PBDB Collection

Near Bombe, Mungo River (Cretaceous of Cameroon)

Where: Cameroon (4.4° N, 9.5° E: paleocoordinates 9.6° S, 1.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Mungo River Formation, Coniacian (89.8 - 86.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by H. Autenrieth, G. Spellenberg in 1909-1911; reposited in the SMNS

Primary reference: L. Riedel. 1933. Die Oberkreide vom Mungofluß in Kamerun und ihre Fauna. Beiträge zur Geologischen Erforschung der Deutschen Schutzgebiete 16:1-154 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 177976: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 12.04.2016, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae	"Barroisiceras aff. haberfellneri" = Barroisiceras (Barroisiceras) haberfellneri "Barroisiceras aff. haberfellneri" = Barroisiceras (Barroisiceras) haberfellneri von Hauer 1866 ammonite
Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae	"Parapachydiscus cf. stallauensis" = Pachydiscus stallauensis "Parapachydiscus cf. stallauensis" = Pachydiscus stallauensis Imkeller 1901 ammonite
Gastropoda
-	Trochifusus perornatus Trochifusus perornatus Wade 1916 snail
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	Ampullospira bulbiformis Ampullospira bulbiformis d'Orbigny 1842 snail
Cerithioidea - Batillariidae	Pyrazus elongatum Pyrazus elongatum Douvillé 1904 snail
Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae	Faunus beyenburgi n. sp. Faunus beyenburgi n. sp. Riedel 1933 snail
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Cerithium cf. annulatum Cerithium cf. annulatum Zekeli 1852 cerith snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella nodosa, Turritella cf. alternans Turritella nodosa Roemer 1841 turret shell Turritella cf. alternans Roemer 1841 turret shell
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	"Gyrodes tenellus" = Gyrodes (Gyrodes) tenellus, Gyrodes cf. edura, Lunatia leptostomata n. sp. "Gyrodes tenellus" = Gyrodes (Gyrodes) tenellus Stoliczka 1868 moon snail Gyrodes cf. edura Stoliczka 1868 moon snail Lunatia leptostomata n. sp. Riedel 1933 moon snail
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Cancellaria spellenbergi n. sp. Cancellaria spellenbergi n. sp. Riedel 1933 snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Voluta (Paleopsephaea) sulcata n. sp., ? Cryptorhytis sp., Drilluta biplicata n. sp., Peristernia conica n. sp. Voluta (Paleopsephaea) sulcata n. sp. Riedel 1933 snail ? Cryptorhytis sp. Meek 1876 snail Drilluta biplicata n. sp. Riedel 1933 snail Peristernia conica n. sp. Riedel 1933 snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Strepsidura gracilis n. sp. Strepsidura gracilis n. sp. Riedel 1933 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	Fusus climacodes n. sp. Fusus climacodes n. sp. Riedel 1933 snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Volutomorpha similis n. sp., Volutomorpha horrida n. sp., Volutilithes guillemaini n. sp. Volutomorpha similis n. sp. Riedel 1933 volute Volutomorpha horrida n. sp. Riedel 1933 volute Volutilithes guillemaini n. sp. Riedel 1933 volute
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	"Pugnellus fraasi n. sp." = Gymnarus fraasi, "Pugnellus incertus n. sp." = Bizarrus incertus, "Pugnellus dietrichi n. sp." = Bizarrus dietrichi, ? Aporrhais sp., Chenopus neubaueri n. sp., Helicaulax latealata n. sp. "Pugnellus fraasi n. sp." = Gymnarus fraasi Riedel 1933 snail "Pugnellus incertus n. sp." = Bizarrus incertus Riedel 1933 snail "Pugnellus dietrichi n. sp." = Bizarrus dietrichi Riedel 1933 snail ? Aporrhais sp. da Costa 1778 snail Chenopus neubaueri n. sp. Riedel 1933 snail Helicaulax latealata n. sp. Riedel 1933 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae	Nudivagus simplicus Nudivagus simplicus Wade 1926 snail
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula acuta Ringicula acuta Forbes 1846 snail
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Solarium (? Semisolarium) leve n. sp. Solarium (? Semisolarium) leve n. sp. Riedel 1933 snail
Seguenzioidea - Seguenziidae	Basilissa antiqua n. sp. Basilissa antiqua n. sp. Riedel 1933 snail
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Emarginula sp. Emarginula sp. Lamarck 1801 snail
-	? Vespertilio africana n. sp. ? Vespertilio africana n. sp. Riedel 1933 snail
Bivalvia
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Pholadomya hians n. sp. Pholadomya hians n. sp. Riedel 1933 clam
Pholadida - Pholadidae	Martesia cylindrica n. sp. Martesia cylindrica n. sp. Riedel 1933 clam
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Agelasina plenodonta n. gen. n. sp., "Roudairia drui" = Veniella undata Agelasina plenodonta n. gen. n. sp. Riedel 1933 clam "Roudairia drui" = Veniella undata Conrad 1852 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Callistina cf. thomsoni, "Aphrodina quenseli n. sp." = Aphrodina (Mesocallista) quenseli Callistina cf. thomsoni Woods 1917 venus clam "Aphrodina quenseli n. sp." = Aphrodina (Mesocallista) quenseli Reyment 1954 venus clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Cardium sp., Cardium subperobliquum n. sp., Granocardium kruschi n. sp. Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle Cardium subperobliquum n. sp. Riedel 1933 cockle Granocardium kruschi n. sp. Riedel 1933 cockle
Carditida - Carditidae	Cardita beaumonti Cardita beaumonti d'Archiac and Haime 1854 clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	"Modiola (Inoperna) flagellifera" = Inoperna flagellifera "Modiola (Inoperna) flagellifera" = Inoperna flagellifera Forbes 1846 mussel
Myalinida - Inoceramidae	"Boehmiceramus bantu" = Cataceramus bantu "Boehmiceramus bantu" = Cataceramus bantu Heinz 1932 clam
Pectinida - Limidae	"Lima pseudohoernesi n. sp." = Plagiostoma pseudohoernesi "Lima pseudohoernesi n. sp." = Plagiostoma pseudohoernesi Riedel 1933 file clam
Pectinida - Plicatulidae	Plicatula cf. decipiens, "Plicatula locardi" = Plicatula locardi, "Plicatula cf. multiplicata" = Plicatula locardi Plicatula cf. decipiens Coquand 1862 scallop "Plicatula locardi" = Plicatula locardi Thomas and Peron 1890 scallop "Plicatula cf. multiplicata" = Plicatula locardi Thomas and Peron 1890 scallop
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Trigonarca camerunensis, Trigonarca angolensis, Trigonarca curvatodonta n. sp. Trigonarca camerunensis Riedel 1933 clam Trigonarca angolensis Rennie 1929 clam Trigonarca curvatodonta n. sp. Riedel 1933 clam
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	"Lopatinia lens" = Pseudocucullaea lens "Lopatinia lens" = Pseudocucullaea lens Solger 1903 clam