Valangin29: Valanginian, Switzerland

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Polycaelia sp.
Syphoneudea sp.
Discoelia peronni
Discoelia monilifera
Discoelia cotteaui
Nodicrescis edwardsiana
Semicrecis sp.
Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Actinofungia sp.
synonym of Actinospongia
Epeudea sp.
synonym of Eudea
Tremospongia sp.
Elasmostoma sp. Fromentel 1860
Stellispongia salevensis
Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida
Siphonocoelia neocomiensis
unclassified
Cupulochonia cupuliformis
Cupulochonia sequana
Sparsispongia sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Monotheles sp. de Fromentel 1860
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acrosmiliidae
Leptophyllia baumbergeri Kopy 1898
recombined as Acrosmilia baumbergeri
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Dimorphastrea tenuistriata Fromentel 1886
Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Belemnites sp.
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kosmoceratidae
Kosmoceras verrucosum
originally entered as "Cosmoceras verrucosum"
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Turbo sp. Linnaeus 1758
Turbo villersensis
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Emarginula neocomiensis
Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomaria villersensis
frequent
Pleurotomaria aubersonensis
Pleurotomaria jaccardi
abundant
Pleurotomaria favrina
cf. Pleurotomaria zollikoferi
frequent - originally entered as "Pleurotomaria cf. zollikoferi"
cf. Pleurotomaria lardyi
originally entered as "Pleurotomaria cf. lardyi"
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Scalaria sp. Lamarck 1801
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella jaccardi
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Pseudomelania jaccardi
abundant
Gastropoda - Tylostomatidae
cf. Tylostoma fallax
originally entered as "Tylostoma cf. fallax"
Tylostoma naticoide
frequent
Tylostoma laharpi Pictet and Campiche 1862
Gastropoda - Colombellinidae
Columbellina brevis
original and current combination Colombellina
abundant
Columbellina neocomiensis
original and current combination Colombellina
frequent
cf. Columbellina dentata
original and current combination Colombellina
abundant - originally entered as "Columbellina cf. dentata"
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
cf. Aporrhais dupini
frequent - originally entered as "Aporrhais cf. dupini"
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinum sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Fusus valangiensis
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica praelonga
Natica helvetica
Natica valdensis
abundant
cf. Natica sautieri
originally entered as "Natica cf. sautieri"
Natica laevigata
frequent
Natica ettalloni
Gastropoda - Acteoninidae
cf. Actaeonina icaunensis
original and current combination Acteonina
originally entered as "Acteonina cf. icaunensis"
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea etalloni
frequent
Nerinea blancheti
frequent
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla jaccardi
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca villersensis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima longa
Lima dubisiensis
Lima neocomiensis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten sanctae-crucis
frequent
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ostrea minos Coquand 1869
recombined as Ceratostreon minos
Exogyra couloni
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sanctae-crucis
abundant
Mytilus salevensis
cf. Mytilus bellus
originally entered as "Mytilus cf. bellus"
Mytilus couloni
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya agassizi
Pholadomya elongata Münster 1840
Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
Monopleura valdensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Cyprina aubersonensis
synonym of Arctica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
cf. Venus obesa
originally entered as "Venus cf. obesa"
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
cf. Cardium cottaldi
originally entered as "Cardium cf. cottaldi"
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte germaini
frequent
Astarte transversa
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia sanctae-crucis
Trigonia caudata
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Rhynchonella valangiensis de Loriol 1864
recombined as Sulcirhynchia valangiensis
abundant
Rhynchonella multiformis (Roemer 1836)
recombined as Lamellaerhynchia rostriformis
Rhynchonella desori de Loriol and Pictet 1872
recombined as Lamellaerhynchia desori
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Rhynchonella lata d'Orbigny 1847
recombined as Belbekella lata
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebrirostra neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1847
recombined as Symphythyris neocomiensis
abundant
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae
Terebratula latifrons Bayle 1878
recombined as Morrisithyris latifrons
frequent
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula campichei
frequent
Terebratula collinaria
frequent
Terebratula carteroni
abundant
Terebratula moreana
Waldheimia aubersonensis
spelled with current rank as Terebratula (Waldheimia)
abundant
Waldheimia villersensis
spelled with current rank as Terebratula (Waldheimia)
abundant
Waldheimia tamarindus
spelled with current rank as Terebratula (Waldheimia)
frequent
Waldheimia cruciana
spelled with current rank as Terebratula (Waldheimia)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Terebratula russillensis De Loriol 1866
recombined as Loriolithyris russillensis
abundant
Terebratula valdensis de Loriol 1868
recombined as Loriolithyris valdensis
abundant
cf. Terebratula praelonga Sowerby 1836
recombined as Praelongithyris praelonga
originally entered as "Terebratula cf. praelonga"
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae
Terebratella oblonga
Terebratella neocomiensis
Terebratella jaccardi
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Clausidae
Reptomulticlausa sp.
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Multisparsidae
Reptomultisparsa sp. d'Orbigny 1852
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Cavidae
Ceriocava lamourouxi
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Cerioporidae
cf. Heteropora buskana
originally entered as "Heteropora cf. buskana"
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Heteroporidae
Reptomulticava micropora
Reptomulticava bellula
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula antiquata
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
Janita valengiensis
frequent - originally entered as "Janira valengiensis"
unclassified
Crustacea indet. Brünnich 1772
invalid subgroup of Pancrustacea
fragments
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris muricata
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Rhabdocidaridae
Rhabdocidaris tuberosa
Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Echinidae
Psammechinus tenuis
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Toxaster granosus
abundant
Echinoidea - Disasteridae
Collyrites jaccardi
abundant
Echinoidea - Clypeidae
Pygurus rostratus
abundant
Pygurus buchi
Echinoidea - Nucleolitidae
cf. Phyllobrissus gresslyi (Agassiz 1839)
abundant - originally entered as "Phyllobrissus cf. gresslyi"
Echinoidea - Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae
Pyrina incisa
Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae
Porosoma sp. Cotteau 1856
originally entered as "Porostoma sp."
Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae
Strophodus sp. Agassiz 1838
teeth
Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus sp. Agassiz 1833
teeth
see common names

Geography
Country:Switzerland
Coordinates: 47.0° North, 6.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.9° North, 15.9° East
Geographic resolution:small collection
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 - 132.90000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Local section:Valangin Local bed:29
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:yellow "limestone"
Geology comments: lithology described as a grey-yellow nodular limestone with limonite and quartz present
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collection method comments: This is a bed-by-bed listing of fossils from this locality, based on a previously published list by Baumberger and Moulin (1898)
Metadata
Database number:2247
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky Enterer:K. Layou
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-06-29 08:58:23 Last modified:1999-06-29 12:00:04
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:15
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

68. C.h. Haefeli, W. Maync, H. J. Oertli and R. F. Rutsch. 1965. Die Typus-Profile des Valanginien und Hauterivien. Bulletin der Vereinigung Schweiz. Petroleum-Geologen Und Ingenieure 31(81):41-75 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement]