AL3sc-Jura: Albian, Switzerland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae
Nautilus albensis d'Orbigny 1850
recombined as Cymatoceras albense
Nautilus montmollini Pictet and Campiche 1859
recombined as Eutrephoceras montmollini
Nautilus clementinus d'Orbigny 1840
misspelling Eutrephoceras clementinum
Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Belemnites minimus
Cephalopoda - Ammonoidea
Ammonoidea cleon
originally entered as "Ammonites cleon"
Ammonoidea mammillatus
originally entered as "Ammonites mammillatus"
Ammonoidea regularis
originally entered as "Ammonites regularis"
Ammonoidea tardefurcatus
originally entered as "Ammonites tardefurcatus"
Ammonoidea interruptus
originally entered as "Ammonites interruptus"
Ammonoidea milletianus
originally entered as "Ammonites milletianus"
Ammonoidea subalpinus
originally entered as "Ammonites subalpinus"
Ammonoidea beudati
originally entered as "Ammonites beudati"
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Ancyloceratidae
Ancyloceras vaucherianus
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Anisoceratidae
Ancyloceras blancheti Pictet and Campiche 1861
recombined as Protanisoceras blancheti
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hamitidae
Crioceras depressus Pictet and Campiche 1861
recombined as Pictetia depressa
Gastropoda - Phasianellidae
Phasianella gaultina
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Turbo coquandi
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Trochus conoideus
Solarium moniliferum
spelled with current rank as Trochus (Solarium)
Solarium hugianum
spelled with current rank as Trochus (Solarium)
Solarium ornatum Lea 1833
Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomaria gibbsi
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Scalaria clementina
Scalaria dupiniana d'Orbigny 1842
recombined as Confusiscala dupini
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Natica clementina d'Orbigny 1842
recombined as Ampullospira clementina
Gastropoda - Tylostomatidae
Tylostoma gaultinum
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Pterocera bicarinata (Deshayes in Leymerie 1842)
recombined as Tessarolax bicarinata
Aporrhais obtusa
originally entered as "Aporhais obtusa"
Aporrhais pseudo-subulata
originally entered as "Aporhais pseudo-subulata"
Aporrhais marginata
originally entered as "Aporhais marginata"
Aporrhais cingulata
originally entered as "Aporhais cingulata"
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Fusus dupinianus
Fusus clementina
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica dupinii
Natica favrina
Natica gaultina
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Avellana lacryma
Avellana alpina
Avellana subincrassata
Gastropoda - Patellidae
Helcion conicum
Helcion inflexum
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca glabra
Arca carinata
Arca campichiana
Arca cottaldina
Arca subnana
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Pectunculus alternatus
synonym of Glycymeris
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus albensis
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina sanctae-crucis
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Thetis genevensis
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya triboleti
originally entered as "Pholdomya triboleti"
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia simplex
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Pholas sanctae-crucis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Myoconcha gaultina
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Cyprina angulata
synonym of Arctica
Cyprina regularis
synonym of Arctica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Petricola meriani
Petricola escheri
Venus vibrayeana
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra gaultina
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium constantii
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina moreana
Arcopagia rauliniana
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena sanctae-crucis
Gastrochaena gaultina
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea acutisulcata
Panopea arduennensis
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte allobrogensis
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita tenuicosta
Cardita constantii
Cardita dupiniana d'Orbigny 1843
corrected as Cardita dupini
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia constantii d'Orbigny 1900
recombined as Oistotrigonia constantii
Trigonia archiaciana d'Orbigny 1900
recombined as Oistotrigonia archiaciana
Trigonia aliformis
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula gurgitis
Nucula arduennensis
Nucula ovata Phillips 1841
Nucula pectinata Sowerby 1818
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium rhodani
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Odontaspis gracilis Agassiz 1843
recombined as Lamna gracilis
Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae
Ischyodon thurmanni
original and current combination Chimaera (Ischyodon)
Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae
Saurocephalus albensis
see common names

Geography
Country:Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.8° North, 6.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.4° North, 10.6° East
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Albian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 4
*Epoch:Gallic
Key time interval:Albian
Age range of interval:113.00000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: the author describes the Albian as the Gault, and divides the faunal assemblages into three groups: upper, middle, and lower. This is a lower Albian collection
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,yellow sandstone
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:2167
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky Enterer:K. Layou
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-06-23 13:05:32 Last modified:1999-06-28 14:20:20
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:14
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

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