Where: Essonne, France (48.5° N, 2.3° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 43.4° N, 6.8° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Falun de Pierrefitte Formation, Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 27.3 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
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 9266: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 12.10.2000
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Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Pegophysema omaliusi, Ctena squamosa, Parvilucina laureti, Paralucinella undulata, Saxolucina heberti, "Claibornites thierensi" = Callucina (Callucina) thierensi, "Lucina" sp.
Pegophysema omaliusi Deshayes 1858 clam
Ctena squamosa clam
Parvilucina laureti clam
Paralucinella undulata Lamarck 1806 clam
Saxolucina heberti clam
"Claibornites thierensi" = Callucina (Callucina) thierensi Hébert 1849 clam
"Lucina" sp. Bruguière 1797 clam | |
"Villorita neglecta" = Cyrenorita neglecta
"Villorita neglecta" = Cyrenorita neglecta Nsyt 1836 clam | |
Veneridae indet., Callista splendida, Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) incrassata, Gouldia variabilis, Periglypta aglaurae, Tivelina depressa, Tivelina stampinensis, Tivelina sp.
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Callista splendida Mérian 1860 venus clam
Gouldia variabilis venus clam
Periglypta aglaurae venus clam
Tivelina depressa venus clam
Tivelina stampinensis venus clam
Tivelina sp. Cossmann 1886 venus clam | |
"Diplodonta fragilis" = Diplodonta, "Diplodonta (Felaniella) bezanconi" = Diplodonta
"Diplodonta fragilis" = Diplodonta clam | |
Mactra angulata duck clam | |
Abra sp. Lamarck 1818 abra | |
Arcopagia heberti, Arcopagia sp., Tellina (Moerella) trigonula, "Tellina (Peronaea) benedeni" = Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni
Arcopagia heberti tellin clam
Arcopagia sp. Leach 1827 tellin clam
"Tellina (Peronaea) benedeni" = Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni Nyst and Westendorp 1839 tellin clam Tellina (Peronaea) benedeni nysti
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Parvicardium scobinula, Parvicardium sp., Fragum stampinense, Laevicardium (Habecardium) tenuisulcatum
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"Corbula" sp., "Lentidium donaciforme" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) donaciforme, "Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum, Caestocorbula henckeliusiana
"Corbula" sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
"Lentidium donaciforme" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) donaciforme Nyst 1836 clam
"Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum Sowerby 1822 clam
Caestocorbula henckeliusiana Nyst 1836 clam | |
Siliqua sp. Mühlfeld 1811 clam | |
Glycymeris angusticostata bittersweet clam
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 bittersweet clam
"Glycymeris obovata" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata Lamarck 1819 bittersweet clam | |
Striarca pretiosa clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Calyptraea labellata Chinese hat snail
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 Chinese hat snail | |
Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820 snail | |
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii Nyst 1836 snail | |
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail | |
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata Lamarck 1804 snail | |
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum Bruguiére 1792 snail | |
Bayania semidecussata Lamarck 1804 snail | |
Alaba dubia snail | |
Bittium sublima cerith snail | |
Ampullinopsis crassatina Lamarck 1804 snail | |
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail | |
Acteocina exerta barrel-bubble |