Vilsund 2 (Oligocene of Denmark)
Where: Denmark (56.9° N, 8.6° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 52.4° N, 12.6° E (Wright 2013)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Brejning Formation, Chattian (27.3 - 23.0 Ma)
• either Unit X or lowermost Brejning Formation; middle Chattian
Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic sandstone
• The sediment is glauconitic and greenish, very dark when wet. Fragments of molluscs and brachiopods are visible because of their whitish shells. Three horizons of sideritic concretions occur, and numerous sideritic concretions are scattered on the beach.
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: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
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| Gastropoda | |
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Euspira helicina protracta moon snail | |
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| Scaphopoda | |
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Fissidentalium polypleurum tusk shell
Antalis geminata tusk shell | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam | |
"Nuculana westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi
"Nuculana westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi Nyst and Westendorp 1839 pointed nut clam | |
Bathyarca bellula, "Acar aff. dentiens" = Barbatia (Acar) dentiens, "cf. Barbatia glimmerodensis" = Barbatia (Barbatia) glimmerodensis
Bathyarca bellula clam
"Acar aff. dentiens" = Barbatia (Acar) dentiens Cossmann and Peyrot 1912 miniature ark
"cf. Barbatia glimmerodensis" = Barbatia (Barbatia) glimmerodensis Janssen 1979 clam | |
"Limopsis parva" = Limopsis, "Cosmetopsis retifera" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera, "Oblimopa vonderhochti" = Limopsis
"Limopsis parva" = Limopsis clam
"Cosmetopsis retifera" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera Semper 1861 clam
"Oblimopa vonderhochti" = Limopsis clam | |
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Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
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Hilberia bifida Münster in Goldfuss 1835 scallop
Palliolum limatum scallop | |
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Astarte gracilis Golfuss 1837 clam
Digitaria koeneni clam | |
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Parvicardium kochi cockle | |
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam | |
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Teredinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 clam | |
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Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 wrinkled rock-borer | |
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Poromya sp. Forbes 1844 clam | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Perotrochus aff. sismondai Goldfuss 1844 snail | |
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Collonia troelsi snail | |
"Steromphala chattica" = Gibbula (Steromphala)
"Steromphala chattica" = Gibbula (Steromphala) top snail | |
"Homalopoma (Boutillieria) simplex" = Boutillieria
"Homalopoma (Boutillieria) simplex" = Boutillieria snail | |
"Astraea (Lithopoma) pustulosa" = Lithopoma, Margarites margaritula
"Astraea (Lithopoma) pustulosa" = Lithopoma snail
Margarites margaritula Sandberger 1859 snail | |
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Scissurella koeneniana Janssen 1978 snail | |
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Emarginula punctulata keyhole limpet | |
"Trophonopsis angustevaricata" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis)
"Trophonopsis angustevaricata" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) snail | |
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Graphis hosiusi snail | |
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Mathilda bicarinata Koch and Wiechmann 1872 snail | |
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Acteon punctatosulcata snail | |
Odostomia sp., Odostomia ventriosa, Turbonilla jeffreysi, Syrnola subcylindrica, "Syrnola laevissima" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) laevissima, Chrysallida sp.
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Odostomia ventriosa Speyer 1879 snail
Turbonilla jeffreysi snail
Syrnola subcylindrica snail
"Syrnola laevissima" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) laevissima Bosquet 1859 snail
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856 snail | |
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Nipteraxis bimonilifera snail | |
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Haustator goettentrupensis turret shell | |
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Leptonotis planatus snail | |
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Niso minor snail | |
Rissoa karsteni, "Alvania semperi" = Galeodinopsis semperi
Rissoa karsteni snail
"Alvania semperi" = Galeodinopsis semperi Wiechmann 1871 snail | |
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Cerithiopsida boelschei snail | |
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Cerithiella bitorquata snail | |
Seila koeneni, Cerithiopsis henckeliusii, Cerithiopsis jutensis, Cerithiopsis serrula, Cerithiopsis ariejansseni, Cerithiopsis aff. dautzenbergi, Cerithiopsis vilsundensis n. sp., "Thereitis angusta" = Tembrockia angusta
Cerithiopsis jutensis snail
Cerithiopsis serrula snail
Cerithiopsis aff. dautzenbergi Gilbert 1949 snail
Cerithiopsis vilsundensis n. sp. Schnetler et al. 2024 snail
"Thereitis angusta" = Tembrockia angusta Tembrock 1964 snail | |
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Norephora elatior snail | |
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Echinophoria rondeleti snail | |
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Onustus scrutarium carrier shell | |
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Streptodictyon cheruscus spindle shell
Streptodictyon schnetleri spindle shell
Streptodictyon soellingensis Tembrock 1965 spindle shell | |
Metula (Daphnobela) scabricula, Searlesia dentifera, Aquilofusus aequistriata, Aquilofusus elegantulus, Aquilofusus waeli
Metula (Daphnobela) scabricula true whelk
Searlesia dentifera Vermeij 1991 true whelk
Aquilofusus aequistriata true whelk
Aquilofusus elegantulus Philippi 1843 true whelk
Aquilofusus waeli Nyst 1852 true whelk | |
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Tritia schlotheimi snail | |
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Conus semperi cone shell
Boreosiphopsis danicus Schnetler 1985 cone shell | |
"Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri
"Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri Edwards 1861 snail | |
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Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) danica n. sp. Schnetler et al. 2024 snail | |
Bathytoma leunisii, Drilliola speyeri, Microdrillia ingerae, "Benthomangelia brejningensis" = Microdrillia (Andersondrillia) brejningensis
Bathytoma leunisii snail
Drilliola speyeri snail
Microdrillia ingerae snail
"Benthomangelia brejningensis" = Microdrillia (Andersondrillia) brejningensis Schnetler and Beyer 1990 snail | |
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Stenodrillia obeliscus Desmoulins 1842 snail
Splendrillia koeneni snail | |
Pleurotomella margaritata, Pleurotomella rappardi, "Eubela zetes" = Daphnella (Eubela) zetes, "Amblyacrum roemeri" = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum)
Pleurotomella rappardi Koenen 1867 snail
"Amblyacrum roemeri" = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum) snail | |
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Polystira koninckii turrid
Gemmula geinitzi turrid
Acamptogenotia morreni turrid
Boreodrillia undatella turrid | |
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Conomitra soellingensis ribbed mitre
Orthosurcula regularis Koninck 1837 ribbed mitre | |
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Ancilla karsteni olive snail | |
"Hirtotyphis pungens" = Typhis, Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus, Eopaziella capito, "Eopaziella deshayesi" = Eopaziella deshayesii, Siphonochelus sejunctus, Siphonochelus fistulatus, Lyrotyphis cuniculosus, Murexsul kochi
"Hirtotyphis pungens" = Typhis murex snail
Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus Beyrich 1854 murex snail
Eopaziella capito Philippi 1843 murex snail
"Eopaziella deshayesi" = Eopaziella deshayesii Nyst 1836 murex snail
Siphonochelus sejunctus murex snail
Siphonochelus fistulatus Schlotheim 1820 murex snail
Lyrotyphis cuniculosus murex snail
Murexsul kochi Beyrich 1854 murex snail | |
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Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820 snail | |
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Cirsope multicingulata 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 | |
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Artemisiocysta cladodichotoma acritarchs
Cyclopsiella elliptica acritarchs | |
| Dinophyceae | |
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Reticulatosphaera actinocoronata Bujak and Matsuoka 1986 | |
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Lingulodinium machaerophorum, Hystrichokolpoma cinctum, Thalassiphora pelagica, Spiniferites sp., Spiniferites pseudofurcatus, Achomosphaera sp.
Hystrichokolpoma cinctum Klumpp 1953
Thalassiphora pelagica Eisenack 1954
Spiniferites sp. Mantell 1850
Spiniferites pseudofurcatus Sarjeant 1970
Achomosphaera sp. Evitt 1963 | |
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Membranophoridium aspinatum Gerlach 1961 | |