Douar Ouled Sidi bou Azza Reef, Ain Temouchent: Messinian, Algeria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Tenocythere salebrosa
Ruggiera tetraptera
Echinoidea - Camarodonta - Echinidae
Psammechinus subrugosus
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Argyrotheca cf. neapolitana
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Clanculus sp. Monfort 1810
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Cheilea sp. Modeer 1793
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Alvania sp. Risso 1826
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Columbella cf. fallax Hörnes and Auinger 1880
recombined as Pyrene (Atilia) fallax
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus puschi Michelotti 1857
recombined as Plagioconus puschi
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Conus cf. dujardini Deshayes 1845
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Cymbium sp.
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Cymatium affine
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys linguafelis
Chlamys pusio (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Talochlamys pusio
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima lima (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia barbata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata
Acar clathrata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta rotundata (Montagu 1803)
recombined as Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus 1758)
Tapes basteroti Mayer 1857
recombined as Venerupis basteroti
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Jouannetia tournoueri Locard 1877
recombined as Jouannetia (Jouannetia) tournoueri
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Cardita (Cardita) calyculata
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Hemicytheridae
Urocythereis sp.
Mutilus sp.
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Xestoleberididae
Xestoleberis sp. Sars 1866
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Paguridae
cf. Anapagurus sp. Henderson 1886
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Upogebiidae
? Upogebia sp. Leach 1814
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae
Creusia oraniensis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea crenulata (Goldfuss 1826)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites aff. collegniana Michelin 1842
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Tarbellastraea reussiana (Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides lobatulus
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Nonion sp. Monfort 1808
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Rosalina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Polymorphinidae indet. d'Orbigny 1839
Asterigerinidae
Asterigerina carinata d'Orbigny 1839
Rotaliidae
Ammonia punctatogranosa
Ammonia sp. Bruennich 1772
Planorbulinidae
Planorbulina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Alveolinidae
Borelis melo
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Miliolidae
Spiroloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Quinqueloculina laevigata
Quinqueloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Triloculina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
Elphidiidae
Elphidium aculeatum
Elphidium macellum
Elphidium crispum
see common names

Geography
Country:Algeria
Coordinates: 35.3° North, 1.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.2° North, 1.4° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Messinian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Messinian
Age range of interval:7.24600 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Lithology description: coral reef, 4 m thick
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 1979
Database number:70879
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate,micropaleontology
Created:2007-04-10 23:58:22 Last modified:2007-07-20 06:01:49
Access level:the public Released:2007-04-10 23:58:22
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
23727. J.-P. Saint Martin. 1990. Les formations recifales coralliennes du Miocene superieur d'Algerie et du Maroc [Upper Miocene coral reef formations from Algeria and Morocco]. Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, C 56:1-373 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/S. Ávila]