r3/2/9 (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: Tataouine Formation, Callovian to Callovian (166.1 - 157.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Preservation: cast

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 13902: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 02.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea desvoidyi
Nerinea desvoidyi D'Orbigny 1921 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
Tretospira aff. subnodosa
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Naricopsina cotwoldensis, Globularia michelini, Globularia coxi
Globularia coxi Stefanini 1939 snail
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Ataphrus sp.
Ataphrus sp. Gabb 1869 snail
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Costigervillia crassicosta
Costigervillia crassicosta Morris and Lycett 1853 oyster
 Ostreida - Malleidae
Rostroperna sp.
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea sandalina, Africogryphaea aff. costellata
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon costatum
 Pectinida - Limidae
Acesta spectabilis
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon hirsonensis
Parallelodon hirsonensis d'Archiac 1843 clam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya crassa
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinidae indet., Discomiltha lirata
Lucinidae indet. Fleming 1828 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya kachchhensis, Arcomya sp.
Arcomya sp. Agassiz 1838 clam
 Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceratomyopsis striata
Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822 clam
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
"Myoconcha rathieriana" = Myoconcha rathieri
"Myoconcha rathieriana" = Myoconcha rathieri d'Orbigny 1850 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia intexta, Tendagurium propebanneianum
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
Tendagurium propebanneianum Dietrich 1933 cockle
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Anisocardia "sp. A", Gythemon sp.
Anisocardia "sp. A" Munier-Chalmas 1863 clam
described as sp. A
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952 clam
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya sp.
Pleuromya sp. Meek 1873 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Trigonastarte sp.
Trigonastarte sp. Bigot 1885 clam
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia pulla
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Somalirhynchia cf. africana
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylina sp.
Stylina sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral