f3/4/2 (Jurassic to of Tunisia)

Where: Tunisia (33.0° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 21.4° N, 11.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Tataouine Formation, Jurassic to Jurassic (201.4 - 145.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified marl and lithified, shelly/skeletal wackestone

Preservation: cast

Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical,

Primary reference: S. Holzapfel. 1998. Palökologie benthischer Faunengemeinschaften und Taxonomie der Bivalven im Jura von Südtunesien. Beringeria - Würzburger geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen (22)1-199 [F. Fursich/D. Hempfling/M. Gahr]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13906: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 02.05.2002

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Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae
Montlivaltia indet. Lamouroux 1821 stony coral
described as morphotyp Montlivaltia
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952 clam
 Megalodontida - Ceratomyopsidae
Ceratomyopsis striata d'Orbigny 1822 clam
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Paracenoceratidae
Paracenoceras indet. Spath 1927 nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea desvoidyi D'Orbigny 1921 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Quadrinervus sp. Cossmann 1904 snail
described as Spec.: A
Aporrhaiidae indet. Gray 1850 snail