M27 Motorway (Eocene to of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (51.1° N, 1.2° W: paleocoordinates 47.5° N, 4.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bracklesham Group, Early/Lower Eocene to Early/Lower Eocene (55.8 - 37.7 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: sandstone

Primary reference: D. A. Bone, J. A. Todd, and S. Tracey. 1991. Fossils from the Bracklesham Group exposed in the M27 Motorway excavations, Southampton, Hampshire. Tertiary Research 12(3-4):131-137 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3257: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 28.07.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Turbinolia dixoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
common
Chondrichthyes
 Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus vincenti Jaekel 1894 wedgefish
abundant
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
abundant; fragments
 Myliobatiformes -
Coupatezia woutersi Cappetta 1982 stingray
occasional
 Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis jaekeli Leriche 1906 whiptail stingray
common
 Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatus sp. Blainville 1816 stingray
common; fragments
 Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
"Rhinobatos bruxelliensis" = Rhinobatus bruxelliensis, Rhinobatos steurbauti
"Rhinobatos bruxelliensis" = Rhinobatus bruxelliensis Jaekel 1894 guitarfish
common
Rhinobatos steurbauti Cappetta and Nolf 1981 guitarfish
occasional
 Squaliformes - Squalidae
Squalus minor Daimeries 1888 dogfish shark
occasional
 Squatiniformes - Squatinidae
Squatina prima Winkler 1874 angel shark
occasional
 Orectolobiformes - Brachaeluridae
Eostegostoma angusta carpet shark
rare
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Nebrius thielensi nurse shark
rare
 Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Hemiscyllium bruxelliense carpet shark
occasional
 Orectolobiformes - Rhinocodontidae
Palaeorhincodon wardi carpet shark
rare
 Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias acutissima Agassiz 1843 sand shark
occasional
Carcharias hopei Agassiz 1843 sand shark
occasional
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
"Lamna lerichei" = Brachycarcharias lerichei Casier 1946 sand tiger shark
common
Jaekelotodus trigonalis Jackel 1895 sand tiger shark
common
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Striatolamia macrota Agassiz 1838 goblin shark
common
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus novus mackerel shark
occasional
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinidae indet. Jordan and Evermann 1896 requiem shark
occasional - originally entered as "Carcharinidae sp."
Physogaleus secundus Winkler 1876 requiem shark
common
Scoliodon sp. Muller and Henle 1837 requiem shark
abundant
Abdounia sp. Cappetta 1980 requiem shark
occasional - originally entered as "Abdounia spp."
Abdounia recticona requiem shark
common
Abdounia lapierrei requiem shark
occasional
Abdounia minutissima Winkler 1874 requiem shark
common
 Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Mustelus vanderhoefti, "Galeorhinus lefevrei" = Pachygaleus lefevrei
Mustelus vanderhoefti hound shark
rare
"Galeorhinus lefevrei" = Pachygaleus lefevrei Daimeries 1891 hound shark
occasional
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816 cat shark
occasional - originally entered as "Scyliorhinus spp."
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo latidens Agassiz 1835 tiger shark
occasional
Pisces
  -
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes
"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 bony fish
common; tail spines, dermal denticles
Aves
  -
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758 bird
limb bone
Reptilia
 Testudines - Cheloniidae
Chelone sp. Linnaeus 1758 sea turtle
occasional
Actinopteri
 Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Egertonia sp. Cocchi 1866
common
 Gadiformes - Gadidae
 Gadiformes -
Trichurides sagittidens
common - originally entered as "Trichiurides sagittidens"
 Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
 Labriformes - Labridae
Labrus sp. Linnaeus 1758
occasional
 Scombriformes -
Sphyraenodus priscus Agassiz 1839
common
 Istiophoriformes - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793 barracuda
common
 Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Semibittium sp. n. sp." = Bittium (Semibittium)
"Semibittium sp. n. sp." = Bittium (Semibittium) Cossmann 1896 cerith snail
rare - originally entered as "Semibittium sp. nov."
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
ex gr. Ispharina sulcifera Deshayes 1832 turret shell
common - originally entered as "Ispharina gr. sulcifera"
Sigmesalia fasciata Lamarck 1804 turret shell
abundant
ex gr. Sigmesalia multisulcata Lamarck 1804 turret shell
common - originally entered as "Sigmesalia gr. multisulcata"
Omalaxis sp. n. sp. Deshayes 1832 turret shell
abundant - originally entered as "Omalaxis sp. nov."
Haustator conoidea Sowerby 1814 turret shell
"conoidea var. elongata" abundant - originally entered as "Haustator conoidea var. elongata"
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
rare
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula dentata snail
occasional
aff. Turricula dentata snail
occasional - originally entered as "Turricula aff. dentata"
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
"Amblyacrum sp." = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum)
"Amblyacrum sp." = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum) Cossmann 1889 snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Genota pyrgota snail
occasional
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
ex gr. Gemmula plebeia Sowerby in Dixon 1850 turrid
rare - originally entered as "Gemmula gr. plebeia"
"Epalxis crenulata" = Gemmula crenulata Lamarck 1804 turrid
rare
Eopleurotoma inculta turrid
occasional
Eopleurotoma bicatena Lamarck 1804 turrid
rare
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Hexaplex fraterculus" = Poirieria (Flexopteron) foliacea fraterculus Deshayes 1865 murex snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
"Volutospina pugil" = Athleta (Volutospina) volute
occasional
Volutospina spinosa Linnaeus 1758 volute
common
Volutospina nodosa Sowerby 1829 volute
occasional
Volutocorbis digitalina Lamarck 1810 volute
occasional
"Volutilithes municinus" = Volutilithes muricinus Lamarck 1802 volute
rare
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla canalifera Lamarck 1802 olive snail
rare
"Ancillus buccinoides" = Ancilla (Ancillus) olive snail
rare
cf. Pseudolivella impressa olive snail
occasional - originally entered as "Pseudolivella cf. impressa"
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail
occasional
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Clavilithes maximus snail
occasional
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Sycostoma bulbiforme Lamarck 1803 snail
common
Cornulina minax Solander 1766 snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cantharus sp. n. sp. Röding 1798 true whelk
rare - originally entered as "Cantharus sp. nov."
Strepsidura turgida true whelk
occasional
Pseudoliva obtusa true whelk
occasional
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Rimella fissurella Linnaeus 1767 true conch
rare
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Crommium willemeti moon snail
occasional
cf. Euspira conoidea moon snail
common - originally entered as "Euspira cf. conoidea"
Euspira labellata moon snail
common
Polinices turgidus moon snail
abundant
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
rare
Sinum clathratum Gmelin 1790 moon snail
rare
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
"Ampullella navalium" = Ampullina
"Ampullella navalium" = Ampullina snail
occasional
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Sigapatella echinulata Sowerby 1815 slipper shell
common
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
"(s.l.) sp." rare - originally entered as "Odostomia (s.l.) sp."
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
 Opisthobranchia -
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander sp. Monfort 1810 snail
occasional
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Pseudantalis sp." = Dentalium (Pseudantilis)
"Pseudantalis sp." = Dentalium (Pseudantilis) Monterosato 1884 tusk shell
rare - originally entered as "Pseudodantalis sp."
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia elegans" = Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans, "Venericardia carinata" = Claibornicardia carinata
"Venericardia elegans" = Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans Lamarck 1806 clam
abundant
"Venericardia carinata" = Claibornicardia carinata Sowerby 1819 clam
common
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella plicata clam
abundant
Crassatella planiuscula clam
occasional
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Orthocardium porulosum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum Solander 1766 cockle
occasional; Orthocardium porulosum porulosum
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Petalocardia pectinifera clam
rare [entered as Petalocardia pectenifera]
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista bruxellensis venus clam
abundant; Callista proxima bruxellensis
"Aphrodina nitidula" = Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitidula Lamarck 1806 venus clam
common
"Pitar sulcatarius" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius Deshayes 1825 venus clam
common
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Bicorbula gallica" = Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica Lamarck 1801 clam
occasional
Caryocorbula striata Lamarck 1801 clam
rare [entered as Caryocorbula striatina]
aff. Caestocorbula ficus n. sp. clam
"ficus sp. nov." abundant - originally entered as "Caestocorbula aff. ficus sp. nov."
Corbula rugosella clam
occasional
 Solenida - Solenidae
"Solena plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax
"Solena plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax Cossmann 1886 clam
rare
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Divalinga chavani Glibert 1985 clam
rare
Parvilucina sp. Dall 1901 clam
occasional
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
rare
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Barbatia appendiculata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata
"Barbatia appendiculata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata Sowerby 1820 clam
rare [entered as Barbatia apendiculata]
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea elegans" = Cubitostrea elegans
"Ostrea elegans" = Cubitostrea elegans Deshayes 1832 oyster
common
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Lentipecten corneus Sowerby 1818 scallop
occasional