Pierrefitte II 66358, Gisement de Pierrefitte, Falun de Pierrefitte, Essonne, Fr (Oligocene of France)

Where: Essonne, France (48.5° N, 2.3° E: paleocoordinates 47.8° N, 1.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Falun de Pierrefitte Formation, Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified sandstone

• sable blanc; white sand

Primary reference: J. L. Gitton, P. Lozouet, and P. Maestrati. 1986. Biostratigraphie et paleoecologie des gisements types du Stampian de la region d''Etampes (Essonne). Geologie de la France 1:3-101 [A. Miller/K. Layou/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 9269: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 12.10.2000

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea cyathula" = Crassostrea cyathula
"Ostrea cyathula" = Crassostrea cyathula Lamarck 1806 oyster
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
"Glycymeris obovata" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata Lamarck 1819 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Solenida - Pharidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Parvicardium sp. Monterosato 1884 cockle
Laevicardium (Habecardium) tenuisulcatum Nyst 1836 cockle
Laevicardium (Habecardium) tenuisulcatum
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Moerella) trigonula tellin clam
Tellina (Moerella) tringonula
Arcopagia heberti tellin clam
Arcopagia sp. Leach 1827 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Callista splendida Mérian 1860 venus clam
Tivelina depressa venus clam
Tivelina sp. Cossmann 1886 venus clam
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) incrassata Nyst 1836 venus clam
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) incrassata
Callocardia (Nitidavenus) subarata venus clam
Callocardia (Nitidavenus) subarata
Gouldia variabilis venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
"Diplodonta (Felaniella) bezanconi" = Diplodonta
"Diplodonta (Felaniella) bezanconi" = Diplodonta clam
Diplodonta (Felaniella) bezanconi
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Lentidium donaciforme" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) donaciforme Nyst 1836 clam
"Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum Sowerby 1822 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Paralucinella undulata Lamarck 1806 clam
Pegophysema omaliusi Deshayes 1858 clam
"Lucina" sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
"Claibornites thierensi" = Callucina (Callucina) thierensi Hébert 1849 clam
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Dentalium (Antalis) kickxi" = Antalis
"Dentalium (Antalis) kickxi" = Antalis tusk shell
Dentalium (Antalis) kickxi
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina exerta barrel-bubble
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea labellata slipper shell
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Ampullinopsis crassatina Lamarck 1804 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae
Thericium (Chondrocerithium) petrafixense snail
Thericium (Chondrocerithium) petrafixense
 Sorbeoconcha - Hydrobiidae
Hydrobia sp. Hartmann 1821 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata Lamarck 1804 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820 snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Conomitra) inornatum, "Turricula (Surcula) regularis" = Orthosurcula regularis
Vexillum (Conomitra) inornatum ribbed mitre
Vexillum (Conomitra) inornatum
"Turricula (Surcula) regularis" = Orthosurcula regularis Koninck 1837 ribbed mitre
Turricula (Surcula) regularis
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Murex" sp. Linnaeus 1758 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta (Neoathleta) rathieri volute
Athleta (Neoathleta) rathieri
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii Nyst 1836 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Buccinulum (Euthria) inornatum" = Euthria, Cantharus (Pollia) heberti, "Trophonopsis peregra" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis)
"Buccinulum (Euthria) inornatum" = Euthria true whelk
Buccinulum (Euthria) inornatum
Cantharus (Pollia) heberti true whelk
Cantharus (Pollia) heberti
"Trophonopsis peregra" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Fusinus (Aptyxis) undatus" = Aptyxis
"Fusinus (Aptyxis) undatus" = Aptyxis snail
Fusinus (Aptyxis) undatus
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia, "Polinices (Euspira) dilatata" = Euspira, Polinices sp.
"Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia moon snail
Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis
"Polinices (Euspira) dilatata" = Euspira moon snail
Polinices (Euspira) dilatata
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Litiopidae
 Cerithioidea - Batillariidae
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum Bruguiére 1792 snail
 Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
Bayania semidecussata Lamarck 1804 snail
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Potamides (Ptychopotamides) subcinctum horn snail
Potamides (Ptychopotamides) subcinctum
 Cerithioidea - Brachytrematidae
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium sublima cerith snail
Bittium undulosum cerith snail