Where: Egypt (30.7° N, 33.5° E: paleocoordinates 8.4° N, 27.6° E)
• 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
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
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Anthozoa | |
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
Thecosmilia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral | |
Parasmilia "sp. 1" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Parasmilia "sp. 2" Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral | |
Stylina "sp. 1" Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Stylina "sp. 2" Lamarck 1816 stony coral | |
Thamnasteria sp. LeSauvage 1823 stony coral | |
Echinoidea | |
"Typocidaris proxima" = Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) proxima, Dorocidaris dousoni, Cidaris pyreniaca
"Typocidaris proxima" = Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) proxima Fourtau 1921 pencil urchin
Dorocidaris dousoni pencil urchin
Cidaris pyreniaca pencil urchin | |
"Pseudodiadema libanoticum" = Loriolidiadema libanoticum
"Pseudodiadema libanoticum" = Loriolidiadema libanoticum de Loriol 1887 sea urchin | |
Diplopodia barthouxi sea urchin | |
Salenia humi, "Salenia cf. arabica" = Leptosalenia arabica
Salenia humi sea urchin
"Salenia cf. arabica" = Leptosalenia arabica Fourtau 1921 sea urchin | |
"Echinoconus costanea" = Galerites
"Echinoconus costanea" = Galerites sea urchin | |
Toxaster lamberti heart urchin
Toxaster lyonsi heart urchin
Heteraster constrictus Fourtau 1921 heart urchin | |
"Holaster barthouxi" = Pseudholaster barthouxi
"Holaster barthouxi" = Pseudholaster barthouxi Fourtau 1921 sea urchin | |
Pedinopsis humilis Fourtau 1921 sea urchin | |
Bivalvia | |
Modiolus (Modiolus) nakadyi mussel | |
Cucullaea (Idonearca) orientalis Douvillé 1916 clam | |
Ostrea pharaonis oyster | |
"Exogyra arduennensis" = Rhynchostreon mermeti, "Exogyra complicata" = Ceratostreon flabellatum
"Exogyra arduennensis" = Rhynchostreon mermeti Coquand 1862 oyster
"Exogyra complicata" = Ceratostreon flabellatum Goldfuss 1833 oyster | |
Pinna robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844 oyster | |
Neithea (Neithea) syriaca Conrad 1852 scallop | |
Crassatella manzourensis n. sp.
Crassatella manzourensis n. sp. Aboul Ela et al. 1991 clam | |
Venericardia deserti clam | |
Corbula magharensis clam | |
Granocardium farisi, Granocardium bicostatum, Protocardia (Protocardia) prisca, Protocardia (Protocardia) hillana
Granocardium farisi cockle
Granocardium bicostatum cockle
Protocardia (Protocardia) hillana Sowerby 1813 cockle | |
Flaventia brongniartina venus clam
"Meretrix" deserti Douvillé 1916 venus clam
"Meretrix" orientalis Douvillé 1916 venus clam
Venus (Venus) awadi venus clam | |
Gastrochaena sp. Spengler 1783 clam | |
Megalocardia simplex clam | |
Eoradiolites rousseli Toucas 1907 rudist | |
Panopea gurgitis clam
Panopea cf. ovialis clam | |
Liopistha (Liopistha) albiana n. sp. clam | |
Trigonia higazi clam
Trigonia loutfyi clam
Trigonia cf. loutfyi clam
Trigonia undulatocostata Blanckenhorn 1890 clam
Trigonia picteti Coquand 1865 clam | |
Pterotrigonia acabra clam | |
Nucula (Nucula) margaritifera Douvillé 1916 nut clam | |
Cephalopoda | |
Neohibolites sp. Stolley 1911 belemnite | |
Phylloceras semistriatum d'Orbigny 1840 ammonite | |
Sciponoceras sp. Hyatt 1894 ammonite | |
Knemiceras aff. gracilis, Knemiceras spathi, Knemiceras aegyptiacum, Knemiceras deserti, Knemiceras rittmanni
Knemiceras aff. gracilis ammonite
Knemiceras spathi Mahmoud 1955 ammonite
Knemiceras aegyptiacum Mahmoud 1955 ammonite
Knemiceras deserti Mahmoud 1955 ammonite
Knemiceras rittmanni Mahmoud 1955 ammonite | |
Crioceratites munieri ammonite | |
"Eotetragonites breistrofferi" = Eogaudryceras (Eotetragonites), "Tetragonites cf. duvali" = Tetragonites (Tetragonites) duvalianus
"Eotetragonites breistrofferi" = Eogaudryceras (Eotetragonites) ammonite
"Tetragonites cf. duvali" = Tetragonites (Tetragonites) duvalianus d'Orbigny 1841 ammonite | |
"Neposiella nepos" = Neosilesites
"Neposiella nepos" = Neosilesites ammonite | |
"Knemiceras priscum" = Mogharaeceras priscum, "Desmoceras latidorsatum" = Desmoceras (Desmoceras) latidorsatum, "Beudanticeras revoili" = Roberticeras revoili
"Knemiceras priscum" = Mogharaeceras priscum Douvillé 1916 ammonite
"Desmoceras latidorsatum" = Desmoceras (Desmoceras) latidorsatum Michelin 1838 ammonite
"Beudanticeras revoili" = Roberticeras revoili Pervinquière 1907 ammonite | |
Gastropoda | |
Metriomphalus orientalis Douvillé 1916 snail | |
Solariella douvillei n. sp.
Solariella douvillei n. sp. snail | |
Ringinella manzourensis snail | |
Acteonella delgadoi snail | |
Nerinella algrabiensis snail | |
Nerinea mandhourensis snail
Nerinea sp. Deshayes 1827 snail | |
Tornatella brevicula Douvillé 1916 snail | |
Turiscala (Claviscala) darwishi wentletrap | |
Diastoma ornata snail | |
Cerithium manzourensis n. sp. cerith snail
Cerithium abbassi n. sp. cerith snail
Bittium mahmoudi n. sp. cerith snail | |
"Pyrazus (Echinobathra) sexangulatus" = Echinobathra, "Pyrazus (Echinobathra) magharensis" = Echinobathra
"Pyrazus (Echinobathra) sexangulatus" = Echinobathra horn snail | |
Pseudomesalia elegans, Pseudomesalia pharaonis, Pseudomesalia trilineata, Pseudomesalia quadrilineata, Pseudomesalia brevis, Pseudomesalia deserti, Pseudomesalia bilineata, "Turritella (Torquesia) moradi" = Torquesia
Pseudomesalia elegans turret shell
Pseudomesalia pharaonis turret shell
Pseudomesalia trilineata turret shell
Pseudomesalia quadrilineata turret shell
Pseudomesalia brevis Douvillé 1916 turret shell
Pseudomesalia deserti Douvillé 1916 turret shell
Pseudomesalia bilineata Douvillé 1916 turret shell
"Turritella (Torquesia) moradi" = Torquesia turret shell | |
Glauconia (Glauconia) deserti Douvillé 1916 snail | |
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 | |
Columbellina fusiformis Douvillé 1916 snail | |
Drepanocheilus (Drepanocheilus) magharensis, Drepanocheilus (Drepanocheilus) multi, Drepanocheilus (Drepanocheilus) abdallahi n. sp., "Strombus incertus" = Harpagodes nodosus
Drepanocheilus (Drepanocheilus) abdallahi n. sp. snail
"Strombus incertus" = Harpagodes nodosus Sowerby 1823 snail | |