PBDB Collection

Gabal Manzour (Cretaceous of Egypt)

Where: Egypt (30.7° N, 33.5° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 14.2° N, 40.0° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Albian (105.3 - 99.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone and lithified marl

• limestones (grainstone, packstone) alternating with marl and sandstone, 144 m thick

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: N. M. Aboul Ela, G. L. Abdel-Gawad, and M. F. Aly. 1991. Albian fauna of Gabal Manzour, Maghara area, north Sinai, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences 13(2):201-220 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 98327: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 01.10.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
Cerithioidea - Batillariidae	Pyrazus (Echinobathra) magharensis rekibensis Pyrazus (Echinobathra) magharensis rekibensis snail
unclassified
-	Gignouxiarca orientalis Gignouxiarca orientalis
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Parasmilia "sp. 1", Parasmilia "sp. 2" Parasmilia "sp. 1" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Parasmilia "sp. 2" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae	Thamnasteria sp. Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823 stony coral
Scleractinia - Thecosmiliidae	Thecosmilia sp., Montlivaltia sp. Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Scleractinia - Stylinidae	Stylina "sp. 1", Stylina "sp. 2" Stylina "sp. 1" Lamarck 1816 stony coral Stylina "sp. 2" Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringinella manzourensis Ringinella manzourensis snail
Heterostropha - Acteonellidae	Acteonella delgadoi Acteonella delgadoi snail
Heterostropha - Nerineidae	Nerinea mandhourensis, Nerinea sp., Nerinea (Plesioptygmatis) magharensis Nerinea mandhourensis snail Nerinea sp. Deshayes 1827 snail Nerinea (Plesioptygmatis) magharensis snail
Heterostropha - Nerinellidae	Nerinella algrabiensis Nerinella algrabiensis snail
-	Tornatella brevicula Tornatella brevicula Douvillé 1916 snail
Trochoidea - Nododelphinulidae	Metriomphalus orientalis Metriomphalus orientalis Douvillé 1916 snail
Trochoidea - Solariellidae	Solariella douvillei n. sp. Solariella douvillei n. sp. snail
Cerithioidea - Metacerithiidae	Metacerithium tuberculatum Metacerithium tuberculatum snail
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	"Pyrazus (Echinobathra) sexangulatus" = Echinobathra "Pyrazus (Echinobathra) sexangulatus" = Echinobathra horn snail
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Bittium mahmoudi n. sp., Cerithium manzourensis n. sp., Cerithium abbassi n. sp. Bittium mahmoudi n. sp. cerith snail Cerithium manzourensis n. sp. cerith snail Cerithium abbassi n. sp. cerith snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Pseudomesalia elegans, Pseudomesalia pharaonis, Pseudomesalia trilineata, Pseudomesalia quadrilineata, Pseudomesalia bilineata, Pseudomesalia deserti, Pseudomesalia brevis, Turritella (Torquesia) moradi Pseudomesalia elegans turret shell Pseudomesalia pharaonis turret shell Pseudomesalia trilineata turret shell Pseudomesalia quadrilineata turret shell Pseudomesalia bilineata Douvillé 1916 turret shell Pseudomesalia deserti Douvillé 1916 turret shell Pseudomesalia brevis Douvillé 1916 turret shell Turritella (Torquesia) moradi turret shell
Cerithioidea - Diastomatidae	Diastoma ornata Diastoma ornata snail
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	Ampullina clementina, Ampullina ervyna, Ampullina favorina Ampullina clementina snail Ampullina ervyna snail Ampullina favorina snail
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Turiscala (Claviscala) darwishi Turiscala (Claviscala) darwishi wentletrap
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	Cerithiella (Fibula) bekfayensis Cerithiella (Fibula) bekfayensis snail
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	"Rostellaria plicata" = Tibia, "Rostellaria sp." = Tibia "Rostellaria plicata" = Tibia true conch "Rostellaria sp." = Tibia Röding 1798 true conch
Sorbeoconcha - Colombellinidae	Columbellina fusiformis Columbellina fusiformis Douvillé 1916 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	"Strombus incertus" = Harpagodes nodosus, Drepanocheilus (Drepanocheilus) magharensis, Drepanocheilus (Drepanocheilus) multi, Drepanocheilus (Drepanocheilus) abdallahi n. sp. "Strombus incertus" = Harpagodes nodosus Sowerby 1823 snail Drepanocheilus (Drepanocheilus) magharensis snail Drepanocheilus (Drepanocheilus) multi snail Drepanocheilus (Drepanocheilus) abdallahi n. sp. snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cassiopidae	Glauconia (Glauconia) deserti Glauconia (Glauconia) deserti Douvillé 1916 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Tylostomatidae	Tylostoma "sp. 1", Tylostoma "sp. 2", Tylostoma (Tylostoma) globosum, Tylostoma (Tylostoma) choffati, Tylostoma (Tylostoma) magharensis Tylostoma "sp. 1" Sharpe 1849 snail Tylostoma "sp. 2" Sharpe 1849 snail Tylostoma (Tylostoma) globosum Sharpe 1849 snail Tylostoma (Tylostoma) choffati snail Tylostoma (Tylostoma) magharensis snail
Bivalvia
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatella manzourensis n. sp. Crassatella manzourensis n. sp. Aboul Ela et al. 1991 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericardia deserti Venericardia deserti clam
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Goniomya cf. archiaci Goniomya cf. archiaci clam
Poromyida - Poromyidae	Liopistha (Liopistha) albiana n. sp. Liopistha (Liopistha) albiana n. sp. clam
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Panopea gurgitis, Panopea cf. ovialis Panopea gurgitis clam Panopea cf. ovialis clam
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Epicyprina moreti, Epicyprina rostata, Epicyprina magharensis, Venilicardia faragi n. sp. Epicyprina moreti clam Epicyprina rostata clam Epicyprina magharensis clam Venilicardia faragi n. sp. clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Venus (Venus) awadi, Flaventia brongniartina, "Meretrix" orientalis, "Meretrix" deserti Venus (Venus) awadi venus clam Flaventia brongniartina venus clam "Meretrix" orientalis Douvillé 1916 venus clam "Meretrix" deserti Douvillé 1916 venus clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Protocardia (Protocardia) hillana, Protocardia (Protocardia) prisca, Granocardium farisi, Granocardium bicostatum Protocardia (Protocardia) hillana Sowerby 1813 cockle Protocardia (Protocardia) prisca cockle Granocardium farisi cockle Granocardium bicostatum cockle
Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae	Gastrochaena sp. Gastrochaena sp. Spengler 1783 clam
Megalodontida - Dicerocardiidae	Megalocardia simplex Megalocardia simplex clam
Hippuritida - Radiolitidae	Eoradiolites rousseli Eoradiolites rousseli Toucas 1907 rudist
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula magharensis Corbula magharensis clam
Trigoniida - Trigoniidae	Trigonia higazi, Trigonia loutfyi, Trigonia cf. loutfyi, Trigonia undulatocostata, Trigonia picteti Trigonia higazi clam Trigonia loutfyi clam Trigonia cf. loutfyi clam Trigonia undulatocostata Blanckenhorn 1890 clam Trigonia picteti Coquand 1865 clam
Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae	Pterotrigonia acabra Pterotrigonia acabra clam
Pectinida - Neitheoidae	Neithea (Neithea) syriaca Neithea (Neithea) syriaca Conrad 1852 scallop
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Pinna robinaldina Pinna robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844 oyster
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	"Exogyra complicata" = Ceratostreon flabellatum, "Exogyra arduennensis" = Rhynchostreon mermeti "Exogyra complicata" = Ceratostreon flabellatum Goldfuss 1833 oyster "Exogyra arduennensis" = Rhynchostreon mermeti Coquand 1862 oyster
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea pharaonis Ostrea pharaonis oyster
Myalinida - Inoceramidae	Birostrina concentrica Birostrina concentrica clam
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea (Idonearca) orientalis Cucullaea (Idonearca) orientalis Douvillé 1916 clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia manzourensis Barbatia manzourensis clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Modiolus (Modiolus) magharensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) manzourensis, Modiolus (Modiolus) nakadyi Modiolus (Modiolus) magharensis mussel Modiolus (Modiolus) manzourensis mussel Modiolus (Modiolus) nakadyi mussel
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula (Nucula) margaritifera Nucula (Nucula) margaritifera Douvillé 1916 nut clam
Cephalopoda
Belemnitida - Belemnopseidae	Neohibolites sp. Neohibolites sp. Stolley 1911 belemnite
Ammonoida - Phylloceratidae	Phylloceras semistriatum Phylloceras semistriatum d'Orbigny 1840 ammonite
Ammonitida - Baculitidae	Sciponoceras sp. Sciponoceras sp. Hyatt 1894 ammonite
Ammonitida - Crioceratitidae	Crioceratites (Acanthodiacus) hammatoptycha, Crioceratites munieri Crioceratites (Acanthodiacus) hammatoptycha ammonite Crioceratites munieri ammonite
Ammonitida - Knemiceratidae	Knemiceras aff. gracilis, Knemiceras deserti, Knemiceras aegyptiacum, Knemiceras rittmanni, Knemiceras spathi Knemiceras aff. gracilis ammonite Knemiceras deserti Mahmoud 1955 ammonite Knemiceras aegyptiacum Mahmoud 1955 ammonite Knemiceras rittmanni Mahmoud 1955 ammonite Knemiceras spathi Mahmoud 1955 ammonite
Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae	"Tetragonites cf. duvali" = Tetragonites (Tetragonites) duvalianus, "Eotetragonites breistrofferi" = Eogaudryceras (Eotetragonites) "Tetragonites cf. duvali" = Tetragonites (Tetragonites) duvalianus d'Orbigny 1841 ammonite "Eotetragonites breistrofferi" = Eogaudryceras (Eotetragonites) ammonite
Ammonitida - Silesitidae	"Neposiella nepos" = Neosilesites "Neposiella nepos" = Neosilesites ammonite
Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae	"Knemiceras priscum" = Mogharaeceras priscum, "Beudanticeras revoili" = Roberticeras revoili, "Desmoceras latidorsatum" = Desmoceras (Desmoceras) latidorsatum "Knemiceras priscum" = Mogharaeceras priscum Douvillé 1916 ammonite "Beudanticeras revoili" = Roberticeras revoili Pervinquière 1907 ammonite "Desmoceras latidorsatum" = Desmoceras (Desmoceras) latidorsatum Michelin 1838 ammonite
Echinoidea
Cidaroida - Cidaridae	Dorocidaris dousoni, Cidaris pyreniaca, "Typocidaris proxima" = Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) proxima Dorocidaris dousoni pencil urchin Cidaris pyreniaca pencil urchin "Typocidaris proxima" = Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) proxima Fourtau 1921 pencil urchin
Spatangoida - Toxasteridae	Toxaster lamberti, Toxaster lyonsi, Heteraster constrictus Toxaster lamberti heart urchin Toxaster lyonsi heart urchin Heteraster constrictus Fourtau 1921 heart urchin
Holasteroida -	"Holaster barthouxi" = Pseudholaster barthouxi "Holaster barthouxi" = Pseudholaster barthouxi Fourtau 1921 sea urchin
Holectypoida -	"Echinoconus costanea" = Galerites "Echinoconus costanea" = Galerites sea urchin
Salenioida - Saleniidae	Salenia humi, "Salenia cf. arabica" = Leptosalenia arabica Salenia humi sea urchin "Salenia cf. arabica" = Leptosalenia arabica Fourtau 1921 sea urchin
Calycina - Heterodiadematidae	"Pseudodiadema libanoticum" = Loriolidiadema libanoticum "Pseudodiadema libanoticum" = Loriolidiadema libanoticum de Loriol 1887 sea urchin
Calycina - Diplopodiidae	Diplopodia barthouxi Diplopodia barthouxi sea urchin
Euechinoidea - Pedinopsidae	Pedinopsis humilis Pedinopsis humilis Fourtau 1921 sea urchin