalus subplicatus dOrbigny 1852 venus clam | |
"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata
"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata Montagu 1803 clam | |
"Eastonia rugosa" = Standella (Eastonia)
"Eastonia rugosa" = Standella (Eastonia) clam | |
Acanthocardia antonihoffmani, Acanthocardia turonica, Acanthocardia paucicostata, Cardium ex gr. hians, Europicardium multicostatum, "Parvicardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum
Acanthocardia antonihoffmani cockle
Acanthocardia turonica cockle
Acanthocardia paucicostata Sowerby 1834 cockle
Cardium ex gr. hians Spengler 1799 cockle
Europicardium multicostatum Brocchi 1814 cockle
"Parvicardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum Poli 1781 cockle | |
Angulus (Moerella) donacinus tellin clam
Angulus (Peronea) planatus tellin clam
Arcopagia venticosa tellin clam | |
Nucula (Nucula) nucleus Linnaeus 1758 nut clam |