PBDB Collection

WOsgse-Greensand (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (51.3° N, 2.1° W: paleocoordinates 41.0° N, 8.9° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Sandgate Formation (Lower Greensand Group), Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: R. Casey. 1961. The stratigraphical palaeontology of the Lower Greensand. Palaeontology 3(4):487-621 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 1856: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 10.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Parahoplitidae	Parahoplites cunningtoni n. sp., Parahoplites sp. n. sp., "Parahoplites nutfieldensis" = Parahoplites nutfieldiensis Parahoplites cunningtoni n. sp. ammonite "cunningtoni sp. nov." - originally entered as "Parahoplites cunningtoni sp. nov." Parahoplites sp. n. sp. Anthula 1899 ammonite originally entered as "Parahoplites sp. nov." "Parahoplites nutfieldensis" = Parahoplites nutfieldiensis Sowerby 1815 ammonite
Nautilida - Nautilidae	Eutrephoceras sublaevigatum Eutrephoceras sublaevigatum d'Orbigny 1850 nautiloid
Bivalvia
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Lithophaga sp., Septifer sublineatus Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel Septifer sublineatus mussel
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Cryptochasma ovale n. gen. n. sp., Aptolinter aptiensis Cryptochasma ovale n. gen. n. sp. clam "ovale gen. et sp. nov." - originally entered as "Cryptochasma ovale gen. et sp. nov." Aptolinter aptiensis clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia marullensis, Arca dupiniana Barbatia marullensis clam Arca dupiniana ark
Ostreida - Ostreidae	"Lopha diluviana" = Rastellum diluvianum "Lopha diluviana" = Rastellum diluvianum Linnaeus 1767 oyster
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	"Chlamys robinaldina" = Mimachlamys robinaldina "Chlamys robinaldina" = Mimachlamys robinaldina Orbigny 1847 scallop
Pectinida - Neitheoidae	Neithea atava, Neithea quinquecostata Neithea atava Roemer 1839 scallop Neithea quinquecostata Sowerby 1814 scallop
Pectinida - Limidae	Pseudolimea faringdonensis, Acesta longa Pseudolimea faringdonensis file clam Acesta longa file clam
Trigoniida - Trigoniidae	Linotrigonia upwarensis Linotrigonia upwarensis clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Sphaera corrugata Sphaera corrugata Sowerby 1822 clam
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Panopea gurgitis Panopea gurgitis clam
Solenida - Pharidae	Senis wharburtoni Senis wharburtoni clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Nemocardium ibbetsoni Nemocardium ibbetsoni cockle
Cardiida - Donacidae	Protodonax minutissimus Protodonax minutissimus clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	"cf. Linearia olea" = Linearis "cf. Linearia olea" = Linearis tellin clam originally entered as "Linearia cf. olea"
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Venilicardia sowerbyi Venilicardia sowerbyi clam
Cardiida - Kalenteridae	Myoconcha delta n. sp. Myoconcha delta n. sp. clam "delta sp. nov." - originally entered as "Myoconcha delta sp. nov."
Hippuritida - Requieniidae	Toucasia lonsdalii Toucasia lonsdalii rudist
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Pachythaerus tealli n. sp. Pachythaerus tealli n. sp. clam "tealli sp. nov." - originally entered as "Pachythaerus tealli sp. nov."
Carditida - Carditidae	Cardita upwarensis, Trapezicardita squamosa Cardita upwarensis clam Trapezicardita squamosa clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Seendia saxoneti, Opis neocomiensis Seendia saxoneti clam Opis neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1843 clam
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Nuculana scapha Nuculana scapha pointed nut clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula meyeri Nucula meyeri nut clam
Gastropoda
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Loxotoma neocomiense Loxotoma neocomiense snail
Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae	Conotomaria seendensis Conotomaria seendensis snail
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Anchura robinaldina Anchura robinaldina snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Gyrodes genti Gyrodes genti moon snail
Heterostropha - Nerineidae	Nerinea sp. n. sp. Nerinea sp. n. sp. Deshayes 1827 snail originally entered as "Nerinea sp. nov."
Neritoidea - Neritidae	Nerita sp. n. sp. Nerita sp. n. sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail originally entered as "Nerita sp. nov."
Patellida - Lottiidae	Acmaea formosa, Scurria calyptraeformis, Scurria depressa Acmaea formosa limpet Scurria calyptraeformis limpet Scurria depressa limpet
Rhynchonellata
Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae	Arenaciarcula fittoni, Gemmarcula aurea, Oblongarcula oblonga Arenaciarcula fittoni Meyer 1864 Gemmarcula aurea Oblongarcula oblonga Sowerby 1826
Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae	Ornithella juddi Ornithella juddi
Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae	Sellithyris coxwellensis Sellithyris coxwellensis Middlemiss 1959
Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae	Rhynchonella depressa Rhynchonella depressa
Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae	Cyclothyris latissima Cyclothyris latissima Sowerby 1829
Stenolaemata
Cyclostomata - Entalophoridae	Entalophora ramosissima Entalophora ramosissima
Echinoidea
Cidaroida - Cidaridae	Cidaris sp. Cidaris sp. Leske 1778 pencil urchin