TABLE 1. Comparison of selected genera from seagrass biota of the middle Miocene (Korytnica Clays, Poland) (Szczechura and Aiello, 2003; Bałuk, 1975; Bałuk, 1977; Kowalewski, 1990; Mączyńska, 1987; Radwańska, 1992); early Pleistocene (Rhodes, Greece) (Koskeridou et al., 2019; Moissette et al., 2007, 2016) and Recent seagrass fauna from Pag Island (Adriatic Sea, Croatia) (Zavodnik et al., 2006). All fauna can be found in other environments. Similar taxa have been used from the fossil record to interpret past seagrass in this account.
Fossil Group | middle Miocene (Korytnica Clays, Poland) |
early Pleistocene (Rhodes, Greece) |
Recent (Pag Island, Croatia) |
seagrass | interpreted | Posidonia | Cymodocea |
Foraminifera | Amphistegina | Nubecularia Sorites Cibicides Cibicides Elphidium spp. Peneroplis |
Not recorded |
Lucinidae | Linga Lucina Microloripes Myrtea |
Loripinus Ctena Lucinella |
Loripes |
Pinnidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Pinna |
Cerithidae | Bittium spp. | Bittium spp. | Bittium |
Phasianellidae | Tricolia | Tricolia spp. | Not recorded |
Rissoidea | Alvania 19 spp. Rissoina 7 spp. |
Alvania Rissoa spp. |
Alvania Rissoa Rissoina |
Trochidae | Gibbula spp. Jujubinus spp. |
Gibbula spp. Jujubinus spp. |
Gibbula |
Sepiidae | Sepia sanctacrucensis | Not recorded | Sepia elegans Sepia officinalis |
Schizasteridae | Schizaster spp. | Not recorded (echinoids) | Schizaster |
Ostracoda | Aurila Hemicytherura Loxoconcha Semicytherura Xestoleberis |
Aurila spp. Bairdia Loxoconcha spp. Xestoleberis |
Aurila Bairdia Loxoconcha Hiltermannicythere Semicytherura spp. Xestoleberis spp. |
Sparidae | Boops Diplodus spp. Pagellus spp. Pagrus Dentex spp. |
Boops Spicara Pagellus |
Boops |