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 | |
Meandrophyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849 stony coral | |
Stylina sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral | |
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Echinoidea | |
Monodiadema cotteaui sea urchin | |
Rhynchonellata | |
"Terebratula" ("") indet. Müller 1776
"Terebratula" ("") cf. lamberti Douville 1886 | |
""Terebratula" ("") cf. engeli" = Sellithyris engeli
""Terebratula" ("") cf. engeli" = Sellithyris engeli Rollier 1918 | |
Somalirhynchia cf. africana Weir 1925 | |
"Rhynchonella" ("") tazerdunensis Dubar 1967 | |
Polychaeta | |
Cycloserpula sp. Parsch 1956 | |
Bivalvia | |
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel | |
Liostrea sandalina oyster | |
Actinostreon costatum, "Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum
Actinostreon costatum oyster
"Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum Sowerby 1816 oyster | |
Virgellia sobralensis Sharpe 1850 oyster | |
Discomiltha lirata clam | |
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845 clam | |
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam | |
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle | |
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952 clam | |
Thracia cf. viceliacensis d'Orbigny 1850 clam | |
"Bucardiomya lirata" = Pholadomya (Bucardiomya)
"Bucardiomya lirata" = Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) clam | |
Cephalopoda | |
Ammonoidea indet. ammonite | |
Gastropoda | |
Ataphrus sp. Gabb 1869 snail | |
Nerinea desvoidyi D'Orbigny 1921 snail | |
Tretospira aff. subnodosa periwinkle | |
Globularia michelini snail |