PBDB Collection

Barnea bed, Bursledon Brickworks (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (50.9° N, 1.3° W: paleocoordinates 46.4° N, 3.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: London Clay Formation, Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, silty, sandy shale

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: P. Jeffery and S. Tracey. 1997. The Early Eocene London Clay Formation mollusc fauna of the former Bursledon Brickworks, Lower Swanwick, Hampshire. Tertiary Research 17(3-4):75-137 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3267: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 28.07.1999, edited by Matthew Clapham

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
Nautilida - Hercoglossidae	Cimomia imperialis Cimomia imperialis Sowerby 1812 nautiloid uncommon
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Antalis constricta Antalis constricta Newton and Harris 1894 tusk shell common
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Syrnola cf. spina, Odostomia "sp. 1", Odostomia "sp. 2", Odostomia "sp. 3", Odostomia spp., Odostomia lignitarum, Brachystomia sp., Turbonilla sp., Cossmannica agassizi Syrnola cf. spina Deshayes 1824 snail uncommon Odostomia "sp. 1" Fleming 1817 snail common Odostomia "sp. 2" Fleming 1817 snail uncommon Odostomia "sp. 3" Fleming 1817 snail uncommon Odostomia spp. Fleming 1817 snail Odostomia lignitarum Deshayes 1861 snail uncommon Brachystomia sp. Monterosato 1884 snail uncommon Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail "(s.l.) sp." rare Cossmannica agassizi Le Renard 1994 snail uncommon
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Stellaxis bistriatus, Granosolarium pulchrum Stellaxis bistriatus Deshayes 1832 sundial uncommon Granosolarium pulchrum Sowerby 1850 snail uncommon
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula turgida Ringicula turgida Sowerby 1817 snail common
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	Volvulella oxyacrum Volvulella oxyacrum Cossmann 1889 snail rare
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Scaphander cf. polysarcus, Cylichna cf. angystoma Scaphander cf. polysarcus Cossmann and Pissarro 1913 snail uncommon Cylichna cf. angystoma Deshayes 1824 snail common
Heterostrophia -	Sinustomia sp. Sinustomia sp. snail common
Cerithioidea - Thiaridae	Hemisinus pistati Hemisinus pistati Cossmann 1907 snail uncommon
Cerithioidea - Batillariidae	"Batillaria subacuta" = Vicinocerithium subacutum "Batillaria subacuta" = Vicinocerithium subacutum d'Orbigny 1850 snail uncommon
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Haustator dixoni, Ispharina aff. sulcifera Haustator dixoni Deshayes 1861 turret shell uncommon Ispharina aff. sulcifera Deshayes 1832 turret shell uncommon
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	Tympanotonos cf. papalis Tympanotonos cf. papalis Deshayes 1833 horn snail rare
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Sigapatella echinulata Sigapatella echinulata Sowerby 1815 slipper shell uncommon
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Sigatica hantoniensis, Crommium lignitarum, Euspira glaucinoides Sigatica hantoniensis Pilkington 1804 moon snail uncommon Crommium lignitarum Deshayes 1864 moon snail uncommon Euspira glaucinoides Sowerby 1812 moon snail common
Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae	Seila mundula Seila mundula Deshayes 1865 snail uncommon
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	Cerithiella elongata Cerithiella elongata Wrigley 1940 snail uncommon
Sorbeoconcha - Elachisinidae	Entomope semipunctata n. sp. Entomope semipunctata n. sp. Jeffery and Tracey 1997 snail rare
Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae	Teinostoma intercallosum Teinostoma intercallosum Gougerot 1968 snail uncommon
Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae	Adeorbis planorbularis Adeorbis planorbularis Deshayes 1824 snail uncommon; Adeorbis paucicostatus
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Clavilithes cf. parisiensis Clavilithes cf. parisiensis Mayer-Eymar 1877 snail rare
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Wrigleya crebrilinea, Cantharus (Eocantharus) morrisii Wrigleya crebrilinea Wright 1927 true whelk uncommon Cantharus (Eocantharus) morrisii Edwards 1866 true whelk common
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Sycostoma bulbiforme, Cornulina minax Sycostoma bulbiforme Lamarck 1803 snail uncommon Cornulina minax Solander 1766 snail rare
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Bonellitia laeviuscula, Bonellitia subevulsa, Sveltella cf. arenaria, Sveltella carinata Bonellitia laeviuscula Sowerby 1822 snail uncommon Bonellitia subevulsa d'Orbigny 1850 snail uncommon Sveltella cf. arenaria Wrigley 1935 snail uncommon Sveltella carinata Wrigley 1935 snail uncommon
Neogastropoda - Pseudolividae	Fusulculus alienopriscus Fusulculus alienopriscus Pacaud and Tracey 2000 snail rare
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	Cochlespira gyrata Cochlespira gyrata Edwards 1857 snail uncommon
Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae	Domenginella tereticosta Domenginella tereticosta Edwards 1861 snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Gemmula macrobia, Eopleurotoma simillima, "Eopleurotoma crassilinea" = Eopleurotoma simillima crassilinea Gemmula macrobia Edwards 1861 turrid uncommon Eopleurotoma simillima Edwards 1861 turrid uncommon; Eopleurotoma simillima simillima "Eopleurotoma crassilinea" = Eopleurotoma simillima crassilinea Edwards 1861 turrid Eopleurotoma simillima crassilinea
Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae	Microdrillia tricincta Microdrillia tricincta Edwards 1861 snail rare
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Volutocorbis elevata Volutocorbis elevata Sowerby 1840 volute uncommon
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Paziella subcoronata Paziella subcoronata d'Orbigny 1850 murex snail uncommon
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	Tibia (Eotibia) sublucida Tibia (Eotibia) sublucida Lowry et al. 1866 snail common
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	"Ficopsis multiformis" = Ficus multiformis "Ficopsis multiformis" = Ficus multiformis Wrigley 1929 fig shell uncommon
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	Melanella sp. Melanella sp. Bowdich 1822 snail "(s.l.) sp." uncommon
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Mesosaccella partimstriata Mesosaccella partimstriata Wood 1864 pointed nut clam uncommon
Nuculanida - Yoldiidae	Yoldiella oblata Yoldiella oblata Wood 1864 clam uncommon
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula curvata Nucula curvata Wood 1864 nut clam uncommon
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia anomialis Anomia anomialis Lamarck 1819 jingle uncommon
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Cubitostrea multicostata, Crassostrea cf. tenera Cubitostrea multicostata Deshayes 1832 oyster common Crassostrea cf. tenera Sowerby 1819 oyster rare
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Nemocardium semiasperum Nemocardium semiasperum Deshayes 1858 cockle uncommon
Cardiida - Semelidae	Abra cygnea n. sp. Abra cygnea n. sp. Jeffery and Tracey 1997 abra rare
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina "sp. 2" Tellina "sp. 2" Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam "(s.l.) sp. 2" rare
Cardiida - Veneridae	Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius Deshayes 1825 venus clam uncommon
Cardiida - Erycinidae	Semeloidea curryi n. sp. Semeloidea curryi n. sp. Jeffery and Tracey 1997 clam rare
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Caestocorbula clarendonensis, Bicorbula gallicula, Varicorbula globosa Caestocorbula clarendonensis Wrigley 1925 clam uncommon Bicorbula gallicula Deshayes 1857 clam rare Varicorbula globosa Sowerby 1818 clam common
Pholadida - Pholadidae	Teredina personata, Cyrtopleura levesquei Teredina personata Lamarck 1806 clam Cyrtopleura levesquei Watelet 1851 clam common
Solenida - Pharidae	Siliqua kingi n. sp. Siliqua kingi n. sp. Jeffery and Tracey 1997 clam rare
Solenida - Solenidae	Solena laversinensis Solena laversinensis Lefévre and Watelet 1877 clam rare
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Panopea intermedia Panopea intermedia Sowerby 1814 clam uncommon
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Parvilucina seminulum Parvilucina seminulum Deshayes 1857 clam uncommon
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericor brongniartii Venericor brongniartii Sowerby 1850 clam common; Venericor brongniartii clarendonensis