AL3sc-Jura (Cretaceous of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (46.8° N, 6.5° E: paleocoordinates 35.4° N, 10.6° E)

When: Albian (113.0 - 100.5 Ma)

• the author describes the Albian as the Gault, and divides the faunal assemblages into three groups: upper, middle, and lower. This is a lower Albian collection

Environment/lithology: gray, yellow sandstone

Primary reference: A. Jaccard. 1869. Jura Vaudois et Neuchatelois. Matériaux pour la carte géologique de la Suisse 6:1-340 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2167: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 23.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

Actinopteri
 Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae
Chondrichthyes
 Chimaeriformes - Chimaeridae
"Ischyodon thurmanni" = Chimaera (Ischyodon)
"Ischyodon thurmanni" = Chimaera (Ischyodon) chimaera
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
"Odontaspis gracilis" = Lamna gracilis
"Odontaspis gracilis" = Lamna gracilis Agassiz 1843 mackerel shark
Cephalopoda
 Ammonoidea -
Ammonoidea cleon ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites cleon"
Ammonoidea mammillatus ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites mammillatus"
Ammonoidea regularis ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites regularis"
Ammonoidea tardefurcatus ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites tardefurcatus"
Ammonoidea interruptus ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites interruptus"
Ammonoidea milletianus ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites milletianus"
Ammonoidea subalpinus ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites subalpinus"
Ammonoidea beudati ammonite
originally entered as "Ammonites beudati"
 Ammonitida - Hamitidae
"Crioceras depressus" = Pictetia depressa
"Crioceras depressus" = Pictetia depressa Pictet and Campiche 1861 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Anisoceratidae
"Ancyloceras blancheti" = Protanisoceras blancheti
"Ancyloceras blancheti" = Protanisoceras blancheti Pictet and Campiche 1861 ammonite
 Ammonitida - Ancyloceratidae
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
"Nautilus montmollini" = Eutrephoceras montmollini, "Nautilus clementinus" = Eutrephoceras clementinum, "Nautilus albensis" = Cymatoceras albense
"Nautilus montmollini" = Eutrephoceras montmollini Pictet and Campiche 1859 nautiloid
"Nautilus clementinus" = Eutrephoceras clementinum d'Orbigny 1840 nautiloid
"Nautilus albensis" = Cymatoceras albense d'Orbigny 1850 nautiloid
 Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Tylostomatidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica dupinii moon snail
Natica favrina moon snail
Natica gaultina moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais obtusa snail
originally entered as "Aporhais obtusa"
Aporrhais pseudo-subulata da Costa 1778 snail
originally entered as "Aporhais pseudo-subulata"
Aporrhais marginata snail
originally entered as "Aporhais marginata"
Aporrhais cingulata snail
originally entered as "Aporhais cingulata"
"Pterocera bicarinata" = Tessarolax bicarinata Deshayes in Leymerie 1842 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
"Scalaria dupiniana" = Confusiscala dupini, Scalaria clementina
"Scalaria dupiniana" = Confusiscala dupini d'Orbigny 1842 wentletrap
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
"Natica clementina" = Ampullospira clementina
"Natica clementina" = Ampullospira clementina d'Orbigny 1842 snail
 Patellogastropoda - Patellidae
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
 Trochoidea - Phasianellidae
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Trochus conoideus, "Solarium moniliferum" = Trochus (Solarium), "Solarium hugianum" = Trochus (Solarium), Solarium ornatum
"Solarium moniliferum" = Trochus (Solarium) top snail
"Solarium hugianum" = Trochus (Solarium) top snail
Solarium ornatum Lea 1833 top snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula ovata Phillips 1841 nut clam
Nucula pectinata Sowerby 1818 nut clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Cardita dupiniana" = Cardita dupini d'Orbigny 1843 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya triboleti clam
originally entered as "Pholdomya triboleti"
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Petricola escheri venus clam
Venus vibrayeana venus clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
"Cyprina angulata" = Arctica, "Cyprina regularis" = Arctica
"Cyprina angulata" = Arctica clam
"Cyprina regularis" = Arctica clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina moreana tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Pholas sanctae-crucis Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina sanctae-crucis Bruguière 1797 clam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia aliformis, "Trigonia constantii" = Oistotrigonia constantii, "Trigonia archiaciana" = Oistotrigonia archiaciana
"Trigonia constantii" = Oistotrigonia constantii d'Orbigny 1900 clam
"Trigonia archiaciana" = Oistotrigonia archiaciana d'Orbigny 1900 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Pectunculus alternatus" = Glycymeris
"Pectunculus alternatus" = Glycymeris clam
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae