Ambarimaninga: Albian, Madagascar
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Caryophylliidae
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Stylocyathus crassiseptus n. sp.
Alloiteau 1958
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Protrochocyathus sp.
Alloiteau 1958
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= Trochocyathus sp.
Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Baron-Szabo 2009 | |||||||||
Paratrochocyathus collignoni n. gen., n. sp.
Alloiteau 1958
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recombined as Trochocyathus collignoni | ||||||||||
Protrochocyathus subarcuatus n. sp.
Alloiteau 1958
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recombined as Trochocyathus subarcuatus | ||||||||||
Protrochocyathus madagascariensis n. gen., n. sp.
Alloiteau 1958
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= Trochocyathus antsiranensis
Collignon 1931
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Baron-Szabo 2009 | |||||||||
Paratrochocyathus arcotensis
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= Trochocyathus antsiranensis
Collignon 1931
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Baron-Szabo 2009 | |||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Guyniidae
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Paratrochocyathus crassus n. sp.
Alloiteau 1958
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= Palaeopsammia complanata
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Baron-Szabo 2009 | |||||||||
Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dendrophylliidae
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Calostylopsis sakalavensis n. gen., n. sp.
Alloiteau 1958
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Aplopsammia collignoni n. gen., n. sp.
Alloiteau 1958
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Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Nautilidae
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Cymatoceras sakalavum
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Phylloceratida
- Phylloceratidae
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Phylloceras velledae
(Michelin 1834)
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Phylloceras (Hypophylloceras) velledae | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Crioceratitidae
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Ephamulina arctuata
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
synonym of Epanisoceras | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Lytoceratidae
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Ammonoceratites cf. mahadeva
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
synonym of Lytoceras | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Tetragonitidae
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Kossmatella aff. marut
(Stoliczka 1865)
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Argonauticeras besairiei
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
synonym of Argonauticeras belliseptatum | ||||||||||
Jauberticeras besairiei
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Paragaudryceras sakalavum
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
synonym of Anagaudryceras | ||||||||||
Gaudryceras shimizui
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Eotetragonites umbilicostriatus
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Eogaudryceras (Eotetragonites) umbilicostriatus | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Beudanticeratidae
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Paracleoniceras ptychitiforme
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
synonym of Aioloceras | ||||||||||
Paracleoniceras besairiei
(Collignon 1949)
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Aioloceras besairiei | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Desmoceratidae
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Puzosia quenstedti
(Parona and Bonarelli 1897)
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
var. breistrofferi | ||||||||||
Desmoceras latidorsatum
(Michelin 1838)
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Desmoceras (Desmoceras) latidorsatum | ||||||||||
Beudanticeras albense
Breistroffer 1947
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Roberticeras albense | ||||||||||
Beudanticeras hourcqi
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Roberticeras hourcqi | ||||||||||
Uhligella dubia
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Uhligella balmensis
(Jacob 1908)
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Silesitidae
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Neosilesites madagascariensis
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Brancoceratidae
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Brancoceras capricornusimile
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Parabrancoceras capricornusimile | ||||||||||
Brancoceras rotundatum
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Parabrancoceras rotundatum | ||||||||||
Brancoceras aenigmaticum
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Parabrancoceras aenigmaticum | ||||||||||
Brancoceras besairiei
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Parabrancoceras besairiei | ||||||||||
Brancoceras humile
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Parabrancoceras humile | ||||||||||
Brancoceras compressum
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Parabrancoceras compressum | ||||||||||
Brancoceras cf. helcion
(Reynes 1876)
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Brancoceras (Brancoceras) helcion | ||||||||||
misspelled as B. cf. helcyon | ||||||||||
Brancoceras carinatum
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Brancoceras (Brancoceras) carinatum | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Cleoniceratidae
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Moretella dubia
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Moretella moreti
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Moretella balmensiformis
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Moretella ambigua
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Moretella subquadrata
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Moretella undata
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Moretella aff. jachromensis
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Cleoniceras madagascariense
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Lemuroceras aburense
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Lemuroceras spathi
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Lemuroceras indicum
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Lemuroceras subindicum
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Lemuroceras crassum
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Lemuroceras ambarimaningaense
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Lemuroceras sitampikyense
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Lemuroceras besairiei
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Lemuroceras transiens
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Lyelliceratidae
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Brancoceras cf. aegoceratoides
Steinmann 1881
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Eubrancoceras aegoceratoides | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Hoplitidae
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Sonneratia aff. tenuis
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Pseudosonneratia aff. steinmanni
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Pseudosonneratia ambigua
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Pseudosonneratia balmensiformis
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Pseudosonneratia madagascariensis
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Pseudosonneratia sakalava
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Pseudosonneratia subiserensis
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Douvilleiceratidae
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Douvilleiceras benonae
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Douvilleiceras monile
(Sowerby 1836)
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Douvilleiceras mamillatum
(Schlotheim 1813)
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Douvilleiceras mammillatum | ||||||||||
Douvilleiceras pseudinaequinodum
Collignon 1963
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
synonym of Douvilleiceras variabile | ||||||||||
Douvilleiceras aff. inaequinodum
(Quenstedt 1849)
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Anisoceratidae
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Anisoceras trituberculatum
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Metahamites gignouxi
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Metahamites spathi
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Metahamites aff. sablieri
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Metahamites besairiei
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Protanisoceras breistrofferi
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Protanisoceras hourcqi
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Protanisoceras superbum
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Protanisoceras besairiei
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Hamitidae
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Pictetia astieri
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Turrilitidae
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Idiohamites aff. dorsetensis
Spath 1926
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Mariella dorsetensis | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Solarium basseae
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
spelled with current rank as Trochus (Solarium) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Eucyclidae
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Euchelus lenoblei
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Discohelicidae
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Delpeya cottreaui
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Pleurotomariidae
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Leptomaria magneti
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Scala franciscae
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
spelled with current rank as Epitonium (Scala) | ||||||||||
Scala odilae
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
spelled with current rank as Epitonium (Scala) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium coxi
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Cerithium delpeyae
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Cerithium subspinosum
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Metacerithiidae
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Metacerithium aff. trimonile
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Planaxidae
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Fossarus besairiei
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Tylostomatidae
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Pterodonta besairiei
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Perissoptera besairiei
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus primitivus
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Gyrodes aff. tenellus
Stoliczka 1868
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Gyrodes (Gyrodes) tenellus | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringinella hourcqi
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Ringinella lacryma
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca chavani
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Trigonoarca aff. elongata
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
original and current combination Trigonarca | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Prohinnites favrinus
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Neitheidae
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Neithea quinquecostata
(Sowerby 1814)
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Neithea cf. aequicostata
(Lamarck 1819)
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Neithea (Neithea) aequicostata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Malleidae
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Isognomon chavani
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Pinna dechazeauxae
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Ostrea besairiei
Collignon 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Gyrostrea besairiei | ||||||||||
Ostrea canaliculata
Sowerby 1813
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Gryphaeostrea canaliculata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Modiola rotundata
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
corrected as Modiolus | ||||||||||
Modiola subcapitata
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
corrected as Modiolus | ||||||||||
Modiola roedereri
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
corrected as Modiolus | ||||||||||
Modiola recta
Conrad 1837
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Modiolatus rectus | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Sphaera besairiei
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula hourcqi
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella etheridgei
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
var. rennei | ||||||||||
Veniella lineolata
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Anatinellidae
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Anatina agassizi
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Protocardia sphaeroidea
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Panopea gurgitis
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Panopea carteroni
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Panopea triangula
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Panopea submandibula
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Panopea intermedia
(Sowerby 1814)
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Panopea inaequivalvis
d'Orbigny 1843
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Opis hugardi
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Rhynchonellida
- Rhynchonellidae
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Rhynchonella cf. sulcata
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Terebratulidae
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Terebratula subrotunda
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Terebratula diphimorpha
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Gibbithyrididae
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Terebratula obesa
Sowerby 1823
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Concinnithyris obesa | ||||||||||
Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Sabellidae
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Serpula gordialis
Schlotheim 1820
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
recombined as Glomerula serpentina | ||||||||||
Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula conjuncta
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Serpula trachinus
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Serpula cotatoorensis
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Serpula aff. gamigensis
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Malacostraca
- Decapoda
- Nephropidae
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Palaeohomarus collignoni
Van Stralen 1949
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Echinoidea
- Pseudodiadematidae
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Polydiadema wiltshirei
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Tetragramma hourcqi
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Echinoidea
- Spatangoida
- Spatangidae
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Epiaster jeanneti
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Epiaster besairiei
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Echinoidea
- Spatangoida
- Toxasteridae
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Toxaster gaudryi
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Toxaster sp.
Agassiz 1839
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Douvillaster hourcqi
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
Echinoidea
- Spatangoida
- Hemiasteridae
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Hemiaster zululandensis
Besairie and Lambert 1930
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Besairie and Collignon 1972 | |||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Madagascar | State/province: | Mahajanga |
Coordinates: | 16.5° South, 46.0° East (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 40.3° South, 31.5° East | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Stage: | Albian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 4 |
Key time interval: | Albian | ||
Age range of interval: | 113.00000 - 100.50000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Ambarimaninga |
Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | lithified marl |
Lithology description: associated fauna: ammonites and Toxaster | |
Environment: | offshore indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | peel or thin section,field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
Database number: | 86497 | ||
Authorizer: | W. Kiessling | Enterer: | U. Merkel, W. Kiessling |
Modifier: | P. Wagner | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2009-02-04 05:47:08 | Last modified: | 2023-11-16 23:26:44 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-02-04 05:47:08 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
29108. | J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |
Secondary references:
30659 | R. Baron-Szabo. 2009. Taxonomic opinions on Cretaceous corals. [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling] | |
8015 | PGAP 1022 | H. Besairie and M. Collignon. 1972. Geologie de Madagascar I. Les Terrains Sedimentaires. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 35:1-463 [A. Rees/A. Rees] |