crac-greensand: Aptian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae
Virgiscalpellum wrighti Withers 1946
Thecostraca - Calanticomorpha - Cretiscalpellidae
Cretiscalpellum sp. Withers 1922
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Glaessneropsidae
Vectis wrighti Withers 1946
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Brachidontes vectiensis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillella sublanceolata (d'Orbigny 1850)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Aptolinter aptiensis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea fittoni
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Mediraon sulcatum n. sp.
"sulcatum sp.nov." - originally entered as "Mediraon sulcatum sp.nov."
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Senis wharburtoni
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya martini
Pholadomya gigantea (Sowerby 1836)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia anglica
Nemocardium ibbetsoni
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Icanotiidae
Scittila nasuta
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Venilicardia saussuri
Venilicardia anglica
Vectianella vectiana
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Resatrix parva
Resatrix vectensis
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya vectensis
Thetironia minor (Sowerby 1826)
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Steinmanellidae
Yaadia nodosa
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Bullinidae
Sulcoactaeon marginata
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Tornatellaea aptiensis
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Globularia cornueliana
Gastropoda - Cassiopidae
Cassiope pizuetana
very rare
Gastropoda - Procerithiidae
Uchauxia forbesiana
synonym of Procerithium
Gastropoda - Acteoninidae
Ovactaeonina forbesiana
spelled with current rank as Colostracon (Ovactaeonina)
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Tessarolax moreausianum
Tessarolax fittoni
Dimorphosoma ancylochia
Dimorphosoma kinklispira
Anchura glabra
Anchura robinaldina
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Mesalia neocomiensis
Turritella dupiniana
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Deshayesitidae
Deshayesites forbesi
Deshayesites forbesi n. sp.
"forbesi sp. nov." - originally entered as "Deshayesites forbesi sp. nov."
Deshayesites callidiscus n. sp.
"callidiscus sp. nov." - originally entered as "Deshayesites callidiscus sp. nov."
Deshayesites topleyi
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Ancyloceratidae
Ancyloceras mantelli Casey 1960
very rare
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Douvilleiceratidae
Roloboceras perli
Roloboceras hambrovi (Forbes 1845)
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae
cf. Aconeceras haugi (Sarasin 1893)
very rare - originally entered as "Aconeceras cf. haugi"
Aconeceras nisoides (Sarasin 1893)
very rare
Cephalopoda - Diplobelida - Diplobelidae
Conoteuthis vectensis Spath 1939
recombined as Vectibelus vectensis
Conoteuthis sp.
Conoteuthis dupiniana d'Orbigny 1842
corrected as Conoteuthis dupinianus
Echinoidea
Trochotiara fittoni
Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Lophidiaster sp. Spencer 1913
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England
Coordinates: 50.6° North, 1.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:40.3° North, 9.5° East
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Early/Lower Cretaceous
Stage:Aptian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 3
*Epoch:Gallic
Key time interval:Aptian
Age range of interval:125.00000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Lower Greensand Formation:Atherfield Clay Member:Crackers
Local section:Atherfield Point Local bed:x
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: part of author's Atherfield Clay Series
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray "shale"
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:1747
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky Enterer:K. Layou
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-06-07 12:08:26 Last modified:2021-05-24 16:02:27
Access level:the public Released:1999-06-07 12:08:26
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

47. R. Casey. 1961. The stratigraphical palaeontology of the Lower Greensand. Palaeontology 3(4):487-621 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/M. Carrano]