Where: France (44.7° N, 0.6° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 40.9° N, 2.7° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: N4 foram zone, Falun de Saucats Formation, Aquitanian (23.0 - 20.4 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Unknown lithostratigraphic data. THICKNESS: From unit of unknown thickness AGE: Upper Aquitanian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within section. COMMENTS: This is the main outcrop of the Aquitanian stage. Cahuzac & Janssen (2010): N4, SBZ24 and NN1 zones & Sr age. = AbA sequence of Parize et al 2008. Should be Falun de Saucats given Jenssen 1985
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified, shelly/skeletal, yellow sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original aragonite
Collected by Favia, Lozouet, Renard, Lesport, Aubrecht; reposited in the MNHN
• COLLECTORS: Many, including Favia, Lozouet, Renard, Lesport, Aubrecht . REPOSITORY: MNHN, Paris.
Primary reference: P. Lozouet, J.-F. Lesport, and R. Renard. 2001. Révision des Gastropoda (Mollusca) du stratotype de L'Aquitanien (Miocéne inf.) site de Saucats "Lariey", Gironde, France. Cossmanniana 8:1-189 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 74861: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 31.08.2007, edited by Mihaela Krause and Pete Wagner
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Gastropoda | |
Plesiothyreus ancyliformis Grateloup 1828 snail | |
"Vitta picta" = Agapilia picta, "Nerita plutonis" = Nerita (Theliostyla) plutonis, Theodoxus grateloupianus
"Vitta picta" = Agapilia picta Férussac 1825 snail
"Nerita plutonis" = Nerita (Theliostyla) plutonis Basterot 1825 snail
Theodoxus grateloupianus Férussac 1823 snail | |
Julia girondica Cossmann and Peyrot 1914 snail | |
Neritopsis moniliformis Grateloup 1832 snail | |
"Paroxystele sp." = Diloma (Paroxystele), Clanculus (Clanculopsis) araonis, Jujubinus subturgidulus, Jujubinus bucklandi, Colliculus aquitanicus
"Paroxystele sp." = Diloma (Paroxystele) Schultz 1970 top snail
Clanculus (Clanculopsis) araonis Basterot 1825 top snail
Jujubinus subturgidulus top snail
Jujubinus bucklandi Basterot 1825 top snail
Colliculus aquitanicus Cossmann and Peyrot 1917 top snail | |
Tricolia spirata Grateloup 1832 snail
Tricolia aquensis d'Orbigny 1852 snail | |
Astralium aquitanicum Benoist 1874 snail
Homalopoma granulosa Grateloup 1828 snail
Homalopoma degrangei Cossmann and Peyrot 1917 snail | |
Lucapinella clypeata Grateloup 1828 snail
Emarginula cf. squammata Grateloup 1836 snail
Diodora subcostaria d'Orbigny 1852 snail | |
Haliotis (Sulculus) benoisti Cossmann 1896 abalone | |
Scissurella cf. transylvanica, Scissurella lamellosa, Sinezona haliotimoprha, Sinezona praecedens n. sp.4, Sinezona haliotimorpha n. sp.4, Sukashitrochus terquemi
Scissurella cf. transylvanica Reuss 1860 snail
Scissurella lamellosa Benoist 1875 snail
Sinezona haliotimoprha snail
Sukashitrochus terquemi Deshayes 1865 snail | |
Nipteraxis cf. misera snail | |
Floribella rozieri snail | |
Akera cf. bullata snail | |
Spiricella unguiculus Rang and Des Moulins 1828 snail | |
Tylodina cf. perversa snail | |
Acteocina lajonkaireana, Cylichnella vasatensis, Cylichna clathrata, Cylichna sp., Cylichna tournoueri, Cylichna sublaevis, Scaphander tarbelliana, Philine sp.
Acteocina lajonkaireana Basterot 1825 barrel-bubble
Cylichnella vasatensis snail
Cylichna clathrata snail
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
Cylichna tournoueri snail
Cylichna sublaevis snail
Scaphander tarbelliana snail
Philine sp. Ascanius 1772 snail | |
Atys duvergieri snail
Haminoea saucatsensis snail | |
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Vaginella depressa Daudin 1800 snail | |
Ammonicera cf. rota snail
Omalogyra cf. atomus snail | |
"Tudicula rusticula" = Tudicla
"Tudicula rusticula" = Tudicla snail | |
Vermetus carmatus Rousseau and Chenu 1844 worm shell
"Vermetus cf. intortus" = Petaloconchus intortus Lamarck 1818 worm shell | |
"Natica neglecta" = Cochlis neglecta, Eunaticina striatella, Sinum faviae, Sinum patulum, Polinices turbinoides, Polinices benoisti, Neverita subglobosa, Natica crassiuscula, Natica parvuloides
"Natica neglecta" = Cochlis neglecta Mayer 1858 moon snail
Eunaticina striatella moon snail
Sinum faviae moon snail
Sinum patulum moon snail
Polinices turbinoides moon snail
Polinices benoisti moon snail
Neverita subglobosa moon snail
Natica crassiuscula moon snail
Natica parvuloides moon snail | |
Bursa tuberosa frog shell | |
Semicassis subgranulosa snail | |
Xenophora deshayesi Michelotti 1847 carrier shell | |
Conus cf. berghausi, Conus subalsionus, Conus trigonulus, Conus basteroti, "Hemiconus granularis" = Conus (Hemiconus)
Conus cf. berghausi cone shell
Conus subalsionus cone shell
Conus trigonulus cone shell
Conus basteroti cone shell
"Hemiconus granularis" = Conus (Hemiconus) cone shell | |
Raphitoma sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
Raphitoma pulchra snail | |
Strioterebrum basteroti, "Terebra pseudopertusa" = Terebra, "Subula plicaria" = Terebra, Hastula subcinerea
Strioterebrum basteroti Nyst 1843 auger snail
"Terebra pseudopertusa" = Terebra auger snail
"Subula plicaria" = Terebra auger snail
Hastula subcinerea auger snail | |
Gemmula denticula, "Coronia cypris" = Gemmula (Coronia), Tomopleura basteroti, Perrona semimarginata
Gemmula denticula turrid
"Coronia cypris" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
Tomopleura basteroti turrid
Perrona semimarginata turrid | |
Pusionella pseudofusus snail
Clavatula evoluta snail | |
"Genota ramosa" = Genota valeriae
"Genota ramosa" = Genota valeriae Hoernes and Auinger 1891 snail | |
Aphera bronni snail | |
"Costellaria semiplicata" = Vexillum (Costellaria)
"Costellaria semiplicata" = Vexillum (Costellaria) ribbed mitre | |
Morum harpaeforme snail
Morum variolosum snail | |
Kestocenebra striaeformis, Ocenebra suberinacea, Ocenebra lassaignei, Ocenebra excoelata, Ocenebra cf. cazeuxi, Ocenebra sublavata, Ocenebra umbilicina, Jaton dufrenoyi, Vitularia linguabovis, Purpurellus gastaldii, Aspella subanceps, Homalocantha pauli, Pterynotus perlongus, Orania fischeri, Coralliophila burdigalensis, Trachypollia granifera, Phyllocoma michelottii, Ergalatax cf. seraphinae, Attiliosa villae, Chicoreus dujardini, Morula cf. bellardii, Muricopsis crassicosta, Thais pluriplicata, Thais calcarata, Favartia cf. suboblonga
Kestocenebra striaeformis murex snail
Ocenebra suberinacea murex snail
Ocenebra lassaignei murex snail
Ocenebra excoelata murex snail
Ocenebra cf. cazeuxi murex snail
