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 dimidiata n. sp.¹⁰, Eoptychopterina demissa n. sp.¹⁰ Eoptychopterina dimidiata n. sp.¹⁰ Lukashevich et al. 2001 phantom crane fly MNEMG 1998.17; collected by R. Coram Eoptychopterina demissa n. sp.¹⁰ Lukashevich et al. 2001 phantom crane fly MNEMG 1998.16; 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 - 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
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
Odonata - Hemiphlebiidae	Parahemiphlebia allendaviesi n. sp.⁶ Parahemiphlebia allendaviesi n. sp.⁶ Jarzembowski et al. 1998 greenling MNEMG 1996.226ab
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 - 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 - Araripelibellulidae	Araripelibellula britannica⁵ Araripelibellula britannica⁵ Fleck et al. 2008 true dragonfly MNEMG 2008.25 R. A. Coram coll.
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
Raphidioptera - Mesoraphidiidae	Mesoraphidia durlstonensis⁸, Mesoraphidia websteri n. sp.⁸, "Mesoraphidia purbeckensis n. sp." = Grimaldiraphidia purbeckensis⁸ Mesoraphidia durlstonensis⁸ Jepson et al. 2009 snakefly MNEMG 2007.45, 46 Mesoraphidia websteri n. sp.⁸ Jepson et al. 2009 snakefly MNEMG 2007.48 "Mesoraphidia purbeckensis n. sp." = Grimaldiraphidia purbeckensis⁸ Jepson et al. 2009 snakefly MNEMG 2007.47
Coleoptera - Gyrinidae	Mesogyrus anglicus n. sp.¹² Mesogyrus anglicus n. sp.¹² Ponomarenko et al. 2005 whirligig beetle MNEMG 2000.33
Coleoptera - Dytiscidae	Palaeodytes incompleta n. sp.¹² Palaeodytes incompleta n. sp.¹² Ponomarenko et al. 2005 predaceous diving beetle MNEMG 2003.18
Coleoptera - Coptoclavidae	Coptoclavella purbeckensis n. sp.¹² Coptoclavella purbeckensis n. sp.¹² Ponomarenko et al. 2005 beetle MNEMG 2003.17, cf. 2000.32
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
Orthoptera - Elcanidae	Minelcana dubia, Minelcana membranacea n. gen. n. sp., "Panorpidium tesselatum" = Panorpidium tessellatum, Panorpidium proximum n. sp. Minelcana dubia Giebel 1856 grasshopper MNEMG 2003.30 Minelcana membranacea n. gen. n. sp. Gorochov et al. 2006 grasshopper MNEMG 2003.28, 29 "Panorpidium tesselatum" = Panorpidium tessellatum Westwood 1854 grasshopper MNEMG 2003.31, 32 Panorpidium proximum n. sp. Gorochov et al. 2006 grasshopper MNEMG 2003.33
Orthoptera - Baissogryllidae	Sharategia davisi n. sp. Sharategia davisi n. sp. Gorochov et al. 2006 grasshopper MNEMG 2003.48
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

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