Where: England, United Kingdom (50.7° N, 1.7° W: paleocoordinates 48.6° N, 5.6° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Middle Member (Barton Beds Formation), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)
• this bed is 25 ft thick, the lettering of the beds starts with the lowest Barton beds
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; concretionary, ferruginous, shelly/skeletal claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: In the introduction, Burton says that he is reporting fauna "the horizons of which are known to the author", and states that he has collected 480 specimens. It is also clear that he is pulling from other sources, some published (in difficult to obtain British journals), some not. It's difficult to tell which are his and which aren't. This is not a definitive source for this collection, but I think it's a reasonable place to start.
Primary reference: E. S.t. J. Burton. 1933. Faunal Horizons of the Barton Beds in Hampshire. Proceedings of the Geologist's Association 44:131-167 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 42644: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Erin Leckey on 03.08.2004
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Ostracoda | |
Cytheridea muelleri ostracod | |
Cythere plicata ostracod
Cythere striatopunctata ostracod | |
Gastropoda | |
Bullinella constricta snail
Bullinella elliptica snail | |
"Epitonium" reticulatum wentletrap | |
Globularia patula snail | |
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell | |
Cerithioderma costulatum snail | |
Eulima polygyra snail
Eulima sp. Risso 1826 snail | |
"Natica (Polinices) hantoniensis" = Sigatica hantoniensis, Sinum clathratum, Natica caillati, Natica sp., "Globularia sigaretina" = Ampullaria sigaretina, Natica (Euspira) labellata, "Natica epiglottina" = Cochlis epiglottina
"Natica (Polinices) hantoniensis" = Sigatica hantoniensis Pilkington 1804 moon snail
Sinum clathratum Gmelin 1790 moon snail
Natica caillati moon snail
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
"Globularia sigaretina" = Ampullaria sigaretina Lamarck 1804 moon snail
Natica (Euspira) labellata Lamarck 1804 moon snail
"Natica epiglottina" = Cochlis epiglottina Lamarck 1804 moon snail | |
Rissoa sp. Fréminville 1814 snail | |
Adeorbis politus snail
Adeorbis sp. Wood 1848 snail | |
Lacuna sp. Turton 1827 periwinkle | |
Rimella rimosa Solander 1766 true conch | |
"Hippochrenes amplus" = Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla
"Hippochrenes amplus" = Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla Solander in Brander 1766 snail | |
Sassia flandrica triton shell | |
Xenophora discoidea carrier shell
Xenophora agglutinans Lamarck 1804 carrier shell | |
Ficus nexilis Solander and Brander 1766 fig shell | |
"Typhis pungens" = Typhis (Typhis) pungens, "Murex tricarinatus" = Pterynotus (Pterynotus) crenulatus tricarinatus
"Typhis pungens" = Typhis (Typhis) pungens Solander in Brander and Brander 1766 murex snail
"Murex tricarinatus" = Pterynotus (Pterynotus) crenulatus tricarinatus Lamarck 1803 mustached bat | |
"Volutospina depauperata" = Athleta (Volutospina), "Volutospina lucta" = Athleta (Volutospina), "Volutospina sp." = Athleta (Volutospina), Volutospina athleta, Lyria decora
"Volutospina depauperata" = Athleta (Volutospina) volute
"Volutospina sp." = Athleta (Volutospina) Newton 1906 volute
Volutospina athleta Solander in Brander 1877 volute
Lyria decora Beyrich 1853 volute | |
Marginella gracilis margin shell | |
Sycostoma pyrus snail
Sycostoma bulbiforme Lamarck 1803 snail | |
Strepsidura turgida, "Pollia (Tritonidea) lavata" = Cantharus (Pollia)
Strepsidura turgida true whelk
"Pollia (Tritonidea) lavata" = Cantharus (Pollia) true whelk | |
Ancilla (Tortoliva) canalifera Lamarck 1802 olive snail | |
Sveltella microstoma snail
Admete (Bonellitia) evulsa Solander 1766 snail | |
"? Raphitoma plicata" = Elaeocyma plicata, Drillia gomphoidea, Drillia scabriuscula, Drillia verticillum
"? Raphitoma plicata" = Elaeocyma plicata Lamarck 1804 snail
Drillia gomphoidea snail
Drillia scabriuscula snail
Drillia verticillum snail | |
Bathytoma hemileia snail
"Bathytoma turbida" = Epalxis (Bathytoma) turbida Solander in Brander 1766 snail
Asthenotoma pupa Edwards 1861 snail | |
Eopleurotoma cedilla Edwards 1861 turrid
Eopleurotoma rotella Edwards 1861 turrid
"Hemipleurotoma denticula" = Gemmula turrid | |
Bela juncea snail | |
Conus (Hemiconus) lineatus cone shell
Conus (Hemiconus) scabriculus cone shell | |
"Drillia granulata" = Crassispira (Tripia) granulata
"Drillia granulata" = Crassispira (Tripia) granulata Lamarck 1804 snail | |
"Turritella imbricataria" = Haustator imbricataria, Turritella sp.
