PBDB Collection

Pessac, Aquitaine, France (Miocene of France)

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

• Blue-gray crags and fossiliferous marls

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

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) bellingherianus Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) bellingherianus Michelin 1841 stony coral
Scleractinia - Flabellidae	Flabellum indermedium, Flabellum montanaroae, Flabellum striatum, Flabellum laevissimum Flabellum indermedium stony coral Flabellum montanaroae stony coral Flabellum striatum Keferstein 1859 stony coral Flabellum laevissimum Kühn 1963 stony coral
Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae	Sphenotrochus intermedius Sphenotrochus intermedius stony coral
Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae	"Culicia parasitica" = Culicia parasita, Astrangia cf. manthelanensis "Culicia parasitica" = Culicia parasita Michelin 1847 stony coral Astrangia cf. manthelanensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae	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
Echinolampadoida - Echinolampadidae	Echinolampas hemisphaerica Echinolampas hemisphaerica sea urchin
Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae	Echinocyamus pusillus Echinocyamus pusillus Müller 1776 sand dollar
Camarodonta - Echinidae	Psammechinus neuvillei Psammechinus neuvillei sea urchin
Temnopleuroida -	Arbacina monilis Arbacina monilis sea urchin
Bivalvia
Carditida - Astartidae	Astarte fusca Astarte fusca clam ssp. sallomacensis
Carditida - Carditidae	Cardita sallomacensis, Megacardita jouanneti Cardita sallomacensis clam Megacardita jouanneti clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Clausinella fasciculata Clausinella fasciculata venus clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris bimaculata, Glycymeris saucatsensis, Glycymeris cor Glycymeris bimaculata clam Glycymeris saucatsensis clam Glycymeris cor Lamarck 1805 clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Anadara turonica Anadara turonica ark
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	"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
Pectinida - Limidae	Limea strigillata Limea strigillata Brocchi 1814 file clam ssp. subhelvetica
Gastropoda
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella pythagoraica, Turritella sp. Turritella pythagoraica turret shell Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Cypraeidae indet. Cypraeidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 cowry
Neogastropoda - Conidae	"Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi, Conus sp. "Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi Michelotti 1857 cone shell Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Olividae	"Oliva dufresnei" = Oliva (Strephona) dufresnei "Oliva dufresnei" = Oliva (Strephona) dufresnei Basterot 1825 olive snail
Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae	"Ancilla glandiformis" = Amalda glandiformis "Ancilla glandiformis" = Amalda glandiformis Lamarck 1810 snail
Caenogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Neverita sp., Neverita olla Neverita sp. Risso 1826 moon snail Neverita olla De Serres 1829 moon snail
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Diodora italica Diodora italica Defrance 1820 snail
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae	Celleporaria palmata Celleporaria palmata Michelin 1847
Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae	Lunulites conica Lunulites conica