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Pakhna, Cyprus

FormationPakhna
Member(s)Lophos
Terra
Age:13.8 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
IntervalSerravallian
Lithologylime mudstone, "limestone"/marl, marl
Number of Collections3
Number of Occurrences12

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
B8 roadLimassol District, CyprusPakhna - Lophos
Cape Greco and W-CyprusFamagusta District, CyprusPakhna - Terra
Loc. 1Limassol District, CyprusPakhna
Loc. 2Limassol District, CyprusPakhna

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Pakhna - Lophos16.0 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene
marl11
Pakhna - Terra23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
framestone25

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Bryozoa
phylum
2Animalia : Bryozoa23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Sardina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Clupeiformes : Clupeidae : Sardina15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Lepidopus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scombriformes : Trichiuridae : Lepidopus15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Syngnathus albyi
species
7Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Syngnathiformes : Syngnathidae : Syngnathus : Syngnathus albyi15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Acropora sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Acropora23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Favia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Favia23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Favia melitae
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Favia : Favia melitae23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Solenastrea tizeroutinensis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Solenastrea : Solenastrea tizeroutinensis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Tarbellastraea carryensis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Tarbellastraea : Tarbellastraea carryensis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Heliastrea grandis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Dipsastraea : Heliastrea grandis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Favites neugeboreni
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Favites : Favites neugeboreni23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Goniastrea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Hydnophora provincialis
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Hydnophora : Hydnophora provincialis23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Leptomussa falloti
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Leptomussa : Leptomussa falloti23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Lithophyllia michelotti
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Lithophyllia : Lithophyllia michelotti23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Stylophora reussiana
species
7Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Stylophora : Stylophora reussiana23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Goniopora sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Goniopora23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Porites sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Poritidae : Porites23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Siderastrea sp.
genus
6Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Echinus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Camarodonta : Echinidae : Echinus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Heterobrissus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Asterostomatidae : Heterobrissus20.44 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Pygospatangus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Asterostomatidae : Pygospatangus15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Carditidae
family
5Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Hiatellidae
family
5Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Adapedonta : Hiatellidae23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Linga (Pleurolucina) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Linga : Linga (Pleurolucina)13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Leionucula laevigata
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : Leionucula laevigata13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Nucula sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nucula13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Neopycnodonta cochlear
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Neopycnodonta : Neopycnodonta cochlear13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Veneridae
family
5Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Aturia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Aturia aturi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : Aturia aturi13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Aturia cubaensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : Aturia cubaensis13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Argonauta absyrtus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Octopoda : Argonautidae : Argonauta : Argonauta absyrtus15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Conus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Voluta sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Volutidae : Voluta23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Capulus hungaricus
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Capulidae : Capulus : Capulus hungaricus13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Emarginula sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lepetellida : Fissurellidae : Emarginula13.82 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Trochus sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pseudophoridae : Trochus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Vaginella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pteropoda : Cavoliniidae : Vaginella20.44 - 11.62 Ma
Miocene
Entobia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Clionaida : Clionaidae : Entobia23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Globorotalia sp.
genus
6Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globorotaliidae : Globorotalia15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Helicosphaera sp.
genus
6Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Coccolithales : Coccolithaceae : Helicosphaera15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Helicosphaera carteri
species
7Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Zygodiscales : Helicosphaeraceae : Helicosphaera : Helicosphaera carteri15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Calcidiscus sp.
genus
6Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Coccolithales : Calcidiscaceae : Calcidiscus15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene
Calcidiscus macintyrei
species
7Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Coccolithales : Calcidiscaceae : Calcidiscus : Calcidiscus macintyrei15.97 - 13.82 Ma
Miocene

References

Reed F. R. C. (1935) Notes on the Neogene faunas of Cyprus, II., The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 15 85, 1-31
Jung P. (1966) Zwei miocaene Arten von Aturia (Nautilaceae), Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 59, 485-492
Follows E. J., Robertson A. H. F., et al (1996) Tectonic controlls on Miocene reefs and related carbonate facies in Cyprus, SEPM Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology 5, 295-315
Martill D. M., Barker M. J. (2006) A paper nautilus (Octopoda, Argonauta) from the Miocene Pakhna Formation of Cyprus, Palaeontology 49 5, 1035-1041
Baron-Szabo R. (2009) Taxonomic opinions on Cretaceous corals
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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