Bab-el Jasmund, Libyan Desert (Paleocene of Egypt)

Also known as Reef 2627

Where: Egypt (25.7° N, 28.9° E: paleocoordinates 13.3° N, 23.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified, white limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J. Wanner. 1902. Die Fauna der obersten weissen Kreide der libyschen Wüste [Uppermost White Cretaceous of the Libyan Desert]. Palaeontographica 30(2):91-152 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 86950: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 26.02.2009, edited by Wolfgang Kiessling

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Anthozoa
 Pennatulacea -
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Diploria sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Oculina osiris n. sp. Wanner 1902 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
"Meandrina" sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Leptoria cantharelloides n. sp. Wanner 1902 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiacyathidae
"? Brachycyathus daniensis n. sp." = Fungiacyathus deltoidophorus
"? Brachycyathus daniensis n. sp." = Fungiacyathus deltoidophorus Felix 1909 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
"Oroseris undata n. sp." = Heterogyra murchisoni
"Oroseris undata n. sp." = Heterogyra murchisoni d'Archiac and Haime 1853 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Guyniidae
"Palaeopsammia zitteli n. gen. n. sp." = Palaeopsammia zitteli, "Thecocyathus aegyptiacus n. sp." = Palaeopsammia zitteli, "Palaeopsammia multiformis n. sp." = Palaeopsammia zitteli, "Caryophyllia jasmundi n. sp." = Palaeopsammia zitteli
"Palaeopsammia zitteli n. gen. n. sp." = Palaeopsammia zitteli Vaughan 1900 stony coral
"Thecocyathus aegyptiacus n. sp." = Palaeopsammia zitteli Vaughan 1900 stony coral
"Palaeopsammia multiformis n. sp." = Palaeopsammia zitteli Vaughan 1900 stony coral
"Caryophyllia jasmundi n. sp." = Palaeopsammia zitteli Vaughan 1900 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Caryosmilia granosa n. gen. n. sp., "Trochocyathus epicharis n. sp." = Trochocyathus speciosus, "Coelosmilia libyca n. sp." = Desmophyllum excavatum, "Coelosmilia milneri" = Smilotrochus milneri
Caryosmilia granosa n. gen. n. sp. Wanner 1902 stony coral
"Trochocyathus epicharis n. sp." = Trochocyathus speciosus Gabb and Horn 1860 stony coral
"Coelosmilia libyca n. sp." = Desmophyllum excavatum Hagenow 1839 stony coral
"Coelosmilia milneri" = Smilotrochus milneri Gregory 1898 stony coral
Thecostraca
 Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina chrysalis Schlotheim 1813
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Spondylus dutempleanus" = Spondylus fimbriatus
"Spondylus dutempleanus" = Spondylus fimbriatus Goldfuss 1835 scallop
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula ptahis n. sp. snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Scaphella aegyptiaca n. sp. Wanner 1902 volute
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria zitteli n. sp. snail
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Borsonia africana n. sp. snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Chrysodomus zitteli n. sp. true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Cassidaria sp." = Galeodea
"Cassidaria sp." = Galeodea Link 1807 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Triton tuberculosum" = Charonia
"Triton tuberculosum" = Charonia triton
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica (Euspira) pagoda Forbes 1846 moon snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Scalaria jasmundi n. sp. wentletrap
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium isidis n. sp. cerith snail
Cerithium libycum n. sp. cerith snail
Cerithium abictiforme n. sp. cerith snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
"Solarium dachelense n. sp." = Trochus (Solarium)
"Solarium dachelense n. sp." = Trochus (Solarium) top snail
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
"Nautilus dekayi" = Eutrephoceras dekayi
"Nautilus dekayi" = Eutrephoceras dekayi Morton 1834 nautiloid
 Nautilida - Hercoglossidae
"Nautilus jordani" = Cimomia sowerbyana
"Nautilus jordani" = Cimomia sowerbyana d'Orbigny 1840 nautiloid