PBDB Collection

Taylor et al. (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (52.6° N, 1.1° W: paleocoordinates 41.0° N, 1.7° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Blackdown Greensand Formation, Late/Upper Albian (105.3 - 99.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Primary reference: J. D. Taylor, R. J. Cleevely, and N. J. Morris. 1983. Predatory gastropods and their activities in the Blackdown Greensand (Albian) of England. Palaeontology 26(3):521-553 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 6280: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 24.02.2000

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Taxonomic list

• taxonomy partially updated by Jablonski and Kosnik

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unclassified
-	Resabulum rusticum, Acutostreon sp., Cosnia cosnensis, Dumnonia collisnigrae, Iscafusus rigidus Resabulum rusticum Resabulum rusticum (J. de C. Sowerby) Acutostreon sp. Acutostreon sp. Cosnia cosnensis Cosnia cosnensis (de Loriol) Dumnonia collisnigrae Dumnonia collisnigrae Morris and Cleevely Iscafusus rigidus Iscafusus rigidus (J. de C. Sowerby)
Gastropoda
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Margarites monolifera Margarites monolifera snail Margarites monolifera (J. de C. Sowerby)
Trochoidea - Colloniidae	Helicocryptus radiatus Helicocryptus radiatus snail Helicocryptus radiatus (James Sowerby)
Trochoidea - Liotiidae	Pseudoliotina sp. Pseudoliotina sp. Cossmann 1925 snail Pseudoliotina sp.
Pleurotomariacea -	"Pleurotomariacea indet." = Pleurotomarioidea "Pleurotomariacea indet." = Pleurotomarioidea Swainson 1840 snail Pleurotomariacea gen. and sp. indet.
Vetigastropoda -	Jurassiphorus subornatum Jurassiphorus subornatum snail Jurassiphorus' subornatum (d'Orbigny)
Vanikoroidea - Vanikoridae	cf. Vanikoropsis alsus cf. Vanikoropsis alsus snail Vanikoropsis cf. alsus (d'Orbigny)
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	cf. Eulima corneti cf. Eulima corneti snail Eulima' cf. corneti Marliere
Cerithiacea -	Cerithiacea indet. n. gen., Cerithiacea indet. n. gen. Cerithiacea indet. n. gen. Férussac 1819 snail Cerithiacea ?gen. nov. 1 Cerithiacea indet. n. gen. Férussac 1819 snail Cerithiacea ?gen. nov. 2
Architaenioglossa - Ampullariidae	Pictavia rotundata Pictavia rotundata apple snail Pictavia rotundata (James Sowerby)
Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae	Blackdownia quadrata Blackdownia quadrata snail Blackdownia quadrata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella (Torquesia) granulata, Turritella sp., Turritella costata Turritella (Torquesia) granulata Sowerby 1827 turret shell Turritella (Torquesia) granulata J. de C. Sowerby Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell Turritella sp. Turritella costata turret shell Ageria costata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Cerithioidea - Cryptaulacidae	Cirsocerithium gracile Cirsocerithium gracile snail Cirsocerithium gracile (J. de C. Sowerby)
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	? Exechocirsus sp. n. sp. ? Exechocirsus sp. n. sp. Cossmann 1906 horn snail ?Exechocirsus sp. nov. (Taylor et. al.)
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Orthochetus sp. Orthochetus sp. Cossmann 1889 cerith snail Orthochetus sp.
Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae	Urceolabrum queeni Urceolabrum queeni snail Urceolabrum queeni (Gardner)
Cerithioidea - Planaxidae	Fossarus carinatus, Fossarus granosus Fossarus carinatus snail Fossarus' carinatus (J. de C. Sowerby) Fossarus granosus snail Fossarus' granosus (J. de C. Sowerby)
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Scalaria pulchra, Confusiscala fittoni Scalaria pulchra wentletrap Scalaria' pulchra J. de C. Sowerby Confusiscala fittoni wentletrap Confusiscala fittoni Gardner
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	? Turboella sp. ? Turboella sp. Leach in Gray 1847 snail ?Turboella sp.
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	Cerithiella devonica Cerithiella devonica snail Cerithiella devonica Abbass
Neogastropoda -	Culmia brighti Culmia brighti snail Culmia brighti (J. de C. Sowerby)
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Murex calcar Murex calcar murex snail Murex' calcar J. de C. Sowerby
Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae	Paramorea lineata Paramorea lineata snail Paramorea lineata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Neogastropoda -	Tantunia clathrata Tantunia clathrata snail Tantunia clathrata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	? Mitridae indet. ? Mitridae indet. Swainson 1831 mitre shell ?Mitridae gen. et sp. indet.
Neogastropoda - Sarganidae	Hillites downesi Hillites downesi snail Hillites downesi Morris and Cleevey
Neogastropoda -	Semipirum depressum Semipirum depressum snail Semipirum despressum (J. de C. Sowerby)
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	"Rostellaria tricostata" = Tibia "Rostellaria tricostata" = Tibia true conch Rostellaria' tricostata d'Orbigny
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Tessarolax retusa, Perissoptera parkinsoni, Drepanochilus calcarata, Drepanochilus neglecta, cf. Tridactylus griffithsi, Pterocerella macrostoma, "cf. Fusus dubius" = Anchura dubius, Disoketa meyeri, ? Disoketa sp. n. sp. Tessarolax retusa Sowerby 1836 snail Tessarolax retusa J. de C. Sowerby Perissoptera parkinsoni Mantell 1822 snail Perissoptera parkinsoni (Mantell) Drepanochilus calcarata snail Drepanocheilus calcarata (J. de C. Sowerby) Drepanochilus neglecta snail Drepanocheilus neglecta (Tate) cf. Tridactylus griffithsi snail Tridactylus' sp. nov. cf. griffithsi Gardner (Taylor et. al.) Pterocerella macrostoma snail Pterocerella macrostoma (J. de C. Sowerby) "cf. Fusus dubius" = Anchura dubius Briart and Cornet 1868 snail Fasciolariidae sp. nov. cf. Fusus dubius (Briart and Cornet) (Taylor et. al.) Disoketa meyeri snail Disoketa meyeri Gardner ? Disoketa sp. n. sp. Gardner 1880 snail ?Disoketa sp. nov. (Taylor et. al.)
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Gyrodes dupinii, Gyrodes gentii, Forator parkinsoni Gyrodes dupinii moon snail Gyrodes dupinii Deshayes and Leymerie Gyrodes gentii moon snail Gyrodes gentii (James Sowerby) Forator parkinsoni Morris moon snail Forator parkinsoni Morris and Cleevey
Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae	Littorina conica Littorina conica periwinkle Littorina' conica (J. de C. Sowerby)
Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae	? Rhynchocerithium orbignyi, "Uchauxia badri" = Procerithium ? Rhynchocerithium orbignyi snail ?Rhynchocerithium orbignyi (Briart and Cornet) "Uchauxia badri" = Procerithium snail Uchauxia badri Abbass
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	cf. Cylichna urgonensis cf. Cylichna urgonensis snail Cylichna sp. cf. urgonensis (Pictet and Campiche)
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	? Lacrimiforma pusilla, Lacrimiforma sp. n. sp., "Pyrgiscus woodwardi" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) ? Lacrimiforma pusilla snail ?Lacrimiformia pusilla (J. de C. Sowerby) Lacrimiforma sp. n. sp. Sohl 1963 snail Lacrimiformia sp. nov. (Taylor et. al.) "Pyrgiscus woodwardi" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) snail Pyrgiscus woodwardi Gardner
Heterostropha - Rissoellidae	? Rissoellidae indet. ? Rissoellidae indet. Gray 1850 snail ?Rissoellidae sp.
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Avellana incrassata Avellana incrassata snail Avellana incrassata (James Sowerby)
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	aff. Tornatellaea affinis, cf. Tornatellaea cosnensis, Tornatellaea ebrayi, Tornatellaea unisulcata aff. Tornatellaea affinis snail Tornatellaea affinis (J. de C. Sowerby) cf. Tornatellaea cosnensis snail Tornatellaea cf. cosnensis de Loriol Tornatellaea ebrayi snail Tornatellaea ebrayi de Loriol Tornatellaea unisulcata snail Tornatellaea unisulcata de Loriol
Heterostropha - Mathildidae	Bathraspira ? ahmadi, Bathraspira brightoni, Bathraspira ? fouadi Bathraspira ? ahmadi snail Bathraspira ?ahmadi Abbass Bathraspira brightoni snail Bathraspira brightoni Abbass Bathraspira ? fouadi snail Bathraspira ?fouadi Abbass
Bivalvia
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula antiquata, Nucula pectinata, Nucula obtusa, Nucula impressa Nucula antiquata nut clam Nucula antiquata (J. de C. Sowerby) Nucula pectinata Sowerby 1818 nut clam Nucula pectinata J. de C. Sowerby Nucula obtusa Sowerby 1836 nut clam Nucula obtusa J. de C. Sowerby Nucula impressa Conrad 1849 nut clam Nucula impressa (James Sowerby)
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Mesosaccella angulata, Mesosaccella lineata Mesosaccella angulata pointed nut clam Mesosacella angulata (J. de C. Sowerby) Mesosaccella lineata pointed nut clam Mesosacella lineata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae	Pterotrigonia aliformis, Pterotrigonia scabricola Pterotrigonia aliformis clam Pterotrigonia aliformis (Parkinson) Pterotrigonia scabricola clam Pterotrigonia scabricola (Lycett)
Trigoniida - Trigoniidae	Quadratotrigonia daedala, Quadratotrigonia spectabilis, Oistotrigonia spinosa, Rutitrigonia eccentrica Quadratotrigonia daedala clam Quadratotrigonia daedala (Parkinson) Quadratotrigonia spectabilis clam Quadratotrigonia spectabilis (J. de C. Sowerby) Oistotrigonia spinosa Parkinson 1811 clam Oistotrigonia spinosa (Parkinson) Rutitrigonia eccentrica clam Rutitrigonia eccentrica (Parkinson)
Carditida - Astartidae	Nicaniella formosa, Astarte impolitum, Eriphyla striata Nicaniella formosa clam Nicaniella formosa (J. de C. Sowerby) Astarte impolitum clam Astarte impolitum (J. de C. Sowerby) Eriphyla striata clam Eriphyla striata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Mutiella canaliculata, Lucina downesi, Lucina sp., "Lucina pisum" = Lucina semperiana Mutiella canaliculata clam Mutiella canaliculata (J. de C. Sowerby) Lucina downesi clam Lucina' downesi Woods Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam Lucina sp. "Lucina pisum" = Lucina semperiana Issel 1869 clam Lucina' pisum J. de C. Sowerby
Lucinida - Mactromyidae	Clisocolus sp., Thetis laevigata Clisocolus sp. Gabb 1869 clam Unicardium sp. Thetis laevigata clam Thetis laevigata (James Sowerby)
Poromyida - Poromyidae	Liopistha gigantea Liopistha gigantea clam Liopistha gigantea (James Sowerby)
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Goniomya mailleana Goniomya mailleana clam Goniomya mailleana (d'Orbigny)
Pandorida - Laternulidae	Platymyoidea cosnensis, cf. Periplomya simplex Platymyoidea cosnensis clam Platymoida cosnensis (de Loriol) cf. Periplomya simplex clam Periplomya cf. simplex (d'Orbigny)
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Panopea mandibula Panopea mandibula clam Panopaea mandibula
Solenida - Pharidae	Senis sp. Senis sp. Stephenson 1953 clam Senis sp.
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula elegans, Corbula truncata Corbula elegans clam Corbula elegans J. de C. Sowerby Corbula truncata clam Corbula truncata J. de C. Sowerby
Pholadida - Ceratomyidae	Myopholas sp. Myopholas sp. Douvillé 1908 clam Myopholas sp.
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Epicyprina angulata, Epicyprina subtruncata, Venilicardia cuneata, Venilicardia lineolata Epicyprina angulata clam Epicyprina angulata (James Sowerby) Epicyprina subtruncata clam Epicyprina subtruncata (d'Orbigny) Venilicardia cuneata clam Venilicardia cuneata (J. de C. Sowerby) Venilicardia lineolata clam Venilicardia lineolata (James Sowerby)
Cardiida - Veneridae	Flaventia ovalis, Paraesa faba, "Callistina plana" = Aphrodina plana, Chimela caperata, Calva subrotunda Flaventia ovalis venus clam Flaventia ovalis (J. de C. Sowerby) Paraesa faba Sowerby 1827 venus clam Paraesa faba (J. de C. Sowerby) "Callistina plana" = Aphrodina plana Sowerby 1813 venus clam Callistina plana (James Sowerby) Chimela caperata venus clam Chimela caperata (J. de C. Sowerby) Calva subrotunda venus clam Calva subrotunda (J. de C. Sowerby)
Cardiida - Mactridae	Mactra angulata, Mactra sp. Mactra angulata clam Mactra angulata J. de C. Sowerby Mactra sp. Linnaeus 1767 clam Mactra sp.
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Protocardia querangeri, Protocardia hillana, Granocardium proboscideum, Globocardium sp. Protocardia querangeri cockle Protocardium querangeri (d'Orbigny) Protocardia hillana Sowerby 1813 cockle Protocardium hillana (James Sowerby) Granocardium proboscideum cockle Granocardium proboscideum (James Sowerby) Globocardium sp. Hayami 1965 cockle Globocardium sp.
Cardiida - Tellinidae	"? Linearia striatuloides" = Linearis, "Linearis subtenuistriana" = Linearis, Palaeomoera inaequalis "? Linearia striatuloides" = Linearis tellin clam ?Linearia striatuloides (Stoliczka) "Linearis subtenuistriana" = Linearis tellin clam Linearis subtenuistriana (d'Orbigny) Palaeomoera inaequalis tellin clam Palaeomoera inaequalis (J. de C. Sowerby)
Cardiida - Quenstedtiidae	Quenstedtia pelagi Quenstedtia pelagi clam Quenstedtia pelagi (d'Orbigny)
Cardiida - Icanotiidae	Icanotia siliqua Icanotia siliqua clam Icanotia siliqua Casey
Mytilida - Crenellidae	Musculus striatocostatus, Crenella bella, Crenella orbicularis Musculus striatocostatus mussel Musculus striatocostatus (d'Orbigny) Crenella bella clam Crenella bella J. de C. Sowerby Crenella orbicularis clam Crenella orbicularis J. de C. Sowerby
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Falcimytilus lanceolatus, Modiolus reversa, Perna inaequivalvis Falcimytilus lanceolatus mussel Falcimytilus lanceolatus (J. de C. Sowerby) Modiolus reversa mussel Modiolus reversa J. de C. Sowerby Perna inaequivalvis mussel Perna' inaequivalvis J. de C. Sowerby
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Nanonavis carinatus Nanonavis carinatus Woods 1899 clam Nanonavis carinatus (James Sowerby)
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymerita sublaevis, Glycymerita umbonata, Trigonarca passyana Glycymerita sublaevis clam Glycymerita sublaevis (J. de C. Sowerby) Glycymerita umbonata clam Glycymerita umbonata (James Sowerby) Trigonarca passyana clam Trigonarca passyana (d'Orbigny)
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea glabra Cucullaea glabra Parkinson 1811 clam Idonearca glabra (Parkinson)
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia rotundata Barbatia rotundata clam Barbatia rotundata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Myalinida - Inoceramidae	"Inoceramus sulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) sulcatus, "Inoceramus concentricus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) concentricus, "Inoceramus subsulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) subsulcatus "Inoceramus sulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) sulcatus Parkinson 1819 clam Inoceramus sulcatus Parkinson "Inoceramus concentricus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) concentricus Parkinson 1819 clam Inoceramus concentricus (Parkinson) "Inoceramus subsulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) subsulcatus Wiltshire 1869 clam Inoceramus subsulcatus Wiltshire
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Pinna robinaldina Pinna robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844 oyster Pinna robinaldina (d'Orbigny)
Ostreida - Bakevelliidae	Pseudoptera anomala, Gervillia forbesiana, "Bakevellia rostrata" = Bakevellia (Bakevellia) rostrata, Gervillella sublanceolata Pseudoptera anomala Sowerby 1836 oyster Pseudoptera' anomala J. de C. Sowerby Gervillia forbesiana oyster Gervillia forbesiana d'Orbigny "Bakevellia rostrata" = Bakevellia (Bakevellia) rostrata Yabe 1956 oyster Bakevillia rostrata (J. de C. Sowerby) Gervillella sublanceolata d'Orbigny 1850 oyster Gervillella sublanceolata (d'Orbigny)
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	Amphidonte obliquata Amphidonte obliquata oyster Amphidonte obliquata (Pulteney)
Pectinida - Limidae	Limatula fittoni, Lima elongata, Lima subovalis, Lima tecta Limatula fittoni file clam Limatula fittoni (d'Orbigny) Lima elongata file clam Lima elongata J. de C. Sowerby Lima subovalis file clam Lima subovalis J. de C. Sowerby Lima tecta file clam Lima tecta (d'Orbigny)
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Camptonectes milleri, Chlamys stutchburianus, "Mimachlamys robinaldinus" = Chlamys (Mimachlamys), Chlamys elongata, "Spondylus striatus" = Spondylus subnodosus Camptonectes milleri Sowerby 1836 scallop Camptonectes milleri (J. de C. Sowerby) Chlamys stutchburianus scallop Chlamys stutchburianus (J. de C. Sowerby) "Mimachlamys robinaldinus" = Chlamys (Mimachlamys) scallop Mimachlamys robinaldinus (d'Orbigny) Chlamys elongata Lamarck 1819 scallop Chlamys elongata (Lamarck) "Spondylus striatus" = Spondylus subnodosus Packard 1922 scallop Spondylus striatus (James Sowerby)
Pectinida - Neitheoidae	"Neithea gibbosa" = Neithea (Neithea) gibbosa, Neithea quinquecostata "Neithea gibbosa" = Neithea (Neithea) gibbosa Pultney 1813 scallop Neithea gibbosa (Pulteney) Neithea quinquecostata Sowerby 1814 scallop Neithea quinquecostata James Sowerby