Gammal, Saint-Ambroix, Bed 38: Planorbis, France

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula quinquesulcata
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae
Psiloceras johnstoni (Sowerby 1824)
Psiloceras circacostatum
Psiloceras planorbis (Sowerby 1824)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Cardiniidae
Cardinia acuminata
Cardinia sp. Agassiz 1841
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte consobrina Chapuis and Dewalque 1853
Astarte repelini n. sp. de Brun and Vedel 1919
synonym of Astarte consobrina
Astarte ? heberti Terquem and Piette 1865
synonym of Astarte consobrina
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Isocyprina aff. seebachi
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium choffati
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
? Corbula terquemi
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus producta
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula ? oceani
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima pectinoides
Lima ? eryx
Plagiostoma valoniense
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae
Dimyopsis emmerichi
synonym of Atreta
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon hettangiense
Parallelodon elongatum Sowerby 1825
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Thecosmilia major
Montlivaltia sinemuriensis
? Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oppelismiliidae
Montlivaltia haimei Chapuis and Dewalque 1853
recombined as Haimeicyclus haimei
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Ellipsosmiliidae
Thecosmilia martini Fromentel 1860
    = Duncanosmilia moorei Beauvais 1976
Beauvais 1976
see common names

Geography
Country:France County:Saint-Ambroix
Coordinates: 44.3° North, 4.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.5° North, 9.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Altitude:154 meters
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Early/Lower Jurassic
Stage:Hettangian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 1
Key time interval:Planorbis
Age range of interval:201.40000 - 199.50000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Local bed:38
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray "limestone"
Lithology description: gray marly limestone
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast,mold/impression,original aragonite,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Articulated whole bodies:many
Fragmentation:occasional
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:39382
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:S. Nurnberg, W. Kiessling
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Subset of collection #:39215
Created:2004-05-27 06:55:44 Last modified:2014-07-29 15:36:15
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-27 06:55:44
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
10588. P. de Brun and L. Vedel. 1919. Etude géologique et paléontologique des environs de St-Ambroix (Gard). Première partie (Houiller, Trias, Infralias). Imprimerie Générale, Nimes 1-220 [L. Villier/L. Villier/L. Villier]

Secondary references:

11881 L. Beauvais. 1976. Révision des Madréporaires liasiques décrits par Duncan (1867). Mémoires de la Société Géologique de France, Nouvelle Série 126:43-81 [W. Kiessling/B. Brenneis/W. Kiessling]