k5/1/12 (Profil 11; Ksar Beni Soltane): Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian, Tunisia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Neritoplica sp. Oppenheim 1892
1 individual
Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Neritopsidae
Neritopsis sp. Grateloup 1832
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula menkii
8 individuals
[entered as Paleonucula menkii]
    = Palaeonucula menkii
Vokes 1980
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus imbricatus (Sowerby 1818)
2 individuals
recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon costatum
14 individuals
original and current combination Lopha (Actinostreon)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon hirsonensis d'Archiac 1843
1 individual
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Eonavicula moulyi
1 individual
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia pulla
10 individuals
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845
1 individual
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Myopholas multicostata (Agassiz 1842)
3 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
Eomiodon gardeti
10 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Isocyprina sp. Röder 1882
2 individuals
Anisocardia informal sp. A Munier-Chalmas 1863
1 individual
described as sp. A
Pronoella sp. Fischer 1887
29 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Eocallista cf. krenkeli Cox 1935
14 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia cf. piettei Fischer 1969
1 individual
Protocardia intexta (Muenster 1837)
17 individuals
Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceratomyopsis striata (d'Orbigny 1822)
5 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula cf. lamberti Douville 1886
1 individual
see common names

Geography
Country:Tunisia
Coordinates: 33.0° North, 10.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:21.4° North, 11.6° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Middle Jurassic
Stage:Callovian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 5
*Period:Middle Jurassic
*International age/stage:Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian
Key time interval:Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian
Age range of interval:165.30000 - 161.50000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Tataouine
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified marl
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),mechanical,peel or thin section,field collection
Collection size:123 individuals
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:13586
Authorizer:F. Fursich, A. Miller Enterer:D. Hempfling, A. Hendy
Modifier:D. Hempfling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-04-15 05:37:12 Last modified:2002-04-15 08:37:12
Access level:group members Released:2002-04-15 05:37:12
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

6119. S. Holzapfel. 1998. Palökologie benthischer Faunengemeinschaften und Taxonomie der Bivalven im Jura von Südtunesien. Beringeria - Würzburger geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen (22)1-199 [F. Fursich/D. Hempfling/M. Gahr]

Secondary references:

7411 H. E. Vokes. 1980. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue. Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]