Ramsholt, Suffolk [Coralline Crag]: Zanclean, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Eulima subulata
(Montagu 1808)
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella incrassata
Sowerby 1814
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recombined as Turritella (Haustator) incrassata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Scalaria fimbriosa
Wood 1842
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recombined as Cirsotrema fimbriosa | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Voluta lamberti
Sowerby 1823
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recombined as Scaphella (Scaphella) lamberti | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Buccinum undatum
Linnaeus 1758
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Buccinum dalei
Sowerby 1825
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recombined as Liomesus dalei | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Pyrula reticulata
Lamarck 1822
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Aporrhais pespelicani
(Linnaeus 1758)
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recombined as Aporrhais pespelecani | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Cassidaria bicarinata
(Sowerby 1815)
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recombined as Galeodea bicatenata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Odostomia plicata
(Montagu 1803)
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Bivalvia
- Solemyida
- Nucinellidae
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Nucinella miliaris
(Deshayes 1829)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula nucleus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Nucula (Nucula) nucleus | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Leda semistriata
(Wood 1840)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Leda pygmaea
(Münster 1835)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cardita senilis
(Lamarck 1805)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte burtinii
De la Jonkaire 1823
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Astarte (Digitariopsis) obliquata burtinea | ||||||||||
Astarte mutabilis
Wood 1840
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Astarte basterotii
De la Jonkaire 1823
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Isocrassina basteroti | ||||||||||
Astarte omalii
De la Jonkaire 1823
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Isocrassina omalii | ||||||||||
Astarte gracilis
Golfuss 1837
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina borealis
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Poromyidae
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Poromya granulata
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Thraciida
- Thraciidae
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Thracia ventricosa
Philippi 1843
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Wood 1879 | |||||||||
Thracia ventricosa
Philippi 1843
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadomyida
- Pholadomyidae
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Pholadomya hesterna
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Panopea faujasii
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Glycimeris angusta
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
original and current combination Glycymeris | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Solenidae
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Solen ensis
Linnaeus 1767
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Teredinidae
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Teredo norvagica
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula striata
Lamarck 1801
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Caryocorbula striata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Myidae
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Mya truncata
Linnaeus 1758
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Mya (Mya) truncata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Kelliidae
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Lepton deltoideum
(Wood 1840)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Bornia (Bornia) deltoidea | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Trapezidae
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Coralliophaga cyprinoides
Wood 1840
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Cyprina rustica
(Sowerby 1818)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Pygocardia rustica | ||||||||||
Cyprina islandica
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Arctica islandica | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Cytherea chione
Linnaeus 1758
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Callista (Callista) chione | ||||||||||
Venus casina
Linnaeus 1758
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Dosina cassina | ||||||||||
Venus imbricata
(Sowerby 1826)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Timoclea imbricata | ||||||||||
Tapes perovalis
(Wood 1840)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Artemis lincta
(Pulteney 1799)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Cytherea rudis
(Poli 1795)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Pitar (Pitar) rudis | ||||||||||
Lucinopsis lajonkairii
(Payraudeau 1826)
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Wood 1879 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Lutraria lutraria
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Glossidae
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Isocardia cor
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta rotundata
(Montagu 1803)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Diplodonta (Diplodonta) rotundata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium decorticatum
Wood 1840
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Laevicardium (Laevicardium) decorticatum | ||||||||||
Cardium edule
Linnaeus 1758
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Cerastoderma edule | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Gastrana laminosa
(Sowerby 1827)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Tellina obliqua
Sowerby 1817
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Macoma (Macoma) obliqua | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Psammobiidae
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Psammobia ferroensis
(Chemnitz 1782)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Modiola sericea
Bronn 1831
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Arcoperna serica | ||||||||||
Modiola phaseolina
(Philippi 1844)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Modiolula phaseolina | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Pectunculus pilosus
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Wood 1879 | |||||||||
recombined as Glycymeris pilosa | ||||||||||
SUBSPECIES: Pectunculus pilosus insubricus | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Arca tetragona
Poli 1795
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Tetrarca tetragona | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea ungulata
Nyst 1843
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Wood 1879 | |||||||||
Ostrea edulis
Linnaeus 1758
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Ostrea princeps
Wood 1850
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima exilis
Wood 1839
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Lima subauriculata
(Montagu 1808)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Lima hians
(Gmelin 1792)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Limaria (Limaria) hians | ||||||||||
Lima loscombii
Sowerby 1824
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Limaria (Limatulella) loscombii | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia aculeata
Müller 1776
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten maximus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Pecten maxima | ||||||||||
Pecten pusio
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Talochlamys pusio | ||||||||||
Hinnites cortesyi
Defrance 1821
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
Pecten princeps
Sowerby 1826
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Pseudamussium princeps | ||||||||||
Pecten gerardii
Nyst 1835
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Palliolum gerardi | ||||||||||
Pecten tigrinus
Müller 1776
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
recombined as Palliolum tigrinum | ||||||||||
Pecten dubius
(Gmelin 1791)
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Wood 1850 | |||||||||
synonym of Aequipecten opercularis | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | England | County: | Suffolk |
Coordinates: | 52.0° North, 1.4° East (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 52.1° North, 1.0° East | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
Stage: | Zanclean | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
Key time interval: | Zanclean | ||
Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 3.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Coralline Crag | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Coralline Crag, which is regionally overlain by the Red Crag. AGE: It has been correlated with, but probably predates at 4.4 to 3.8 Ma, the Luchtbal Sand Member of the Lillo Formation in the Antwerp area on the basis of molluscs (Cambridge, 1977), foraminifera (Jenkins and Houghton, 1987) and dinoflagellate cysts (Louwye et al., 2004; De Schepper et al., 2009), placing it in the latter part of the early Pliocene (Zanclean 2) of the southern North Sea. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | unlithified "siliciclastic" |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Not stated in text, but siliciclastic based on observation of specimens. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, based on observation and figured specimens. | |
Environment: | coastal indet. |
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine siliciclastic. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original calcite |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Not stated, but probably Stearns Wood, c. 1840's-1870's. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text. | |
Taxonomic list comments: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. |
Metadata
Database number: | 84795 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2008-11-11 12:29:54 | Last modified: | 2017-12-22 18:16:01 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-11-11 12:29:54 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
28450. | 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] |
Secondary references:
29100 | S. V. Wood. 1850. A monograph of the Crag Mollusca, or, descriptions of shells from the middle and upper tertiaries of the East of England. Part II. Bivalves 1-302 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/S. Ávila] | |
28443 | S. V. Wood. 1879. Monograph of the Crag Mollusca with descriptions of shells from the upper tertiaries of the east of England 4:1-58 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |