PBDB Collection

Figols-Castigaleu sequence A2, facies 7, sample 53 (Eocene of Spain)

Where: Spain (42.3° N, 0.7° W: paleocoordinates 37.6° N, 2.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• late Ypresian: chrons C23r through C22n and NP zones 12 and 13

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified mudstone and poorly lithified sandstone

• shown on figure as facies M3, which consists of "Mudstones and fine-grained sandstones... Bioturbated... Shelfal lobes (sandstones), prodelta, inner shelf (mudstones)": shownh on supplemental figure as mostly estuary, delta, and shoreface

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk

Primary reference: S. Dominici and T. Kowalke. 2007. Depositional dynamics and the record of ecosystem stability: early Eocene faunal gradients in the Pyrenean foreland, Spain. Palaios 22(3):268-284 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 75370: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 08.10.2007

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Cuismelanatria hispanica, Tremppotamides tactospira, Trempmelanatria almerae, Pseudamauridae indet. Cuismelanatria hispanica Tremppotamides tactospira Trempmelanatria almerae Pseudamauridae indet. listed as large Pseudamauridae
Gastropoda
Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae	Faunus castigalei Faunus castigalei snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Sigmesalia fasciata, Turritella peraubensis, Zaria caroli Sigmesalia fasciata Lamarck 1804 turret shell Turritella peraubensis turret shell Zaria caroli turret shell
Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae	Melanopsis cuisiensis, Melanopsis ancillaroides Melanopsis cuisiensis Dominici and Kowalke 2014 snail Melanopsis ancillaroides Deshayes 1824 snail
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	Potamididae indet., Gantechinobathra vulcanica, Tympanotonos (Eotympanotonos) orengae, Tympanotonos (Tympanotonos) solerensis, Tympanotonos (Tympanotonos) pyreneensis Potamididae indet. Adams and Adams 1854 horn snail listed as Potamididae indet. Gantechinobathra vulcanica horn snail Tympanotonos (Eotympanotonos) orengae horn snail listed as Tympanotonos (Eotymp.) orengae Tympanotonos (Tympanotonos) solerensis horn snail listed as Tympanotonos (T.) solerensis Tympanotonos (Tympanotonos) pyreneensis horn snail listed as Tympanotonos (T.) pyreneensis
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Bittium semigranulosum, Cerithium vidali Bittium semigranulosum cerith snail Cerithium vidali cerith snail
Cerithioidea - Scaliolidae	Sandbergeria costulata Sandbergeria costulata snail
Cerithioidea - Batillariidae	Granulolabium (Granulolabium) pyrenaicum Granulolabium (Granulolabium) pyrenaicum Dominici and Kowalke 2014 snail listed as Granulolabium (G.) pyrenaicum
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Olividae indet. Olividae indet. Latreille 1825 olive snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Volutidae indet., Volutilithes sp. Volutidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 volute Volutilithes sp. Swainson 1829 volute
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Strepsidura sp. Strepsidura sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk listed as Strepsidura n.sp.
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Clavilithes parisiensis Clavilithes parisiensis Mayer-Eymar 1877 snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Turridae indet., Eopleurotoma flexicosta Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid Eopleurotoma flexicosta turrid
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Lunatia sp., Crommium intermedia Lunatia sp. Gray 1847 moon snail Crommium intermedia Deshayes 1832 moon snail
Bivalvia
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula sp. Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatellidae indet. Crassatellidae indet. Férussac 1822 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericardia minuta Venericardia minuta Leymerie 1846 clam
Lucinida -	Lucinoidea indet. Lucinoidea indet. Fleming 1828 clam listed as Lucinoide indet.
Pholadida - Corbulidae	"Varicorbula sp." = Corbula (Varicorbula), Bicorbula sp. "Varicorbula sp." = Corbula (Varicorbula) Grant and Gale 1931 clam Bicorbula sp. Fischer 1887 clam
Cardiida -	"Veneroida indet." = Veneroidei "Veneroida indet." = Veneroidei Gray 1854 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Veneridae indet., Veneridae indet., "Tivelina elegans" = Callista (Callista) elegans Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam listed as Veneridae sp. A Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam listed as Veneridae sp. B "Tivelina elegans" = Callista (Callista) elegans Lamarck 1806 venus clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Cardiidae indet., Loxocardium sp. Cardiidae indet. Lamarck 1809 cockle listed as Cardidae Loxocardium sp. Cossmann 1886 cockle
Cardiida - Psammobiidae	Gari elongata Gari elongata clam
Ostreida - Ostreidae	"Ostrea multicostata" = Cubitostrea multicostata "Ostrea multicostata" = Cubitostrea multicostata Deshayes 1832 oyster
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Antalis sp. Antalis sp. Adams and Adams 1854 tusk shell
Polychaeta
Sabellida - Serpulidae	Serpula sp. Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758