PBDB Collection

Bir Tam Tam, Morocco (Miocene of Morocco)

Also known as Reef 674

Where: Morocco (34.0° N, 4.7° W: paleocoordinates 33.9° N, 4.9° 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 framestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical,

• Bryozoans very abundant (up to 560 colonies per kg of rock). Those are quantified as follows: very rare - rare - common (present) - abundant - very abundant

Primary reference: P. Moissette and J.-P. Martin. 1995. Bryozoaires des milieux récifaux miocénes du sillon sud-rifain au Maroc. Lethaia 28:271-283 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34723: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 17.09.2003

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Taxonomic list

• Foraminifers excluded

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unclassified
-	Porifera indet. Porifera indet. Grant 1836
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Porites lobatosepta Porites lobatosepta Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Tarbellastraea reussiana Tarbellastraea reussiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Ophiuroidea
Ophiurida -	Ophiurida indet. Ophiurida indet. Müller and Troschel 1840 brittle star
Echinoidea
-	Echinoidea indet. Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Bivalvia
Cardiida - Veneridae	Periglypta miocenica Periglypta miocenica venus clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Gastrana fragilis Gastrana fragilis Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	"Codakia decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata "Codakia decussata" = Codakia (Ctena) decussata Costa 1829 clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Lithophaga lithophaga, Botula fusca Lithophaga lithophaga Linnaeus 1758 mussel Botula fusca Gmelin 1791 mussel
Arcida - Arcidae	"Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata "Barbatia barbata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) barbata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Spondylus sp., "Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio, Pecten sp. Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop "Chlamys pusio" = Talochlamys pusio Linnaeus 1758 scallop Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
Ostreida - Malleidae	Isognomon maxillatus Isognomon maxillatus oyster
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea sp. Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Gastropoda
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella subarchimedis Turritella subarchimedis turret shell
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	Potamides sp. Potamides sp. Brongniart 1810 horn snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Cypraea sp. Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus sp. Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Oliva sp. Oliva sp. Bruguière 1789 olive snail
Sorbeoconcha - Fasciolariidae	Vermetus sp. Vermetus sp. Daudin 1800 snail
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Clanculus sp. Clanculus sp. Monfort 1810 top snail
Polychaeta
Sabellida - Serpulidae	Serpulidae indet. Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Rhynchonellata
Terebratulida - Megathyrididae	"Megathyris sp." = Megathiris, Argyrotheca sp. "Megathyris sp." = Megathiris d'Orbigny 1847 Argyrotheca sp. Dall 1900
Stenolaemata
Cyclostomatida - Annectocymidae	Annectocyma indistincta Annectocyma indistincta
Cyclostomata - Crisiidae	Crisia eburnea, Crisia hoernesi, Crisia sp. Crisia eburnea Crisia hoernesi Crisia sp. Lamarck 1812
Cyclostomata - Plagioeciidae	Plagioecia patina Plagioecia patina
Cyclostomata - Tubuliporidae	Bitubigera sp. Bitubigera sp. d'Orbigny 1853
Cyclostomata - Diaperoeciidae	Entalophoroecia proboscidea, Ybselosoecia typica Entalophoroecia proboscidea Ybselosoecia typica
Cyclostomata - Mecynoeciidae	Mecynoecia sp. Mecynoecia sp. common to very abundant
Cyclostomata - Frondiporidae	Frondipora verrucosa Frondipora verrucosa
Cyclostomata - Lichenoporidae	Lichenopora hispida Lichenopora hispida
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Quadricellariidae	"Nellia oculata" = Nellia tenella "Nellia oculata" = Nellia tenella Lamarck 1816
Cheilostomata - Cryptosulidae	Cryptosula pallasiana Cryptosula pallasiana Moll 1803
Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae	Membranipora sp. Membranipora sp. Blainville 1834
Cheilostomata - Electridae	Electra monostachys Electra monostachys Busk 1854
Cheilostomata - Escharinidae	Escharina vulgaris, Escharina dutertrei, "Scrupocellaria elliptica" = Bactridium ellipticum Escharina vulgaris Moll 1803 Escharina dutertrei Audouin 1828 "Scrupocellaria elliptica" = Bactridium ellipticum Reuss 1848
Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae	Cribrilaria sp., Cribrilaria radiata Cribrilaria sp. Canu and Bassler 1928 Cribrilaria radiata Moll 1803
Cheilostomata - Hiantoporidae	Tremopora radicifera Tremopora radicifera
Cheilostomata - Romancheinidae	Escharoides coccinea Escharoides coccinea Abildgaard 1806
Cheilostomata - Arachnopusiidae	Tremogasterina cookae Tremogasterina cookae Pouyet and Moissette 1986
Cheilostomata - Onychocellidae	Onychocella angulosa Onychocella angulosa Reuss 1848
Cheilostomata - Smittinidae	? Smittina sp. ? Smittina sp. Norman 1903
Cheilostomata - Bitectiporidae	Schizomavella sp., Schizomavella linearis Schizomavella sp. Canu and Bassler 1917 Schizomavella linearis Hassall 1841
Cheilostomata - Cellariidae	Cellaria salicornioides, Cellaria fistulosa Cellaria salicornioides Cellaria fistulosa Linnaeus 1758
Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae	Schizoporella longirostris, "Herentia montenati" = Therenia montenati Schizoporella longirostris Hincks 1886 "Herentia montenati" = Therenia montenati Pouyet 1976
Cheilostomata - Microporellidae	Microporella ciliata, Microporella coronata Microporella ciliata Pallas 1766 Microporella coronata Audouin 1826
Cheilostomata - Celleporidae	Celleporina costazi, "Stephanosella entomostoma" = Buffonellaria entomostoma Celleporina costazi "Stephanosella entomostoma" = Buffonellaria entomostoma Reuss 1848
Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae	Hippoporella pauper Hippoporella pauper Reuss 1874
Cheilostomata - Umbonulidae	Umbonula sp. Umbonula sp.
Ostracoda
Podocopida - Hemicytheridae	Mutilus sp. Mutilus sp. ostracod
Podocopida - Candonidae	? Paracypris sp. ? Paracypris sp. Sars 1866 ostracod
Podocopida - Bythocyprididae	? Bythocypris sp. ? Bythocypris sp. Brady 1880 ostracod
Podocopida - Bairdiidae	? Bairdoppilata sp. ? Bairdoppilata sp. ostracod
Podocopida - Loxoconchidae	Loxoconcha sp. Loxoconcha sp. Sars 1866 ostracod
Podocopida - Cytherettidae	Cytheretta cf. judaea Cytheretta cf. judaea ostracod
Podocopida - Xestoleberididae	Xestoleberis cf. reymenti Xestoleberis cf. reymenti ostracod
Podocopida -	Tenedocythere cf. mediterranea, Pseudopsammocythere cf. kollmanni Tenedocythere cf. mediterranea ostracod Pseudopsammocythere cf. kollmanni ostracod
Thecostraca
Balanomorpha - Balanidae	Balanus sp. Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
Balanomorpha - Pyrgomatidae	Ceratoconcha oraniensis Ceratoconcha oraniensis coral barnacle