AP2sc-Jura: Early/Lower Aptian, Switzerland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Nummulitidae
Operculina cruciensis
Orbitolinidae
Orbitolina lenticularis
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus munsteri (Agassiz 1839)
Pycnodus complanatus Agassiz 1834
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Odontaspis gracilis Agassiz 1843
recombined as Lamna gracilis
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula planata
Nucula simplex Deshayes 1842
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia longa Agassiz 1840
recombined as Rutitrigonia longa
Trigonia carinata
Trigonia daedalea
Trigonia caudata
Trigonia ornata d'Orbigny 1843
recombined as Oistotrigonia ornata
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte subcostata
Astarte buchii
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita fenestrata
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea neocomiensis
Panopea plicata (Sowerby 1829)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Pholas cornueliana
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula elegantula
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena matronensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Isocardia montmollini
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Cyprina saussuri
synonym of Arctica
Cyprina inornata
synonym of Arctica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Anatinellidae
Anatina gurgitis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus vendoperana
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Psammobia studeri
spelled with current rank as Gari (Psammobia)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium forbesi
Cardium ibbetsoni
Cardium bellegardense
Cardium sphaeroideum Forbes 1845
recombined as Globocardium sphaeroideum
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya cornueliana
Pholadomya pedernalis Roemer 1852
Pholadomya elongata Münster 1840
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Fimbria corrugata
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus subsimplex d'Orbigny 1850
recombined as Modiolus subsimplex
Mytilus cuvieri
Mytilus bellus
Lithodomus oblongus
synonym of Lithophaga
Lithodomus archiaci
synonym of Lithophaga
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca aptiensis Pictet and Campiche 1866
recombined as Barbatia aptiensis
Arca glabra
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus brunneri
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula placunea Lamarck 1819
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea aquila
Ostrea boussingaulti d'Orbigny 1842
recombined as Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium sanctae-crucis
Cerithium coquandi
Cerithium nicoleti
Cerithium heeri
Cerithium forbesianum
Cerithium valdense
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella charpentieri
originally entered as "Turrtitella charpentieri"
Gastropoda - Pickworthiidae
Scalaria brevis Pictet and Campiche 1826
recombined as Bleytonella brevis
Gastropoda - Tylostomatidae
Tylostoma rochatiana
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Pterocera pelagi Brongniart 1821
recombined as Harpagodes pelagi
Aporrhais forbesi
Aporrhais rouxii
Aporrhais triboleti
Pterocera rochatiana d'Orbigny 1850
recombined as Pterocera (Alaria) rochatiana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex prestensis
Gastropoda - Perissityidae
Fusus valdensis
Gastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Vermetus sanctae-crucis
Natica laebigata
Natica cornueliana
Natica sueuri
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Turbo munitus Forbes 1845
recombined as Hanaispira munitus
Turbo thurmanni
Turbo langii
Turbo inaequilineatus
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Trochus couveti
Trochus oosteri
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Avellana aptiensis
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea palmata
Nerinea aptiensis
Nerinea rostrata
Cephalopoda - Ammonoidea
Ammonoidea furcatus
originally entered as "Ammonites furcatus"
Ammonoidea martinii
originally entered as "Ammonites martinii"
Ammonoidea gargasensis
originally entered as "Ammonites gargasensis"
Ammonoidea campichei
originally entered as "Ammonites campichei"
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Cenoceratidae
Nautilus lallierianus d'Orbigny 1841
recombined as Heminautilus lallierianus
see common names

Geography
Country:Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.8° North, 6.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.0° North, 16.4° East
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Barremian
*Epoch:Gallic
*International age/stage:Aptian *Local age/stage:Rhodanian
Key time interval:Early/Lower Aptian
Age range of interval:121.40000 - 119.50000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: The author divides the Aptian into upper and lower intervals based on variations in faunal assemblages and lithologies. This is a lower Aptian collection.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,yellow "shale"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:2175
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky Enterer:A. Krug, K. Layou
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-06-24 07:40:08 Last modified:2009-08-12 01:55:41
Access level:the public Released:1999-06-24 07:40:08
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]