k5/1/12 (Profil 11; Ksar Beni Soltane) (Jurassic to of Tunisia)

Where: Tunisia (33.0° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 21.4° N, 11.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tataouine Formation, Middle Callovian to Middle Callovian (164.7 - 161.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified marl

Preservation: cast

Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical, peel or thin section,

Primary reference: S. Holzapfel. 1998. Palökologie benthischer Faunengemeinschaften und Taxonomie der Bivalven im Jura von Südtunesien. Beringeria - Würzburger geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen (22)1-199 [F. Fursich/D. Hempfling/M. Gahr]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13586: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 15.04.2002, edited by Austin Hendy

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Neritoina - Neritopsidae
Neritopsis sp. Grateloup 1832 snail
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Neritoplica sp. Oppenheim 1892 snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon hirsonensis d'Archiac 1843 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Myopholas multicostata Agassiz 1842 clam
 Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822 clam
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Pronoella sp. Fischer 1887 clam
Isocyprina sp. Röder 1882 clam
Anisocardia "sp. A" Munier-Chalmas 1863 clam
described as sp. A
 Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia cf. piettei Fischer 1969 cockle
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula menkii nut clam
[entered as Paleonucula menkii]
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae