r3/2/7 (Profil 12, Bir Remtha): Callovian - Oxfordian, Tunisia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
informal boring bivalves indet.
5 individuals
Corallia indet.
3 individuals
Echinoidea - Salenioida - Acrosaleniidae
Monodiadema cotteaui
1 individual
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
Cycloserpula sp. Parsch 1956
3 individuals
Cephalopoda - Ammonoidea
Ammonoidea indet. Zittel 1884
1 individual
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Globularia michelini
1 individual
Gastropoda - Purpurinidae
Tretospira aff. subnodosa
1 individual
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea desvoidyi D'Orbigny 1921
1 individual
Gastropoda - Ataphridae
Ataphrus sp. Gabb 1869
1 individual
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Bucardiomya lirata
1 individual
spelled with current rank as Pholadomya (Bucardiomya)
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia cf. viceliacensis d'Orbigny 1850
1 individual
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis (Gillieron 1886)
20 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952
2 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia intexta (Muenster 1837)
1 individual
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Discomiltha lirata
13 individuals
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845
15 individuals
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus imbricatus (Sowerby 1818)
15 individuals
recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Virgellia sobralensis (Sharpe 1850)
4 individuals
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon costatum
17 individuals
original and current combination Lopha (Actinostreon)
Actinostreon solitarium (Sowerby 1824)
13 individuals
synonym of Actinostreon gregareum
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea sandalina
3 individuals
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Somalirhynchia cf. africana Weir 1925
1 individual
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
"Rhynchonella tazerdunensis Dubar 1967
1 individual
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
"Terebratula indet. Müller 1776
3 individuals
"Terebratula cf. lamberti Douville 1886
1 individual
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
"Terebratula cf. engeli Rollier 1918
22 individuals
recombined as Sellithyris engeli
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylina sp. Lamarck 1816
1 individual
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae
Meandrophyllia sp. d'Orbigny 1849
1 individual
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Amphiastrea indet. Etallon 1859
4 individuals
described as morphotype of Amphiastrea
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
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified wackestone
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:154 individuals
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:13900
Authorizer:F. Fursich Enterer:D. Hempfling
Modifier:M. Gahr Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-05-02 04:05:22 Last modified:2003-04-10 16:47:01
Access level:database members Released:2002-05-02 04:05:22
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]