g4/28/9 (Profil 2; Ghomrassen) (Jurassic to of Tunisia)

Where: Tunisia (33.0° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 21.5° N, 11.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tataouine Formation, Late/Upper Callovian to Late/Upper Callovian (164.7 - 155.7 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified wackestone and lithified marl

Preservation: cast

Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical,

Primary reference: S. Holzapfel. 1998. Palökologie benthischer Faunengemeinschaften und Taxonomie der Bivalven im Jura von Südtunesien. Beringeria - Würzburger geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen (22)1-199 [F. Fursich/D. Hempfling/M. Gahr]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13516: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 11.04.2002

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Salenioida - Acrosaleniidae
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea desvoidyi D'Orbigny 1921 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Globularia coxi Stefanini 1939 snail
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Pseudomelania "sp. B" Pictet and Campiche 1862 snail
described as sp. B
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam