f3/4/6 (Profil 14, Faljet Jdar/Ed-Dghaghra) (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

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
 Salenioida - Acrosaleniidae
Crinoidea
 Millericrinida - Millericrinidae
Pomatocrinus sp. Desor 1845 Sea lily
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Cephalopoda
 Ammonoidea -
 Nautilida -
Nautilida indet. Agassiz 1847 nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Quadrinervus sp. Cossmann 1904 snail
described as sp. A
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus somaliensis Cox 1935 mussel
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
"Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum
"Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum Sowerby 1816 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Tendagurium propebanneianum Dietrich 1933 cockle
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
Protocardia somaliensis Cox 1935 cockle
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Anisocardia "sp. A" Munier-Chalmas 1863 clam
described as sp. A
Anisocardia "sp. B" Munier-Chalmas 1863 clam
described as sp. B
 Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822 clam
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya sp. Meek 1873 clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
"Bucardiomya lirata" = Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) clam
Arcomya sp. Agassiz 1838 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia cf. viceliacensis d'Orbigny 1850 clam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinidae indet. Fleming 1828 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Trigonastarte sp. Bigot 1885 clam