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

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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