Bransgore, Lower Barton Beds, Hampshire: Late/Upper Eocene, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Tubothalamea - Miliolida
Miliolina cf. ferussaci
Miliolina seminulum
Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Polymorphina acuminata
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Anomalinidae
Anomalina grosserugosa
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Turbinolia humilis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytherideidae
Cytheridea muelleri
Cytheridea perforata
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheridae
Cythere plicata
Cythere striatopunctata
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Ditrupa plana
Serpula estensa
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Biselenaria offa
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
Lunulites transiens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Adeonidae
Teichopora (Bracebridgia) clavata
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda" minima
synonym of Nuculana
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula bisulcata Sowerby 1850
recombined as Nucula (Nuculoma) bisulcata
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea plicata (Solander 1766)
recombined as Cubitostrea plicata
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis scalaris
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris deleta
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia cf. sulcata (Solander 1766)
recombined as Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata
Venericardia cf. davidsoni (Deshayes 1858)
recombined as Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) davidsoni
Venericardia cf. crebrisulcata
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites sulcatus
synonym of Crassatella
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium parile (Deshayes 1858)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista transversa
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula ficus (Solander 1766)
recombined as Ficusocorbula ficus
Corbula cf. costata
Corbula cf. lamarckii
Corbula pisum
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Enthaliopsis) striatum
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bullinella sp. Newton
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Solariaxis canaliculata Lamarck 1804
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odontostomia hordeola
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea aperta (Solander 1766)
recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Rimella rimosa (Solander 1766)
Gastropoda - Rostellariidae
Hippochrenes amplus (Solander in Brander 1766)
recombined as Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Conomitra parva
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella bifido
M. bifido-plicata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Typhis pungens (Solander in Brander and Brander 1766)
recombined as Typhis (Typhis) pungens
Murex tricarinatus Lamarck 1803
recombined as Pterynotus (Pterynotus) crenulatus tricarinatus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Volutospina luctatrix
spelled with current rank as Athleta (Volutospina)
Volutospina athleta (Solander in Brander 1877)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Admete (Bonellitia) evulsa Solander 1766
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla dubia
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Surcula crassicosta
synonym of Turricula
Surcula macilenta
synonym of Turricula
Surcula rostrata
synonym of Turricula
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Asthenotoma cf. zonulata (Edwards 1861)
Bathytoma cf. hemileia
Bathytoma turbida (Solander in Brander 1766)
recombined as Epalxis (Bathytoma) turbida
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Eopleurotoma rotella (Edwards 1861)
Hemipleurotoma aspera
synonym of Gemmula
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Sycostoma pyrus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pollia lavata
spelled with current rank as Cantharus (Pollia)
P. [Tritonidea]
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus porrectus
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora discoidea
Xenophora agglutinans (Lamarck 1804)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica (Ampullonatica) ambulacrum
Natica caillati
Natica (Euspira) labellata Lamarck 1804
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
"Epitonium" acutum
Epitonium reticulatum
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella imbricataria Lamarck 1804
recombined as Haustator imbricataria
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799
Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Chelone sp. Linnaeus 1758
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Otolithus (Macrurus) aff. gracilis Schubert 1905
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae
Otolithus (Solea) approximatus Koken 1891
corrected as Solea approximata
Actinopteri - Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae
Otolithus (Berycidarum) bartonensis Frost 1934
recombined as Eosolea bartonensis
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster branderi
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England County:Hampshire
Coordinates: 50.8° North, 1.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:49.3° North, 5.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Altitude:37 meters
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Priabonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Late/Upper Eocene
Age range of interval:37.20000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Barton Beds Member:Lower
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: conglomeratic sandstone
Secondary lithology:shelly/skeletal,gray,green sandy claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: gravel atop whitish sand, followed by light green sand-clay and a dary grey clay, full of shells
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: These fossils seem to be collected by the author, unlike others from this reference
Metadata
Database number:42658
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:E. Leckey
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate,vertebrate
Created:2004-08-03 13:30:02 Last modified:2006-07-31 00:43:12
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-03 13:30:02
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11344. E. S.t. J. Burton. 1933. Faunal Horizons of the Barton Beds in Hampshire. Proceedings of the Geologist's Association 44:131-167 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/M. Uhen]