PBDB Collection

Le Peloua reef, Saucats Valley, Gironde (Miocene of France)

Also known as Reef 1988. La Bourasse. Péloua. Saucats (Péloua)

Where: France (44.7° N, 0.6° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 41.6° N, 2.1° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: N5 foram zone, Falun de Leognan Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• NN2 and lower SBZ25 zones. Given as Falun de Leognan in Janssen 1985. Strontium isotope age given in Cahuzac & Janssen (2010), and applies to the coral level. (PJW.)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified, coarse-grained limestone

• reefal bioclastic sandy limestone. Cahuzac & Janssen (2010): "coarse-grained reefal, orange falun, with reworked lacustrine calcareous pebbles (see section and photographs in Cahuzac et al., 2003)."

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Repository: Natural History Museum, Bordeaux

Primary reference: A. Peyrot. 1933. Conchologie Néogénique de l'Aquitaine, Tome VI, Gastropodes (Suite). Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 85:5-71 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 70191: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 20.03.2007, edited by Pete Wagner and Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Tarbellastraea reussiana echinulata² Tarbellastraea reussiana echinulata² stony coral
Gastropoda
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	Potamides (Ptychopotamides) margaritaceus calcaratus⁵, Terebralia subcorrugata subinterrupta⁵ Potamides (Ptychopotamides) margaritaceus calcaratus⁵ horn snail Terebralia subcorrugata subinterrupta⁵ horn snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae	Trivia (Sulcotrivia) dimitoaffinis excoccinella⁵ Trivia (Sulcotrivia) dimitoaffinis excoccinella⁵ snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) amygdalina aquitanica⁵, Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) tumida tumida⁵, Zonarina pinguis pinguis⁵ Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) amygdalina aquitanica⁵ cowry Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) tumida tumida⁵ cowry Zonarina pinguis pinguis⁵ cowry
Sorbeoconcha - Pediculariidae	Cypropterina (Cypraeotrivia) duclosiana duclosiana⁵ Cypropterina (Cypraeotrivia) duclosiana duclosiana⁵ Jenner's Cowry
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Amaurellina (Pseudamaura) scalaris eburnoides⁵, Neverita (Neverita) josephinia subglaucinoides⁵ Amaurellina (Pseudamaura) scalaris eburnoides⁵ moon snail Neverita (Neverita) josephinia subglaucinoides⁵ moon snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	"Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) angustiforata" = Pseudotorinia⁵ "Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) angustiforata" = Pseudotorinia⁵ snail
Cerithioidea - Litiopidae	Dalliella brusinai⁵ Dalliella brusinai⁵ snail
Cerithioidea - Dialidae	"Littorinopsis (Touzinia) prevostina" = Gibborissoa⁵ "Littorinopsis (Touzinia) prevostina" = Gibborissoa⁵ snail
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Bittium (Bittium) vignal⁵ Bittium (Bittium) vignal⁵ cerith snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella terebralis⁵, Turritella turris⁵, "Turritella eryna" = Haustator eryna⁵ Turritella terebralis⁵ Lamarck 1799 turret shell Turritella turris⁵ Basterot 1825 turret shell "Turritella eryna" = Haustator eryna⁵ d'Orbigny 1852 turret shell
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	Pseudotaphrus desmoulinsi⁵, Rissoina (Rissoina) elongata⁵ Pseudotaphrus desmoulinsi⁵ snail Rissoina (Rissoina) elongata⁵ snail
Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae	Hipponix (Hipponix) bistriatus⁵ Hipponix (Hipponix) bistriatus⁵ hoof shell
Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae	"Charonia (Sassia) benoisti" = Sassia⁵, "Charonia (Sassia) tritonea" = Sassia⁵, Aspa marginata⁵ "Charonia (Sassia) benoisti" = Sassia⁵ triton shell "Charonia (Sassia) tritonea" = Sassia⁵ triton shell Aspa marginata⁵ Gmelin 1791 triton shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae	"Argobuccinum (Ranella) minuteornatum" = Ranella⁵ "Argobuccinum (Ranella) minuteornatum" = Ranella⁵ snail
Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae	Bursa (Bufonariella) pelouatensis⁵ Bursa (Bufonariella) pelouatensis⁵ Cossmann and Peyrot 1903 frog shell
Sorbeoconcha - Personidae	Distorsio (Distorsio) tortuosus⁵ Distorsio (Distorsio) tortuosus⁵ snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	Semicassis (Semicassis) grateloupi⁵, "Semicassis (Echinophoria) rondeleti" = Echinophoria⁵, Cassis mamillaris⁵, Cypraecassis subtesticulus⁵ Semicassis (Semicassis) grateloupi⁵ snail "Semicassis (Echinophoria) rondeleti" = Echinophoria⁵ snail Cassis mamillaris⁵ Grateloup 1847 snail Cypraecassis subtesticulus⁵ snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Ficus (Ficus) conditus⁵, Ficopsis burdigalensis⁵ Ficus (Ficus) conditus⁵ Brongniart 1823 fig shell Ficopsis burdigalensis⁵ Sowerby 1824 fig shell
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Coralliophila sacyi⁶, Coralliophila burdigalensis⁶ Coralliophila sacyi⁶ murex snail Coralliophila burdigalensis⁶ murex snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Colubraria miocaenica⁵ Colubraria miocaenica⁵ true whelk
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	"Strombus bonellii" = Persististrombus bonellii⁵ "Strombus bonellii" = Persististrombus bonellii⁵ Brongniart 1823 true conch
Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae	Erato (Erato) subcypraeola⁵ Erato (Erato) subcypraeola⁵ d'Orbigny 1852 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	"Zouaria (Pseudozonaria) pseudoscarabaeus" = Fossacypraea eburnina⁵, Cypraea boucheti n. sp.⁴, "Zonarina brocchii" = Prozonarina brocchii⁵, Loxacypraea orbignyana³, Luria (Tessellata) pelouaensis n. sp.⁴, "Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) peyroti" = Lyncina peyroti⁵, Lyncina magnifica⁴, Lyncina imperialis n. sp.⁴, Trona leporina⁵ "Zouaria (Pseudozonaria) pseudoscarabaeus" = Fossacypraea eburnina⁵ Grateloup 1847 cowry Cypraea boucheti n. sp.⁴ Dolin and Lozouet 2004 cowry "Zonarina brocchii" = Prozonarina brocchii⁵ Deshayes 1844 cowry Loxacypraea orbignyana³ Grateloup 1846 cowry Luria (Tessellata) pelouaensis n. sp.⁴ Dolin and Lozouet 2004 cowry "Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) peyroti" = Lyncina peyroti⁵ Schilder 1932 cowry Lyncina magnifica⁴ Dolin and Lozouet 2004 cowry Lyncina imperialis n. sp.⁴ Dolin and Lozouet 2004 cowry Lyncina peyroti in Dolin 1998 Trona leporina⁵ Lamarck 1810 cowry
Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae	"Eocypraea (Apiocypraea) michaudiana" = Apiocypraea michaudiana⁵ "Eocypraea (Apiocypraea) michaudiana" = Apiocypraea michaudiana⁵ Grateloup 1847 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Sinum (Sinum) aquense⁵, "Natica (Natica) tigrina" = Cochlis tigrina⁵, "Natica (Natica) neglecta" = Cochlis neglecta⁵, Euspira turbinoides⁵ Sinum (Sinum) aquense⁵ moon snail "Natica (Natica) tigrina" = Cochlis tigrina⁵ Röding 1798 moon snail "Natica (Natica) neglecta" = Cochlis neglecta⁵ Mayer 1858 moon snail Euspira turbinoides⁵ moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae	Thericium miocaenicum⁵ Thericium miocaenicum⁵ snail
