Neocomian fauna, Champvans near Gray (Cretaceous of France)

Where: France (47.7° N, 6.0° E: paleocoordinates 38.2° N, 15.4° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Hauterivian (132.9 - 129.4 Ma)

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; lithified packstone and lithified, calcareous marl

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),

Primary reference: M. V. Maire. 1933. Contribution à l'étude du Néocomien des environs de Gray. Soixante-sixième congrès des sociétés savantes 168-169 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 96668: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 21.06.2010

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Assierta mutiplicata, Assierta rigida, Entolophora irregularis, Nodicrescis edwardsi, Semicava multiplex, Multiclausa compressa, Semimulticava tuberculata, Sestromella valanginiensis, Sestromella varians
Calcarea
 Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae
Conocoelia crassa, Peronidella excavata, Peronidella aff. gillieroni, Peronidella monilifera, Peronidella perroni, Peronidella tetragona, Elasmostoma cf. sequana, Elasmostoma sp., "Elasmocoelia macropora" = Elasmoierea, Oculospongia cf. flabellata, Oculospongia irregularis, Oculospongia sp.
Conocoelia crassa calcareous sponge
Peronidella excavata calcareous sponge
Peronidella aff. gillieroni calcareous sponge
Peronidella monilifera calcareous sponge
Peronidella perroni calcareous sponge
Peronidella tetragona calcareous sponge
Elasmostoma cf. sequana calcareous sponge
Elasmostoma sp. Fromentel 1860 calcareous sponge
"Elasmocoelia macropora" = Elasmoierea calcareous sponge
Oculospongia cf. flabellata calcareous sponge
Oculospongia irregularis calcareous sponge
Oculospongia sp. Fromentel 1860 calcareous sponge
 Calcaronea - Endostomatidae
Raphidonema pustulatum, "Corynella cf. expansa" = Endostoma, "Corynella neocomiensis" = Endostoma
Raphidonema pustulatum calcareous sponge
"Corynella cf. expansa" = Endostoma calcareous sponge
"Corynella neocomiensis" = Endostoma calcareous sponge
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Cavidae
Zonopora cottaldina
 Cyclostomata - Heteroporidae
Reptomulticava micropora, Reptomulticava tuberosa, Acanthopora pulchella
 Cyclostomata - Cerioporidae
Ceriopora confusa
 Cyclostomata - Diastoporidae
Diastopora sp.
Diastopora sp. Lamouroux 1821
 Cyclostomata - Lichenoporidae
"Radiopora bellula" = Lichenopora (Radiopora), "Radiopora sp." = Lichenopora (Radiopora), "Radiopora heteropora" = Lichenopora (Radiopora)
"Radiopora bellula" = Lichenopora (Radiopora)
"Radiopora sp." = Lichenopora (Radiopora)
"Radiopora heteropora" = Lichenopora (Radiopora)
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
"Retepora sp." = Reteporella
"Retepora sp." = Reteporella Busk 1884
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys santaecrucis
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Hildoceratidae
Polyplectus aff. quadrifidus
 Ammonitida - Polyptychitidae
Polyptychites ex gr. virgifer, Polyptychites villersensis
Polyptychites villersensis Baumberger 1908 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Neocomitidae
Leopoldia biassalensis, Neocomites houdardi, Saynella desori, Saynella clypeiformis
Saynella desori ammonite
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Nephropidae
"Homarus edwardsi" = Hoploparia edwardsi
"Homarus edwardsi" = Hoploparia edwardsi Robineae-Desvoidy 1849 clawed lobster