Xixona, Spain (Unit 6) (Cretaceous to of Spain)

Where: Spain (38.5° N, 0.5° W: paleocoordinates 26.0° N, 1.4° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Early/Lower Cenomanian to Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 99.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lithified, yellow, calcareous lime mudstone and limestone

• Reference section for Internal Prebetic.

Alternating yellowish marly limestones with predominant calcareous marls.

Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical,

Primary reference: J. Gallemi, G. Lopez, R. Martinez, J. Munoz and J. M. Pons. 1997. Albian-Cenomanian and Campanian-Maastrichtian biostratigraphy of southeast Spain. Cretaceous Research 18(3):355-372 [C. Marshall/S. Low]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3832: authorized by Charles Marshall, entered by Sofy Low on 10.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Psychocidaridae
Tylocidaris sorigneti
Tylocidaris sorigneti pencil urchin
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris pyrenaica
Cidaris pyrenaica pencil urchin
originally entered as "Cidaris" pyrenaica"
 Euechinoidea - Pseudodiadematidae
Tetragramma variolare
Tetragramma variolare Brongniart 1822 sea urchin
 Calycina - Phymosomatidae
Phymosomatidae indet.
Phymosomatidae indet. Pomel 1883 sea urchin
 Calycina -
Cottaldia sp.
Cottaldia sp. Desor 1856 sea urchin
 Salenioida - Saleniidae
Salenia sp.
Salenia sp. Gray 1835 sea urchin
 Irregularia -
Cassiduloida indet.
Cassiduloida indet. Agassiz and Desor 1847 sea urchin
 Echinoneoida - Conulidae
Globator sp., Conulus castanea
Globator sp. Agassiz 1840 sea urchin
Conulus castanea sea urchin
 Holectypoida - Holectypidae
"Caenholectypus cenomanensis" = Coenholectypus
"Caenholectypus cenomanensis" = Coenholectypus sea urchin
originally entered as "Coenholectypus cenomanensis"
 Holectypoida - Discoididae
Camerogalerus cylindricus, Discoides inferus
Discoides inferus sea urchin
 Holectypoida - Anorthopygidae
Anorthopygus orbicularis
Anorthopygus orbicularis de Grateloup 1836 sea urchin
 Spatangoida - Spatangidae
Epiaster ? sp.
Epiaster ? sp. heart urchin
"sp. (?)" - originally entered as "Epiaster sp. (?)"
 Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Toxasteridae ? (), Douvillaster longesulcatus, Douvillaster ? sp.
Toxasteridae ? () Lambert 1920 heart urchin
"(?) indet." - originally entered as "Toxasteridae (?) indet."
Douvillaster ? sp. heart urchin
"sp. (?)" - originally entered as "Douvillaster sp. (?)"
 Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster sp., Hemiaster sp., Hemiaster sp., Hemiaster bufo
Hemiaster sp. Agassiz and Desor 1847 heart urchin
Hemiaster sp. Agassiz and Desor 1847 heart urchin
"sp. 2" - originally entered as "Hemiaster sp. 2"
Hemiaster sp. Agassiz and Desor 1847 heart urchin
"sp. 1" - originally entered as "Hemiaster sp. 1"
Hemiaster bufo Brongniart 1822 heart urchin
 Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Holaster trecensis, Holaster nodulosis, Holaster ? sp.
Holaster nodulosis sea urchin
Holaster ? sp. Agassiz 1836 sea urchin
"sp. (?)" - originally entered as "Holaster sp. (?)"
 Diadematoida - Diadematidae
Diadematidae indet.
Diadematidae indet. Gray 1855 sea urchin
 Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Codiopsis doma
Codiopsis doma Desmarest 1825 sea urchin
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Gibbithyrididae
Concinnithyris subundata
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Moutonithyris dutempleana, Tropeothyris vectis, Sellithyris aff. sella
Sellithyris aff. sella Sowerby 1823
originally entered as "Sellithyris aff. sella"
 Terebratulida - Kingenidae
Kingena spinulosa
 Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae
Terebrirostra cf. lyra
Terebrirostra cf. lyra
originally entered as "Terebrirostra cf. lyra"
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Cyclothyris difformis
Cyclothyris difformis Valenciennes 1819
 Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Orbirhynchia sp. n. sp., Orbirhynchia mantelliana
Orbirhynchia sp. n. sp. Pettitt 1954
originally entered as "Orbirhynchia sp. nov."
Orbirhynchia mantelliana d'Sowerby 1826
Bivalvia
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus tenuis
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Radiolitidae indet., Durania sp.
Radiolitidae indet. Gray 1848 rudist
Durania sp. Douvillé 1908 rudist
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Turrilitidae
Mariella miliaris, "Mariella bergeri" = Mariella (Mariella) bergeri, "Mariella cf. bergeri" = Mariella (Mariella) bergeri, Turrilites scheuchzerianus
Mariella miliaris Pictet and Campiche 1861 ammonite
"Mariella bergeri" = Mariella (Mariella) bergeri Brongniart 1822 ammonite
"Mariella cf. bergeri" = Mariella (Mariella) bergeri Brongniart 1822 ammonite
originally entered as "Mariella cf. bergeri"
Turrilites scheuchzerianus Bosc 1801 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Anisoceratidae
Anisoceras perarmatum
Anisoceras perarmatum Pictet and Campiche 1861 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Hoplitidae
Hyphoplites sp., Hyphoplites falcatus, Hyphoplites curvatus
Hyphoplites sp. Spath 1922 ammonite
Hyphoplites falcatus Mantell 1822 ammonite
"falcatus falcatus" - originally entered as "Hyphoplites falcatus falcatus"
Hyphoplites curvatus Mantell 1822 ammonite
"curvatus pseudofalcatus" - originally entered as "Hyphoplites curvatus pseudofalcatus"
 Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae
Proplacenticeras sp.
Proplacenticeras sp. ammonite
originally entered as "Protoplacenticeras sp."
 Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae
Mantelliceras saxbii, Mantelliceras dixoni, Graysonites sp., "Graysonites wooldridgei" = Graysonites wacoense
Mantelliceras saxbii Sharpe 1857 ammonite
Mantelliceras dixoni Spath 1926 ammonite
Graysonites sp. Young 1958 ammonite
"Graysonites wooldridgei" = Graysonites wacoense Böse 1928 ammonite