Bognor Regis, London Clay (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.8° N, 0.7° W: paleocoordinates 46.2° N, 3.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Clay Member (London Clay Formation), Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• These 2 beds lie such that the Kingsway Shell bed overlies the Kingsway Concentrate bed; Divisions A, B, and C of King, et al. (1981)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, gray claystone

• stiff grey clay with scattered brown clay nodules, and occassional concentrates of fossils piled against teredo-bored wood.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ),

• c = common, r = rare, otherwise number of specimens are recorded

Primary reference: D. A. Bone. 1978. New Horizons in the London Clay of Bognor Regis, Sussex. Tertiary Research 2(1):9-16 [L. Ivany/E. Kowalski]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 8050: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 15.06.2000, edited by Mark Uhen and Phil Novack-Gottshall

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Hercoglossidae
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira glaucinoides Sowerby 1812 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Galeodea gallica" = Galeodea (Mambrinia) gallica
"Galeodea gallica" = Galeodea (Mambrinia) gallica Wrigley 1934 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
 Neogastropoda -
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Fusiturris simillima" = Eopleurotoma simillima
"Fusiturris simillima" = Eopleurotoma simillima Edwards 1861 turrid
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"? Stellaxis pulcher" = Architectonica (Stellaxis)
"? Stellaxis pulcher" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) sundial
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana partimstriata pointed nut clam
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Arctica planata Sowerby 1841 clam
[entered as Arctica plana]
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Calpitaria sulcataria" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius
"Calpitaria sulcataria" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius Deshayes 1825 venus clam
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
"Pecten duplicatus" = Cyclopecten duplicatus
"Pecten duplicatus" = Cyclopecten duplicatus Sowerby 1824 mud scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia tenuistriata Deshayes 1824 jingle
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
"Pinna affinis" = Atrina affinis
"Pinna affinis" = Atrina affinis Sowerby 1821 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Crinoidea
 Isocrinida - Cainocrinidae
Cainocrinus tintinnabulum Rasmussen 1972 Sea lily
Chondrichthyes
 Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae
"Notidanus serratissimus" = Notorhynchus serratissimus1
"Notidanus serratissimus" = Notorhynchus serratissimus1 Agassiz 1843 sevengill shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
"Oxyrhina sheppeyensis" = Anomotodon sheppeyensis1
"Oxyrhina sheppeyensis" = Anomotodon sheppeyensis1 Cassier 1966 goblin shark
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
"Odontaspis hopei" = Carcharias hopei1
"Odontaspis hopei" = Carcharias hopei1 Agassiz 1843 sand shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Odontaspis robusta" = Jaekelotodus robustus1, "Odontaspis trigonalis" = Jaekelotodus trigonalis1, Odontaspis winkleri1, Odontaspis macrota1, "Lamna verticalis" = Hypotodus verticalis1, "Lamna lerichei" = Brachycarcharias lerichei1
"Odontaspis robusta" = Jaekelotodus robustus1 Leriche 1905 sand tiger shark
"Odontaspis trigonalis" = Jaekelotodus trigonalis1 Jackel 1895 sand tiger shark
Odontaspis winkleri1 Leriche 1905 sand tiger shark
Odontaspis macrota1 Agassiz 1838 sand tiger shark
"Lamna verticalis" = Hypotodus verticalis1 Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
"Lamna lerichei" = Brachycarcharias lerichei1 Casier 1946 sand tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Physodon secundus1 Winkler 1876 requiem shark
"Physodon tertius" = Physogaleus secundus1 Winkler 1876 requiem shark
Hypoprion sp.1 Muller and Henle 1838 requiem shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Galeorhinus sp.1 de Blainville and Prévost 1816 school shark
Galeorhinus minor1 Agassiz 1835 school shark
"Galeorhinus lefevrei" = Pachygaleus lefevrei1 Daimeries 1891 hound shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus sp.1 Blainville 1816 cat shark
Scyliorhinus minutissimus1 Winkler 1873 cat shark
Scyliorhinus biauriculatus1 Casier 1946 cat shark
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
"Raja cf. duponti" = Dasyatis duponti1
"Raja cf. duponti" = Dasyatis duponti1 Winkler 1874 whiptail stingray
 Squaliformes - Dalatiidae
Isistius trituratus1 Winkler 1874 shark
 Squaliformes - Squalidae
Squalus minor1 Daimeries 1888 dogfish shark
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina prima1 Winkler 1874 angel shark
 Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus wardenensis1 bullhead shark
Heterodontus vincenti1 Leriche 1905 bullhead shark
Aves
 Odontopterygiformes - Pelagornithidae
"Argillornis longipennis" = Dasornis emuinus4
"Argillornis longipennis" = Dasornis emuinus4 Bowerbank 1854 bird
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Microena goodwini n. gen. n. sp.4
Microena goodwini n. gen. n. sp.4 Harrison and Walker 1977 dove
 Apodiformes -
Primapus lacki4 Harrison and Walker 1975 swift
 Charadriiformes - Glareolidae
Precursor parvus4 Harrison and Walker 1977 shorebird
Actinopteri
 Istiophoriformes - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena bognorensis3 Casier 1966 barracuda
 Labriformes - Labridae
Platylaemus colei n. gen. n. sp.2
Platylaemus colei n. gen. n. sp.2 Dixon 1850
 Spariformes - Sparidae
Sciaenurus bowerbanki3 Agassiz 1845
 Scombriformes - Palaeorhynchidae
Aglyptorhynchus venablesi n. sp.1 Casier 1966
 Scombriformes - Scombridae
Eocoelopoma sp.3 Woodward 1901
 Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
 Gadiformes - Merlucciidae
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Albula oweni3 Agassiz 1844 bonefish
Anthozoa
 Pennatulacea -
Graphularia wetherelli Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 sea pen