Where: Essonne, France (48.5° N, 2.2° E: paleocoordinates 47.7° N, 1.3° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Falun de Jeurs Formation, Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; poorly lithified sandstone
Primary reference: J. L. Gitton, P. Lozouet, and P. Maestrati. 1986. Biostratigraphie et paleoecologie des gisements types du Stampian de la region d''Etampes (Essonne). Geologie de la France 1:3-101 [A. Miller/K. Layou/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 9135: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 26.09.2000
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam | |
Arca sandbergeri Deshayes 1860 ark | |
"Ostrea cyathula" = Crassostrea cyathula
"Ostrea cyathula" = Crassostrea cyathula Lamarck 1806 oyster | |
Paralucinella undulata, "Lucina" sp., "Claibornites thierensi" = Callucina (Callucina) thierensi, Saxolucina heberti, Pegophysema omaliusi, Parvilucina laureti, Ctena sqamosa
Paralucinella undulata Lamarck 1806 clam
"Lucina" sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
"Claibornites thierensi" = Callucina (Callucina) thierensi Hébert 1849 clam
Saxolucina heberti clam
Pegophysema omaliusi Deshayes 1858 clam
Parvilucina laureti clam
Ctena sqamosa clam | |
"Corbula" sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
"Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum Sowerby 1822 clam | |
Laevicardium (Habecardium) tenuisulcatum, Parvicardium defrancei, Parvicardium sp., Parvicardium scobinula
Parvicardium defrancei cockle
Parvicardium sp. Monterosato 1884 cockle
Parvicardium scobinula cockle | |
Abra sp. Lamarck 1818 abra | |
Arcopagia heberti tellin clam
"Tellina (Peronaea) benedeni" = Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni Nyst and Westendorp 1839 tellin clam Tellina (Peronaea) benedeni nysti
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam | |
"Villorita neglecta" = Cyrenorita neglecta
"Villorita neglecta" = Cyrenorita neglecta Nsyt 1836 clam | |
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Callista splendida Mérian 1860 venus clam
Tivelina depressa venus clam | |
Nucula greppini Deshayes 1858 nut clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Jujubinus sp. Monterosato 1884 top snail | |
Retusa sp. Brown 1827 snail | |
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail | |
Alaba dubia snail | |
Bayania semidecussata Lamarck 1804 snail | |
Hemicerithium dissitum cerith snail
Bittium sublima cerith snail | |
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum Bruguiére 1792 snail | |
Tympanotonos conjunctus horn snail
Tympanotonos trochlearis horn snail | |
Benoistia boblayi snail | |
Sandbergeria abscondita snail | |
"Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia, Polinices sp.
"Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia moon snail
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail | |
"Alvania (Taramellia) duboisi" = Galeodinopsis semperi, "Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata
"Alvania (Taramellia) duboisi" = Galeodinopsis semperi Wiechmann 1871 snail
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata Lamarck 1804 snail | |
Cirsope sp. Cossmann 1888 snail | |
Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820 snail | |
Calyptraea striatella slipper shell |