AP4mm-Jura (Cretaceous of France)

Where: France (50.3° N, 5.6° E: paleocoordinates 40.0° N, 15.3° E)

When: Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• The author lists the Urgonien as part of the Neocomian; however, Harland 1989 puts the Urgonien within the lowermost Aptian

Environment/lithology: gray, yellow carbonate

• carbonate is sometimes oolitic

Primary reference: A. Jaccard. 1869. Jura Vaudois et Neuchatelois. Matériaux pour la carte géologique de la Suisse 6:1-340 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2190: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 24.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
"Nautilus pseudoelegans" = Cymatoceras pseudoelegans
"Nautilus pseudoelegans" = Cymatoceras pseudoelegans d'Orbigny 1841 nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
"Cyprina orbensis" = Arctica
"Cyprina orbensis" = Arctica clam
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
"Rhynchonella lata" = Belbekella lata
"Rhynchonella lata" = Belbekella lata d'Orbigny 1847
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella sp. Fischer 1809
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Echinoidea
 Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae
Pyrina pygaea sea urchin
 Irregularia - Clypeidae
"Pygurus productus" = Astrolampas productus
"Pygurus productus" = Astrolampas productus Agassiz 1836 sea urchin
 Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
Pygaulus zonatus, "Botriopygus obovatus" = Pygorhynchus
Pygaulus zonatus sea urchin
originally entered as "Pygaultus zonatus"
"Botriopygus obovatus" = Pygorhynchus sea urchin
 Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Heteraster couloni heart urchin
 Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae
 Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Magnosia pilos sea urchin
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris lardyi pencil urchin
Anthozoa
  -
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
unclassified
  -
Porifera indet. Grant 1836