PBDB Collection

Tendaguru Tin 3d (Jurassic of Tanzania)

Where: Tanzania (9.7° S, 39.2° E: paleocoordinates 29.2° S, 16.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Nerinea Bed Member, Kimmeridgian (157.3 - 152.1 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marginal marine; lithified sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression, original calcite

Collection methods: mechanical

Primary reference: M. Aberhan, R. Bussert, W.-D. Heinrich, E. Schrank, S. Schultka, B. Sames, J. Kriwet and S. Kapilima. 2002. Palaeoecology and depositional environments of the Tendaguru Beds (Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous, Tanzania). Mitt. Mus. Nat.kd. Berl., Geowiss. Reihe (5(2002))19-44 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 35458: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 16.12.2003

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Tellina sp., "pectinid" "sp. A" Tellina sp. "pectinid" "sp. A" sp. A
Gastropoda
- Rhytidopilidae	Rhytidopilus obliquus Rhytidopilus obliquus snail
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	Ampullina sp. Ampullina sp. Férussac 1822 snail
Bivalvia
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Inoperna perplicata Inoperna perplicata Etallon 1863 mussel
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Chlamys curvivarians, ? Pseudopecten sp. Chlamys curvivarians Dietrich 1933 scallop ? Pseudopecten sp. Bayle 1878 scallop
Pectinida - Oxytomidae	Oxytoma cf. inequivalvis, Meleagrinella radiata Oxytoma cf. inequivalvis Sowerby 1819 scallop Meleagrinella radiata scallop
Pectinida - Limidae	Limatula migeodi, Limatula "sp. A", Pseudolimea duplicata, ? Acesta cutleri, ? Acesta "sp. A", Plagiostoma "sp. A" Limatula migeodi file clam Limatula "sp. A" Wood 1839 file clam sp. A Pseudolimea duplicata Sowerby 1814 file clam ? Acesta cutleri file clam ? Acesta "sp. A" Adams and Adams 1858 file clam sp. A Plagiostoma "sp. A" Sowerby 1814 file clam sp. A
Pectinida - Entoliidae	"Entolium corneolum" = Entolium (Entolium) corneolum "Entolium corneolum" = Entolium (Entolium) corneolum Young and Bird 1828 scallop
Ostreida - Bakevelliidae	Gervillella sp. Gervillella sp. Waagen 1907 oyster
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Pinna constantini Pinna constantini de Loriol and Pellat 1874 oyster
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	"Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana, "Liostrea dubiensis" = Praeexogyra dubiensis "Nanogyra nana" = Nanogyra (Nanogyra) nana Sowerby 1822 oyster "Liostrea dubiensis" = Praeexogyra dubiensis Contejean 1859 oyster
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Grammatodon irritans, Grammatodon kindopeensis, ? Parallelodon sp. Grammatodon irritans clam Grammatodon kindopeensis clam ? Parallelodon sp. Meek and Worthen 1866 clam
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea contracta Cucullaea contracta clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Integricardium propebanneianum, Protocardia schenki Integricardium propebanneianum cockle Protocardia schenki cockle
Cardiida - Arcticidae	? Anisocardia sp. ? Anisocardia sp. Munier-Chalmas 1863 clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Sphaera subcorrugata Sphaera subcorrugata clam
Carditida - Hippopodiidae	Hippopodium quenstedti Hippopodium quenstedti clam
Carditida - Astartidae	? Nicaniella "sp. A" ? Nicaniella "sp. A" Chavan 1945 clam sp. A
Trigoniida - Trigoniidae	"Trigonia" "sp. A", "Indotrigonia dietrichi" = Trigonia (Indotrigonia) "Trigonia" "sp. A" Bruguière 1789 clam sp. A "Indotrigonia dietrichi" = Trigonia (Indotrigonia) clam