PBDB Collection

CBPwob-Greensand (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (52.0° N, 0.8° W: paleocoordinates 41.7° N, 10.0° E)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Woburn Sand Formation (Lower Greensand Group), Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• Woburn Sands are correlative to upper Sandgate, lower Folkestone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gray, green sandstone

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 1857: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 10.06.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Echinoidea
Salenioida - Saleniidae	Salenia hieroglyphica Salenia hieroglyphica sea urchin
Salenioida - Hyposaleniidae	Hyposalenia wrighti Hyposalenia wrighti sea urchin
Euechinoidea - Pseudodiadematidae	Tetragramma rotulare Tetragramma rotulare sea urchin
unclassified
-	cf. Lamellirhynchia caseyi cf. Lamellirhynchia caseyi originally entered as "Lamellirhynchia cf. caseyi"
Rhynchonellata
Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae	Cyclothyris latissima Cyclothyris latissima Sowerby 1829 originally entered as "Cyclothryris latissima"
Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae	Rhynchonella upwarensis, Rhynchonella cantabridgiensis, Rhynchonella antidichotoma, Rhynchonella depressa Rhynchonella upwarensis Rhynchonella cantabridgiensis Rhynchonella antidichotoma Rhynchonella depressa
Terebratulida - Kingenidae	Kingena rhomboidalis Kingena rhomboidalis
Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae	Gemmarcula aurea, Trifidarcula trifida, Oblongarcula oblonga, Arenaciarcula fittoni Gemmarcula aurea Trifidarcula trifida Meyer 1864 Oblongarcula oblonga Sowerby 1826 Arenaciarcula fittoni Meyer 1864
Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae	Zeilleria woodwardi, Ornithella juddi, Ornithella pseudojurensis, Ornithella tamarindus, Ornithella wanklyni Zeilleria woodwardi Ornithella juddi Ornithella pseudojurensis Ornithella tamarindus Ornithella wanklyni
Terebratulida - Terebratellidae	Terebratella keepingi, Terebratella davidsoni Terebratella keepingi Terebratella davidsoni
Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae	Terebratulina elongata Terebratulina elongata
Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae	Sellithyris upwarensis, Praelongithyris praelongiforma, Praelongithyris lankesteri, Cyrtothyris seeleyi, Cyrtothyris dallasi, Cyrtothyris uniplicata, Cyrtothyris cantabridgiensis, Cyrtothyris cyrta, Rhombothyris microtrema, Rhombothyris extensa, Rhombothyris conica Sellithyris upwarensis Walker 1870 Praelongithyris praelongiforma Middlemiss 1959 Praelongithyris lankesteri Walker 1868 Cyrtothyris seeleyi Walker 1870 Cyrtothyris dallasi Walker 1867 Cyrtothyris uniplicata Walker 1870 Cyrtothyris cantabridgiensis Walker 1870 Cyrtothyris cyrta Walker 1868 Rhombothyris microtrema Walker 1868 Rhombothyris extensa Meyer 1864 Rhombothyris conica Middlemiss 1959
Terebratulida - Capillithyrididae	"Platythyris comptonensis" = Aniabrochus comptonensis, Platythyris minor "Platythyris comptonensis" = Aniabrochus comptonensis Middlemiss 1959 Platythyris minor Middlemiss 1959
Hexactinellida
Lychniscosa - Callodictyonidae	Plocoscyphia pertusa Plocoscyphia pertusa glass sponge
Calcarea
Calcaronea - Sphaerocoeliidae	Barroisia anastomosans, Barroisia clavata Barroisia anastomosans calcareous sponge Barroisia clavata calcareous sponge
Calcaronea - Endostomatidae	Raphidonema porcatum Raphidonema porcatum calcareous sponge originally entered as "Rhaphidonema porcatum"
Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae	Peronidella ramosa Peronidella ramosa calcareous sponge