Ayoub-Hannaa W, Fürsich F, Abdelhamid A (2026)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2026
Book Volume: 333
Pages Range: 1-125
The Jurassic rocks of the Maghara area (Egypt) contain a high diverse bivalve fauna, which has received little attention in the last 100 years. This paper concludes a monograph of the Jurassic bivalve fauna of the Maghara area (Sinai, Egypt) dealing with all groups except for the subclass Protobranchia and order Trigoniida. The more than 1400 specimens, collected from five sections in the Maghara area, i.e., Gebel Homayir, G. Arousiah, western Bir Maghara, G. Engabashi, and G. Mowerib, belong to 69 species, 43 genera, 26 families, and 11 orders. They are described and figured in detail. The majority of the species are from the Middle and Upper Jurassic strata of the study area. Two species are new to science; Isoarca minima n. sp. and Liostrea paucistriata n. sp. Thirteen species are recorded from the Jurassic of Egypt for the first time. As most of the taxa have close affinities with species occurring in the Middle East, North and East Africa, India, and Madagascar, the Maghara area was part of the Ethiopian faunal province during the Jurassic Period.
APA:
Ayoub-Hannaa, W., Fürsich, F., & Abdelhamid, A. (2026). Jurassic bivalves of Gebel Maghara, North Sinai, Egypt. Palaeontographica Abteilung A-Palaozoologie-Stratigraphie, 333, 1-125.
MLA:
Ayoub-Hannaa, Wagih, Franz Fürsich, and Ahmed Abdelhamid. "Jurassic bivalves of Gebel Maghara, North Sinai, Egypt." Palaeontographica Abteilung A-Palaozoologie-Stratigraphie 333 (2026): 1-125.
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