Bessalampy: Miocene, Madagascar
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea
- Clypeasteroida
- Fibulariidae
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Echinocyamus voeltzkowi
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Echinoidea
- Spatangoida
- Schizasteridae
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Schizaster (Aplospatangus) howa
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| synonym of Schizaster | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Trochus (Bassilissa) cf. larioliana
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Trochus (Bassilissa) cf. lorioliana
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Gastropoda
- Neritidae
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Nerita teilhardi n. sp.
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Nerita magdalena n. sp.
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium cf. bronni
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Cerithium boulei n. sp.
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Cerithium roedereri n. sp.
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Gastropoda
- Batillariidae
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Cerithium cf. plicatum
Bruguiére 1792
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| recombined as Granulolabium plicatum | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella perrieri n. sp.
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Turritella cf. turris
Basterot 1825
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea aff. virgata
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina bipartita
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Teredinidae
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Cyphus arenarius
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| original and current combination Kuphus | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cardita (Glans) sp.
(Mühfeld 1811)
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| original and current combination Glans | |||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Acroporidae
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Dendracis meridionalis
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Geography
| Country: | Madagascar |
| Coordinates: | 16.8° South, 44.4° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 17.3° South, 43.5° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5-6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 23.03000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 55832 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | J. Alroy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2005-11-06 12:27:15 | Last modified: | 2006-08-13 18:12:39 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2005-11-06 12:27:15 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 15083. | M. Collignon and J. Cottreau. 1927. Paleontologie de Madagascar. XIV. Fossiles du Miocene Marine. Annales de Paleontologie 16:135-171 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |