Oedelem Sands (Sables d'Oedelem) - Bruxellian Formation: Ypresian, Belgium
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Callista suberycinoides
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris dispar
(Defrance 1826)
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AC category | |||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Glycymeris dispar pseudopulvinata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata
(Sowerby 1820)
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R category | |||||||||
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Trinacria cf. bruxellensis
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R category | |||||||||
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Trinacria cancellata
(Deshayes 1858)
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R category | |||||||||
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Scapularca scapulina
(Lamarck 1805)
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R category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Limopsidae
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Limopsis granulata
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AC category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea (Turkostrea) multicostata
(Deshayes 1832)
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CC category | |||||||||
| recombined as Cubitostrea multicostata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Pinna cf. margaritacea
Lamarck 1805
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R category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Lyropecten (Aequipecten) plebeius
(Lamarck 1806)
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AC category | |||||||||
| recombined as Mimachlamys plebeia | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Bathytormus tenuistriatus
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C category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Sita crenulata
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C category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Megacardita planicosta
(Lamarck 1801)
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Venericor planicosta | ||||||||||
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Venericardia carinata
Sowerby 1819
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C category | |||||||||
| recombined as Claibornicardia carinata | ||||||||||
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Venericardia sulcata
(Solander 1766)
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CC category | |||||||||
| recombined as Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata | ||||||||||
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Pleuromeris decussata
(Lamarck 1806)
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AC category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina squamula
Deshayes 1825
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Callucina (Callucina) squamula | ||||||||||
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Monitilora elegans
(Defrance 1823)
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AC category | |||||||||
| recombined as Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans | ||||||||||
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Parvilucina latebrosa
(Deshayes 1857)
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C category | |||||||||
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Gibbolucina gibbosula
(Lamarck 1806)
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AC category | |||||||||
| recombined as Gibbolucina (Gibbolucina) gibbosula | ||||||||||
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Divalinga chavani
(Glibert 1985)
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C category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula flandrica
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Varicorbula brabantina
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CC category | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Corbula (Varicorbula) | ||||||||||
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Caestocorbula regulbiensis
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R category | |||||||||
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Caestocorbula gandavensis
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R category | |||||||||
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Bicorbula gallica
(Lamarck 1801)
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C category | |||||||||
| recombined as Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica | ||||||||||
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Caryocorbula striata
(Lamarck 1801)
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CC category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Loxocardium bouei
(Deshayes 1858)
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Orthocardium porulosum
(Solander 1766)
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C category | |||||||||
| recombined as Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Abra suessoniensis
(Deshayes 1857)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina strougoi
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R category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Petalocardia pectinifera
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C category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Callista proxima
(Deshayes 1857)
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C category | |||||||||
| recombined as Callista (Microcallista) proxima | ||||||||||
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Callocardia nitidula
(Lamarck 1806)
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitidula | ||||||||||
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Pitar sulcatoria
(Deshayes 1825)
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Kelliellidae
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Lutetia umbonata
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R category | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Kellyella (Lutetia) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Erycinidae
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Erycina longidentata
Deshayes 1858
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Erycina (Erycina) longidentata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Cuspidariidae
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Cuspidaria sp.
Dall 1886
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana (Saccella) nolfi
Glibert 1985
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R category | |||||||||
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Nuculana (Saccella) striata
(Lamarck 1805)
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AC category | |||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Nuculana (Saccella) striata halestrensis | ||||||||||
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Nuculana (Saccella) galeottiana
(Nyst 1843)
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R category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula (Nucula) mixta
(Deshayes 1858)
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Margarites spiratus
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna bruguierei
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C category | |||||||||
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Acrostemma coronatum
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R category | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Cylichna (Acrostemma) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Scaphandridae
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Mnestia semistriata
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Mnestia flandrica
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Rhizorus lanceolatus
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Pyramidella calvimontana
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R category | |||||||||
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Odostomia hordeola
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C category | |||||||||
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Odostomia lubrica
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R category | |||||||||
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Syrnola nitida
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R category | |||||||||
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Syrnola spina
(Deshayes 1824)
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R category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula minor
(Grateloup 1838)
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Gastropoda
- Diastomatidae
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Keilostoma minor
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Bittium aff. semigranosum
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Omalaxis brusseliensis
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CC category | |||||||||
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Turritella mitis
Deshayes 1861
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Haustator mitis | ||||||||||
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Turritella contracta
Sowerby 1850
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C category | |||||||||
| recombined as Haustator contractus | ||||||||||
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Turritella uniangularis
Lamarck 1804
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Haustator uniangularis | ||||||||||
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Turritella solandrei
Mayer-Eymar 1877
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CC category | |||||||||
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Sigmesalia chaussyensis
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C category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Scaliolidae
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Sandbergeria regularis
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira labellata
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C category | |||||||||
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Sinum clathratum
Gmelin 1790
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R category | |||||||||
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Crommium aff. willemeti
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R category | |||||||||
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Sigatica hatoniensis
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R category | |||||||||
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Sigatica obovata
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C category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Tornidae
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Teinostoma rotellaeforme
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R category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Pseudoliva obtusa
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Sycostoma bulbiforme
(Lamarck 1803)
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R category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Clavilithes maximus
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R category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Ancillariidae
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Ancilla buccinoides
Lamarck 1802
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Spirancilla buccinoides | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Ancilla canalifera
Lamarck 1802
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R category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Turricula aff. polycesta
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R category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Athleta elevata
(Sowerby 1840)
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Volutocorbis elevata | ||||||||||
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Cryptochorda stromboides
(Hermannsen 1781)
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R category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rostellariidae
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Tibia (Hippochrenes) sp.
(Monfort 1810)
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R category | |||||||||
| original and current combination Hippochrenes | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Tibia sp.
Röding 1798
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AC category | |||||||||
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Rimella fissurella
(Linnaeus 1767)
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AC category | |||||||||
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Ectinochilus aff. canalis
(Coquebert and Brongniart 1793)
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Rimella canalis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiopsidae
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Cerithiopsis aff. maresi
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R category | |||||||||
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Seila quadrisulcata
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R category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triforidae
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Cerithiella aff. clava
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R category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ampullinidae
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Globularia aff. patula
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R category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea aperta
(Solander 1766)
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Belgium |
| Coordinates: | 51.2° North, 3.3° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 46.6° North, 0.6° East |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Ypresian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Bruxellian | Member: | Oedelem Sands | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Oedelem Sands, the lower part of the Bruxellian (B1 or Formation of den Hoorn). Unknown lithostratigraphic relationships. THICKNESS: Unknown. AGE: Middle Eocene, with affinities to Ypresian faunas. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Composite list for entire member. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | unlithified sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Sandstone. LITHIFICATION: Unknown, but presumably unlithified based on figured specimens. | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Not stated. but appears to be relatively shallow marine siliciclastic setting. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Not stated in english text. REPOSITORY: Not stated in english text (I.S.T)??. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda and bivalvia. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with use of subgenera and species-resolution assignments. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 77608 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-01-15 18:45:19 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-01-15 18:45:19 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 24507. | M. Glibert. 1985. Les Bivalves et Gastéropodes du Bruxellien inférieur de la Belgique (Eocène moyen). Annales de la Société Royale Malacologique de Belgique 115:261-366 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |