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)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified, bioturbated, dolomitic, intraclastic grainstone
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 13676: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 18.04.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea | |
Pygurus peretti sea urchin | |
Rhynchonellata | |
"Charltonithyris bihinensis" = Arabatia bihinensis
"Charltonithyris bihinensis" = Arabatia bihinensis Weir 1929 | |
"Terebratula" ("") matmatensis Dubar 1967 | |
Bivalvia | |
Musculus somaliensis Cox 1935 mussel | |
Plagiostoma cf. modeli file clam | |
Protocardia cf. piettei Fischer 1969 cockle | |
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Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam | |