Where: Algeria (35.3° N, 1.3° W: paleocoordinates 35.2° N, 1.5° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone
Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils
Primary reference: J.-P. Saint Martin. 1990. Les formations recifales coralliennes du Miocene superieur d'Algerie et du Maroc [Upper Miocene coral reef formations from Algeria and Morocco]. Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, C 56:1-373 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/S. Ávila]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 70864: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 10.04.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Tubothalamea | |
Triloculina trigonula Lamarck 1804
Triloculina angularis d'Orbigny 1850 | |
Globothalamea | |
Foraminifera | |
Textularia articulata d'Orbigny 1846 | |
Ophiuroidea | |
Ophiuroidea indet. Gray 1840 brittle star | |
Echinoidea | |
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin | |
Psammechinus cf. rugosus sea urchin | |
Thecostraca | |
Creusia oraniensis coral barnacle | |
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle | |
Malacostraca | |
Decapoda indet. Latreille 1802 decapod | |
Gastropoda | |
cf. Cymatium affine triton shell | |
"Strombus coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus
"Strombus coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus Defrance 1827 true conch | |
Cymbium cf. pepo volute | |
Conus mercati cone shell
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry | |
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800 worm shell | |
Cheilea sp. Modeer 1793 hoof shell | |
Thericium vulgatum Bruguière 1789 snail | |
Turritella cf. terebralis Lamarck 1799 turret shell | |
Haliotis cf. tuberculata Linnaeus 1758 abalone | |
Clanculus cf. cruciatus Linnaeus 1758 top snail | |
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial | |
Bivalvia | |
Mytilus cf. galloprovincialis, Mytilus scaphoides, Lithophaga lithophaga, "Modiola adriatica" = Gibbomodiola adriatica, Botula fusca
Mytilus cf. galloprovincialis Lamarck 1819 mussel
Mytilus scaphoides Bronn 1831 mussel
Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel
"Modiola adriatica" = Gibbomodiola adriatica Lamarck 1819 mussel
Botula fusca Gmelin 1791 mussel | |
Limaria tuberculata Olivi 1792 file clam
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam | |
Spondylus gaederopus, "Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio, Pecten aduncus, Aequipecten seniensis, Chlamys linguafelis
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Pecten aduncus Eichwald 1830 scallop
Aequipecten seniensis scallop
Chlamys linguafelis scallop | |
Isognomon maxillatus oyster | |
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Anadara turonica, Striarca lactea, Acar clathrata, Arca noae, Barbatia subhelbingi, "Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata
Anadara turonica ark
Striarca lactea clam
Acar clathrata miniature ark
Arca noae Linnaeus 1758 ark
Barbatia subhelbingi clam
"Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Panopea menardi" = Panopea (Panopea) menardi
"Panopea menardi" = Panopea (Panopea) menardi Deshayes 1829 clam | |
Caryocorbula cocconi clam | |
"Jouannetia tournoueri" = Jouannetia (Jouannetia) tournoueri
"Jouannetia tournoueri" = Jouannetia (Jouannetia) tournoueri Locard 1877 clam | |
? Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
"Leporimetis papyracea" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis), "Arcopagia crassa" = Arcopagia (Arcopagia) crassa, Gastrana fragilis, Tellina planata
"Leporimetis papyracea" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis) tellin clam
"Arcopagia crassa" = Arcopagia (Arcopagia) crassa Pennant 1777 tellin clam
Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina planata Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam | |
? Gari sp. Schumacher 1817 clam | |
Pseudochama gryphina Lamarck 1819 jewel box
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
Lutraria angustior clam | |
Pelecyora islandicoides, Paphia vetula, Dosinia orbicularis, Dosinia exoleta, "Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella, Periglypta miocenica, "Tapes basteroti" = Venerupis basteroti
Pelecyora islandicoides Lamarck 1818 venus clam
Paphia vetula Basterot 1825 venus clam
Dosinia orbicularis Agassiz 1845 venus clam
Dosinia exoleta Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
"Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella Lamarck 1818 venus clam
Periglypta miocenica venus clam
"Tapes basteroti" = Venerupis basteroti Mayer 1857 venus clam | |
"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata
"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata Montagu 1803 clam | |
"Gastrochaena dubia" = Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia
"Gastrochaena dubia" = Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia Pennant 1777 clam | |
Codakia sp., "Codakia decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata
Codakia sp. Scopoli 1777 clam
"Codakia decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Costa 1829 clam | |
Glans intermedia, "Cardites antiquatus" = Cardites antiquata, "Cardita calyculata" = Cardita (Cardita) calyculata
Glans intermedia Brocchi 1814 clam
"Cardites antiquatus" = Cardites antiquata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Cardita calyculata" = Cardita (Cardita) calyculata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Sedentaria | |
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835 | |
Bryozoa | |
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 | |
Rhynchonellata | |
Anthozoa | |
Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral | |
Siderastrea sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral | |
Porites aff. collegniana Michelin 1842 stony coral | |
"Acanthastraea sp." = Acanthastrea
"Acanthastraea sp." = Acanthastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral |