PBDB

Pessac, Aquitaine, France (Miocene of France)

Where: France (44.8° N, 0.7° W: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 1.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; poorly lithified, ferruginous, blue marl

• Blue-gray crags and fossiliferous marls

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,

Primary reference: C. Chaix, B. Cahuzac, and A. Cluzaud. 1999. Les Scléractiniaires du Serravallien de Pessac (Nord-Aquitaine, France) : approche paléoécologique. Géobios 32(1):33-62 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34609: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 12.09.2003

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Diodora italica Diodora italica Defrance 1820 snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella pythagoraica, Turritella sp. Turritella pythagoraica turret shell Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Neverita sp., Neverita olla Neverita sp. Risso 1826 moon snail Neverita olla De Serres 1829 moon snail
Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae	"Ancilla glandiformis" = Amalda glandiformis "Ancilla glandiformis" = Amalda glandiformis Lamarck 1810 snail
Neogastropoda - Olividae	"Oliva dufresnei" = Oliva (Strephona) dufresnei "Oliva dufresnei" = Oliva (Strephona) dufresnei Basterot 1825 olive snail
Neogastropoda - Conidae	"Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi, Conus sp. "Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi Michelotti 1857 cone shell Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Cypraeidae indet. Cypraeidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 cowry
Bivalvia
Cardiida - Veneridae	Clausinella fasciculata Clausinella fasciculata venus clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Astarte fusca Astarte fusca clam ssp. sallomacensis
Carditida - Carditidae	Cardita sallomacensis, Megacardita jouanneti Cardita sallomacensis clam Megacardita jouanneti clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Anadara turonica Anadara turonica ark
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris bimaculata, Glycymeris saucatsensis, Glycymeris cor Glycymeris bimaculata clam Glycymeris saucatsensis clam Glycymeris cor Lamarck 1805 clam
Pectinida - Limidae	Limea strigillata Limea strigillata Brocchi 1814 file clam ssp. subhelvetica
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Gigantopecten gallicus, Flabellipecten solarium, Pecten subarcuatus, Aequipecten macrotis, "Mimachlamys multistriata" = Chlamys (Mimachlamys), "Aequipecten scabrellus" = Chlamys scabrellus Gigantopecten gallicus scallop Flabellipecten solarium scallop Pecten subarcuatus scallop Aequipecten macrotis Sowerby 1847 scallop "Mimachlamys multistriata" = Chlamys (Mimachlamys) scallop "Aequipecten scabrellus" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae	Celleporaria palmata Celleporaria palmata Michelin 1847
Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae	Lunulites conica Lunulites conica
Echinoidea
Echinolampadoida - Echinolampadidae	Echinolampas hemisphaerica Echinolampas hemisphaerica sea urchin
Clypeasteroida - Fibulariidae	Echinocyamus pusillus Echinocyamus pusillus Müller 1776 sand dollar
Camarodonta - Echinidae	Psammechinus neuvillei Psammechinus neuvillei sea urchin
Temnopleuroida -	Arbacina monilis Arbacina monilis sea urchin
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae	Astrangia cf. manthelanensis, "Culicia parasitica" = Culicia parasita Astrangia cf. manthelanensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral "Culicia parasitica" = Culicia parasita Michelin 1847 stony coral
Scleractinia - Flabellidae	Flabellum indermedium, Flabellum montanaroae, Flabellum laevissimum, Flabellum striatum Flabellum indermedium stony coral Flabellum montanaroae stony coral Flabellum laevissimum Kühn 1963 stony coral Flabellum striatum Keferstein 1859 stony coral
Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae	Sphenotrochus intermedius Sphenotrochus intermedius stony coral
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) bellingherianus Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) bellingherianus Michelin 1841 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae	Balanophyllia subcylindrica, Balanophyllia italica, Balanophyllia varians, Balanophyllia calyculus, Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) sismondiana, Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) bossolensis, Dendrophyllia amica Balanophyllia subcylindrica stony coral Balanophyllia italica Michelin 1841 stony coral Balanophyllia varians Reuss 1854 stony coral Balanophyllia calyculus Wood 1844 stony coral Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) sismondiana Michelin 1841 stony coral Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) bossolensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral Dendrophyllia amica Michelotti 1838 stony coral