Cephalopoda
Nautilida - Aturiidae	Aturia aturi Aturia aturi Basterot 1825
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Astreopora densata n. sp.² Astreopora densata n. sp.² Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Stylophora raristella² Stylophora raristella² Defrance 1826 stony coral
Scleractinia - Diploastraeidae	"Thegioastraea burdigalensis" = Diploastrea burdigalensis², "Thegioastraea roasendai" = Diploastrea roasendai², "Thegioastraea variabilis" = Diploastrea variabilis², "Thegioastraea diversiformis" = Diploastrea diversiformis², "Thegioastraea alternicosta n. sp." = Diploastrea alternicosta², "Thegioastraea taurinensis" = Diploastrea taurinensis² "Thegioastraea burdigalensis" = Diploastrea burdigalensis² Chevalier 1961 stony coral "Thegioastraea roasendai" = Diploastrea roasendai² Michelotti 1871 stony coral "Thegioastraea variabilis" = Diploastrea variabilis² Sismonda 1871 stony coral "Thegioastraea diversiformis" = Diploastrea diversiformis² Michelin 1842 stony coral "Thegioastraea alternicosta n. sp." = Diploastrea alternicosta² Chevalier 1961 stony coral "Thegioastraea taurinensis" = Diploastrea taurinensis² d'Achiardi 1868 stony coral
Scleractinia - Faviidae	"Palaeoplesiastraea desmoulinsi" = Solenastrea desmoulinsi² "Palaeoplesiastraea desmoulinsi" = Solenastrea desmoulinsi² Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Tarbellastraea distans¹, Tarbellastraea cf. eggenburgensis², Tarbellastraea ellisiana², Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis n. sp.², Tarbellastraea raulini², Favites neglecta², Aquitanastraea piveteaui² Tarbellastraea distans¹ Chevalier 1961 stony coral Tarbellastraea cf. eggenburgensis² Kühn 1925 stony coral Tarbellastraea ellisiana² Defrance 1826 stony coral Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis n. sp.² Chevalier 1961 stony coral Tarbellastraea raulini² Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral Favites neglecta² Michelotti 1868 stony coral Aquitanastraea piveteaui² Chevalier 1954 stony coral
Scleractinia - Mussidae	Aquitanophyllia grandistellae², Syzygophyllia elongata² Aquitanophyllia grandistellae² Chevalier 1961 stony coral Syzygophyllia elongata² Sismonda 1871 stony coral
Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae	Heliastrea solenastroides², Heliastrea nerthensis², Heliastrea saucatsensis², Heliastrea laticosta n. sp.², Heliastrea pelouaensis², Heliastrea delicata² Heliastrea solenastroides² Chevalier 1954 stony coral Heliastrea nerthensis² Chevalier 1961 stony coral Heliastrea saucatsensis² Chevalier 1954 stony coral Heliastrea laticosta n. sp.² Chevalier 1961 stony coral Heliastrea pelouaensis² Chevalier 1954 stony coral Heliastrea delicata² Osasco 1897 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Porites sp.², Porites collegniana² Porites sp.² Link 1807 stony coral Porites collegniana² Michelin 1842 stony coral
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	Siderastrea miocenica² Siderastrea miocenica² Osasco 1896 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agariciidae	Pavona sp.², Pavona burdigalensis n. sp.² Pavona sp.² Lamarck 1801 stony coral Pavona burdigalensis n. sp.² Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae	Turbinaria cyathiformis², Paleoastroides subirregularis² Turbinaria cyathiformis² de Blainville 1830 stony coral Paleoastroides subirregularis² Osasco 1897 stony coral

¹Budd et al. 1996; ²Chevalier 1961; ³Dolin 2015; ⁴Dolin and Lozouet 2004; ⁵Glibert 1963; ⁶Lozouet and Renard 1998