Jablonski & Raup Locality 86 (Cretaceous of Saudi Arabia)

Where: Saudi Arabia (26.0° N, 46.0° E: paleocoordinates 8.6° N, 37.5° E)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

PaleoDB collection 1335: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 06.01.1993

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Taxonomic list

• history: new-28, DJ 1992, replaces old m-86 (vetted by DJ 1991)
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Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp.
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Baluchicardia sp., Venericardia sp.
Baluchicardia sp. Rutsch and Schenck 1943 clam
Venericardia sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella sp.
Crassatella sp. Lamarck 1799 clam
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Biradiolites sp., Bournonia sp.
Biradiolites sp. d'Orbigny 1850 rudist
Bournonia sp. Fischer 1887 rudist
 Hippuritida - Trechmannellidae
Dictyoptychus sp.
Dictyoptychus sp. Douvillé 1905 rudist
 Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
Monopleura sp.
Monopleura sp. Matheron 1842 rudist
 Hippuritida - Requieniidae
Apricardia sp., Bayleia sp.
Apricardia sp. Guéranger 1853 rudist
Bayleia sp. Munier-Chalmas 1873 rudist
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia sp., Nemocardium sp.
Protocardia sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyprimeria sp.
Cyprimeria sp. Conrad 1864 venus clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya ambiguus, Pholadomya spectoensis, Pholadomya sp., Pholadomya tigris
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Fimbria sp.
Fimbria sp. Mühlfeldt 1811 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp.
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus sp., Inoceramus elliotti
Inoceramus sp. Sowerby 1814 clam
Inoceramus elliotti Gabb 1869 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus subserratus, Spondylus calcaratus, Lyriochlamys ternatus
Spondylus calcaratus Forbes 1846 scallop
 Pectinida - Terquemiidae
"Spondylus latus" = Newaagia obliquus
"Spondylus latus" = Newaagia obliquus Münster 1841 scallop
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea sp.
Neithea sp. Drouet 1824 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia sp.
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula hirsuta
Plicatula hirsuta Coquand 1880 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp.
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Oscillopha dichotoma
Oscillopha dichotoma Bayle 1849 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Gyrostrea verneuili
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga sp.
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel