V1a-Jura: Valanginian, Switzerland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Reptopora valangiensis
Semicava multiplex
Discoelia porosa
Discoelia dumosa
Discoelia cottaldina
Discoelia arzierensis
Distheles depressa
Echinoidea - Pseudodiadematidae
Acrocidaris minor
Echinoidea - Diplopodiidae
Pseudodiadema guirandi
spelled with current rank as Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema)
Pseudodiadema autissiodorensis
spelled with current rank as Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema)
Pseudodiadema caroli
spelled with current rank as Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema)
Pseudodiadema bourgueti
spelled with current rank as Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema)
Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae
Cyphosoma nobilis
replaced by Phymosoma
Echinoidea - Salenioida - Acrosaleniidae
Acrosalenia patella
Echinoidea - Clypeidae
Pygurus rostratus
Echinoidea - Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Cidaris pustulosa Leske 1778
synonym of Arbacia lixula
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris pretiosa
Cidaris gemma
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
Janita atava
originally entered as "Janira atava"
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Scalaria albensis d'Orbigny 1902
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium arzierense
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Pseudomelania gresslyi
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica sautieri
Natica etalloni
Gastropoda - Colombellinidae
Columbellina neocomiensis
original and current combination Colombellina
Gastropoda - Tylostomatidae
Tylostoma fallax
originally entered as "Tylestoma fallax"
Tylostoma laharpi Pictet and Campiche 1862
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea valdensis
Nerinea blancheti
Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomaria aubersonensis
Pleurotomaria anomala
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Trochus malitiosus
Trochus vesculus
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Turbo sanctae-crucis
Turbo valdensis
Turbo pauper
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya valangiensis Pictet and Campiche 1864
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia nicoleti
Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Requieniidae
Requienia eurystoma
Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
Monopleura valdensis
Monopleura valangiensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Cyprina marcousana
synonym of Arctica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Trapezidae
Cypricardia valdensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus helvetica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium vervecum
Cardium petilum
Cardium jaccardi
Cardium subhillanum
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita cultrigera
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte mantica
Astarte elongata
Opis neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1843
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sanctae-crucis
Mytilus carteroni
Mytilus fittoni
Lithodomus oblongus
synonym of Lithophaga
Lithodomus aubersonensis
synonym of Lithophaga
Lithodomus amygdaloides
synonym of Lithophaga
Lithodomus obesus
synonym of Lithophaga
Lithodomus avellana
synonym of Lithophaga
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten jcaunensis
Pecten arzierensis Loriol 1868
synonym of Camptonectes (Camptonectes) striatopunctatus
Pecten archiacianus Orbigny 1850
synonym of Chlamys archiaciana
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus bellulus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima longa
Lima exquisita
Lima arzierensis
Lima neocomiensis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Trichites picteti
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea bousingaulti
Ostrea couloni
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca complanata
unclassified
Thecidium valangiense
original and current combination Thecidea
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Rhynchonella valangiensis de Loriol 1864
recombined as Sulcirhynchia valangiensis
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella agassizii
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae
Terebratella arzierensis
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula pseudojurensis
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Terebratula carteroniana d'Orbigny 1847
recombined as Sellithyris carteroniana
Terebratula valdensis de Loriol 1868
recombined as Loriolithyris valdensis
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Petaloporidae
Multizonopora ramosa
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Lichenoporidae
Radiopora bellula
spelled with current rank as Lichenopora (Radiopora)
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Plagioeciidae
Mesenteripora marginata
originally entered as "Mesinteripora marginata"
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Oncousoeciidae
Proboscina jaccardi
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Multisparsidae
Reptoclausa meandrina
Reptomultisparsa tenella
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Stomatoporidae
Stomatopora granulata (Milne-Edwards 1838)
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Heteroporidae
Acanthopora pulchella
Reptomulticava micropora
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Cavidae
Zonopora cottaldina
Ceriocava confusa
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
Stylosmilia neocomiensis de Fromentel 1857
recombined as Apocladophyllia neocomiensis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Dimorphastrea grandiflora d'Orbigny 1850
Dimorphastrea explanata de Fromentel 1857
Latomeandra fromenteli (Koby 1885)
originally entered as "Latimeandra fromenteli"
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Microsolena lorioli
unclassified
Holocoelia collinaria
originally entered as "Holocoenia collinaria"
Sparsispongia gemmata
Sparsispongia sulcata
Cupulochonia exquisita
Cupulochonia insueta
Cupulochonia milleporosa
Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Actinofungia arzierensis
synonym of Actinospongia
Oculospongia fromentelliana
Tremospongia valangiensis
Tremospongia divaricata
Elasmostoma acutimargo
Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida
Siphonocoelia crassa
originally entered as "Siphonocaelia crassa"
Siphonocoelia truncata
originally entered as "Siphonocaelia truncata"
Siphonocoelia cylindrica
originally entered as "Siphonocaelia cylindrica"
see common names

Geography
Country:Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.3° North, 6.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.2° North, 15.2° East
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Valanginian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 1
*Epoch:Neocomian
Key time interval:Valanginian
Age range of interval:139.80000 - 132.60000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "carbonate"
Geology comments: limonite is common in the rocks of this region
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:2224
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky Enterer:K. Layou
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-06-28 10:11:17 Last modified:1999-06-28 13:11:17
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:14
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

66. A. Jaccard. 1869. Jura Vaudois et Neuchatelois. Matériaux pour la carte géologique de la Suisse 6:1-340 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/L. Villier]