g4/29/3-1 (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)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Preservation: cast, trace

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

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 13519: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 11.04.2002

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Taxonomic list

Hydrozoa
  -
Hydrozoa indet. Owen 1843
described as dendroid Hydrozoa
Anthozoa
 Hexacorallia -
Scleractinia indet. Bourne 1900 stony coral
described as morphotype Montlivaltia
unclassified
  -
Porifera indet. Grant 1836
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon costatum, "Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum
"Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum Sowerby 1816 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylopecten palinurus d'Orbigny 1850 scallop
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Fimbria lajoyei d'Archiac 1843 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
 Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea desvoidyi D'Orbigny 1921 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Quadrinervus sp. Cossmann 1904 snail
described as sp. A
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae