Pierrefitte II 66359, Gisement de Pierrefitte, Conglomerat de Pierrefitte, Esson (Oligocene of France)

Where: Essonne, France (48.5° N, 2.3° E: paleocoordinates 47.8° N, 1.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Conglomerat de Pierrefitte Formation, Early/Lower Oligocene (33.9 - 28.4 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified conglomerate

• conglomerat; conglomerate

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

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 9193: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 03.10.2000

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Dentalium (Antalis) kickxi" = Antalis
"Dentalium (Antalis) kickxi" = Antalis tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
"Glycymeris obovata" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) obovata Lamarck 1819 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca sandbergeri Deshayes 1860 ark
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea cyathula" = Crassostrea cyathula
"Ostrea cyathula" = Crassostrea cyathula Lamarck 1806 oyster
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Paralucinella undulata Lamarck 1806 clam
"Lucina" sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
"Claibornites thierensi" = Callucina (Callucina) thierensi Hébert 1849 clam
Pegophysema omaliusi Deshayes 1858 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum, "Lentidium donaciforme" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) donaciforme
"Lentidium nitidum" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum Sowerby 1822 clam
"Lentidium donaciforme" = Lentidium (Ajanssenium) donaciforme Nyst 1836 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Cardiida - Semelidae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Arcopagia heberti tellin clam
Arcopagia sp. Leach 1827 tellin clam
"Tellina (Peronaea) benedeni" = Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni Nyst and Westendorp 1839 tellin clam
Tellina (Peronaea) benedeni nysti
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
"Diplodonta fragilis" = Diplodonta, "Diplodonta (Felaniella) bezanconi" = Diplodonta
"Diplodonta fragilis" = Diplodonta clam
"Diplodonta (Felaniella) bezanconi" = Diplodonta clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Callista splendida Mérian 1860 venus clam
Pelecyora (Cordiopsis) incrassata Nyst 1836 venus clam
Gouldia variabilis venus clam
Tivelina depressa venus clam
Tivelina sp. Cossmann 1886 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Glossidae
 Solenida - Pharidae
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna laurenti snail
(=conoidea Desh)
Acteocina exerta barrel-bubble
 Cerithioidea - Litiopidae
 Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
Bayania semidecussata Lamarck 1804 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium sublima cerith snail
Bittium undulosum cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Batillariidae
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum
"Pirenella plicata" = Granulolabium plicatum Bruguiére 1792 snail
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
 Cerithioidea - Brachytrematidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia, "Polinices (Euspira) dilatata" = Euspira, Polinices sp.
"Polinices (Lunatia) achatensis" = Lunatia moon snail
"Polinices (Euspira) dilatata" = Euspira moon snail
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata
"Rissoa turbinata" = Turboella turbinata Lamarck 1804 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hydrobiidae
Hydrobia sp. Hartmann 1821 snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Buccinulum (Euthria) inornatum" = Euthria, "Trophonopsis peregra" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis)
"Buccinulum (Euthria) inornatum" = Euthria true whelk
"Trophonopsis peregra" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii
"Keepingia gossardi" = Keepingia gossardii Nyst 1836 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Ampullinopsis crassatina Lamarck 1804 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea labellata slipper shell
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell