Reefal facies, Burdigalian, Manosque, Alpes de Haute-Provence (Miocene of France)

Where: France (43.8° N, 5.8° E: paleocoordinates 44.0° N, 4.2° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ), mechanical,

Primary reference: D. Mongin. 1977. Etude paléontologique de Pecten subbenedictus Font. et ses variations dans le Burdigalien de Manosque (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). Géologie Alpine 53(1):61-73 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 59265: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 22.03.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Celleporidae
Cellepora sp. Linnaeus 1767
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina
"Ostrea digitalina" = Cubitostrea digitalina Eichwald 1830 oyster
 Ostreida - Malleidae
Isognomon sp. Lightfoot 1786 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten subbenedictus" = Philippia (Oppenheimopecten) subbenedictus Fontannes 1878 scallop
Pecten pseudobeudanti Deperet and Roman 1902 scallop
"Chlamys ex gr. radians" = Aequipecten radians Nyst and Westendorp 1839 scallop
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium hians Spengler 1799 cockle
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia orbicularis Agassiz 1845 venus clam
"Callistotapes vetulus" = Paphia (Callistotapes) venus clam
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella pyrula turret shell
Echinoidea
 Echinolampadoida - Echinolampadidae
 Camarodonta - Echinidae
Psammechinus sp. sea urchin