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Nicosia, Nicosia District, Cyprus

Formation	Nicosia
Age:	5.33 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic
Interval	Pliocene
Lithology	bafflestone
Number of Collections	1
Number of Occurrences	35

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Mesaoria Plain	Nicosia District, Cyprus	Nicosia

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Serpulidae family	5	Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cladocora sp. genus	6	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : *Cladocora*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Arca (Arca) noae species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Arca : *Arca (Arca) noae*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Barbatia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : *Barbatia*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia : *Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Scapharca : *Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Striarca sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Noetiidae : *Striarca*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Glycymeris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : *Glycymeris*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Acanthocardia : *Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cardita sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : *Cardita*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Ostrea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : *Ostrea*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Chlamys sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Chlamys*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Pseudamussium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : *Pseudamussium*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Spondylus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : *Spondylus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Chama sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Chamidae : *Chama*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Antigona sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Antigona*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Dosinia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Dosinia*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Buccinulum sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : *Buccinulum*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Mitra sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Mitridae : *Mitra*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Bolinus brandaris species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Bolinus : *Bolinus brandaris*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Nassarius (Hinia) sp. subgenus	6.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : *Nassarius (Hinia)*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Diodora (Diodora) italica species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Fissurellidae : Diodora : *Diodora (Diodora) italica*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Naticarius sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : *Naticarius*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Trivia monacha species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Triviidae : Trivia : *Trivia monacha*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Calliostoma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Calliostomatidae : *Calliostoma*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Calliostoma zizyphinum species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Calliostomatidae : Calliostoma : *Calliostoma zizyphinum*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Jujubinus striatus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : Jujubinus : *Jujubinus striatus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Monodonta sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Trochidae : *Monodonta*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Bolma rugosus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turbinidae : Bolma : *Bolma rugosus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Vermetus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Vermetidae : *Vermetus*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Bittium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : *Bittium*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Cerithium sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cerithiidae : *Cerithium*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Turritella sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : *Turritella*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic
Turritella communis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : *Turritella communis*	5.333 - 2.588 Ma Cenozoic

References

Dornbos S. Q., Wilson M. A. (1999) Paleoecology of a Pliocene coral reef in Cyprus: recovery of a marine community from the Messinian Salinity Crisis, Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 213 1, 103-118

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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