AL2-Jura (Cretaceous of France)

Where: France (46.8° N, 6.5° E: paleocoordinates 35.4° N, 10.6° E)

When: Albian (113.0 - 100.5 Ma)

• the author describes the Albian under the name of Gault and breaks the fauna into three assemblages: upper, middle and lower

Environment/lithology: pyritic sandstone

Primary reference: A. Jaccard. 1869. Jura Vaudois et Neuchatelois. Matériaux pour la carte géologique de la Suisse 6:1-340 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2166: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Zack Krug on 23.06.1999, edited by Karen Layou

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula albensis" = Leionucula albensis, Nucula arduennensis, Nucula jaccardi, Nucula pectinata
"Nucula albensis" = Leionucula albensis d'Orbigny 1844 nut clam
Nucula jaccardi nut clam
Nucula pectinata Sowerby 1818 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana neckeriana, Nuculana vibrayeana, Nuculana mariae
Nuculana neckeriana pointed nut clam
originally entered as "Leda neckeriana"
Nuculana vibrayeana pointed nut clam
originally entered as "Leda vibrayeana"
Nuculana mariae d'Orbigny 1844 pointed nut clam
originally entered as "Leda mariae"
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Arcopagia rauliniana
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia rotunda
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca carinata, Arca subnana
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Lithodomus traversensis" = Lithophaga
"Lithodomus traversensis" = Lithophaga mussel
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Tylostomatidae
Tylostoma gaultinum
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica gaultina
Natica gaultina moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais orbignyana, Aporrhais muleti, Aporrhais carinella, "Pterocera bicarinata" = Tessarolax bicarinata
Aporrhais orbignyana snail
originally entered as "Apporhais orbignyana"
Aporrhais muleti snail
originally entered as "Apporhais muleti"
Aporrhais carinella snail
originally entered as "Apporhais carinella"
"Pterocera bicarinata" = Tessarolax bicarinata Deshayes in Leymerie 1842 snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Scalaria gurgitis
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Avellana lacryma
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
"Solarium moniliferum" = Trochus (Solarium), "Solarium hugianum" = Trochus (Solarium), Solarium ornatum
"Solarium moniliferum" = Trochus (Solarium) top snail
originally entered as "Salarium moniliferum"
"Solarium hugianum" = Trochus (Solarium) top snail
originally entered as "Salarium hugianum"
Solarium ornatum Lea 1833 top snail
originally entered as "Salarium ornatum"
Cephalopoda
 Ammonoidea -
Ammonoidea beudanti, Ammonoidea parandieri, Ammonoidea ladidorsatus, Ammonoidea roissyanus, Ammonoidea lyelli, Ammonoidea interruptus, Ammonoidea subalpinus, Ammonoidea quercifolius
Ammonoidea beudanti ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites beudanti"
Ammonoidea parandieri ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites parandieri"
Ammonoidea ladidorsatus ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites ladidorsatus"
Ammonoidea roissyanus ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites roissyanus"
Ammonoidea lyelli ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites lyelli"
Ammonoidea interruptus ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites interruptus"
Ammonoidea subalpinus ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites subalpinus"
Ammonoidea quercifolius ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites quercifolius"
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Baculites sanctae-crucis
Baculites sanctae-crucis Lamarck 1799 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Anisoceratidae
"Ancyloceras blancheti" = Protanisoceras blancheti
"Ancyloceras blancheti" = Protanisoceras blancheti Pictet and Campiche 1861 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Hamitidae
Hamites raulinianus, Hamites moreanus, Hamites halleri, Hamites attenuatus
Hamites halleri ammonite
Hamites attenuatus Sowerby 1814 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Ptychoceratidae
Ptychoceras gaultinus
 Ammonitida - Ancyloceratidae
Ancyloceras nicoleti
Ancyloceras nicoleti Pictet and Campiche 1861 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Crioceratitidae
"Crioceras astierianus" = Crioceratites
"Crioceras astierianus" = Crioceratites ammonite
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Belemnites minimus
  -
Rhynchoteuthis quinquecarinatus
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
"Nautilus clementinus" = Eutrephoceras clementinum, "Nautilus montmollini" = Eutrephoceras montmollini
"Nautilus clementinus" = Eutrephoceras clementinum d'Orbigny 1840 nautiloid
"Nautilus montmollini" = Eutrephoceras montmollini Pictet and Campiche 1859 nautiloid
Crustacea
  -
Crustacea indet.
Crustacea indet. Brünnich 1772
"indet. sp." - originally entered as "Crustacea indet. sp."
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Otodus appendiculatus" = Cretalamna appendiculata
"Otodus appendiculatus" = Cretalamna appendiculata Agassiz 1835 mackerel shark
Actinopteri
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Sphaerodus globulosus