r3/2/7 (Profil 12, Bir Remtha) (Jurassic to of Tunisia)

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

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Callovian to Callovian (166.1 - 157.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified wackestone

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 13900: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 02.05.2002

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Meandrophyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylina sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Amphiastrea indet. Etallon 1859 stony coral
described as morphotype of Amphiastrea
Echinoidea
 Salenioida - Acrosaleniidae
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
""Terebratula" ("") cf. engeli" = Sellithyris engeli
""Terebratula" ("") cf. engeli" = Sellithyris engeli Rollier 1918
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Cycloserpula sp. Parsch 1956
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon costatum, "Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum
"Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum Sowerby 1816 oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Virgellia sobralensis Sharpe 1850 oyster
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia cf. viceliacensis d'Orbigny 1850 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
"Bucardiomya lirata" = Pholadomya (Bucardiomya)
"Bucardiomya lirata" = Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) clam
Cephalopoda
 Ammonoidea -
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Ataphrus sp. Gabb 1869 snail
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea desvoidyi D'Orbigny 1921 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae