p5/12/3 (Profil 5; Foum Tataouine I, Poste Optique) (Jurassic of Tunisia)

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

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tataouine Formation, Jurassic (201.4 - 145.0 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 13787: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 27.04.2002

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle