Where: Essonne, France (48.5° N, 2.2° E: paleocoordinates 47.8° N, 1.3° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Falun de Jeurs Formation, Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, shelly/skeletal, gray, yellow, argillaceous sandstone
Primary reference: J. L. Gitton, P. Lozouet, and P. Maestrati. 1986. Biostratigraphie et paleoecologie des gisements types du Stampian de la region d''Etampes (Essonne). Geologie de la France 1:3-101 [A. Miller/K. Layou/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 9133: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 25.09.2000
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda | |
"Dentalium (Antalis) kickxi" = Antalis
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Bivalvia | |
"Nuculana gracilis" = Saccella westendorpi
"Nuculana gracilis" = Saccella westendorpi Nyst and Westendorp 1839 pointed nut clam | |
Nucula greppini Deshayes 1858 nut clam | |
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
"Glycymeris obovata" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata Lamarck 1819 clam | |
Pteria stampinensis pearl oyster | |
Chlamys picta Fritel 1910 scallop | |
Caestocorbula henckeliusiana, "Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum, "Corbula" sp., Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
Caestocorbula henckeliusiana Nyst 1836 clam
"Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum Sowerby 1822 clam
"Corbula" sp. Bruguière 1789 clam | |
Abra elegans abra | |
Arcopagia heberti tellin clam | |
Laevicardium (Habecardium) tenuisulcatum, Parvicardium defrancei, Parvicardium scobinula, Parvicardium sp.
Laevicardium (Habecardium) tenuisulcatum Nyst 1836 cockle
Parvicardium defrancei cockle
Parvicardium scobinula cockle
Parvicardium sp. Monterosato 1884 cockle | |
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Tivelina depressa venus clam
Callista splendida Mérian 1860 venus clam | |
"Lucina" sp., "Claibornites thierensi" = Callucina (Callucina) thierensi, Saxolucina heberti, Ctena squamosa, Parvilucina laureti, Paralucinella undulata
"Lucina" sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
"Claibornites thierensi" = Callucina (Callucina) thierensi Hébert 1849 clam
Saxolucina heberti clam
Ctena squamosa clam
Parvilucina laureti clam
Paralucinella undulata Lamarck 1806 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Polinices sp., "Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail | |
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii Nyst 1836 snail | |
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata Lamarck 1804 snail | |
Calyptraea striatella slipper shell | |
Tympanotonos trochlearis horn snail
Tympanotonos sp. Schumacher 1817 horn snail
Tympanotonos conjunctus horn snail | |
Benoistia boblayi snail | |
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum Bruguiére 1792 snail | |
Alaba dubia snail | |
Bayania semidecussata Lamarck 1804 snail | |
Bittium sublima cerith snail | |
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Syrnola sp. Adams 1860 snail | |
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Jujubinus subcarinatus Lamarck 1804 top snail |