Earldoms Clay Pit (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (51.4° N, 2.0° W: paleocoordinates 46.9° N, 4.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: London Clay Formation, Early/Lower Eocene (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shale

Primary reference: D. A. Bone and C. King. 1992. The London Clay of Earldoms Clay Pit, Whiteparish, Wiltshire. Tertiary Research 13(2-4):125-130 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3259: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 28.07.1999

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Taxonomic list

• this list is based on a compilation of notes by E.M. Venerables and confirmed by material in the Natural History Museum, London
unclassified
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Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander sp. Monfort 1810 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Sigapatella sp. Lesson 1830 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Seila mundula Deshayes 1865 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
cf. Cerithiella cloacina snail
originally entered as "Cerithiella cf. cloacina"
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sigatica hantoniensis Pilkington 1804 moon snail
Euspira glaucinoides Sowerby 1812 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
"Tibia sublucida" = Tibia (Eotibia) sublucida
"Tibia sublucida" = Tibia (Eotibia) sublucida Lowry et al. 1866 snail
abundant
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais sowerbii Fleming 1828 snail
abundant
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis multiformis" = Ficus multiformis, Priscoficus smithi
"Ficopsis multiformis" = Ficus multiformis Wrigley 1929 fig shell
Priscoficus smithi Sowerby 1827 fig shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Poirieria subcristata d'Orbigny 1850 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Eocantharus londini" = Cantharus (Eocantharus), Wrigleya sp.
"Eocantharus londini" = Cantharus (Eocantharus) true whelk
Wrigleya sp. Glibert 1963 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bonellitia ? laeviuscula Sowerby 1822 snail
"sp. ?laeviuscula" - originally entered as "Bonellitia sp. ?laeviuscula"
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Eopleurotoma sp. Cossmann 1889 turrid
Eopleurotoma prestwichii Edwards 1861 turrid
Eopleurotoma simillima Edwards 1861 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Cochlespira gyrata Edwards 1857 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
cf. Haustator dixoni Deshayes 1861 turret shell
common - originally entered as "Haustator cf. dixoni"
 Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
Ptychatractus interruptus Pilkington 1804 snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
"Actaeon sp." = Acteon
"Actaeon sp." = Acteon Montfort 1810 snail
originally entered as "Acteon sp."
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Syrnola angusta Deshayes 1861 snail
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula consors nut clam
common
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana partimstriata pointed nut clam
rare
 Solenida - Pharidae
Cultellus affinis Sowerby 1812 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Pitar sulcatarius" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius
"Pitar sulcatarius" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius Deshayes 1825 venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium nitens Sowerby 1813 cockle
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Amygdalum simplex Sowerby 1850 mussel
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Quadricellariidae
Nellia sp. Busk 1852
 Cheilostomata - Pasytheidae
Anthozoa
 Pennatulacea -
Graphularia wetherelli Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 sea pen
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Paracyathus sp. Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral