WOsgse-Greensand: Aptian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella depressa
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Cyclothyris latissima (Sowerby 1829)
original and current combination Terebratula latissima
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Ornithella juddi
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae
Oblongarcula oblonga (Sowerby 1826)
Gemmarcula aurea
Arenaciarcula fittoni (Meyer 1864)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Sellithyris coxwellensis Middlemiss 1959
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Entalophoridae
Entalophora ramosissima
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana scapha
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula meyeri
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Septifer sublineatus
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Lopha diluviana (Linnaeus 1767)
recombined as Rastellum diluvianum
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Acesta longa
Pseudolimea faringdonensis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys robinaldina (Orbigny 1847)
recombined as Mimachlamys robinaldina
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae
Neithea quinquecostata (Sowerby 1814)
Neithea atava (Roemer 1839)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Cryptochasma ovale n. gen., n. sp.
"ovale gen. et sp. nov." - originally entered as "Cryptochasma ovale gen. et sp. nov."
Aptolinter aptiensis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia marullensis
Arca dupiniana
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita upwarensis
Trapezicardita squamosa
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Seendia saxoneti
Opis neocomiensis d'Orbigny 1843
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Pachythaerus tealli n. sp.
"tealli sp. nov." - originally entered as "Pachythaerus tealli sp. nov."
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Senis wharburtoni
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea gurgitis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Myoconcha delta n. sp.
"delta sp. nov." - originally entered as "Myoconcha delta sp. nov."
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium ibbetsoni
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
cf. Linearia olea
original and current combination Linearis
originally entered as "Linearia cf. olea"
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae
Protodonax minutissimus
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Venilicardia sowerbyi
Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Requieniidae
Toucasia lonsdalii
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Sphaera corrugata Sowerby 1822
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Linotrigonia upwarensis
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea sp. n. sp. Deshayes 1827
originally entered as "Nerinea sp. nov."
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Anchura robinaldina
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Gyrodes genti
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Loxotoma neocomiense
Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae
Conotomaria seendensis
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Nerita sp. n. sp. Linnaeus 1758
originally entered as "Nerita sp. nov."
Gastropoda - Patellida - Lottiidae
Scurria calyptraeformis
Scurria depressa
Acmaea formosa
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Parahoplitidae
Parahoplites cunningtoni n. sp.
"cunningtoni sp. nov." - originally entered as "Parahoplites cunningtoni sp. nov."
Parahoplites sp. n. sp. Anthula 1899
originally entered as "Parahoplites sp. nov."
Parahoplites nutfieldensis (Sowerby 1815)
recombined as Parahoplites nutfieldiensis
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras sublaevigatum (d'Orbigny 1850)
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris sp. Leske 1778
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England
Coordinates: 51.3° North, 2.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:41.0° North, 8.9° East
Geographic resolution:outcrop
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:Sandgate
Local section:Seend Local bed:x
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
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:1856
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky Enterer:K. Layou
Modifier:M. Carrano Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-06-10 10:54:18 Last modified:2021-05-24 16:27:34
Access level:the public Released:1999-06-10 10:54:18
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]