Egypt-various sites (Eocene of Egypt)

Where: Egypt (28.5° N, 34.0° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 15.9° N, 34.7° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: A. Strougo. 1985. Additions to the Eocene Bivalvia of Egypt. Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie-Abhandlungen 170(3):359-384 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3293: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 29.07.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea sheikhfadli n. sp.
Cucullaea sheikhfadli n. sp. clam
originally entered as "Cucullaea sheikhfadli n. sp."
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna africana n. sp.
Pinna africana n. sp. oyster
originally entered as "Pinna africana n. sp."
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Acanthocardia delanouei n. sp., Nemocardium parile
Acanthocardia delanouei n. sp. cockle
originally entered as "Acanthocardia delanouei n. sp."
Nemocardium parile Deshayes 1858 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Arcopagia pseudocolpodes n. sp.
Arcopagia pseudocolpodes n. sp. tellin clam
originally entered as "Arcopagia pseudocolpodes n. sp."
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Pitar sulcataria" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius
"Pitar sulcataria" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius Deshayes 1825 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Cycladicama chiesai
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Arctica obesa n. sp.
Arctica obesa n. sp. clam
originally entered as "Arctica obesa n. sp."
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella sp.
Crassatella sp. Lamarck 1799 clam
"sp. A" - originally entered as "Crassatella sp. A"