PBDB Collection

Durlston Bay, Bed DB175, Swanage (MNEMG collection) (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.6° N, 2.0° W: paleocoordinates 41.5° N, 7.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Stair Hole Member (Durlston Formation), Late/Upper Berriasian (145.0 - 140.2 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal; lithified siliciclastic sediments

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: Repository: Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery

Primary reference: A. V. Gorochov, E. A. Jarzembowski, and R. A. Coram. 2006. Grasshoppers and crickets (Insecta: Orthoptera) from the Lower Cretaceous of southern England. Cretaceous Research 27:641-662 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 103833: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 02.02.2011, edited by Jered Karr

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
Diptera - Elliidae	Elliidae indet.¹, Ellia purbeckensis n. sp.¹ Elliidae indet.¹ Krzemińska et al. 1993 fly MNEMG 1999.29a,b Ellia purbeckensis n. sp.¹ Coram and Jarzembowski 1999 fly MNEMG 1998.19a,b; MNEMG 1999.28a,b
Diptera - Ptychopteridae	Eoptychopterina demissa n. sp.¹⁰, Eoptychopterina dimidiata n. sp.¹⁰ Eoptychopterina demissa n. sp.¹⁰ Lukashevich et al. 2001 phantom crane fly MNEMG 1998.16; collected by R. Coram Eoptychopterina dimidiata n. sp.¹⁰ Lukashevich et al. 2001 phantom crane fly MNEMG 1998.17; collected by R. Coram
Diptera - Trichoceridae	Trichocera corami n. sp.⁹ Trichocera corami n. sp.⁹ Krzemińska et al. 2009 winter crane fly MNEMG 2005.67, 68
Diptera - Dixidae	Eucorethrina westwoodi n. sp.¹⁰ Eucorethrina westwoodi n. sp.¹⁰ Lukashevich et al. 2001 meniscus midge MNEMG 1998.26 collected by R. Coram
Diptera - Procramptonomyiidae	Procramptonomyiidae indet.¹, Procramptonomyia marianna¹, Procramptonomyia zigzagensis n. sp.¹ Procramptonomyiidae indet.¹ Kovalev 1985 fly MNEMG 1999.27; apparently a new taxa Procramptonomyia marianna¹ Krzemiński and Krzemińska 1994 fly MNEMG 1999.25a, b Procramptonomyia zigzagensis n. sp.¹ Coram and Jarzembowski 1999 fly MNEMG 1999.26
Diptera -	Opetiala shatalkini n. gen. n. sp.² Opetiala shatalkini n. gen. n. sp.² Coram et al. 2000 fly MNEMG 2000.28
Diptera - Rhagionidae	Ptiolinites raypearcei¹¹, Ptiolinites heidiae n. sp.¹¹ Ptiolinites raypearcei¹¹ Mostovski et al. 2000 snipe fly MNEMG 199.24 Coram collection Ptiolinites heidiae n. sp.¹¹ Mostovski et al. 2000 snipe fly MNEMG 199.21, 22, 23 collected by Heidi & R. Coram
Odonata - Aeschnidiidae	Aeschnidiidae indet.⁴, Jarzembowskiaeschnidium polandi n. gen. n. sp.⁴, Diastatopaeschnidium reneeheiko n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Aeschnidiidae indet.⁴ Handlirsch 1906 small darner Jarzembowskiaeschnidium polandi n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Fleck and Nel 2003 small darner MNEMG DB 175 Odon 8; MNEMG TIN 1316 Diastatopaeschnidium reneeheiko n. gen. n. sp.⁴ Fleck and Nel 2003 small darner MNEMG DB 175 Odon 1
Odonata - Cretapetaluridae	Anglopetalura magnifica n. gen. n. sp.³ Anglopetalura magnifica n. gen. n. sp.³ Coram and Nel 2009 true dragonfly MNEMG 2009.68 Coram coll.
Odonata - Araripelibellulidae	Araripelibellula britannica⁵ Araripelibellula britannica⁵ Fleck et al. 2008 true dragonfly MNEMG 2008.25 R. A. Coram coll.
Odonata - Gomphaeschnidae	Cretalloaeschna cliffordae n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Cretalloaeschna cliffordae n. gen. n. sp.⁷ Jarzembowski and Nel 1996 true dragonfly MNEMG 1995.171a,b
Odonata - Hemiphlebiidae	Parahemiphlebia allendaviesi n. sp.⁶ Parahemiphlebia allendaviesi n. sp.⁶ Jarzembowski et al. 1998 greenling MNEMG 1996.226ab
Orthoptera - Baissogryllidae	Sharategia davisi n. sp. Sharategia davisi n. sp. Gorochov et al. 2006 grasshopper MNEMG 2003.48
Orthoptera - Elcanidae	Minelcana membranacea n. gen. n. sp., Minelcana dubia, Panorpidium proximum n. sp., "Panorpidium tesselatum" = Panorpidium tessellatum Minelcana membranacea n. gen. n. sp. Gorochov et al. 2006 grasshopper MNEMG 2003.28, 29 Minelcana dubia Giebel 1856 grasshopper MNEMG 2003.30 Panorpidium proximum n. sp. Gorochov et al. 2006 grasshopper MNEMG 2003.33 "Panorpidium tesselatum" = Panorpidium tessellatum Westwood 1854 grasshopper MNEMG 2003.31, 32
Orthoptera - Prophalangopsidae	Pseudaboilus purbeckensis n. sp., ? Agrionidium obscurum n. sp. Pseudaboilus purbeckensis n. sp. Gorochov et al. 2006 hump-winged cricket MNEMG 2003.42 ? Agrionidium obscurum n. sp. Gorochov et al. 2006 hump-winged cricket MNEMG 2003.44
Orthoptera - Locustopsidae	Mesolocustopsis anglica n. sp. Mesolocustopsis anglica n. sp. Gorochov et al. 2006 grasshopper MNEMG 2003.55
Blattodea - Corydiidae	"Corydiidae indet." = Corydiidae¹⁴, "Polyphagidae indet." = Corydiidae¹³ "Corydiidae indet." = Corydiidae¹⁴ Saussure 1864 cockroach MNEMG 2000.47 "Polyphagidae indet." = Corydiidae¹³ Saussure 1864 cockroach MNEMGb2000.47 collected by R. Coram
Raphidioptera - Mesoraphidiidae	Mesoraphidia websteri n. sp.⁸, Mesoraphidia durlstonensis⁸, "Mesoraphidia purbeckensis n. sp." = Grimaldiraphidia purbeckensis⁸ Mesoraphidia websteri n. sp.⁸ Jepson et al. 2009 snakefly MNEMG 2007.48 Mesoraphidia durlstonensis⁸ Jepson et al. 2009 snakefly MNEMG 2007.45, 46 "Mesoraphidia purbeckensis n. sp." = Grimaldiraphidia purbeckensis⁸ Jepson et al. 2009 snakefly MNEMG 2007.47
Coleoptera - Coptoclavidae	Coptoclavella purbeckensis n. sp.¹² Coptoclavella purbeckensis n. sp.¹² Ponomarenko et al. 2005 beetle MNEMG 2003.17, cf. 2000.32
Coleoptera - Dytiscidae	Palaeodytes incompleta n. sp.¹² Palaeodytes incompleta n. sp.¹² Ponomarenko et al. 2005 predaceous diving beetle MNEMG 2003.18
Coleoptera - Gyrinidae	Mesogyrus anglicus n. sp.¹² Mesogyrus anglicus n. sp.¹² Ponomarenko et al. 2005 whirligig beetle MNEMG 2000.33

¹Coram and Jarzembowski 1999; ²Coram et al. 2000; ³Coram and Nel 2009; ⁴Fleck and Nel 2003; ⁵Fleck et al. 2008; ⁶Jarzembowski et al. 1998; ⁷Jarzembowski and Nel 1996; ⁸Jepson et al. 2009; ⁹Krzemińska et al. 2009; ¹⁰Lukashevich et al. 2001; ¹¹Mostovski et al. 2000; ¹²Ponomarenko et al. 2005; ¹³Vršanský and Ansorge 2001; ¹⁴Vršanský et al. 2022