Scutella biofacies (Xatt l-Ahmar) (Oligocene to of Malta)
Where: Malta (36.0° N, 14.3° E: paleocoordinates 36.0° N, 14.3° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
When: Late/Upper Oligocene to Late/Upper Oligocene (28.4 - 16.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, bioturbated limestone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: M. Gatt. 2005. A new late Oligocene to early Miocene species of Apatopygus (Echinoidea: Cassiduloida) from the Maltese Islands. Alcheringa 29(1):101-112 [J. Alroy/A. Doyle/A. Doyle]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 121529: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Amanda Doyle on 07.12.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| unclassified | |
| Echinoidea | |
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Scutella subrotunda sand dollar | |
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Echinolampas equizonata sea urchin
Echinolampas posterolatus sea urchin | |
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Eupatagus dekonincki heart urchin | |
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Lovenia sp. Desor 1847 heart urchin | |