SE of Fès (Miocene of Morocco)

Where: Morocco (34.0° N, 5.0° W: paleocoordinates 33.9° N, 5.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• Lower Tortonian

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; blue lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: J.-P. Chevalier. 1962. Les Madréporaires miocènes du Maroc. Notes et mémoires du service geologique 173:1-74 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/S. Ávila]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 161327: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 04.09.2014

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella, Nuculana (Ledella) bonellii, Nuculana (Nuculana) hoernesi
"Nuculana (Saccella) fragilis" = Saccella pointed nut clam
Nuculana (Ledella) bonellii pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia (Cnesterium) longa
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) placentina
 Carditida - Carditidae
Glans (Centrocardita) intermedia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella, Pitar (Pitar) rudis
Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella Lamarck 1818 venus clam
Pitar (Pitar) rudis Poli 1795 venus clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbulidae indet., Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
Corbulidae indet. Lamarck 1818 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinidae indet., Divaricella ornata, "Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis
Lucinidae indet. Fleming 1828 clam
"Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limea (Limea) strigilata
Limea (Limea) strigilata Brocchi 1814 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pectinidae indet., Palliolum similis, Pecten (Pecten) seguenzai
Pectinidae indet. Wilkes 1810 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostreidae indet.
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinnidae indet.
Pinnidae indet. Leach 1819 oyster
 Arcida - Limopsidae
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis, "Limopsis (Pectunculina) recisa" = Limopsis
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) anomala" = Limopsis clam
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) recisa" = Limopsis clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara (Anadara) diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii
"Anadara (Anadara) diluvii" = Scapharca (Scapharca) diluvii Lamarck 1805 clam
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Cyphastraea coloi, Tarbellastraea sp., Tarbellastraea reussiana
Cyphastraea coloi Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Tarbellastraea sp. Alloiteau 1950 stony coral
Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
"Solenastraea cf. peroni" = Solenastrea, "Palaeoplesiastraea romettensis" = Solenastrea romettensis
"Solenastraea cf. peroni" = Solenastrea stony coral
"Palaeoplesiastraea romettensis" = Solenastrea romettensis Seguenza 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae
"Heliastraea sp." = Heliastrea
"Heliastraea sp." = Heliastrea Milne Edwards and Haime 1857 stony coral
 Scleractinia -
Mioscapophyllia menzelensis
Mioscapophyllia menzelensis Chevalier 1962 stony coral