Consolacao, Peniche area, Lycettia-Arcomytilus assemblage (Jurassic of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (39.3° N, 9.3° W: paleocoordinates 33.5° N, 1.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: prodelta; lithified marl

• protected prodelta
• nodular limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. Werner. 1986. Palökologische und biofazielle Analyse des Kimmeridge (Oberjura) von Consolacao, Mittelportugal [Paleoecological and biofacies analysis of the Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic) of Consolacao, central Portugal]. Zitteliana 13:3-109 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 67937: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 18.12.2006

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Taxonomic list

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Ostracoda
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Asciocythere sp., Schuleridea sp.
Schuleridea sp. Swartz and Swain 1946 ostracod
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula simplex, Serpula sp.
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
sp. P
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Inoperna perplicata, Arcomytilus morrisi, Lycettia sp., "Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
Inoperna perplicata Etallon 1863 mussel
Lycettia sp. Cox 1937 mussel
sp. A
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteroperna sp.
Pteroperna sp. Lycett 1850 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea sp., "Exogyra reniformis" = Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) reniformis
Liostrea sp. Douvillé 1904 oyster
"Exogyra reniformis" = Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) reniformis Goldfuss 1833 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes cf. comatus, Camptonectes sp.
Camptonectes sp. Meek 1864 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunopsis sp., Placunopsis suprajurensis
Placunopsis sp. Morris and Lycett 1853 scallop
sp. B
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula sp.
Caestocorbula sp. Vincent 1910 clam
sp. A
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Isocyprina sp.
Isocyprina sp. Röder 1882 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia intexta
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia incerta
Thracia incerta Thurmann 1836 clam
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Plectomya rugosa
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Mesosaccella dammariensis
Mesosaccella dammariensis pointed nut clam
unclassified
  -
Echinodermata indet.
Foraminifera
 Loftusiacea - Cyclamminidae
Pseudocyclammina parvula, Everticyclammina virguliana