Where: France (44.7° N, 0.6° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 40.9° N, 2.7° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: N4 foram zone, Falun de Saucats Formation, Aquitanian (23.0 - 20.4 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Unknown lithostratigraphic data. THICKNESS: From unit of unknown thickness AGE: Upper Aquitanian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within section. COMMENTS: This is the main outcrop of the Aquitanian stage. Cahuzac & Janssen (2010): N4, SBZ24 and NN1 zones & Sr age. = AbA sequence of Parize et al 2008. Should be Falun de Saucats given Jenssen 1985
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified, shelly/skeletal, yellow sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original aragonite
Collected by Favia, Lozouet, Renard, Lesport, Aubrecht; reposited in the MNHN
• COLLECTORS: Many, including Favia, Lozouet, Renard, Lesport, Aubrecht . REPOSITORY: MNHN, Paris.
Primary reference: P. Lozouet, J.-F. Lesport, and R. Renard. 2001. Révision des Gastropoda (Mollusca) du stratotype de L'Aquitanien (Miocéne inf.) site de Saucats "Lariey", Gironde, France. Cossmanniana 8:1-189 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 74861: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 31.08.2007, edited by Mihaela Krause and Pete Wagner
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Gastropoda | |
Akera cf. bullata snail | |
Tylodina cf. perversa snail | |
Spiricella unguiculus Rang and Des Moulins 1828 snail | |
Floribella rozieri snail | |
Vaginella depressa Daudin 1800 snail | |
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Philine sp., Scaphander tarbelliana, Cylichna clathrata, Cylichna sp., Cylichna tournoueri, Cylichna sublaevis, Cylichnella vasatensis, Acteocina lajonkaireana
Philine sp. Ascanius 1772 snail
Scaphander tarbelliana snail
Cylichna clathrata snail
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
Cylichna tournoueri snail
Cylichna sublaevis snail
Cylichnella vasatensis snail
Acteocina lajonkaireana Basterot 1825 barrel-bubble | |
Haminoea saucatsensis snail
Atys duvergieri snail | |
Nipteraxis cf. misera snail | |
"Tudicula rusticula" = Tudicla
"Tudicula rusticula" = Tudicla snail | |
Omalogyra cf. atomus snail
Ammonicera cf. rota snail | |
Graphis sp. snail | |
Xenoskenea buccinea snail | |
Rotostoma duvergieri snail
Tomura pacheia snail | |
Orbitestella plicatella snail | |
Ringicula minor Grateloup 1838 snail | |
Acteon punctulatus snail
Acteon pinguis snail
Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
Pupa striatella snail
Bullina cf. benoisti snail | |
Rissoella sp. Gray 1847 snail | |
Spiratella microstralis snail | |
Planorbarius solidus snail
Anisus balizacensis snail | |
Lymnaea subfragilis snail | |
Cepaea subglobosa slug | |
Triptychia maxima slug | |
Ellobium sp. Roeding 1798 snail
Proplecotrema marginalis snail | |
Chrysallida sacyi, Chrysallida interita, Chrysallida sextona, Chrysallida degrangei, Brachystomia occidentalis, Brachystomia physetum, Brachystomia turritella, Turbonilla raphidiopsis, Turbonilla diastomoides, Turbonilla sp., Turbonilla avitensis, Turbonilla spiriculoides, Odostomia sp., Eulimella sp., Eulimella gamachotensis, Ondina cicatricosa, Ondina girundica, Pyramidella gratteloupi
Chrysallida sacyi snail
Chrysallida interita snail
Chrysallida sextona snail
Chrysallida degrangei snail
Brachystomia physetum snail
Brachystomia turritella snail
Turbonilla raphidiopsis snail
Turbonilla diastomoides snail
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail
Turbonilla avitensis snail
Turbonilla spiriculoides snail
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Eulimella sp. Forbes and MacAndrew 1846 snail
Eulimella gamachotensis snail
Ondina cicatricosa snail
Ondina girundica snail
Pyramidella gratteloupi Orbigny 1852 snail | |
Monotigma merignacensis snail | |
Architectonica subconoidea sundial
Architectonica carocollata Lamarck 1822 sundial | |
Plesiothyreus ancyliformis Grateloup 1828 snail | |
"Nerita plutonis" = Nerita (Theliostyla) plutonis, "Vitta picta" = Agapilia picta, Theodoxus grateloupianus
"Nerita plutonis" = Nerita (Theliostyla) plutonis Basterot 1825 snail
"Vitta picta" = Agapilia picta Férussac 1825 snail
Theodoxus grateloupianus Férussac 1823 snail | |
Tectura sp. Gray 1847 limpet
Asteracmea acuminata Grateloup 1828 limpet | |
Astralium aquitanicum Benoist 1874 snail
Homalopoma degrangei Cossmann and Peyrot 1917 snail
Homalopoma granulosa Grateloup 1828 snail | |
Tricolia aquensis d'Orbigny 1852 snail
Tricolia spirata Grateloup 1832 snail | |
Colliculus aquitanicus, Jujubinus subturgidulus, Jujubinus bucklandi, "Paroxystele sp." = Diloma (Paroxystele), Clanculus (Clanculopsis) araonis
Colliculus aquitanicus Cossmann and Peyrot 1917 top snail
Jujubinus subturgidulus top snail
Jujubinus bucklandi Basterot 1825 top snail
"Paroxystele sp." = Diloma (Paroxystele) Schultz 1970 top snail
Clanculus (Clanculopsis) araonis Basterot 1825 top snail | |
Lucapinella clypeata Grateloup 1828 snail
Diodora subcostaria d'Orbigny 1852 snail
Emarginula cf. squammata Grateloup 1836 snail | |
Haliotis (Sulculus) benoisti Cossmann 1896 abalone | |
Sinezona haliotimoprha, Sinezona praecedens n. sp.4, Sinezona haliotimorpha n. sp.4, Sukashitrochus terquemi, Scissurella cf. transylvanica, Scissurella lamellosa
Sinezona haliotimoprha snail
Sukashitrochus terquemi Deshayes 1865 snail
Scissurella cf. transylvanica Reuss 1860 snail
Scissurella lamellosa Benoist 1875 snail | |
Neritopsis moniliformis Grateloup 1832 snail | |
Julia girondica Cossmann and Peyrot 1914 snail | |
Granulolabium plicatum Bruguiére 1792 snail
Batillaria pupaeformis snail | |
Dalliella brusinai snail
Styliferina disjuncta snail | |
Terebralia bidentata, Terebralia subcorrugata, Tympanotonos cinctus, Tympanotonos tournoueri, "Tympanotonos margaritaceus" = Mesohalina margaritaceus
Terebralia bidentata Defrance 1832 horn snail
Terebralia subcorrugata d'Orbigny 1852 horn snail
Tympanotonos cinctus horn snail
Tympanotonos tournoueri horn snail
"Tympanotonos margaritaceus" = Mesohalina margaritaceus Brocchi 1814 horn snail | |
Bittium larrieyense, Cerithium ferelaeve, Cerithium peyroti, Cerithium calculosum, "Campanile pseudoobeliscus" = Cerithium pseudoobeliscus, Gourmya tuberosa
Bittium larrieyense cerith snail
Cerithium ferelaeve cerith snail
Cerithium peyroti cerith snail
Cerithium calculosum Basterot 1825 cerith snail
"Campanile pseudoobeliscus" = Cerithium pseudoobeliscus Grateloup 1832 cerith snail
Gourmya tuberosa cerith snail | |
Gibborissoa varicosa snail | |
Melanopsis dufourii Férussac 1822 snail | |
Pelycidion cf. aciculare snail | |
Protoma cathedralis, Turritella terebralis, Turritella turris, "Turritella desmarestina" = Turritella (Peyrotia) desmarestina
Protoma cathedralis Brongniart 1856 turret shell
Turritella terebralis Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella turris Basterot 1825 turret shell
"Turritella desmarestina" = Turritella (Peyrotia) desmarestina Basterot 1825 turret shell | |
Modulus basteroti Benoist 1874 snail | |
Scaliola degrangei snail | |
Tenagodus terebellus snail | |
Globularia compressa Basterot 1825 snail | |
Crassispira terebra snail
Crassispira daguini snail | |
Megalomphalus aturensis snail | |
Epitonium rocheri, Epitonium subscalaris, Epitonium merignacense, Cirsotrema subspinosum, Cirsotrema crassicostatum, "Nodiscala cf. bimonilifera" = Opalia (Nodiscala)
Epitonium rocheri wentletrap
Epitonium subscalaris wentletrap
Epitonium merignacense wentletrap
Cirsotrema subspinosum wentletrap
Cirsotrema crassicostatum Deshayes 1839 wentletrap
"Nodiscala cf. bimonilifera" = Opalia (Nodiscala) wentletrap | |
"Bicatillus deformis" = Calyptraea (Bicatillus), "Calyptraea depressa" = Calyptraea (Calyptraea) depressa, Crepidula cochleare, Trochita costaria
"Bicatillus deformis" = Calyptraea (Bicatillus) slipper shell
"Calyptraea depressa" = Calyptraea (Calyptraea) depressa Lamarck 1822 slipper shell
Crepidula cochleare slipper shell
Trochita costaria Grateloup 1827 slipper shell | |
"Joculator maestratii" = Cyrbasia (Joculator), Cerithiopsis sp., Cerithiopsis vignali, Cerithiopsis cf. pseudomanzonii, Cerithiopsis eopachus, Dizoniopsis brevicaput, Dizoniopsis aquitanensis, Seila sp., Seila cf. infrapercincta
"Joculator maestratii" = Cyrbasia (Joculator) snail
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail
Cerithiopsis vignali snail
Cerithiopsis eopachus snail
Dizoniopsis brevicaput snail
Dizoniopsis aquitanensis snail
Seila sp. Adams 1861 snail
Seila cf. infrapercincta snail | |
Inella cf. fritschi, Triphora sp., Triphora nodosoplicata, Triphora papaveracea, Metaxia merignacencis
Inella cf. fritschi snail
Triphora sp. Blainville 1828 snail
Triphora nodosoplicata snail
Triphora papaveracea snail
Metaxia merignacencis snail | |
? Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail | |
Pomatias squamosum periwinkle | |
"Littorinopsis grateloupi" = Littoraria (Littorinopsis), Melarhaphe sacyi
"Littorinopsis grateloupi" = Littoraria (Littorinopsis) periwinkle
Melarhaphe sacyi periwinkle | |
Aphera bronni snail | |
Jaton dufrenoyi, Favartia cf. suboblonga, Thais pluriplicata, Thais calcarata, Chicoreus dujardini, Phyllocoma michelottii, Coralliophila burdigalensis, Ergalatax cf. seraphinae, Homalocantha pauli, Kestocenebra striaeformis, Orania fischeri, Ocenebra suberinacea, Ocenebra lassaignei, Ocenebra excoelata, Ocenebra cf. cazeuxi, Ocenebra sublavata, Ocenebra umbilicina, Aspella subanceps, Trachypollia granifera, Muricopsis crassicosta, Purpurellus gastaldii, Morula cf. bellardii, Pterynotus perlongus, Attiliosa villae, Vitularia linguabovis
Jaton dufrenoyi murex snail
Favartia cf. suboblonga murex snail
Thais pluriplicata murex snail
Thais calcarata murex snail
Chicoreus dujardini murex snail
Phyllocoma michelottii murex snail
Coralliophila burdigalensis murex snail
Ergalatax cf. seraphinae murex snail
Homalocantha pauli murex snail
Kestocenebra striaeformis murex snail
Orania fischeri murex snail
Ocenebra suberinacea murex snail
Ocenebra lassaignei murex snail
Ocenebra excoelata murex snail
Ocenebra cf. cazeuxi murex snail
Ocenebra sublavata murex snail
Ocenebra umbilicina murex snail
Aspella subanceps d'Orbigny 1852 murex snail
Trachypollia granifera murex snail
Muricopsis crassicosta murex snail
Purpurellus gastaldii murex snail
Morula cf. bellardii murex snail
Pterynotus perlongus mustached bat
Attiliosa villae murex snail
Vitularia linguabovis murex snail | |
Athleta ficulina Lamarck 1811 volute | |
Morum harpaeforme snail
Morum variolosum snail | |
Gibberula sp. Swainson 1840 snail
Gibberula subovulata snail | |
"Costellaria semiplicata" = Vexillum (Costellaria)
"Costellaria semiplicata" = Vexillum (Costellaria) ribbed mitre | |
Oliva (Strephona) dufresnei Basterot 1825 olive snail
Agaronia plicaria olive snail
Anazola clavula olive snail
Olivella nilotida olive snail | |
Perrona semimarginata, Gemmula denticula, "Coronia cypris" = Gemmula (Coronia), Tomopleura basteroti
Perrona semimarginata turrid
Gemmula denticula turrid
"Coronia cypris" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
Tomopleura basteroti turrid | |
Raphitoma sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
Raphitoma pulchra snail | |
Hastula subcinerea, Strioterebrum basteroti, "Terebra pseudopertusa" = Terebra, "Subula plicaria" = Terebra
Hastula subcinerea auger snail
Strioterebrum basteroti Nyst 1843 auger snail
"Terebra pseudopertusa" = Terebra auger snail
"Subula plicaria" = Terebra auger snail | |
Clavatula evoluta snail
Pusionella pseudofusus snail | |
Conus cf. berghausi, Conus subalsionus, Conus trigonulus, Conus basteroti, "Hemiconus granularis" = Conus (Hemiconus)
Conus cf. berghausi cone shell
Conus subalsionus cone shell
Conus trigonulus cone shell
Conus basteroti cone shell
"Hemiconus granularis" = Conus (Hemiconus) cone shell | |
"Genota ramosa" = Genota valeriae
"Genota ramosa" = Genota valeriae Hoernes and Auinger 1891 snail | |
Pleuroploca michelotiana snail
Euthriofusus burdigalensis Defrance 1820 snail
Latirus coarctatus snail | |
Cantharus cancellarioides, Cantharus aquitanensis, Cantharus andrei, Euthria sp., Dorsanum lineolatum, Dorsanum baccatum, Dorsanum plicatum
Cantharus cancellarioides true whelk
Cantharus aquitanensis true whelk
Cantharus andrei true whelk
Euthria sp. Gray 1850 true whelk
Dorsanum lineolatum true whelk
Dorsanum baccatum true whelk
Dorsanum plicatum Grateloup 1847 true whelk [entered as Dorsanum plicatum; then corrected to Dorsanum plicatilum]
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"Costoanachis terebralis" = Anachis (Costoanachis), Mitrella sp., Mitrella aquitanica, Retizafra rissoides
"Costoanachis terebralis" = Anachis (Costoanachis) snail
Mitrella sp. Risso 1826 snail
Mitrella aquitanica snail
Retizafra rissoides snail | |
"Melongena cornuta" = Galeodes cornutus Agassiz 1843 snail
Melongena lainei Basterot 1825 snail | |
Scabricola sp. Swainson 1840 mitre shell
Mitra dufresnei mitre shell
Mitra basteroti mitre shell
Mitra incognita mitre shell | |
Semicassis subgranulosa snail | |
Bursa tuberosa frog shell | |
Jenneria duclosiana Basterot 1825 Jenner's Cowry | |
Mandolina rhomboidalis, Fossacypraea apiceproducta, Fossacypraea eburnina, Zonarina pinguis, Prozonarina expansa, Jousseaumea diluviana, "Apiocypraea subamygdalum" = Schilderia amygdalum, Schilderia subannularia, Trona leporina, Lyncina magnifica2, Lyncina tumida
Mandolina rhomboidalis Grateloup 1847 cowry
Fossacypraea apiceproducta Cossmann and Peyrot 1923 cowry
Fossacypraea eburnina Grateloup 1847 cowry
Zonarina pinguis Grateloup 1846 cowry
Prozonarina expansa Grateloup 1847 cowry
Jousseaumea diluviana Gray 1824 cowry
"Apiocypraea subamygdalum" = Schilderia amygdalum Brocchi 1814 cowry
Schilderia subannularia d'Orbigny 1852 cowry
Trona leporina Lamarck 1810 cowry
Lyncina tumida Grateloup 1834 cowry | |
Trivia burdigalensis, "Eratopsis subcypraeola" = Erato subcypraeola
Trivia burdigalensis d'Orbigny 1852 snail
"Eratopsis subcypraeola" = Erato subcypraeola d'Orbigny 1852 snail | |
Xenophora deshayesi Michelotti 1847 carrier shell | |
Ficus conditus Brongniart 1823 fig shell | |
"Strombus bonellii" = Persististrombus bonellii, Tibia dentata
"Strombus bonellii" = Persististrombus bonellii Brongniart 1823 true conch
Tibia dentata true conch | |
Aporrhais meridionalis snail | |
Sinum faviae, Sinum patulum, Eunaticina striatella, "Natica neglecta" = Cochlis neglecta, Natica crassiuscula, Natica parvuloides, Neverita subglobosa, Polinices turbinoides, Polinices benoisti
Sinum faviae moon snail
Sinum patulum moon snail
Eunaticina striatella moon snail
"Natica neglecta" = Cochlis neglecta Mayer 1858 moon snail
Natica crassiuscula moon snail
Natica parvuloides moon snail
Neverita subglobosa moon snail
Polinices turbinoides moon snail
Polinices benoisti moon snail | |
Chevallieria sp. Cossmann 1888 snail | |
Caecum larieyense snail
Caecum fibratum snail
"Caecum banoni" = Caecum (Brochina) banoni Benoist 1874 snail | |
Circulus subcirculus snail | |
Hydrobia aturensis, Hydrobia andreaei, "Carinorbis burdigalus" = Carinulorbis, Schuettemmericia lemani, Mercuria balizacensis
Hydrobia aturensis snail
Hydrobia andreaei snail
"Carinorbis burdigalus" = Carinulorbis snail
Schuettemmericia lemani Basterot 1825 snail
Mercuria balizacensis snail | |
Pseudocirsope sp. Boettger 1906 snail | |
Truncatella wattebledi snail | |
Stosicia buccinalis, Alvania sp., Alvania venus, Alvania lachesis, Alvania mariae, Alvania andraldensis n. sp.4, Zebina aquitanica, Rissoina grateloupi, Rissoina subconoidea, Rissoina subcancellata, Pusillina sp.
Stosicia buccinalis snail
Alvania sp. Risso 1826 snail
Alvania venus snail
Alvania lachesis snail
Alvania mariae snail
Zebina aquitanica snail
Rissoina grateloupi snail
Rissoina subconoidea snail
Rissoina subcancellata snail
Pusillina sp. Monterosato 1884 snail | |
Vermetus carmatus Rousseau and Chenu 1844 worm shell
"Vermetus cf. intortus" = Petaloconchus intortus Lamarck 1818 worm shell | |
Plesiotrochus fallax Grateloup 1832 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
"Europicardium polycolpatum" = Cardium (Trachycardium) polycolpatum3
"Europicardium polycolpatum" = Cardium (Trachycardium) polycolpatum3 Cossmann and Peyrot 1911 cockle | |
Anomia cf. degrangei jingle |