Jablonski & Raup Locality 61 (Cretaceous of France)

Where: Normandy, France (50.0° N, 2.0° W: paleocoordinates 42.7° N, 2.0° W)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

PaleoDB collection 1325: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 06.01.1993

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Taxonomic list

• history: new-1, DJ 1992, replaces old m-61 (vetted by DJ 1991)
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Botula sp. Mörch 1853 mussel
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
Ceratostreon pliciferum Dujardin 1837 oyster
Gryphaeostrea lateralis Nilsson 1827 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna cretacea Schlotheim 1813 oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Pseudoptera coerulescens Nilsson 1827 oyster
"Gervillia solenoides" = Gervillia solenoidea Defrance 1820 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima muricata file clam
Plagiostoma hoperi Mantell 1822 file clam
Ctenoides tecta file clam
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium membranaceum Nilsson 1827 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Microchlamys acuteplicatus" = Dhondtichlamys scallop
Spondylus spinosus Schreibers 1793 scallop
Spondylus fimbriatus Goldfuss 1835 scallop
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea regularis Schlotheim 1813 scallop
Neithea striatocostata Goldfuss 1833 scallop
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
"Cordiceramus sp." = Inoceramus (Cordiceramus) Heinz 1932 clam
Endocostea balticus Bohm 1907 clam
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis sp. Sassi 1827 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
"Oistotrigonia echinata" = Linotrigonia (Oistotrigonia)
"Oistotrigonia echinata" = Linotrigonia (Oistotrigonia) clam
 Pandorida - Clavagellidae
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Praeradiolites hoeninghausi Desmoulins 1826 rudist
 Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium productum Sowerby 1832 cockle
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
Baluchicardia sp. Rutsch and Schenck 1943 clam