Reassessment of the Bivalvia (Mollusca) from the Boom Formation (Rupelian, Oligocene) of Belgium, with description of new species
Marquet, R. (2010). Reassessment of the Bivalvia (Mollusca) from the Boom Formation (Rupelian, Oligocene) of Belgium, with description of new species. Bull. Kon. Belg. Inst. Natuurwet. Aardwet. = Bull. - Inst. r. sci. nat. Belg., Sci. Terre 80: 253-282
In: Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen. Aardwetenschappen = Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Sciences de la Terre. KBIN: Brussel. ISSN 0374-6291
The bivalve species found in the Boom Formation (Rupelian, Early Oligocene) in Belgium are taxonomically revised. The distribution of the species over the Members and beds of this Formation is detailed. Of the 39 species occurring in the Boom Formation, 11 are recorded for the first time in Belgium, four of which are new to science: Semierycina (Semierycina) kruibekensis nov. sp., Scacchia (Scacchia) dufraingi nov. sp., Thracia (Thracia) vanremoorteli nov. sp. and Cardiomya (sensu lato) annamariae nov. sp. The large majority of the species seems to be endemic to the North Sea Basin. It is attemped to link the distribution of the species to ecological conditions (especially bathymetry) of the different beds.
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