PBDB Collection

Figols-Castigaleu sequence G1, facies 7, sample 93 (Eocene of Spain)

Where: Spain (42.3° N, 0.7° W: paleocoordinates 37.6° N, 2.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• late Ypresian: chrons C23r through C22n and NP zones 12 and 13

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified mudstone and poorly lithified sandstone

• shown on figure as facies M3, which consists of "Mudstones and fine-grained sandstones... Bioturbated... Shelfal lobes (sandstones), prodelta, inner shelf (mudstones)": shownh on supplemental figure as mostly estuary, delta, and shoreface

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk

Primary reference: S. Dominici and T. Kowalke. 2007. Depositional dynamics and the record of ecosystem stability: early Eocene faunal gradients in the Pyrenean foreland, Spain. Palaios 22(3):268-284 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 75410: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 08.10.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Cuismelanatria hispanica, Trempmelanatria almerae, Pseudamauridae indet. Cuismelanatria hispanica Trempmelanatria almerae Pseudamauridae indet. listed as large Pseudamauridae
Anthozoa
-	Anthozoa indet. Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834 listed as individual anthozoa
Echinoidea
-	Echinoidea indet. Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin listed as regular echinoids
Polychaeta
Sabellida - Serpulidae	Serpula sp. Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia
Ostreida - Ostreidae	"Ostrea multicostata" = Cubitostrea multicostata "Ostrea multicostata" = Cubitostrea multicostata Deshayes 1832 oyster
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericardia minuta Venericardia minuta Leymerie 1846 clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Bicorbula sp. Bicorbula sp. Fischer 1887 clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Cardiidae indet. Cardiidae indet. Lamarck 1809 cockle listed as Cardidae
Cardiida -	"Veneroida indet." = Veneroidei "Veneroida indet." = Veneroidei Gray 1854 clam
Gastropoda
-	Peraubium vidali Peraubium vidali Cossmann 1906 snail
Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae	Melanopsis ancillaroides Melanopsis ancillaroides Deshayes 1824 snail
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Cerithium vidali, Bittium semigranulosum Cerithium vidali cerith snail Bittium semigranulosum cerith snail
Cerithioidea - Batillariidae	Granulolabium sp. Granulolabium sp. Cossmann 1889 snail listed as Granulolabium sp.
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	Cerithidea (Cerithidea) morillensis, Cerithidea (Cerithideopsis) hispanica, Tylochilus palensis, Tympanotonos (Eotympanotonos) orengae, Gantechinobathra eseraensis, Gantechinobathra vulcanica Cerithidea (Cerithidea) morillensis horn snail listed as Cerithidea (C.) morillensis Cerithidea (Cerithideopsis) hispanica horn snail Tylochilus palensis horn snail Tympanotonos (Eotympanotonos) orengae horn snail listed as Tympanotonos (Eotymp.) orengae Gantechinobathra eseraensis horn snail Gantechinobathra vulcanica horn snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Sigmesalia fasciata, Zaria caroli, Turritella peraubensis Sigmesalia fasciata Lamarck 1804 turret shell Zaria caroli turret shell Turritella peraubensis turret shell
Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae	Faunus castigalei Faunus castigalei snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Crommium intermedia Crommium intermedia Deshayes 1832 moon snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Tritonidea sp. Tritonidea sp. Sowerby 1842 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Olividae indet. Olividae indet. Latreille 1825 olive snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Volutidae indet., Volutilithes sp. Volutidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 volute Volutilithes sp. Swainson 1829 volute