PBDB Collection

Sebaa Chioukh Hills Reef, Tlemcen (Miocene of Algeria)

Also known as Reef 1979

Where: Algeria (35.2° N, 1.3° W: paleocoordinates 35.1° N, 1.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• Several elliptical reef bodies, each approximately a kilometer in length and encased in argillaceous lime mudstones. Each step of reef building is represented by a tabular fringing reef with poor, but some, internal zonation. The whole sequence is about 50 m thick.

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: J.-P. Saint Martin. 1996. Messinian coral reefs of western Orania, Algeria. SEPM Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology 5:239-246 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/S. Ávila]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 69864: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 08.03.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
Camarodonta - Toxopneustidae	Schizechinus duciei Schizechinus duciei sea urchin
Camarodonta - Echinidae	Psammechinus sp. Psammechinus sp. sea urchin
Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae	Clypeaster sp. Clypeaster sp. Lamarck 1801 sand dollar
Temnopleuroida -	Arbacina sp. Arbacina sp. Pomel 1869 sea urchin
Rhynchonellata
Terebratulida - Megathyrididae	Argyrotheca cf. neapolitana Argyrotheca cf. neapolitana
Stenolaemata
Cyclostomata - Tubuliporidae	Tubulipora sp. Tubulipora sp. Lamarck 1816
Cyclostomata - Diaperoeciidae	Diaperoecia major Diaperoecia major
Cyclostomata - Plagioeciidae	Plagioecia cf. sarniensis Plagioecia cf. sarniensis
Cyclostomata - Lichenoporidae	Lichenopora cf. grignonensis Lichenopora cf. grignonensis
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Microporidae	Calpensia nobilis Calpensia nobilis Esper 1796
Cheilostomata - Calloporidae	"Aplousina bobiesi" = Crassimarginatella bobiesi "Aplousina bobiesi" = Crassimarginatella bobiesi David and Pouyet 1974
Cheilostomata - Antroporidae	Antropora sp. Antropora sp. Norman 1903
Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae	Cribrilaria radiata, Figularia figularis Cribrilaria radiata Moll 1803 Figularia figularis Johnston 1847
Cheilostomata - Escharinidae	Escharina vulgaris Escharina vulgaris Moll 1803
Cheilostomata - Celleporidae	Celleporina costazi Celleporina costazi
Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae	Schizotheca fissa, "Umbonula monoceros" = Rhynchozoon monoceros Schizotheca fissa Busk 1856 "Umbonula monoceros" = Rhynchozoon monoceros Reuss 1848
Cheilostomata - Bitectiporidae	"Schismoporella aculifera" = Schizomavella aculifera "Schismoporella aculifera" = Schizomavella aculifera Canu and Lecointre 1928
Cheilostomata - Microporellidae	Microporella ciliata Microporella ciliata Pallas 1766
Cheilostomata - Myriaporidae	Myriapora truncata Myriapora truncata Pallas 1766
Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae	Schizoporella longirostris Schizoporella longirostris Hincks 1886
Gastropoda
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella subarchimedis, Turritella cf. terebralis Turritella subarchimedis turret shell Turritella cf. terebralis Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae	Thericium vulgatum Thericium vulgatum Bruguière 1789 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	Cerithiella cf. exbicarinata Cerithiella cf. exbicarinata snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae	Triphoridae indet. Triphoridae indet. Gray 1847 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae	Trivia sp. Trivia sp. Broderip 1837 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Cypraea sp. Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	"Strombus coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus "Strombus coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus Defrance 1827 true conch
Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae	Cymatium affine Cymatium affine triton shell
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Oliva sp. Oliva sp. Bruguière 1789 olive snail
Neogastropoda - Terebridae	Terebra sp. Terebra sp. Bruguière 1789 auger snail
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus cf. mercati, Conus vindobonensis Conus cf. mercati cone shell Conus vindobonensis cone shell
Neogastropoda - Columbellidae	"Columbella cf. fallax" = Pyrene (Atilia) fallax "Columbella cf. fallax" = Pyrene (Atilia) fallax Hörnes and Auinger 1880 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae	Vermetus sp. Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800 worm shell
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	Rissoa sp., Alvania sp. Rissoa sp. Fréminville 1814 snail Alvania sp. Risso 1826 snail
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Epitonium sp. Epitonium sp. Bolten 1798 wentletrap
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	"Cylichnina sp." = Retusa (Cylichnina) "Cylichnina sp." = Retusa (Cylichnina) Monterasato 1884 snail
Heterostropha - Gordenellidae	"Turritella unicarinata" = Clathrobaculus humberti "Turritella unicarinata" = Clathrobaculus humberti Quenstedt 1856 snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica sp. Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Clanculus cf. cruciatus Clanculus cf. cruciatus Linnaeus 1758 top snail
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Astraea sp. Astraea sp. Röding 1798 snail
Lepetellida - Haliotidae	Haliotis tuberculata Haliotis tuberculata Linnaeus 1758 abalone
Neritoidea - Neritidae	Nerita emiliana Nerita emiliana snail
Bivalvia
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata "Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata Montagu 1803 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Lajonkairia rupestris, Pelecyora islandicoides, Dosinia exoleta, "Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella Lajonkairia rupestris venus clam Pelecyora islandicoides Lamarck 1818 venus clam Dosinia exoleta Linnaeus 1758 venus clam "Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella Lamarck 1818 venus clam
Cardiida - Chamidae	Chama gryphoides Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Gastrana fragilis Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Plagiocardium papillosum Plagiocardium papillosum Poli 1781 cockle
Pholadida - Pholadidae	"Jouannetia tournoueri" = Jouannetia (Jouannetia) tournoueri "Jouannetia tournoueri" = Jouannetia (Jouannetia) tournoueri Locard 1877 clam
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Hiatella arctica Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Botula fusca, Lithophaga lithophaga Botula fusca Gmelin 1791 mussel Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	Hyotissa hyotis Hyotissa hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster
Ostreida - Ostreidae	"Ostrea lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis, "Ostreola stentina" = Ostrea stentina "Ostrea lamellosa" = Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster "Ostreola stentina" = Ostrea stentina Payraudeau 1826 oyster
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia ephippium Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle
Pectinida - Limidae	Lima lima, Limaria tuberculata Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam Limaria tuberculata Olivi 1792 file clam
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Spondylus gaederopus, Aequipecten seniensis, Chlamys linguafelis, "Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio, Pecten aduncus Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop Aequipecten seniensis scallop Chlamys linguafelis scallop "Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio Linnaeus 1758 scallop Pecten aduncus Eichwald 1830 scallop
Arcida - Arcidae	Striarca lactea, Barbatia subhelbingi, "Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Striarca lactea clam Barbatia subhelbingi clam "Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Malacostraca
Decapoda - Dromiidae	Dromia neogenica Dromia neogenica Müller 1978 crab
Thecostraca
Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae	Creusia oraniensis Creusia oraniensis coral barnacle
Balanomorpha - Balanidae	"Balanus concavus" = Concavus concavus, Balanus perforatus, Balanus amphitrite "Balanus concavus" = Concavus concavus Bronn 1831 barnacle Balanus perforatus barnacle Balanus amphitrite Darwin 1854 barnacle
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Columastreidae	Palaeoplesiastraea sp. Palaeoplesiastraea sp. Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Tarbellastraea cf. reussiana Tarbellastraea cf. reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Porites lobatosepta, Porites calabricae Porites lobatosepta Chevalier 1961 stony coral Porites calabricae Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	Siderastrea crenulata Siderastrea crenulata Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae	"Acanthastraea sp." = Acanthastrea "Acanthastraea sp." = Acanthastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral