AP3b-Jura (Cretaceous of France)

Where: France (46.2° N, 5.8° E: paleocoordinates 35.9° N, 15.6° E)

When: Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• The author lists the Urgonien as part of the Neocomian; however, Harland 1989 shows the Urgonien of France correlates to the lowermost Aptian

Environment/lithology: carbonate

Primary reference: A. Jaccard. 1869. Jura Vaudois et Neuchatelois. Matériaux pour la carte géologique de la Suisse 6:1-340 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2178: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 24.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Straparollus michaillensis snail
originally entered as "Straparolus michaillensis"
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
"Turbo michaillensis" = Bleytonella michaillensis
"Turbo michaillensis" = Bleytonella michaillensis Pictet and Campiche 1862 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Triton urgonense" = Charonia
"Triton urgonense" = Charonia triton
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
 Neritoidea - Pileolidae
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Hippuritida - Caprinulidae