Where: Tunisia (32.0° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 20.5° N, 11.0° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Tataouine Formation, Callovian to Callovian (166.1 - 157.3 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified, bioturbated, intraclastic grainstone
Preservation: cast, trace
Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical,
Primary reference: S. Holzapfel. 1998. Palökologie benthischer Faunengemeinschaften und Taxonomie der Bivalven im Jura von Südtunesien. Beringeria - Würzburger geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen (22)1-199 [F. Fursich/D. Hempfling/M. Gahr]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 13951: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 06.05.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
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Hydrozoa | |
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Cephalopoda | |
Ammonoidea indet. ammonite | |
Gastropoda | |
Ataphrus sp. Gabb 1869 snail | |
Pleurotomaria sp. Defrance 1826 snail | |
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Globularia coxi Stefanini 1939 snail | |
Aporrhaiidae indet. Gray 1850 snail | |
"Cylindrites sp." = Rugalindrites
"Cylindrites sp." = Rugalindrites Gründel and Nützel 2012 snail | |
Nerineidae indet. Zittel 1873 snail
Nerinea desvoidyi D'Orbigny 1921 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Parallelodon hirsonensis d'Archiac 1843 clam | |
Acesta spectabilis file clam | |
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus Schlotheim 1813 scallop
Eopecten velatus Goldfuss 1833 scallop | |
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"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana, Africogryphaea aff. costellata
"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822 oyster | |
Eligmus weiri Cox 1935 oyster | |
Ostreacea indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster | |
Musculus somaliensis Cox 1935 mussel | |
Inoperna khadirensis, Arcomytilus laitmairensis, "Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
Inoperna khadirensis mussel
Arcomytilus laitmairensis de Loriol 1883 mussel
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel | |
Discomiltha lirata clam | |
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845 clam | |
Arcomya sp. Agassiz 1838 clam | |
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam | |
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Tendagurium propebanneianum Dietrich 1933 cockle
Protocardia somaliensis Cox 1935 cockle | |
Rhynchonellata | |
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Somalirhynchia cf. africana Weir 1925 | |
Striithyris somaliensis Muir-Wood 1935 | |
"Terebratula" ("") indet. Müller 1776
"Terebratula" ("") matmatensis Dubar 1967 | |
Echinoidea | |
Rhabdocidaris sp. Desor 1855 pencil urchin | |
Stomechinus sp. Desor 1858 sea urchin | |
Pygurus peretti sea urchin | |
Bothryopneustes sp. Fourtau 1924 sea urchin | |
Nucleolites sp. Lamarck 1801 sea urchin | |
Monodiadema cotteaui sea urchin |