Meilhan (Miocene of France)

Also known as Carrière Vives, Saint-Martin-d’Oney,

Where: Aquitaine, France (43.9° N, 0.7° W: paleocoordinates 43.9° N, 2.8° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: N4 foram zone, Falun de Sainte-Avit Formation, Aquitanian (23.0 - 20.4 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Unknown lithostratigraphic data. THICKNESS: From unit of unknown thickness AGE: Aquitanian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within section. Sr age 21.1 Ma (Cahuzac & Turpin, 1999). SBZ24 LBF zone. Should be Falun de Sainte-Avit formation given Janssen (1985).

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; unlithified, calcareous sandstone

• The samples from Meilhan provide Lower Miocene bivalve assemblage data that include several specific environment faunas (beach, coral patch-reef and deeper-

•water environments).

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, assumed based of figured specimens, excellent preservation, free of sediment. Cahuzac & Janssen 2010: “Late Aquitanian, marly sands with scleractinian corals and coarse-grained detritus (level 5 in Lozouet et al., 2001).”

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite

Reposited in the MNHN

• COLLECTORS: Unknown. REPOSITORY: MNHN, Paris.

Primary reference: P. Lozouet. 1998. Nouvelles espéces de gastéropodes (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de L'Oligocéne et di Miocéne inférieur de"Aquitaine (sud-ouest de la France). Cossmanniana 5(3-4):61-102 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 74865: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 31.08.2007, edited by Uta Merkel, Mihaela Krause and Pete Wagner

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Limited to some families of Gastropoda. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritive publication with species level assignments.
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
Skenea subauriculata n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
 Lepetellida - Scissurellidae
Sinezona praecedens n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Microstilifer marsanensis n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
 Vanikoroidea - Vanikoridae
Vanikoro rudoi n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithidium plebeium n. sp. Lozouet 1998 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Dialidae
Diala electra n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
 Cerithioidea - Scaliolidae
Clatrofenella intermedia n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Volvarina tumulensis n. sp. Lozouet 1998 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Coralliophilidae
 Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Gibberula aquitanensis n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Coralliophila sacyi4 murex snail
"Naquetia ovulata" = Chicoreus (Naquetia)3 murex snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Charonia guichemerri n. sp. Lozouet 1998 triton
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
Trivia humburgensis3 Schilder 1929 snail
Trivia westphalica3 Schilder 1929 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Lyncina miopropinqua n. sp.2, Zonarina pinguis2, "Schilderia brocchii" = Prozonarina brocchii3
Lyncina miopropinqua n. sp.2 Dolin and Lozouet 2004 cowry
Zonarina pinguis2 Grateloup 1846 cowry
"Schilderia brocchii" = Prozonarina brocchii3 Deshayes 1844 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
Hespererato transiens3 Boettger 1884 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Alvania andraldensis n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Atlantidae
Atlanta "sp. 3"1 Lesueur 1817 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
Tornus aquitanicus n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Circulus sigaretornuformis n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Miralda mellianensis n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
Odostomella isabella n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
Waikura singularis n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
Eulimella lanotensis n. sp. Lozouet 1998 snail
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
Creseis roesti n. sp.1 Cahuzac and Janssen 2010 snail
Vaginella depressa1 Daudin 1800 snail
 Thecosomata -
 Thecosomata - Limacinidae
Heliconoides inflata1 Orbigny 1836 snail
Limacina valvatina1 Reuss 1867 snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia sp.5 Gray 1842 clam
"Arca emiliae" = Lamarcka emiliae5 Dollfus 1909 clam
Acar clathrata5 miniature ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp.5 Da Costa 1778 clam
Glycymeris cor5 Lamarck 1805 clam
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia sp.5 Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limaria inflata5, Lima aquitanica5, "Limatula subauriculata" = Lima subauriculata5
Limaria inflata5 file clam
spp. neogenica
Lima aquitanica5 file clam
"Limatula subauriculata" = Lima subauriculata5 Montagu 1808 file clam
spp. inframiocaenica
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys "sp. 1"5 Röding 1798 scallop
Chlamys "sp. 2"5 Röding 1798 scallop
Flexopecten sp.5 scallop
 Ostreida - Malleidae
Malleus sp.5 Lamarck 1799 oyster
Isognomon radiatus5 Anton 1838 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria linderi5 pearl oyster
Pteria ? phalaenacea5 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp.5 Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostreidae sp.5 Rafinesque 1815 oyster
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 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus sp.5 Roding 1798 mussel
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Septifer "sp.1"5 Récluz 1848 mussel
Septifer "sp. 2"5 Récluz 1848 mussel
Mytilus sp.5 Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Loripinus benoisti" = Anodontia (Loripinus)5 clam
"Microloripes dentatus" = Lucina (Microloripes)5 clam
Linga columbella5 Lamarck 1818 clam
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
 Pholadida - Myidae
Sphenia anatina5 softshell clam
Sphenia paulina5 softshell clam
 Pholadida - Pleurodesmatidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Lentidium tournoueri5 Mayer 1864 clam
Corbula revoluta5 clam
spp. avitensis
Corbula carinata5 Dujardin 1837 clam
 Cardiida - Sportellidae
"Basterotia corbuloides" = Basterotia (Basterotia) corbuloides5 Mayer in Hörnes 1859 clam
 Cardiida - Galeommatidae
 Cardiida - Leptonidae
"Kellya (Planikellia) sp." = Lepton (Planikellia)5, "Lepton transversarium" = Lepton (Lepton) transversarium5
"Kellya (Planikellia) sp." = Lepton (Planikellia)5 clam
"Lepton transversarium" = Lepton (Lepton) transversarium5 Cossmann 1896 clam
 Cardiida - Kelliidae
 Cardiida - Montacutidae
Montacuta sp.5 Turton 1822 clam
 Cardiida - Erycinidae
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Corbicula sp.5 Megerle 1811 clam
 Cardiida - Trapezidae
Coralliophaga sp.5 Blainville 1824 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama sp.5 Odhner 1917 jewel box
Chama gryphoides5 Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Veneridae sp.5 Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Callista "sp. 2"5 Poli 1791 venus clam
Callista "sp. 1"5 Poli 1791 venus clam
Pitar lamarcki5 venus clam
Pitar undata5 venus clam
Pitar sp.5 Römer 1857 venus clam
"Petricolidae sp." = Petricolina5 Deshayes 1839 venus clam
Petricola rupestris5 venus clam
Timoclea ovata5 Pennant 1777 venus clam
Irus sp.5 Schmidt 1818 venus clam
Tapes sp.5 Mühlfeld 1811 venus clam
Dosinia basteroti5 venus clam
Venus sp.5 Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra "sp. 1"5 Linnaeus 1767 clam
Mactra "sp. 2"5 Linnaeus 1767 clam
"Eastonia mitis" = Standella (Eastonia)5 clam
 Cardiida - Dreissenidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Carduim (Trachycardium) fraternum" = Acanthocardia (Agnocardia)5 cockle
Cardium sp.5 Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Cardiida - Donacidae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellinidae "sp. 1"5 Blainville 1814 tellin clam
Angulus (Peronaea) sp.5 Poli 1791 tellin clam
"Angulus (Peronidia) bipartita" = Tellina (Peronidia)5 tellin clam
"Angulus (Peronidia) sacyi" = Tellina (Peronidia)5 tellin clam
Arcopagia sp.5 Leach 1827 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Capsa laminosa5, "Psammobia affinis" = Gari (Psammobia)5, "Psammobia biali" = Gari (Psammobia)5, "Psammobia sp." = Gari (Psammobia)5
"Psammobia affinis" = Gari (Psammobia)5 clam
"Psammobia biali" = Gari (Psammobia)5 clam
"Psammobia sp." = Gari (Psammobia)5 clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele sp.5 Schumacher 1817 clam
Ervilia sp.5 Turton 1822 clam
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solen sp.5 Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Solenida - Pharidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella arctica5 Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp.5 Lamarck 1799 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana (Lumbulus) emarginata" = Nuculana emarginata5
"Nuculana (Lumbulus) emarginata" = Nuculana emarginata5 Lamarck 1819 pointed nut clam