Cabenaoua River (Jurassic to of Ethiopia)

Where: Ethiopia (9.0° N, 42.3° E: paleocoordinates 12.4° S, 26.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Oxfordian to Oxfordian (163.5 - 152.1 Ma)

• Sequanian-Kimmeridgian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• grey-yellow marly limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast

Primary reference: E. Basse. 1930. Contribution a l'etude du Jurassique superieur (facies Corallien) en Ethiopie et en Arabie meridionale [Studies about the Upper Jurassic (Corallian facies) in Ethiopia and southern Arabia]. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France 14:105-155 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 94499: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 24.02.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Polycidaridae
"Cidaris cf. filograna" = Romanocidaris filograna
"Cidaris cf. filograna" = Romanocidaris filograna Agassiz 1840 pencil urchin
 Cidaroida - Rhabdocidaridae
Rhabdocidaris cf. orbignyi
 Salenioida - Acrosaleniidae
Acrosalenia sp.
Acrosalenia sp. Agassiz 1840 sea urchin
Crinoidea
 Millericrinida - Apiocrinitidae
"Apiocrinus cf. roissyanus" = Apiocrinites roissyanus
"Apiocrinus cf. roissyanus" = Apiocrinites roissyanus D'Orbigny 1887 Sea lily
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Septirhynchiidae
"Rhynchonella azaisi" = Septirhynchia azaisi
"Rhynchonella azaisi" = Septirhynchia azaisi Cottreau 1924
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella (Acanthothyris) rothpletzi, Rhynchonella sp.
Rhynchonella sp. Fischer 1809
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
"Waldheimia humeralis" = Zeilleria humeralis
"Waldheimia humeralis" = Zeilleria humeralis Roemer 1839
 Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
"Terebratula subsella" = Xestosina subsella
"Terebratula subsella" = Xestosina subsella Leymerie 1846
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Waldheimia schlosseri
 Terebratulida - Nucleatidae
"Terebratula (Pygope) nucleata" = Nucleata nucleata
"Terebratula (Pygope) nucleata" = Nucleata nucleata Schlotheim 1820
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula cordialis
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Perisphinctidae
Perisphinctes (Idoceras) balderus, Perisphinctes cf. praestenocyclus, Perisphinctes aff. praecursor
Perisphinctes aff. praecursor Waagen 1875 ammonite
 Ammonoidea -
Aptychus latus
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Belemnites (Dicoelites) littlei, Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea cf. sculpta
 Turbinoidea - Proconulidae
"Trochus arabiensis" = Proconulus arabiensis
"Trochus arabiensis" = Proconulus arabiensis Newton 1908 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sp.
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Chenopus cf. ornatus
Chenopus cf. ornatus Buvignier 1852 snail
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiola subangustissima" = Mytilus (Modiola) subangustissimus
"Modiola subangustissima" = Mytilus (Modiola) subangustissimus Dacque 1905 mussel
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra bruntrutana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana
"Exogyra bruntrutana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822 oyster
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Parallelodon egertonianus" = Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon) egertonianus
"Parallelodon egertonianus" = Grammatodon (Indogrammatodon) egertonianus Stoliczka 1865 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
"Pholadomya protei" = Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) protei
"Pholadomya protei" = Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) protei Brongniart 1821 clam