Ocenebra sublavata murex snail
Ocenebra umbilicina murex snail
Jaton dufrenoyi murex snail
Vitularia linguabovis murex snail
Purpurellus gastaldii murex snail
Aspella subanceps d'Orbigny 1852 murex snail
Homalocantha pauli murex snail
Pterynotus perlongus mustached bat
Orania fischeri murex snail
Coralliophila burdigalensis murex snail
Trachypollia granifera murex snail
Phyllocoma michelottii murex snail
Ergalatax cf. seraphinae murex snail
Attiliosa villae murex snail
Chicoreus dujardini murex snail
Morula cf. bellardii murex snail
Muricopsis crassicosta murex snail
Thais pluriplicata murex snail
Thais calcarata murex snail
Favartia cf. suboblonga murex snail | |
Gibberula sp. Swainson 1840 snail
Gibberula subovulata snail | |
Athleta ficulina Lamarck 1811 volute | |
Pleuroploca michelotiana snail
Euthriofusus burdigalensis Defrance 1820 snail
Latirus coarctatus snail | |
"Melongena cornuta" = Galeodes cornutus Agassiz 1843 snail
Melongena lainei Basterot 1825 snail | |
Euthria sp., Cantharus cancellarioides, Cantharus aquitanensis, Cantharus andrei, Dorsanum lineolatum, Dorsanum baccatum, Dorsanum plicatum
Euthria sp. Gray 1850 true whelk
Cantharus cancellarioides true whelk
Cantharus aquitanensis true whelk
Cantharus andrei true whelk
Dorsanum lineolatum true whelk
Dorsanum baccatum true whelk
Dorsanum plicatum Grateloup 1847 true whelk [entered as Dorsanum plicatum; then corrected to Dorsanum plicatilum]
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Mitrella sp., Mitrella aquitanica, Retizafra rissoides, "Costoanachis terebralis" = Anachis (Costoanachis)
Mitrella sp. Risso 1826 snail
Mitrella aquitanica snail
Retizafra rissoides snail
"Costoanachis terebralis" = Anachis (Costoanachis) snail | |
Anazola clavula olive snail
Agaronia plicaria olive snail
Olivella nilotida olive snail
Oliva (Strephona) dufresnei Basterot 1825 olive snail | |
Scabricola sp. Swainson 1840 mitre shell
Mitra dufresnei mitre shell
Mitra basteroti mitre shell
Mitra incognita mitre shell | |
Aporrhais meridionalis snail | |
Tibia dentata, "Strombus bonellii" = Persististrombus bonellii
Tibia dentata true conch
"Strombus bonellii" = Persististrombus bonellii Brongniart 1823 true conch | |
Ficus conditus Brongniart 1823 fig shell | |
Fossacypraea eburnina, Fossacypraea apiceproducta, Mandolina rhomboidalis, Trona leporina, Lyncina tumida, Lyncina magnifica2, Prozonarina expansa, Jousseaumea diluviana, Schilderia subannularia, "Apiocypraea subamygdalum" = Schilderia amygdalum, Zonarina pinguis
Fossacypraea eburnina Grateloup 1847 cowry
Fossacypraea apiceproducta Cossmann and Peyrot 1923 cowry
Mandolina rhomboidalis Grateloup 1847 cowry
Trona leporina Lamarck 1810 cowry
Lyncina tumida Grateloup 1834 cowry
Prozonarina expansa Grateloup 1847 cowry
Jousseaumea diluviana Gray 1824 cowry
Schilderia subannularia d'Orbigny 1852 cowry
"Apiocypraea subamygdalum" = Schilderia amygdalum Brocchi 1814 cowry
Zonarina pinguis Grateloup 1846 cowry | |
Jenneria duclosiana Basterot 1825 Jenner's Cowry | |
Trivia burdigalensis, "Eratopsis subcypraeola" = Erato subcypraeola
Trivia burdigalensis d'Orbigny 1852 snail
"Eratopsis subcypraeola" = Erato subcypraeola d'Orbigny 1852 snail | |
