AP4m-Jura (Cretaceous of France)

Where: France (47.1° N, 6.6° E: paleocoordinates 36.8° N, 16.2° E)

When: Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• The author lists the Urgonien as part of the Neocomian; however Harland 1989 puts the Urgonien within the lowermost Aptian

Environment/lithology: gray, yellow carbonate

• in some areas the carbonate is oolitic

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 2186: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Zack Krug on 24.06.1999, edited by Karen Layou

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris lardyi pencil urchin
 Salenioida - Hyposaleniidae
Peltastes lardyi sea urchin
Peltastes meyeri sea urchin
 Calycina - Diplopodiidae
"Pseudodiadema jaccardi" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema), "Pseudodiadema virgo" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema)
"Pseudodiadema jaccardi" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) sea urchin
"Pseudodiadema virgo" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) sea urchin
 Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae
 Irregularia - Clypeidae
"Pygurus productus" = Astrolampas productus
"Pygurus productus" = Astrolampas productus Agassiz 1836 sea urchin
 Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
"Botriopygus obovatus" = Pygorhynchus, "Echinobrissus nicoleti" = Nucleolites, Pygaulus morloti, Pygaulus subinferus
"Botriopygus obovatus" = Pygorhynchus sea urchin
"Echinobrissus nicoleti" = Nucleolites sea urchin
Pygaulus morloti sea urchin
 Holectypoida - Holectypidae
 Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Heteraster couloni heart urchin
 Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Magnosia sp. n. sp. sea urchin
"sp, nov." - originally entered as "Magnosia sp, nov."
Crinoidea
  -
Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
Actinopteri
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus couloni Agassiz 1843
Pycnodus munsteri Agassiz 1839
Sphaerodus sp. Agassiz 1833
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
"Rhynchonella lata" = Belbekella lata
"Rhynchonella lata" = Belbekella lata d'Orbigny 1847
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella sp. Fischer 1809
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula sp. Müller 1776
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
unclassified
  -
Annelida indet. Lamarck 1809
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
"Nautilus pseudoelegans" = Cymatoceras pseudoelegans
"Nautilus pseudoelegans" = Cymatoceras pseudoelegans d'Orbigny 1841 nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Trochus desori top snail
Trochus couloni top snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica mastoidea moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Colombellinidae
"Columbellina maxima" = Colombellina
"Columbellina maxima" = Colombellina snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
"Pterocera pelagi" = Harpagodes pelagi
"Pterocera pelagi" = Harpagodes pelagi Brongniart 1821 snail
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus aequalis, Mytilus salevensis, "Lithodomus oblongus" = Lithophaga, "Lithodomus amygdaloides" = Lithophaga, "Lithodomus avellana" = Lithophaga
"Lithodomus oblongus" = Lithophaga mussel
"Lithodomus amygdaloides" = Lithophaga mussel
"Lithodomus avellana" = Lithophaga mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
"Cyprina orbensis" = Arctica
"Cyprina orbensis" = Arctica clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
"Anatina marullensis" = Platymya marullensis
"Anatina marullensis" = Platymya marullensis d'Orbigny 1844 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
Crustacea
  -
Crustacea indet. Brünnich 1772
Anthozoa
  -
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
unclassified
  -
Porifera indet. Grant 1836