Where: Tunisia (33.0° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 21.3° N, 11.6° E)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Tataouine Formation, Callovian to Callovian (166.1 - 157.3 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 13860: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 30.04.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
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Bivalvia | |
Trigonia pulla clam | |
""Corbula" ("") lyrata" = Indocorbula lyrata
""Corbula" ("") lyrata" = Indocorbula lyrata Sowerby 1840 clam | |
Anisocardia rostrata Sowerby 1821 clam | |
Protocardia grandidieri cockle | |
Tancredia sp. Lycett 1850 clam | |
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel | |
Mytiloperna patchamensis oyster | |
Ostreacea indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster | |
Praeexogyra hebridica oyster
Liostrea sandalina oyster | |
Actinostreon costatum oyster | |
Plagiostoma cf. modeli file clam |