Bled Sidi Ben Knadil, Mascara: Messinian, Algeria

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites aff. calabricae Chevalier 1961
Porites cf. lobatosepta Chevalier 1961
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea sp. Blainville 1830
Echinoidea - Echinolampadoida - Echinolampadidae
Echinolampas sp. Gray 1825
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Schizaster sp. Agassiz 1835
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Brissidae
Brissopsis sp. Agassiz 1840
Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida
Ophiurida indet. (Müller and Troschel 1840)
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula sp. Müller 1776
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Argyrotheca sp. Dall 1900
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Kraussinidae
Megerlia truncata (Linnaeus 1767)
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Protula sp. Risso 1826
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga lithophaga (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris bimaculata
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara turonica
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Neopycnodonte navicularis (Brocchi 1814)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys pusio (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Talochlamys pusio
Pecten aduncus Eichwald 1830
Amusium cristatum Bronn 1827
recombined as Cristatopecten cristatum
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus concentricus Bronn 1831
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima lima (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardites antiquatus (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Cardites antiquata
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Linga columbella (Lamarck 1818)
Codakia decussata (Costa 1829)
recombined as Codakia (Ctena) decussata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Acanthocardia aculeata (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina planata Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta rotundata (Montagu 1803)
recombined as Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Paphia vetula (Basterot 1825)
Venus multilamella Lamarck 1818
recombined as Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella
Tapes basteroti Mayer 1857
recombined as Venerupis basteroti
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora sp. Gray 1821
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Haliotidae
Haliotis cf. tuberculata Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Clanculus cf. cruciatus (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Cheilea sp. Modeer 1793
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
? Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus tulipiformis
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae
Creusia oraniensis
Malacostraca - Decapoda
Decapoda indet. Latreille 1802
Florideophyceae - Hapalidiales - Hapalidiaceae
Melobesioideae indet. Bizzozero 1885
see common names

Geography
Country:Algeria
Coordinates: 35.5° North, 0.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.4° North, 0.4° 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"
Secondary lithology: lithified marl
Lithology description: reefal blocks in limestones and marls
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Reef 3579
Database number:70886
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:W. Kiessling Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-04-11 03:04:22 Last modified:2007-07-20 06:12:10
Access level:the public Released:2007-04-11 03:04:22
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]