Komihevitsy (Cretaceous of Madagascar)

Where: Madagascar (16.5° S, 45.6° E: paleocoordinates 40.2° S, 31.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Albian (113.0 - 100.5 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified marl and lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Besairie and M. Collignon. 1972. Geologie de Madagascar I. Les Terrains Sedimentaires. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 35:1-463 [A. Rees/A. Rees]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 98244: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 28.09.2010

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Kingenia asperulina
Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Toxaster gaudryi
Toxaster gaudryi heart urchin
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
"Rhynchonella cf. polygona" = Burrirhynchia polygona
"Rhynchonella cf. polygona" = Burrirhynchia polygona d'Orbigny 1847
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella sulcata, Rhynchonella deluci
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
"Terebratula dutemplei" = Boubeithyris prestensis, "Terebratula sella" = Sellithyris sella
"Terebratula dutemplei" = Boubeithyris prestensis Middlemiss 1983
"Terebratula sella" = Sellithyris sella Sowerby 1823
Tubulostium
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Tubulostium hourcqi
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Sabellidae
"Serpula gordialis" = Glomerula serpentina
"Serpula gordialis" = Glomerula serpentina Schlotheim 1820
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula conjuncta, Serpula trachinus
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Hamitidae
Pictetia ovalis, Pictetia crassecostata, Stomohamites cf. multicostatus
 Ammonitida - Anisoceratidae
Protanisoceras hourcqi, Protanisoceras komihevitraense, Metahamites gignouxi
 Ammonitida - Douvilleiceratidae
"Douvilleiceras mamillatum" = Douvilleiceras mammillatum, Douvilleiceras monile, Douvilleiceras inaequinodum
"Douvilleiceras mamillatum" = Douvilleiceras mammillatum Schlotheim 1813 ammonite
Douvilleiceras monile Sowerby 1816 ammonite
Douvilleiceras inaequinodum Quenstedt 1849 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Trochleiceratidae
Trochleiceras balearense
 Ammonitida - Beudanticeratidae
Beudanticeras aff. dupini
 Ammonitida - Desmoceratidae
"Desmoceras latidorsatum" = Desmoceras (Desmoceras) latidorsatum, Uhligella balmensis, "Beudanticeras revoili" = Roberticeras revoili, "Beudanticeras subrotundum" = Roberticeras subrotundum, "Beudanticeras hourcqi" = Roberticeras hourcqi, "Beudanticeras hirtzi" = Roberticeras hirtzi, "Beudanticeras komihevitraense" = Roberticeras komihevitraense, Puzosia mozambica, Puzosia quenstedti
"Desmoceras latidorsatum" = Desmoceras (Desmoceras) latidorsatum Michelin 1838 ammonite
Uhligella balmensis Jacob 1908 ammonite
"Beudanticeras revoili" = Roberticeras revoili Pervinquière 1907 ammonite
"Beudanticeras subrotundum" = Roberticeras subrotundum Collignon 1963 ammonite
"Beudanticeras hourcqi" = Roberticeras hourcqi Collignon 1949 ammonite
"Beudanticeras hirtzi" = Roberticeras hirtzi Collignon 1950 ammonite
"Beudanticeras komihevitraense" = Roberticeras komihevitraense Collignon 1950 ammonite
Puzosia quenstedti Parona and Bonarelli 1897 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Silesitidae
Neosilesites (Neposiella) nepos
Neosilesites (Neposiella) nepos Douvillé 1916 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Tetragonitidae
Eogaudryceras cf. llosetaense, "Paragaudryceras buddha" = Anagaudryceras, "Argonauticeras besairiei" = Argonauticeras belliseptatum
"Paragaudryceras buddha" = Anagaudryceras ammonite
"Argonauticeras besairiei" = Argonauticeras belliseptatum Anthula 1899 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Lytoceratidae
"Thysanolytoceras aff. vicimum" = Lytoceras, "Eulytoceras komihevitraense" = Lytoceras
"Thysanolytoceras aff. vicimum" = Lytoceras ammonite
"Eulytoceras komihevitraense" = Lytoceras ammonite
 Phylloceratida - Phylloceratidae
"Phylloceras velledae" = Phylloceras (Hypophylloceras) velledae
"Phylloceras velledae" = Phylloceras (Hypophylloceras) velledae Michelin 1834 ammonite
var. inflata
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Cymatoceras sakalavum
Cymatoceras sakalavum Collignon 1949 nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
"Actaeon berambensis" = Acteon
"Actaeon berambensis" = Acteon snail
 Vetigastropoda - Discohelicidae
Discohelix thevenini
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Calliostoma elegantissima
 Trochoidea - Solariellidae
Solariella besairiei
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Semisolarium moniliferum
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Mesalia ervyna
Mesalia ervyna turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Planaxidae
Fossarus besairiei
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Rissoina hourcqi
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Dicroloma carinata, Perissoptera ebrayi
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula aff. pectinata
Nucula aff. pectinata Sowerby 1818 nut clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiola recta" = Modiolatus rectus
"Modiola recta" = Modiolatus rectus Conrad 1837 mussel
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea quinquecostata
Neithea quinquecostata Sowerby 1814 scallop
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula cf. reynesi, Plicatula radiola, Plicatula perinflata, Plicatula cancellata, "Plicatula cf. batnensis" = Plicatula (Plicatula) ferryi
Plicatula radiola scallop
var. transiens and madagascariensis
"Plicatula cf. batnensis" = Plicatula (Plicatula) ferryi Coquand 1862 scallop
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Trigonoarca trichinopolitensis" = Trigonarca
"Trigonoarca trichinopolitensis" = Trigonarca clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea triangula
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Sphaera besairiei
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia lineolata
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Nephropidae
Hoploparia collignoni
Hoploparia collignoni Van Stralen 1949 clawed lobster
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Turbinolia lamelliphorcides