PBDB Collection

Gammal, Saint-Ambroix, Bed 37 (Jurassic of France)

Where: France (44.3° N, 4.2° E: paleocoordinates 32.5° N, 9.4° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Planorbis (201.3 - 196.5 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marl and gray limestone

• marl and gray marly limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression, original aragonite, original calcite

Primary reference: P. de Brun and L. Vedel. 1919. Etude géologique et paléontologique des environs de St-Ambroix (Gard). Première partie (Houiller, Trias, Infralias). Imprimerie Générale, Nimes 1-220 [L. Villier/L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 39381: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 27.05.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Psiloceratidae	Psiloceras rahana, Psiloceras planorbis Psiloceras rahana ammonite Psiloceras planorbis Sowerby 1824 ammonite
Ammonitida - Schlotheimiidae	Schlotheimia ventricosa Schlotheimia ventricosa ammonite
Bivalvia
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Modiolus producta Modiolus producta mussel
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	? Exogyra sp., Liostrea hisingeri, Liostrea gammalensis, Liostrea anomala, "Liogryphaea dumortieri" = Gryphaea, "Liogryphaea primordialis n. sp." = Gryphaea ? Exogyra sp. Say 1820 oyster Liostrea hisingeri oyster Liostrea gammalensis oyster Liostrea anomala oyster "Liogryphaea dumortieri" = Gryphaea oyster "Liogryphaea primordialis n. sp." = Gryphaea oyster
Pectinida - Limidae	Lima vendaeensis, Plagiostoma valoniense, Plagiostoma compressum, Plagiostoma aff. fischeri, Plagiostoma aequilaterale, Ctenostreon tuberculatum Lima vendaeensis file clam Plagiostoma valoniense file clam Plagiostoma compressum file clam Plagiostoma aff. fischeri file clam Plagiostoma aequilaterale file clam Ctenostreon tuberculatum file clam
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Chlamys thiollierei Chlamys thiollierei scallop
Lucinida - Lucinidae	? Lucina arenacea ? Lucina arenacea clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	? Corbula terquemi ? Corbula terquemi clam
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Isocyprina aff. percrassa Isocyprina aff. percrassa clam
Cardiida - Tancrediidae	Tancredia ovata Tancredia ovata clam
Carditida - Cardiniidae	Cardinia aff. desoudini, Cardinia ? trapezium, Cardinia aff. collenoti, Cardinia eveni, Cardinia similis Cardinia aff. desoudini clam Cardinia ? trapezium clam Cardinia aff. collenoti clam Cardinia eveni clam Cardinia similis Agassiz 1845 clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Opis sp. Opis sp. Defrance 1824 clam
Polychaeta
Sabellida - Serpulidae	Serpula quinquesulcata Serpula quinquesulcata
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	Montlivaltia sinemuriensis, Montlivaltia ? dewalquei, ? Montlivaltia sp. Montlivaltia sinemuriensis stony coral Montlivaltia ? dewalquei stony coral ? Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Scleractinia - Oppelismiliidae	"Montlivaltia haimei" = Haimeicyclus haimei "Montlivaltia haimei" = Haimeicyclus haimei Chapuis and Dewalque 1853 stony coral