Le Peloua reef, Saucats Valley, Gironde: Burdigalian, France
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Poritidae
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Porites sp.
Link 1807
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Porites collegniana
Michelin 1842
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Siderastreidae
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Siderastrea miocenica
Osasco 1896
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Agariciidae
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Pavona sp.
Lamarck 1801
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Pavona burdigalensis n. sp.
Chevalier 1961
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Pocilloporidae
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Stylophora raristella
(Defrance 1826)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Acroporidae
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Astreopora densata n. sp.
Chevalier 1961
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Merulinidae
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Favites neglecta
(Michelotti 1868)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Aquitanastraea piveteaui
Chevalier 1954
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Tarbellastraea cf. eggenburgensis
(Kühn 1925)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Tarbellastraea distans
Chevalier 1961
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Budd et al. 1996 | |||||||||
Tarbellastraea aquitaniensis n. sp.
Chevalier 1961
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Tarbellastraea raulini
(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Tarbellastraea ellisiana
(Defrance 1826)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Tarbellastraea reussiana
(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
var. echinulata | ||||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Faviidae
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Palaeoplesiastraea desmoulinsi
(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
recombined as Solenastrea desmoulinsi | ||||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Heliastraeidae
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Heliastrea solenastroides
(Chevalier 1954)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Heliastrea saucatsensis
Chevalier 1954
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Heliastrea laticosta n. sp.
Chevalier 1961
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Heliastrea nerthensis
Chevalier 1961
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Heliastrea pelouaensis
(Chevalier 1954)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Heliastrea delicata
Osasco 1897
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Mussidae
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Aquitanophyllia grandistellae
Chevalier 1961
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Syzygophyllia elongata
(Sismonda 1871)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Diploastraeidae
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Thegioastraea alternicosta n. sp.
Chevalier 1961
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
recombined as Diploastrea alternicosta | ||||||||||
Thegioastraea diversiformis
(Michelin 1842)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
recombined as Diploastrea diversiformis | ||||||||||
Thegioastraea variabilis
(Sismonda 1871)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
recombined as Diploastrea variabilis | ||||||||||
Thegioastraea taurinensis
(d'Achiardi 1868)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
recombined as Diploastrea taurinensis | ||||||||||
Thegioastraea burdigalensis
Chevalier 1961
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
recombined as Diploastrea burdigalensis | ||||||||||
Thegioastraea roasendai
Michelotti 1871
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
recombined as Diploastrea roasendai | ||||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dendrophylliidae
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Paleoastroides subirregularis
(Osasco 1897)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Turbinaria cyathiformis
(de Blainville 1830)
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Chevalier 1961 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Litiopidae
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Dalliella brusinai
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Bittium (Bittium) vignal
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella eryna
d'Orbigny 1852
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
recombined as Haustator eryna | ||||||||||
Turritella turris
Basterot 1825
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Turritella terebralis
Lamarck 1799
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Potamididae
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Potamides (Ptychopotamides) margaritaceus
(Brocchi 1814)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
recombined as Mesohalina margaritaceus | ||||||||||
Potamides (Ptychopotamides) margaritaceus calcaratus | ||||||||||
Terebralia subcorrugata
(d'Orbigny 1852)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Terebralia subcorrugata subinterrupta | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Dialidae
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Littorinopsis (Touzinia) prevostina
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
synonym of Gibborissoa | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Campanilidae
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Thericium miocaenicum
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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Rissoina (Rissoina) elongata
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Pseudotaphrus desmoulinsi
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Personidae
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Distorsio (Distorsio) tortuosus
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Semicassis (Semicassis) grateloupi
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Semicassis (Echinophoria) rondeleti
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
original and current combination Echinophoria | ||||||||||
Cassis mamillaris
Grateloup 1847
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Cypraecassis subtesticulus
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Aspa marginata
(Gmelin 1791)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Charonia (Sassia) benoisti
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
spelled with current rank as Sassia | ||||||||||
Charonia (Sassia) tritonea
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
spelled with current rank as Sassia | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Bursidae
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Bursa (Bufonariella) pelouatensis
(Cossmann and Peyrot 1903)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cymatiidae
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Argobuccinum (Ranella) minuteornatum
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
original and current combination Ranella | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Ficopsis burdigalensis
(Sowerby 1824)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Ficus (Ficus) conditus
(Brongniart 1823)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
recombined as Ficus condita | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Pediculariidae
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Cypropterina (Cypraeotrivia) duclosiana
(Basterot 1825)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
recombined as Jenneria duclosiana | ||||||||||
Cypropterina (Cypraeotrivia) duclosiana duclosiana | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Triviidae
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Trivia (Sulcotrivia) dimitoaffinis
(Sacco 1894)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
recombined as Trivia (Sulcotrivia) dimidiatoaffinis | ||||||||||
Trivia (Sulcotrivia) dimitoaffinis excoccinella | ||||||||||
Erato (Erato) subcypraeola
d'Orbigny 1852
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cypraeidae
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Trona leporina
(Lamarck 1810)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) aquitanica
(Schilder 1927)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) amygdalina aquitanica | ||||||||||
Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) peyroti
(Schilder 1932)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
recombined as Lyncina peyroti | ||||||||||
Lyncina imperialis n. sp.
