PBDB Collection

Cox - 127 (N.E. Kenya) (Jurassic of Kenya)

Where: Kenya (3.0° N, 40.3° E: paleocoordinates 16.9° S, 23.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Didimtu Beds Member, Toarcian (182.7 - 174.1 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, original calcite

Collection methods: mechanical

Primary reference: L. R. Cox. 1965. Jurassic Bivalvia and Gastropoda from Tanganyika and Kenya. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology Supplement I [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 36455: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 01.02.2004

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Africoconulus kenyanus n. sp. Africoconulus kenyanus n. sp.
Gastropoda
Sorbeoconcha - Acteoninidae	Acteonina supraliasica n. sp. Acteonina supraliasica n. sp. snail
Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae	Purpuroidea supraliasica n. sp. Purpuroidea supraliasica n. sp. periwinkle
Heterostropha - Gordenellidae	Promathildia aff. opalini Promathildia aff. opalini snail
Trochoidea - Ataphridae	Trochopsidea africana n. sp. Trochopsidea africana n. sp. snail
Vetigastropoda - Discohelicidae	Discohelix didimtuensis n. sp. Discohelix didimtuensis n. sp. snail
Vetigastropoda - Cirridae	Hamusina thompsoni n. sp. Hamusina thompsoni n. sp. snail
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Nuculana kenyana n. sp., Nuculana thompsoni n. sp. Nuculana kenyana n. sp. pointed nut clam Nuculana thompsoni n. sp. Cox 1965 pointed nut clam
Nuculanida - Yoldiidae	Rollieria aequilatera Rollieria aequilatera clam
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Pholadomya reticulata Pholadomya reticulata clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula didimtuensis n. sp. Corbula didimtuensis n. sp. clam
Pholadida - Pleuromyidae	Pleuromya didimtuensis n. sp. Pleuromya didimtuensis n. sp. clam
Cardiida - Arcticidae	"? Eotrapezium africanum n. sp." = Isocyprina (Eotrapezium), "? Eotrapezium thompsoni n. sp." = Isocyprina (Eotrapezium), Anisocardia arkelli n. sp., Anisocardia didimtuensis n. sp., Anisocardia ayersi n. sp. "? Eotrapezium africanum n. sp." = Isocyprina (Eotrapezium) clam "? Eotrapezium thompsoni n. sp." = Isocyprina (Eotrapezium) clam Anisocardia arkelli n. sp. clam Anisocardia didimtuensis n. sp. clam Anisocardia ayersi n. sp. clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Protocardia africana n. sp. Protocardia africana n. sp. cockle
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Lucina sp. Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Astarte subminima n. sp., Astarte sp., Astarte hobleyi n. sp., Astarte lurida, Astarte pulfreyi n. sp., Astarte didimtuensis n. sp. Astarte subminima n. sp. clam Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam Astarte hobleyi n. sp. clam Astarte lurida clam Astarte pulfreyi n. sp. clam Astarte didimtuensis n. sp. clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Modiolus sowerbianus Modiolus sowerbianus mussel
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	"Weyla ambongoensis" = Pecten ambongoensis "Weyla ambongoensis" = Pecten ambongoensis Thevenin 1908 scallop
Ostreida - Bakevelliidae	Gervillella didimtuensis n. sp. Gervillella didimtuensis n. sp. oyster
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Lopha olimvallata, Lopha costata Lopha olimvallata oyster nom. nov. Lopha costata Sowerby 1825 oyster
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Grammatodon kenyanus n. sp. Grammatodon kenyanus n. sp. clam