k5/3/6 (Profil 11; Ksar Beni Soltane) (Jurassic to of Tunisia)

Where: Tunisia (33.0° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 21.4° N, 11.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tataouine Formation, Middle Callovian to Middle Callovian (164.7 - 161.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified, bioturbated marl and lithified dolomite

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 13608: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 16.04.2002

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Taxonomic list

Hydrozoa
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Hydrozoa indet. Owen 1843
Echinoidea
 Salenioida - Acrosaleniidae
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhaiidae indet. Gray 1850 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Globularia coxi Stefanini 1939 snail
Globularia zemmourensis Cox 1969 snail
Globularia formosa Morris and Lycett 1851 snail
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus somaliensis Cox 1935 mussel
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
"Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum
"Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum Sowerby 1816 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
Prorokia sp. Böhm 1883 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam
 Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Fimbria lajoyei d'Archiac 1843 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae