PBDB Collection

Langenboom, Oosterhaout Formation, Unit B (Pliocene to of Netherlands)

Where: Noord-Brabant, Netherlands (51.7° N, 5.7° E: paleocoordinates 51.8° N, 5.3° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Unit B Member (Oosterhout Formation), Zanclean to Zanclean (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• Zanclean to early Piacenzian

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; poorly lithified, fine-grained, glauconitic, brown sandstone

• clear waters near storm wave base

• highly fossiliferous sand unit. It consists of dark greenish brown, slightly silty, fine-grained, well-sorted quartz sand with much fine-grained light green glauconite and abundant shell grit.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: E. Wijnker, T. J. Bor, F. P. Wesselingh, D. K. Munsterman, H. Brinkhuis, A. W. Burger, H. B. Vonhof, K. Post, K. Hoedemakers, A. C. Janse, and N. Taverne. 2008. Neogene stratigraphy of the Langenboom locality (Noord-Brabant, Netherlands). Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 87(2):165-180 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 59003: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.03.2006, edited by Loic Villier

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Cetacea - Ziphiidae	Mesoplodon longirostris Mesoplodon longirostris beaked whale worn and probably reworked
unclassified
-	Pomatoschistius sp., Aquipecten cf. opercularis Pomatoschistius sp. Aquipecten cf. opercularis
Bivalvia
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Pygocardia rustica tumida Pygocardia rustica tumida clam
Dinophyceae
Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae	Achomosphaera andalousiensis suttonensis Achomosphaera andalousiensis suttonensis
unclassified
-	Bitectatodinum tepikiense Bitectatodinum tepikiense
Bivalvia
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Pygocardia rustica solida³ Pygocardia rustica solida³ clam
Ophiuroidea
Ophiurida - Ophiuridae	Ophiura paucilepis n. sp.² Ophiura paucilepis n. sp.² Stöhr et al. 2011 brittle star
Gnathostomata
-	Chondrichthyes indet. Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
Chondrichthyes
Squatiniformes - Squatinidae	Squatina sp. Squatina sp. Dumeril 1806 angel shark
Rajiformes - Rajidae	Raja sp., Raja clavata Raja sp. Linnaeus 1758 skate Raja clavata Linnaeus 1767 skate
Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae	Carcharhinus priscus Carcharhinus priscus Agassiz 1843 requiem shark
Lamniformes - Lamnidae	"Cosmopolitodus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis, Cosmopolitodus escheri "Cosmopolitodus hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis Agassiz 1838 white shark Cosmopolitodus escheri mackerel shark
Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae	Cetorhinus sp., Cetorhinus maximus Cetorhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 basking shark Cetorhinus maximus Gunner 1765 basking shark
Lamniformes - Carchariidae	Carcharias sp. Carcharias sp. Rafinesque 1810 sand shark
Hexanchiformes - Hexanchidae	Hexanchidae indet., Notorhynchus cepidianus Hexanchidae indet. Gray 1851 cow shark Notorhynchus cepidianus sevengill shark
Actinopteri
Acanthopterygii - Trachinidae	Trachinus draco Trachinus draco Linnaeus 1758
Acanthomorphata - Moronidae	Dicentrarchus iabrax Dicentrarchus iabrax temperate bass
Gobiiformes - Gobiidae	"Gobiidarum" modestus, "Gobiidarum" sp. "Gobiidarum" modestus goby "Gobiidarum" sp. Unknown goby
Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae	Arnoglossus laterna Arnoglossus laterna Walbaum 1792 flatfish
Gadiformes - Gadidae	"Trisopterus sculptus" = Palimphemus anceps, Gadiculus benedeni, Gadiculus verticalis "Trisopterus sculptus" = Palimphemus anceps Kner 1862 Gadiculus benedeni Gadiculus verticalis
Mammalia
Carnivora - Odobenidae	"Alachtherium cretsii" = Ontocetus emmonsi "Alachtherium cretsii" = Ontocetus emmonsi Leidy 1859 walrus
Cetacea -	Mysticeti indet. Mysticeti indet. Cope 1891 whale
Cetacea - Balaenopteridae	Balaenopteridae indet. Balaenopteridae indet. Gray 1864 rorqual
Cetacea - Cetotheriidae	Cetotheriidae indet. Cetotheriidae indet. Brandt 1872 whale
Cetacea - Phocoenidae	Phocoenidae indet. Phocoenidae indet. Gray 1825 porpoise
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Cervus rhenanus Cervus rhenanus deer
Aves
Charadriiformes - Alcoidae	"Alca antiqua" = Uria antiqua "Alca antiqua" = Uria antiqua Marsh 1870 auk
Malacostraca
Decapoda - Axiidae	"Plioaxius lineadactylus" = Axius lineadactylus¹ "Plioaxius lineadactylus" = Axius lineadactylus¹ Fraaije et al. 2011 decapod
Bivalvia
-	Bivalvia indet. Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Mytilus cf. antiquorum Mytilus cf. antiquorum mussel
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Heteranomia squamula Heteranomia squamula Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Palliolum gerardi Palliolum gerardi Nyst 1835 scallop
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea edulis Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris sp. Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Digitaria digitaria, Astarte anus, Astarte corbuloides, Astarte trigonata, Astarte fusca, Astarte sp., Astarte sensu lato sp., Astarte incerta, "Astarte sensu lato obliquata" = Astarte (Digitariopsis) obliquata, "Astarte cf. galeotti" = Astarte (Astarte) galeotti Digitaria digitaria Linnaeus 1758 clam Astarte anus clam Astarte corbuloides clam Astarte trigonata clam Astarte fusca clam Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam sp. 1-4 Astarte sensu lato sp. Sowerby 1816 clam Astarte incerta Wood 1850 clam "Astarte sensu lato obliquata" = Astarte (Digitariopsis) obliquata Sowerby 1817 clam "Astarte cf. galeotti" = Astarte (Astarte) galeotti Nyst 1835 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	Pteromeris corbis, Cyclocardia scalaris, Cyclocardia sp. Pteromeris corbis clam Cyclocardia scalaris clam Cyclocardia sp. Conrad 1867 clam sp. 1
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Parvilucina scaldensis, "Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis Parvilucina scaldensis clam "Lucinoma borealis" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis Linnaeus 1767 clam
Poromyida - Cuspidariidae	Cuspidaria cuspidata Cuspidaria cuspidata clam
Thraciida - Thraciidae	Thracia sp. Thracia sp. Blainville 1824 clam
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Cyrtodaria angusta, Hiatella arctica Cyrtodaria angusta Nyst and Westendorp 1839 clam Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam
Solenida - Pharidae	Ensis sp., Ensis sensu lato hausmanni, Cultellus cultellatus Ensis sp. Schumacher 1817 clam Ensis sensu lato hausmanni clam Cultellus cultellatus clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Parvicardium cf. scabrum, Laevicardium decorticatum Parvicardium cf. scabrum Philippi 1844 cockle Laevicardium decorticatum Wood 1840 cockle
Cardiida - Semelidae	Abra cf. alba, "Abra aff. prismatica" = Abra (Abra) prismatica Abra cf. alba Wood 1802 abra "Abra aff. prismatica" = Abra (Abra) prismatica Montagu 1808 abra
Cardiida - Tellinidae	"Tellina benedeni" = Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni, Tellina donacilla "Tellina benedeni" = Angulus (Peronaea) benedeni Nyst and Westendorp 1839 tellin clam Tellina donacilla Wood 1840 tellin clam
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Arctica islandica, Pygocardia sp. Arctica islandica Linnaeus 1767 clam Pygocardia sp. Fischer 1887 clam
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	"Diplodonta rotunda" = Diplodonta, "Felaniella astartea" = Diplodonta "Diplodonta rotunda" = Diplodonta clam "Felaniella astartea" = Diplodonta clam
Cardiida - Mactridae	Spisula sp., Spisula cf. trangulata, Spisula cf. albertantonorum Spisula sp. Gray 1837 clam Spisula cf. trangulata clam Spisula cf. albertantonorum Marquet 2005 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Venerupis rhomboides, Timoclea ovata, Dosinia lentiformis Venerupis rhomboides venus clam Timoclea ovata Pennant 1777 venus clam Dosinia lentiformis venus clam
Cardiida - Glossidae	Glossus humanus Glossus humanus clam
Pholadida - Myidae	"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria "Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	? Lentidium complanatum, "Corbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba ? Lentidium complanatum Lamarck 1822 clam "Corbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula sp., "Nucula cf. trigonula" = Nucula (Nucula) trigonula Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam "Nucula cf. trigonula" = Nucula (Nucula) trigonula Wood 1840 nut clam
Nuculanida - Yoldiidae	Yoldia semistriata Yoldia semistriata clam
Gastropoda
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Natica sp. Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	? Buccinum undatum ? Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	Amyclina labiosa Amyclina labiosa Sowerby 1824 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae	Xenophora sp. Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Ficus conditus Ficus conditus Brongniart 1823 fig shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	Galeodea bicatenata Galeodea bicatenata Sowerby 1815 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Aporrhais scaldensis Aporrhais scaldensis snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	"Turritella cf. incrassata" = Turritella (Haustator) incrassata, Turritella vanderfeeni "Turritella cf. incrassata" = Turritella (Haustator) incrassata Sowerby 1814 turret shell Turritella vanderfeeni Brakman 1937 turret shell
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Epitonium frondiculum Epitonium frondiculum Wood 1842 wentletrap
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Calliostoma sp. Calliostoma sp. Swainson 1840 top snail
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Pyramidella laeviuscula Pyramidella laeviuscula Grateloup 1838 snail
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula buccinea Ringicula buccinea Sowerby 1823 snail
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Scaphander lignarus, "Cylichna cylindracea" = Cylichna (Cylichna) cylindracea Scaphander lignarus snail "Cylichna cylindracea" = Cylichna (Cylichna) cylindracea Pennant 1777 snail
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium floratum, Dentalium sexangulum, Dentalium sp. Dentalium floratum tusk shell Dentalium "floratum" Dentalium sexangulum tusk shell Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Dinophyceae
Gonyaulacales - Gonyaulacaceae	Amiculosphaera umbracula, Operculodinium sp., Operculodinium centrocarpum, Melitasphaeridium choanophorum, Lingulodinium machaerophorum, Impagidinium sp., Ataxiodinium choane Amiculosphaera umbracula Operculodinium sp. Wall 1967 Operculodinium centrocarpum Wall 1967 Melitasphaeridium choanophorum Lingulodinium machaerophorum Impagidinium sp. Stover and Evitt 1978 Ataxiodinium choane
-	Spiniferites sp., Spiniferites mirabilis Spiniferites sp. Mantell 1850 Spiniferites mirabilis Sarjeant 1970
Peridiniales - Protoperidiniaceae	Selenopemphix quanta Selenopemphix quanta
Peridiniales - Peridiniaceae	Trinovantedinium sp. Trinovantedinium sp. Reid 1977
Peridiniales -	Barssidinium pliocenium, Barssidinium graminosum, Tectatodinium pellitum Barssidinium pliocenium Barssidinium graminosum Tectatodinium pellitum
-	Heteraulacacysta sp. Heteraulacacysta sp. Drugg and Loeblich 1967

Dinoflagellata -	Filisphaera microornata Filisphaera microornata

¹Fraaije et al. 2011; ²Stöhr et al. 2011; ³Uhen 2004