f3/4/6 (Profil 14, Faljet Jdar/Ed-Dghaghra): Callovian - Oxfordian, Tunisia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
"Terebratula matmatensis Dubar 1967
1 individual
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus imbricatus (Sowerby 1818)
88 individuals
recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus somaliensis (Cox 1935)
1 individual
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon solitarium (Sowerby 1824)
6 individuals
synonym of Actinostreon gregareum
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Eonavicula moulyi
1 individual
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Trigonastarte sp. Bigot 1885
1 individual
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya kachchhensis
3 individuals
Bucardiomya lirata
9 individuals
spelled with current rank as Pholadomya (Bucardiomya)
Arcomya sp. Agassiz 1838
4 individuals
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia cf. viceliacensis d'Orbigny 1850
3 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Tendagurium propebanneianum Dietrich 1933
1 individual
Protocardia somaliensis Cox 1935
8 individuals
Protocardia intexta (Muenster 1837)
26 individuals
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Anisocardia informal sp. A Munier-Chalmas 1863
9 individuals
described as sp. A
Anisocardia informal sp. B Munier-Chalmas 1863
1 individual
described as sp. B
Pronoella aff. bynei
60 individuals
Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceratomyopsis striata (d'Orbigny 1822)
1 individual
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya sp. (Meek 1873)
5 individuals
original and current combination Myacites (Pleuromya)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis (Gillieron 1886)
67 individuals
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845
3 individuals
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinidae indet. Fleming 1828
1 individual
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Globularia michelini
1 individual
Globularia coxi (Stefanini 1939)
6 individuals
Naricopsina cotwoldensis
1 individual
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Quadrinervus sp. Cossmann 1904
3 individuals
described as sp. A
Cephalopoda - Ammonoidea
Ammonoidea indet. Zittel 1884
1 individual
Cephalopoda - Nautilida
Nautilida indet. Agassiz 1847
2 individuals
Crinoidea - Millericrinida - Millericrinidae
Pomatocrinus sp. Desor 1845
1 individual
Echinoidea - Salenioida - Acrosaleniidae
Monodiadema cotteaui
1 individual
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:166.10000 - 157.30000 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:315 individuals
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:13950
Authorizer:F. Fursich Enterer:D. Hempfling
Modifier:M. Gahr Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-05-06 04:27:40 Last modified:2003-04-10 17:20:43
Access level:database members Released:2002-05-06 04:27:40
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]