V1a-Jura (Cretaceous of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (46.3° N, 6.1° E: paleocoordinates 37.2° N, 15.2° E)

When: Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: carbonate

• limonite is common in the rocks of this region

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 2224: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 28.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris pretiosa pencil urchin
Cidaris gemma pencil urchin
 Irregularia - Clypeidae
 Euechinoidea - Pseudodiadematidae
 Calycina - Phymosomatidae
"Cyphosoma nobilis" = Phymosoma
"Cyphosoma nobilis" = Phymosoma sea urchin
 Calycina - Diplopodiidae
"Pseudodiadema guirandi" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema), "Pseudodiadema autissiodorensis" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema), "Pseudodiadema caroli" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema), "Pseudodiadema bourgueti" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema)
"Pseudodiadema guirandi" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) sea urchin
"Pseudodiadema autissiodorensis" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) sea urchin
"Pseudodiadema caroli" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) sea urchin
"Pseudodiadema bourgueti" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) sea urchin
 Salenioida - Acrosaleniidae
 Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
"Cidaris pustulosa" = Arbacia lixula
"Cidaris pustulosa" = Arbacia lixula Linnaeus 1758 sea urchin
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Janita atava
originally entered as "Janira atava"
Brachiopoda
  -
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
"Rhynchonella valangiensis" = Sulcirhynchia valangiensis
"Rhynchonella valangiensis" = Sulcirhynchia valangiensis de Loriol 1864
 Terebratulida - Terebratellidae
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
"Terebratula carteroniana" = Sellithyris carteroniana, "Terebratula valdensis" = Loriolithyris valdensis
"Terebratula carteroniana" = Sellithyris carteroniana d'Orbigny 1847
"Terebratula valdensis" = Loriolithyris valdensis de Loriol 1868
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Lichenoporidae
"Radiopora bellula" = Lichenopora (Radiopora)
"Radiopora bellula" = Lichenopora (Radiopora)
 Cyclostomata - Oncousoeciidae
 Cyclostomata - Plagioeciidae
Mesenteripora marginata
originally entered as "Mesinteripora marginata"
 Cyclostomata - Stomatoporidae
Stomatopora granulata Milne-Edwards 1838
 Cyclostomata - Multisparsidae
 Cyclostomata - Cavidae
 Cyclostomata - Heteroporidae
 Cyclostomata - Petaloporidae
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Astartidae
Opis neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1843 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya valangiensis Pictet and Campiche 1864 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
"Cyprina marcousana" = Arctica
"Cyprina marcousana" = Arctica clam
 Cardiida - Trapezidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus helvetica venus clam
 Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
 Hippuritida - Requieniidae
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima longa file clam
Lima exquisita file clam
Lima arzierensis file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten archiacianus" = Chlamys archiaciana Orbigny 1847 scallop
"Pecten arzierensis" = Camptonectes (Camptonectes) striatopunctatus Roemer 1839 scallop
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sanctae-crucis, Mytilus carteroni, Mytilus fittoni, "Lithodomus oblongus" = Lithophaga, "Lithodomus aubersonensis" = Lithophaga, "Lithodomus amygdaloides" = Lithophaga, "Lithodomus obesus" = Lithophaga, "Lithodomus avellana" = Lithophaga
Mytilus sanctae-crucis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
"Lithodomus oblongus" = Lithophaga mussel
"Lithodomus aubersonensis" = Lithophaga mussel
"Lithodomus amygdaloides" = Lithophaga mussel
"Lithodomus obesus" = Lithophaga mussel
"Lithodomus avellana" = Lithophaga mussel
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo sanctae-crucis Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Scalaria albensis d'Orbigny 1902 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Colombellinidae
"Columbellina neocomiensis" = Colombellina
"Columbellina neocomiensis" = Colombellina snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sautieri moon snail
Natica etalloni moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tylostomatidae
Tylostoma fallax snail
originally entered as "Tylestoma fallax"
Tylostoma laharpi Pictet and Campiche 1862 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Sparsispongia
  -
Cupulochonia
  -
Demospongiae
 Spirosclerophorida -
Siphonocoelia crassa demosponge
originally entered as "Siphonocaelia crassa"
Siphonocoelia truncata demosponge
originally entered as "Siphonocaelia truncata"
Siphonocoelia cylindrica demosponge
originally entered as "Siphonocaelia cylindrica"
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
"Actinofungia arzierensis" = Actinospongia calcareous sponge
Oculospongia fromentelliana calcareous sponge
Tremospongia valangiensis calcareous sponge
Tremospongia divaricata calcareous sponge
Elasmostoma acutimargo calcareous sponge
Holocoelia
  -
Holocoelia collinaria
originally entered as "Holocoenia collinaria"
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae
"Stylosmilia neocomiensis" = Apocladophyllia neocomiensis
"Stylosmilia neocomiensis" = Apocladophyllia neocomiensis de Fromentel 1857 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Comoseridae
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Dimorphastrea grandiflora d'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
Dimorphastrea explanata de Fromentel 1857 stony coral
Latomeandra fromenteli Koby 1885 stony coral
originally entered as "Latimeandra fromenteli"