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faunula

/ ˈfɔːnjʊlə; ˈfɔːnjuːl /

noun

  1. the fauna of a small single environment
  2. fossil fauna, dominated by representatives of a single community, found in a single stratum or in several thin adjacent strata
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of faunula1

C20: from fauna + -ule

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