k5/2/9 (Profil 11; Ksar Beni Soltane): Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian, Tunisia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula menkii
1 individual
[entered as Paleonucula menkii]
    = Palaeonucula menkii
Vokes 1980
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus imbricatus (Sowerby 1818)
35 individuals
recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon costatum
1 individual
original and current combination Lopha (Actinostreon)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Costigervillia crassicosta Morris and Lycett 1853
3 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna informal sp. B Linnaeus 1758
1 individual
described as sp. B
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Plagiostoma cf. modeli
2 individuals
Plagiostoma informal sp. C Sowerby 1814
1 individual
described as sp. C
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Spondylopecten palinurus (d'Orbigny 1850)
1 individual
[entered as Spondilopecten palinurus]
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Arcomya sp. Agassiz 1838
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia informal sp. C (Beyrich 1845)
6 individuals
described as sp. C
Protocardia dufrenoyca (Buvignier 1852)
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952
11 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Eocallista cf. krenkeli Cox 1935
4 individuals
Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceratomyopsis striata (d'Orbigny 1822)
5 individuals
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis (Gillieron 1886)
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia pulla
1 individual
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Globularia michelini
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:164.70000 - 161.20000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Tataouine
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified dolomite
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast,original aragonite,original calcite,replaced with dolomite
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),mechanical,field collection
Collection size:81 individuals
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:13590
Authorizer:F. Fursich, A. Miller Enterer:D. Hempfling, A. Hendy
Modifier:D. Hempfling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-04-15 06:29:16 Last modified:2002-04-15 09:29:16
Access level:database members Released:2002-04-15 06:29:16
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]