Morigny II 66381, Gisement de Morigny, Falun de Morigny, Essonne, France (Oligocene of France)

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 Morigny Formation, Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, yellow sandstone

• sable blanc; white sand

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 9175: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 29.09.2000

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Batillariidae
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum Bruguiére 1792 snail
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Tympanotonos trochlearis
 Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
Bayania semidecussata
Bayania semidecussata Lamarck 1804 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium sublima
Bittium sublima cerith snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Polinices (Euspira) dilatata" = Euspira, Polinices sp., "Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia
"Polinices (Euspira) dilatata" = Euspira moon snail
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
"Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Conomitra) inornatum, "Turricula (Surcula) regularis" = Orthosurcula regularis
"Turricula (Surcula) regularis" = Orthosurcula regularis Koninck 1837 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii Nyst 1836 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata Lamarck 1804 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea striatella
Calyptraea striatella slipper shell
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna laurenti
Cylichna laurenti snail
(=conoidea Desh.)
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
"Atys (Aliculastrum) turgidulus" = Mnestia turgidula
"Atys (Aliculastrum) turgidulus" = Mnestia turgidula Sandberger 1859 snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
"Actaeon punctatosulcatus" = Acteon
"Actaeon punctatosulcatus" = Acteon snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia sp.
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula greppini
Nucula greppini Deshayes 1858 nut clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta fragilis
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Veneridae indet., Callista splendida, Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) incrassata
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Callista splendida Mérian 1860 venus clam
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) incrassata Nyst 1836 venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Arcopagia heberti
Arcopagia heberti tellin clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra elegans
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Laevicardium (Habecardium) tenuisulcatum, Parvicardium scobinula
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula henckeliusiana, "Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum
"Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum Sowerby 1822 clam
 Solenida - Pharidae
Siliqua nysti
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Parvilucina laureti, Saxolucina heberti, "Lucina" sp., "Claibornites thierensi" = Callucina (Callucina) thierensi, Paralucinella undulata, Ctena squamosa
"Lucina" sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
"Claibornites thierensi" = Callucina (Callucina) thierensi Hébert 1849 clam
Paralucinella undulata Lamarck 1806 clam
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria stampinensis
Pteria stampinensis pearl oyster
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp., "Glycymeris obovata" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
"Glycymeris obovata" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata Lamarck 1819 clam