AL1-Jura (Cretaceous of Switzerland)
Where: Switzerland (46.8° N, 6.5° E: paleocoordinates 35.4° N, 10.6° E)
When: Albian (113.0 - 100.5 Ma)
• The author describes the Albian as the Gault, which is divided into upper, middle and lower intervals. This is a general collection for the upper Albian.
Environment/lithology: 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 2237: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 28.06.1999, edited by John Alroy
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop | |
"Ostrea vesiculosa" = Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesiculosum
"Ostrea vesiculosa" = Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesiculosum Sowerby 1822 oyster | |
Mytilus albensis mussel | |
Cardita constantii clam | |
Gastrochaena brevis clam | |
"Cyprina quadrata" = Arctica
"Cyprina quadrata" = Arctica clam | |
Tellina phaseolina tellin clam | |
Fimbria gaultina clam | |
Thetis sanctae-crucis Sowerby 1826 clam | |
"Trigonia fittoni" = Linotrigonia fittoni
"Trigonia fittoni" = Linotrigonia fittoni Deshayes 1842 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Scalaria studeri wentletrap | |
Neritopsis vraconnensis snail | |
"Fusus vraconnensis" = Rostellaria (Fusus)
"Fusus vraconnensis" = Rostellaria (Fusus) true conch | |
Aporrhais parkinsoni snail
Aporrhais bicornis snail | |
Vermetus gaultinus worm shell | |
Calyptraea sanctae-crucis Lamarck 1799 slipper shell originally entered as "Calyptrea sanctae-crucis"
Crepidula gaultina slipper shell | |
Cerithium mosense cerith snail | |
Avellana valdensis snail
Avellana incrassata snail | |
Solarium tyngrianum snail
Solarium triplex snail
Solarium rochatianum snail
Solarium tollotianum snail
Solarium ornatum Lea 1833 snail | |
"Solarium dentatum" = Nummogaultina dentata Deshayes 1842 snail
Turbo brunneri snail
Turbo triboleti snail | |
Pleurotomaria thurmanni, Pleurotomaria laharpi, Pleurotomaria gaultina, Pleurotomaria regina, Pleurotomaria moreausiana, Pleurotomaria vraconnensis, Pleurotomaria rutimeyeri
Pleurotomaria thurmanni snail
Pleurotomaria laharpi snail
Pleurotomaria gaultina snail
Pleurotomaria regina snail
Pleurotomaria rutimeyeri snail | |
Cephalopoda | |
Ammonoidea varicosus, Ammonoidea bouchardianus, Ammonoidea inflatus, Ammonoidea jaccardi, Ammonoidea blancheti, Ammonoidea falcatus, Ammonoidea curvatus, Ammonoidea auritus, Ammonoidea raulinianus, Ammonoidea dispar, Ammonoidea velledae, Ammonoidea mayorianus, Ammonoidea latidorsatus, Ammonoidea timotheanus
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Scaphites meriani ammonite | |
Anisoceras perarmatus, Anisoceras alternatus, Anisoceras pseudopunctatus, Anisoceras pseudoelegans, Anisoceras saussureanus
Anisoceras perarmatus ammonite
Anisoceras alternatus ammonite
Anisoceras pseudopunctatus ammonite
Anisoceras pseudoelegans Pictet and Campiche 1861 ammonite
Anisoceras saussureanus Pictet 1847 ammonite | |
"Baculites baculoides" = Sciponoceras baculoide
"Baculites baculoides" = Sciponoceras baculoide Mantell 1822 ammonite | |
Hamites virgulatus Brongniart 1822 ammonite | |
"Turrilites bergeri" = Mariella (Mariella) bergeri, "Turrilites puzosianus" = Ostlingoceras (Ostlingoceras) puzosianum, Turrilites elegans, Turrilites intermedius, Turrilites hugardianus, Turrilites escherianus, Turrilites gresslyi, Turrilites taeniatus
"Turrilites bergeri" = Mariella (Mariella) bergeri Brongniart 1822 ammonite
"Turrilites puzosianus" = Ostlingoceras (Ostlingoceras) puzosianum d'Orbigny 1842 ammonite
Turrilites elegans ammonite
Turrilites intermedius ammonite
Turrilites hugardianus ammonite
Turrilites escherianus ammonite
Turrilites gresslyi ammonite
Turrilites taeniatus ammonite | |
"Nautilus clementinus" = Eutrephoceras clementinum, "Nautilus bouchardianus" = Eutrephoceras bouchardianum, "Nautilus montmollini" = Eutrephoceras montmollini, "Nautilus neckerianus" = Cymatoceras neckerianum, "Nautilus albensis" = Cymatoceras albense
"Nautilus clementinus" = Eutrephoceras clementinum d'Orbigny 1840 nautiloid
"Nautilus bouchardianus" = Eutrephoceras bouchardianum d'Orbigny 1840 nautiloid
"Nautilus montmollini" = Eutrephoceras montmollini Pictet and Campiche 1859 nautiloid
"Nautilus neckerianus" = Cymatoceras neckerianum Pictet 1847 nautiloid
"Nautilus albensis" = Cymatoceras albense d'Orbigny 1850 nautiloid | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Oxyrhina macrorhisa mackerel shark | |
"Corax falcatus" = Squalicorax falcatus
"Corax falcatus" = Squalicorax falcatus Agassiz 1843 crow shark | |
"Lamna subulata" = Scapanorhynchus subulatus
"Lamna subulata" = Scapanorhynchus subulatus Agassiz 1843 goblin shark | |
Odontaspis gracilis Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark | |
Actinopteri | |
Reptilia | |
Crocodylomorpha indet. crocodilian | |
Echinoidea | |
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Goniophorus apiculatus sea urchin | |
Pseudodiadema blancheti sea urchin |