r2/26/2 (Profil 12, Bir Remtha): Callovian - Oxfordian, Tunisia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Corallia indet.
1 individual
described as corals indet.
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
1 individual
described as sp. E
Gastropoda - Cryptaulacidae
Xystrella protortile Cox 1965
44 individuals
recombined as Cryptaulax protortile
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Quadrinervus sp. Cossmann 1904
1 individual
described as sp. B
Pietteia cf. tatahouinensis Cox 1969
1 individual
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Solarium sp.
1 individual
spelled with current rank as Trochus (Solarium)
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Neritoplica sp. Oppenheim 1892
1 individual
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Palaeonucula menkii
1 individual
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula lyrata Sowerby 1840
53 individuals
recombined as Indocorbula lyrata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Eocallista cf. krenkeli Cox 1935
22 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
Eomiodon gardeti
3 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia grandidieri
15 individuals
Protocardia intexta (Muenster 1837)
1 individual
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Discomiltha lirata
5 individuals
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus imbricatus (Sowerby 1818)
18 individuals
recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Virgellia sobralensis (Sharpe 1850)
20 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Mytiloperna patchamensis
3 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida
Ostreacea indet. Rafinesque 1815
1 individual
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Eonavicula moulyi
4 individuals
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Lophosmilia indet. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
1 individual
described as morphotype Lophosmilia
see common names

Geography
Country:Tunisia
Coordinates: 33.0° North, 10.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:21.3° North, 11.6° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Jurassic
10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 5
*Period:Middle - Late/Upper Jurassic - Late/Upper Jurassic
*International age/stage:Middle - Late/Upper Callovian - Early/Lower - Middle Oxfordian
Key time interval:Callovian - Oxfordian
Age range of interval:165.30000 - 154.80000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Tataouine
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
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:197 individuals
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:13856
Authorizer:F. Fursich Enterer:D. Hempfling
Modifier:M. Gahr Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-04-30 01:05:39 Last modified:2003-04-09 16:53:32
Access level:database members Released:2002-04-30 01:05:39
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]