Douar Ouled Sidi bou Azza Reef, Ain Temouchent: Messinian, Algeria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Tenocythere salebrosa
Ruggiera tetraptera
Elphidiidae
Elphidium aculeatum
Elphidium macellum
Elphidium crispum
Asterigerinidae
Asterigerina carinata d'Orbigny 1839
Planorbulinidae
Planorbulina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Rotaliidae
Ammonia punctatogranosa
Ammonia sp. Bruennich 1772
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Nonion sp. Monfort 1808
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides lobatulus
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Rosalina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Miliolidae
Spiroloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Quinqueloculina laevigata
Quinqueloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Triloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Alveolinidae
Borelis melo
Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Polymorphinidae indet. d'Orbigny 1839
Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Echinidae
Psammechinus subrugosus
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Alvania sp. Risso 1826
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Cymatium affine
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Columbella cf. fallax Hörnes and Auinger 1880
recombined as Pyrene (Atilia) fallax
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Cymbium sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus puschi Michelotti 1857
recombined as Plagioconus puschi
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Conus cf. dujardini Deshayes 1845
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Cheilea sp. Modeer 1793
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Clanculus sp. Monfort 1810
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Jouannetia tournoueri Locard 1877
recombined as Jouannetia (Jouannetia) tournoueri
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta rotundata (Montagu 1803)
recombined as Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Tapes basteroti Mayer 1857
recombined as Venerupis basteroti
Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Cardita (Cardita) calyculata
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys pusio (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Talochlamys pusio
Chlamys linguafelis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima lima (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia barbata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata
Acar clathrata
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Argyrotheca cf. neapolitana
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Xestoleberididae
Xestoleberis sp. Sars 1866
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Mutilus sp.
Urocythereis sp.
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paguridae
cf. Anapagurus sp. Henderson 1886
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Upogebiidae
? Upogebia sp. Leach 1814
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae
Creusia oraniensis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Tarbellastraea reussiana (Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites aff. collegniana Michelin 1842
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea crenulata (Goldfuss 1826)
see common names

Geography
Country:Algeria
Coordinates: 35.3° North, 1.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.2° North, 1.4° 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"
Lithology description: coral reef, 4 m thick
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
Also known as:Reef 1979
Database number:70879
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate,micropaleontology
Created:2007-04-10 23:58:22 Last modified:2007-07-20 06:01:49
Access level:the public Released:2007-04-10 23:58:22
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]