Djebel Tzioua Reef, Ain Temouchent: Messinian, Algeria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Lituolida - Lituolidae
Textularia halkyardi
Textularia articulata d'Orbigny 1846
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Nonion commune
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides lobatulus
Heterolepidae
Heterolepa dertonensis
Rotaliidae
Ammonia beccarii
Ammonia punctatogranosa
Asterigerinidae
Asterigerina planorbis
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Miliolidae
Sinuloculina consobrina
Sinuloculina nitens
Pyrgo oblonga
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Triloculina trigonula Lamarck 1804
Triloculina angularis d'Orbigny 1850
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Alveolinidae
Borelis melo
Elphidiidae
Elphidium crispum
Elphidium macellum
Elphidium subumbilicatum
Echinoidea
Echinoidea indet. (Leske 1778)
Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Echinidae
Psammechinus cf. rugosus
Ophiuroidea
Ophiuroidea indet. Gray 1840
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Argyrotheca cf. neapolitana
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiola adriatica Lamarck 1819
recombined as Gibbomodiola adriatica
Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus 1758)
Botula fusca (Gmelin 1791)
Mytilus scaphoides Bronn 1831
Mytilus cf. galloprovincialis Lamarck 1819
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris bimaculata
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca lactea
Barbatia subhelbingi
Barbatia barbata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata
Anadara turonica
Arca noae Linnaeus 1758
Acar clathrata
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Aequipecten seniensis
Chlamys linguafelis
Pecten aduncus Eichwald 1830
Chlamys pusio (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Talochlamys pusio
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima lima (Linnaeus 1758)
Limaria tuberculata (Olivi 1792)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Isognomon maxillatus
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Glans intermedia (Brocchi 1814)
Cardites antiquatus (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Cardites antiquata
Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Cardita (Cardita) calyculata
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Codakia sp. Scopoli 1777
Codakia decussata (Costa 1829)
recombined as Codakia (Ctena) decussata
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea menardi (Deshayes 1829)
recombined as Panopea (Panopea) menardi
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
? Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
? Gari sp. Schumacher 1817
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Leporimetis papyracea
spelled with current rank as Psammotreta (Leporimetis)
Tellina planata Linnaeus 1758
Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus 1758)
Arcopagia crassa (Pennant 1777)
recombined as Arcopagia (Arcopagia) crassa
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus multilamella Lamarck 1818
recombined as Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella
Periglypta miocenica
Dosinia orbicularis (Agassiz 1845)
Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus 1758)
Paphia vetula (Basterot 1825)
Pelecyora islandicoides (Lamarck 1818)
Tapes basteroti Mayer 1857
recombined as Venerupis basteroti
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Trapezidae
Coralliophaga lithophagella
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Lutraria angustior
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758
Pseudochama gryphina (Lamarck 1819)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta rotundata (Montagu 1803)
recombined as Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena dubia (Pennant 1777)
recombined as Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula cocconi
original and current combination Corbula (Caryocorbula)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Jouannetia tournoueri Locard 1877
recombined as Jouannetia (Jouannetia) tournoueri
Gastropoda - Campanilidae
Thericium vulgatum (Bruguière 1789)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus mercati
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Cymbium cf. pepo
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
cf. Cymatium affine
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Strombus coronatus Defrance 1827
recombined as Persististrombus coronatus
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Cheilea sp. Modeer 1793
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella cf. terebralis Lamarck 1799
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Clanculus cf. cruciatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Haliotidae
Haliotis cf. tuberculata Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Malacostraca - Decapoda
Decapoda indet. Latreille 1802
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae
Creusia oraniensis
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Acanthastraea sp. (Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848)
original and current combination Acanthastrea
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Tarbellastraea reussiana (Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea sp. Blainville 1830
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites aff. collegniana Michelin 1842
see common names

Geography
Country:Algeria
Coordinates: 35.3° North, 1.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.2° North, 1.5° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Messinian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Messinian
Age range of interval:7.24600 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:70864
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Research group:marine invertebrate,micropaleontology
Created:2007-04-10 07:12:35 Last modified:2007-04-10 10:12:35
Access level:the public Released:2007-04-10 07:12:34
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
23727. J.-P. Saint Martin. 1990. Les formations recifales coralliennes du Miocene superieur d'Algerie et du Maroc [Upper Miocene coral reef formations from Algeria and Morocco]. Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, C 56:1-373 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/S. Ávila]