PBDB Collection

SHfs-Greensand (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.6° N, 1.2° W: paleocoordinates 40.3° N, 9.7° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ferruginous Sands Formation (Lower Greensand Group), Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• includes beds correlative with Upper Crioceras Beds of Atherfield through Ferruginous Bands of Blackgang Chine

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic, green, argillaceous sandstone and shale

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: R. Casey. 1961. The stratigraphical palaeontology of the Lower Greensand. Palaeontology 3(4):487-621 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 1769: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 08.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
Lucinida - Mactromyidae	Thetironia minor Thetironia minor Sowerby 1826 clam
Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae	Pterotrigonia mantelli Pterotrigonia mantelli clam
Ostreida - Ostreidae	"Lopha diluviana" = Rastellum diluvianum "Lopha diluviana" = Rastellum diluvianum Linnaeus 1767 oyster
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	"Exogyra tuberculifera" = Ceratostreon tuberculiferum, Exogyra sp., Exogyra latissima "Exogyra tuberculifera" = Ceratostreon tuberculiferum Koch and Dunker 1837 oyster Exogyra sp. Say 1820 oyster Exogyra latissima oyster
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringinella albensis Ringinella albensis snail
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Dimorphosoma vectianum Dimorphosoma vectianum snail
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Confusiscala ischyra, Claviscala ricordeana Confusiscala ischyra wentletrap Claviscala ricordeana wentletrap
Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Douvilleiceratidae	Epicheloniceras sp., Cheloniceras cornuelianum Epicheloniceras sp. Casey 1954 ammonite Cheloniceras cornuelianum d'Orbigny 1840 ammonite
Ammonitida - Ancyloceratidae	Tropaeum subarcticum, Tropaeum sp., "Tropaeum bowerbanki" = Tropaeum (Tropaeum) bowerbanki Tropaeum subarcticum ammonite Tropaeum sp. Sowerby 1837 ammonite "Tropaeum bowerbanki" = Tropaeum (Tropaeum) bowerbanki Sowerby 1837 ammonite
Ammonitida - Parahoplitidae	cf. Parahoplites maximus, Parahoplites sp. n. sp., "cf. Parahoplites nutfieldensis" = Parahoplites nutfieldiensis cf. Parahoplites maximus ammonite originally entered as "Parahoplites cf. maximus" Parahoplites sp. n. sp. Anthula 1899 ammonite originally entered as "Parahoplites sp. nov." "cf. Parahoplites nutfieldensis" = Parahoplites nutfieldiensis Sowerby 1815 ammonite originally entered as "Parahoplites cf. nutfieldensis"
Ammonitida - Deshayesitidae	"Dufrenoya furcata" = Dufrenoyia "Dufrenoya furcata" = Dufrenoyia ammonite originally entered as "Dufrenoyia furcata"
Sedentaria
Sabellida - Serpulidae	Serpula sp. Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Stenolaemata
Cyclostomata - Eleidae	"Chisma furcillata" = Meliceritites "Chisma furcillata" = Meliceritites
Cyclostomata - Horneridae	Siphodictyum gracile Siphodictyum gracile Lonsdale 1849
Cyclostomata - Petaloporidae	Choristopetalum impar Choristopetalum impar originally entered as "Choristopetallum impar"
Lingulata
Lingulida - Lingulidae	Lingula truncata Lingula truncata Sowerby 1836
Rhynchonellata
Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae	Rhynchonella parvirostris Rhynchonella parvirostris originally entered as "Rynchonella parvirostris"
Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae	Sulcirhynchia hythensis Sulcirhynchia hythensis
Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae	Oblongarcula oblonga Oblongarcula oblonga Sowerby 1826
Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae	Ornithella morrisi, Ornithella celtica, Ornithella tamarindus, Ornithella wanklyni, Ornithella ? juddi Ornithella morrisi Ornithella celtica Ornithella tamarindus Ornithella wanklyni Ornithella ? juddi originally entered as "Ornithella juddi ?"
Terebratulida - Capillithyrididae	"Platythyris comptonensis" = Aniabrochus comptonensis "Platythyris comptonensis" = Aniabrochus comptonensis Middlemiss 1959
Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae	Cyrtothyris uniplicata, Praelongithyris praelongiforma, Rhombothyris extensa, Sellithyris sella Cyrtothyris uniplicata Walker 1870 Praelongithyris praelongiforma Middlemiss 1959 Rhombothyris extensa Meyer 1864 Sellithyris sella Sowerby 1823 "sella shanklinensis" - originally entered as "Sellithyris sella shanklinensis"
Echinoidea
Euechinoidea - Pseudodiadematidae	Tetragramma rotulare Tetragramma rotulare sea urchin
Calycina -	Trochotiara fittoni Trochotiara fittoni sea urchin
Salenioida - Hyposaleniidae	Hyposalenia wrighti, Hyposalenia stellulata Hyposalenia wrighti sea urchin Hyposalenia stellulata sea urchin
Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae	Catopygus vectensis Catopygus vectensis sea urchin
Irregularia - Nucleolitidae	Phyllobrissus fittoni Phyllobrissus fittoni sea urchin
Holasteroida - Holasteridae	Holaster wrighti Holaster wrighti sea urchin
Spatangoida - Toxasteridae	Toxaster fittoni, Toxaster renevieri Toxaster fittoni heart urchin Toxaster renevieri heart urchin