Vrijhern [Alden Biesen Sand, Borgloon Fm]: Rupelian, Belgium
collected by Marquet et al
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Neritidae
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Theodoxus hoseltensis
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Gastropoda
- Potamididae
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Potamides lamarcki
Brongniart 1810
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Mesohalina margaritaceus
(Brocchi 1814)
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| SUBSPECIES: Mesohalina margaritaceus labyrinthus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Scaliolidae
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Sandbergeria cancellata
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Gastropoda
- Thiaridae
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Melanoides fasciatus
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Gastropoda
- Batillariidae
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Granulolabium plicatum
(Bruguiére 1792)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Keepingia gossardii
(Nyst 1836)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Mangelia costellaria
(Nyst 1836)
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira achatensis
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Gastropoda
- Stenothyridae
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Stenothyroides pupa
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Stenothyroides decussatus
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Gastropoda
- Truncatellidae
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Nystia duchasteli
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Gastropoda
- Hydrobiidae
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Hydrobia sp.
Hartmann 1821
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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Turboella turbinata
(Lamarck 1804)
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Callucina thierensi
(Hébert 1849)
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Megaxinus striatula
(Nyst 1836)
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Lentidium nitidum
(Sowerby 1822)
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| recombined as Lentidium (Ajanssenium) nitidum | ||||||||||
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Lentidium donaciforme
(Nyst 1836)
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| recombined as Lentidium (Ajanssenium) donaciforme | ||||||||||
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Corbula gibba
(Oliva 1792)
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| recombined as Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Cordiopsis incrassata
(Nyst 1836)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Corbiculidae
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Polymesoda subarata
(Bronn 1837)
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Geography
| Country: | Belgium |
| Coordinates: | 50.8° North, 5.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 50.2° North, 1.8° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
| Stage: | Rupelian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
| Key time interval: | Rupelian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 33.90000 - 27.82000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Tongeren | Formation: | Borgloon | Member: | Alden Biesen Sand |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Alden Biesen Sand Mbr of the Borgloon Fm, which overlies the Zelzate Fm, and is overlain by the Bilzen Fm. AGE: Rupelian; justification not provided. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Composite list for the member at this section. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | unlithified sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Sandstone. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, on the basis of figured specimens. | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow siliciclastic fauna. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (float),surface (in situ),field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collectors: | Marquet et al |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Marquet, Karnekamp, Lenaerts, and Smith, in addition to historic collections: REPOSITORY: Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (IRSNB), and Nationaal Natuurhistorich Murseum Naturalis (NNM). | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for mollusca. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 111367 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2011-06-23 11:19:35 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2012-06-23 11:19:35 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 36498. | R. Marquet, J. Lenaerts, C. Karnekamp and R. Smith. 2008. The molluscan fauna of the Borgloon Formation in Belgium (Rupelian, Early Oligocene). Palaeontos 12:1-99 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |