Valangin29 (Cretaceous of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (47.0° N, 6.9° E: paleocoordinates 37.9° N, 15.9° E)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Valanginian (139.8 - 132.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: yellow limestone

• lithology described as a grey-yellow nodular limestone with limonite and quartz present

Collection methods: This is a bed-by-bed listing of fossils from this locality, based on a previously published list by Baumberger and Moulin (1898)

Primary reference: C.h. Haefeli, W. Maync, H. J. Oertli and R. F. Rutsch. 1965. Die Typus-Profile des Valanginien und Hauterivien. Bulletin der Vereinigung Schweiz. Petroleum-Geologen Und Ingenieure 31(81):41-75 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2247: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 29.06.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
"Actinofungia sp." = Actinospongia d'Orbigny 1849 calcareous sponge
"Epeudea sp." = Eudea Lamouroux 1821 calcareous sponge
Tremospongia sp. calcareous sponge
Elasmostoma sp. Fromentel 1860 calcareous sponge
Stellispongia salevensis calcareous sponge
Demospongiae
 Spirosclerophorida -
Cupulochonia
  -
Sparsispongia
  -
Sparsispongia sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Monotheles
  -
Monotheles sp. de Fromentel 1860
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acrosmiliidae
"Leptophyllia baumbergeri" = Acrosmilia baumbergeri
"Leptophyllia baumbergeri" = Acrosmilia baumbergeri Kopy 1898 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Dimorphastrea tenuistriata Fromentel 1886 stony coral
Cephalopoda
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Belemnites sp. belemnite
 Ammonitida - Kosmoceratidae
Kosmoceras verrucosum ammonite
originally entered as "Cosmoceras verrucosum"
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomaria jaccardi snail
abundant
cf. Pleurotomaria zollikoferi snail
frequent - originally entered as "Pleurotomaria cf. zollikoferi"
cf. Pleurotomaria lardyi snail
originally entered as "Pleurotomaria cf. lardyi"
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Scalaria sp. Lamarck 1801 wentletrap
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella jaccardi turret shell
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Pseudomelania jaccardi snail
abundant
 Sorbeoconcha - Tylostomatidae
cf. Tylostoma fallax snail
originally entered as "Tylostoma cf. fallax"
Tylostoma naticoide snail
frequent
Tylostoma laharpi Pictet and Campiche 1862 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Colombellinidae
"Columbellina brevis" = Colombellina, "Columbellina neocomiensis" = Colombellina, "cf. Columbellina dentata" = Colombellina
"Columbellina brevis" = Colombellina snail
abundant
"Columbellina neocomiensis" = Colombellina snail
frequent
"cf. Columbellina dentata" = Colombellina snail
abundant - originally entered as "Columbellina cf. dentata"
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
cf. Aporrhais dupini snail
frequent - originally entered as "Aporrhais cf. dupini"
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinum sp. Linnaeus 1758 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica praelonga moon snail
Natica helvetica moon snail
Natica valdensis moon snail
abundant
cf. Natica sautieri moon snail
originally entered as "Natica cf. sautieri"
Natica laevigata moon snail
frequent
Natica ettalloni moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Acteoninidae
"cf. Actaeonina icaunensis" = Acteonina
"cf. Actaeonina icaunensis" = Acteonina snail
originally entered as "Acteonina cf. icaunensis"
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea etalloni snail
frequent
Nerinea blancheti snail
frequent
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima longa file clam
Lima dubisiensis file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten sanctae-crucis Müller 1776 scallop
frequent
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea minos" = Ceratostreon minos Coquand 1869 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sanctae-crucis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
abundant
cf. Mytilus bellus mussel
originally entered as "Mytilus cf. bellus"
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya elongata Münster 1840 clam
 Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
"Cyprina aubersonensis" = Arctica
"Cyprina aubersonensis" = Arctica clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
cf. Venus obesa venus clam
originally entered as "Venus cf. obesa"
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
cf. Cardium cottaldi cockle
originally entered as "Cardium cf. cottaldi"
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia sanctae-crucis Bruguière 1789 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
"Rhynchonella valangiensis" = Sulcirhynchia valangiensis, "Rhynchonella multiformis" = Lamellaerhynchia rostriformis, "Rhynchonella desori" = Lamellaerhynchia desori
"Rhynchonella valangiensis" = Sulcirhynchia valangiensis de Loriol 1864
abundant
"Rhynchonella multiformis" = Lamellaerhynchia rostriformis Roemer 1836
"Rhynchonella desori" = Lamellaerhynchia desori de Loriol and Pictet 1872
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
"Rhynchonella lata" = Belbekella lata
"Rhynchonella lata" = Belbekella lata d'Orbigny 1847
 Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
"Terebrirostra neocomiensis" = Symphythyris neocomiensis
"Terebrirostra neocomiensis" = Symphythyris neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1847
abundant
 Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae
"Terebratula latifrons" = Morrisithyris latifrons
"Terebratula latifrons" = Morrisithyris latifrons Bayle 1878
frequent
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula campichei, Terebratula collinaria, Terebratula carteroni, Terebratula moreana, "Waldheimia aubersonensis" = Terebratula (Waldheimia), "Waldheimia villersensis" = Terebratula (Waldheimia), "Waldheimia tamarindus" = Terebratula (Waldheimia), "Waldheimia cruciana" = Terebratula (Waldheimia)
"Waldheimia aubersonensis" = Terebratula (Waldheimia)
abundant
"Waldheimia villersensis" = Terebratula (Waldheimia)
abundant
"Waldheimia tamarindus" = Terebratula (Waldheimia)
frequent
"Waldheimia cruciana" = Terebratula (Waldheimia)
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
"Terebratula russillensis" = Loriolithyris russillensis, "Terebratula valdensis" = Loriolithyris valdensis, "cf. Terebratula praelonga" = Praelongithyris praelonga
"Terebratula russillensis" = Loriolithyris russillensis De Loriol 1866
abundant
"Terebratula valdensis" = Loriolithyris valdensis de Loriol 1868
abundant
"cf. Terebratula praelonga" = Praelongithyris praelonga Sowerby 1836
originally entered as "Terebratula cf. praelonga"
 Terebratulida - Terebratellidae
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Clausidae
 Cyclostomata - Multisparsidae
Reptomultisparsa sp. d'Orbigny 1852
 Cyclostomata - Cavidae
 Cyclostomata - Cerioporidae
cf. Heteropora buskana
originally entered as "Heteropora cf. buskana"
 Cyclostomata - Heteroporidae
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
 Serpulimorpha -
Janita valengiensis
frequent - originally entered as "Janira valengiensis"
Crustacea
  -
Crustacea indet. Brünnich 1772
fragments
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris muricata pencil urchin
 Cidaroida - Rhabdocidaridae
 Camarodonta - Echinidae
 Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Toxaster granosus heart urchin
abundant
 Irregularia - Disasteridae
Collyrites jaccardi sea urchin
abundant
 Irregularia - Clypeidae
Pygurus rostratus sea urchin
abundant
Pygurus buchi sea urchin
 Irregularia - Nucleolitidae
cf. Phyllobrissus gresslyi Agassiz 1839 sea urchin
abundant - originally entered as "Phyllobrissus cf. gresslyi"
 Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae
Pyrina incisa sea urchin
 Calycina - Phymosomatidae
Porosoma sp. Cotteau 1856 sea urchin
originally entered as "Porostoma sp."
Chondrichthyes
 Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae
Strophodus sp. Agassiz 1838 elasmobranch
teeth
Actinopteri
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Pycnodus sp. Agassiz 1833
teeth