Siebenbürgen, S1 (Miocene of Romania)

Where: Romania (46.5° N, 23.8° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 44.9° N, 24.5° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; fine-grained conglomerate and sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: N. Mészáros and E. Nicorici. 1961. Zur Grenzziehung Torton/Sarmat im Gebiet von Cluj-Turda (Siebenbuergen, Rumaenien) auf Grund mikro- und makrofaunistischer Untersuchungen. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Monatshefte 589-597 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 38594: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 26.04.2004

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Cyroidina danvillensis
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida -
Miliolina inflata, Miliolina gracilis, Miliolina akneriana
Foraminifera
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
Elphidium crispum, Elphidium listeri, Elphidium macellum, Elphidium aculeatum, Elphidium katangliense
Elphidium macellum
including var. tumidocamerale
Nodosariata
 Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Robulus calcar
Robulus calcar Linnaeus 1758
Foraminifera
 Globigerinoidea - Globigerinidae
Orbulina universa, Orbulina bilobata, Globigerina bulloides, Globigerinoides triloba
Orbulina universa d'Orbigny 1839
Orbulina bilobata d'Orbigny 1846
Globigerina bulloides d'Orbigny 1826
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Ammonia beccarii
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides dutemplei
Cibicides dutemplei dOrbigny 1846
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Nonion commune, Nonion subgranosum, Nonion granosum, Nonion pompilioides
Foraminifera
 Buliminoidea - Buliminidae
Bulimina inflata
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Timisia pseudopicta, Gibbula balatro, Gibbula subalatro, Gibbula bessarabica, Gibbula picta, Calliostoma cf. styricum
Gibbula balatro top snail
Gibbula picta top snail
 Heterostropha - Valvatidae
Valvata sp.
Valvata sp. Müller 1774 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia fuchsii
 Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae
Acteocina pupa, Acteocina sp., Acteocina lajonkaireana
Acteocina pupa barrel-bubble
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble
Acteocina lajonkaireana Basterot 1825 barrel-bubble
var. sinzowi
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Mohrensternia pseudoinflata, Mohrensternia sp.
Mohrensternia sp. Stoliczka 1868 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hydrobiidae
Hydrobia lineata, Hydrobia sp., Pyrgula soceni
Hydrobia sp. Hartmann 1821 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Dorsanum duplicatum, Dorsanum opinibile
Dorsanum opinibile true whelk
var. trabale
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium rubiginosum
Cerithium rubiginosum cerith snail
including var. prahovense
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Potamides mitralis, Potamides disjunctus
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Tapes gregarius, Tapes vitalianus
Tapes gregarius venus clam
var. dissitus
Tapes vitalianus venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra cf. naviculata, Mactra sp., Mactra vitaliana
Mactra sp. Linnaeus 1767 clam
(M. venjukovi)
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium vindobonense, Cardium obsoletum, Cardium cf. transcarpaticum, Cardium aff. latisulcum, Cardium sp.
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
(C. pseudoplicatum)
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia dissita, Abra reflexa
Ervilia dissita clam
var. podolica & var. macrodon
 Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax lucidus
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Gastrana fragilis
Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus incrassatus, Modiolus subpapilio