PBDB Collection

Estancia Santa Isabel (Jurassic to of Argentina)

Where: Neuquen, Argentina (39.9° S, 70.5° W: paleocoordinates 39.9° S, 29.2° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Fanninoceras zone, Piedra Pintada Formation, Early/Lower Pliensbachian to Early/Lower Pliensbachian (189.6 - 183.0 Ma)

• Upper Tragophylloceras Zone to lower Prodactylioceras davoei zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shoreface; lithified sandstone and shale

• Fine-grained platy sandstone

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,

Primary reference: S. M. Morsch. 2001. Scleractinian corals of the Neuquen Basin (Lower Jurassic), Argentina. Bulletin of the Tohoku University Museum 1:320-332 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 10701: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 04.06.2001, edited by Bethany Allen

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Latomeandridae	Microphyllia cf. flemingi Microphyllia cf. flemingi stony coral
Scleractinia - Conophyllidae	Myriophyllum sp. Myriophyllum sp. Cuif 1975 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae	? Montlivaltia sp., ? Goldfussastrea cf. toarciensis ? Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral ? Goldfussastrea cf. toarciensis Beauvais 1986 stony coral
Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae	Distichomeandra cf. austriaca Distichomeandra cf. austriaca Frech 1890 stony coral
Rhynchonellata
Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae	Rhynchonelloidea cuyana Rhynchonelloidea cuyana
Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae	Spiriferina sp. Spiriferina sp. d'Orbigny 1847
Terebratulida -	? Peristerothyris sp. ? Peristerothyris sp.
Bivalvia
Pholadida - Ceratomyidae	? Ceratomya sp. ? Ceratomya sp. Sandberger 1864 clam
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Homomya sp. Homomya sp. Agassiz 1843 clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Neocrassina aureliae Neocrassina aureliae clam
Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae	Frenguelliella inexspectata, Myophorella (Myophorella) cf. tuberculata, Myophorella (Myophorella) araucana Frenguelliella inexspectata Jaworski 1916 clam Myophorella (Myophorella) cf. tuberculata clam Myophorella (Myophorella) araucana Leanza 1942 clam
Trigoniida - Groeberellidae	Groeberella neuquensis Groeberella neuquensis Groeber 1924 clam
Pectinida - Plicatulidae	"Plicatula (Harpax) rapa" = Harpax rapa "Plicatula (Harpax) rapa" = Harpax rapa Bayle and Coquand 1851 scallop
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Placunopsis cf. striatula Placunopsis cf. striatula Oppel 1856 scallop
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Radulonectites sosneadoensis, Pseudopecten aff. equivalvis Radulonectites sosneadoensis Weaver 1931 scallop Pseudopecten aff. equivalvis Sowerby 1816 scallop
Pectinida - Neitheoidae	Weyla bondenbenderi, Weyla unca Weyla bondenbenderi scallop Weyla unca Philippi 1899 scallop
Pectinida - Entoliidae	Entolium disciforme Entolium disciforme Schubler 1833 scallop
Ostreida - Malleidae	Pulvinites (Hypotema) liasicus Pulvinites (Hypotema) liasicus oyster
Ostreida - Bakevelliidae	Gervillaria pallas Gervillaria pallas Leanza 1942 oyster listed as Gerviell? palas
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Pinna cf. folium Pinna cf. folium Young and Bird 1822 oyster
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea cf. rothi Cucullaea cf. rothi clam
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Parallelodon groeberi, Parallelodon riccardii Parallelodon groeberi Damborenea 1987 clam Parallelodon riccardii Damborenea 1987 clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Lycettia hypertrigonia, Modiolus gerthi Lycettia hypertrigonia mussel Modiolus gerthi Damborenea 1987 mussel