Brèches rouges de Carboneras, Bathyal, Late Miocene, SE Spain (Miocene of Spain)

Where: Spain (37.6° N, 1.3° W: paleocoordinates 37.7° N, 1.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Brèches rouges de Carboneras Formation, Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• Lower Messinian

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: submarine fan; poorly lithified, pebbly, volcaniclastic siliciclastic sediments

• Several events of resedimentation of vocanic rocks in bathyal environment

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ), sieve,

Primary reference: P. Barrier, H. Zibrowius, P. Lozouet, C. Montenat, P. Ott d'Estévou, F. Serrano, and H.-J. Soudet. 1991. Une faune de fond dur du Bathyal supérieur dans le Miocène terminal des cordillères bétiques (Carboneras, SE Espagne). Mésogée 51:3-13 [L. Villier/L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 56687: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 22.11.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Nodosariata
 Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae
Lenticulina sp. Lamarck 1804
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides sp. Monfort 1808
Foraminifera
 Globigerinoidea - Globorotaliidae
Globorotalia sp. Cushman 1927
"Globorotalia ex gr. scitula" = Globorotalia (Hirsutella) scitula Brady 1882
 Rotaliina - Cassidulinidae
Cassidulina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
 Chilostomellacea - Heterolepidae
Heterolepa sp. Franzenau 1884
Calcarea
 Lithonida - Minchinellidae
Plectroninia sp. Hinde 1900 calcareous sponge
Demospongiae
 Poecilosclerida - Merliidae
Merlia sp. demosponge
Hydrozoa
 Stylasterina -
Calyptopora sp. lace coral
Distichopora sp. lace coral
Lepidopora sp. lace coral
Crypthelia sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 lace coral
two distinct species
 Stylasterina - Stylasteridae
Conopora sp. lace coral
three distinct species
Pliobothrus sp. lace coral
two distinct species
 Stylasterina -
Stenohelia sp. Kent 1870 lace coral
Stylaster sp. lace coral
three distinct species
Anthozoa
 Alcyonacea - Isididae
Keratoisis sp. Wright 1869
 Gorgonacea -
Corallium sp. Marsigli 1766 gorgonian
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Madrepora sp. Linne 1758 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Anthemiphylliidae
Anthemiphyllia sp. Pourtales 1878 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Desmophyllum sp. Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
Caryophyllia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Trochocyathus sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellidae indet. Bourne 1905 stony coral
? Gardineria sp. Vaughan 1907 stony coral
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral
Javania sp. Duncan 1876 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Dendrophyllia sp. Blainville 1830 stony coral
Balanophyllia sp. Wood 1844 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Homalopoma sp., "Cantrainea cf. peloritana" = Homalopoma (Cantrainea)
Homalopoma sp. Carpenter 1864 snail
"Cantrainea cf. peloritana" = Homalopoma (Cantrainea) snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Trochidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 top snail
Jujubinus sp. Monterosato 1884 top snail
noted Jujubinus/Clelandella sp.
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
Danilia sp. Brusina 1865 snail
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
"Balcis" sp. Leach 1847 snail
 Vanikoroidea - Vanikoridae
Vanikoro sp. Quoy and Gaimard 1832 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
? Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Siliquariidae
"Siliquaria sp." = Tenagodus
"Siliquaria sp." = Tenagodus Guettard 1770 snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra sp. Lamarck 1798 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Hilda sp." = Pisania
"Hilda sp." = Pisania Bivona-Bernardi 1832 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Amphissa cf. acutecostata Philippi 1844 snail
Mitrella sp. Risso 1826 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Mitromorphidae
"Mitrolumna sp." = Mitromorpha
"Mitrolumna sp." = Mitromorpha Carpenter 1865 snail
two distinct species
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum sp. Röding 1798 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Volvarina sp. Hinds 1844 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
? Muricopsis sp. Bucquoy et al. 1882 murex snail
Coralliophila sp. Adams and Adams 1853 murex snail
Orania sp. Pallary 1900 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
? Cancellaria sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae
Ranella sp. Lamarck 1816 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae
Bursa sp. Roding 1798 frog shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
Erato sp. Risso 1826 snail
Trivia sp. Broderip 1837 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Pedicularia sp. Swainson 1840 cowry
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Alvania sp. Risso 1826 snail
two distinct species
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
"Vermetus" sp. Daudin 1800 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsidae indet. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
two distinct species
 Sorbeoconcha - Iravadiidae
? Nozeba sp. Iredale 1915 snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Acar sp. Gray 1857 miniature ark
Rhynchonellata
 Thecideida - Thecideidae
 Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina retusa Linnaeus 1758
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Dallithyris sphenoidea Philippi 1844
 Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
 Terebratulida - Kraussinidae
Megerlia truncata Linnaeus 1767
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Candidae
Scrupocellaria sp. van Beneden 1845
two distinct species
 Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae
? Cribrilina messiniensis Pouyet and Moissette 1986
Puellina scripta
Puellina (Cribrilaria) scripta
 Cheilostomata - Onychocellidae
 Cheilostomata - Hiantoporidae
 Cheilostomata - Metrarabdotosidae
 Cheilostomata - Setosellidae
 Cheilostomata - Cellariidae
Cellaria sp. Ellis and Solander 1786
two distinct species
 Cheilostomata - Adeonidae
Adeonellopsis sp. MacGillivray 1886
 Cheilostomata - Celleporidae
 Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
"Sertella sp." = Reteporella
"Sertella sp." = Reteporella Busk 1884
four distinct species
Stenolaemata
 Cyclostomata - Lichenoporidae
Lichenopora sp. Defrance 1823
 Cyclostomata - Terviidae
Tervia sp. Jullien 1882
 Cyclostomata - Diaperoeciidae
 Cyclostomata - Entalophoridae
 Cyclostomata - Multisparsidae
Idmonea sp. Lamouroux 1821
 Cyclostomata - Tubuliporidae
Idmidronea sp. Canu and Bassler 1920
 Cyclostomata - Plagioeciidae
Plagioecia sp. Canu 1918
 Cyclostomata -
Discocytis sp. d'Orbigny 1854
 Cyclostomata - Crisiidae
 Cyclostomata - Horneridae
Hornera sp. Lamouroux 1821
two distinct species
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Filograna sp. Oken 1815
 Serpulimorpha -
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle
 Balanomorpha - Pachylasmatidae
Pachylasma sp. Darwin 1854 barnacle
Crinoidea
 Isocrinida - Isselicrinidae
Metacrinus sp. Carpenter 1882 Sea lily
 Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris cf. gattungae pencil urchin
Cidaris peroni pencil urchin
 Cidaroida - Rhabdocidaridae
 Camarodonta - Echinidae
Echinus sp. Linnaeus 1758 sea urchin
 Echinolampadoida - Echinolampadidae
 Diadematoida - Diadematidae
 Temnopleuroida -