Bridlington [Bridlington Mbr, Holderness Fm] (Pleistocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (54.1° N, 0.2° W: paleocoordinates 54.1° N, 0.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bridlington Member (Holderness Formation), Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Mammal. Crag, now referred to as the Bridlington Mbr of the Holderness Fm, which locally overlies basement till and is overlain by the Fenland Formation (Geol. Soc., London, 1999). AGE: Late Pleistocene, oxygen isotope stage 2 according to Geol. Soc., London (1999). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within member.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified siliciclastic sediments

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine siliciclastic.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Not stated in text, but siliciclastic based on observation of specimens. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, based on observation and figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Not stated, but probably Stearns Wood, c. 1840's-1870's. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.

Primary reference: S. V. Wood. 1848. A monograph of the Crag Mollusca or, descriptions of shells from the middle and upper Tertiaries of the East of England. Part 1. Univalves 1-208 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 84832: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 14.11.2008

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for mollusca. Other volumes when entered will include bryozoa, brachiopoda, and anthozoa. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but with antiquated nomenclature, which is revised where possible through more recent sources.
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella communis Risso 1826 turret shell
Turritella clathratula Wood 1847 turret shell
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
"Scalaria groenlandica" = Epitonium greenlandicum
"Scalaria groenlandica" = Epitonium greenlandicum Perry 1811 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
Trichotropis borealis Broderip and Sowerby 1829 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Trophon antiquum" = Fusus antiquus
"Trophon antiquum" = Fusus antiquus Müller 1774 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinum undatum, "Trophon gracile" = Colus gracilis
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758 true whelk
"Trophon gracile" = Colus gracilis da Costa 1778 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria costellifera Sowerby 1818 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Clavatula turricula" = Propebela turricula
"Clavatula turricula" = Propebela turricula Montagu 1803 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Trophon scalariforme" = Boreotrophon clathratus
"Trophon scalariforme" = Boreotrophon clathratus Linnaeus 1767 murex snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda pernula" = Nuculana pernula, Leda caudata
"Leda pernula" = Nuculana pernula Müller 1779 pointed nut clam
Leda caudata Donovan 1802 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula tenuis" = Ennucula tenuis, "Nucula cobboldiae" = Acila (Truncacila) cobboldae
"Nucula tenuis" = Ennucula tenuis Montagu 1808 nut clam
"Nucula cobboldiae" = Acila (Truncacila) cobboldae Linnaeus 1767 divaricate nutclam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiola modiolus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Macoma balthica" = Macoma (Macoma) balthica
"Macoma balthica" = Macoma (Macoma) balthica Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
"Cyprina islandica" = Arctica islandica
"Cyprina islandica" = Arctica islandica Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Pholadida - Myidae
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata, "Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
"Pholas crispata" = Zirfaea crispata
"Pholas crispata" = Zirfaea crispata Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Saxicava rugosa" = Hiatella, Panopea norvegica
"Saxicava rugosa" = Hiatella clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita analis Philippi 1836 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte compressa Montague 1808 clam
Astarte sulcata Da Costa 1778 clam
Astarte borealis Chemnitz 1784 clam
Astarte mutabilis Wood 1840 clam
Astarte elliptica Brown 1827 clam