p5/12/2 (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, dolomitic wackestone

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 13786: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 27.04.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Nautilida -
Nautilida indet. Agassiz 1847 nautiloid
 Nautilida - Paracenoceratidae
Paracenoceras sp. Spath 1927 nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Globularia coxi Stefanini 1939 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Quadrinervus sp. Cossmann 1904 snail
described as sp. A
 Opisthobranchia -
Palaeohydatina sp. Cossmann 1895 snail
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Costigervillia crassicosta Morris and Lycett 1853 oyster
Virgellia sobralensis Sharpe 1850 oyster
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
 Heteroconchia -
Heterodonta indet. Neumayr 1884 clam
described as a heterodont bivalve sp. B
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Fimbria lajoyei d'Archiac 1843 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Tendagurium propebanneianum Dietrich 1933 cockle
Protocardia "sp. B" Beyrich 1845 cockle
described as sp. B
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle