Echinodermata, level B, Wilmington Sands, Wilmington, Devon: Early/Lower Cenomanian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
? Isocrinus undulatus
77 specimens
? Isocrinus cenomanensis (d'Orbigny 1850)
7 specimens
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Pycinasteridae
Pycinaster sp. Spencer 1907
11 specimens
Phocidaster grandis Spencer 1913
2 specimens
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Goniasteridae indet. Forbes 1841
6 specimens
Ophryaster sulcatus (Sladen 1891)
4 specimens
original and current combination Tomidaster sulcatus
Metopaster sp. Sladen 1893
5 specimens
Caletaster sp. Breton 1978
6 specimens
Calliderma smithiae (Forbes 1848)
1 specimen
Mastaster villersensis Mercier 1935
6 specimens
Comptoniaster comptoni (Forbes 1848)
1 specimen
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Sphaerasteridae
Valettaster ocellatus (Forbes 1848)
1 specimen
Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Coulonia sp. de Loriol 1874
2 specimens
Echinoidea - Salenioida - Hyposaleniidae
Hyposalenia umbrella
2 specimens
Echinoidea - Salenioida - Saleniidae
Salenia petalifera
1 specimen
Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae
Glyptocyphus difficile
1 specimen
Echinoidea
Cottaldia granulosa
1 specimen
Echinoidea - Holectypoida
Echinogalerus rostratus
33 specimens
Echinogalerus faba
5 specimens
Echinoidea - Holectypoida - Discoididae
Discoides subucula
60 specimens
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster bufo (Brongniart 1822)
1 specimen
Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Holaster nodulosus Goldfuss 1863
9 specimens
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae
Catopygus columbarius
16 specimens
Echinoidea - Pseudodiadematidae
Polydiadema bonei
2 specimens
Tiaromma michelini
1 specimen
Tetragramma variolare (Brongniart 1822)
4 specimens
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Psychocidaridae
Tylocidaris velifera
1 specimen
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Stereocidaris uniformis
17 specimens
spelled with current rank as Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris)
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom County:Devon
Coordinates: 50.8° North, 0.2° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:39.6° North, 1.9° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:hand sample
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Cenomanian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 5
Key time interval:Early/Lower Cenomanian
Age range of interval:100.50000 - 93.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Wilmington Sands
Local section:Wilmington Local bed:b
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Mantelliceras mantelli zone
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:yellow poorly lithified sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:variable
Temporal resolution:time-averaged
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,surface (in situ),mechanical,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:BMNH
Metadata
Database number:59682
Authorizer:L. Villier Enterer:L. Villier
Modifier:L. Villier Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-04-07 07:14:49 Last modified:2006-09-11 03:02:58
Access level:the public Released:2006-04-07 07:14:49
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
17085. A. B. Smith, C.R.C. Paul, A.S. Gale and S.K. Donovan. 1988. Cenomanian and Lower Turonian echinoderms from Wilmington, south-east Devon, England. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geological Series 42:1-245 [L. Villier/L. Villier]