Barranco de la Puta section, east-central Spain (Jurassic to of Spain)

Where: Spain (40.4° N, 1.4° W: paleocoordinates 29.0° N, 10.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Turmiel Formation, Early/Lower Toarcian to Early/Lower Toarcian (183.0 - 175.6 Ma)

• higher serpentinum to mid bifrons zone of the Turmiel Fm.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified marl and lithified limestone

• Mid to lower shelf setting. Relative high carbonate content of the sediment, evidence of intermittent in-situ reworking and winnowing point to influence of storm induced currents, a shallower depositional depth, lower turbidity, lower rate of sedimtation and a firmer substrate as the sections in south France (PBDB coll. 51608)
• Mainly marls and limestones. The limestones are partly argillaceous.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical, peroxide,

Primary reference: F. T. Fürsich, R. Berndt, T. Scheuer and M. Gahr. 2001. Comparative ecological analysis of Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) benthic faunas from southern France and east-central Spain. Lethaia 34:169-199 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 51613: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 09.06.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Gordenellidae
"Promathilda sp." = Promathildia
"Promathilda sp." = Promathildia Andreae 1887 snail
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Pseudomelania sp. Pictet and Campiche 1862 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
"Ampullospira sp." = Ampullina (Ampullospira)
"Ampullospira sp." = Ampullina (Ampullospira) Harris 1897 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Buvignieria sp. Cossmann 1921 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae
Procerithium "sp. A" Cossmann 1902 snail
sp. A
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomaria sp. Defrance 1826 snail
 Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lycettia lunularis Lycett 1857 mussel
Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
Inoperna sowerbiana Danise et al. 2019 mussel
Arcomytilus asper Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea sp. Douvillé 1904 oyster
Gryphaea (Bilobissa) sublobata Deshayes 1830 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna (Pinna) folium Young and Bird 1822 oyster
Trichites sp. Lhuyd 1760 oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Aguilerella kobyi de Loriol 1901 oyster
Bakevellia (Bakevellia) "sp. A" King 1848 oyster
sp. A
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon gregareum Sowerby 1816 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Plagiostoma punctatum Sowerby 1818 file clam
Plagiostoma giganteum Sowerby 1814 file clam
Pseudolimea duplicata Sowerby 1814 file clam
Ctenostreon rugosum Smith 1817 file clam
 Pectinida - Oxytomidae
"Oxytoma (Oxytoma) inequivalve" = Oxytoma inequivalvis
"Oxytoma (Oxytoma) inequivalve" = Oxytoma inequivalvis Sowerby 1819 scallop
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop
Plicatula (Plicatula) auricula Eudes-Deslongchamps 1858 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunopsis radiata Phillips 1829 scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium (Entolium) corneolum Young and Bird 1828 scallop
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Parvamussium pumilum Lamarck 1819 mud scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Eopecten velatus Goldfuss 1833 scallop
"Chlamys (Chlamys) textoria" = Chlamys textoria Schlotheim 1820 scallop
"Camptonectes (Camptonectes) subulatus" = Camptonectes subulatus Goldfuss 1834 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) auritus Schlotheim 1813 scallop
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Parallelodon hirsonensis d'Archiac 1843 clam
Grammatodon (Grammatodon) sp. Meek and Hayden 1860 clam
 Trigoniida - Myophorelloidae
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
 Myoida -
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
"Unicardium cardioides" = Mactromya cardioides
"Unicardium cardioides" = Mactromya cardioides Phillips 1829 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Pseudomiltha sp. Fischer 1887 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Myopholas sp. Douvillé 1908 clam
Ceratomya concentrica Sowerby 1822 clam
 Pholadida - Pleuromyidae
Pleuromya uniformis Sowerby 1813 clam
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Myoconcha sp. Sowerby 1824 clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Isocyprina sp. Röder 1882 clam
Rollierella sp. Cossmann 1924 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
 Cardiida - Tancrediidae
Corbicellopsis sp. Cox 1929 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Homoeorhynchia meridionalis Deslongchamps 1863
H. meridionalis batalleri and H. meridionalis meridionalis
 Rhynchonellida - Norellidae
 Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
 Terebratulida - Lobothyrididae
Telothyris jauberti Deslongchamps 1863
 Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
 Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae
Sphaeroidothyris vari Rollier 1918
Lingulata
 Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Montlivaltia sp. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae