PBDB Collection

Waterworks Corner (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (51.7° N, 0.5° E: paleocoordinates 47.2° N, 2.0° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• This outcrop can be placed only tentatively.

•age for London Clay updated by Ivany to Ypresian

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, bioturbated claystone

• stiff, hard, clay with sporadic silt streaks containing three types of nodules, septaria (argillaceous limestone), phosphatic nodules, pyrite nodules.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ), sieve,

Primary reference: C. King and A. D. King. 1976. A London Clay Section at Waterworks Corner, Woodford, Essex. Tertiary Research 1(1):21-24 [L. Ivany/E. Kowalski]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 8025: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 14.06.2000

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Show authors, comments, and common names

unclassified
-	Bairdopilata gliberti, Trachylebreridea prestwichiana Bairdopilata gliberti Trachylebreridea prestwichiana
Thecostraca
Calanticomorpha - Calanticidae	Euscalpellum minutum Euscalpellum minutum barnacle
Malacostraca
Decapoda - Zanthopsidae	Zanthopsis bispinosa, Zanthopsis leachii Zanthopsis bispinosa M'Coy 1849 crab Zanthopsis leachii Desmarest 1822 crab
Decapoda - Nephropidae	Hoploparia gammaroides Hoploparia gammaroides M'Coy 1849 clawed lobster
Ostracoda
Platycopida - Cytherellidae	Cytherella londinensis Cytherella londinensis ostracod
Podocopida - Brachycytheridae	Pterygocythereis fimbriata Pterygocythereis fimbriata ostracod Pterygocythereis fimbriata laminosa
Podocopida - Cytherettidae	Cytheretta scrobiculoplicata Cytheretta scrobiculoplicata ostracod
Podocopida - Trachyleberididae	Trachyleberis spiniferrima, Hazelina aranea, Brachycythere triangulare, ? Agrenocythere bowerbankiana Trachyleberis spiniferrima ostracod Hazelina aranea ostracod Brachycythere triangulare ostracod ? Agrenocythere bowerbankiana ostracod
Podocopida - Cytherideidae	Schuleridea perforata Schuleridea perforata ostracod
Cephalopoda
Nautilida - Nautilidae	Eutrephoceras centrale Eutrephoceras centrale Sowerby 1812 nautiloid
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium nitens Dentalium nitens tusk shell
Gastropoda
Pteropoda - Spiratellidae	Spiratella mercinensis Spiratella mercinensis snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica pulchra Architectonica pulchra sundial
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	? Rictaxis sp. ? Rictaxis sp. Dall 1871 snail
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Opalia sp. n. sp., Amaea sp. Opalia sp. n. sp. Adams and Adams 1853 wentletrap Amaea sp. Adams and Adams 1853 wentletrap
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	Melanella sp. n. sp. Melanella sp. n. sp. Bowdich 1822 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	"Priscoficus smithii" = Priscoficus smithi "Priscoficus smithii" = Priscoficus smithi Sowerby 1827 fig shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	Cassis striata Cassis striata snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	"Tibia sublucida" = Tibia (Eotibia) sublucida "Tibia sublucida" = Tibia (Eotibia) sublucida Lowry et al. 1866 snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Volutilithes protensus Volutilithes protensus volute
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	"Euthriofusus transversarius" = Wrigleya transversaria "Euthriofusus transversarius" = Wrigleya transversaria Wrigley 1925 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Streptochetus cymatodis Streptochetus cymatodis snail
Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae	Bathytoma granata Bathytoma granata Edwards 1861 snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Eopleurotoma konickii, Surculites velatus, Surculites errans, Gemmula simillima Eopleurotoma konickii turrid Surculites velatus turrid Surculites errans Solander 1766 turrid Gemmula simillima turrid
Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae	Turricula helix, Turricula symmetrica, Turricula acuminata Turricula helix snail Turricula symmetrica snail Turricula acuminata snail
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	"Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri, "Cochlespira terebralis" = Ancistrosyrinx terebralis "Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri Edwards 1861 snail "Cochlespira terebralis" = Ancistrosyrinx terebralis Lamarck 1804 snail Cochlespira terebralis var. ditropis
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Turricula teretrium Turricula teretrium Edwards 1857 ribbed mitre
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Euspira glaucinoides Euspira glaucinoides Sowerby 1812 moon snail
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	Retusa consors Retusa consors snail
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Nuculana amygdaloides Nuculana amygdaloides pointed nut clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula bowerbankii, Nucula compressa Nucula bowerbankii nut clam Nucula compressa nut clam
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea sp. Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Pectinida - Anomiidae	"Anomia scabrosa" = Heteranomia scabrosa "Anomia scabrosa" = Heteranomia scabrosa Wood 1861 scallop
Arcida - Arcidae	? Bathyarca impolita ? Bathyarca impolita clam
Lucinida - Thyasiridae	Thyasira goodhalli Thyasira goodhalli clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Pitar cf. sulcatarius" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius "Pitar cf. sulcatarius" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius Deshayes 1825 venus clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Arcopagia sp. n. sp. Arcopagia sp. n. sp. Leach 1827 tellin clam
Cardiida - Semelidae	Abra splendens Abra splendens Sowerby 1837 abra
Rhynchonellata
Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae	Terebratulina wardenensis Terebratulina wardenensis Elliott 1938
Lingulata
Lingulida - Lingulidae	Lingula sp. Lingula sp. Bruguiére 1797
Stenolaemata
Cyclostomata - Entalophoridae	Entalophora cf. tergemina Entalophora cf. tergemina
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Batoporidae	Batopora clithridiata Batopora clithridiata
Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae	Lunulites sp. Lunulites sp. Lamarck 1816
Cheilostomata - Vinculariidae	Vincularia sp. Vincularia sp.
Cheilostomata - Adeonidae	Adeonellopsis wetherelli Adeonellopsis wetherelli
Polychaeta
Sabellida - Serpulidae	Serpula sp., Ditrupa plana Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758 Ditrupa plana
Anthozoa
Pennatulacea -	Graphularia wetherelli Graphularia wetherelli Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850 sea pen
Foraminifera
Textulariina - Pseudogaudryinidae	Pseudoclavulina anglica Pseudoclavulina anglica
Lituolacea - Ataxophragmiidae	Karreriella danica Karreriella danica
-	"Marginulina enbornensis" = Cristellaria (Marginulina) "Marginulina enbornensis" = Cristellaria (Marginulina)
Globothalamea
Rotaliida - Alabaminidae	Osangularia sp., Alabamina obtusa Osangularia sp. Brotzen 1940 Alabamina obtusa
Rotaliida - Cibicididae	Cibicides westi, Cibicides sulzensis Cibicides westi Cibicides sulzensis
Foraminifera
- Spiroplectamminidae	Spiroplectammina adamski Spiroplectammina adamski
Nodosariata
Vaginulinida - Vaginulinidae	Lenticulina sp. Lenticulina sp. Lamarck 1804
Nodosariida - Nodosariidae	Nodosaria latejugata, Dentalina sp. Nodosaria latejugata Gümbel 1870 Dentalina sp. d'Orbigny 1826