Jablonski & Raup Locality 179 (Cretaceous of Libya)

Where: Libya (31.0° N, 15.0° E: paleocoordinates 19.0° N, 11.9° E)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

PaleoDB collection 1370: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 06.01.1993

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Taxonomic list

• history: new-24, DJ 1992, replaces old m-179 (vetted by DJ 1991)
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis calva Sowerby 1832 clam
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
"Endocostea ghadamesensis" = Inoceramus (Endocostea) clam
Endocostea regularis d'Orbigny 1845 clam
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula hirsuta Coquand 1880 scallop
Plicatula flattersi Coquand 1862 scallop
Plicatula instabilis Stoliczka 1871 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima desioi file clam
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium membranaceum Nilsson 1827 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Microchlamys acuteplicatus" = Dhondtichlamys scallop
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea quinquecostata Sowerby 1814 scallop
Neithea regularis Schlotheim 1813 scallop
 Ostreida - Malleidae
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
"Gervillia solenoides" = Gervillia solenoidea
"Gervillia solenoides" = Gervillia solenoidea Defrance 1820 oyster
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Ambigostrea villei Coquand 1862 oyster
Ambigostrea bretoni Peron and Thomas 1891 oyster
Ambigostrea tripolitana Krumbeck 1906 oyster
"Agerostrea ungulata" = Agerostrea ungulatus Böhm 1891 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
Gyrostrea sp. Mirkamalov 1963 oyster
Curvostrea heinzi Peron and Thomas 1891 oyster
Curvostrea tevesthensis Coquand 1862 oyster
Ceratostreon pliciferum Dujardin 1837 oyster
Exogyra overwegi von Buch 1852 oyster
Amphidonte pyrenaicum Leymerie 1851 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Acutostrea incurva Nilsson 1827 oyster
Nicaisolopha nicaisei Coquand 1862 oyster
Oscillopha dichotoma Bayle 1849 oyster
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus typicus Forbes 1846 mussel
Modiolus aequalis Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Thyasira cretacea Whiteaves 1873 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Zorrita desioi" = Pseudomiltha (Zorrita) clam
"Jagonoma pervinquieri" = Nevenulora (Jagonoma) clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula angustata Sowerby 1832 clam
Parmicorbula sp. Vokes 1944 clam
Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama cossmanni jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Mesocallista analoga Forbes 1846 venus clam
Aphrodina minutula venus clam
Legumen fragilis venus clam
Paraesa subfaba venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Solenida - Pharidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatella matercula" = Crassatella rothii Fraas 1872 clam
Crassatella arcacea Roemer 1841 clam
Crassatella desioi Baroni 1946 clam
Crassatella macrodonta Sowerby 1835 clam
Crassatella chiesai Baroni 1946 clam
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
"Scabrotrigonia spinulosocostata" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia)
"Scabrotrigonia spinulosocostata" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
 Nuculanida - Tindariidae
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana leia pointed nut clam
Nuculana libyca pointed nut clam
Nuculana millosevichi pointed nut clam