Vauroux-St. Antoine A (Av. de Paris), Gisement d'Etampes, Sable de Vauroux-Saint (Oligocene of France)

Where: Essonne, France (48.4° N, 2.2° E: paleocoordinates 47.7° N, 1.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sable de Vauroux-Saint-Antoine Formation, Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; poorly lithified sandstone

• sandstone

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 9180: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 01.10.2000

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria stampinensis pearl oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Lima (Limatulella) sandbergeri" = Limaria
"Lima (Limatulella) sandbergeri" = Limaria file clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
"Glycymeris obovata" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata Lamarck 1819 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca sandbergeri Deshayes 1860 ark
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Solenida - Pharidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
Hiatella arctica jeurensis
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra sp. Lamarck 1818 abra
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Arcopagia heberti tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari sp. Schumacher 1817 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista splendida Mérian 1860 venus clam
Tivelina depressa venus clam
Tivelina sp. Cossmann 1886 venus clam
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) incrassata Nyst 1836 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
"Diplodonta fragilis" = Diplodonta, "Diplodonta (Felaniella) bezanconi" = Diplodonta
"Diplodonta fragilis" = Diplodonta clam
"Diplodonta (Felaniella) bezanconi" = Diplodonta clam
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
"Polymesoda (Pseudocyrena) convexa" = Polymesoda subarata convexa, "Villorita neglecta" = Cyrenorita neglecta
"Polymesoda (Pseudocyrena) convexa" = Polymesoda subarata convexa Brongniart 1822 clam
"Villorita neglecta" = Cyrenorita neglecta Nsyt 1836 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Lentidium donaciforme" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) donaciforme Nyst 1836 clam
"Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum Sowerby 1822 clam
 Pholadida - Myidae
Sphenia tenera softshell clam
Sphenia stampinensis softshell clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Paralucinella undulata Lamarck 1806 clam
"Lucina" sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
"Claibornites thierensi" = Callucina (Callucina) thierensi Hébert 1849 clam
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna laurenti snail
(=conoidea Desh)
Acteocina exerta barrel-bubble
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa (Cylichnina) sp. Monterasato 1884 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
"Atys (Aliculastrum) turgidulus" = Mnestia turgidula
"Atys (Aliculastrum) turgidulus" = Mnestia turgidula Sandberger 1859 snail
 Basommatophora - Siphonariidae
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
 Heterostropha - Planorbidae
"Planorbis" sp. Muller 1774 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea striatella slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Truncatellidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Hydrobiidae
Hydrobia sp. Hartmann 1821 snail
Pseudamnicola helicella Sandberger 1859 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata, "Alvania (Taramellia) duboisi" = Galeodinopsis semperi
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata Lamarck 1804 snail
"Alvania (Taramellia) duboisi" = Galeodinopsis semperi Wiechmann 1871 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii Nyst 1836 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia, "Polinices (Euspira) dilatata" = Euspira, Polinices sp.
"Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia moon snail
"Polinices (Euspira) dilatata" = Euspira moon snail
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
 Cerithioidea - Batillariidae
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum Bruguiére 1792 snail
 Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
Bayania semidecussata Lamarck 1804 snail
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Potamides lamarcki Brongniart 1810 horn snail
Tympanotonos sp. Schumacher 1817 horn snail
 Cerithioidea - Brachytrematidae
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium sublima cerith snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae