p5/11/8 (Profil 5; Foum Tataouine I, Poste Optique) (Jurassic to of Tunisia)

Where: Tunisia (33.0° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 21.3° N, 11.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tataouine Formation, Callovian to Callovian (166.1 - 157.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

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 13689: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 19.04.2002

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Costigervillia crassicosta Morris and Lycett 1853 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinidae indet. Fleming 1828 clam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845 clam
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya sp. Meek 1873 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Tendagurium propebanneianum Dietrich 1933 cockle
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia cf. viceliacensis d'Orbigny 1850 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Homomya gibbosa Sowerby 1814 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae