Ain Oumata Reef, Sidi Bel Abbes: Messinian, Algeria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Clypeaster sp. Lamarck 1801
Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida
Ophiurida indet. (Müller and Troschel 1840)
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Gastropoda - Triphoridae
Triphoridae indet. Gray 1847
Gastropoda - Littorinidae
Littorina sp. Ferussac 1821
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Strombus coronatus Defrance 1827
recombined as Persististrombus coronatus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Cymbium cf. pepo
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Niso terebellum
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Calliostoma sp. Swainson 1840
Clanculus cf. cruciatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Haliotidae
Haliotis cf. tuberculata Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita vindobonensis (Sacco 1899)
Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Cardita (Cardita) calyculata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Gastrana fragilis (Linnaeus 1758)
Leporimetis papyracea
spelled with current rank as Psammotreta (Leporimetis)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Jouannetia tournoueri Locard 1877
recombined as Jouannetia (Jouannetia) tournoueri
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Codakia sp. Scopoli 1777
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Botula fusca (Gmelin 1791)
Modiola adriatica Lamarck 1819
recombined as Gibbomodiola adriatica
Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea lamellosa Brocchi 1814
synonym of Ostrea edulis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima lima (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys linguafelis
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798
Chlamys pusio (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Talochlamys pusio
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia barbata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata
Acar clathrata
Anadara turonica
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Dairidae
Daira speciosa Reuss 1871
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae
Creusia oraniensis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Columastreidae
? Palaeoplesiastraea sp. Chevalier 1961
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Tarbellastraea sp. Alloiteau 1950
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp. Link 1807
Porites aff. calabricae Chevalier 1961
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea sp. Blainville 1830
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
Acanthastraea sp. (Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848)
original and current combination Acanthastrea
see common names

Geography
Country:Algeria
Coordinates: 35.3° North, 0.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.2° North, 0.8° 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
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 3580
Database number:70887
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-04-11 04:11:30 Last modified:2007-07-20 06:20:00
Access level:the public Released:2007-04-11 04:11:30
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]