Seila sp., Seila cf. infrapercincta, Dizoniopsis brevicaput, Dizoniopsis aquitanensis, Cerithiopsis sp., Cerithiopsis vignali, Cerithiopsis cf. pseudomanzonii, Cerithiopsis eopachus, "Joculator maestratii" = Cyrbasia (Joculator)
Seila sp. Adams 1861 snail
Seila cf. infrapercincta snail
Dizoniopsis brevicaput snail
Dizoniopsis aquitanensis snail
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail
Cerithiopsis vignali snail
Cerithiopsis eopachus snail
"Joculator maestratii" = Cyrbasia (Joculator) snail | |
? Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail | |
Inella cf. fritschi, Triphora sp., Triphora nodosoplicata, Triphora papaveracea, Metaxia merignacencis
Inella cf. fritschi snail
Triphora sp. Blainville 1828 snail
Triphora nodosoplicata snail
Triphora papaveracea snail
Metaxia merignacencis snail | |
Pomatias squamosum periwinkle | |
"Littorinopsis grateloupi" = Littoraria (Littorinopsis), Melarhaphe sacyi
"Littorinopsis grateloupi" = Littoraria (Littorinopsis) periwinkle
Melarhaphe sacyi periwinkle | |
Pusillina sp., Zebina aquitanica, Stosicia buccinalis, Rissoina grateloupi, Rissoina subconoidea, Rissoina subcancellata, Alvania sp., Alvania venus, Alvania lachesis, Alvania mariae, Alvania andraldensis n. sp.4
Pusillina sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
Zebina aquitanica snail
Stosicia buccinalis snail
Rissoina grateloupi snail
Rissoina subconoidea snail
Rissoina subcancellata snail
Alvania sp. Risso 1826 snail
Alvania venus snail
Alvania lachesis snail
Alvania mariae snail | |
Truncatella wattebledi snail | |
Caecum larieyense snail
Caecum fibratum snail
"Caecum banoni" = Caecum (Brochina) banoni Benoist 1874 snail | |
Pseudocirsope sp. Boettger 1906 snail | |
Hydrobia aturensis, Hydrobia andreaei, Schuettemmericia lemani, "Carinorbis burdigalus" = Carinulorbis, Mercuria balizacensis
Hydrobia aturensis snail
Hydrobia andreaei snail
Schuettemmericia lemani Basterot 1825 snail
"Carinorbis burdigalus" = Carinulorbis snail
Mercuria balizacensis snail | |
Chevallieria sp. Cossmann 1888 snail | |
Circulus subcirculus snail | |
Plesiotrochus fallax Grateloup 1832 snail | |
Crassispira terebra snail
Crassispira daguini snail | |
Cirsotrema subspinosum, Cirsotrema crassicostatum, "Nodiscala cf. bimonilifera" = Opalia (Nodiscala), Epitonium rocheri, Epitonium subscalaris, Epitonium merignacense
Cirsotrema subspinosum wentletrap
Cirsotrema crassicostatum Deshayes 1839 wentletrap
"Nodiscala cf. bimonilifera" = Opalia (Nodiscala) wentletrap
Epitonium rocheri wentletrap
Epitonium subscalaris wentletrap
Epitonium merignacense wentletrap | |
"Bicatillus deformis" = Calyptraea (Bicatillus), "Calyptraea depressa" = Calyptraea (Calyptraea) depressa, Crepidula cochleare, Trochita costaria
"Bicatillus deformis" = Calyptraea (Bicatillus) slipper shell
"Calyptraea depressa" = Calyptraea (Calyptraea) depressa Lamarck 1822 slipper shell
Crepidula cochleare slipper shell
Trochita costaria Grateloup 1827 slipper shell | |
Bittium larrieyense, Cerithium ferelaeve, Cerithium peyroti, "Campanile pseudoobeliscus" = Cerithium pseudoobeliscus, Cerithium calculosum, Gourmya tuberosa
Bittium larrieyense cerith snail
Cerithium ferelaeve cerith snail
Cerithium peyroti cerith snail
"Campanile pseudoobeliscus" = Cerithium pseudoobeliscus Grateloup 1832 cerith snail
Cerithium calculosum Basterot 1825 cerith snail
Gourmya tuberosa cerith snail | |
Pelycidion cf. aciculare snail | |
Tympanotonos cinctus, Tympanotonos tournoueri, "Tympanotonos margaritaceus" = Mesohalina margaritaceus, Terebralia bidentata, Terebralia subcorrugata
Tympanotonos cinctus horn snail
Tympanotonos tournoueri horn snail
"Tympanotonos margaritaceus" = Mesohalina margaritaceus Brocchi 1814 horn snail
Terebralia bidentata Defrance 1832 horn snail
Terebralia subcorrugata d'Orbigny 1852 horn snail | |
Granulolabium plicatum Bruguiére 1792 snail
Batillaria pupaeformis snail | |
Gibborissoa varicosa snail | |
Scaliola degrangei snail | |
Tenagodus terebellus snail | |
Dalliella brusinai snail
Styliferina disjuncta snail | |
Modulus basteroti Benoist 1874 snail | |
Melanopsis dufourii Férussac 1822 snail | |
Protoma cathedralis, "Turritella desmarestina" = Turritella (Peyrotia) desmarestina, Turritella terebralis, Turritella turris
Protoma cathedralis Brongniart 1856 turret shell
"Turritella desmarestina" = Turritella (Peyrotia) desmarestina Basterot 1825 turret shell
Turritella terebralis Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella turris Basterot 1825 turret shell | |
Megalomphalus aturensis snail | |
Globularia compressa Basterot 1825 snail | |
Tectura sp. Gray 1847 limpet
Asteracmea acuminata Grateloup 1828 limpet | |
Graphis sp. snail | |
Ringicula minor Grateloup 1838 snail | |
Bullina cf. benoisti snail
Acteon punctulatus snail
Acteon pinguis snail
Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
Pupa striatella snail | |
Rissoella sp. Gray 1847 snail | |
Spiratella microstralis snail | |
Planorbarius solidus snail
Anisus balizacensis snail | |
Lymnaea subfragilis snail | |
Triptychia maxima slug | |
Cepaea subglobosa slug | |
Ellobium sp. Roeding 1798 snail
Proplecotrema marginalis snail | |
Monotigma merignacensis snail | |
Ondina cicatricosa, Ondina girundica, Chrysallida sacyi, Chrysallida interita, Chrysallida sextona, Chrysallida degrangei, Turbonilla raphidiopsis, Turbonilla diastomoides, Turbonilla sp., Turbonilla avitensis, Turbonilla spiriculoides, Pyramidella gratteloupi, Brachystomia occidentalis, Brachystomia physetum, Brachystomia turritella, Odostomia sp., Eulimella sp., Eulimella gamachotensis
Ondina cicatricosa snail
Ondina girundica snail
Chrysallida sacyi snail
Chrysallida interita snail
Chrysallida sextona snail
Chrysallida degrangei snail
Turbonilla raphidiopsis snail
Turbonilla diastomoides snail
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail
Turbonilla avitensis snail
Turbonilla spiriculoides snail
Pyramidella gratteloupi Orbigny 1852 snail
Brachystomia physetum snail
Brachystomia turritella snail
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Eulimella sp. Forbes and MacAndrew 1846 snail
Eulimella gamachotensis snail | |
Xenoskenea buccinea snail | |
Tomura pacheia snail
Rotostoma duvergieri snail | |
Orbitestella plicatella snail | |
Architectonica subconoidea sundial
Architectonica carocollata Lamarck 1822 sundial | |
Bivalvia | |
Anomia cf. degrangei jingle | |
"Europicardium polycolpatum" = Cardium (Trachycardium) polycolpatum3
"Europicardium polycolpatum" = Cardium (Trachycardium) polycolpatum3 Cossmann and Peyrot 1911 cockle |