Where: France (43.1° N, 2.6° E: paleocoordinates 38.6° N, 0.0° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Marnes de Foncouverte Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, gray, sandy marl
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: replaced with calcite, replaced with pyrite
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
Primary reference: G. Breton and D. Vizcaïno. 1997. Astérides (Echinodermata) de l'Ilerdien moyen (Yprésien) des Corbières (Aude, France) : systématique, relations paléobiogéographiques et évolutives. Bulletin de la Société d'Etudes Scientifiques de l'Aude 97:11-28 [L. Villier/L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 59788: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 12.04.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Chlamys pradellensis scallop
Chlamys mitis scallop
Spondylus atacicus scallop
Spondylus hispanicus n. sp. scallop | |
Vulsella corbarica n. sp.
Vulsella corbarica n. sp. oyster | |
Ostrea cariosa, Ostrea sicardi n. sp., Ostrea (Pycnodonta) perirregularis n. sp., Ostrea (Alectryonia) boriesi n. sp.
Ostrea cariosa oyster
Ostrea sicardi n. sp. oyster
Ostrea (Pycnodonta) perirregularis n. sp. oyster
Ostrea (Alectryonia) boriesi n. sp. oyster | |
"Lithodomus deshayesi" = Lithophaga
"Lithodomus deshayesi" = Lithophaga mussel | |
Teredo parvula n. sp., Teredo annulata n. sp.
Teredo parvula n. sp. clam
Teredo annulata n. sp. clam | |
Meretrix custugensis venus clam | |
"Cardium (Trachycardium) porulosum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum
"Cardium (Trachycardium) porulosum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum Solander 1766 cockle | |
"Cardita (Venericardia) subminuta" = Venericardia
"Cardita (Venericardia) subminuta" = Venericardia clam | |
Crinoidea | |
Conocrinus pyriformis Feather star | |
Echinoidea | |
Cidaris subularis pencil urchin
Cidaris striatogranosa pencil urchin | |
Rhabdocidaris pouechi pencil urchin
Rhabdocidaris mespilum pencil urchin | |
Baueria rousseli sea urchin | |
Linthia gillioti heart urchin
Linthia savini heart urchin | |
Conoclypeus pyrenaicus sea urchin
Echinanthus subrotundus sea urchin | |
Echinolampas leymeriei Cotteau 1853 sea urchin | |
Amblypygus dilatatus sea urchin | |
Salenidia savini sea urchin | |
Asteroidea | |
Tethyaster sp. Sladen 1889 sea star | |
Pycinaster corbaricus n. sp.
Pycinaster corbaricus n. sp. Breton and Vizcaïno 1997 sea star | |
Metopaster sp. Sladen 1893 sea star
Crateraster lamberti Valette 1925 sea star
Calliderma atagensis Valette 1925 sea star
Recurvaster migrans n. sp. Breton and Vizcaïno 1997 sea star |