"Turritella imbricataria" = Haustator imbricataria Lamarck 1804 turret shell
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell | |
"Cerithium" sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail | |
Solarium plicatum Lamarck 1804 top snail | |
"Solariaxis canaliculatus" = Architectonica (Solariaxis)
"Solariaxis canaliculatus" = Architectonica (Solariaxis) sundial | |
Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium (Entaliopsis) striatum tusk shell
Dentalium (Laevidentalium) acicula tusk shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Nucula praelonga, "Nucula bisulcata" = Nucula (Nuculoma) bisulcata
Nucula praelonga nut clam
"Nucula bisulcata" = Nucula (Nuculoma) bisulcata Sowerby 1850 nut clam | |
""Leda" minima" = Nuculana
""Leda" minima" = Nuculana pointed nut clam | |
"Crassatellites sulcatus" = Crassatella
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"Venericardia sulcata" = Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata, "Venericardia davidsoni" = Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) davidsoni
"Venericardia sulcata" = Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata Solander 1766 clam
"Venericardia davidsoni" = Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) davidsoni Deshayes 1858 clam | |
Corbula cf. costata, Corbula cf. lamarcki, Corbula pisum, "Corbula rugosa" = Notocorbula rugosa, "Corbula ficus" = Ficusocorbula ficus
Corbula cf. costata clam
Corbula cf. lamarcki clam
Corbula pisum clam
"Corbula rugosa" = Notocorbula rugosa Lamarck 1806 clam
"Corbula ficus" = Ficusocorbula ficus Solander 1766 clam | |
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
"Mactra compressa" = Spisula compressa
"Mactra compressa" = Spisula compressa Deshayes 1832 clam | |
"Callista aff. laevigata" = Costacallista laevigata
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Nemocardium parile Deshayes 1858 cockle | |
"Ostrea gigantea" = Gigantostrea gigantica
"Ostrea gigantea" = Gigantostrea gigantica Solander in Brander 1766 oyster | |
"Ostrea plicata" = Cubitostrea plicata
"Ostrea plicata" = Cubitostrea plicata Solander 1766 oyster | |
Limopsis scalaris clam | |
"Barbatia appendiculata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata
"Barbatia appendiculata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata Sowerby 1820 clam | |
Sedentaria | |
Stenolaemata | |
Gymnolaemata | |
? Hippoporina sp. Neviani 1895 | |
"Mucronella angustocecium" = Escharella
"Mucronella angustocecium" = Escharella | |
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Echinoidea | |
Hemiaster branderi heart urchin | |
Chondrichthyes | |
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus, Odontaspis macrota
"Odontaspis cuspidata" = Araloselachus cuspidatus Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
Odontaspis macrota Agassiz 1838 sand tiger shark | |
"Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus
"Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark | |
Squatina cf. crassa Daimeries 1889 angel shark | |
Actinopteri | |
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Cybium bartonense Woodward 1901 | |
"Otolithus (Serranus) bartonensis" = Eosolea bartonensis
"Otolithus (Serranus) bartonensis" = Eosolea bartonensis Frost 1934 flatfish | |
"Otolithus (Solea) approximatus" = Solea approximata
"Otolithus (Solea) approximatus" = Solea approximata Koken 1891 flatfish | |
"Otolithus (Ophidiidarum) cf. acutangula" = Ophidiidarum, Otolithus (Ophidiidarum) subregularis, "Otolithus (Ophidium) sp." = Ophidion
"Otolithus (Ophidiidarum) cf. acutangula" = Ophidiidarum
Otolithus (Ophidiidarum) subregularis Schubert 1916
"Otolithus (Ophidium) sp." = Ophidion Linnaeus 1758 | |
"Otolithus (Platessa) sector" = Paraconger sector
"Otolithus (Platessa) sector" = Paraconger sector Koken 1888 conger eel | |
Anthozoa | |
Graphularia wetherelli Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 sea pen | |
"Madrepora solanderi" = Acropora solanderi
"Madrepora solanderi" = Acropora solanderi Defrance 1828 stony coral | |
Paracyathus crassus Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 stony coral | |
Turbinolia affinis stony coral
Turbinolia forbesi stony coral
Turbinolia sp. Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Turbinolia fredericiana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral
Turbinolia humilis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 stony coral | |
unclassified | |
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Globothalamea | |
Anomalina ammonoides Reuss 1844 | |
Tubothalamea | |
Nodosariata | |
Truncatulina | |
Otolithes | |