Mont-Jean and Bargy horizons, Cenise, massif des Bornes, Haute-Savoie (Cretaceous of France)

Where: France (46.0° N, 6.5° E: paleocoordinates 34.6° N, 8.4° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Conglomérats de Bargy Formation, Late/Upper Albian (105.3 - 99.6 Ma)

• 25 cm

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, phosphatic, calcareous conglomerate

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, replaced with phosphate

Primary reference: M. Delamette, J. Charollais, D. Decrouez and M. Caron. 1997. Les grès verts helvétiques (Aptien moyen-Albien supérieur) de Haute-Savoie, Valais et Vaud (Alpes occidentales franco-suisses). Publications du Département de Géologie et Paléontologie. Section des Sciences de la Terre 23:1-400 [L. Villier/L. Villier/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 58885: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 28.02.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Cycloserpula sp. Parsch 1956
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Dorsoserpula sp. Parsch 1956
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
"Desmoceras latidorsatum" = Desmoceras (Desmoceras) latidorsatum
"Desmoceras latidorsatum" = Desmoceras (Desmoceras) latidorsatum Michelin 1838 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Mojsisovicsiidae
Dipoloceras sp. Hyatt 1900 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Lyelliceratidae
 Ammonitida - Leymeriellidae
 Ammonitida - Acanthohoplitidae
Hypacanthoplites sp. Spath 1923 ammonite
Hypacanthoplites milletianus d'Orbigny 1841 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Douvilleiceratidae
Douvilleiceras sp. Grossouvre 1894 ammonite
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Paraturbinidae
Paraturbo sp. Cossmann 1907 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhaidae indet. Gray 1850 snail
? Tessarolax bicarinata Deshayes in Leymerie 1842 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
 Vetigastropoda - Discohelicidae
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomaria sp. Defrance 1826 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea quinquecostata Sowerby 1814 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
? Pseudolimea sp. Douglas and Arkell 1932 file clam
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Grammatodon carinatus" = Parallelodon (Nanonavis) carinatus
"Grammatodon carinatus" = Parallelodon (Nanonavis) carinatus Woods 1899 clam
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Cucullea sp." = Cucullaea
"Cucullea sp." = Cucullaea Lamarck 1801 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus aequalis Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Hippuritida - Diceratidae
 Cardiida - Glossidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigoniidae indet. Lamarck 1819 clam
 Nuculanida - Isoarcidae
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
 Terebratulida - Kingenidae
 Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Tropeothyris islarensis Middlemiss 1984
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Lichenoporidae
"Semimulticavea landrioti" = Lichenopora (Semimulticavea)
"Semimulticavea landrioti" = Lichenopora (Semimulticavea)