PBDB Collection

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 3258: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 28.07.1999, edited by Austin Hendy

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Taxonomic list

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Foraminifera
Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae	Nummulites laevigatus Nummulites laevigatus abundant
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae	Turbinolia dixoni Turbinolia dixoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral rare
Echinoidea
-	Echinoidea indet. Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin occasional; spines and fragements of test
Chondrichthyes
Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae	Rhynchobatus vincenti Rhynchobatus vincenti Jaekel 1894 wedgefish occasional
Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae	"Rhinobatos bruxelliensis" = Rhinobatus bruxelliensis "Rhinobatos bruxelliensis" = Rhinobatus bruxelliensis Jaekel 1894 guitarfish occasional - originally entered as "Rhinobatus bruxelliensis"
Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae	Dasyatis jaekeli Dasyatis jaekeli Leriche 1906 whiptail stingray occasional
Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae	Myliobatis sp. Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray abundant; fragments
Myliobatiformes -	Hypolophodon sylvestris Hypolophodon sylvestris White 1931 stingray rare
Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae	"Jacqhermania duponti" = Jacquhermania "Jacqhermania duponti" = Jacquhermania stingray occasional - originally entered as "Jacquhermania duponti"
Lamniformes - Lamnidae	Isurus novus Isurus novus mackerel shark occasional
Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae	Striatolamia macrota Striatolamia macrota Agassiz 1838 goblin shark occasional
Lamniformes - Carchariidae	Carcharias hopei Carcharias hopei Agassiz 1843 sand shark occasional
Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae	Scyliorhinus sp., "Scyliorhinus gilberti" = Premontreia gilberti Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816 cat shark rare - originally entered as "Scyliorhinus spp." "Scyliorhinus gilberti" = Premontreia gilberti Casier 1946 cat shark occasional
Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae	Scoliodon sp., Abdounia recticona, Abdounia minutissima, Physogaleus secundus Scoliodon sp. Muller and Henle 1837 requiem shark common Abdounia recticona requiem shark occasional Abdounia minutissima Winkler 1874 requiem shark common Physogaleus secundus Winkler 1876 requiem shark occasional
Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae	"Galeorhinus lefevrei" = Pachygaleus lefevrei "Galeorhinus lefevrei" = Pachygaleus lefevrei Daimeries 1891 hound shark occasional
Squaliformes - Squalidae	Squalus minor Squalus minor Daimeries 1888 dogfish shark rare
Pisces
-	"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes "Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 bony fish common; dermal denticles
Actinopteri
Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae	Lepisosteus suessionensis Lepisosteus suessionensis gar occasional
Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae	Egertonia sp. Egertonia sp. Cocchi 1866 occasional
Gadiformes - Gadidae	Trisopterus dimidiatus Trisopterus dimidiatus occasional
Acanthomorphata - Haemulidae	"Lutianus kokeni" = Haemulidarum kokeni "Lutianus kokeni" = Haemulidarum kokeni Leriche 1905 occasional
Labriformes - Labridae	Labrus sp. Labrus sp. Linnaeus 1758 occasional
Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae	Brosmophycis elegans Brosmophycis elegans occasional
Gastropoda
Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae	Teinostoma sp. Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail rare
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Euspira labellata Euspira labellata moon snail occasional
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	"Rissoina cochlearella" = Rissoina (Rissoina) cochlearella "Rissoina cochlearella" = Rissoina (Rissoina) cochlearella Lamarck 1804 snail rare
Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae	Neojanacus squamaeformis Neojanacus squamaeformis snail rare
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Sigapatella echinulata Sigapatella echinulata Sowerby 1815 slipper shell common
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Haustator conoidea, Omalaxis sp. n. sp., Sigmesalia fasciata Haustator conoidea Sowerby 1814 turret shell "conoidea var. elongata" occasional - originally entered as "Haustator conoidea var. elongata" Omalaxis sp. n. sp. Deshayes 1832 turret shell common - originally entered as "Omalaxis sp. nov." Sigmesalia fasciata Lamarck 1804 turret shell occasional
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula sp. Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail rare
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Granosolarium sp. Granosolarium sp. Sacco 1892 snail rare
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Odostomia pyramidellata, cf. Odostomia turbonilloides, Odostomia sp., Brachystomia lubrica, "Cossmannica emarginata" = Tiberia (Cossmannica) Odostomia pyramidellata snail rare cf. Odostomia turbonilloides snail occasional - originally entered as "Odostomia cf. turbonilloides" Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail "(s.l.) sp." rare - originally entered as "Odostomia (s.l.) sp." Brachystomia lubrica snail occasional "Cossmannica emarginata" = Tiberia (Cossmannica) snail rare
Heterostropha - Mathildidae	? Tuba sp. ? Tuba sp. Lea 1823 snail rare - originally entered as "Tuba? sp."
Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae	Cylichna sp. Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail rare
Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae	Volvulella radius Volvulella radius snail rare
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium bartonense, "Pseudantalis sp." = Dentalium (Pseudantilis) Dentalium bartonense tusk shell occasional "Pseudantalis sp." = Dentalium (Pseudantilis) Monterosato 1884 tusk shell rare
Cephalopoda
Sepiida - Belosepiidae	Belosepia sepioidea Belosepia sepioidea Blainville 1825 cuttlefish occasional
Bivalvia
-	Bivalvia indet. Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam rare - originally entered as "Nuclua sp."
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia elegans" = Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans, "Venericardia carinata" = Claibornicardia carinata "Venericardia elegans" = Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans Lamarck 1806 clam common "Venericardia carinata" = Claibornicardia carinata Sowerby 1819 clam rare
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatella planiuscula Crassatella planiuscula clam occasional
Lucinida - Lucinidae	"cf. Monitilora elegans" = Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans, Divaricellinae indet., Gonimyrtea galeottiana, "Gibbolucina gibbosula" = Gibbolucina (Gibbolucina) gibbosula "cf. Monitilora elegans" = Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans Defrance 1823 clam common - originally entered as "Monitilora cf. elegans" Divaricellinae indet. Gilbert 1967 clam "gen. indet." rare - originally entered as "Divaricellinae gen. indet." Gonimyrtea galeottiana Nyst 1843 clam rare - originally entered as "Gonimytrea galeottiana" "Gibbolucina gibbosula" = Gibbolucina (Gibbolucina) gibbosula Lamarck 1806 clam occasional
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Nemocardium brabanticum, "Orthocardium porulosum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum Nemocardium brabanticum cockle rare "Orthocardium porulosum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum Solander 1766 cockle rare; Orthocardium porulosum porulosum
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellinidae indet., "Tellinella sp." = Tellina (Tellinella), "Elliptotellina sp." = Tellina (Elliptotellina), "cf. Macaliopsis craticula" = Arcopagia craticula Tellinidae indet. Blainville 1814 tellin clam "gen. indet." rare - originally entered as "Tellinid gen. indet." "Tellinella sp." = Tellina (Tellinella) Mörch 1853 tellin clam rare "Elliptotellina sp." = Tellina (Elliptotellina) Cossmann 1886 tellin clam rare "cf. Macaliopsis craticula" = Arcopagia craticula Sowerby 1850 tellin clam rare - originally entered as "Macaliopsis cf. craticula"
Cardiida - Chamidae	Chama sp. Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box rare - originally entered as "Charma sp."
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Pitar sulcatarius" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius "Pitar sulcatarius" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius Deshayes 1825 venus clam occasional
Cardiida - Kelliellidae	Lutetia parisiensis Lutetia parisiensis Deshayes 1860 clam common
Pholadida - Teredinidae	Teredo s.l. Teredo s.l. Linnaeus 1758 clam rare
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Caryocorbula pixidicula, aff. Caestocorbula ficus n. sp., Corbula rugosella, "Bicorbula gallica" = Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica Caryocorbula pixidicula Deshayes 1857 clam common aff. Caestocorbula ficus n. sp. clam "ficus sp. nov." occasional - originally entered as "Caestocorbula aff. ficus sp. nov." Corbula rugosella clam abundant "Bicorbula gallica" = Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica Lamarck 1801 clam occasional
Pandorida - Clavagellidae	"Clavagella coronata" = Stirpulina coronata "Clavagella coronata" = Stirpulina coronata Deshayes 1824 clam rare
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	? Panopea sp. ? Panopea sp. Menard 1807 clam rare - originally entered as "?Panopea sp."
Solenida - Solenidae	"Solena plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax "Solena plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax Cossmann 1886 clam rare
Mytilida - Mytilidae	? Semimodiola sp. ? Semimodiola sp. mussel rare - originally entered as "Semimodiola? sp."
Mytilida - Crenellidae	Crenella bonei Crenella bonei clam occasional
Ostreida - Ostreidae	"Ostrea elegans" = Cubitostrea elegans "Ostrea elegans" = Cubitostrea elegans Deshayes 1832 oyster rare
Arcida - Arcidae	Trigonodesma lissa, "Barbatia appendiculata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata Trigonodesma lissa Bayan 1873 clam rare "Barbatia appendiculata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata Sowerby 1820 clam rare
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Nuculana galeottiana Nuculana galeottiana Nyst 1843 pointed nut clam occasional
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Adeonidae	? Meniscopora bigibbera ? Meniscopora bigibbera rare - originally entered as "?Meniscopora bigibbera"
Polychaeta
Serpulimorpha -	Sclerostyla mellevillei Sclerostyla mellevillei rare