AP2p-Jura: Early/Lower Aptian, Switzerland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Orbitolinidae
Orbitolina lenticularis
Nummulitidae
Operculina cruciensis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parasmilia aptiensis Pictet and Renevier 1858
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Nephropidae
Homarus latreillei Robineau-Desvoidy 1849
synonym of Hoploparia edwardsi
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
Janita morrisi
originally entered as "Janira morrisi"
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Rhynchonella gibbsiana Sowerby 1829
recombined as Cyclothyris gibbsiana
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae
Terebratella sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Laqueidae
Terebratula tamarindus Sowerby 1836
recombined as Psilothyris tamarindus
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cnismatocentridae
Terebratula biplicata Sowerby 1812
recombined as Nucleatina biplicata
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithodomus prestensis
synonym of Lithophaga
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ostrea boussingaulti d'Orbigny 1842
recombined as Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea aquila
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula placunea Lamarck 1819
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca aptiensis Pictet and Campiche 1866
recombined as Barbatia aptiensis
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea neocomiensis
Panopea plicata (Sowerby 1829)
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya cornueliana
Pholadomya elongata Münster 1840
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium forbesi
Cardium ibbetsoni
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus vendoperana
Venus vassiacensis
Venus orbignyana
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Isocardia montmollini
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Thetis prestensis
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Fimbria corrugata
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia caudata
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla tombeckiana
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea palmata
Gastropoda - Acteoninidae
Actaeonina aptiensis
original and current combination Acteonina
originally entered as "Acteonina aptiensis"
Gastropoda - Tylostomatidae
Tylostoma rochatiana
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais forbesi
Pterocera pelagi Brongniart 1821
recombined as Harpagodes pelagi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex prestensis
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium heeri
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Trochus couveti
Trochus oosteri
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Turbo thurmanni
Turbo munitus Forbes 1845
recombined as Hanaispira munitus
Cephalopoda - Ammonoidea
Ammonoidea furcatus
originally entered as "Ammonites furcatus"
Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Belemnites semicanaliculatus
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus complanatus Agassiz 1834
Pycnodus munsteri (Agassiz 1839)
Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae
Hybodus sp. Agassiz 1834
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Odontaspis gracilis Agassiz 1843
recombined as Lamna gracilis
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris heteracantha
Echinoidea - Diplopodiidae
Pseudodiadema carthusianum
spelled with current rank as Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema)
Echinoidea - Nucleolitidae
Nucleolites roberti
Echinoidea - Holectypoida - Holectypidae
Holectypus similis
see common names

Geography
Country:Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.7° North, 6.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:36.9° North, 16.2° East
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Aptian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 3
*Epoch:Gallic
Key time interval:Early/Lower Aptian
Age range of interval:125.45000 - 122.46000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy comments: The author divides the Aptian into upper and lower intervals. 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:2232
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky Enterer:A. Krug, K. Layou
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-06-28 12:52:10 Last modified:2009-08-12 01:56:23
Access level:the public Released:1999-06-28 12:52:10
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]