Bramerton, Norfolk [Mammaliferous Crag] (Pleistocene of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (52.6° N, 1.4° W: paleocoordinates 52.6° N, 1.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Mammaliferous Crag Formation, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Mammaliferous Crag, for which modern lithostratigraphic correlation and stratigraphic relations are not reported. AGE: Pleistocene, on the basis of biostratigraphy and stratigraphic position. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within the unit.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified siliciclastic sediments

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine siliciclastic.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Not stated in text, but siliciclastic based on observation of specimens. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, based on observation and figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Not stated, but probably Stearns Wood, c. 1840's-1870's. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.

Primary reference: S. V. Wood. 1848. A monograph of the Crag Mollusca or, descriptions of shells from the middle and upper Tertiaries of the East of England. Part 1. Univalves 1-208 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 84833: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 14.11.2008

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for mollusca. Other volumes when entered will include bryozoa, brachiopoda, and anthozoa. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but with antiquated nomenclature, which is revised where possible through more recent sources.
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
"Cerithium tricinctum" = Potamides (Ptychopotamides) tricinctus
"Cerithium tricinctum" = Potamides (Ptychopotamides) tricinctus Brocchi 1814 horn snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella communis Risso 1826 turret shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Murex erinaceus" = Ocenebra erinaceus, "Purpura lapillus" = Nucella lapillus
"Murex erinaceus" = Ocenebra erinaceus Linnaeus 1758 murex snail
"Purpura lapillus" = Nucella lapillus Linnaeus 1758 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Clavatula turricula" = Propebela turricula, "Clavatula trevelliana" = Curtitoma reticulata
"Clavatula turricula" = Propebela turricula Montagu 1803 cone shell
"Clavatula trevelliana" = Curtitoma reticulata Brown 1827 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Trophon antiquum" = Fusus antiquus
"Trophon antiquum" = Fusus antiquus Müller 1774 snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
"Scalaria groenlandica" = Epitonium greenlandicum
"Scalaria groenlandica" = Epitonium greenlandicum Perry 1811 wentletrap
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
"Leda myalis" = Yoldia (Yoldia) myalis
"Leda myalis" = Yoldia (Yoldia) myalis Couthouy 1838 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula cobboldiae" = Acila (Truncacila) cobboldae
"Nucula cobboldiae" = Acila (Truncacila) cobboldae Linnaeus 1767 divaricate nutclam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte crebricostata Forbes 1847 clam
Astarte sulcata Da Costa 1778 clam
Astarte elliptica Brown 1827 clam
Astarte borealis Chemnitz 1784 clam
 Cardiida - Cyrenidae
Cyrena consobrina Cailland 1823 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra ovalis Sowerby 1817 clam
Trigonella plana da Costa 1778 clam
Mactra stultorum Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Mactra subtruncata" = Spisula subtruncata da Costa 1778 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Venus fasciata" = Clausinella fasciata da Costa 1778 venus clam
Tapes virginea Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
Tapes aurea Gmelin 1788 venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina praetenuis" = Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis, "Tellina balthica" = Macoma (Macoma) balthica, Tellina lata
"Tellina praetenuis" = Macoma (Macoma) praetenuis Leathes in Woodward 1830 tellin clam
"Tellina balthica" = Macoma (Macoma) balthica Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina lata Gmelin 1788 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax vittatus da Costa 1778 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium edule" = Cerastoderma edule
"Cardium edule" = Cerastoderma edule Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Pholadida - Myidae
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Loripes divaricata" = Lucinella divaricata
"Loripes divaricata" = Lucinella divaricata Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis
"Pecten opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Pectunculus glycymeris" = Glycymeris glycymeris
"Pectunculus glycymeris" = Glycymeris glycymeris Linnaeus 1758 clam