Consolacao, Peniche area, Corbulomima-Mesosaccella assemblage (Jurassic of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (39.3° N, 9.3° W: paleocoordinates 33.5° N, 1.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Kimmeridgian (155.7 - 150.8 Ma)

• 9 beds in the lower part of the section (1-35 m)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: prodelta; lithified marl and lithified claystone

• low energy prodelta
• silty marls and clays

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. Werner. 1986. Palökologische und biofazielle Analyse des Kimmeridge (Oberjura) von Consolacao, Mittelportugal [Paleoecological and biofacies analysis of the Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic) of Consolacao, central Portugal]. Zitteliana 13:3-109 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 67942: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 18.12.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Echinodermata indet.
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
sp. P
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Ampullina sp.
Ampullina sp. Férussac 1822 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais elegans, ""Alaria" sp." = Dicroloma
""Alaria" sp." = Dicroloma Gabb 1868 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae
Procerithium sp.
Procerithium sp. Cossmann 1902 snail
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
sp. T
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astartidae indet., Nicaniella cingulata, Nicaniella sp., Nicaniella aff. cingulata, Nicaniella (Trautscholdia) supracorallina
Astartidae indet. d'Orbigny 1844 clam
Nicaniella sp. Chavan 1945 clam
sp. B
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Cardita" asteriana
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya excentrica
Ceratomya excentrica Roemer 1836 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula sp., Caestocorbula sp., Corbulomima suprajurensis, Corbulomima sp.
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
sp. D
Caestocorbula sp. Vincent 1910 clam
sp. A
Corbulomima sp. Vokes 1945 clam
sp. E
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Isocyprina sp.
Isocyprina sp. Röder 1882 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia sp., Protocardia intexta
Protocardia sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
sp. P
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cuspidaria sp.
Cuspidaria sp. Dall 1886 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia incerta
Thracia incerta Thurmann 1836 clam
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Plectomya rugosa, Cercomya (Capillimya) striata
 Solenida -
"Solenacea indet." = Solenoidea
"Solenacea indet." = Solenoidea Lamarck 1809 clam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya concentrica, ""Lucina" rugosa" = Mactromya rugosa
""Lucina" rugosa" = Mactromya rugosa Roemer 1836 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp., Arcomytilus cf. morrisi, Inoperna perplicata, Modiolus sp.
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Inoperna perplicata Etallon 1863 mussel
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteroperna sp.
Pteroperna sp. Lycett 1850 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra sp.
Exogyra sp. Say 1820 oyster
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunopsis suprajurensis
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes cf. comatus
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca" ficalhoi, "Arca" cruciata
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Mesosaccella dammariensis
Mesosaccella dammariensis pointed nut clam
Deuteropoda
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Ostracoda indet.
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Ostracoda
 Platycopida - Cytherellidae
Cytherella suprajurassica
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Asciocythere aff. sp., Schuleridea sp.
Asciocythere aff. sp. ostracod
sp. 2
Schuleridea sp. Swartz and Swain 1946 ostracod
sp. 1
Foraminifera
 Loftusiacea - Cyclamminidae
Everticyclammina virguliana
 Loftusiacea - Hottingeritidae
Alveosepta jaccardi
Nodosariata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina sp.
Lenticulina sp. Lamarck 1804
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Lituolidae indet.
Lituolidae indet. de Blainville 1825