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
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Neritopsis sp. Grateloup 1832 snail | |
Neritoplica sp. Oppenheim 1892 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Parallelodon hirsonensis d'Archiac 1843 clam | |
Eonavicula moulyi clam | |
Actinostreon costatum oyster | |
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel | |
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845 clam | |
Myopholas multicostata Agassiz 1842 clam | |
Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822 clam | |
Eocallista cf. krenkeli Cox 1935 clam | |
Pronoella sp. Fischer 1887 clam
Isocyprina sp. Röder 1882 clam | |
Eomiodon gardeti clam | |
Protocardia cf. piettei Fischer 1969 cockle
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle | |
Trigonia pulla clam | |
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Rhynchonellata | |
Terebratula cf. lamberti Douville 1886 |