Rizan Aneiza hills, Sinai (Cretaceous of Egypt)

Where: Egypt (30.9° N, 33.7° E: paleocoordinates 9.9° N, 27.9° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cenomanian (100.5 - 93.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: M. Avnimelech. 1947. A new species of Aspidiscus from the Middle Cretaceous of Sinai and remarks on this genus in general. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae (Band 40)294-299 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 161575: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 08.09.2014

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
 Holectypoida - Holectypidae
"Holectypus aff. larteti" = Coenholectypus larteti
"Holectypus aff. larteti" = Coenholectypus larteti Cotteau 1869 sea urchin
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea flabellata" = Ceratostreon flabellatum
"Ostrea flabellata" = Ceratostreon flabellatum Goldfuss 1833 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia -
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae