Echinodermata, level C, Wilmington Sands, Wilmington, Devon: Early/Lower Cenomanian, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Crinoidea
- Isocrinida
- Isocrinidae
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? Isocrinus undulatus
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19 specimens | ||||||
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? Isocrinus cenomanensis
(d'Orbigny 1850)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Asteroidea
- Valvatida
- Pycinasteridae
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Pycinaster sp.
Spencer 1907
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Asteroidea
- Valvatida
- Goniasteridae
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Goniasteridae indet.
Forbes 1841
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Caletaster sp.
Breton 1978
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Ophryaster sulcatus
(Sladen 1891)
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2 specimens | ||||||
| original and current combination Tomidaster sulcatus | |||||||
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Metopaster sp.
Sladen 1893
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Echinoidea
- Pseudodiadematidae
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Tetragramma variolare
(Brongniart 1822)
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14 specimens | ||||||
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Tiaromma michelini
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3 specimens | ||||||
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Polydiadema bonei
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6 specimens | ||||||
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Echinoidea
- Phymosomatidae
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Glyptocyphus radiatus
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Echinoidea
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Cottaldia benettiae
(Koenig 1825)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Echinoidea
- Salenioida
- Hyposaleniidae
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Goniophorus lunatus
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Echinoidea
- Salenioida
- Saleniidae
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Salenia petalifera
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3 specimens | ||||||
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Echinoidea
- Holectypoida
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Echinogalerus rostratus
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57 specimens | ||||||
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Echinoidea
- Holectypoida
- Discoididae
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Discoides subucula
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82 specimens | ||||||
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Echinoidea
- Holasteroida
- Holasteridae
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Holaster nodulosus
Goldfuss 1863
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48 specimens | ||||||
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Echinoidea
- Cassiduloida
- Cassidulidae
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Catopygus columbarius
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7 specimens | ||||||
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Echinoidea
- Hemicidaroida
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Allomma rhodani
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Echinoidea
- Cidaroida
- Cidaridae
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Stereocidaris uniformis
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16 specimens | ||||||
| spelled with current rank as Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) | |||||||
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Echinoidea
- Cidaroida
- Psychocidaridae
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Tylocidaris velifera
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2 specimens | ||||||
| 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: | C | ||
| Local order: | bottom to top | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Mantelliceras mantelli zone | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | yellow poorly lithified cherty/siliceous 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: | 59688 | ||
| Authorizer: | L. Villier | Enterer: | L. Villier |
| Modifier: | L. Villier | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-04-07 08:51:43 | Last modified: | 2006-09-11 03:03:37 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-04-07 08:51:43 |
| 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] |