Antwerp area [Petaloconchus bed, Kattendijk Fm] (Pliocene of Belgium)

Where: Belgium (51.3° N, 4.3° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 50.6° N, 4.9° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Kattendijk Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Kattendijk Fm, which is overlain by the Luchtbal Mbr of the Lillo Fm. AGE: Zanclean. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From the Petaloconchus bed.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified sandstone

• DISTRIBUTION: Siliciclastic shallow marine environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Not specified, but apparently sandstone from figured specimens. LITHIFICATION: Not specified, but poorly-lithified based on figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Presumably, but not stated to be R. Marquet (1990's-present). REPOSTORY: KBIN, not detailed.

Primary reference: R. Marquet. 2002. The Neogene Amphineura and Bivalvia (Protobranchia and Pteriomorphia) from Kallo and Doel (Oost Vlaanderen, Belgium). Palaeontos 2:1-100 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 86801: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 18.02.2009

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Limited, only includes families specified in particular taxonomic treatments. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication with species and subgenus-level assignments.
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
 Arcida - Limopsidae
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
unclassified
  -
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) trigonula Wood 1840 nut clam
Nucula (Nucula) nucleus Linnaeus 1758 nut clam
Leionucula laevigata Sowerby 1818 nut clam
 Solemyida - Nucinellidae
Nucinella ovalis Wood 1840 Nut Clam
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolula phasiolina" = Amygdalum (Modiolula), Arcoperna serica
"Modiolula phasiolina" = Amygdalum (Modiolula) mussel
Arcoperna serica Bronn 1831 mussel
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Neopycnodonte cochlear Poli 1795 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Aequipecten radians Nyst and Westendorp 1839 scallop
Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Crassadoma multistriata" = Talochlamys multistriata Poli 1795 scallop
Pseudamussium lilli Pusch 1837 scallop
Pseudamussium princeps Sowerby 1826 scallop
Pseudamussium clavatum Poli 1795 scallop
Palliolum gerardi Nyst 1835 scallop
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Similipecten similis Laskey 1811 mud scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Heteranomia squamula Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Monia ? patelliformis" = Pododesmus patelliformis Linnaeus 1773 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limaria (Limaria) tuberculata Olivi 1792 file clam
Limatula sulcata file clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Digitaria digitaria2 Linnaeus 1758 clam
Digitaria forbesi2 Wood 1874 clam
"Carinastarte trigonata" = Astarte (Carinastarte)2 clam
"Isocrassina fusca" = Astarte (Isocrassina)2 clam
"Isocrassina mutabilis" = Astarte (Isocrassina)2 clam
Isocrassina omalii2 De la Jonkaire 1823 clam
Isocrassina basteroti2 De la Jonkaire 1823 clam
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Lucinida - Thyasiridae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis2, "Parvilucina (Cavilinga) scaldensis" = Cavilinga2
Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis2 Linnaeus 1767 clam
"Parvilucina (Cavilinga) scaldensis" = Cavilinga2 clam
 Solenida - Pharidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Cyrtodaria angusta2, "Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica" = Hiatella arctica2, Panopea glycimeris2
Cyrtodaria angusta2 Nyst and Westendorp 1839 clam
"Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica" = Hiatella arctica2 Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Lasaeidae
Aligena (Aligena) orbicularis2, Kellia suborbicularis2, "Lasaeina ambigua" = Kellia ambigua2, "Mysella (Mysella) bidentata" = Diarmaidia bidentata2
Aligena (Aligena) orbicularis2 Wood 1840 aligena clam
Kellia suborbicularis2 Montague 1803 kelly clam
"Lasaeina ambigua" = Kellia ambigua2 Nyst and Westendorp 1839 kelly clam
misspelled as "Laseina ambigua"
"Mysella (Mysella) bidentata" = Diarmaidia bidentata2 Montague 1803 kelly clam
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parvicardium scabrum2 Philippi 1844 cockle
Parvicardium exiguum2 Gmelin 1791 cockle
Plagiocardium papillosum2 Poli 1781 cockle
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra (Abra) prismatica2 Montagu 1808 abra
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma (Macoma) obliqua2 Sowerby 1817 tellin clam
Gastrana laminosa2 Sowerby 1827 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Spisula (Spisula) obtruncata" = Spisula obtruncata2, Lutraria (Lutraria) scaldensis2
"Spisula (Spisula) obtruncata" = Spisula obtruncata2 Wood 1850 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia (Pectunculus) cf. exoleta2 Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Timoclea (Timoclea) ovata2 Pennant 1777 venus clam
Pitar (Pitar) rudis2 Poli 1795 venus clam
Gouldia (Gouldia) minima2 Montagu 1803 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
 Cardiida - Trapezidae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Arctica islandica2 Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Glossidae
 Cardiida - Montacutidae
Tellimya ferruginosa2 Montague 1808 clam
 Cardiida - Erycinidae
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredinidae indet.2 Rafinesque 1815 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Thraciida - Periplomatidae
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Poromyida - Verticordiidae
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
 Pandorida - Lyonsiidae
 Pandorida - Pandoridae
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
"Rhomboidella prideaux" = Plesiothyris, "Rhomboidella grigisi" = Plesiothyris
"Rhomboidella prideaux" = Plesiothyris
"Rhomboidella grigisi" = Plesiothyris