Falunière of Grignon Unlithified Sample 2 (Eocene of France)

Where: Yvelines, France (48.8° N, 1.9° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 41.3° N, 8.2° E (Wright 2013)

When: 5b Member (Banc à verrins Formation), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• Middle Lutetian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: unlithified, glauconitic, calcareous sandstone

• Glauconitic with bioclasts and grains of quartz filling micro-channels, Campanile giganteum, lithified agregates

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M. T. Sanders, D. Merle, and L. Villier. 2015. The molluscs of the “Falunière” of Grignon (Middle Lutetian, Yvelines, France): quantification of lithification bias and its impact on the biodiversity assessment of the Middle Eocene of Western Europe. Geodiversitas 37(3):345-365 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 177971: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 12.04.2016

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Veneridea indet.
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon deshayesi
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula ringens
 Trochoidea - Solariellidae
Solariella (Microgaza) solarioides
 Trochoidea - Colloniidae
"Collonia (Cirsochilus) grignonensis" = Cirsochilus
"Collonia (Cirsochilus) grignonensis" = Cirsochilus snail
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
"Pseudotoma coronata" = Genota (Pseudotoma)
"Pseudotoma coronata" = Genota (Pseudotoma) snail
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula crenaturricula
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Raphitoma baudoni
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia sp.
Drillia sp. Gray 1838 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae "indet. 3", Turridae "indet. 5", Turridae "indet. 2", Eopleurotoma bicatena
Turridae "indet. 3" Swainson 1840 turrid
Turridae "indet. 5" Swainson 1840 turrid
Turridae "indet. 2" Swainson 1840 turrid
Eopleurotoma bicatena Lamarck 1804 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Clavilithes (Clavellofusus) parisiensis
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
"Stazzania sp." = Marginella (Stazzania)
"Stazzania sp." = Marginella (Stazzania) Sacco 1889 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Gibberula ovulata
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta (Volutopupa) citharoedus
 Neogastropoda - Strepsiduridae
Ancillarina canalifera
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Amalda (Gracilispira) buccinoides, Amalda (Baryspira) dubia
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivancillaria (Pseudolivella) mitreola
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Conomitra graniformis
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Rimella fissurella, "Ectinochilus canalis" = Rimella canalis
Rimella fissurella Linnaeus 1767 true conch
"Ectinochilus canalis" = Rimella canalis Coquebert and Brongniart 1793 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica specialis, "Natica epiglottina" = Cochlis epiglottina, Amauropsina canaliculata
Natica specialis moon snail
"Natica epiglottina" = Cochlis epiglottina Lamarck 1804 moon snail
Amauropsina canaliculata Lamarck 1804 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
"Rissoina clavula" = Rissoina (Rissoina) clavula
"Rissoina clavula" = Rissoina (Rissoina) clavula Deshayes 1825 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Omalaxis bifrons, Sigmesalia multisulcata, Haustator imbricatarius
Omalaxis bifrons Lamarck 1804 turret shell
Sigmesalia multisulcata Lamarck 1804 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium semigranosum, Clava (Semivertagus) unisulcata
 Cerithioidea - Diastomatidae
Keilostoma turricula
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Crassispira (Tripia) subturrella
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
"Amaea (Acrilla) perangusta" = Epitonium (Acrilla)
"Amaea (Acrilla) perangusta" = Epitonium (Acrilla) wentletrap
 Heterostrophia -
Nipteraxis plicatum
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp., Glycymeris dispar, Glycymeris pulvinata
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
Glycymeris dispar Defrance 1826 clam
Glycymeris pulvinata Lamarck 1805 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia barbatula, Trigonodesma lissa, Arca sp.
Trigonodesma lissa Bayan 1873 clam
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Arcida - Limopsidae
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) granulata" = Limopsis
"Limopsis (Pectunculina) granulata" = Limopsis clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Cubitostrea plicata
Cubitostrea plicata Solander 1766 oyster
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
Condylocardia atomus
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatina triangularis, Crassatella "sp. 1"
Crassatella "sp. 1" Lamarck 1799 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita sp., Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) pulchra, Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans
Cardita sp. Bruguière 1792 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Parvilucina pusilla
Parvilucina pusilla Deshayes 1857 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium (Loxocardium) obliquum" = Loxocardium obliquum, Cardium sp.
"Cardium (Loxocardium) obliquum" = Loxocardium obliquum Lamarck 1805 cockle
/Cardium (Loxocardium) obliquum bouei
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina (Elliptotellina) tellinella" = Elliptotellina tellinella
"Tellina (Elliptotellina) tellinella" = Elliptotellina tellinella Lamarck 1806 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Tivelina gibbosula, Costacallista laevigata
Tivelina gibbosula Deshayes 1857 venus clam
Costacallista laevigata Lamarck 1806 venus clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula striata, Varicorbula minuta
Caryocorbula striata Lamarck 1801 clam
Varicorbula minuta Deshayes 1824 clam