Accueil

Didier MERLE

Publications de l'auteur

Ouvrage

Stratotype Danien

MONTENAT C. & MERLE D. 2018. — Stratotype Danien. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 480 p. (Patrimoine géologique ; 9).

Lire la suite


Ouvrage coordonné

Stratotype Lutétien

MERLE D. (coord.) 2008. — Stratotype Lutétien. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris ; Biotope, Mèze ; BRGM, Orléans, 288 p. (Patrimoine géologique ; 1).

Lire la suite


Articles

New Cenozoic Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Europe

MERLE D., PACAUD J.-M., LEDON D. & GORET B. 2024. — New Cenozoic Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Europe. Geodiversitas 46 (15): 495-551. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2024v46a15. http://geodiversitas.com/46/15

Lire la suite


First evidence of cannibalism in Crassimurex (s. s.) calcitrapa (Lamarck, 1803) (Gastropoda, Muricidae) from the Lutetian of the Paris Basin (France)

MERLE D., GOLDSTEIN D. H. & MCKINNEY M. L. 2024. — First evidence of cannibalism in Crassimurex (s. s.) calcitrapa (Lamarck, 1803) (Gastropoda, Muricidae) from the Lutetian of the Paris Basin (France). Geodiversitas 2024 (13): 457-470. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2024v46a13. http://geodiversitas.com/46/13

Lire la suite


Description of four new species of Muricidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Philippines and the Caribbean area

MERLE D. & GARRIGUES B. 2011. — Description of four new species of Muricidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Philippines and the Caribbean area. Zoosystema 2011 (4): 557-575. https://doi.org/10.5252/z2011n4a7

Lire la suite


Éditorial

MERLE D. 2008. — Éditorial. Geodiversitas 2008 (3): 453-454.

Lire la suite


New muricid species (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from French Guiana

MERLE D. & GARRIGUES B. 2008. — New muricid species (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from French Guiana. Zoosystema 2008 (2): 517-526.

Lire la suite


Nucellopsis (Gastropoda, Muricidae), a new genus from the paralic domain of the European Palaeogene

MERLE D. 2005. — Nucellopsis (Gastropoda, Muricidae), a new genus from the paralic domain of the European Palaeogene. Comptes Rendus Palevol 4 (1-2): 177-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2004.11.005

Lire la suite


New species of Eocithara Fischer, 1883 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Harpidae) from the Early Paleogene with phylogenetic analysis of the Harpidae

MERLE D. & PACAUD J.-M. 2004. — New species of Eocithara Fischer, 1883 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Harpidae) from the Early Paleogene with phylogenetic analysis of the Harpidae. Geodiversitas 2004 (1): 61-87.

Lire la suite


Ontogenetic changes of the spiral cords as keys innovation of the muricid sculptural patterns: the example of the Muricopsis–Murexsul lineages (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricopsinae)

MERLE D. & HOUART R. 2003. — Ontogenetic changes of the spiral cords as keys innovation of the muricid sculptural patterns: the example of the Muricopsis–Murexsul lineages (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricopsinae). Comptes Rendus Palevol 2 (6-7): 547-561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2003.09.018

Lire la suite


Les paléopeuplements marins du Messinien pré-évaporitique de Pissouri (Chypre, Méditerranée orientale) : aspects paléoécologiques précédant la crise de salinité messinienne

MERLE D., LAURIAT-RAGE A., GAUDANT J., PESTREA S., COURME-RAULT M.-D., ZORN I., BLANC-VALLERON M.-M., ROUCHY J.-M., ORSZAG-SPERBER F. & KRIJGSMAN W. 2002. — Les paléopeuplements marins du Messinien pré-évaporitique de Pissouri (Chypre, Méditerranée orientale) : aspects paléoécologiques précédant la crise de salinité messinienne, in NÉRAUDEAU D. & GOUBERT É. (eds), Messinia event: palaeobiological and palaeoecological approachesMessinia event: palaeobiological and palaeoecological approaches. Geodiversitas 24 (3): 669-689.

Lire la suite


Eofavartia, a new genus of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from the Lower Palaeogene of the Atlantic Ocean: implications for the radiation of the Muricopsinae Radwin & D'Attilio, 1971

MERLE D. 2002. — Eofavartia , a new genus of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from the Lower Palaeogene of the Atlantic Ocean: implications for the radiation of the Muricopsinae Radwin & D'Attilio, 1971. Comptes Rendus Palevol 1 (3): 167-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1631-0683(02)00024-6

Lire la suite


Discovery of a vertebrate fauna in the Lower Oligocene from Vayres-sur-Essonne (Paris Basin, France): biodiversity and palaeoenvironment

MERLE D., BAUT J.-P., GINSBURG L., SAGNE C., HERVET S., CARRIOL R.-P., VÉNEC-PEYRÉ M.-T., BLANC-VALLERON M.-M., MOURER-CHAUVIRÉ C., ARAMBOL D. & VIETTE P. 2002. — Découverte d'une faune de vertébrés dans l'Oligocène inférieur de Vayres-sur-Essonne (bassin de Paris, France) : biodiversité et paléoenvironnement. Comptes Rendus Palevol 1 (2): 111-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1631-0683(02)00018-0

Lire la suite


An analysis of the sculptural pattern of the shell in Caribbean members of Chicoreus (Siratus) Jousseaume, 1880 (Gastropoda, Muricidae), with description of a new species

MERLE D., GARRIGUES B. & POINTIER J.-P. 2001. — An analysis of the sculptural pattern of the shell in Caribbean members of Chicoreus (Siratus) Jousseaume, 1880 (Gastropoda, Muricidae), with description of a new species. Zoosystema 2001 (3): 417-431.

Lire la suite


The Pleistocene Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the island of Rhodes (Greece) and their palaeoecological significance

PSARRAS C., MERLE D., MOISSETTE P. & KOSKERIDOU E. 2024. — The Pleistocene Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the island of Rhodes (Greece) and their palaeoecological significance. Geodiversitas 46 (11): 423-444. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2024v46a11. http://geodiversitas.com/46/11

Lire la suite


The Sarmatian (middle Miocene) “petrified forest” of Gramada (NW Bulgaria): role of the calcareous crusts

SAINT MARTIN J.-P., MERLE D. & SAINT MARTIN S. 2022. — The Sarmatian (middle Miocene) “petrified forest” of Gramada (NW Bulgaria): role of the calcareous crusts. Geodiversitas 44 (29): 911-932. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2022v44a29. http://geodiversitas.com/44/29

Lire la suite


Late Miocene Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Crete (Greece). Part 2

Psarras C., MERLE D. & Koskeridou E. 2022. — Late Miocene Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Crete (Greece). Part 2. European Journal of Taxonomy 816: 1-70. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.816.1747

Lire la suite


First report of a bothremydid turtle, Sindhochelys ragei n. gen., n. sp., from the early Paleocene of Pakistan, systematic and palaeobiogeographic implications

LAPPARENT de BROIN F. de, MÉTAIS G., BARTOLINI A., BROHI I. A., LASHARI R. A., MARIVAUX L., MERLE D., WARAR M. A. & SOLANGI S. H. 2021. — First report of a bothremydid turtle, Sindhochelys ragei n. gen., n. sp., from the early Paleocene of Pakistan, systematic and palaeobiogeographic implications, in STEYER J.-S., AUGÉ M. L. & MÉTAIS G. (eds), Memorial Jean-Claude Rage: A life of paleo-herpetologist. Geodiversitas 43 (25): 1341-1363. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2021v43a25. http://geodiversitas.com/43/25

Lire la suite


Late Miocene Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Crete (Greece). Part 1: genera Conilithes Swainson, 1840 and Conus (Kalloconus) da Motta, 1991

PSARRAS C., KOSKERIDOU E. & MERLE D. 2021. — Late Miocene Conidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Crete (Greece). Part 1: genera Conilithes Swainson, 1840 and Conus (Kalloconus) da Motta, 1991. Geodiversitas 2021 (24): 1309-1339. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2021v43a24. http://geodiversitas.com/43/24

Lire la suite


A review of fossil Bursidae and their use for phylogeny calibration

SANDERS M. T., MERLE D. & PUILLANDRE N. 2019. — A review of fossil Bursidae and their use for phylogeny calibration. Geodiversitas 41 (5): 247-265. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a5. http://geodiversitas.com/41/5

Lire la suite


Biodiversité des coraux scléractiniaires du Langhien (Badénien, Miocène moyen) de Lăpugiu de Sus (Roumanie)

CHAIX C., SAINT MARTIN J.-P., MERLE D., SAINT MARTIN S. & CAZE B. 2018. — Biodiversité des coraux scléractiniaires du Langhien (Badénien, Miocène moyen) de Lăpugiu de Sus (Roumanie). Geodiversitas 2018 (14): 321-353. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2018v40a14. http://geodiversitas.com/40/14

Lire la suite


Gastropods and bivalves from the Eocene marly formations of the Pamplona Basin and surrounding areas (Navarre, western Pyrenees)

ASTIBIA H., MERLE D., PACAUD J.-M., ELORZA J. & PAYROS A. 2018. — Gastropods and bivalves from the Eocene marly formations of the Pamplona Basin and surrounding areas (Navarre, western Pyrenees). Geodiversitas 2018 (11): 211-257. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2018v40a11. http://geodiversitas.com/40/11

Lire la suite


1802-2018 : 220 ans d’histoire des périodiques au Muséum

CÔTEZ E., MABILLE A., CHESTER C., ROCKLIN E., DEROIN T., DESUTTER-GRANDCOLAS L., LESUR J., MERLE D., ROBILLARD T. & BÉNICHOU L. 2018. — 1802-2018 : 220 ans d’histoire des périodiques au Muséum. Geodiversitas 2018 (1): 1-41. https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2018v40a1. http://geodiversitas.com/40/1

Lire la suite


1802-2018 : 220 ans d’histoire des périodiques au Muséum

CÔTEZ E., MABILLE A., CHESTER C., ROCKLIN E., DEROIN T., DESUTTER-GRANDCOLAS L., LESUR J., MERLE D., ROBILLARD T. & BÉNICHOU L. 2018. — 1802-2018 : 220 ans d’histoire des périodiques au Muséum. Zoosystema 2018 (1): 1-41. https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a1

Lire la suite


1802-2018 : 220 ans d’histoire des périodiques au Muséum

CÔTEZ E., MABILLE A., CHESTER C., ROCKLIN E., DEROIN T., DESUTTER-GRANDCOLAS L., LESUR J., MERLE D., ROBILLARD T. & BÉNICHOU L. 2018. — 1802-2018 : 220 ans d’histoire des périodiques au Muséum. Anthropozoologica 2018 (1): 1-41. https://doi.org/10.5252/anthropozoologica2018v53a1. http://anthropozoologica.com/53/1

Lire la suite


1802-2018 : 220 ans d’histoire des périodiques au Muséum

CÔTEZ E., MABILLE A., CHESTER C., ROCKLIN E., DEROIN T., DESUTTER-GRANDCOLAS L., LESUR J., MERLE D., ROBILLARD T. & BÉNICHOU L. 2018. — 1802-2018 : 220 ans d’histoire des périodiques au Muséum. Adansonia 2018 (1): 1-41. https://doi.org/10.5252/adansonia2018v40a1. http://adansonia.com/40/1

Lire la suite


New Early Cenozoic ghost shrimps (Decapoda, Axiidea, Callianassidae) from Pakistan and their palaeobiogeographic implications

HYŽNÝ M., CHARBONNIER S., MERLE D., LASHARI R. A., BARTOLINI A. & MÉTAIS G. 2016. — New Early Cenozoic ghost shrimps (Decapoda, Axiidea, Callianassidae) from Pakistan and their palaeobiogeographic implications. Geodiversitas 2016 (3): 341-353. https://doi.org/10.5252/g2016n3a2

Lire la suite


The molluscs of the “Falunière” of Grignon (Middle Lutetian, Yvelines, France): quantification of lithification bias and its impact on the biodiversity assessment of the Middle Eocene of Western Europe

SANDERS M. T., MERLE D. & VILLIER L. 2015. — The molluscs of the “Falunière” of Grignon (Middle Lutetian, Yvelines, France): quantification of lithification bias and its impact on the biodiversity assessment of the Middle Eocene of Western Europe. Geodiversitas 2015 (3): 345-365. https://doi.org/10.5252/g2015n3a4

Lire la suite


Nine new species of Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the French Antilles

GARRIGUES B. & MERLE D. 2014. — Nine new species of Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the French Antilles. Zoosystema 2014 (4): 841-864. https://doi.org/10.5252/z2014n4a7

Lire la suite


Les Ostracodes de la falunière de Grignon (Lutétien du Bassin de Paris) : implications stratigraphiques

GUERNET C., HUYGHE D., LARTAUD F., MERLE D., EMMANUEL L., GÉLY J.-P., MICHEL F. & PILET O. 2012. — Les Ostracodes de la falunière de Grignon (Lutétien du Bassin de Paris) : implications stratigraphiques. Geodiversitas 2012 (4): 909-959. https://doi.org/10.5252/g2012n4a12

Lire la suite


Contribution of residual colour patterns to the species characterization of Caenozoic molluscs (Gastropoda, Bivalvia)

CAZE B., MERLE D., SAINT MARTIN J.-P. & PACAUD J.-M. 2011. — Contribution of residual colour patterns to the species characterization of Caenozoic molluscs (Gastropoda, Bivalvia). Comptes Rendus Palevol 10 (2-3): 171-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2010.10.005

Lire la suite


First systematic study using the variability of the residual colour patterns: the case of the Paleogene Seraphsidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stromboidea)

CAZE B., MERLE D., PACAUD J.-M. & SAINT MARTIN J.-P. 2010. — First systematic study using the variability of the residual colour patterns: the case of the Paleogene Seraphsidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Stromboidea). Geodiversitas 2010 (3): 417-477. https://doi.org/10.5252/g2010n3a4

Lire la suite


Les constructions coralliennes du Badénien (Miocène moyen) de la bordure occidentale de la dépression de Transylvanie (Roumanie)

NÉRAUDEAU D., SAINT MARTIN J.-P., MERLE D., CORNÉE J.-J., FILIPESCU S., SAINT MARTIN S. & BUCUR I. I. 2007. — Les constructions coralliennes du Badénien (Miocène moyen) de la bordure occidentale de la dépression de Transylvanie (Roumanie). Comptes Rendus Palevol 6 (1-2): 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2006.07.006

Lire la suite


Comparative morphology of Pliocene, Quaternary and Recent shells of Ocenebra erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) and O. brevirobusta Houart, 2000 (Mollusca, Muricidae, Ocenebrinae): reflections on the intra- and interspecific variations

BERROU V., MERLE D., DOMMERGUES J.-L., CRÔNIER C. & NÉRAUDEAU D. 2004. — Comparative morphology of Pliocene, Quaternary and Recent shells of Ocenebra erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) and O. brevirobusta Houart, 2000 (Mollusca, Muricidae, Ocenebrinae): reflections on the intra- and interspecific variations. Geodiversitas 2004 (2): 263-295.

Lire la suite


Alcide d’Orbigny, a precursor for the study of the Danian fauna of the Paris Basin (France)

PACAUD J.-M. & MERLE D. 2002. — Alcide d’Orbigny, un précurseur dans l’étude de la faune du Danien du bassin de Paris. Comptes Rendus Palevol 1 (7): 587-598. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1631-0683(02)00059-3

Lire la suite