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

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Discaelia perroni, Discaelia flabellata, Discaelia glomerata, Discaelia helvetica, Discaelia gillieroni, Discaelia cotteaui, Chenendroscyphia crassa
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
"Centrastrea index" = Thamnasteria
"Centrastrea index" = Thamnasteria stony coral
Diplostoma
  -
"Diplostoma elegans" = Diplostomella
"Diplostoma elegans" = Diplostomella
Cupulochonia
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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"
Cribroscyphia
  -
Cribroscyphia neocomiensis
Sparsispongia
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Sparsispongia brevicauda, Sparsispongia varians, Sparsispongia expansa, Sparsispongia abnormis
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Elasmostoma acutimargo, Amorphofungia caespitosa, Amorphofungia multiformis, Elasmoierea tortuosa, Elasmoierea crassa, Elasmoierea sequana, Oculospongia irregularis, "Actinofungia raresulcata" = Actinospongia
Elasmostoma acutimargo calcareous sponge
Amorphofungia caespitosa calcareous sponge
Amorphofungia multiformis calcareous sponge
Elasmoierea tortuosa calcareous sponge
Elasmoierea crassa calcareous sponge
Elasmoierea sequana Fromentel 1860 calcareous sponge
Oculospongia irregularis calcareous sponge
"Actinofungia raresulcata" = Actinospongia calcareous sponge
Echinoidea
 Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Goniopygus peltatus
 Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae
Pyrina pygaea
Pyrina pygaea sea urchin
 Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae
Hemicidaris clunifera
 Salenioida - Hyposaleniidae
Peltastes lardyi
Peltastes lardyi sea urchin
 Calycina - Phymosomatidae
"Cyphosoma loryi" = Phymosoma
"Cyphosoma loryi" = Phymosoma sea urchin
 Calycina - Diplopodiidae
"Pseudodiadema raulini" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema), Pseudodiadema rotulare
"Pseudodiadema raulini" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) sea urchin
Pseudodiadema rotulare Agassiz 1836 sea urchin
 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
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"
Gastropoda
  -
Tornatella marullensis
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
"Alia hiselyi" = Pyrene (Alia)
"Alia hiselyi" = Pyrene (Alia) dovesnail
originally entered as "Alria hiselyi"
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca maruellensis
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima gillieroni
Lima gillieroni file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Hinnites leymerii
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea boussingaulti" = Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti
"Ostrea boussingaulti" = Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti d'Orbigny 1842 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea couloni, Ostrea rectangularis, Ostrea leymeriei
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sulcifera
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Lithodomus ablongus" = Lithophaga
"Lithodomus ablongus" = Lithophaga mussel
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia caudata
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Venus dupiniana
Venus dupiniana venus clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
"Cyprina orbensis" = Arctica
"Cyprina orbensis" = Arctica clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium landeronense
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya scaphoides
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
"Anatina marullensis" = Platymya marullensis
"Anatina marullensis" = Platymya marullensis d'Orbigny 1844 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula moutaniana, Terebratula ebrodunensis, Terebratula semistata
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
"Terebratula russillensis" = Loriolithyris russillensis, "Terebratula sella" = Sellithyris sella
"Terebratula russillensis" = Loriolithyris russillensis De Loriol 1866
"Terebratula sella" = Sellithyris sella Sowerby 1823
 Terebratulida - Laqueidae
"Terebratula tamarindus" = Psilothyris tamarindus
"Terebratula tamarindus" = Psilothyris tamarindus Sowerby 1836
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
"Rhynchonella orbignyana" = Septaliphoria orbignyana
"Rhynchonella orbignyana" = Septaliphoria orbignyana Oppel 1856
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Cerioporidae
Ceriopora dumosa
Ceriopora dumosa
originally entered as "Ceripora dumosa"
 Cyclostomata - Heteroporidae
Reptomulticava gillieroni, Reptomulticava bellula
 Cyclostomata - Plagioeciidae
Mesenteripora marginata
Mesenteripora marginata
originally entered as "Mesinteripora marginata"