Kallo, Cultellus bed (Pliocene of Belgium)

Where: Belgium (51.3° N, 4.3° E: paleocoordinates 51.3° N, 4.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Oorderen Member (Lillo Formation), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Oorderen Mbr, Lillo Fm, which overlies the Luchtbal Mbr and is overlain by the Kruisschans Mbr. AGE: Piacenzian.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified sandstone

• DISTRIBUTION: Siliciclastic shallow marine environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Not specified, but apparently sandstone from figured specimens. LITHIFICATION: Not specified, but poorly-lithified based on figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Presumably, but not stated to be R. Marquet (1990's). REPOSTORY: KBIN, not detailed.

Primary reference: R. Marquet. 1997. Pliocene gastropod faunas from Kallo (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium) - Part 2. Caenogastropoda: Potamididae-Tornidae. Contributions to Tertiary and Quaternary Geology 34(1-2):9-29 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 179079: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 27.05.2016

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Limited, only includes families specified in particular taxonomic treatments. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication with species and subgenus-level assignments.
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
 Heterostropha - Ellobiidae
Ellobium pyramidale Sowerby 1822 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
"Menestho britannica" = Odostomia (Menestho) snail
Odostomia aff. conoidea Brocchi 1814 snail
Turbonilla senistriata Wood 1877 snail
 Heterostrophia -
 Thecosomata - Limacinidae
 Opisthobranchia -
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Volvulella acuminata, "Cylichnina elongata" = Retusa (Cylichnina)
"Cylichnina elongata" = Retusa (Cylichnina) snail
Cylichnina elongata conuloidea
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
"Cylichna cylindracea" = Cylichna (Cylichna) cylindracea Pennant 1777 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea chinensis Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
 Vanikoroidea - Aclididae
Aclis ascaris Turton 1819 aclis
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Cirsotrema fimbriosum wentletrap
Cirsotrema fimbriosum exfimbriosum
Epitonium frondiculum Wood 1842 wentletrap
Epitonium foliaceum Sowerby 1825 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
"Brocchia sinuosa" = Capulus (Brocchia) snail
Capulus ungaricus Linnaeus 1758 snail
Capulus unguis Sowerby 1816 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira cirriformis moon snail
Euspira cirriformis cirriformis
Euspira helicina Brocchi 1814 moon snail
Euspira helicina hemiclausa
Euspira catena da Costa 1778 moon snail
Natica crassa moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Galeodea bicatenata Sowerby 1815 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ovulidae
"Simnia leathesi" = Neosimnia leathesii
"Simnia leathesi" = Neosimnia leathesii Sowerby 1825 snail
Simnia leathesi scaldisia
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
"Trivia coccinelloides" = Trivia (Trivia) coccinelloides
"Trivia coccinelloides" = Trivia (Trivia) coccinelloides de Sowerby 1823 snail
Trivia coccinelloides coccinelloides
 Sorbeoconcha - Velutinidae
Capulacmaea kalloensis Marquet 1993 snail
Lamellaria perspicua Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
"Erato pernana" = Erato (Eratopsis) pernana
"Erato pernana" = Erato (Eratopsis) pernana Sacco 1894 snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Scaphella lamberti Sowerby 1823 volute
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Atractodon elegans" = Trophon elegans Charlesworth 1837 murex snail
Trophon muricatus Montagu 1803 murex snail
Spinucella tetragona Sowerby 1825 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra inversa Nyst 1843 auger snail
Terebra inversa inversa
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
"Mangelia gracilior" = Cythara (Mangelia) snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius reticosus Sowerby 1815 snail
Nassarius consociatus Wood 1848 snail
Amyclina labiosa Sowerby 1824 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Neptunea striata true whelk
Neptunea striata lyratodespecta
Neptunea angulata Brocchi 1814 true whelk
Liomesus dalei Sowerby 1825 true whelk
Colus cordatus true whelk
Colus curtus true whelk
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae