Branden [Branden Clay]: Chattian, Denmark
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Fissidentalium polypleurum
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Antalis geminata
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Limopsidae
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Limopsis (Limopsis) aurita
(Brocchi 1814)
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera
(Semper 1861)
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21 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Lentipecten corneus
(Sowerby 1818)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Hilberia soellingensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Hilberia bifida
(Münster in Goldfuss 1835)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte (Astarte) gracilis
Golfuss 1837
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cyclocardia (Cyclocardia) grossecostata
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucinoma borealis
(Linnaeus 1767)
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14 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Lucinoma borealis praecedens | ||||||||||
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Gonimyrtea droueti
(Nyst 1861)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Gonimyrtea droueti gracilis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Thyasiridae
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Thyasira (Thyasira) flexuosa
(Montagu 1803)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Tellina flexuosa | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
(Oliva 1792)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Glossidae
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Glossus subtransversus
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10 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica
(Linnaeus 1767)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Hiatella arctica | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Cuspidariidae
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Cardiomya (Cardiomya) kochii
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana (Saccella) westendorpi
(Nyst and Westendorp 1839)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Saccella westendorpi | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Yoldiidae
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Yoldia (Yoldia) glaberrima
(von Münster 1837)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula (Lamellinucula) compta
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Solariellidae
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Solariella (Solariella) vissingensis
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Brachystomia sp.
Monterosato 1884
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Syrnola (Syrnola) subcylindrica
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Opalia (Pliciscala) pusilla
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Pliciscala | ||||||||||
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Turriscala (Turriscala) rudis
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira helicina
(Brocchi 1814)
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230 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Nerita helicina | ||||||||||
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Amaurellina cf. angustata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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Alvania tenuisculpta
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Alvania ellenorae
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Pseudocochlespira schwarzhansi n. sp.
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15 specimens | |||||||||
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Orthosurcula regularis
(Koninck 1837)
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497 specimens | |||||||||
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Vexillum (Uromitra) hastatum
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Uromitra | ||||||||||
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Conomitra soellingensis
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19 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Aquilofusus mothsi n. sp.
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19 specimens | |||||||||
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Aquilofusus birgitteae n. sp.
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53 specimens | |||||||||
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Aquilofusus marqueti n. sp.
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Aquilofusus sp.
Kautsky 1925
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Searlesia mitgaui
(von Koenen 1867)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Searlesia dentifera
Vermeij 1991
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Scalaspira (Scalaspira) erratica
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28 specimens | |||||||||
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Liomesus brandensis n. sp.
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Angistoma brueckneri
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Angistoma brueckneri danica | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Streptodictyon schnetleri
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9 specimens | |||||||||
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Streptodictyon soellingensis
(Tembrock 1965)
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Fusinus (Gracilipurpura) elatior
(Beyrich 1848)
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15 specimens | |||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Fusinus (Gracilipurpura) elatior posterior | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Cancellaria (Merica) evulsa
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Turehua subgranulata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Babylonella pusilla
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Ancilla (Ancillus) karsteni
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10 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Acamptogenotia morreni
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41 specimens | |||||||||
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Fusiturris selysiia
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377 specimens | |||||||||
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Fusiturris duchastelii
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200 specimens | |||||||||
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Gemmula (Oxytropa) konickii
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gemmula (Gemmula) geinitzi
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53 specimens | |||||||||
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Gemmula (Gemmula) laticlavia
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33 specimens | |||||||||
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Gemmula (Gemmula) subdenticulata
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20 specimens | |||||||||
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Aphanitoma ingerae n. sp.
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus (Leptoconus) semperi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Oenopota ronaldjansseni n. sp.
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Glibertturricula ariejansseni
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Inquisitor obeliscus
(Desmoulins 1842)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Stenodrillia obeliscus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Mangelia holzapfeli
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| corrected as Cythara (Mangelia) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Borsoniidae
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Bathytoma (Bathytoma) leunisii
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117 specimens | |||||||||
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Cordieria plicata
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19 specimens | |||||||||
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Drilliola bicingulata
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Scaphella (Scaphella) siemssenii
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus
(Beyrich 1854)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Lyrotyphis (Lyrotyphis) cuniculosus
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Lyrotyphis (Eotyphis) sejunctus
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9 specimens | |||||||||
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Muricopsis peregra
(Beyrich 1854)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Eopaziella capito
(Philippi 1843)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Eopaziella deshayesii
(Nyst 1836)
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36 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Drepanocheilus (Arrhoges) speciosus
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54 specimens | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Arrhoges | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Phalium (Echinophoria) rondeleti
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48 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Echinophoria | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Sassia flandrica
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37 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triphoridae
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Monophorus (Orifornia) praeversus
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9 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Newtoniellidae
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Eumetula serrula
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Certhiopsidella (Vatopsis) aff. dautzenbergi
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Denmark |
| Coordinates: | 56.8° North, 9.0° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 56.6° North, 5.8° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| Stage: | Chattian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Chattian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 27.82000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Branden Clay | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Branden Clay, which overlies the Viborg Fm (Rupelian) and is overlain by the Vejle Fjord Fm (Chattian). AGE: Early Chattian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Collection is a composite for the formation at this outcrop. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | unlithified claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Clay. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, on the basis of figured specimens. | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (float),surface (in situ),field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Geological Museum, the University of Copenhagen. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for mollusca. Otoliths, shark teeth, serpulids, anthozoa, brachiopods and sea urchins are also present but are not listed. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 111472 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-06-24 06:54:23 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2012-06-24 06:54:23 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 36500. | K. I. Schnetler and E. Palm. 2008. The molluscan fauna of the late Oligocene Branden Clay, Denmark. Palaeontos 15:1-92 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |