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, shelly/skeletal packstone
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 13677: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 18.04.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Crinoidea | |
Pomatocrinus sp. Desor 1845 Sea lily | |
Gastropoda | |
Globularia michelini snail
Naricopsina cotwoldensis snail | |
"Xystrella protortile" = Cryptaulax protortile
"Xystrella protortile" = Cryptaulax protortile Cox 1965 snail | |
Purpuroidea aff. gigas periwinkle
Tretospira aff. subnodosa periwinkle | |
Nerinea desvoidyi D'Orbigny 1921 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Arcomya sp. Agassiz 1838 clam | |
Thracia cf. viceliacensis d'Orbigny 1850 clam | |
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Eocallista cf. krenkeli Cox 1935 clam | |
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle | |
Discomiltha lirata clam | |
Trigonia pulla clam | |
Arcomytilus hirsonensis, "Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
Arcomytilus hirsonensis mussel
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel | |
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus Schlotheim 1813 scallop | |
Actinostreon costatum oyster | |
Gryphaea alimena oyster | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Somalirhynchia smelliei Weir 1925 | |
"Rhynchonella" ("") djeffarae Dubar 1967 | |
"Terebratula" ("") indet. Müller 1776 | |
"Terebratula cf. engeli" = Sellithyris engeli
"Terebratula cf. engeli" = Sellithyris engeli Rollier 1918 | |
unclassified | |
Porifera indet. Grant 1836 |