Morigny II 66381A, 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, shelly/skeletal sandstone

• sable blanc compact a tres nombreux fossiles; white compact sand with very numerous fossils

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 9179: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 30.09.2000

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices spp., "Polinices (Euspira) dilatata" = Euspira, "Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia
Polinices spp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
"Polinices (Euspira) dilatata" = Euspira moon snail
"Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata Lamarck 1804 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii Nyst 1836 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Typhis (Lyrothyphis) cuniculosus
 Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
Bayania semidecussata
Bayania semidecussata Lamarck 1804 snail
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Tympanotonos trochlearis
 Cerithioidea - Batillariidae
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum Bruguiére 1792 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia sp.
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
 Opisthobranchiata - Scaphandridae
"Atys (Aliculastrum) turgidulus" = Mnestia turgidula
"Atys (Aliculastrum) turgidulus" = Mnestia turgidula Sandberger 1859 snail
 Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae
Cylichna laurenti
Cylichna laurenti snail
(=conoidea Desh)
Bivalvia
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Parvilucina laureti, Ctena squamosa, Paralucinella undulata, Saxolucina heberti
Paralucinella undulata Lamarck 1806 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Laevicardium (Habecardium) tenuisulcatum, Parvicardium scobinula
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra elegans, Abra sp.
Abra sp. Lamarck 1818 abra
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina (Peronaea) benedeni" = Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni, Arcopagia heberti
"Tellina (Peronaea) benedeni" = Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni Nyst and Westendorp 1839 tellin clam
Tellina (Peronaea) benedeni nysti
Arcopagia heberti tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Veneridae indet., Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) incrassata, Callista splendida, Tivelina depressa
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) incrassata Nyst 1836 venus clam
Callista splendida Mérian 1860 venus clam
Tivelina depressa venus clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum, Caestocorbula henckeliusiana, "Corbula" sp.
"Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum Sowerby 1822 clam
"Corbula" sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea angusta
 Solenida - Pharidae
Siliqua nysti
 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
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula greppini
Nucula greppini Deshayes 1858 nut clam