Sicily and Calabria (Cretaceous of Italy)
Where: Italy (37.9° N, 15.0° E: paleocoordinates 20.5° N, 12.8° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
• basin-level geographic resolution
When: Cenomanian (100.5 - 93.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: A. V. Dhondt, N. Malchus, L. Boumaza and E. Jaillaerd. 1999. Cretaceous oysters from North Africa : origin and distribution. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 170(1):67-76 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 185661: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 05.05.2017
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Taxonomic list
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| Bivalvia | |
Gyrostrea delettrei, Costagyra olisiponensis, Ceratostreon flabellatum, Ilymatogyra africana, ? Laevigyra obliquata, Rhynchostreon mermeti, "Pycnodonte vesiculosa" = Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesicularis vesiculosa
Gyrostrea delettrei Coquand 1862 oyster
Costagyra olisiponensis Sharpe 1850 oyster
Ceratostreon flabellatum Goldfuss 1833 oyster
Ilymatogyra africana Lamarck 1801 oyster
? Laevigyra obliquata oyster
Rhynchostreon mermeti Coquand 1862 oyster
"Pycnodonte vesiculosa" = Pycnodonte (Phygraea) vesicularis vesiculosa Sowerby 1822 oyster | |
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Oscillopha syphax oyster | |