Opanes, Pleven, northwestern Bulgaria (Miocene of Bulgaria)
Where: Bulgaria (43.5° N, 24.6° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 39.6° N, 26.1° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
• Lower Badenian (Moravian)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified claystone
• bluish-gray calcareous and siltclastic clays, interbedded with lenses and layers of organogeneous limestone, and sometimes bearing sand banks at the base
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 60291: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 09.05.2006
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Taxonomic list
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| Bivalvia | |
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Yoldia longa clam | |
"Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella
"Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella pointed nut clam | |
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Nucula (Nucula) nucleus Linnaeus 1758 nut clam | |
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Lithophaga (Lithophaga) lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) minuta" = Limopsis
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) minuta" = Limopsis clam | |
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii, Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata
"Anadara diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Spondylus gaederopus, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus, "Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus, "Pecten (Flabellipecten) solarium" = Flabellipecten, "Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata, Pecten (Amusiopecten) spinulosa, Pecten (Gigantopecten) latissimus, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) elegans" = Aequipecten, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) jackloweciana" = Aequipecten, Chlamys (Aequipecten) macrotis, "Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) scabrella" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop
"Pecten (Flabellipecten) besseri" = Camptonectes virgatus Nilsson 1827 scallop
"Pecten (Flabellipecten) solarium" = Flabellipecten scallop
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Pecten (Amusiopecten) spinulosa scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) jackloweciana" = Aequipecten scallop
Chlamys (Aequipecten) macrotis Sowerby 1847 scallop
"Amusium cristatum" = Cristatopecten cristatum Bronn 1827 scallop | |
"Limatula subauriculata" = Lima subauriculata, Limaria tuberculata
"Limatula subauriculata" = Lima subauriculata Montagu 1808 file clam
Limaria tuberculata Olivi 1792 file clam | |
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Neopycnodonte navicularis Brocchi 1814 oyster | |
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster | |
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Crassatina moravica clam | |
Myrtea spinifera, Megaxinus incrassatus, "Ctena decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata, "Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes), Linga (Bellucina) agassizi, Linga (Linga) columbella, "Codakia (Epilucina) haidingeri" = Epilucina, Gonimyrtea michelotti
Myrtea spinifera Montagu 1803 clam
"Ctena decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Costa 1829 clam
"Loripes (Microloripes) dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes) clam
Linga (Linga) columbella Lamarck 1818 clam
"Codakia (Epilucina) haidingeri" = Epilucina clam | |
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Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam | |
"Parvicardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum, Nemocardium (Habecardium) subturgidum
"Parvicardium papillosum" = Plagiocardium (Papillicardium) papillosum Poli 1781 cockle | |
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Pitar (Pitar) rudis, Callista chione, Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux, Venus (Venus) pseudoverrucosa, Clausinella basteroti, Clausinella bulgarica, Timoclea (Timoclea) ovata
Pitar (Pitar) rudis Poli 1795 venus clam
Callista chione Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Venus (Ventricoloidea) nux Gmelin 1791 venus clam
Venus (Venus) pseudoverrucosa venus clam
Clausinella basteroti venus clam
Clausinella bulgarica venus clam
Timoclea (Timoclea) ovata Pennant 1777 venus clam | |
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Pseudochama gryphina Lamarck 1819 jewel box
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |