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The Middle Miocene freshwater mollusk fauna of Lake Gacko(SE Bosnia and Herzegovina): taxonomic revisionand paleoenvironmental analysis

Thomas A. Neubauer*, Oleg Mandic and Mathias Harzhauser

Department of Geology & Paleontology, The Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, 1010 Wien, Austria.E-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

Introduction

During the Early to Middle Miocene the Dinaridemountain chain harbored a series of intramontane lakes,collectively termed the Dinaride Lake System (DLS;Figs 1A–B; Krstic et al. 2003; Harzhauser & Mandic2008). These tectonically isolated lakes experienced anoutstanding endemic evolution of freshwater mollusks.Harzhauser & Mandic (2008, 2010) described the DLSfauna as entity and counted 110 gastropod and 35 bi-valve species. New investigations by Mandic et al.(2009, 2011) and De Leeuw et al. (2010, 2011) suggestthat the various basins of the DLS have to be consid-ered as separate units with different geodynamic, stra-tigraphic, and paleoenvironmental histories. Conse-

quently, new analyses of the various molluskassemblages revealed major differences between singlebasin faunas (Neubauer et al. 2011, 2012). Only duringshort phases hydrological connection between selectedbasins might have persisted to allow temporary faunalexchange. This combination of enduring isolation driv-ing endemic evolution and short-term invasions lead tocomplex distribution patterns and extensive diversifica-tions, which are hard to decipher in taxonomic terms.

Neumayr (1880) and Brusina (1897) provided thefirst taxonomic papers on the mollusk fauna of theGacko Basin. These authors partly provided descrip-tions and illustrations of few taxa, but never establisheda concise taxonomic frame of the whole basin fauna.Milojevic (1966) distinguished between several mollusk

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Key Words

BivalviaGastropodaPaleoecologyStatistical analysisDinaride Lake SystemLanghian

Abstract

The early Middle Miocene Lake Gacko was part of the Dinaride Lake System (DLS)and gave rise to a poorly known freshwater mollusk fauna. This was subject to malaco-logical studies from the late 19th century onwards. Herein, we provide the first thor-ough taxonomic survey of Lake Gacko including revisions of several taxa. A totalamount of 1,077 specimens was obtained from 17 samples, comprising at least 11freshwater and 2 terrestrial gastropod species and 6 bivalve species. So far, none of thedescribed taxa has been documented outside the Dinarides and the DLS, respectively.The fauna shows variable overlap with other paleolakes of the DLS, proofing oncemore the complex biogeographic patchwork of this system. The current paleoenviron-mental reconstructions are tested and refined by application of a statistical analysis.This confirms the partition of the sedimentary history of Lake Gacko into three majordepositional phases responding to astronomically forced climate changes. The low di-verse mollusk assemblage in the initial phase, with abundant pulmonate and rissooidgastropods, signals a more arid climate with lowered lake level. During the secondinterval, the fauna becomes more diverse with common rissooid and melanopsid gastro-pods. It represents a more humid interval with enhanced precipitation and increasedlake level, entailing the installation of a perennial lacustrine environment. The finalphase is a return to arid conditions with the same elements as in the initial pulmonate-rissooid assemblage. The sphaeriid Pisidium vukovici n. sp. is introduced as new species.

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units based on rough faunal differences. Krstic et al.(2009) compiled a faunal synopsis for the lower partsof the basin infill based on drill cores. However, a com-

plete survey of the fauna from Lake Gacko with taxo-nomic descriptions is still completely missing. Mandicet al. (2011) briefly documented the mollusk distribu-tion and provided a first paleoecological interpretation.By integration of more samples and by application of astatistical analysis these results will be herein testedand modified.

Geological setting

During the Middle Miocene, the Dinaride-Anatolian Is-land acted as a major paleogeographic barrier betweenthe Paratethys and the proto-Mediterranean seas(Fig. 1A). The western part of that land mass compriseda large-scale freshwater lacustrine environment, termedthe Dinaride Lake System. Today, its deposits representsedimentary infills of numerous intramontane basinsdistributed throughout the Dinaride Alps and attainingthicknesses of more than 2000 m (Hrvatovic 2006;Fig. 1B).

The Gacko Basin in southern Bosnia and Herzegovi-na represents one of those basins (Mojicevic & Lause-vic 1965; Mirkovic et al. 1974; Fig. 1C). The architec-ture of its about 360 meters thick sedimentarysuccession can be interpreted as a single lacustrinetransgression-regression mega-cycle (Milojevic 1966,1976; Mandic et al. 2011). The sedimentation startedwith detrital deposits representing the initial flooding ofthe basin. The subsequent coal building phase marksthe installation of swamp conditions, passing upwardsinto limestones originating from hard-water freshwaterlake deposition. Subsequently, dropping water levelstriggered again swamp and mire conditions in the term-inal phase of Lake Gacko.

Basin history and depositional setting have been cur-rently studied at Gracanica WNW of Gacko by Mandicet al. (2011). Additionally, a small outcrop (� 1 m thick-ness) was included from the abandoned Vrbica open-cast coal-mine NW of Avtovac, representing the bound-ary interval of the uppermost main coal unit and thelowermost Mytilopsis unit, respectively (Figs 1C, 2).The huge outcrop at the Gracanica opencast coal-mineprovided an excellent insight into the lake depositionon the basin’s paleo-margin. Results from integratedAr/Ar geochronology and magnetostratigraphy fixedthe age of the lacustrine deposition into the Langhian,implying its relation with the Middle Miocene Climatic

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Figure 1. Geography and geological setting of the studied lo-calities in the Gacko Basin. A. Paleogeographical map of theDinaride-Anatolian Island during the Langhian (after R�gl1998 and Harzhauser & Piller 2007); B. Distribution of DLSdeposits and geographic position of Lake Gacko; C. Geologicalmap of the Gacko Basin with indication of the studied sectionsGracanica and Vrbica. Numbers and column refer to the gener-al lithostratigraphic division of the Miocene deposits in theGacko Basin as established by Milojevic (1966, 1976) andMandic et al. (2011).

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Optimum (Mandic et al. 2011). Furthermore, resultsfrom sediment petrography, geophysical logging andmollusk paleoecology indicated vivid changes of the re-gional water budget (Mandic et al. 2011). Indeed, thecyclostratigraphic analysis revealed the presence of twofirst order and seven second order transgression-regres-sion cycles (Fig. 2, right column). These were orbitallytuned to �400 kyr and �100 kyr eccentricity cycles re-sulting in an accurate age model for its depositionalduration from �15.8 to �15.2 Ma. The lake level high-

stands were thereby related to eccentricity maxima, ac-companied by environmental eutrophication events inconsequence to enhanced denudation and terrestrial in-put into the basin. Dry climate intervals were related to� 400 kyr eccentricity minima. In the lower part of thesuccession they resulted in iterative swamp forest ex-tension reflected by vast lignite accumulations. In theupper part they formed pedogenic and palustrine carbo-nate accumulations, distributed across the basin’s mar-gin.

Material and methods

For this study 17 samples from three different sites were investigated:10 from the Gracanica mine, 4 from the Vrbica section, and 3 fromdrill cores (near Gacko, exact locality unknown; provided by S. Coric,Geological Survey Vienna, and stored in the collection of theNHMW) (Fig. 1C). The samples were dissolved with diluted hydrogenperoxide and washed through a set of sieves (1 mm, 250 mm, 125 mm,63 mm). Mollusks were counted from the 1 mm fraction only, yieldinga total individual number of 1,077 specimens. In addition, a highnumber of specimens was obtained from smaller fractions comprisingmostly juvenile stages and spire fragments. In most cases, these couldnot be determined on the species level. As some taxa (e.g. planorbids,lymnaeids) are prone to fragmentation because of their thin shellwalls, they might be underrepresented in the larger fractions. Sometaxa are exclusively found in smaller fractions (< 1 mm) or in debriscollections and thus do not appear in the quantified record (Fig. 3).

The statistical analysis was compiled using Primer 6.1.10 (Clarke& Warwick 2001). The data set with percentage values was squareroot transformed to limit the contribution of over-represented taxa.Based on the Bray-Curtis distance measure an average group clusteranalysis (Fig. 4A) and a non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS;Fig. 4B) with minimum stress of 0.01 were generated. For the result-ing groups factors were defined for a Simper analysis (Tab. 1) to out-line which taxa were contributing to similarities and dissimilarities,respectively. Diversity indices were calculated using Past 2.06 (Ham-mer et al. 2001). Samples with � 25 individuals or those from debriscollections or drill cores (imprecise stratigraphic correlation) were ex-cluded.

Faunal composition andpaleobiogeography

The investigation yielded a total of 13 gastropod (13genera) and 6 bivalve species (3 genera). These areMelanopsis lyrata Neumayr, 1869 (Fig. 5), Bithynia juri-naci Brusina, 1884 (Fig. 6), Fossarulus moniliferusBrusina, 1876 (Fig. 6), Prososthenia neutra Brusina,1897 (Fig. 7), Bania valvatoides (Brusina, 1874)(Fig. 8), Galba sp. (Fig. 9), Radix korlevici (Brusina,1884) (Fig. 9), Gyraulus pulici (Brusina, 1897)(Fig. 10), Orygoceras dentaliforme Brusina, 1882(Fig. 10), Planorbarius sp. (Fig. 11), Ferrissia illyrica(Neumayr, 1880) (Fig. 11), Carychium sp. (Fig. 12),Vertigo sp. (Fig. 12), Mytilopsis frici (Brusina, 1904)(Fig. 13), Mytilopsis jadrovi (Brusina, 1892) (Fig. 14),Mytilopsis sp. (Fig. 14), Pisidium bellardii Brusina,1884 (Fig. 14), Pisidium vukovici n. sp. (Fig. 14), Uniorackianus Brusina, 1874 (Fig. 15). Two further species

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recorded for the Gacko Basin, i.e. Stalioa parvula Neu-mayr, 1880 and Euchilus elongatus Neumayr, 1880,could not be detected in the course of this investigation.All taxonomic descriptions, except that for the newspecies, are provided as supplementary material.

All recorded freshwater taxa that were determined onspecies level are endemic to the Dinaride Lake System.Nevertheless, there are notable differences concerningthe distribution of the various taxa within the lake sys-tem. Distinct faunistic relationships of the Gacko Basinfauna on the species level are evident for the Drnis Ba-sin (57.9 %) and the Sinj Basin (52.6 %). In contrast,the roughly equally distanced Kupres Basin shares onlya single taxon accounting for 5.3 % similarity (Orygo-ceras dentaliforme). However, notable faunal overlapsare known between the Sinj/Drnis basins and theKupres Basin (39 %; Neubauer et al. 2012), which aregeographically closer to each other than to the GackoBasin. The stratigraphic age of the considered depositsis comparable, ranging around 15.8 to 15.0 Ma (Neu-bauer et al. 2012). Most probable, faunal exchange wasperformed via hydrological connections, which existedto the Sinj and Drnis basins but not (or only for shortepisodes) to the Kupres Basin. These connections are


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likely to have occurred during the several transgressionmaxima in the history of the Gacko Basin (Mandicet al. 2011). This is emphasized by the appearance ofseveral taxa only within certain units (e.g. Bithynia juri-naci, Orygoceras dentaliforme, Mytilopsis jadrovi, Uniorackianus). However, a unit-related trend, meaning higherpercentages of invaders in specific intervals, could not bedetected.

Results of the statistical analysis

The distribution of samples within the succession isheterogeneous. The statistically analyzable sampleswere confined to three section intervals: 3.5–6.0 m(Unit A; 5 samples), 33.0–34.0 m (transition betweenunits C/D1; 3 samples), and 39.5 m (transition betweenunits D1/D2; 2 samples). In between, only few sampleswere taken because of the generally poor preservation.Samples were either too small for a significant quanti-fication or were collected from debris.

The stratigraphic grouping of the samples is reflectedin the faunal contents as proven by the statistical analy-sis (Figs 3, 4). The cluster analysis shows two maingroupings at a similarity level of 60 %, which corre-spond to the two lower intervals termed as Fossarulus-and Melanopsis-assemblages in Milojevic (1966) andMandic et al. (2011). Group 1, with 71.7 % average si-milarity, is dominated by Gyraulus pulici, followed byBania valvatoides and Fossarulus moniliferus. Group 2is largely defined by Prososthenia neutra, Fossarulusmoniliferus and Melanopsis lyrata, with an average si-milarity of 70.1 % (Tab. 1). These obvious faunal differ-ences are proven by an average dissimilarity betweenthe two groups of 53.6 %.

In more detail, each of the two groups can be splitinto two clusters as suggested by the cluster analysis (ata 75 %-similarity level; Figs 3, 4). Samples from Clus-ter 1 (Unit A) are clearly dominated by pulmonate andrissooid gastropods (Fig. 3; Tab. 1), namely Gyrauluspulici, Bania valvatoides and Fossarulus moniliferus.This cluster, with an average similarity of 81.7 %, is de-

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Figure 5. Morphotypes of Melanopsis lyrata Neumayr, 1869. A. NHMW 2011/0138/0129, sample 0804/039 debris, morphotypeB; B. NHMW 2011/0138/0130, sample 0907/Moll4A, morphotype B; C. NHMW 2011/0138/0131, sample 0907/Moll4A, morpho-type C; D. NHMW 2011/0138/0132, sample 0907/Moll4A, morphotype C; E. NHMW 2011/0138/0133, sample 0907/Moll4A,morphotype D; F. NHMW 2011/0138/0134, sample 0907/Moll4A, morphotype E; G. NHMW 2011/0138/0135, sample 0804/039debris, morphotype E. Scale bar equals 1 cm.


fined by these 3 taxa only. Cluster 2 (also Unit A), witha comparable average similarity of 81.3 %, is definedby Bania valvatoides, Gyraulus pulici, Radix korlevici,Fossarulus moniliferus and Prososthenia neutra, ac-counting for 92.8 %. In addition, Unio rackianus (onlyrecord in the section), Pisidium bellardii and P. vukovicin. sp. appear. While the differences between the twogroups are distinct, deviations between clusters withinthe groups are in both cases comparably low. Clusters 1and 2 show an average dissimilarity of 34.8 %, resulting

from slightly varied values for Gyraulus pulici, Radixkorlevici and Bania valvatoides, and the presence ofPrososthenia neutra and Unio rackianus in Cluster 2.

The following 25 meters of limestone-coal interbed-dings were inadequate for an analysis. Few findings ofFossarulus moniliferus, Galba sp., Gyraulus pulici andFerrissia illyrica are reported from sample 0907/Moll3(Unit B1). This is the only occurrence of the lymnaeidGalba within the whole section. Samples Gacko 1 andGacko 2 from roughly correlated drill cores (Unit B2;


Figure 6. A. Fossarulus moniliferus Brusina, 1876, NHMW 2011/0138/0136, sample 090713/1, morphotype A; B. Fossarulusmoniliferus Brusina, 1876, NHMW 2011/0138/0137, sample 090713/1, morphotype A/B; C. Fossarulus moniliferus Brusina, 1876,NHMW 2011/0138/0138, sample 090713/1, morphotype B; D. Fossarulus moniliferus Brusina, 1876, NHMW 2011/0138/0139,sample 0804/039 debris, morphotype C; E. Fossarulus moniliferus Brusina, 1876, NHMW 2011/0138/0140, sample 0804/039debris, morphotype C; F. Fossarulus moniliferus Brusina, 1876, NHMW 2011/0138/0141, sample 0708/GA1, morphotype A;G. Bithynia jurinaci Brusina, 1884, NHMW 2011/0138/0143, sample 0804/039 debris; H. Bithynia jurinaci Brusina, 1884,NHMW 2011/0138/0144, sample 0708/GA14, operculum; I. Fossarulus moniliferus Brusina, 1876, NHMW 2011/0138/0142, sam-ple 090713/2, morphotype A. Scale bars equal 5 mm (A–I, K–L) and 1 mm (M), respectively.


Fig. 2) provided few remains of Fossarulus moniliferus,Radix korlevici and Gyraulus pulici.

Cluster 3 from the transition of units C/D1 with cor-related samples from the Vrbica section yielded threeanalyzable samples (Fig. 2). This cluster has an averagesimilarity of 79.2 %. The most abundant taxa are Fos-sarulus moniliferus and Prososthenia neutra followedby Radix korlevici, Melanopsis lyrata, Ferrissia illyricaand Gyraulus pulici. These 6 taxa contribute with91.5 % to the average similarity. Additional taxa are

Bithynia jurinaci (from debris only), the planorbidsPlanorbarius sp. and Orygoceras dentaliforme, the ter-restrial mollusks Carychium sp. and Vertigo sp., and thedreissenid Mytilopsis sp. Sample 0708/GA14 at the topof Unit D1, too small to be analyzed, yielded abundantBithynia opercula (68.0 %) and Ferrissia illyrica(28.0 %), followed by Gyraulus pulici (4.0 %). Thiscomposition changes rapidly c. 1 m above. The transi-tion of units D1/D2 (Cluster 4) with two samples is de-fined by 6 species accounting for 90.7 % (Melanopsis

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Figure 7. Prososthenia neutra Brusina, 1897. A, F. NHMW 2011/0138/0145, sample 090713/2; B. NHMW 2011/0138/0146, sam-ple 0907/Moll4A; C, H. NHMW 2011/0138/0147, sample 0907/Moll4A, distorted specimen; D, G. NHMW 2011/0138/0148,sample 0907/Moll4A; E. NHMW 2011/0138/0149, sample 0907/Moll4A. Scale bar equals 1 mm.


lyrata, Prososthenia neutra, Bania valvatoides, Gyrau-lus pulici, Fossarulus moniliferus and Mytilopsis jadro-vi). This is the only occurrence of the dreissenid bi-valve Mytilopsis jadrovi. The unity of both samples isconfirmed in the analysis by 83.6 % average similarity.Reduced dissimilarity between clusters 3 and 4(36.8 %) is rooted in similar abundance values for Fos-sarulus moniliferus and Melanopsis lyrata. The maindifferences concern the presence of Ferrissia illyrica inCluster 3 and higher percentage value of Bania valva-toides in Cluster 4. Interestingly, the dissimilarity levelsbetween clusters 1 and 4 (51.0 %) and 2 and 4(42.0 %), respectively, is lower than that between clus-ters 1 and 3 (66.6 %) and 2 and 3 (53.8 %). In bothcases, this can be explained by the recurrence espe-cially of Gyraulus pulici and Bania valvatoides in Clus-ter 4. The major dissimilarity is based on values forMelanopsis lyrata and Prososthenia neutra, which areless common or absent in clusters 1 and 2.

The top of Unit D2 is marked by monospecific accu-mulations of Mytilopsis frici (Brusina, 1904) (Mandicet al. 2011). The last sample from Unit E1 did not pro-vide enough material for the analysis. It contains few

individuals of Fossarulus moniliferus, Bania valva-toides, Radix korlevici and Planorbarius sp. Upsection(units E2 and F), fossils are poorly preserved, mostly asmolds. Mollusk diversity is comparatively low; all de-tected specimens belong to Fossarulus moniliferus andRadix korlevici.

Mollusk paleoecology andpaleoenvironment

This investigation, which provides the first statisticalanalysis of the mollusk fauna, allows a refinement ofthe interpretation by Mandic et al. (2011) and Krsticet al. (2009). From the analysis two main groups areevident, referred to as Fossarulus-assemblage and Mel-anopsis-assemblage in literature (Milojevic 1966; Man-dic et al. 2011; Fig. 2). The third group, again a Fossa-rulus-assemblage according to Milojevic (1966), yieldedonly few and small samples and does not appear in ouranalysis. These assemblages, however, are not definedby the frequent occurrence of their eponymous taxa


Figure 8. Bania valvatoides (Brusina, 1874). A, G. NHMW 2011/0138/0151, sample 0907/Moll4A; B, H. NHMW 2011/0138/0152, sample 090713/2; C. NHMW 2011/0138/0181, sample 090713/2; D. NHMW 2011/0138/0182, sample 090713/2;E, I. NHMW 2011/0138/0183, sample 090713/2; F. NHMW 2011/0138/0153, sample 090713/2. Scale bars equal 1 mm.


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Figure 9. A. Radix korlevici (Brusina, 1884), NHMW 2011/0138/0154, sample 090713/1; B. Radix korlevici (Brusina, 1884),NHMW 2011/0138/0155, sample 090713/1; C. Galba sp., NHMW 2011/0138/0157, sample 0907/Moll3; D. Radix korlevici (Bru-sina, 1884), NHMW 2011/0138/0156, sample 0804/039 coal. Scale bars equal 5 mm (A–C, E) and 1 mm (D), respectively.

Figure 10. A, F. Gyraulus pulici (Brusina, 1897), NHMW 2011/0138/0158, sample 0804/039; B, E. Gyraulus pulici (Brusina,1897), NHMW 2011/0138/0159, sample 090713/2; C. Gyraulus pulici (Brusina, 1897), NHMW 2011/0138/0160, sample 0907/Moll4A; D. Orygoceras dentaliforme Brusina, 1882, NHMW 2011/0138/0161, sample 0804/039. Scale bars equal 1 mm.


(Fig. 3; Tab. 1). The Fossarulus-assemblage is domi-nated by the planorbid Gyraulus pulici, followed by thehydrobiid Bania valvatoides. Likewise, the Melanopsis-assemblage is characterized by frequent Prososthenianeutra and Fossarulus moniliferus rather than by Mela-nopsis lyrata itself. Nevertheless, the grouping intothree assemblages remains valid based on the largelydeviating faunal compositions (Tab. 1).

The high abundances of the pulmonates Gyraulusand Radix in the first interval (Unit A, clusters 1 and2) argue for a low-energy shallow water environmentwith dense vegetation (Gl�er 2002). Fossarulus, which

appears throughout the whole section, is thought to bea pioneer taxon (Mandic et al. 2011). In Lake Sinj re-presentatives of this fossil genus are found exclusivelyin rather calm, shallow water settings, dominated byhydrobiids (Neubauer et al. 2011). In Lake Gacko itis, in turn, relatively abundant in nearshore as well asdistal environments and thus is regarded to be a eur-yoecious taxon. The ecology of the fossil genus Baniais completely unknown. As its occurrence is oftenbound to the presence of Gyraulus, its requirementsconcerning water quality and vegetation might becomparable.


Figure 11. A–C. Planorbarius sp., apical side, NHMW 2011/0138/0163, sample 0804/039 coal; D–E. Planorbarius sp., apicalside, NHMW 2011/0138/0164, sample 0804/039b; F. Planorbarius sp., umbilical side, NHMW 2011/0138/0165, sample 0804/039b; G, I. Ferrissia illyrica (Neumayr, 1880), NHMW 2011/0138/0166, sample 0804/039b; H, J–K. Ferrissia illyrica (Neumayr,1880), NHMW 2011/0138/0167, sample 0804/039. Scale bars equal 1 mm.


The dominance of pulmonates indicates that theseconditions persisted up to Unit B. Krstic et al. (2009),however, report massive accumulation of Fossaruluswithin limestone intervals of Unit B1 in drill cores,where this unit attains about 40 m. The correspondingsection interval in the Gracanica mine pit measuresonly 2.5 m (Mandic et al. 2011). This discrepancy isexplained by the highly varying sediment infill in theGacko Basin, depending on the position in the lake: themarl units in Unit B are massive in the basin centerand thin out towards the basin margins (Milojevic

1966; Mandic et al. 2011). A better correlation betweenboth sites becomes apparent in the following Unit B2with abundant pulmonates in both localities.

The second interval (Cluster 3) is marked by the firstoccurrence of Melanopsis, with smooth to weaklysculptured morphotypes, and the conspicuous increaseof Prososthenia and Fossarulus, while pulmonates de-cline. Species diversity increased significantly with 14taxa, although most of them are represented by onlyfew individuals. In contrast, 10 species were detected inthe first interval.

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Figure 12. Terrestrial mollusks. A. Carychium sp., NHMW 2011/0138/0168, sample 0804/039; columellar fold not visible in thisview; B, D. Carychium sp., NHMW 2011/0138/0169, sample 0804/039 coal; C, E. Vertigo sp., NHMW 2011/0138/0170, sample0804/039b. Scale bars equal 1 mm.

Figure 13. Mytilopsis frici Kochansky-Devid� & Sliskovic, 1978. A. RV, interior view, anteriorly most proximal part of exteriorLV with transversal ridge preserved, NHMW 2011/0138/0008, Gacko (historical collection); B. Articulated shell, postero-ventralpart of RV visible beneath antero-dorsally shifted LV, NHMW 2011/0138/0034, Gracanica Section, Mytilopsis bed (Unit D2);C. Fragment of articulated shell showing flabellate dorsal margin, NHMW 2011/0138/0032, Gracanica Section, Mytilopsis bed(Unit D2); D. Fragment of LV showing thickened margin and posterior sinus (interior view), NHMW 2011/0138/0025, GracanicaSection, Mytilopsis bed (Unit D2). Scale bar equals 1 cm.


Today, Melanopsis is known to be a generalist. It oc-curs in freshwater rivers, ponds, springs, shallow lakeswith inundated marshes, mud and gravel shores of estu-

aries, and oases, tolerating high temperatures andbrackish conditions (Brown 1994; Plaziat & Younis2005; Bandel et al. 2007). As the hydrobiid Prososthe-


Figure 14. A–C. Mytilopsis jadrovi (Brusina, 1892), NHMW 2011/0138/0171, sample 0907/Moll4A; D–F. Mytilopsis sp.,NHMW 2011/0138/0172, sample 0804/039b; G–I. Pisidium vukovici n. sp., holotype, NHMW 2011/0138/0173, RV, sample090713/2; J. Pisidium bellardii Brusina, 1884, NHMW 2011/0138/0174, RV, sample 0907/Moll4; K–L. Pisidium bellardii Brusi-na, 1884, NHMW 2011/0138/0175, sample 0907/Moll4, LV. Scale bars equal 1 mm.


nia is a fossil genus, few data on its ecologic require-ments exist. Common interpretations assign it to shal-low freshwater lakes and ponds with low-energy re-gimes (Esu & Girotti 2001; Harzhauser et al. 2012a;Neubauer et al. 2011). Gyraulus and Radix are stillpresent, also indicating shallow, low-energy settings.Additional pulmonate species are documented includ-ing Ferrissia and scarce Orygoceras and Planorbarius.Extant European Ferrissia wautieri is found in lentic tostagnant waters dwelling among leaves and twigs andis basically undemanding regarding water quality. Pla-norbarius corneus lives today in highly vegetated,standing or slowly running water bodies feeding exclu-sively on detritus (Gl�er 2002). Herein, also the onlyrecord of the terrestrial mollusks Carychium and Verti-go is documented signaling a short distance to thewaterside.

At the top of Unit D1 the faunal content is stronglydeviating from earlier/later intervals. The sample (notin analysis) consists of 3 taxa only, highly dominatedby Bithynia and Ferrissia. Extant Bithynia tentaculatais a very adaptive and undemanding r-strategist livingin stagnant and moderately running waters on detritus-rich substrates (Gl�er 2002). Hence, this extremely low

diverse composition featuring almost exclusively highlyadaptive and generally low competitive species suggestsa restricted environment with adverse conditions.

In contrast, only c. 1 m above the second part of theMelanopsis-assemblage (Cluster 4) is characterized bya well-balanced faunal composition with about uniformdistribution of abundances. Melanopsis, Prososthenia,Fossarulus, Bania, and Gyraulus all attain similar per-centage values reflecting the recovering of the faunafrom the preceding crisis. This is also documented bythe increased morphological variability in Melanopsis;for the first time, it develops all five morphotypes,which are considered in detail in the systematic chapter.This genus is known for its morphologically highlyvariable species. Often, distinct morphologies are boundto certain environmental conditions. Heller & Sivan(2002) showed strong correlation of morphotypes withflow current in Pleistocene melanopsids of the JordanValley. Smooth and slender forms represent agitated en-vironments, dwelling within or in the proximity of riv-ers. Sculptured shells, in contrast, reflect non-turbulenthabitats. Comparably, the occurrence of sculptured mor-photypes in Lake Gacko coincides with the establish-ment of perennial open-lake conditions (Mandic et al.

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Figure 15. Unio rackianus Brusina, 1874, all specimens from sample 090713/2. A–B, E. NHMW 2011/0138/0176, LV;C, F. NHMW 2011/0138/0177, LV; D, G. NHMW 2011/0138/0162, RV. Scale bars equal 1 cm.


2011). Consequently, the low-energy conditions mighthave promoted adaptive evolution towards sculpturedforms.

The following Unit D2 comprises grayish lime-stones signaling partial suboxic bottom conditions(Mandic et al. 2011). Coinciding with the lake-levelfall and a rising oxygen level at the top of the unit amonospecific accumulation of Mytilopsis frici occurs.This pattern is similar to developments in Lake Sinj,where the massive limestone intervals, largely barrenof gastropods, show abundant Mytilopsis aletici. Bothtaxa are interpreted to have settled in deeper, low-en-ergy settings (Mandic et al. 2009; Neubauer et al.2011).

Upsection, at the base of Unit E1, the diverse faunadisappears (base of the second Fossarulus-assemblage).The few and poorly preserved fossils could not be ana-lyzed statistically, but show a return to initial composi-tions featuring abundant pulmonates and Fossarulus.This situation persists up to the section top.

The apparent shifts in the faunal composition, re-garding occurring taxa as well as species richness, areespecially evident in the nMDS (Fig. 4B) where thepulmonate/rissooid-dominated Fossarulus-assemblageand the Melanopsis-assemblage with abundant Pro-sosthenia and Fossarulus group in separate fields. Thevertical axis in the plot is thought to reflect ecologicalconditions. The faunal compositions of the two assem-blages/groups show an ongoing trend to higher diversi-ties and uniform distributions of abundances. The lowdiverse pulmonate-assemblage (G1) points to ephemeralconditions with a lentic to stagnant water body anddensely vegetated watersides. The following higher di-verse assemblage (G2), with taxa having broader ecolo-gical requirements, reflects the establishment of a per-ennial system with stable open-lake conditions andhabitat diversification along the shoreface. In between,local crises occurred for short episodes, as proven bythe Bithynia-Ferrissia complex in Unit D1. The thirdassemblage, not part of the statistical analysis, with acomposition similar to the initial phase, again indicatesa retreat of the lake and the return to ephemeral condi-tions at the lake margins. Taxa requiring stable water-bodies like Melanopsis and Prososthenia are comple-tely missing.

The x-axis in the plot is interpreted to mirror speciesrichness. It correlates particularly well with the Marga-lef richness index (Tab. 1), computed as species rich-ness increasing with the natural logarithm of samplesize (Margalef 1958). Samples grouping to the left con-sist of few taxa, while samples on the right have ahigher number of taxa at comparable sample size.Thus, the probability that a sample yields higher spe-cies richness at higher sample size (the “expected spe-cies richness“) increases towards the right. This, inturn, fits to the interpretation above, as ephemeral habi-tats are expected to house few but abundant taxa, whileperennial systems usually attain distinctly higher spe-cies richnesses.

Conclusions

During the Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum LakeGacko harbored at least 17 aquatic mollusk species.Within the lake, long-term climatic oscillations are ex-cellently reflected in changing faunal compositions,which are proven herein for the first time by means ofstatistical analyses. The initial as well as the final phaseboth signal a more arid climate resulting in a loweredlake level. At that time, assemblages typically are lowdiverse and consist of abundant pulmonate and rissooidgastropods. The intermediate lake high stand coincidedwith a more humid interval with enhanced precipita-tion. The mollusk fauna diversified and rissooid andmelanopsid gastropods flourished, while pulmonateswere only marginally present. This interpretation agreeswith data of Mandic et al. (2011), who provided a moredetailed classification into distinct transgression-regres-sion cycles based on sedimentary facies and geophysi-cal data.

All species are endemic to the DLS, two of them oc-cur in Lake Gacko only. Also, the fauna shows variableoverlap with those of other DLS lakes. This suggeststhat the DLS comprised a mosaic of lakes, each with adistinct species inventory with moderate overlap withneighboring lakes.

Systematic paleontology

Type material of Neumayr (1869, 1880), Brusina (1870, 1872, 1874,1876, 1882, 1884, 1897, 1902, 1904) and Kochansky-Devid� & Sli�ko-vic (1978) stored in the Natural History Museum Zagreb (NHMZ), theNatural History Museum Sarajevo (NHMS) and the Geological SurveyVienna (GBA), and material from the collection of the Natural HistoryMuseum Vienna (NHMW) have been studied. Material from the presentstudy is stored in the NHMW under the prefix 2011/0138. For furthersynonyms see Brusina (1907), Wenz (1923–1930) and Milan et al.(1974). Only the description for the new species is available in the printversion of this paper, others appear as supplementary material.

Class Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758Superorder Heterodonta Neumayr, 1883Order Venerida Gray, 1854Family Sphaeriidae Deshayes, 1854 (1820)

Pisidium Pfeiffer, 1821

Type species. Tellina amnica M�ller, 1774, Recent, Palearctic andNorth America.


Figures 14G–I

Etymology. After Dr.sc. Bosko Vukovic, mine geologist of RiTE“Gacko“, for his assistance and help with the geological studies in theGacko Basin.

Holotype. Right valve illustrated in Figures 14G–I, NHMW 2011/0138/0173, sample 090713/2; H ¼ 2.8 mm, L ¼ 3.0 mm, C ¼ 1.2 mm.



Paratype 1. Right valve, NHMW 2011/0138/0178, sample 090713/1.Paratype 2. Left valve, NHMW 2011/0138/0179, sample 090713/2.Paratype 3. Left valve, NHMW 2011/0138/0180, sample 090713/2.

Material. 6 single valves from samples 090713/1 (1 LV, 2 RV) and090713/2 (2 LV, 1 RV) of the type horizon.

Type locality. Open-cast coal-mine “Gracanica“ near Gacko, MinepitB.

Type horizon. Unit A of the Section Gracanica in Mandic et al.(2011), footwall coal II lithostratigraphic unit of the Gacko Basin,Langhian, Middle Miocene (~15.83 Ma).

Diagnosis. Shell subtrigonal. Hinge plate massive; prominent lateralteeth.

Description. Subtriangular shell with regularly semicir-cular dorsal margin. Umbo low and broad, measuring750 mm. In lateral view, shell roughly semilunar. Outersurface covered with faint, regular growth lines. Hingeplate prominent and broad. Ligament pit short and lan-ceolate. Cardinals subcentral, oblique, dipping ante-riorly; C 2 broadened, blunt; C 3 prominent, crescent,convex-up, sharp, surrounded by two shallow cavities;C 4 sharp and straightened. Laterals prominent andlong with bulbous, sharp cusps. On right valve anteriorteeth massive, forming distinct emargination; posteriorteeth somewhat weaker. In both cases inner teeth stron-ger than outer ones.

Remarks. This taxon can be clearly distinguished fromPisidium bellardii Brusina, 1884 by its subtrigonal shellshape and very prominent hinge plate. P. hybonatumBrusina, 1897 is somewhat broader in outline and has aless prominent hinge plate. This species, originally de-scribed from Pliocene deposits of the southern Panno-nian Basin, was additionally reported by Jovanovic(1935) from the close-by Bihac Basin. Shells from thepossibly coeval Austrian Aflenz Basin, determined asPisidium cf. casertanum Poli, 1791 by Harzhauser et al.(2012b), are broader and expose a narrower, delicatehinge plate. Likewise, P. amnicum (M�ller, 1774) (=P. priscum H�rnes, 1862; non Eichwald, 1830) from theMiddle to Late Miocene of the Central and EasternParatethys and the Upper Freshwater Molasse is broad-er and has narrower and less distinct lateral teeth (cf.Schneider & Prieto 2011). The about coeval P. bako-nyensis K�kay, 2006 from Hungary is quite similar inshape but exposes an elevated umbo and smaller lateralteeth. In shape and hinge characteristics it is similar tothe Recent P. supinum Schmidt, 1851, but does not de-velop such a high umbo with the typical fold. ExtantP. tenuilineatum Stelfox, 1918 has stronger posteriorteeth and a transversally oriented C 3.

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to the following colleagues for support: Bosko Vuko-vic and authorities of RiTE “Gacko“ granted access to the mine. Jo-van Olujic (Geological Survey Zvornik) introduced us to the studiedlocalities. Stjepan Coric (Geological Survey Vienna) kindly providedsamples from drill cores. Simon Schneider (Natural History MuseumVienna) gave helpful comments on bivalve taxonomy. Zlata Jurisic-

Polsak (Natural History Museum Zagreb), Bozena Cvorovic (NaturalHistory Museum Sarajevo) and Irene Zorn (Geological Survey Vien-na) made type collections accessible. Medina Mandic assisted withfossil collections in the field. Alice Schumacher (Natural History Mu-seum Vienna) provided macro-photographs. Finally, we are grateful toDaniela Esu (University of Rome) and Vitaliy V. Anistratenko(Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of NAS, Ukraine) for constructivereviews and taxonomic discussion. The investigation contributes tothe Austrian Science Fund projects P18519-B17 and P25365.

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Appendix

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Table 1. Simper analysis, using Bray-Curtis distances and a cut-off level for low contributions of 90%. Additionally, data onMargalef ’s richness index are included.

Groups Clusters Margalef index

0708/GA1 1 1 0.456

0907/Moll2 1 1 0.858

0907/Moll1 1 2 1.077

090713/1 1 2 1.507

090713/2 1 2 1.447

0804–039 2 3 1.719

0804–039 coal 2 3 1.853

0804–039b 2 3 2.212

0907/Moll4 2 4 1.580

0907/Moll4A 2 4 1.514

Groups

Group 1 –– Average similarity: 71.69%

Species Av. Abund Av. Sim Sim/SD Contrib % Cum. %

Gyraulus pulici 6.66 27.28 2.80 38.05 38.05

Bania valvatoides 4.57 18.28 6.08 25.50 63.55

Fossarulus moniliferus 3.60 14.49 6.17 20.21 83.76

Radix korlevici 2.92 8.04 1.14 11.21 94.97

Group 2 – Average similarity: 70.05%


Prososthenia neutra 5.27 18.77 14.82 26.80 26.80


Melanopsis lyrata 3.87 11.76 2.92 16.79 66.69

Gyraulus pulici 2.65 7.36 3.16 10.50 77.19

Radix korlevici 2.07 5.99 2.33 8.55 85.74


Groups 1 & 2 – Average dissimilarity: 53.56%

Group 1 Group 2

Species Av. Abund Av. Abund Av. Diss Diss/SD Contrib % Cum. %

Prososthenia neutra 1.06 5.27 9.23 3.00 17.23 17.23

Gyraulus pulici 6.66 2.65 9.00 1.68 16.81 34.04

Melanopsis lyrata 0.00 3.87 8.39 2.96 15.66 49.70

Bania valvatoides 4.57 2.04 5.81 1.51 10.85 60.55

Fossarulus moniliferus 3.60 5.00 4.03 1.66 7.53 68.08

Radix korlevici 2.92 2.07 3.70 1.63 6.92 75.00

Ferrissia illyrica 0.00 1.34 2.85 1.06 5.33 80.32

Unio rackianus 0.92 0.00 1.79 0.80 3.34 83.67

Mytilopsis jadrovi 0.00 0.71 1.56 0.79 2.91 86.58

Orygoceras dentaliforme 0.00 0.72 1.53 1.17 2.86 89.44

Pisidium bellardii 0.45 0.91 1.53 1.26 2.85 92.29



Table 1. Continued

Clusters

Cluster 1 – Average similarity: 81.67%


Gyraulus pulici 8.60 48.49 *** 59.38 59.38

Bania valvatoides 3.43 17.98 *** 22.02 81.39

Fossarulus moniliferus 3.20 15.20 *** 18.61 100.00




Gyraulus pulici 5.38 20.16 15.42 24.80 50.26

Radix korlevici 4.05 14.96 20.91 18.40 68.66







Radix korlevici 2.66 9.55 10.86 12.06 64.26

Melanopsis lyrata 3.06 9.34 2.75 11.80 76.06

Ferrissia illyrica 2.23 6.42 21.22 8.11 84.16

Gyraulus pulici 1.96 5.80 15.25 7.33 91.49



Melanopsis lyrata 5.10 18.70 *** 22.37 22.37

Prososthenia neutra 4.73 18.44 *** 22.06 44.43

Bania valvatoides 3.80 11.64 *** 13.92 58.35

Gyraulus pulici 3.69 10.97 *** 13.12 71.47

Fossarulus moniliferus 3.78 9.86 *** 11.79 83.26

Mytilopsis jadrovi 1.79 6.23 *** 7.46 90.72


Fossil Record 16 (1) 2013, 77–96 95

Table 1. Continued

Clusters 1 & 2 – Average dissimilarity: 34.78%

Cluster 1 Cluster 2


Gyraulus pulici 8.60 5.38 8.04 2.78 23.11 23.11

Radix korlevici 1.23 4.05 7.17 1.73 20.62 43.72



Unio rackianus 0.00 1.53 3.68 1.28 10.57 81.10


Pisidium vukovici n. sp. 0.00 0.88 2.12 1.28 6.10 94.84


Cluster 1 Cluster 3


Gyraulus pulici 8.60 1.96 15.62 5.61 23.47 23.47






Radix korlevici 1.23 2.66 3.52 1.07 5.29 85.45


Mytilopsis sp. 0.00 0.89 2.10 1.20 3.16 92.81


Cluster 2 Cluster 3




Gyraulus pulici 5.38 1.96 6.96 2.65 12.95 44.24




Unio rackianus 1.53 0.00 2.97 1.33 5.52 76.93

Radix korlevici 4.05 2.66 2.76 1.79 5.13 82.06


Mytilopsis sp. 0.00 0.89 1.80 1.23 3.36 89.87

Pisidium vukovici n. sp. 0.88 0.00 1.71 1.33 3.18 93.06



Table 1. Continued


Cluster 1 Cluster 4



Gyraulus pulici 8.60 3.69 11.82 3.39 23.17 47.06




Radix korlevici 1.23 1.18 2.93 5.50 5.75 89.31

Pisidium bellardii 0.00 1.06 2.52 13.20 4.95 94.26


Cluster 2 Cluster 4




Radix korlevici 4.05 1.18 5.82 3.69 13.88 53.16


Gyraulus pulici 5.38 3.69 3.56 1.18 8.49 70.36


Unio rackianus 1.53 0.00 3.01 1.29 7.18 85.50



Cluster 3 Cluster 4







Gyraulus pulici 1.96 3.69 3.32 1.51 9.04 66.76

Radix korlevici 2.66 1.18 2.85 4.63 7.76 74.52



Mytilopsis sp. 0.89 0.00 1.73 1.20 4.71 90.23


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The Middle Miocene freshwater mollusk fauna of Lake Gacko (SE Bosnia and Herzegovina): taxonomic revision and paleoenvironmental analysis

Thomas A. Neubauer*, Oleg Mandic and Mathias Harzhauser

Department of Geology & Paleontology, The Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, 1010 Wien, Austria; e-mails: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

*corresponding author

Systematic paleontology

Type material of Neumayr (1869, 1880) and Brusina (1870, 1872, 1874, 1876, 1882, 1884, 1897, 1902, 1904) stored in the Natural History Museum Zagreb (NHMZ), the Natural History Museum Sarajevo (NHMS) and the Geological Survey Vienna (GBA), and material from the collection of the Natural History Museum Vienna (NHMW) have been studied. Material from the present study is stored in the NHMW under the prefix 2011/0138. For further synonyms see Brusina (1907), Wenz (1923–1930) and Milan et al. (1974).

Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1797

Subclass Caenogastropoda Cox, 1959

Order Cerithiimorpha Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975

Superfamily Cerithioidea Fleming, 1822

Family Melanopsidae H. & A. Adams, 1854

Melanopsis Férussac, 1807

Type species. Buccinum praemorsum Linnaeus, 1758, Recent, Spain.

Diagnosis. Ovate to conical shell, highly variable in outline. Protoconch smooth, comprising a little more than one whorl, not demarcated from the teleoconch. Acute oval aperture with siphonal canal and usually with prominent callus pad. Axial or spiral sculpture might be present. No umbilicus developed (modified after Bandel 2000).

Melanopsis lyrata Neumayr, 1869

Figures 5A–G

1869 Melanopsis (Canthidomus) lyrata Neumayr, p. 358, pl. 11, fig. 8.

2011 Melanopsis lyrata. – Mandic et al., figs 5.1–4.

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2011 Melanopsis lyrata. – Neubauer et al., p. 207, pl. 1, figs 1–9, 22 [cum syn.].

Holotype. GBA 1869/01/6.

Type locality. Ribarić N Maljkovo, Sinj Basin, SE Croatia; Middle Miocene.

Material. 98 specimens from samples 0804/039, 0804/039 coal, 0804/039b, 0804/039 debris, 0907/Moll4 and 0907/Moll4A; mostly fragmented.

Description. Slender to rather bulky conical shell with smooth protoconch, measuring around 1 whorl. Usually up to 15 mm in height and 6 mm in width; occasionally forms occur with height > 20 mm. Shape highly variable, ranging from broad and rather sturdy forms with inflated last whorl and coeloconoid outline up to highly slender ones with straight outline. Shell with 8–9 whorls that are moderately convex to straight-sided. Last whorl attaining somewhat more than half of shell height. Aperture rather narrow, exposing short siphonal canal. In broad morphotypes weak callus pad and/or columellar swelling may be developed. Coloring preserved in some individuals in the form of yellow/brownish-white chess or zigzag pattern.

Morphotypes also differing in sculpture. Early teleoconch always entirely smooth. On last 1–2 whorls sculpture may occur in the form of weak to distinct axial ribs and/or two rows of nodes below upper suture. In most specimens from Vrbica lower row stronger expressed (Fig. 5G). Nodes forming well-rounded knobs or sometimes produce rather distinct spikes. Expression of ribs and nodes may vary even on same individual. Thus, a classification into discrete morphotypes is difficult. Five forms can be roughly distinguished: smooth (morphotype A; not illustrated); intentions of ribs on last whorl (morphotype B; Figs 5A–B); weak ribs on last two whorls (morphotype C; Figs C–D); more distinct ribs with two rows of weak nodules (morphotype D; Fig. 5E); ribs with strong nodes, occasionally ribs reduced (morphotype E; Figs 5F–G).

Remarks. The variability of Melanopsis lyrata was shown by Olujić (1999), Mandic et al. (2011), and Neubauer et al. (2011). The specimens found in Vrbica with distinct ribs and nodes (morphotype E) correspond to the Lake Sinj costata-morphotype in Olujić (1999) and morph C in Neubauer et al. (2011), respectively. However, the prominence of the nodes in the lower row is uncommon in Lake Sinj morphotypes. Those recorded from Gračanica mine (Fig. 5A–E; Mandic et al. 2011) are usually weaker sculptured with blunt riblets and/or regularly rounded small knobs.

The slender Melanopsis visianiana Brusina, 1874 can be distinguished by the distinct angle between flank of the last whorl and the concave base. Melanopsis sostarici Brusina, 1897 from Dugo Selo (Glina subdepression, southern Pannonian Basin) has fewer and relatively higher whorls, has no callus pad and develops two fascioles on the neck. The bulky forms are reminiscent of M. camptogramma Brusina, 1876 and M. lanzaeana Brusina, 1874, which usually develop a more bulky body whorl. The overall similar shape might indicate a close relationship.

Occurrence. Gacko Basin (Vrbica, Gračanica). Sinj Basin (Lučane W Sinj, Ribarić N Maljkovo), Drniš Basin (Miočić) (Neumayr 1869; Brusina 1874).

Order Littorinimorpha Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975

Superfamily Rissooidea Gray, 1847

Family Bithyniidae Gray, 1857

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Bithynia Leach in Abel, 1818

Type species. Helix tentaculata Linnaeus, 1758, Recent, Europe.

Diagnosis. Conical to ovoid shell with highly convex to stepped whorls. Calcified operculum with concentrical growth lines (modified after Glöer 2002).

Bithynia jurinaci Brusina, 1884

Figures 6G–H

1869 Bythinia [sic] tentaculata. – Neumayr, p. 363, pl. 12, fig. 8 [non Helix tentaculata Linnaeus, 1758].

1884 Bythinia [sic] Jurinaci Brusina, p. 53.

non 2004 Bithynia jurinaci. – Harzhauser & Binder, p. 7, pl. 2, figs 8–11.

Neotype. NHMZ 3853-1493 (syntypes lost).

Type locality. Miočić, Drniš Basin, SE Croatia; Middle Miocene.

Material. 1 complete specimen and 1 operculum from 0804/039 debris, 17 opercula from 0708/GA14.

Description. Broad conical shell, measuring 8 mm in height and 5 mm in width, consisting of 5 convex whorls. Protoconch insufficiently preserved. Last whorl particularly broad, sometimes even developing weak shoulder, attaining 65–75% of shell height. In late ontogeny last whorl displaying weakly allometric growth, reflected by stronger anteriorly-oriented growth. Base straight to slightly convex. Aperture only rudimentarily preserved but known to be roughly ovoid, exposing typical notch at posterior part of inner lip, resulting in posterior tip. Umbilicus narrow, slit-like. In lateral view, aperture inclined to the axis with c. 10°; lips parallel. Directly behind peristome thin, shallow furrow for operculum occurring inside shell. Calcified operculum showing fine concentrical growth lines.

Remarks. This species is the only documented Bithynia from the DLS. It is morphologically closely related to the extant B. tentaculata (Linnaeus, 1758). Harzhauser & Binder (2004) identified specimens from the Late Miocene of the Vienna Basin as B. jurinaci. Despite the similar morphology the large stratigraphic gap of more than 5 Ma raises doubts on that identification and the Pannonian species might need a reevaluation.

Occurrence. Gacko Basin (Vrbica, Gračanica). Sinj Basin (Ruduša [= Goručica] and Župića potok in Sinj, Trnovača, Turiake), Drniš Basin (Miočić) (Brusina 1884).

Family Emmericiidae Brusina, 1870

Fossarulus Neumayr, 1869

Type species. Fossarulus stachei Neumayr, 1869, Miocene, Dalmatia/SE Croatia.

Diagnosis. Shell bulky to slender conical, often with spiral sculpture. Protoconch smooth, large and immersed. Umbilicus narrow. Aperture broad and ovoid. Lips

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continuous and thickened, outer lip sinusoidal in lateral view (modified after Neumayr 1869).

Fossarulus moniliferus Brusina, 1876

Figures 6A–F, I

1876 Fossarulus moniliferus Brusina, p. 111.

1882 Fossarulus fuchsi Brusina, p. 38 [nomen nudum].

1897 Fossarulus Bulići Brusina, p. 22, pl. 8, figs 19–20.

1897 Fossarulus Buzolići Brusina, p. 22, pl. 8, figs 14, 17–18.

1897 Fossarulus Buzolići complanatus Brusina, p. 22, pl. 8, figs 15–16.

1897 Fossarulus fuchsi. – Brusina, p. 21, pl. 7, figs 27–28.

1897 Fossarulus moniliferus. – Brusina, p. 21, pl. 8, figs 3–6.

1902 Fossarulus Bulići. – Brusina, pl. 11, figs 40–43.

2009 Fossarulus tricarinatus. – Krstić et al., p. 42, pl. 1, figs 1–2 [non Fossarulus tricarinatus Brusina, 1870].

2011 Fossarulus bulici. – Mandic et al., fig. 5.6.

2011 Fossarulus buzolici. – Mandic et al., fig. 5.7.

2011 Fossarulus fuchsi. – Mandic et al., fig. 5.8.

2011 Fossarulus fuchsi. – Neubauer et al., p. 212, pl. 5, figs 3–4, 9, 13.

Holotype. NHMZ 3024-670.


Material. 228 specimens from samples 0804/039, 0804/039 coal, 0804/039b, 0804/039 debris, 0907/Moll1, 0907/Moll2, 0907/Moll3, 0907/Moll4, 0907/Moll4A, 090713/1, 090713/2, 0708/GA1, 0703/024, Gacko 1; mostly fragmented.

Description. Conical shell with 4–4.5 moderately to strongly convex whorls and maximum height of 9.5 mm. Protoconch smooth, strongly immersed, with less than 1 whorl, grading continuously into teleoconch; measures 650–700 µm. Depending on highly variable sculpture three morphotypes can be distinguished: smooth (morphotype A); keeled (B); another form with nodes on the keels (C). Especially between morphs A and B transitions are observed in the form of faint keels (Fig. 6B). If present, 3 keels are usually expressed; on convex base additional weak subjacent keels may emerge. Short sutural ramp developed above upper keel. Aperture ovoid with typical posterior notch on inner lip. Sometimes posterior canal developed. Outer lip thickened and occasionally everted; in profile exposing posterior and wide anterior emarginations.

Remarks. Within the DLS a great number of Fossarulus species and subspecies were introduced. The conspicuous morphological overlap of several of these taxa suggests that several of the taxa are superfluous.

All forms mentioned in the synonymy list correspond largely regarding shape, size and whorl convexity but display some variability concerning sculpture. These are mere morphotypes rather than distinct species: Fossarulus buzolici complanatus represents the smooth morphotype A; F. buzolici displays a transitional form with faint keels (morphotype A/B); F. moniliferus and F. bulici comprise finely keeled specimens

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(morphotype B); F. fuchsi is the strongly sculptured with distinct nodes on the keels (morphotype C) exclusively found in Vrbica.

Maybe also the more bulky F. stachei Neumayr, 1869, F. armillatus Brusina, 1876, F. auritus Brusina, 1897, and F. hoernesi Brusina, 1897 are only extreme morphs of a single polymorphic species. More detailed studies of type material will have to be performed to elucidate these relations. Fossarulus tricarinatus Brusina, 1870 and F. eginae Brusina, 1897 are more slender, have less convex whorls and a relatively broad last whorl. Specimens from drill cores determined as F. tricarinatus by Krstić et al. (2009) fully correspond to the present description.

Occurrence. Gacko Basin (Vrbica, Gračanica). Sinj Basin (Potravlje, Ribarić N Maljkovo), Drniš Basin (Miočić) (Brusina 1876, 1882, 1897).

Family Hydrobiidae Stimpson, 1865

Subfamily Pyrgulinae Brusina, 1881

Prososthenia Neumayr, 1869

Type species. Prososthenia schwartzi Neumayr, 1869, Miocene, Dalmatia/SE Croatia.

Diagnosis. Small shell, conical to ovoid. Protoconch weakly granular. Last whorl often narrow and allometric. Aperture oblique and ovoid. Lips continuous and thickened, with outer lip protruding centrally in lateral view (modified after Neumayr 1869).

Prososthenia neutra Brusina, 1897

Figures 7A–H

1897 Prososthenia? neutra Brusina, p. 19, pl. 9, figs 3–4, 7–8.

2011 Prososthenia neutra. – Mandic et al., figs 5.9–10.

2011 Prososthenia neutra. – Neubauer et al., p. 209, pl. 4, figs 3–4, 6, 12.



Material. 160 specimens from samples 0804/039, 0804/039 coal, 0804/039b, 0804/039 debris, 0907/Moll1, 0907/Moll4, 0907/Moll4A, 090713/1 and 090713/2.

Description. Drop-shaped, smooth shell with up to 6 moderately convex whorls. Protoconch granular, consisting of about 1 whorl; continuous transition to teleoconch. This taxon comprises individuals with a variety of shapes, ranging from fairly broad to extremely slender. Whorls moderately convex. Last whorl making up c. 60% of shell height, grading into slightly convex base. Aperture including posterior tip poorly thickened and not detached; ranging from ovoid to semilunar in slender elongated specimens. Sometimes thin umbilicus developed. Laterally, quite weak posterior indentation occurring at outer lip. Apart from fine prosocline growth lines faint spiral lines covering whorls. In some specimens traces of weak subsutural band may be developed.

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Remarks. Its apertural characteristics classify it as true Prososthenia. It is broader and has rounder whorls than P. eburnea Brusina, 1884.

Occurrence. Gacko Basin (Vrbica, Gračanica). Sinj Basin (Lučane W Sinj), Drniš Basin (Miočić) (Brusina 1897; Neubauer et al. 2011).

Subfamily unknown

Bania Brusina, 1896

Type species. Bania prototypica Brusina, 1872, Middle Miocene, Dalmatia/SE Croatia; by monotypy (ICZN 2001).

Diagnosis. Small and sturdy to broad ovoid shell. Protoconch reticulate. Whorls convex to step-like. Aperture ovoid, simple or thickened, occasionally with opercular ridge (compiled after Brusina 1874, 1897; Neubauer et al. 2012).

Bania valvatoides (Brusina, 1874)

Figures 8A–I

1872 Stalioa valvatoides Brusina, p. 144 [nomen nudum].

1874 Stalioa valvatoides. – Brusina, p. 61, pl. 4, figs 9–10.

1897 Pseudoamnicola? Stošićiana crassa Brusina, p. 22, pl. 12, figs 17–18.

1896 Bania valvatoides. – Brusina, p. 130.

2009 Pseudoamnicola (Staja) šoštarićiana [sic]. – Krstić et al., pl. 1, fig. 5.

2011 Bania prototypica. – Mandic et al., fig. 5.14 [non Stalioa prototypica Brusina, 1874].

Neotype. NHMZ 3925-1565/1-3 (holotype lost).

Type locality. Miočić, Drniš Basin, SE Croatia (Holotype from Goručica in Sinj, Sinj Basin, SE Croatia); Middle Miocene.

Material. 139 specimens from samples 0804/039, 0907/Moll1, 0907/Moll2, 0907/Moll4, 0907/Moll4A, 090713/1, 090713/2, 0708/GA1 and 0703/024. Further occurrences (< 1 mm) are recorded from 0804/039 coal, 0804/039b and 0708/GA14.

Description. Small, shiny and bulky shell with up to 4 whorls. Protoconch consisting of 1.1 whorls; initially covered with mesh of densely arranged wrinkles, fading out towards transition to teleoconch and forming pattern of irregular spiral threads. Spire shape variable, ranging from broad and bulky to more slender and drop-shaped in some cases. Whorls strongly convex with moderately incised sutures, usually exposing a bluntly step-like profile. Last whorl attaining up to 80% of total height. Aperture elliptical to ovoid, only touching base of preceding whorl in its posterior part, forming fairly wide umbilicus. In lateral view, outer lip slightly protruding below umbilicus, forming broad basal emargination. Peristome sharply edged in earlier ontogeny; becomes distinctly everted and sometimes slightly thickened in latest stages. Opercular ridge developed in fully-grown specimens, ranging from weak riblet to strong varix-like structure (as in type material). Distinct prosocline growth lines and faint spiral grooves covering whorl surface.

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Remarks. The morphological variability of this species is enormous. Shell shape ranges from low valvatoid, as is the case for the (lost) holotype and the syntypes, to higher coiled, drop-shaped forms, including all kind of intermediates. Likewise, the expression of the opercular ridge and the thickening of the peristome vary greatly, partly depending on ontogenetic stage.

Concerning shell shape, this species is similar to 'Lithoglyphus' tripaloi Brusina, 1884 (Bania tripaloi after Neubauer et al. 2012). This form has less convex whorls and no stepped spire, lacks the apertural thickening, the opercular ridge and the basal emargination. Some specimens from units A and D, erroneously determined as Bania prototypica (Brusina, 1874) by Mandic et al. (2011: fig. 5.14), fully correspond to the present description of B. valvatoides. B. prototypica, as well as 'Amnicola' torbariana (Brusina, 1874) and 'Amnicola' stosiciana (Brusina, 1874), differ from B. valvatoides in the higher spire and the more distinctly stepped whorl outline with highly incised sutures. All forms share the characteristic protoconch sculpture and are therefore assigned to the genus Bania (Neubauer et al. 2012). The subspecies B. stosiciana crassa Brusina, 1897, originally described from Gacko, fully corresponds to the slender specimens studied here and is thus considered synonymous.

Krstić et al. (2009) identified specimens from drill cores as "Pseudoamnicola (Staja) šoštarićiana Brusina, 1874". With regard to the denoted authority, this attribution obviously is a wrong spelling of Pseudamnicola [= Bania] stosiciana (Brusina, 1874). The specimens fully match with the present description.

Detailed discussions of this genus and attended nomenclatorial problems as well as its phylogenetic relations are provided by Kadolsky (1993, 1998) and Neubauer et al. (2012).

Occurrence. Gacko Basin (Vrbica, Gračanica). Sinj Basin (Ruduša in Sinj), Drniš Basin (Miočić) (Brusina 1884).

Clade Panpulmonata Jörger et al., 2010

Order Hygrophila Férussac, 1822

Suborder Branchiopulmonata Morton, 1955

Family Lymnaeidae Rafinesque, 1815

Galba Schrank, 1803

Type species. Buccinum truncatulum Müller, 1774, Recent, Europe.

Diagnosis. Small, slender, elongated ovoid shell. Protoconch conical and smooth. Whorls well rounded to stepped, slowly increasing in dimensions; separated by deep sutures. Last whorl large, but not inflated. Aperture narrow, egg-shaped, with posterior angulation. Columella fairly straight and everted over the slit-like umbilicus (compiled from Zilch 1959–1960; Neubert 1998).

Galba sp.

Figure 9C

Material. 3 spire fragments from sample 0907/Moll3.

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Description. Extremely slender lymnaeid. Most complete specimen comprising 4 whorls, exposing highly convex whorl outline producing stepped spire. Protoconch smooth, passing into teleoconch without distinct rim. Aperture unknown. Strong growth lines covering shell.

Remarks. The distinctly stepped whorl outline and the slender shape suggest a classification as Galba. The slim habitus reminds of Omphiscola Rafinesque, 1819, which has convex but not stepped whorls. No comparable taxon is recorded from the DLS, but the insufficient material and preservation, do not allow establishing a new species.

Radix Montfort, 1810

Type species. Helix auricularia Linnaeus, 1758, Recent, Europe.

Diagnosis. Globular ovoid, thin-walled shell with short spire and acute apex. Whorls increase fast in dimensions. Last whorl large, bulgy, and inflated. Aperture round, wide, often slightly everted, and sharply terminated. Columella slightly twisted, with broad margin (compiled from Montfort 1810; Zilch 1959–1960).

Radix korlevici (Brusina, 1884)

Figures 9A–B, D

1884 Limnaea [sic] Korlevići Brusina, p. 56.

1897 Limnaea [sic] Korlevići. – Brusina, p. 3, pl. 2, figs 6–7.

1902 Lymnaea hyaloleuca Brusina, pl. 1, figs 36–39.

2009 Lymnaea (Omphiscola) aff. servica. – Krstić et al., pl. 1, fig. 3.

2009 Succinea sp. ex gr. S. drnišana juv. – Krstić et al., pl. 1, fig. 4.

2011 Radix hyaloleuca. – Mandic et al., fig. 5.5.



Material. 76 largely fragmented specimens from samples 0804/039, 0804/039 coal, 0804/039b, 0907/Moll1, 0907/Moll2, 0907/Moll4, 0907/Moll4A, 090713/1, 090713/2, 0703/024 and Gacko 3; some remains < 1mm are found in samples Gacko 1 and Gacko 2.

Description. Glossy, smooth, thin-walled and slender shell with blunt apex and 4 whorls. Precise measurements cannot be performed as the largest specimens were fragmented; estimated height: 15–20 mm. Protoconch smooth with indistinct transition to teleoconch. Whorls moderately convex. Last whorl (including aperture) attaining c. 85% of total shell height. Aperture ovoid, slightly everted and posteriorly elongated. Inner lip thin and attached to base of preceding whorl, leaving no umbilicus; columella rarely with weak fold. Weak prosocline growth lines covering surface.

Remarks. The generic affiliation is based on the wide and elongated aperture. ‘Lymnaea’ hyaloleuca Brusina, 1902 is represented by two syntypes, which slightly deviate in the relative size of the last whorl. While the first one is slightly broader and exposes an angle next to the umbilicus, the second one (Brusina 1902: pl. 1, figs 38–39)

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fully corresponds to the holotype of Radix korlevici. In respect to intraspecific variability both forms are regarded as synonyms of Radix korlevici (Brusina, 1884). Lymnaea klaici Brusina, 1884 from Miočić is much larger and more slender. Krstić et al. (2009) misidentified this species and even attributed some fragmented apices to the terrestrial gastropod Succinea.

Occurrence. Gacko Basin (Vrbica, Gračanica). Drniš Basin (Miočić) (Brusina 1884, 1902).

Family Planorbidae Rafinesque, 1815

Subfamily Planorbinae Rafinesque, 1815

Gyraulus Charpentier, 1837

Type species. Planorbis albus Müller, 1774, Recent, Europe; by subsequent designation (Dall 1870).

Diagnosis. Small discoidal planorbid taxon. Protoconch with distinct spiral striae. Umbilical side almost flat or immersed. Few rounded, angular or carinate whorls, increasing rapidly in diameter. Aperture wide with expanded basal margin (modified after Zilch 1959–1960; Brown 1994).

Gyraulus pulici (Brusina, 1897)

Figures 10A–C, E–F

1897 Planorbis Pulići Brusina, p. 6, pl. 2, figs 8–10.

1902 Planorbis Pulići. – Brusina, pl. 3, figs 22–24.

2009 Segmentina sp. – Krstić et al., pl. 1, fig. 6.

2009 Planorbis pulići. – Krstić et al., pl. 1, figs 7–8.

2011 Gyraulus pulici. – Mandic et al., figs 5.11, 5.15.


Type locality. Gacko-Avtovac, Gacko Basin, SE Bosnia and Herzegovina; Middle Miocene.

Material. 254 largely fragmented shells from samples 0804/039, 0804/039 coal, 0804/039b, 0907/Moll1, 0907/Moll2, 0907/Moll3, 0907/Moll4, 0907/Moll4A, 090713/1, 090713/2, 0708/GA1, 0708/GA14, Gacko 1 and Gacko 3; some fragments < 1 mm are found in Gacko 2.

Description. Broad planorbid shell with up to 3 whorls. Protoconch consisting of c. 0.7 whorls bearing 7 spiral striae that fade out after about half a whorl. Transition to teleoconch marked by initiation of growth lines, which are quite prominent in some specimens. Whorls overgrowing up to 50% of preceding ones and attaining up to more than double height. Last whorl making up c. 40% of shell diameter. No point of maximum convexity in early ontogeny; in later stages sometimes stronger convexity emerging in lower half resulting in roughly trapezoid outline. Peristome sharply edged and with c. 30° inclined to the axis.

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Remarks. Gyraulus geminus (Brusina, 1897) and G. dalmaticus (Brusina, 1884) from Sinj and Drniš basins both are flatter with a more distinct angulation in lateral view. The smaller Gyraulus nedici (Brusina, 1902) from Dugo Selo (Glina subdepression, southern Pannonian Basin) has more convex whorls with a fairly equilateral profile. The likewise small Gyraulus oncostomus (Brusina, 1902) from Dugo Selo has a more distinctly angled profile with a deltoid shaped aperture and is relatively broader. Some fragments of earliest whorls were erroneously identified as Segmentina sp. by Krstić et al. (2009).

Occurrence. Endemic to the Gacko Basin (Vrbica, Gračanica) (Brusina 1897).

Orygoceras Brusina, 1882

Type species. Orygoceras dentaliforme Brusina, 1882, Miocene, Dalmatia/SE Croatia.

Diagnosis. Shell small, dentaliform, asymmetrical and more or less curved. Protoconch planispiral bearing faint spiral striae. Teleoconch surface with faint growth lines, occasionally with ring-like sculpture or spiral lines. Aperture oblique and elliptical to semilunar (modified after Brusina 1882, 1902).

Orygoceras dentaliforme Brusina, 1882

Figure 10D

1882 Orygoceras dentaliforme Brusina, p. 42, pl. 11, figs 9–15.

2011 Orygoceras dentaliforme. – Mandic et al., fig. 5.17.

2013 Orygoceras dentaliforme. – Neubauer et al., p. 146, figs 6D–E [cum syn.].

Syntypes. NHMZ 3574-1214/1a, NHMZ 3576-1216/1a.


Material. 4 fragments from samples 0804/039, 0804/039 coal and 0804/039b.

Description. Shell uncoiled and dentaliform. Protoconch consisting of about half a whorl bearing faint striae. Teleoconch mainly smooth apart from fine growth lines. In some specimens distinct rings may occur in various ontogenetic stages. Shell elliptical to semilunar in cross-section. Aperture not preserved in any specimen.

Remarks. The development of sculpture is assumed to range within intraspecific variability as no clear separation of distinct morphotype-groups can be performed. Discussion on the validity of the many species introduced by Brusina (1882, 1902) is provided by Neubauer et al. (2012).

Occurrence. Gacko Basin (Vrbica, Gračanica). Sinj Basin (Ribarić N Maljkovo, Lučane W Sinj, Župića potok in Sinj, Trnovača), Drniš Basin (Miočić, Parčić), Kupres Basin (Fatelj), Džepi Basin, southern Pannonian Basin (Dugo Selo / Lasinja) (Brusina 1882; Neubauer et al. 2012).

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Planorbarius Duméril, 1806

Type species. Helix cornea Linnaeus, 1758, Recent, Europe; by subsequent designation (Froriep 1806).

Diagnosis. Shell moderately to very large, thick-shelled, disciform. Shell on both sides immersed, more on apical side. Whorls high, evenly rounded, increasing regularly in diameter, covered with growth lines and spiral striae. Aperture round or elliptical, basal margin protruding (compiled from Zilch 1959–1960; Brown 1994).

Planorbarius sp.

Figures 11A–F

2011 Planorbarius sp. – Mandic et al., fig. 5.12.

Material. 5 spire fragments from samples 0804/039b, 0907/Moll4 and 0703/024; additional fragments < 1 mm found in 0804/039 coal.

Description. Spire completely immersed with highly convex initial whorls and strongly incised sutures. Protoconch consisting of c. 1 whorl and measuring 550 µm. Initial cap making up c. 50 µm; covered with short and faint irregular threads. Termination indicated by onset of spiral rows of distinct circular pits (c. 5 µm). Between them fragile irregular ridges may be formed in axial direction. Onset of teleoconch indicated by formation of growth lines. Whorls exposing distinct shoulder to moderately curved flank. Strong irregularly shaped, spiral grooves covering whole teleoconch surface. They are confined to bundles of 4–5 grooves each, separated by slightly raised smooth bands (Fig. 11F). Where they cross more pronounced growth lines a weakly undulated pattern is formed. Aperture only marginally preserved; seemingly not conspicuously thickened or everted.

Remarks. The identification of the fragments is based on the characteristic protoconch features and the spiral teleoconch sculpture, which are typical elements for Planorbarius. A determination on species level is not possible from the available material.

Subfamily Ancylinae Rafinesque, 1815

Ferrissia Walker, 1903

Type species. Ancylus rivularis Say, 1817, Recent, Eastern North America.

Diagnosis. Shell thin-walled, low ancyliform, with acute apex pointing to the right. Protoconch with radial striae and small pit in its center. Surface smooth or covered with radial striae (modified after Walker 1903).

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Ferrissia illyrica (Neumayr, 1880)

Figures 11G–K

1880 Ancylus Illyricus Neumayr, p. 486, pl. 7, fig. 16.

1902 Ancylus illyricus. – Brusina, pl. 1, figs 20–21.

2009 Ancylus cf. illyricus. – Krstić et al., p. 42, pl. 1, figs 10–11.

2011 Ferrissia illyrica. – Mandic et al., fig. 5.16.

2011 Ferrissia illyrica. – Neubauer et al., p. 214, pl. 6, figs 8–9, 13.

Holotype. Type specimen is lost; no neotype defined yet.

Type locality. Gacko-Avtovac, Gacko Basin, SE Bosnia and Herzegovina; Middle Miocene.

Material. 25 specimens and several spire fragments from samples 0804/039, 0804/039 coal, 0804/039b, 0907/Moll3, 0708/GA14 and Gacko 3.

Description. Small and narrow ancylid shell with broadest diameter anterior. Largest specimen found attaining 6 mm in length, 3.5 mm in width and 2 mm in height. Apex round and blunt, slightly inclined to the right, measuring c. 400 µm. Initial part attaining about half of total protoconch diameter, smooth with small, circular and shallow pit in its center. It is surrounded by a collar-like array of thin radial threads, which are terminated distally by a distinct rim. Growth lines already starting during this interval and forming more or less strong concentrical rings. Inner surface covered with highly granular pattern in early ontogeny that gradually fades out towards shell margins. In some specimens radial threads may occur in late ontogeny, but only on the inner surface.

Remarks. The lack of radial ribs on the outer teleoconch surface separates this species from Ferrissia wittmanni (Schlickum, 1964) from the Early Miocene of the Western Paratethys (Kowalke & Reichenbacher 2005). Ferrissia crenellata Harzhauser & Neubauer in Harzhauser et al., 2012 from the Aflenz Basin (Austria) has a smaller protoconch and a typical pinnacle-like sculpture on the radial threads, which reach almost to the central pit.

Occurrence. Gacko Basin (Vrbica, Gračanica). Sinj Basin (Lučane W Sinj), Drniš Basin (Miočić, Parčić) (Neumayr 1880; Neubauer et al. 2011).

Suborder Eupulmonata Haszprunar & Huber, 1990

Infraorder Acteophila Dall, 1885

Superfamily Ellobioidea Pfeiffer, 1854

Family Carychiidae Jeffreys, 1830

Carychium Müller, 1773

Type species. Carychium minimum Müller, 1774, Recent, Europe.

Diagnosis. Small egg-shaped to almost cylindrical shells with 4–7 whorls and obtuse apex. Aperture 30–40% of total height, thickened and everted, usually bearing 1 parietal, 1–2 palatal and 1 columellar tooth. Parietal and columellar tooth continue as

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lamellae on the columella. Umbilicus slit-like (compiled from Zilch 1959–1960; Strauch 1977).

Carychium sp.

Figures 12A–B, D

Material. 1 complete specimen and few fragments from samples 0804/039 and 0804/039 coal.

Description. Small elliptical shell with up to 4 whorls. Protoconch fine-punctate, dome-shaped, measuring 300 µm. Whorls roughly cylindrical in profile with maximum convexity in adapical half. This results in a slightly stepped outline. Last whorl attaining about two thirds of total shell height, forming moderately convex base. Narrow umbilicus developed. Aperture displaying typical angle between columellar and parietal region, widely convex basal margin and roughly straight palatal lip. Margin broad, thickened and everted and throughout covered with numerous small granules (Fig. 12D). Columellar and palatal lamellae forming small rounded triangular tubercles; parietal lamella quite strong. Distinct prosocline growth lines covering shell, occasionally forming regular riblets.

Remarks. Only few terrestrial mollusks have been described so far from the Dinaride Lake System. Prysjazhnjuk (2008) recorded several taxa from DLS deposits in south-western Serbia. Because of their poor preservation as molds a reliable identification is difficult.

Infraorder Stylommatophora Schmidt, 1855

Superfamily Pupilloidea Turton, 1831

Family Vertiginidae Fitzinger, 1833

Vertigo Müller, 1773

Type species. Vertigo pusilla Müller, 1774, Recent, Europe.

Diagnosis. Shell usually dextrally coiled, bulgy to elongate ovoid, with obtuse apex. Whorls well-rounded, separated by deep sutures. Aperture subcircular, usually bearing 2 parietal, 1 columellar, 1 basal, and 2 palatal lamellae; occasionally strongly reduced; accessory teeth may occur. Peristome slightly everted. Palatal margin often indented. Surface covered with faint growth lines (compiled from Zilch 1959–1960).

Vertigo sp.

Figures 12C, E

Material. A single fragment bearing the aperture from sample 0804/039b.

Description. Only last whorl with aperture preserved. Parietalis strong, accompanied by weaker, thin and slightly inclined angularis; columellaris broad but rather weak; very weak basalis formed below; palatalis inferioris inclined, displaying most prominent

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tooth; palatalis superioris thin and similarly inclined but weaker expressed. Narrow umbilicus developed.

Remarks. The generic identification is based on the arrangement of the teeth and the indented palatal margin. The dentition with the strong parietalis and infrapalatalis is reminiscent of Vertigo callosa (Reuss, 1849) from Czech Republic (Early Miocene) and the Steinheim (Middle Miocene) and Vienna basins (Late Miocene). However, due to insufficient preservation a definite determination on species level is not possible.

Class Bivalvia Linnaeus, 1758

Superorder Heterodonta Neumayr, 1883

Order Venerida Gray, 1854

Family Dreissenidae Gray in Turton, 1840

Mytilopsis Conrad, 1857

Type species. Mytilus leucophaeatus Conrad, 1831, Recent, Eastern USA.

Diagnosis. Shell mytiliform to modioliform, umbo terminal, or nearly so, dorsal margin straight. Hinge with septum, beneath which on the cardinal side is a triangular cup-shaped process (apophysis). Ligament pit rather deep, pallial sinus absent or weak, byssal gap usually marked (compiled from Conrad 1857; Nuttall 1990).

Mytilopsis frici (Brusina, 1904)

Figures 13A–D

1904 Congeria Friči Brusina, p. 497, pl. 1, fig. 7a, pl. 2, figs 7b–f, pl. 3, figs 7g–m.

1966 Congeria drvarensis. – Stojčić in Milojević, p. 357, figs 1–2 [non Congeria drvarensis Toula, 1913].

1966 Congeria friči. – Stojčić in Milojević, p. 357, figs 3–4.

1978 Congeria friči. – Kochansky-Devidé & Slišković, p. 60, 94, pl. 11, figs 1–7, textfig. 8.

2011 Mytilopsis frici. – Mandic et al., figs 3.4–3.5

Lectotype. Single left valve embedded by interior side into sediment (NHMS MB1683/7), originally illustrated by Brusina (1904: pl. 3, fig. 7m) and designated as lectotype by Kochansky-Devidé & Slišković (1978: pl. 11, fig. 1). 12 paralectotypes are additionally available from the same locality.

Type locality. Field at the hill-slope east of Šipovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Middle Miocene.

Material. 1 specimen from the historical collection of the NHMW of Gacko and about 20 originally articulated but largely fragmented individuals from 4 rock samples collected in the Mytilopsis shell-bed unit of the open-cast mine Gračanica (Mandic et al. 2011).

Description. Shell fragile, thin-walled, less inflated, equivalve, inequilateral with pointed, prosogyr beak in anterior-most position. Long as high, usually about 40 mm in

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length, with maximal length of 52 mm in available material. Circular to sub-triangular in outline, with wing-like, upwards pointed dorsal margin and rounded posterior and ventral margins. Hinge plate straightened, meeting ventral margin at about 110°. Byssal notch broad and shallow concave. Posterior sinus occasionally present; up to three fine transversal threads can arise posteriorly striking in its direction. Anteriorly, sharp transversal ridge present within the first 15 to 20 mm of growth. Additionally to fine growth lines, broad, concentric rugae might be present. Exceptionally well preserved specimens show a nacreous, shiny interior surface with slightly thickened but smooth shell margin.

Remarks. The species is closely related to M. aletici and M. drvarensis due to its size, circular, dorsally flabellate outline, fragile shell and fine transversal ridge at the proximal shell exterior surface. However, it clearly differs from M. aletici by the straightened anterodorsal margin missing the anterior beak-like prolongation of the hinge line (Neubauer et al. 2012). M. drvarensis is distinctly stronger inflated, has a longer transversal ridge, an acute umbonal angle and is not exceeding 40 mm in length. Based on this features we regard shells erroneously identified as M. drvarensis by Stojčić in Milojević (1966) as belonging to M. frici.

Occurrence. Gacko Basin (Gračanica, Gacko). Šipovo Basin, Drvar Basin (Vidovo Selo, Kochansky-Devidé & Slišković 1978: pl. 11, fig. 4), Bugojno Basin (Gračanica, top of the lacustrine series; Muftić & Behlilović 1966, not illustrated). The presence from the Hodovo Basin reported by Stojčić in Raić & Papeš (1977) has not been confirmed by Kochansky-Devidé & Slišković (1981), who found there only the similar M. aletici.

Mytilopsis jadrovi (Brusina, 1892)

Figures 14A–C

1892 Congeria Jadrovi Brusina, p. 195.

1897 Congeria Jadrovi. – Brusina, p. 30, pl. 17, figs 12–14.

1902 Congeria Jadrovi. – Brusina, pl. 21, figs 2–5.

1978 Congeria jadrovi. – Kochansky-Devidé & Slišković, p. 37, 87, pl. 1, figs 26–39.

2011 Mytilopsis jadrovi. – Neubauer et al., p. 215, pl. 7, figs 1–2, 9.

Holotype. NHMZ 3150-796/1.

Type locality. Trnovača, Sinj Basin, SE Croatia; Middle Miocene.

Material. 8 shells from samples 0907/Moll4 and 0907/Moll4A.

Description. Shell elongated triangular with weak and wide anterior byssal notch and rounded ventral end. Prodissoconch smooth, cap-like, regularly circular, measuring 250 µm. A distinct rim and beginning growth lines signal its termination. Broad and slightly curved keel developed, reaching from umbo to ventral margin and forming convex crest in dorsoventral view. Hinge plate small and curved bearing posterior apophysis. Thin interior ligamental band present, originating posteriorly from umbo.

Remarks. The similarly shaped Mytilopsis neumayri (Andrusov, 1897) from the Middle to Late Miocene of the Pannonian Basin System is larger and has a lower keel; its anterior external surface field is strongly reduced.

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Occurrence. Gacko Basin (Gračanica). Sinj Basin (Lučane W Sinj, Župića potok in Sinj, Trnovača, Sveta Kata NW Sinj, Bila glavica near Trilj), Drniš Basin (Miočić, Biočić, Kadina glavica E Drniš), Livno-Tomislavgrad Basin (Eminovo Selo N Tomislavgrad), Zenica-Sarajevo Basin (Čajdraš W Zenica, Blažuj near Sarajevo), Konjic Basin (Čelebići W Konjic), southern Pannonian Basin domain (Požega Basin: Rogoljica; Karlovac Basin: Utinja; Prijedor Basin: Marini, Mala/Velika Žuljevica) (Kochansky-Devidé & Slišković 1978).

Mytilopsis sp.

Figures 14D–F

Material. 3 hinge fragments from samples 0804/039 coal (2 LV) and 0804/039b (1 RV).

Description. Shell modioliform, inflated, with smooth exterior surface except for fine growth lines. Umbo prosogyr but not terminal. Prodissoconch smooth, circular, measuring around 275 µm. Anterior margin rounded; dorsal and ventral margins straightened, meeting anteriorly at rectangular to acute angle. Septum narrow, posteriorly elongated, bearing transversally oriented apophysis; anteriorly bends 45° downwards, grading there into a narrow ledge, oriented subparallel to anterior margin; anteriorly shallow, crescent depression present.

Remarks. The presence of an anterior shell portion in the dreissenids of the DLS was reported by Kochansky-Devidé & Slišković (1978, 1981) from a few species only, including M. aletici and M. scaphula. Each of these species is characterized by the presence of a transversal dorsal ridge at the proximal exterior shell surface, which is, however, not developed in this species. With exception of the relatively larger and posteriorly shifted apophysis, the available fragments are reminiscent of specimens from the Lower Miocene Freshwater Molasse (Kirchberg-Formation, S Germany), attributed to M. amygdaloides (Dunker, 1848) by Nuttall (1990) and Kowalke & Reichenbacher (2005). However, these specimens differ notably from the type material of M. amygdaloides (Dunker 1848: pl. 21, figs 8–9) from the Freshwater Molasse near Ulm (S Germany). The holotype (single right valve) shows a terminal beak position and thus a consequently different shell outline. Therefore, the identification of the Kirchberg-Fm. specimens as M. amygdaloides seems questionable.

Family Sphaeriidae Deshayes, 1854 (1820)

Pisidium Pfeiffer, 1821

Type species. Tellina amnica Müller, 1774, Recent, Palearctic and North America.

Diagnosis. Elongate, inequilateral shell. Umbo pointing posteriorly, often protruding, sometimes with terminating growth rim. Ligament immersed. Right valve with one cardinal tooth and two anterior and two posterior teeth. Left valve with two cardinal teeth and one anterior and one posterior tooth (modified after Pfeiffer 1821; Zeissler 1971).

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Pisidium bellardii Brusina, 1884

Figures 14J–L

1884 Pisidium Bellardii Brusina, p. 48.

1897 Pisidium Bellardii. – Brusina, p. 36, pl. 21, figs 43–45.

Holotype. Single right valve illustrated in Brusina (1897) (by monotypy; NHMZ 3203-849).

Type locality. Trnovača, Sinj Basin, SE Croatia; Middle Miocene.

Material. 16 single valves from samples 090713/1 (1 LV, 1 RV), 090713/2 (2 LV, 3 RV), 0804/039 (2 LV, 2 RV), 0804/039b (1 LV), 0907/Moll4 (1 LV, 2 RV) and 0907/Moll4A (1 LV, 1 RV).

Description. Elliptical, inequilateral, anteriorly elongated shell. Umbo narrow, elongated and suppressed; no pronounced beak. In lateral view, shell highly curved, nearly semilunar. Fine and regular growth lines covering surface. Hinge plate short and narrow with weak emarginations formed by lateral teeth. On right valve outer lateral teeth broad and low; inner ones pointy and more distinct. Cardinal tooth (C 3; dental nomenclature after Herrington 1962) forming sharp and simple crest with proximal thickening; it is inclined and slightly curved. Ligament pit short, narrow, lanceolate and well demarcated. On left valve lateral teeth both small but quite distinct, in lateral view forming pointy, triangular cusps. C 4 short and sharp, inclined and slightly angled, distally touching margin of hinge plate; in lateral view exposing M-like profile with two acute tips, one on each side. Lower cardinal tooth (C 2) straight and parallel to hinge plate; in lateral view forming rectangular, sharp crest; roughly same length as C 4.

Remarks. This taxon has not been described so far properly. Clessin in Brusina (1884) only provided a comparison with the extant P. fossarinum Clessin in Westerlund, 1873 (= P. casertanum Poli, 1791). Despite similar shell shape this form differs in its strongly angled C 2 and C 3.

Occurrence. Gacko Basin (Vrbica, Gračanica). Sinj Basin (Ruduša in Sinj, Trnovača), Drniš Basin (Miočić) (Brusina 1884, 1897).


Figures 14G–I

Etymology. After Dr.sc. Boško Vuković, mine geologist of RiTE "Gacko", for his assistance and help with the geological studies in the Gacko Basin.

Holotype. Right valve illustrated in Figures 14G–I, NHMW 2011/0138/0173, sample 090713/2; H=2.8 mm, L=3.0 mm, C=1.2 mm.

Paratype 1. Right valve, NHMW 2011/0138/0178, sample 090713/1.

Paratype 2. Left valve, NHMW 2011/0138/0179, sample 090713/2.

Paratype 3. Left valve, NHMW 2011/0138/0180, sample 090713/2.

Material. 6 single valves from samples 090713/1 (1 LV, 2 RV) and 090713/2 (2 LV, 1 RV) of the type horizon.

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Type locality. Open-cast coal-mine "Gračanica" near Gacko, Minepit B.

Type horizon. Unit A of the Section Gračanica in Mandic et al. (2011), footwall coal II lithostratigraphic unit of the Gacko Basin, Langhian, Middle Miocene (~15.83 Ma).

Diagnosis. Shell subtrigonal. Hinge plate massive; prominent lateral teeth.

Description. Subtriangular shell with regularly semicircular dorsal margin. Umbo low and broad, measuring 750 µm. In lateral view, shell roughly semilunar. Outer surface covered with faint, regular growth lines. Hinge plate prominent and broad. Ligament pit short and lanceolate. Cardinals subcentral, oblique, dipping anteriorly; C 2 broadened, blunt; C 3 prominent, crescent, convex-up, sharp, surrounded by two shallow cavities; C 4 sharp and straightened. Laterals prominent and long with bulbous, sharp cusps. On right valve anterior teeth massive, forming distinct emargination; posterior teeth somewhat weaker. In both cases inner teeth stronger than outer ones.

Remarks. This taxon can be clearly distinguished from Pisidium bellardii Brusina, 1884 by its subtrigonal shell shape and very prominent hinge plate. P. hybonatum Brusina, 1897 is somewhat broader in outline and has a less prominent hinge plate. This species, originally described from Pliocene deposits of the southern Pannonian Basin, was additionally reported by Jovanović (1935) from the close-by Bihać Basin. Shells from the possibly coeval Austrian Aflenz Basin, determined as Pisidium cf. casertanum Poli, 1791 by Harzhauser et al. (2012), are broader and expose a narrower, delicate hinge plate. Likewise, P. amnicum (Müller, 1774) (= P. priscum Hörnes, 1862; non Eichwald, 1830) from the Middle to Late Miocene of the Central and Eastern Paratethys and the Upper Freshwater Molasse is broader and has narrower and less distinct lateral teeth (cf. Schneider & Prieto 2011). The about coeval P. bakonyensis Kókay, 2006 from Hungary is quite similar in shape but exposes an elevated umbo and smaller lateral teeth. In shape and hinge characteristics it is similar to the Recent P. supinum Schmidt, 1851, but does not develop such a high umbo with the typical fold. Extant P. tenuilineatum Stelfox, 1918 has stronger posterior teeth and a transversally oriented C 3.

Superorder Palaeoheterodonta Newell, 1965

Order Unionida Stoliczka, 1871

Family Unionidae Rafinesque, 1820

Unio Philipsson, 1788

Type species. Mya pictorum Linnaeus, 1758, Recent, Europe.

Diagnosis. Shell inequilateral, oval to elongated, rounded in front and pointed or biangulate behind, with a more or less developed posterior ridge, often becoming slightly arcuate when old. Beaks only moderately inflated, generally sculptured with coarse ridges, which run parallel with the growth lines, or are somewhat doubly looped, sometimes broken and showing fine radiating lines behind. Surface smooth, slightly concentrically ridged or pustulous. Hinge plate narrow; two pseudocardinals and two laterals in the left valve and one pseudocardinal and one lateral in the right, with rarely a vestige of a second lateral. Cavity of the beaks not deep or compressed (compiled from Simpson 1900).

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Unio rackianus Brusina, 1874

Figures 15A–G

1874 Unio Račkianus Brusina, p. 115, pl. 5, figs 9–10.

1987 Unio rackianus rackianus. – Žagar-Sakač, p. 72, pl. 1, figs 1–2, pl. 2, figs 1–2, pl. 3, figs 1–2, pl. 9, fig. C.

1987 Unio rackianus simplex Žagar-Sakač, p. 76, pl. 4, figs 1–3, pl. 9, fig. A.

1987 Unio rackianus intermedius Žagar-Sakač, p. 77, pl. 5, figs 1–3, pl. 9, fig. B.

2011 Unio rackianus. – Neubauer et al., p. 216, pl. 7, figs 3–7.

Syntypes. Single left and right, posteriorly fragmented valves (NHMZ 3232-878/1-2) illustrated by Brusina (1874) and Žagar-Sakač (1987).


Material. Moderately to poorly preserved; fragmented single valves from samples 090713/1 (6 LV) and 090713/2 (6 LV, 2 RV).

Description. Shell moderate in size with (reconstructed) maximal length of 50 mm and height attaining about 60 % of length; postero-anteriorly elongated, elliptical in outline, inequilateral, with strongly prosogyr oriented umbo and posterior shell part 3 times longer than anterior part; highly inflated with (single valve) convexity reaching about 45 % of shell height. Shell wall nacreous, lamellate and massive (~8 mm thick in largest specimen). Proximal shell exterior bearing concentric, projecting lamellae for up to 4 mm of growth. Anteriorly regularly zigzag-like undulated; posteriorly, prominently bended, forming a backwards oriented, sharp, trigonal protrusion. Left valve: posteriorly elongated and thickened ventral lateral tooth (dorsal one not preserved in available material); massive, trigonal posterior pseudocardinal; elongated anterior pseudocardinal. Right valve: thickened, elongated pseudocardinal; sharp, elongated posterior lateral tooth. Anterior adductor scar deep and rugose, portioned by transversal ledges.

Remarks. The always co-occurring U. rackianus simplex Žagar-Sakač, 1987 and U. r. intermedius Žagar-Sakač, 1987 certainly represent only morphs of U. rackianus Brusina 1874 and are consequently reunited herein (see also Neubauer et al. 2011). In contrast, Unio katzeri Brusina, 1904 is morphologically well differentiated from U. rackianus by its trigonal outline and the presence of 2 to 4 prominent posterior ribs (Žagar-Sakač 1987). The latter species was originally described from the Šipovo Basin from deposits likely bearing Mytilopsis frici. Unio cubranovici Brusina, 1902 from about the same stratigraphic horizon of the Glina Basin (~16 Ma according to Mandic et al. 2012) can be hardly distinguished from U. rackianus except for being smaller in size and having more fragile shells. However, detailed taxonomic analyses by Žagar-Sakač (1990) supported their independent status.

Occurrence. Gacko Basin (Gračanica). Sinj Basin (Lučane W Sinj, Muša SW Otok, Panj N Hrvace, Goručica and Novi Bunar in Sinj, Koljane and Ribarić N Maljkovo), Drniš Basin (Miočić) (Žagar-Sakač 1987; Neubauer et al. 2011).

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