g4/29/2 (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: Tataouina Formation, Late/Upper Callovian to Late/Upper Callovian (164.7 - 155.7 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified, bioturbated mudstone

Preservation: cast, trace

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 13517: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 11.04.2002

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Fimbria lajoyei d'Archiac 1843 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
 Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Tendagurium propebanneianum Dietrich 1933 cockle
Protocardia "sp. E" Beyrich 1845 cockle
described as sp. E
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
 Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952 clam
Anisocardia rostrata Sowerby 1821 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia cf. viceliacensis d'Orbigny 1850 clam
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Cephalopoda
 Ammonoidea -
Echinoidea
 Salenioida - Acrosaleniidae
Hydrozoa
  -
Hydrozoa dendroid
described as dendroid Hydrozoa
unclassified
  -
Porifera indet. Grant 1836