Where: Denmark (56.9° N, 8.6° E: paleocoordinates 56.8° N, 5.5° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Brejning Formation, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)
• either Unit X or lowermost Brejning Formation; middle Chattian
Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: K. I. Schnetler, H. Madsen, K. K. Sliwinska, C. Heilmann-Clausen, and K. Ulleberg. 2024. A late Oligocene molluscan fauna and Oligocene coastal outcrops from Vilsund, NW Denmark. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 73:1-40 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 234515: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.04.2024
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Gastropoda | |
Euspira helicina protracta moon snail | |
unclassified | |
Artemisiocysta cladodichotoma acritarchs
Cyclopsiella elliptica acritarchs | |
Dinophyceae | |
Spiniferites sp. Mantell 1850
Spiniferites pseudofurcatus Sarjeant 1970 | |
Membranophoridium aspinatum Gerlach 1961 | |
Reticulatosphaera actinocoronata Bujak and Matsuoka 1986 | |
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Hystrichokolpoma cinctum Klumpp 1953
Thalassiphora pelagica Eisenack 1954
Achomosphaera sp. Evitt 1963 | |
Bivalvia | |
"Nuculana westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi
"Nuculana westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi Nyst and Westendorp 1839 pointed nut clam | |
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam | |
Poromya sp. Forbes 1844 clam | |
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
Parvicardium kochi cockle | |
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam | |
Teredinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 clam | |
Astarte gracilis Golfuss 1837 clam
Digitaria koeneni clam | |
Hilberia bifida Münster in Goldfuss 1835 scallop
Palliolum limatum scallop | |
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
"Acar aff. dentiens" = Barbatia (Acar) dentiens, Bathyarca bellula, "cf. Barbatia glimmerodensis" = Barbatia (Barbatia) glimmerodensis
"Acar aff. dentiens" = Barbatia (Acar) dentiens Cossmann and Peyrot 1912 miniature ark
Bathyarca bellula clam
"cf. Barbatia glimmerodensis" = Barbatia (Barbatia) glimmerodensis Janssen 1979 clam | |
"Limopsis parva" = Limopsis, "Oblimopa vonderhochti" = Limopsis, "Cosmetopsis retifera" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera
"Limopsis parva" = Limopsis clam
"Oblimopa vonderhochti" = Limopsis clam
"Cosmetopsis retifera" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera Semper 1861 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
"Homalopoma (Boutillieria) simplex" = Boutillieria
"Homalopoma (Boutillieria) simplex" = Boutillieria snail | |
"Steromphala chattica" = Gibbula (Steromphala)
"Steromphala chattica" = Gibbula (Steromphala) top snail | |
"Astraea (Lithopoma) pustulosa" = Lithopoma, Margarites margaritula
"Astraea (Lithopoma) pustulosa" = Lithopoma snail
Margarites margaritula Sandberger 1859 snail | |
Collonia troelsi snail | |
Perotrochus aff. sismondai Goldfuss 1844 snail | |
Scissurella koeneniana Janssen 1978 snail | |
Emarginula punctulata snail | |
Niso minor snail | |
Leptonotis planatus snail | |
Opalia pusilla, Cirsotrema crispata, Cirsotrema aff. koeneni, "Cirsotrema insigne" = Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis) insigne, Pseudosassia flandrica
Opalia pusilla wentletrap
Cirsotrema crispata wentletrap
"Cirsotrema insigne" = Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis) insigne Philippi 1843 wentletrap
Pseudosassia flandrica wentletrap | |
Haustator goettentrupensis turret shell | |
"Alvania semperi" = Galeodinopsis semperi, Rissoa karsteni
"Alvania semperi" = Galeodinopsis semperi Wiechmann 1871 snail
Rissoa karsteni snail | |
Cirsope multicingulata snail | |
Tritia schlotheimi snail | |
Streptodictyon cheruscus snail
Streptodictyon soellingensis Tembrock 1965 snail | |
"Trophonopsis angustevaricata" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), Metula (Daphnobela) scabricula, Searlesia dentifera, Aquilofusus aequistriata, Aquilofusus waeli, Aquilofusus elegantulus
"Trophonopsis angustevaricata" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
Metula (Daphnobela) scabricula true whelk
Searlesia dentifera Vermeij 1991 true whelk
Aquilofusus aequistriata true whelk
Aquilofusus waeli Nyst 1852 true whelk
Aquilofusus elegantulus Philippi 1843 true whelk | |
Orthosurcula regularis Koninck 1837 ribbed mitre
Conomitra soellingensis ribbed mitre | |
Ancilla karsteni olive snail | |
Lyrotyphis cuniculosus, Eopaziella capito, "Eopaziella deshayesi" = Eopaziella deshayesii, Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus, "Hirtotyphis pungens" = Typhis, Siphonochelus sejunctus, Siphonochelus fistulatus, Murexsul kochi
Lyrotyphis cuniculosus murex snail
Eopaziella capito Philippi 1843 murex snail
"Eopaziella deshayesi" = Eopaziella deshayesii Nyst 1836 murex snail
Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus Beyrich 1854 murex snail
"Hirtotyphis pungens" = Typhis murex snail
Siphonochelus sejunctus murex snail
Siphonochelus fistulatus Schlotheim 1820 murex snail
Murexsul kochi Beyrich 1854 murex snail | |
Conus semperi cone shell
Boreosiphopsis danicus Schnetler 1985 cone shell | |
Splendrillia koeneni snail
Stenodrillia obeliscus Desmoulins 1842 snail | |
"Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri
"Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri Edwards 1861 snail | |
Microdrillia ingerae, "Benthomangelia brejningensis" = Microdrillia (Andersondrillia) brejningensis, Bathytoma leunisii, Drilliola speyeri
Microdrillia ingerae snail
"Benthomangelia brejningensis" = Microdrillia (Andersondrillia) brejningensis Schnetler and Beyer 1990 snail
Bathytoma leunisii snail
Drilliola speyeri snail | |
"Eubela zetes" = Daphnella (Eubela) zetes, Pleurotomella margaritata, Pleurotomella rappardi, "Amblyacrum roemeri" = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum)
Pleurotomella rappardi Koenen 1867 snail
"Amblyacrum roemeri" = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum) snail | |
Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) danica n. sp. Schnetler et al. 2024 snail | |
Polystira koninckii, Acamptogenotia morreni, Fusiturris selysii, Fusiturris duchastelii, Fusiturris enodis, Boreodrillia undatella, Gemmula geinitzi
Polystira koninckii turrid
Acamptogenotia morreni turrid
Fusiturris selysii turrid
Fusiturris duchastelii turrid
Fusiturris enodis turrid
Boreodrillia undatella turrid
Gemmula geinitzi turrid | |
Echinophoria rondeleti snail | |
Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820 snail | |
Onustus scrutarium carrier shell | |
Cerithiella bitorquata snail | |
Norephora elatior snail | |
"Thereitis angusta" = Tembrockia angusta, Seila koeneni, Cerithiopsis henckeliusii, Cerithiopsis jutensis, Cerithiopsis serrula, Cerithiopsis ariejansseni, Cerithiopsis vilsundensis n. sp., Cerithiopsis aff. dautzenbergi
"Thereitis angusta" = Tembrockia angusta Tembrock 1964 snail
Cerithiopsis jutensis snail
Cerithiopsis serrula snail
Cerithiopsis vilsundensis n. sp. Schnetler et al. 2024 snail
Cerithiopsis aff. dautzenbergi Gilbert 1949 snail | |
Cerithiopsida boelschei snail | |
Chrysallida sp., Syrnola subcylindrica, "Syrnola laevissima" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) laevissima, Odostomia sp., Odostomia ventriosa, Turbonilla jeffreysi
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856 snail
Syrnola subcylindrica snail
"Syrnola laevissima" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) laevissima Bosquet 1859 snail
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Odostomia ventriosa Speyer 1879 snail
Turbonilla jeffreysi snail | |
Acteon punctatosulcata snail | |
Graphis hosiusi snail | |
Mathilda bicarinata Koch and Wiechmann 1872 snail | |
Nipteraxis bimonilifera snail | |
Scaphopoda | |
Fissidentalium polypleurum tusk shell
Antalis geminata tusk shell |