Fossilniveau 36 (Cretaceous of Svalbard and Jan Mayen)

Where: Svalbard and Jan Mayen (78.1° N, 14.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 67.3° N, 41.6° E (Wright 2013)

When: Rurikfjellet Formation, Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. Frebold and E. Stoll. 1937. Das Festungsprofil auf Spitzbergen. In A. Hoel (ed.), Skrifter om Svalbard og Ishavet 68:1-91 [W. Foster/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212048: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 03.08.2020

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

Show authors, comments, and common names
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp., Nucula planata
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
Nucula planata nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda angulatostriata" = Nuculana, "Leda cf. degeeri" = Nuculana, "Leda ? sp." = Nuculana
"Leda angulatostriata" = Nuculana pointed nut clam
"Leda cf. degeeri" = Nuculana pointed nut clam
"Leda ? sp." = Nuculana Link 1807 pointed nut clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina aff. obliqua
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyprimeria ? sp.
Cyprimeria ? sp. Conrad 1864 venus clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
"Cyprina ? sp." = Arctica
"Cyprina ? sp." = Arctica Schumacher 1817 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella sp.
Rhynchonella sp. Fischer 1809