m5/8/4 (Profil 13; Krechem el Miit) (Jurassic to of Tunisia)

Where: Tunisia (33.0° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 21.4° N, 11.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Middle Callovian to Middle Callovian (164.7 - 161.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified marl

Preservation: cast

Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical,

Primary reference: S. Holzapfel. 1998. Palökologie benthischer Faunengemeinschaften und Taxonomie der Bivalven im Jura von Südtunesien. Beringeria - Würzburger geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen (22)1-199 [F. Fursich/D. Hempfling/M. Gahr]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13660: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 17.04.2002

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Taxonomic list

Crinoidea
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Crinoidea indet. Miller 1821 Sea lily
described as sp. D [originally entered as "Crinoida indet."]
 Millericrinida - Millericrinidae
Pomatocrinus sp. Desor 1845 Sea lily
Echinoidea
 Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae
Gastropoda
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea desvoidyi D'Orbigny 1921 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Anisocardia "sp. B" Munier-Chalmas 1863 clam
described as sp. B
 Cardiida - Corbiculidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga indet. Röding 1798 mussel
described as drilling Bivalves (Lithophages) in general
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys curvivarians Dietrich 1933 scallop
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae