Pero Pinheiro, Ericeira section, level 10b. (Cretaceous of Portugal)

Where: Portugal (38.9° N, 9.3° W: paleocoordinates 31.3° N, 1.6° E)

When: Calcaires récifaux supérieurs Formation, Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• 2.50m

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, white marl and lithified, pebbly grainstone

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 73564: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 20.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Foraminifera
 Orbitolinacea - Orbitolinidae
Palorbitolina lenticularis
 Loftusiacea - Cyclamminidae
Choffatella decipiens
Choffatella decipiens Schlumberger 1905
 Lituolacea - Nautiloculinidae
Nautiloculina oolithica
 Lituolacea - Mayncinidae
"Mayncina" sp.
Globothalamea
 Loftusiida - Textulariellidae
Textulariella sp.
Textulariella sp. Cushman 1927
Foraminifera
 Lituolida - Lituolidae
Ammobaculites sp.
Ammobaculites sp. Cushman 1910
 Lituolida - Ammobaculinidae
Haplophragmium sp.
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Miliolidae
Miliolidae indet.
Miliolidae indet. Ehrenberg 1839
Echinoidea
 Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Goniopygus peltatus
 Salenioida - Saleniidae
Salenia mamillata
 Euechinoidea - Pseudodiadematidae
Tetragramma cf. raulini
 Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae
Pyrina pygoea
Pyrina pygoea sea urchin
 Holectypoida - Holectypidae
Coenholectypus similis
 Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Heteraster peroni, Heteraster aff. pomeli
Heteraster peroni heart urchin
Ostracoda
 Platycopida - Cytherellidae
Cytherella sp.
Cytherella sp. Jones 1849 ostracod
 Podocopida - Macrocyprididae
Macrocypris sp.
 Podocopida - Candonidae
Paracypris sp.
Paracypris sp. Sars 1866 ostracod
 Podocopida - Cytheruridae
Eocytheropteron sp.
Eocytheropteron sp. Alexander 1933 ostracod
 Podocopida - Cytheridae
Neocythere mertensis
 Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Schuleridea sp., Asciocythere sp.
Schuleridea sp. Swartz and Swain 1946 ostracod
 Podocopida - Trachyleberididae
Cythereis ex gr. buechlerae, Cythereis ex gr. bartensteini
 Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia sp.
Bairdia sp. M'Coy 1844 ostracod
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpulidae indet.
Serpulidae indet. Rafinesque 1835
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet.
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerineidae indet.
Nerineidae indet. Zittel 1873 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pectinidae indet.
Pectinidae indet. Wilkes 1810 scallop
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Liostrea cf. praelonga, Exogyra cf. raulini, "Exogyra boussingaulti" = Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti
"Exogyra boussingaulti" = Amphidonte (Ceratostreon) boussingaulti d'Orbigny 1842 oyster
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomyidae indet.
Pholadomyidae indet. King 1844 clam
 Hippuritida - Requieniidae
Toucasia carinata, Toucasia sp., Pseudotoucasia cf. catalaunica
Toucasia sp. Munier-Chalmas 1873 rudist
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astartidae indet.
Astartidae indet. d'Orbigny 1844 clam
Brachiopoda
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Brachiopoda indet.
Brachiopoda indet. Cuvier 1805
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
"Terebratula cf. dutempleana" = Moutonithyris dutempleana, "Terebratula cf. depressa" = Rectithyris depressa, "Terebratula cf. sella" = Sellithyris sella
"Terebratula cf. dutempleana" = Moutonithyris dutempleana d'Orbigny 1851
"Terebratula cf. depressa" = Rectithyris depressa Lamarck 1819
"Terebratula cf. sella" = Sellithyris sella Sowerby 1823
 Terebratulida - Laqueidae
"Zeilleria tamarindus" = Psilothyris tamarindus
"Zeilleria tamarindus" = Psilothyris tamarindus Sowerby 1836
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
"Rhynchonella cf. irregularis" = Lamellaerhynchia irregularis
"Rhynchonella cf. irregularis" = Lamellaerhynchia irregularis Pictet 1872