Djebel Tzioua Reef, Ain Temouchent (Miocene of Algeria)

Where: Algeria (35.3° N, 1.3° W: paleocoordinates 35.2° N, 1.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

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

Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: J.-P. Saint Martin. 1990. Les formations recifales coralliennes du Miocene superieur d'Algerie et du Maroc [Upper Miocene coral reef formations from Algeria and Morocco]. Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, C 56:1-373 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/S. Ávila]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 70864: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 10.04.2007

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Taxonomic list

Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Foraminifera
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Alveolinidae
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Triloculina trigonula Lamarck 1804
Triloculina angularis d'Orbigny 1850
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
Foraminifera
 Chilostomellacea - Heterolepidae
 Asterigerinacea - Asterigerinidae
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae
"Acanthastraea sp." = Acanthastrea
"Acanthastraea sp." = Acanthastrea Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites aff. collegniana Michelin 1842 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Clanculus cf. cruciatus Linnaeus 1758 top snail
 Lepetellida - Haliotidae
Haliotis cf. tuberculata Linnaeus 1758 abalone
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella cf. terebralis Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae
Thericium vulgatum Bruguière 1789 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Strombus coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus
"Strombus coronatus" = Persististrombus coronatus Defrance 1827 true conch
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus mercati cone shell
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
cf. Cymatium affine triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Cheilea sp. Modeer 1793 hoof shell
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Acar clathrata miniature ark
Arca noae Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limaria tuberculata Olivi 1792 file clam
Lima lima Linnaeus 1758 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Pecten aduncus Eichwald 1830 scallop
Spondylus gaederopus Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Ostreida - Malleidae
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus scaphoides Bronn 1831 mussel
Mytilus cf. galloprovincialis Lamarck 1819 mussel
Botula fusca Gmelin 1791 mussel
Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel
"Modiola adriatica" = Gibbomodiola adriatica Lamarck 1819 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Codakia sp., "Codakia decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata
Codakia sp. Scopoli 1777 clam
"Codakia decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Costa 1829 clam
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
"Jouannetia tournoueri" = Jouannetia (Jouannetia) tournoueri
"Jouannetia tournoueri" = Jouannetia (Jouannetia) tournoueri Locard 1877 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Cardiida - Trapezidae
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama gryphina Lamarck 1819 jewel box
Chama gryphoides Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pelecyora islandicoides Lamarck 1818 venus clam
"Tapes basteroti" = Venerupis basteroti Mayer 1857 venus clam
Paphia vetula Basterot 1825 venus clam
Dosinia orbicularis Agassiz 1845 venus clam
Dosinia exoleta Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
"Venus multilamella" = Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella Lamarck 1818 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata
"Diplodonta rotundata" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata Montagu 1803 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
? Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Leporimetis papyracea" = Psammotreta (Leporimetis) tellin clam
Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina planata Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
"Arcopagia crassa" = Arcopagia (Arcopagia) crassa Pennant 1777 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
? Gari sp. Schumacher 1817 clam
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
"Gastrochaena dubia" = Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia
"Gastrochaena dubia" = Gastrochaena (Rocellaria) dubia Pennant 1777 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panopea menardi" = Panopea (Panopea) menardi
"Panopea menardi" = Panopea (Panopea) menardi Deshayes 1829 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Cardita calyculata" = Cardita (Cardita) calyculata, "Cardites antiquatus" = Cardites antiquata, Glans intermedia
"Cardita calyculata" = Cardita (Cardita) calyculata Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Cardites antiquatus" = Cardites antiquata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Glans intermedia Brocchi 1814 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Malacostraca
 Decapoda -
Decapoda indet. Latreille 1802 decapod
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
 Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae
Creusia oraniensis coral barnacle
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
 Camarodonta - Echinidae
Ophiuroidea
  -
Ophiuroidea indet. Gray 1840 brittle star