Tuapaussat (Paleocene of Greenland)

Where: Greenland (70.3° N, 53.1° W: paleocoordinates 62.2° N, 20.9° W)

When: Propeamussium Member (Kangilia Formation), Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; black shale

• burnt shales

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Rosenkrantz. 1970. Marine Upper Cretaceous and lowermost Tertiary deposits in West Greenland. Meddelelser Dansk Geologiske 9:406-453 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 177724: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 09.04.2016

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Clavilites "sp. n.", Bonnelitia "sp. n."
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
? Gilbertina sp.
? Gilbertina sp. Morlett 1888 snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Tornatellaea (Ravniella) groenlandica n. sp., Crenilabium "sp. n."
Crenilabium "sp. n." Cossmann 1889 snail
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Mathilda "n. sp"
Mathilda "n. sp" Semper 1865 snail
 Heterostropha - Gordenellidae
"Promathilda (Chlathrobaculus) "n. sp."" = Promathildia
"Promathilda (Chlathrobaculus) "n. sp."" = Promathildia Andreae 1887 snail
 Pectinibranchia -
? Margarita steenstrupi
 Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
Tudicla (Tudicla) aff. carinata
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) "n. sp"
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) "n. sp" de Boury 1890 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Lunatia sp., Globisinum sp.
Lunatia sp. Gray 1847 moon snail
Globisinum sp. Marwick 1924 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
"Turricula (Zemacies) "sp. n."" = Turricula, "Turricula (Surcula) "three species"" = Turricula, "Surcula (Cochlespira) aff. koeneni" = Turricula
"Turricula (Zemacies) "sp. n."" = Turricula Schumacher 1817 snail
"Turricula (Surcula) "three species"" = Turricula Schumacher 1817 snail
"Surcula (Cochlespira) aff. koeneni" = Turricula snail
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Genota aff. brevior, Borsonia (Cordieria) "sp. n."
Borsonia (Cordieria) "sp. n." Bellardi 1839 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla (Sparella) "sp. n."
Ancilla (Sparella) "sp. n." Gray 1857 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Taioma "sp. n.", ? Buccinofusus "two species"
Taioma "sp. n." Finlay and Marwick 1937 snail
? Buccinofusus "two species" Conrad 1868 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Anchura (Kangilioptera) ravni n. sp., Aporrhais (Aporrhais) "n. sp."
Anchura (Kangilioptera) ravni n. sp. Rosenkrantz 1970 snail
Aporrhais (Aporrhais) "n. sp." da Costa 1778 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Galeodea" aff. elongata
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Sassia "sp. n. large form"
Sassia "sp. n. large form" Bellardi 1872 triton shell
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
? Bulla groenlandica
 Opisthobranchia -
Roxania "sp. n."
Roxania "sp. n." Leach In Gray 1847 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae
"Bulla (Haminea) "2 species"" = Haminoea
"Bulla (Haminea) "2 species"" = Haminoea Turton and Kingston 1830 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna (Cylichnania) "sp. n."
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa (Retusa) rugosa
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
"Cadulus (Gadila) groenlandica" = Gadila
"Cadulus (Gadila) groenlandica" = Gadila tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium groenlandicum, Fissidentalium "n. sp."
Fissidentalium "n. sp." Fischer 1885 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Laevidentaliidae
Laevidentalium "n. sp."
Laevidentalium "n. sp." Cossmann 1888 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Propeamussium ignoratum
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten pfaffi, "Pecten (Chlamys) ataensis" = Chlamys
"Pecten (Chlamys) ataensis" = Chlamys scallop
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis rink
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella aff. stantoni
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
? Modiolaria sp., "Modiola "large smooth sp."" = Modiolus
? Modiolaria sp. Loven 1846 mussel
"Modiola "large smooth sp."" = Modiolus Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cuspidaria sp.
Cuspidaria sp. Dall 1886 clam
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo sp., Turnus "sp. nov."
Teredo sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Turnus "sp. nov." Gabb 1864 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula sp.
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
 Lucinida - Thyasiridae
Thyasira delorioli, Thyasira pfaffi, Thyasira "sp. nov.", Thyasira (Conchocele) aff. conradi
Thyasira "sp. nov." Lamarck 1818 clam
Thyasira (Conchocele) aff. conradi Rosenkrantz 1942 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina sp.
Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
Solemya "n. sp."
Solemya "n. sp." Children 1823 Awning Clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula planimarginata
Nucula planimarginata Meek and Hayden 1857 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp.
Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam