AP4v-Jura (Cretaceous of Switzerland)

Where: Switzerland (46.7° N, 6.4° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 36.3° N, 30.9° E (Wright 2013)

When: Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• The author lists the Urgonien as part of the Neocomian; however, Harland 1989 puts the Urgonien within the lowermost Aptian

Environment/lithology: gray, yellow carbonate

• Carbonate is sometimes oolitic

Primary reference: A. Jaccard. 1869. Jura Vaudois et Neuchatelois. Matériaux pour la carte géologique de la Suisse 6:1-340 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2189: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 24.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris lardyi, Cidaris malum
Cidaris lardyi pencil urchin
Cidaris malum pencil urchin
 Salenioida - Hyposaleniidae
Peltastes lardyi, Peltastes meyeri
Peltastes lardyi sea urchin
Peltastes meyeri sea urchin
 Calycina - Diplopodiidae
"Pseudodiadema jaccardi" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema), "Pseudodiadema picteti" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema), "Pseudodiadema virgo" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema)
"Pseudodiadema jaccardi" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) sea urchin
"Pseudodiadema picteti" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) sea urchin
"Pseudodiadema virgo" = Diplopodia (Pseudodiadema) sea urchin
 Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Heteraster couloni
Heteraster couloni heart urchin
 Echinoneoida - Echinoneidae
Pyrina pygaea
Pyrina pygaea sea urchin
 Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae
Hemicidaris clunifera
 Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Codiopsis jaccardi, Goniopygus peltatus
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
"Rhynchonella lata" = Belbekella lata
"Rhynchonella lata" = Belbekella lata d'Orbigny 1847
 Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella sp.
Rhynchonella sp. Fischer 1809
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula ebrodunensis, Terebratula sp.
Terebratula sp. Müller 1776
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo dubisiensis
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
"Pterocera pelagi" = Harpagodes pelagi
"Pterocera pelagi" = Harpagodes pelagi Brongniart 1821 snail
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Myoconcha sabaudiana
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten sp.
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp.
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp.
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna robinaldina
Pinna robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Lithodomus amygdaloides" = Lithophaga
"Lithodomus amygdaloides" = Lithophaga mussel
unclassified
  -
Porifera indet.
Porifera indet. Grant 1836
originally entered as "Porifera sp."
Anthozoa
  -
Anthozoa indet.
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
originally entered as "Anthozoa sp."