k5/2/9 (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)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Preservation: cast, original aragonite, original calcite, replaced with dolomite

Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical,

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 13590: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 15.04.2002, edited by Austin Hendy

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula menkii nut clam
[entered as Paleonucula menkii]
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Arcomya sp. Agassiz 1838 clam
 Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822 clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952 clam
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia "sp. C" Beyrich 1845 cockle
described as sp. C
Protocardia dufrenoyca Buvignier 1852 cockle
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845 clam
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna "sp. B" Linnaeus 1758 oyster
described as sp. B
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Costigervillia crassicosta Morris and Lycett 1853 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Plagiostoma "sp. C" Sowerby 1814 file clam
described as sp. C
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylopecten palinurus d'Orbigny 1850 scallop
[entered as Spondilopecten palinurus]