Marking the Kimmeridgian-Tithonian transition with a bivalve - Protocardia gigantea sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Cardiidae) and its relatives from the Lusitanian Basin (Portugal)

Schneider S, Fürsich F, Werner W (2010)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2010

Journal

Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen Schweizerbart und Borntraeger

Book Volume: 258

Pages Range: 167-184

Journal Issue: 2

DOI: 10.1127/0077-7749/2010/0093

Abstract

The cardiid Protocardia gigantea sp. nov., which is newly described herein, represents the largest member of this globally distributed genus of shallow-water Mesozoic bivalves. It is found throughout the central Lusitanian Basin (Central Portugal) and may be utilised as a stratigraphie marker for the Kimmeridgian-Tithonian transition in this area, which is confirmed by Sr-isotope data. Its frequent occurrence, large size, and characteristic features make Protocardia gigantea a valuable tool for field stratigraphy. Its taxonomy, systematic position, and ontogenetic as well as intra-population morphological variability are outlined. Possible ancestry in and outside the Lusitanian Basin is discussed, and four other species of Protocardia from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal are taxonomically treated. © 2010 E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart, Germany.

Authors with CRIS profile

Franz Fürsich Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät

Involved external institutions

University of Cambridge GB United Kingdom (GB) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Schneider, S., Fürsich, F., & Werner, W. (2010). Marking the Kimmeridgian-Tithonian transition with a bivalve - Protocardia gigantea sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Cardiidae) and its relatives from the Lusitanian Basin (Portugal). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen, 258(2), 167-184. https://doi.org/10.1127/0077-7749/2010/0093

MLA:

Schneider, Simon, Franz Fürsich, and Winfried Werner. "Marking the Kimmeridgian-Tithonian transition with a bivalve - Protocardia gigantea sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Cardiidae) and its relatives from the Lusitanian Basin (Portugal)." Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen 258.2 (2010): 167-184.

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