Where: Tunisia (33.0° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 21.5° N, 11.7° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Tataouine Formation, Callovian to Callovian (166.1 - 161.2 Ma)
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified marl
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: mold/impression, replaced with calcite
Collection methods: surface (in situ), chemical, mechanical,
Primary reference: S. Holzapfel. 1998. Palökologie benthischer Faunengemeinschaften und Taxonomie der Bivalven im Jura von Südtunesien. Beringeria - Würzburger geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen (22)1-199 [F. Fursich/D. Hempfling/M. Gahr]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 31077: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Matthias Gahr on 10.04.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Echinoidea | |
Pseudocidaris gauthieri sea urchin | |
Gastropoda | |
Naricopsina cotwoldensis snail | |
Cephalopoda | |
Paracenoceras indet. Spath 1927 | |
Bivalvia | |
Actinostreon costatum oyster | |
Ostreacea indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster | |
Liostrea sandalina oyster | |
Virgellia sobralensis Sharpe 1850 oyster | |
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel | |
Arcomya sp. Agassiz 1838 clam | |
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle | |
Gythemon aff. bynei clam | |
Rhynchonellata | |
"Charltonithyris bihinensis" = Arabatia bihinensis
"Charltonithyris bihinensis" = Arabatia bihinensis Weir 1929 | |
"Terebratula" matmatensis Dubar 1967
"Terebratula" cf. lamberti Douville 1886 | |
""Terebratula" cf. engeli" = Sellithyris engeli
""Terebratula" cf. engeli" = Sellithyris engeli Rollier 1918 |