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Shuqra - Lower, Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen

FormationShuqra
MemberLower
Age:166 - 164 Ma
Middle Jurassic
IntervalCallovian
Lithologylimestone
Number of Collections6
Number of Occurrences57

Recorded Sample Locations

LocationRegionStratigraphic Name
Al Ma'abir III-1Hadhramaut Governorate, YemenShuqra - Lower
Jebel Billum III-1Hadhramaut Governorate, YemenShuqra - Lower

Associated Units

Stratigraphic NameAgeLithologyOccurrence Records
Madbi164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
shale119
Shuara - Upper166 - 164 Ma
Middle Jurassic
shale/"limestone"1
Shuqra166 - 164 Ma
Middle Jurassic
limestone, marl/"limestone"27
Shuqra - Middle166 - 164 Ma
Middle Jurassic
limestone, "shale"88
Shuqra - Upper166 - 164 Ma
Middle Jurassic
limestone, "shale"181

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Burmirhynchia moulani
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Burmirhynchia : Burmirhynchia moulani166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Daghanirhynchia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Daghanirhynchia166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Daghanirhynchia daghaniensis
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Daghanirhynchia : Daghanirhynchia daghaniensis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Daghanirhynchia macfadyeni
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Daghanirhynchia : Daghanirhynchia macfadyeni166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Daghanirhynchia sulcata
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Daghanirhynchia : Daghanirhynchia sulcata166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Arabatia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Loboidothyrididae : Arabatia166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Bihenithyris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Loboidothyrididae : Bihenithyris166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Bihenithyris barringtoni
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Loboidothyrididae : Bihenithyris : Bihenithyris barringtoni166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Bihenithyris weiri
species
7Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Loboidothyrididae : Bihenithyris : Bihenithyris weiri166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Cererithyris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Loboidothyrididae : Cererithyris166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Stiphrothyris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Loboidothyrididae : Stiphrothyris166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Hemicidaris sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Hemicidaridae : Hemicidaris166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Acrosalenia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Salenioida : Acrosaleniidae : Acrosalenia166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Tendagurium sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Tendagurium166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Lucina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucina166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Sphaera sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Sphaera166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Mactromya sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Mactromyidae : Mactromya166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Colpomya sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Colpomya166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Modiola imbricata
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Mytilida : Mytilidae : Modiolus : Modiola imbricata166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Palaeonucula sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Palaeonucula166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Bakevellia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Bakevellia166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Eligmus rollandi
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Malleidae : Eligmus : Eligmus rollandi166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Gryphaea balli
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea : Gryphaea balli166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Actinostreon sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Actinostreon166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Plagiostoma harronis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Plagiostoma : Plagiostoma harronis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Camptonectes sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Ceratomya pittieri
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Ceratomyidae : Ceratomya : Ceratomya pittieri166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Homomya gibbosa
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyidae : Homomya : Homomya gibbosa166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya (Bucardiomya)166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) somaliensis
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadomyida : Pholadomyidae : Pholadomya : Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) somaliensis166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Antiquicyprina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Antiquicyprina166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Procyprina sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Procyprina166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Pseudotrapezium sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Trapezidae : Pseudotrapezium166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Eocallista krenkeli
species
7Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Cyrenidae : Eocallista : Eocallista krenkeli166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Eomiodon sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Eomiodon166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Ampullina (Ampullospira) sp.
subgenus
6.3Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architaenioglossa : Ampullinidae : Ampullina : Ampullina (Ampullospira)166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Nerinella sp.
genus
6Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Nerinellidae : Nerinella166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Shuqraia sp.
genus
6Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Milleporellidae : Shuqraia166.1 - 163.5 Ma
Middle Jurassic

References

Howarth M. K., Morris N. J. (1998) The Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous of Wadi Hajar, southern Yemen, Bulletin of the Natural History Museum (Geology) 54 1, 1-32
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