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, silty 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 9267: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 12.10.2000
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Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Ampullinopsis crassatina Lamarck 1804 snail | |
Tympanotonos conjunctus horn snail | |
Bayania semidecussata Lamarck 1804 snail | |
Hemicerithium dissitum cerith snail
Bittium sublima cerith snail | |
Alaba dubia snail | |
Benoistia abbreviata snail | |
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum Bruguiére 1792 snail | |
Calyptraea labellata Chinese hat snail
Calyptraea striatella Chinese hat snail | |
Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820 snail | |
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"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii Nyst 1836 snail | |
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata Lamarck 1804 snail | |
Polinices sp., "Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail | |
Acteocina exerta barrel-bubble | |
Bivalvia | |
"Claibornites thierensi" = Callucina (Callucina) thierensi, Saxolucina heberti, "Lucina" sp., Pegophysema omaliusi, Paralucinella undulata, Parvilucina laureti, Ctena squamosa
"Claibornites thierensi" = Callucina (Callucina) thierensi Hébert 1849 clam
Saxolucina heberti clam
"Lucina" sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
Pegophysema omaliusi Deshayes 1858 clam
Paralucinella undulata Lamarck 1806 clam
Parvilucina laureti clam
Ctena squamosa clam | |
Siliqua nysti clam
Siliqua sp. Mühlfeld 1811 clam | |
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Caestocorbula henckeliusiana, "Lentidium donaciforme" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) donaciforme, "Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum
Caestocorbula henckeliusiana Nyst 1836 clam
"Lentidium donaciforme" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) donaciforme Nyst 1836 clam
"Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum Sowerby 1822 clam | |
Sphenia stampinensis softshell clam | |
Laevicardium (Habecardium) tenuisulcatum, Parvicardium scobinula, Parvicardium sp., Fragum stampinense
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"Tellina (Peronaea) benedeni" = Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni, Tellina (Moerella) trigonula, Arcopagia heberti, Arcopagia sp.
"Tellina (Peronaea) benedeni" = Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni Nyst and Westendorp 1839 tellin clam Tellina (Peronaea) benedeni nysti
Arcopagia heberti tellin clam
Arcopagia sp. Leach 1827 tellin clam | |
Abra sp. Lamarck 1818 abra | |
Gari sp. Schumacher 1817 clam | |
"Diplodonta fragilis" = Diplodonta, "Diplodonta (Felaniella) bezanconi" = Diplodonta
"Diplodonta fragilis" = Diplodonta clam | |
Mactra angulata duck clam | |
Veneridae indet., Gouldia variabilis, Callista splendida, Callocardia (Nitidavenus) subarata, Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) incrassata, Tivelina depressa, Tivelina stampinensis, Tivelina sp.
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Gouldia variabilis venus clam
Callista splendida Mérian 1860 venus clam
Tivelina depressa venus clam
Tivelina stampinensis venus clam
Tivelina sp. Cossmann 1886 venus clam | |
Glycymeris angusticostata bittersweet clam
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 bittersweet clam
"Glycymeris obovata" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata Lamarck 1819 bittersweet clam |