PBDB Collection

Djebel Tzioua Reef, Ain Temouchent (Miocene of Algeria)

Where: Algeria (35.3° N, 1.3° W: paleocoordinates 35.2° N, 1.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: J.-P. Saint Martin. 1990. Les formations recifales coralliennes du Miocene superieur d'Algerie et du Maroc [Upper Miocene coral reef formations from Algeria and Morocco]. Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, C 56:1-373 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/S. Ávila]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 70864: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 10.04.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
-	Echinoidea indet. Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Camarodonta - Echinidae	Psammechinus cf. rugosus Psammechinus cf. rugosus sea urchin
Ophiuroidea
-	Ophiuroidea indet. Ophiuroidea indet. Gray 1840 brittle star
Rhynchonellata
Terebratulida - Megathyrididae	Argyrotheca cf. neapolitana Argyrotheca cf. neapolitana
Bryozoa
-	Bryozoa indet. Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Polychaeta
Sabellida - Serpulidae	Serpulidae indet. Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica sp. Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
Lepetellida - Haliotidae	Haliotis cf. tuberculata Haliotis cf. tuberculata Linnaeus 1758 abalone
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Clanculus cf. cruciatus Clanculus cf. cruciatus Linnaeus 1758 top snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella cf. terebralis Turritella cf. terebralis Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae	Thericium vulgatum Thericium vulgatum Bruguière 1789 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae	Cheilea sp. Cheilea sp. Modeer 1793 hoof shell
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus mercati, Conus sp. Conus mercati cone shell Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Cymbium cf. pepo Cymbium cf. pepo volute
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	"Strombus coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus "Strombus coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus Defrance 1827 true conch
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Cypraea sp. Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae	cf. Cymatium affine cf. Cymatium affine triton shell
Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae	Vermetus sp. Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800 worm shell
Bivalvia
Mytilida - Mytilidae	"Modiola adriatica" = Gibbomodiola adriatica, Botula fusca, Mytilus cf. galloprovincialis, Mytilus scaphoides, Lithophaga lithophaga "Modiola adriatica" = Gibbomodiola adriatica Lamarck 1819 mussel Botula fusca Gmelin 1791 mussel Mytilus cf. galloprovincialis Lamarck 1819 mussel Mytilus scaphoides Bronn 1831 mussel Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Spondylus gaederopus, Chlamys linguafelis, Aequipecten seniensis, "Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio, Pecten aduncus Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop Chlamys linguafelis scallop Aequipecten seniensis scallop "Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio Linnaeus 1758 scallop Pecten aduncus Eichwald 1830 scallop
Pectinida - Limidae	Lima lima, Limaria tuberculata Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam Limaria tuberculata Olivi 1792 file clam
Ostreida - Malleidae	Isognomon maxillatus Isognomon maxillatus oyster
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea sp. Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Arcida - Arcidae	Striarca lactea, Barbatia subhelbingi, "Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata, Arca noae, Acar clathrata, Anadara turonica Striarca lactea clam Barbatia subhelbingi clam "Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam Arca noae Linnaeus 1758 ark Acar clathrata miniature ark Anadara turonica ark
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris bimaculata Glycymeris bimaculata clam
Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae	"Gastrochaena dubia" = Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia "Gastrochaena dubia" = Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia Pennant 1777 clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	? Cardium sp. ? Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Cardiida - Tellinidae	"Arcopagia crassa" = Arcopagia (Arcopagia) crassa, "Leporimetis papyracea" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis), Tellina planata, Gastrana fragilis "Arcopagia crassa" = Arcopagia (Arcopagia) crassa Pennant 1777 tellin clam "Leporimetis papyracea" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis) tellin clam Tellina planata Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Cardiida - Psammobiidae	? Gari sp. ? Gari sp. Schumacher 1817 clam
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata "Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata Montagu 1803 clam
Cardiida - Chamidae	Pseudochama gryphina, Chama gryphoides Pseudochama gryphina Lamarck 1819 jewel box Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Cardiida - Veneridae	Periglypta miocenica, "Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella, Dosinia exoleta, Dosinia orbicularis, Paphia vetula, Pelecyora islandicoides, "Tapes basteroti" = Venerupis basteroti Periglypta miocenica venus clam "Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella Lamarck 1818 venus clam Dosinia exoleta Linnaeus 1758 venus clam Dosinia orbicularis Agassiz 1845 venus clam Paphia vetula Basterot 1825 venus clam Pelecyora islandicoides Lamarck 1818 venus clam "Tapes basteroti" = Venerupis basteroti Mayer 1857 venus clam
Cardiida - Mactridae	Lutraria angustior Lutraria angustior clam
Cardiida - Trapezidae	Coralliophaga lithophagella Coralliophaga lithophagella clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Caryocorbula cocconi Caryocorbula cocconi clam
Pholadida - Pholadidae	"Jouannetia tournoueri" = Jouannetia (Jouannetia) tournoueri "Jouannetia tournoueri" = Jouannetia (Jouannetia) tournoueri Locard 1877 clam
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	"Panopea menardi" = Panopea (Panopea) menardi "Panopea menardi" = Panopea (Panopea) menardi Deshayes 1829 clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Codakia sp., "Codakia decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Codakia sp. Scopoli 1777 clam "Codakia decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Costa 1829 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	"Cardita calyculata" = Cardita (Cardita) calyculata, Glans intermedia, "Cardites antiquatus" = Cardites antiquata "Cardita calyculata" = Cardita (Cardita) calyculata Linnaeus 1758 clam Glans intermedia Brocchi 1814 clam "Cardites antiquatus" = Cardites antiquata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Malacostraca
Decapoda -	Decapoda indet. Decapoda indet. Latreille 1802 decapod
Thecostraca
Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae	Creusia oraniensis Creusia oraniensis coral barnacle
Balanomorpha - Balanidae	Balanus sp. Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	Siderastrea sp. Siderastrea sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Porites aff. collegniana Porites aff. collegniana Michelin 1842 stony coral
Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae	"Acanthastraea sp." = Acanthastrea "Acanthastraea sp." = Acanthastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Tarbellastraea reussiana Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Foraminifera
Lituolida - Lituolidae	Textularia halkyardi, Textularia articulata Textularia halkyardi Textularia articulata d'Orbigny 1846
Globothalamea
Rotaliida - Cibicididae	Cibicides lobatulus Cibicides lobatulus
Rotaliida - Nonionidae	Nonion commune Nonion commune
Foraminifera
Asterigerinacea - Asterigerinidae	Asterigerina planorbis Asterigerina planorbis
Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae	Ammonia beccarii, Ammonia punctatogranosa Ammonia beccarii Ammonia punctatogranosa
Chilostomellacea - Heterolepidae	Heterolepa dertonensis Heterolepa dertonensis
Tubothalamea
Miliolida - Alveolinidae	Borelis melo Borelis melo
Miliolida - Miliolidae	Sinuloculina consobrina, Sinuloculina nitens, Pyrgo oblonga Sinuloculina consobrina Sinuloculina nitens Pyrgo oblonga
Miliolida - Hauerinidae	Triloculina angularis, Triloculina trigonula Triloculina angularis d'Orbigny 1850 Triloculina trigonula Lamarck 1804
Foraminifera
Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae	Elphidium crispum, Elphidium macellum, Elphidium subumbilicatum Elphidium crispum Elphidium macellum Elphidium subumbilicatum