Dolin and Lozouet 2004
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Dolin and Lozouet 2004 | |||||||||
Lyncina peyroti in Dolin 1998 | ||||||||||
Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) tumida
(Grateloup 1834)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
recombined as Lyncina tumida | ||||||||||
Chelycypraea (Miolyncina) tumida tumida | ||||||||||
Lyncina magnifica
Dolin and Lozouet 2004
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Dolin and Lozouet 2004 | |||||||||
Luria (Tessellata) pelouaensis n. sp.
Dolin and Lozouet 2004
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Dolin and Lozouet 2004 | |||||||||
Zouaria (Pseudozonaria) pseudoscarabaeus
(Grateloup 1847)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
synonym of Fossacypraea eburnina | ||||||||||
Cypraea boucheti n. sp.
Dolin and Lozouet 2004
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Dolin and Lozouet 2004 | |||||||||
Zonarina pinguis
(Grateloup 1846)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Zonarina pinguis pinguis | ||||||||||
Zonarina brocchii
(Deshayes 1844)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
recombined as Prozonarina brocchii | ||||||||||
Loxacypraea orbignyana
(Grateloup 1846)
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Dolin 2015 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Eocypraeidae
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Eocypraea (Apiocypraea) michaudiana
(Grateloup 1847)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
recombined as Apiocypraea michaudiana | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus bonellii
(Brongniart 1823)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
recombined as Persististrombus bonellii | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Coralliophila sacyi
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Lozouet and Renard 1998 | |||||||||
Coralliophila burdigalensis
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Lozouet and Renard 1998 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Perissityidae
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Colubraria miocaenica
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Hipponix (Hipponix) bistriatus
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Euspira turbinoides
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Neverita (Neverita) josephinia
(Risso 1826)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Neverita (Neverita) josephinia subglaucinoides | ||||||||||
Amaurellina (Pseudamaura) scalaris
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Amaurellina (Pseudamaura) sealaris eburnoides | ||||||||||
Sinum (Sinum) aquense
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
Natica (Natica) tigrina
(Röding 1798)
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
recombined as Cochlis tigrina | ||||||||||
Natica (Natica) neglecta
Mayer 1858
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
recombined as Cochlis neglecta | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) angustiforata
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Glibert 1963 | |||||||||
original and current combination Pseudotorinia | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Aturiidae
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Aturia aturi
(Basterot 1825)
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | France | County: | Gironde |
Coordinates: | 44.7° North, 0.6° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 44.7° North, 2.2° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
Stage: | Burdigalian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5 |
Key time interval: | Burdigalian | Foram zone: | N5 |
Age range of interval: | 20.44000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago | ||
Age estimate: | 19.5 Ma (Sr isotope) |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Falun de Leognan | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: NN2 and lower SBZ25 zones. Given as Falun de Leognan in Janssen 1985. Strontium isotope age given in Cahuzac & Janssen (2010), and applies to the coral level. (PJW.) |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | coarse,red or brown lithified "limestone" |
Lithology description: reefal bioclastic sandy limestone. Cahuzac & Janssen (2010): "coarse-grained reefal, orange falun, with reworked lacustrine calcareous pebbles (see section and photographs in Cahuzac et al., 2003)." | |
Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Collection method comments: Repository: Natural History Museum, Bordeaux |
Metadata
Also known as: | Reef 1988. La Bourasse. Péloua. Saucats (Péloua) | ||
Database number: | 70191 | ||
Authorizer: | W. Kiessling, M. Clapham, P. Wagner | Enterer: | U. Merkel, P. Wagner, M. Clapham |
Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2007-03-20 03:19:22 | Last modified: | 2016-07-04 13:22:26 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-03-20 03:19:22 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
59706. | A. Peyrot. 1933. Conchologie Néogénique de l'Aquitaine, Tome VI, Gastropodes (Suite). Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 85:5-71 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
28605 | A. F. Budd, F. R. Bosellini, and T. A. Stemann. 1996. Systematics of the Oligocene to Miocene reef coral Tarbellastraea in the northern Mediterranean. Palaeontology 39(3):515-560 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel] | |
23525 | B. Cahuzac and C. Chaix. 1996. Structural and faunal evolution of Chattian-Miocene reefs and corals in western France and the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. SEPM Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology 5:105-127 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] | |
55728 | B. Cahuzac and A. W. Janssen. 2010. Eocene to Miocene holoplanktonic Mollusca (Gastropoda) of the Aquitaine Basin, southwest France. Scripta geologica 141:1-193 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause] | |
23527 | J. P. Chevalier. 1961. Recherches sur les Madreporaires et les formations recifales Miocenes de la Mediterranee occidentale [Miocene corals and reefs from the western Mediterranean]. Memoires de la Societe geologique de France 93:1-562 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel] | |
59671 | R. Chirat. 2000. The so-called 'cosmopolitan palaeobiogeographic distribution' of Tertiary Nautilida of the genus Aturia Bronn 1838: the result of post-mortem transport by oceanic palaeocurrents. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 157:59-77 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
59077 | L. Dolin. 2015. Redéfinition du genre Loxacypraea Petuch, 2004 (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) et description d’espèces nouvelles du Miocène inférieur de Floride (USA) et d’Aquitaine (France). Cossmanniana 17:5-14 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner] | |
57817 | L. Dolin and P. Lozouet. 2004. Nouvelles espèces de Gastéropodes (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de l’Oligocène et du Miocène inférieur de l’Aquitaine (Sud-Ouest de la France). Partie 3. Cypraeidae et Ovulidae. Cossmanniana hors série 4:1-164 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner] | |
58437 | M. M. Glibert. 1962. Les Mesogastropoda Fossiles du Cenozoïque étranger des Collections de L'Institute Royale des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique: Cyclophoridae à Stilifetidae. Institute Royale des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Memoire, 10th sériés 69:1-304 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner] | |
58192 | M. M. Glibert. 1963. Les Mesogastropoda Fossiles du Cenozoïque étranger des Collections de L'Institute Royale des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Institute Royale des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Memoire, 10th sériés 69:1-305 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner] | |
58136 | A. W. Janssen. 1985. Ontluitingen van Mariene Eocene, Oligocene en Miocene Afzettingen in he Bekken van Aquitaine. Afzettingen van de Werkgroep voor Tertiaire en Kwartaire Geologie 6(3-4):74-129 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner] | |
30421 | P. Lozouet and P. Renard. 1998. Les Coralliophilidae, Gastropoda de l'Oligocene et du Miocene inferieur d' Aquitaine (Sud-Ouest de la France): systematique et coraux hotes [The Coralliophilidae, Gastropoda from the Oligocene and Lower Miocene of Aquitaine (SW France): systematics and coral hosts]. Geobios 31(2):171-184 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel] | |
58051 | C. P. Meyer. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 79(3):401-459 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner] |