Where: France (44.8° N, 0.7° W: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 1.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; poorly lithified, ferruginous, blue marl
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: quarrying, mechanical,
Primary reference: C. Chaix, B. Cahuzac, and A. Cluzaud. 1999. Les Scléractiniaires du Serravallien de Pessac (Nord-Aquitaine, France) : approche paléoécologique. Géobios 32(1):33-62 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 34609: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 12.09.2003
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gymnolaemata | |
Celleporaria palmata Michelin 1847 | |
Anthozoa | |
"Culicia parasitica" = Culicia parasita, Astrangia cf. manthelanensis
"Culicia parasitica" = Culicia parasita Michelin 1847 stony coral
Astrangia cf. manthelanensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral | |
Sphenotrochus intermedius stony coral | |
Flabellum indermedium stony coral
Flabellum montanaroae stony coral
Flabellum laevissimum Kühn 1963 stony coral
Flabellum striatum Keferstein 1859 stony coral | |
Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) bellingherianus Michelin 1841 stony coral | |
Balanophyllia subcylindrica, Balanophyllia italica, Balanophyllia varians, Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) sismondiana, Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) bossolensis, Balanophyllia calyculus, Dendrophyllia amica
Balanophyllia subcylindrica stony coral
Balanophyllia italica Michelin 1841 stony coral
Balanophyllia varians Reuss 1854 stony coral
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) sismondiana Michelin 1841 stony coral
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) bossolensis Chevalier 1961 stony coral
Balanophyllia calyculus Wood 1844 stony coral
Dendrophyllia amica Michelotti 1838 stony coral | |
Echinoidea | |
Arbacina monilis sea urchin | |
Psammechinus neuvillei sea urchin | |
Echinocyamus pusillus Müller 1776 sand dollar | |
Echinolampas hemisphaerica sea urchin | |
Gastropoda | |
Diodora italica Defrance 1820 snail | |
Cypraeidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 cowry | |
"Oliva dufresnei" = Oliva (Strephona) dufresnei
"Oliva dufresnei" = Oliva (Strephona) dufresnei Basterot 1825 olive snail | |
"Ancilla glandiformis" = Amalda glandiformis
"Ancilla glandiformis" = Amalda glandiformis Lamarck 1810 snail | |
"Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi, Conus sp.
"Conus puschi" = Plagioconus puschi Michelotti 1857 cone shell
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
Neverita sp. Risso 1826 moon snail
Neverita olla De Serres 1829 moon snail | |
Turritella pythagoraica turret shell
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Pecten subarcuatus, Aequipecten macrotis, Flabellipecten solarium, Gigantopecten gallicus, "Aequipecten scabrellus" = Chlamys scabrellus, "Mimachlamys multistriata" = Chlamys (Mimachlamys)
Pecten subarcuatus scallop
Aequipecten macrotis Sowerby 1847 scallop
Flabellipecten solarium scallop
Gigantopecten gallicus scallop
"Aequipecten scabrellus" = Chlamys scabrellus Lamarck 1819 scallop
"Mimachlamys multistriata" = Chlamys (Mimachlamys) scallop | |
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Anadara turonica ark | |
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Clausinella fasciculata venus clam |