Bihendula: Callovian - Oxfordian, Somalia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Astrocoenia newtoni Gregory 1925
Thomas 1935
Astrocoenia somalica n. sp. Thomas 1935
Thomas 1935
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Conophyllidae
Isastrocoenia lobata (Gregory 1925)
Thomas 1935
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Ovalastrea bihinensis (Gregory 1925)
Thomas 1935
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Stylina lortphillipsi (Gregory 1896)
Thomas 1935
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae
Amphiastrea gibberosa (Gregory 1925)
Thomas 1935
Demospongiae - Agelasida - Milleporellidae
Milleporidium somaliense Zuffardi-Comerci 1931
Thomas 1935
recombined as Steineria somaliensis
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
"Terebratula" cf. anatina de Loriol 1895
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae
"Terebratula" ruspolii Stefanini 1932
recombined as Monsardithyris ruspolii
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
"Terebratula" ferrandii Stefanini 1932
recombined as Kutchithyris ferrandii
"Terebratula" cf. subsella Leymerie 1846
recombined as Xestosina subsella
"Terebratula" cf. suprajurensis Thurmann 1862
recombined as Xestosina suprajurensis
? Heimia incurvirostrum Muir-Wood 1935
Somalithyris macfadyeni n. gen., n. sp. Muir-Wood 1935
Somalithyris bihendulensis n. sp. Muir-Wood 1935
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae
Cererithyris weiri
Charltonithyris africana Weir 1929
recombined as Arabatia africana
Bihenithyris weiri Muir-Wood 1935
"Terebratula" aualites Stefanini 1925
recombined as Loboidothyris aualites
Ptyctothyris daghaniensis Muir-Wood 1935
Striithyris somaliensis n. gen., n. sp. Muir-Wood 1935
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lobothyrididae
Loboidothyris cf. jubaensis Weir 1929
recombined as Tubithyris jubaensis
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Somalirhynchia bihendulensis Weir 1925
Somalirhynchia somalica (Dacque 1905)
Somalirhynchia bihenensis n. sp. Muir-Wood 1935
Somalirhynchia africana Weir 1925
Daghanirhynchia kabeitensis Muir-Wood 1935
Daghanirhynchia daghaniensis Muir-Wood 1935
Daghanirhynchia macfadyeni Muir-Wood 1935
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Mytilus (Musculus) somaliensis n. sp. Cox 1935
Cox 1935
recombined as Musculus somaliensis
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus jurensis Merian 1836
Cox 1935
Mytilus (Arcomytilus) laitmairensis de Loriol 1883
Cox 1935
recombined as Arcomytilus laitmairensis
Mytilus (Modiolus) imbricatus (Sowerby 1818)
Cox 1935
recombined as Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
Mytilus (Pharomytilus) cf. perplicatus Etallon 1863
Cox 1935
recombined as Inoperna perplicata
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon egertonianus (Stoliczka 1865)
Cox 1935
recombined as Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon) egertonianus
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Eligmidae
Eligmus weiri n. sp. Cox 1935
Cox 1935
Eligmus aualites (Stefanini 1925)
Cox 1935
Eligmus polytypus Eudes-Deslongchamps 1856
Cox 1935
Eligmus rollandi Douvillé 1907
Cox 1935
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea (Liostrea) sp. Douvillé 1904
Cox 1935
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra fourtaui Stefanini 1925
Cox 1935
synonym of Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Lopha solitaria (Sowerby 1824)
Cox 1935
synonym of Actinostreon gregareum
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys (Aequipecten) macfadyeni n. sp. Cox 1935
Cox 1935
recombined as Spondylopecten macfadyeni
Chlamys curvivarians (Dietrich 1933)
Cox 1935
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Plagiostoma) harronis (Dacque 1905)
Cox 1935
recombined as Plagiostoma harronis
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte scytalis Holdhaus 1913
Cox 1935
synonym of Seebachia (Eoseebachia) sowerbyana
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya cf. verioti (Buvignier 1852)
Cox 1935
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya cf. pittieri (de Loriol 1883)
Cox 1935
Ceratomya wimmisensis (Gillieron 1886)
Cox 1935
Ceratomya telluris (Lamarck 1819)
Cox 1935
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia somaliensis n. sp. Cox 1935
Cox 1935
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Corbiculidae
Eocallista krenkeli Cox 1935
Cox 1935
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Pseudotrapezium sp. Fischer 1887
Cox 1935
Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceromyopsis somaliensis Weir 1929
Cox 1935
recombined as Ceratomyopsis somaliensis
Ceromyopsis striata (d'Orbigny 1822)
Cox 1935
recombined as Ceratomyopsis striata
Ceromyopsis arabica n. sp. Cox 1935
Cox 1935
recombined as Ceratomyopsis arabica
Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Dicerocardiidae
Pseudisocardia macfadyeni n. sp. Cox 1935
Cox 1935
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia cf. incerta (Thurmann 1836)
Cox 1935
Thracia viceliacensis d'Orbigny 1850
Cox 1935
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Laternulidae
Cercomya sp. Agassiz 1843
Cox 1935
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya aubryi Douville 1886
Cox 1935
Pholadomya somaliensis n. sp. Cox 1935
Cox 1935
recombined as Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) somaliensis
Pholadomya lirata (Sowerby 1818)
Cox 1935
Pholadomya (Homomya) inornata Sowerby 1837
Cox 1935
recombined as Homomya inornata
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula cuneiformis Sowerby 1840
Cox 1935
recombined as Nucula (Palaeonucula) cuneiformis
Gastropoda - Proconulidae
Proconulus arabiensis (Newton 1908)
Cox 1935
Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomaria sp. Defrance 1826
Cox 1935
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Trochus ambalensis Weir 1925
Cox 1935
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla macfadyeni n. sp. Cox 1935
Cox 1935
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Pseudomelania sp. Pictet and Campiche 1862
Cox 1935
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Ampullella sp. Cox 1931
Cox 1935
synonym of Ampullina
Globularia sp. Swainson 1840
Cox 1935
Globularia hemisphaerica (Roemer 1836)
Cox 1935
see common names

Geography
Country:Somalia
Coordinates: 10.2° North, 45.1° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:12.0° South, 29.6° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Jurassic
10 m.y. bin:Jurassic 5
Key time interval:Callovian - Oxfordian
Age range of interval:165.30000 - 154.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Bihen Limestone
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: 2 levels: lower Callovian unit and upper Argovian unit
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lithified "limestone"
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:93020
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:U. Merkel
Modifier:U. Merkel Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-12-22 01:31:12 Last modified:2009-12-22 09:32:47
Access level:the public Released:2009-12-22 01:31:12
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
31423. H. M. Muir-Wood. 1935. Jurassic Brachiopoda. The Mesozoic Palaeontology of British Somaliland, Geology and Palaeontology of British Somaliland, II 75-147 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]

Secondary references:

31424 L. R. Cox. 1935. Jurassic Gastropoda and Lamellibranchia. The Mesozoic Palaeontology of British Somaliland, Geology and Palaeontology of British Somaliland, II 148-197 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]
31417 H. D. Thomas. 1935. Jurassic corals and Hydrozoa, together with a re-description of Astraea caryophylloides Goldfuss. The Mesozoic Palaeontology of British Somaliland, Geology and Palaeontology of British Somaliland, II 23-39 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]