AP2p-Jura (Cretaceous of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (46.7° N, 6.3° E: paleocoordinates 36.9° N, 16.2° E)

When: Early/Lower Aptian (125.5 - 122.5 Ma)

• The author divides the Aptian into upper and lower intervals. This is a lower Aptian collection.

Environment/lithology: marine; gray, yellow shale

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

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2232: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Zack Krug on 28.06.1999, edited by Karen Layou

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Orbitolinacea - Orbitolinidae
 Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Parasmilia aptiensis Pictet and Renevier 1858 stony coral
Cephalopoda
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
 Ammonoidea -
Ammonoidea furcatus ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites furcatus"
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Turbo munitus" = Hanaispira munitus Forbes 1845 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Trochus couveti top snail
Trochus oosteri top snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium heeri cerith snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tylostomatidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais forbesi, "Pterocera pelagi" = Harpagodes pelagi
"Pterocera pelagi" = Harpagodes pelagi Brongniart 1821 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex prestensis murex snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Acteoninidae
"Actaeonina aptiensis" = Acteonina
"Actaeonina aptiensis" = Acteonina snail
originally entered as "Acteonina aptiensis"
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca aptiensis" = Barbatia aptiensis
"Arca aptiensis" = Barbatia aptiensis Pictet and Campiche 1866 clam
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula placunea Lamarck 1819 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea boussingaulti" = Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti
"Ostrea boussingaulti" = Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti d'Orbigny 1842 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Lithodomus prestensis" = Lithophaga
"Lithodomus prestensis" = Lithophaga mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Cardiida - Glossidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus vassiacensis venus clam
Venus orbignyana venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea plicata Sowerby 1829 clam
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
"Rhynchonella gibbsiana" = Cyclothyris gibbsiana
"Rhynchonella gibbsiana" = Cyclothyris gibbsiana Sowerby 1829
 Terebratulida - Cnismatocentridae
"Terebratula biplicata" = Nucleatina biplicata
"Terebratula biplicata" = Nucleatina biplicata Sowerby 1812
 Terebratulida - Terebratellidae
Terebratella sp. d'Orbigny 1847
 Terebratulida - Laqueidae
"Terebratula tamarindus" = Psilothyris tamarindus
"Terebratula tamarindus" = Psilothyris tamarindus Sowerby 1836
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Janita morrisi
originally entered as "Janira morrisi"
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Nephropidae
"Homarus latreillei" = Hoploparia edwardsi
"Homarus latreillei" = Hoploparia edwardsi Robineae-Desvoidy 1849 clawed lobster
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris heteracantha pencil urchin
 Holectypoida - Holectypidae
 Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
 Calycina - Diplopodiidae
"Pseudodiadema carthusianum" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema)
"Pseudodiadema carthusianum" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) sea urchin
Chondrichthyes
 Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae
Hybodus sp. Agassiz 1834 elasmobranch
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
"Odontaspis gracilis" = Lamna gracilis
"Odontaspis gracilis" = Lamna gracilis Agassiz 1843 mackerel shark
Actinopteri
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus complanatus Agassiz 1834
Pycnodus munsteri Agassiz 1839