Landeron9 (Cretaceous of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (47.1° N, 7.1° E: paleocoordinates 37.6° N, 16.4° E)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Zone de Pierre jaune Formation, Hauterivian (132.9 - 129.4 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: yellow shale

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 2256: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 29.06.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Show authors, comments, and common names
unclassified
  -
Discaelia perroni, Discaelia flabellata, Discaelia glomerata, Discaelia helvetica, Discaelia gillieroni, Discaelia cotteaui, Chenendroscyphia crassa
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
"Alia hiselyi" = Pyrene (Alia)
"Alia hiselyi" = Pyrene (Alia) dovesnail
originally entered as "Alria hiselyi"
  -
Tornatella marullensis
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Lithodomus ablongus" = Lithophaga
"Lithodomus ablongus" = Lithophaga mussel
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea couloni, Ostrea rectangularis, Ostrea leymeriei
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea boussingaulti" = Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti
"Ostrea boussingaulti" = Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti d'Orbigny 1842 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sulcifera
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima gillieroni
Lima gillieroni file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Hinnites leymerii
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca maruellensis
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia caudata
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya scaphoides
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
"Anatina marullensis" = Platymya marullensis
"Anatina marullensis" = Platymya marullensis d'Orbigny 1844 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus dupiniana
Venus dupiniana venus clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
"Cyprina orbensis" = Arctica
"Cyprina orbensis" = Arctica clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium landeronense
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
"Rhynchonella orbignyana" = Septaliphoria orbignyana
"Rhynchonella orbignyana" = Septaliphoria orbignyana Oppel 1856
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula moutaniana, Terebratula ebrodunensis, Terebratula semistata
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
"Terebratula sella" = Sellithyris sella, "Terebratula russillensis" = Loriolithyris russillensis
"Terebratula sella" = Sellithyris sella Sowerby 1823
"Terebratula russillensis" = Loriolithyris russillensis De Loriol 1866
 Terebratulida - Laqueidae
"Terebratula tamarindus" = Psilothyris tamarindus
"Terebratula tamarindus" = Psilothyris tamarindus Sowerby 1836
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Plagioeciidae
Mesenteripora marginata
Mesenteripora marginata
originally entered as "Mesinteripora marginata"
 Cyclostomata - Heteroporidae
Reptomulticava gillieroni, Reptomulticava bellula
 Cyclostomata - Cerioporidae
Ceriopora dumosa
Ceriopora dumosa
originally entered as "Ceripora dumosa"
Actinopteri
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Sphaerodus neocomiensis, Pycnodus couloni
Pycnodus couloni Agassiz 1843
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
"Odontaspis gracilis" = Lamna gracilis
"Odontaspis gracilis" = Lamna gracilis Agassiz 1843 mackerel shark
originally entered as "Odantaspis gracilis"
Echinoidea
 Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae
Pyrina pygaea
Pyrina pygaea sea urchin
 Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae
Hemicidaris clunifera
 Calycina - Diplopodiidae
"Pseudodiadema raulini" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema), Pseudodiadema rotulare
"Pseudodiadema raulini" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) sea urchin
Pseudodiadema rotulare Agassiz 1836 sea urchin
 Calycina - Phymosomatidae
"Cyphosoma loryi" = Phymosoma
"Cyphosoma loryi" = Phymosoma sea urchin
 Salenioida - Hyposaleniidae
Peltastes lardyi
Peltastes lardyi sea urchin
 Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Goniopygus peltatus
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris lardyi, Cidaris muricata
Cidaris lardyi pencil urchin
Cidaris muricata pencil urchin
Crinoidea
 Isocrinida - Pentacrinitidae
Pentacrinites neocomiensis
Pentacrinites neocomiensis Sea lily
originally entered as "Pentacrinus neocomiensis"
 Comatulida - Decameridae
"Comatula exilis" = Solanocrinites (Pseudoantedon) exilis
"Comatula exilis" = Solanocrinites (Pseudoantedon) exilis Loriol 1869 Feather star
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
"Centrastrea index" = Thamnasteria
"Centrastrea index" = Thamnasteria stony coral
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Amorphofungia caespitosa, Amorphofungia multiformis, Elasmoierea tortuosa, Elasmoierea crassa, Elasmoierea sequana, Elasmostoma acutimargo, "Actinofungia raresulcata" = Actinospongia, Oculospongia irregularis
Amorphofungia caespitosa calcareous sponge
Amorphofungia multiformis calcareous sponge
Elasmoierea tortuosa calcareous sponge
Elasmoierea crassa calcareous sponge
Elasmoierea sequana Fromentel 1860 calcareous sponge
Elasmostoma acutimargo calcareous sponge
"Actinofungia raresulcata" = Actinospongia calcareous sponge
Oculospongia irregularis calcareous sponge
Sparsispongia
  -
Sparsispongia brevicauda, Sparsispongia varians, Sparsispongia expansa, Sparsispongia abnormis
Diplostoma
  -
"Diplostoma elegans" = Diplostomella
"Diplostoma elegans" = Diplostomella
Cribroscyphia
  -
Cribroscyphia neocomiensis
Cupulochonia
  -
Cupulochonia couloni, Cupulochonia sabaudiana, Cupulochonia tenuicula, Cupulochonia cupiliformis, Cupulochonia spissa, Cupulochonia hiselyi
Demospongiae
 Spirosclerophorida -
Siphonocoelia cyathiformis, Siphonocoelia tenuicula
Siphonocoelia cyathiformis demosponge
originally entered as "Siphonocaelia cyathiformis"
Siphonocoelia tenuicula demosponge
originally entered as "Siphonocaelia tenuicula"