Jablonski & Raup Locality 165 (Cretaceous of Tunisia)

Where: Tunisia (35.0° N, 9.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 19.1° N, 16.2° E (Wright 2013)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

PaleoDB collection 1365: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 07.01.1993

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Taxonomic list

• history: new-22, DJ 1992, replaces old m-165 (vetted by DJ 1991)
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Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana leia
Nuculana leia pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula lucida
Nucula lucida Böhm 1891 nut clam
 Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen keiseri
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Parmicorbula sp.
Parmicorbula sp. Vokes 1944 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Mesocallista analoga, Aphrodina tissoti, Chimela subovalis, Legumen fragilis
Mesocallista analoga Forbes 1846 venus clam
Aphrodina tissoti venus clam
Chimela subovalis venus clam
Legumen fragilis venus clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella undata
Veniella undata Conrad 1852 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium scrobiculatum
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellinella arcotensis" = Tellina (Tellinella)
"Tellinella arcotensis" = Tellina (Tellinella) tellin clam
 Hippuritida - Radiolitidae
Radiolites angeoides, Radiolites subangeoides
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Jagonoma pervinquieri" = Nevenulora (Jagonoma), Callucina calmoni
"Jagonoma pervinquieri" = Nevenulora (Jagonoma) clam
 Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Thyasira cretacea
Thyasira cretacea Whiteaves 1873 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Freiastarte similis, Astartemya saharica
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella numidica, Crassatella marrotiana
Crassatella numidica Munier-Chalmas 1881 clam
Crassatella marrotiana d'Orbigny 1844 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Baluchicardia ameliae, "Venericor barroneti" = Venericardia (Venericor)
"Venericor barroneti" = Venericardia (Venericor) clam
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea quinquecostata, Neithea alpina
Neithea quinquecostata Sowerby 1814 scallop
Neithea alpina Orbigny 1847 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Merklinia catalaunica, Spondylus baylei
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula hirsuta, Plicatula locardi
Plicatula hirsuta Coquand 1880 scallop
Plicatula locardi Thomas and Peron 1890 scallop
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Ambigostrea bretoni, Ambigostrea villei, "Agerostrea ungulata" = Agerostrea ungulatus, Agerostrea rouxi
Ambigostrea bretoni Peron and Thomas 1891 oyster
Ambigostrea villei Coquand 1862 oyster
"Agerostrea ungulata" = Agerostrea ungulatus Böhm 1891 oyster
Agerostrea rouxi Douville 1910 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Oscillopha dichotoma, Nicaisolopha nicaisei
Oscillopha dichotoma Bayle 1849 oyster
Nicaisolopha nicaisei Coquand 1862 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ceratostreon pliciferum, Exogyra overwegi, Costagyra laciniata, Labrostrea flicki, Pycnodonte vesicularis
Ceratostreon pliciferum Dujardin 1837 oyster
Exogyra overwegi von Buch 1852 oyster
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
 Ostreida - Malleidae
Nayadina gaudryi
Nayadina gaudryi Thomas and Peron 1891 oyster
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Endocostea regularis
Endocostea regularis d'Orbigny 1845 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia schwabenaui
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Trigonarca schweinfurthi
Trigonarca schweinfurthi Quaas 1902 clam
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus michali