Where: United Kingdom (50.8° N, 0.2° E: paleocoordinates 39.6° N, 1.9° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Wilmington Sands Formation, Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)
• Mantelliceras mantelli zone
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified, yellow sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Reposited in the BMNH
Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ), mechanical, sieve,
Primary reference: A. B. Smith, C.R.C. Paul, A.S. Gale and S.K. Donovan. 1988. Cenomanian and Lower Turonian echinoderms from Wilmington, south-east Devon, England. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geological Series 42:1-245 [L. Villier/L. Villier]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 59682: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 07.04.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Crinoidea | |
? Isocrinus undulatus Sea lily
? Isocrinus cenomanensis d'Orbigny 1850 Sea lily | |
Asteroidea | |
Valettaster ocellatus Forbes 1848 sea star | |
Phocidaster grandis Spencer 1913 sea star
Pycinaster sp. Spencer 1907 sea star | |
Goniasteridae indet., "Ophryaster sulcatus" = Tomidaster sulcatus, Mastaster villersensis, Metopaster sp., Caletaster sp., Comptoniaster comptoni, Calliderma smithiae
Goniasteridae indet. Forbes 1841 sea star
"Ophryaster sulcatus" = Tomidaster sulcatus Sladen 1891 sea star
Mastaster villersensis Mercier 1935 sea star
Metopaster sp. Sladen 1893 sea star
Caletaster sp. Breton 1978 sea star
Comptoniaster comptoni Forbes 1848 sea star
Calliderma smithiae Forbes 1848 sea star | |
Coulonia sp. de Loriol 1874 sea star | |
Echinoidea | |
Tetragramma variolare Brongniart 1822 sea urchin
Polydiadema bonei sea urchin
Tiaromma michelini sea urchin | |
Discoides subucula sea urchin | |
Echinogalerus rostratus sea urchin
Echinogalerus faba sea urchin | |
Catopygus columbarius sea urchin | |
Holaster nodulosus Goldfuss 1863 sea urchin | |
Hemiaster bufo Brongniart 1822 heart urchin | |
Hyposalenia umbrella sea urchin | |
Salenia petalifera sea urchin | |
Glyptocyphus difficile sea urchin | |
Cottaldia granulosa sea urchin | |
"Stereocidaris uniformis" = Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris)
"Stereocidaris uniformis" = Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) pencil urchin | |
Tylocidaris velifera pencil urchin |