Echinodermata, Campanien 1-2, Préguillac, Charente-Maritime (Cretaceous of France)

Where: France (45.8° N, 0.5° W: paleocoordinates 36.7° N, 1.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Campanien 1-2 Formation, Early/Lower Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, argillaceous wackestone

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

Primary reference: P. Destombes and G. Breton. 2001. Platelicrinus campaniensis nov. gen. nov. sp. Roveacrinidae (Echinodermata, Crinoidea) du Campanien des Charentes (France). Bulletin trimestriel de la Société géologique de Normandie et des Amis du Muséum du havre 87(1):37-40 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 59776: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 11.04.2006

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Foraminifera
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 Globigerinaceae - Globotruncanidae
Globotruncana sp. Cushman 1927
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Gavelinellidae
Thecostraca
 Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae
Virgiscalpellum beisseli Bosquet and Müller 1857 barnacle
"Arcoscalpellum fossula" = Diotascalpellum fossula Darwin 1851 barnacle
 Calanticomorpha - Cretiscalpellidae
Cretiscalpellum striatum Darwin 1851 barnacle
Cretiscalpellum glabrum Roemer 1841 barnacle
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Sabellidae
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Cyclothyris globata Arnaud 1877
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
Lunulites sp. Lamarck 1816
 Cheilostomata - Vinculariidae
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Plagioeciidae
Plagioecia sp. Canu 1918
 Cyclostomata - Diastoporidae
Reticulipora sp. d'Orbigny 1849
 Cyclostomata - Cytididae
"Truncatula sp." = Truncatulipora
"Truncatula sp." = Truncatulipora Bassler 1953
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ceratostreon sp. Bayle 1878 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea sp. Drouet 1824 scallop
Actinopteri
 Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae
Anomoeodus sp. Forir 1887
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Cretolamna sp. Glikman 1958 mackerel shark
Crinoidea
 Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
? Isocrinus sp. von Meyer 1836 Sea lily
 Roveacrinida - Saccocomidae
Applinocrinus cretaceus Bather 1924 Sea lily
 Roveacrinida - Roveacrinidae
Platelicrinus campaniensis n. gen. n. sp. Destombes and Breton 2001 Sea lily
 Comatulida - Notocrinidae
Semiometra courvillensis Valette 1917 Feather star
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Prionocidaris sp. Agassiz 1863 pencil urchin
 Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
"Bolbaster sp." = Hemiaster (Bolbaster)
"Bolbaster sp." = Hemiaster (Bolbaster) Pomel 1869 heart urchin
 Spatangoida - Micrasteridae
Micraster sp. Agassiz 1836 heart urchin
Ophiuroidea
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Ophiuroidea indet. Gray 1840 brittle star
Asteroidea
 Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Metopaster sp. Sladen 1893 sea star
 Valvatida - Stauranderasteridae
Stauranderaster sp. Spencer 1907 sea star
Hadranderaster sp. Spencer 1907 sea star
Eschara
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Eschara sp. Linnaeus 1758