Where: France (44.8° N, 0.7° W: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 1.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; poorly lithified, ferruginous, blue marl
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
Primary reference: C. Chaix, B. Cahuzac, and A. Cluzaud. 1999. Les Scléractiniaires du Serravallien de Pessac (Nord-Aquitaine, France) : approche paléoécologique. Géobios 32(1):33-62 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 34609: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 12.09.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa | |
Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) bellingherianus Michelin 1841 stony coral | |
Flabellum indermedium stony coral
Flabellum montanaroae stony coral
Flabellum striatum Keferstein 1859 stony coral
Flabellum laevissimum Kühn 1963 stony coral | |
Sphenotrochus intermedius stony coral | |
"Culicia parasitica" = Culicia parasita, Astrangia cf. manthelanensis
"Culicia parasitica" = Culicia parasita Michelin 1847 stony coral
Astrangia cf. manthelanensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral | |
Dendrophyllia amica, Balanophyllia subcylindrica, Balanophyllia varians, Balanophyllia italica, Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) sismondiana, Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) bossolensis, Balanophyllia calyculus
Dendrophyllia amica Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Balanophyllia subcylindrica stony coral
Balanophyllia varians Reuss 1854 stony coral
Balanophyllia italica Michelin 1841 stony coral
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) sismondiana Michelin 1841 stony coral
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) bossolensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Balanophyllia calyculus Wood 1844 stony coral | |
Echinoidea | |
Echinolampas hemisphaerica sea urchin | |
Echinocyamus pusillus Müller 1776 sand dollar | |
Psammechinus neuvillei sea urchin | |
Arbacina monilis sea urchin | |
Bivalvia | |
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Clausinella fasciculata venus clam | |
Anadara turonica ark | |
"Aequipecten scabrellus" = Chlamys scabrellus, "Mimachlamys multistriata" = Chlamys (Mimachlamys), Pecten subarcuatus, Aequipecten macrotis, Flabellipecten solarium, Gigantopecten gallicus
"Aequipecten scabrellus" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop
"Mimachlamys multistriata" = Chlamys (Mimachlamys) scallop
Pecten subarcuatus scallop
Aequipecten macrotis Sowerby 1847 scallop
Flabellipecten solarium scallop
Gigantopecten gallicus scallop | |
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Gastropoda | |
Turritella pythagoraica turret shell
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell | |
Cypraeidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 cowry | |
"Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi, Conus sp.
"Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi Michelotti 1857 cone shell
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
"Oliva dufresnei" = Oliva (Strephona) dufresnei
"Oliva dufresnei" = Oliva (Strephona) dufresnei Basterot 1825 olive snail | |
"Ancilla glandiformis" = Amalda glandiformis
"Ancilla glandiformis" = Amalda glandiformis Lamarck 1810 snail | |
Neverita sp. Risso 1826 moon snail
Neverita olla De Serres 1829 moon snail | |
Diodora italica Defrance 1820 snail | |
Gymnolaemata | |
Celleporaria palmata Michelin 1847 | |