East of Arraitza village, Ilundain Marls, level ARR1.1: Bartonian, Spain

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Lithistid informal sp. indet. A
1 specimen
Trochamminidae
Trochamminidae indet. Schwager 1877
12 %-specimens
Bathysiphonidae
Bathysiphon spp.
3 %-specimens
Siphoninidae
Siphonina spp.
3 %-specimens
Rotaliidae
Oridorsalis spp.
0.5 %-specimens
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicididae indet. Cushman 1927
5.5 %-specimens
Cibicidoides spp.
11.5 %-specimens
Cibicidoides ungerianus
7 %-specimens
Cibicides lobatulus
3.5 %-specimens
Planulina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Astibia et al. 2016
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Eponides ouachitaensis
7 %-specimens
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Cancrisidae
Gyroidinoides spp.
0.5 %-specimens
original and current combination Valvalabamina
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Anomalinidae
Anomalinoides spp.
1.6 %-specimens
Buliminidae
Buliminidae indet.
13 %-specimens
unclassified
Marginulina behmi
Astibia et al. 2016
spelled with current rank as Cristellaria (Marginulina)
Nodosariata - Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Nodosariidae indet. Ehrenberg 1838
Nodosariata - Nodosariida - Stilostomellidae
Stilostomellidae indet. Finlay 1947
Lituolida - Lituolidae
Gaudryina abuillonensis
0.5 %-specimens
Textularia sp. Defrance 1824
Astibia et al. 2016
Ammobaculites pyrenaicus
Astibia et al. 2016
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Macrorhizodus praecursor (Leriche 1905)
Astibia et al. 2016
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Woellsteinia kozlovi Adnet 2006
Astibia et al. 2016
Anomotodon sp. Arambourg 1952
Astibia et al. 2016
Chondrichthyes - Squalomorphii - Hexanchidae
Hexanchus agassizi Cappetta 1976
Astibia et al. 2016
Actinopteri - Ephippiformes - Ephippidae
Chaetodipterus sp. Lacepede 1802
Astibia et al. 2016
Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae
Enchodus sp. Agassiz 1835
Astibia et al. 2016
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Rotularia spirulaea
Astibia et al. 2016
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Niso sp. Risso 1826
Astibia et al. 2016
Gastropoda - Pachychilidae
Astibia et al. 2016
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Ptychocerithium johannae
Astibia et al. 2016
spelled with current rank as Cerithium (Ptychocerithium)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Sigmesalia sp. Finlay and Marwick 1937
Astibia et al. 2016
Haustator altavillensis
Astibia et al. 2016
Haustator cf. imbricatarius
Astibia et al. 2016
Gastropoda - Diastomatidae
Diastoma costellatum (Lamarck 1804)
Astibia et al. 2016
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Sassia sp. (Bellardi 1872)
Astibia et al. 2016
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Clavilithes (Clavellofusus) cf. parisiensis (Mayer-Eymar 1877)
Astibia et al. 2016
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Metula (Celatoconus) sp. (Conrad 1863)
Astibia et al. 2016
spelled with current rank as Pisania (Celatoconus)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta (Volutospina) sp. (Newton 1906)
Astibia et al. 2016
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Muricidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Astibia et al. 2016
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conidae indet. Fleming 1822
Astibia et al. 2016
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Mathilda sp. Semper 1865
Astibia et al. 2016
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama pellati
Astibia et al. 2016
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia junctinova
Astibia et al. 2016
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798
Astibia et al. 2016
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Astibia et al. 2016
Spondylus planicostatus
Astibia et al. 2016
Spondylus cf. bifrons Goldfuss 1835
Astibia et al. 2016
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae
Dimya pamplonensis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte brongniarti
Astibia et al. 2016
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris jacquoti (Tournouer 1873)
Astibia et al. 2016
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Argyrotheca michelottina (Davidson 1870)
Bitner et al. 2016
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
? Gryphus sp. Megerle von Mühlfeld 1811
Bitner et al. 2016
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina tenuistriata (Leymerie 1846)
Bitner et al. 2016
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Cupuladriidae indet. Lagaaij 1952
Astibia et al. 2016
synonym of Membraniporidae
Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae
Arcoscalpellum sp. Hoek 1907
Astibia et al. 2016
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Ceratotrochus bodellei
Astibia et al. 2016
Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae
Laocoetis samueli
Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae
cf. Rhizocheton robustus
synonym of Rhizopoterion
Demospongiae - Dictyoceratida - Dysideidae
Spongeliomorpha cf. oraviense
Astibia et al. 2016
Spongeliomorpha cf. sicula
Astibia et al. 2016
unclassified
Halopoa imbricata Torell 1869
Astibia et al. 2016
? Rhizocorallium sp. Zenker 1836
Astibia et al. 2016
Ophiomorpha sp. Lundgren 1891
Astibia et al. 2016
Planolites sp. Nicholson 1873
Astibia et al. 2016
Thalassinoides sp. Ehrenberg 1944
Astibia et al. 2016
see common names

Geography
Country:Spain
Coordinates: 42.8° North, 1.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.9° North, 5.0° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Bartonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Bartonian
Age range of interval:41.20000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Ilundain Marls
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: silty marl
Lithology description: silty marls
Environment:deep subtidal indet.
Geology comments: the Arraitza outcrop may correspond to somewhat deeper environments. The fine-grained nature of the marl, the absence of sediment gravity-flow deposits and the absence of light-dependant organisms suggest that the Arraitza deposits accumulated in a flat, aphotic seabed located well below storm-wave base. This interpretation is supported by the foraminiferal content.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:141924
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:M. Krause
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2013-04-03 01:37:34 Last modified:2024-02-07 20:40:58
Access level:authorizer only Released:2013-07-03 01:37:34
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

46101. H. Astibia, J. Elorza, A. Pisera, G. Alvarez-Perez, A. Payros and S. Ortiz. 2013. Sponges and corals from the Middle Eocene (Bartonian) marly formations of the Pamplona Basin (Navarre, western Pyrenees): taphonomy, taxonomy, and paleoenvironments. Facies [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]

Secondary references:

59574 H. Astibia, A. Payros, S. Ortiz, J. Elorza, G. Álvarez-Pérez, A. Badiola, N. Bardet, A. Berreteaga, M.A. Bitner, S. Calzada, J.C. Corral, I. Díaz-Martínez, D. Merle, J.-M. Pacaud, X. Pereda-Suberbiola, A. Pisera, F.J. Rodríguez-Tovar and J. Tosquella. 2016. Fossil associations from the middle and upper Eocene strata of the Pamplona Basin and surrounding areas (Navarre, western Pyrenees). Journal of Iberian Geology 42(1):7-28 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/P. Wagner]
87494 M. A. Bitner, H. Astibia, and A. Payros. 2016. Middle Eocene (Bartonian) brachiopods from the Pamplona Basin, Navarre, South-Western Pyrenees. Batalleria 23:1-7 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]