Almargem, Crismina section, level 9. (Cretaceous of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (38.7° N, 9.5° W: paleocoordinates 31.2° N, 1.4° E)

When: Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• 2m

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified, yellow limestone

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ),

Primary reference: J. Rey. 1972. Recherches géologiques sur le Crétacé inférieur de l'Estremadura (Portugal). Serviços Geologicos de Portugal 21:1-477 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 73507: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 19.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Foraminifera
 Orbitolinacea - Orbitolinidae
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Tylostomatidae
Tylostoma sp. Sharpe 1849 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerineidae indet. Zittel 1873 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea morrisi Pictet and Renevier 1858 scallop
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra boussingaulti" = Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti d'Orbigny 1842 oyster
 Hippuritida - Requieniidae
Toucasia sp. Munier-Chalmas 1873 rudist
 Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
Monopleura sp. Matheron 1842 rudist
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Panopaea sp." = Panopea
"Panopaea sp." = Panopea Menard 1807 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
"Rhynchonella gibbsiana" = Cyclothyris gibbsiana
"Rhynchonella gibbsiana" = Cyclothyris gibbsiana Sowerby 1829
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
"Rhynchonella lata" = Belbekella lata
"Rhynchonella lata" = Belbekella lata d'Orbigny 1847
 Terebratulida - Cnismatocentridae
"Terebratula biplicata" = Nucleatina biplicata
"Terebratula biplicata" = Nucleatina biplicata Sowerby 1812
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
"Terebratula dutempleana" = Moutonithyris dutempleana
"Terebratula dutempleana" = Moutonithyris dutempleana d'Orbigny 1851
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaridae indet. Gray 1825 pencil urchin
 Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Heteraster peroni heart urchin
 Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae
Pyrina pygoea sea urchin
 Salenioida - Saleniidae