k5/1/6 (Profil 11; Ksar Beni Soltane): Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian, Tunisia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Cryptaulacidae
Xystrella protortile Cox 1965
27 individuals
recombined as Cryptaulax protortile
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia pulla
24 individuals
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula lyrata Sowerby 1840
9 individuals
recombined as Indocorbula lyrata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
Eomiodon gardeti
75 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia grandidieri
1 individual
Protocardia sislimanensis
7 individuals
Protocardia tenuicostata
1 individual
Protocardia dufrenoyca (Buvignier 1852)
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus imbricatus (Sowerby 1818)
2 individuals
recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Mytiloperna patchamensis
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Virgellia sobralensis (Sharpe 1850)
11 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon costatum
7 individuals
original and current combination Lopha (Actinostreon)
see common names

Geography
Country:Tunisia
Coordinates: 33.0° North, 10.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:21.4° North, 11.6° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Jurassic Epoch:Middle Jurassic
Stage:Callovian 10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 5
*Period:Middle Jurassic
*International age/stage:Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian
Key time interval:Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian
Age range of interval:165.30000 - 161.50000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Tataouine
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified marl
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),mechanical,field collection
Collection size:168 individuals
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:13584
Authorizer:F. Fursich Enterer:D. Hempfling
Modifier:D. Hempfling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-04-15 05:09:57 Last modified:2002-04-15 08:09:57
Access level:group members Released:2002-04-15 05:09:57
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

6119. S. Holzapfel. 1998. Palökologie benthischer Faunengemeinschaften und Taxonomie der Bivalven im Jura von Südtunesien. Beringeria - Würzburger geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen (22)1-199 [F. Fursich/D. Hempfling/M. Gahr]