Where: England, United Kingdom (51.1° N, 1.2° W: paleocoordinates 46.5° N, 3.5° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Tilehurst Member (London Clay Formation), Early/Lower Eocene (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)
• The Tilehurst Member is the basal member of the London Clay FM. It overlies the Reading FM.
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; unlithified, glauconitic, argillaceous, silty, sandy siltstone and sandstone
Collection methods: bulk, core, mechanical,
Primary reference: C. King and D. Curry. 1992. Molluscs from the Tilehurst Member (London Clay Formation, Early Eocene) at Crondall and Up Nately (Hampshire). Tertiary Research 13(2-4):141-146 [L. Ivany/E. Kowalski]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 8105: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Elizabeth Kowalski on 20.06.2000
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
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Arcopagia pseudodonacialis d'Orbigny 1850 tellin clam | |
Abra sp. n. sp.
Abra sp. n. sp. Lamarck 1818 abra | |
"Miocardiopsis sp." = Glossus (Miocardiopsis)
"Miocardiopsis sp." = Glossus (Miocardiopsis) clam | |
Dosiniopsis sp., Pitar sp. n. sp.
Dosiniopsis sp. Conrad 1864 venus clam
Pitar sp. n. sp. Römer 1857 venus clam | |
Caestocorbula clarendonensis Wrigley 1925 clam | |
Panopea intermedia Sowerby 1814 clam | |
Anomia sp. n. sp.
Anomia sp. n. sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle | |
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster | |
? Amygdalum sp. Megerle 1811 mussel
Semimodiola elegans mussel | |
Leionucula proava nut clam | |
Nuculana prisca Deshayes 1858 pointed nut clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Turboella sp. n. sp.
Turboella sp. n. sp. Leach in Gray 1847 snail | |
Sigatica hantoniensis Pilkington 1804 moon snail
Euspira glaucinoides Sowerby 1812 moon snail | |
Circulus cf. similis snail | |
Aporrhais triangulata snail | |
Priscoficus eocenica fig shell | |
"Galeodosconsia striata" = Sconsia
"Galeodosconsia striata" = Sconsia snail | |
Streptolathyrus aff. cymatodis Edwards 1866 snail | |
Siphonalia subnodosa true whelk
Siphonalia cooperi true whelk | |
Sveltella fragilis snail
Sveltella arenaria Wrigley 1935 snail
Bonellitia sp. n. sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail | |
Cochlespira sp. Conrad 1865 snail | |
Fusiturris sp. Thiele 1929 turrid
Eopleurotoma sp. Cossmann 1889 turrid | |
Turricula sp. Schumacher 1817 snail | |
Sigapatella sp. Lesson 1830 slipper shell | |
"Acirsella transversaria" = Acirsa (Acirsella), "Acrilla sp." = Epitonium (Acrilla)
"Acirsella transversaria" = Acirsa (Acirsella) wentletrap
"Acrilla sp." = Epitonium (Acrilla) Adams and Adams 1860 wentletrap | |
Turbonilla sp. n. sp. Risso 1826 snail
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
"Cossmannica sp." = Tiberia (Cossmannica) snail | |
Ringicula lignatarum snail | |
Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail | |
Diaphana cf. assula snail | |
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail |