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
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 13950: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 06.05.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea | |
Monodiadema cotteaui sea urchin | |
Crinoidea | |
Pomatocrinus sp. Desor 1845 Sea lily | |
Rhynchonellata | |
"Terebratula" ("") matmatensis Dubar 1967 | |
Cephalopoda | |
Ammonoidea indet. ammonite | |
Nautilida indet. Agassiz 1847 nautiloid | |
Gastropoda | |
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Bivalvia | |
Musculus somaliensis Cox 1935 mussel | |
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel | |
"Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum
"Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum Sowerby 1816 oyster | |
Eonavicula moulyi clam | |
Tendagurium propebanneianum Dietrich 1933 cockle
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
Protocardia somaliensis Cox 1935 cockle | |
Pronoella aff. bynei clam | |
Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822 clam | |
Pleuromya sp. Meek 1873 clam | |
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam | |
"Bucardiomya lirata" = Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) clam
Arcomya sp. Agassiz 1838 clam | |
Thracia cf. viceliacensis d'Orbigny 1850 clam | |
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845 clam | |
Lucinidae indet. Fleming 1828 clam | |
Trigonastarte sp. Bigot 1885 clam |