Adabofolo (Jurassic of Madagascar)

Where: Madagascar (23.1° S, 44.4° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 34.0° S, 30.7° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Callovian (165.3 - 161.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Besairie and M. Collignon. 1972. Geologie de Madagascar I. Les Terrains Sedimentaires. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 35:1-463 [A. Rees/A. Rees]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 98185: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 23.09.2010

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Clytopygus basseae
Echinoidea
 Pedinoida - Pedinidae
Pedina madagascariensis
 Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae
Asterocidaris ragoti
 Holectypoida - Holectypidae
Holectypus depressus, Holectypus sarthacensis
Holectypus sarthacensis Cotteau 1856 sea urchin
 Irregularia - Clypeidae
Mepygurus depressus
Mepygurus depressus Agassiz 1847 sea urchin
 Cidaroida -
Plegiocidaris jacobi
Plegiocidaris jacobi pencil urchin
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
"Cloughtonia pyramidalis" = Microschiza (Cloughtonia)
"Cloughtonia pyramidalis" = Microschiza (Cloughtonia) periwinkle
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
"Dicrolama (Alaria) denticula" = Dicroloma, "Dicrolama (Alaria) acuminata" = Dicroloma, "Dicrolama (Alaria) tridigitata" = Dicroloma
"Dicrolama (Alaria) denticula" = Dicroloma snail
"Dicrolama (Alaria) acuminata" = Dicroloma snail
"Dicrolama (Alaria) tridigitata" = Dicroloma snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Globularia forma, Globularia morrisi
Globularia morrisi Cox and Arkell 1949 snail
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Bourguetia saemanni, Pseudomelania deslongchampsi
 Vetigastropoda -
Jurassiphorus caillaudianus
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
"Riselloidea bitorquata" = Calliotropis (Riselloidea)
"Riselloidea bitorquata" = Calliotropis (Riselloidea) snail
 Neritoidea - Neridomidae
Neridomus neritoidea
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Oppeliidae
Oxycerites aff. aspidoides
Oxycerites aff. aspidoides Oppel 1857 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Macrocephalitidae
Macrocephalites chariensis, Macrocephalites madagascariensis, Kamptokephalites magnumbilicatus, Dolikephalites flexuosus, Nothocephalites semilaevis, Pleurocephalites maevaranensis, Pleurocephalites besairiei, Pleurocephalites costumbilicatus, Pleurocephalites habyensis, Indocephalites chrysoolithicus, Indocephalites transitorius, Indocephalites kheraensis
Pleurocephalites habyensis Spath 1928 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae
"Thysanolytoceras adeloides" = Lytoceras eudesianum adeloides
"Thysanolytoceras adeloides" = Lytoceras eudesianum adeloides Kudernatsch 1852 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
Subgrossouvria evexa, Subgrossouvria blakei, Subgrossouvria gudjinsirensis, Choffatia homoeomorpha, "Grossouvria aff. curvicosta" = Indosphinctes (Elatmites) curvicosta
Subgrossouvria blakei Spath 1931 ammonite
Subgrossouvria gudjinsirensis Waagen 1875 ammonite
"Grossouvria aff. curvicosta" = Indosphinctes (Elatmites) curvicosta Oppel 1857 ammonite
 Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
Calliphylloceras disputabile, Holcophylloceras mediterraneum, Partschiceras subobtusum, Partschiceras adabofolense, Ptychophylloceras flabellatum, Phylloceras kudernatschi, "Phylloceras semiplicatum" = Phylloceras kudernatschi semiplicatum
Calliphylloceras disputabile Zittel 1869 ammonite
Holcophylloceras mediterraneum Neumayr 1871 ammonite
Partschiceras adabofolense Collignon 1958 ammonite
Ptychophylloceras flabellatum Neumayr 1871 ammonite
Phylloceras kudernatschi Hauer 1854 ammonite
"Phylloceras semiplicatum" = Phylloceras kudernatschi semiplicatum Spath 1930 ammonite
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula (Palaeonucula) kaoraensis" = Palaeonucula
"Nucula (Palaeonucula) kaoraensis" = Palaeonucula nut clam
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima schardti, Pseudolimea duplicata, "Lima (Plagiostoma) subcardiiforma" = Plagiostoma, Ctenostreon hector
Lima schardti de Loriol 1883 file clam
Pseudolimea duplicata Sowerby 1814 file clam
"Lima (Plagiostoma) subcardiiforma" = Plagiostoma file clam
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula peregrina
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
"Pecten kachhensis" = Weyla kachhensis
"Pecten kachhensis" = Weyla kachhensis Cox 1952 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Eopecten aubryi" = Eopecten velatus
"Eopecten aubryi" = Eopecten velatus Goldfuss 1833 scallop
 Ostreida - Eligmidae
Eligmus perlatus, Eligmus rollandi
Eligmus rollandi Douvillé 1907 oyster
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Indogrammatodon virgatus" = Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon)
"Indogrammatodon virgatus" = Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon) clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Brachidontes (Arcomytilus) laitmairensis" = Arcomytilus laitmairensis
"Brachidontes (Arcomytilus) laitmairensis" = Arcomytilus laitmairensis de Loriol 1883 mussel
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia elongata, Trigonia (Myophorella) cf. kuchensis, Trigonia angustata
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte adabofolensis, Astarte depressa
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Sphaeriola madridi, "Corbis adabofolensis" = Fimbria
Sphaeriola madridi d'Archiac 1843 clam
"Corbis adabofolensis" = Fimbria clam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya aff. carnesi
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya similis, Ceratomya pitieri, Ceratomya aff. wileriensis, Ceratomya concentrica
Ceratomya concentrica Sowerby 1822 clam
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya uniformis
Pleuromya uniformis Sowerby 1813 clam
 Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
"Ceromyopsis striata" = Ceratomyopsis striata
"Ceromyopsis striata" = Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia consobrina
 Cardiida - Tancrediidae
Tancredia extensa
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya lyrata
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia viceliacensis
Thracia viceliacensis d'Orbigny 1850 clam