Campanile Beds, Selsey FM, England (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Also known as SU 54720186

Where: England, United Kingdom (51.0° N, 1.3° W: paleocoordinates 47.8° N, 4.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Selsey Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• located at the base of the Upper Bracklesham beds, Selsey FM.

•age updated by Ivany

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, glauconitic sandstone and claystone

• laminated clay and glauconitic sand with scattered fossils and lignite, also present are rounded flint pebbles and light grey siltstone pebbles.

Preservation: cast

Collection methods: core,

Primary reference: D. J. Kemp. 1976. Account of Excavations into the Campanile Bed (Eocene, Selsey Formation) at Stubbington, Hants. Tertiary Research 1(2):41-45 [L. Ivany/E. Kowalski]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 8047: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 15.06.2000

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• includes vertebrates in the published faunal list, not reported in this collection.
unclassified
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Foraminifera
 Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Turbinolia dixoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula dixoni nut clam
"Nucula minor" = Nucula (Lamellinucula) minor Deshayes 1858 nut clam
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus sp. Roding 1798 mussel
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Cubitostrea plicata Solander 1766 oyster
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia tenuistriata Deshayes 1824 jingle
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
Glycymeris pulvinata Lamarck 1805 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Barbatia appendiculata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata Sowerby 1820 clam
Trigonodesma lissa Bayan 1873 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Glans sp. Mühfeld 1811 clam
"Cardita elegans" = Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans Lamarck 1806 clam
"Cardita carinata" = Claibornicardia carinata Sowerby 1819 clam
Venericor planicosta Lamarck 1801 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
 Solenida - Solenidae
"Eosolen plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax
"Eosolen plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax Cossmann 1886 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Vepricardium sp. Iredale 1929 cockle
"Vepricardium porulosum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum Solander 1766 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp., "Tellina craticula" = Arcopagia craticula
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
"Tellina craticula" = Arcopagia craticula Sowerby 1850 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra sp. Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Tivelina striatula" = Venerella striatula, "Calpitaria sulcatarius" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius, "Macrocallista laevigata" = Costacallista laevigata
"Tivelina striatula" = Venerella striatula Deshayes 1825 venus clam
"Calpitaria sulcatarius" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius Deshayes 1825 venus clam
"Macrocallista laevigata" = Costacallista laevigata Lamarck 1806 venus clam
 Cardiida - Kelliellidae
Lutetia parisiensis Deshayes 1860 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Bicorbula gallica" = Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica Lamarck 1801 clam
"Corbula ficus" = Ficusocorbula ficus Solander 1766 clam
 Pholadida - Myidae
Sphenia sp. Turton 1822 softshell clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
 Heterostrophia -
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Stellaxis pulcher" = Architectonica (Stellaxis)
"Stellaxis pulcher" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) sundial
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Globularia grossa Deshayes 1864 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
"Rissoina puncticulata" = Rissoina (Rissoina) puncticulata
"Rissoina puncticulata" = Rissoina (Rissoina) puncticulata Deshayes 1861 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Rimella rimosa Solander 1766 true conch
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Typhis pungens" = Typhis (Typhis) pungens Solander in Brander and Brander 1766 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Mitreola labratula, "Neoathleta selsiensis" = Athleta (Neoathleta), Neoathleta cithara, "Athleta spinosus" = Athleta (Volutospina) spinosa, "Athleta athleta" = Athleta (Volutospina) athleta
Mitreola labratula Lamarck 1803 volute
"Neoathleta selsiensis" = Athleta (Neoathleta) volute
Neoathleta cithara Lamarck 1802 volute
"Athleta spinosus" = Athleta (Volutospina) spinosa Linnaeus 1758 volute
"Athleta athleta" = Athleta (Volutospina) athleta Solander in Brander 1877 volute
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
"Ancilla buccinoides" = Spirancilla buccinoides
"Ancilla buccinoides" = Spirancilla buccinoides Lamarck 1802 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Asthenotoma sp. Harris and Burrows 1891 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Hemipleurotoma plebeia" = Gemmula
"Hemipleurotoma plebeia" = Gemmula turrid
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Cornulina minax Solander 1766 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Euthriofusus sp. Cossmann 1901 snail
Clavilithes sp. Swainson 1840 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sigatica obovata moon snail
Crommium willemeti moon snail
Euspira sp. Agassiz 1837 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
Capulus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Eulima sp. Risso 1826 snail
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
"Drillia granulata" = Crassispira (Tripia) granulata
"Drillia granulata" = Crassispira (Tripia) granulata Lamarck 1804 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Omalaxis sp., "Turritella imbricataria" = Haustator imbricataria, "Mesalia sulcata" = Sigmesalia sulcata, Turritella sp., "Turritella sulcifera" = Ispharina sulcifera
Omalaxis sp. Deshayes 1832 turret shell
"Turritella imbricataria" = Haustator imbricataria Lamarck 1804 turret shell
"Mesalia sulcata" = Sigmesalia sulcata Lamarck 1804 turret shell
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
"Turritella sulcifera" = Ispharina sulcifera Deshayes 1832 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Batillariidae
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Margarites spiratus, "Delphinula sp." = Angaria
"Delphinula sp." = Angaria Röding 1798 snail
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Hercoglossidae
Cimomia sp. Conrad 1866 nautiloid