Aalter Sands (Sables d'Aalter) - Bruxelles Formation: Lutetian, Belgium
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Callista suberycinoides
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana (Saccella) striata
(Lamarck 1805)
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C category | |||||||||
SUBSPECIES: Nuculana (Saccella) striata halestrensis | ||||||||||
Nuculana (Saccella) galeottiana
(Nyst 1843)
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R category | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Solemyida
- Nucinellidae
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Nucinella miliaris
(Deshayes 1829)
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula (Nucula) fragilis
(Deshayes 1829)
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SUBSPECIES: Nucula (Nucula) fragilis convexior | ||||||||||
Nucula (Nucula) mixta
(Deshayes 1858)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Sita crenulata
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia carinata
Sowerby 1819
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recombined as Claibornicardia carinata | ||||||||||
Megacardita planicosta
(Lamarck 1801)
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CC category | |||||||||
recombined as Venericor planicosta | ||||||||||
Pleuromeris aff. cuneata
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C category | |||||||||
Pleuromeris decussata
(Lamarck 1806)
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Venericardia sulcata
(Solander 1766)
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CC category | |||||||||
recombined as Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Bathytormus tenuistriatus
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Bathytormus jeffreysi
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Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Solenidae
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Solen laversinensis
Lefévre and Watelet 1877
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R category | |||||||||
recombined as Solena (Eosolen) laversinensis | ||||||||||
Solen (Plectosolen) sp.
(Conrad 1866)
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spelled with current rank as Solena (Plectosolen) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Pharidae
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Phaxas sp.
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Bicorbula gallica
(Lamarck 1801)
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C category | |||||||||
recombined as Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica | ||||||||||
Caryocorbula striata
(Lamarck 1801)
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Lentidium seminulum
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C category | |||||||||
Corbula flandrica
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CC category | |||||||||
Varicorbula brabantina
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R category | |||||||||
spelled with current rank as Corbula (Varicorbula) | ||||||||||
Caestocorbula regulbiensis
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Caestocorbula gandavensis
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Petalocardia pectinifera
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Spisula parameces
(Cossmann 1886)
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recombined as Spisula (Austromactra) parameces | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta lamberti
Deshayes 1857
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recombined as Diplodonta (Zemysina) lamberti | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar sulcatoria
(Deshayes 1825)
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C category | |||||||||
recombined as Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius | ||||||||||
Callocardia nitidula
(Lamarck 1806)
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AC category | |||||||||
recombined as Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitidula | ||||||||||
Callista proxima
(Deshayes 1857)
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CC category | |||||||||
recombined as Callista (Microcallista) proxima | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Erycinidae
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Erycina longidentata
Deshayes 1858
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R category | |||||||||
recombined as Erycina (Erycina) longidentata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina flandrica
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Tellina strougoi
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Tellina goodei
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Arcopagia cf. decorata
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Arcopagia hybrida
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Abra suessoniensis
(Deshayes 1857)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Psammobiidae
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Gobraeus sp.
Brown 1844
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spelled with current rank as Gari (Gobraeus) | ||||||||||
Macrosolen hollowaysi
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Nemocardium brabanticum
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Orthocardium porulosum
(Solander 1766)
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CC category | |||||||||
recombined as Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Poromyidae
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Neaeroporomya argentea
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Gonimyrtea galeottiana
(Nyst 1843)
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Parvilucina latebrosa
(Deshayes 1857)
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Cavilucina sulcata
(Lamarck 1806)
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R category | |||||||||
recombined as Cavilucina (Cavilucina) sulcata | ||||||||||
Lucina squamula
Deshayes 1825
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CC category | |||||||||
recombined as Callucina (Callucina) squamula | ||||||||||
Divalinga chavani
(Glibert 1985)
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Monitilora cf. grata
(Defrance 1823)
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Monitilora elegans
(Defrance 1823)
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recombined as Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans | ||||||||||
Pterolucina cf. consobrina
(Deshayes 1857)
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Gibbolucina gibbosula
(Lamarck 1806)
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recombined as Gibbolucina (Gibbolucina) gibbosula | ||||||||||
Gibbolucina cf. defrancei
(Deshayes 1857)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris dispar
(Defrance 1826)
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SUBSPECIES: Glycymeris dispar pseudopulvinata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Trigonodesma lissa
(Bayan 1873)
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Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata
(Sowerby 1820)
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Acar lamellosa
(Deshayes 1858)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Lyropecten (Aequipecten) plebeius
(Lamarck 1806)
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R category | |||||||||
recombined as Mimachlamys plebeia | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia primaeva
Deshayes 1858
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Pinna cf. margaritacea
Lamarck 1805
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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 | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Scaphandridae
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Mnestia semistriata
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna bruguierei
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Rhizorus lanceolatus
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea aperta
(Solander 1766)
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C category | |||||||||
recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Omalaxis brusseliensis
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Turritella mitis
Deshayes 1861
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recombined as Haustator mitis | ||||||||||
Turritella contracta
Sowerby 1850
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recombined as Haustator contractus | ||||||||||
Sigmesalia chaussyensis
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Gastropoda
- Scaliolidae
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Sandbergeria regularis
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Gastropoda
- Diastomatidae
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Keilostoma minor
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Gastropoda
- Tornidae
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Teinostoma rotellaeforme
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Rimella fissurella
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Cryptochorda stromboides
(Hermannsen 1781)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Ancilla canalifera
Lamarck 1802
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Ancillariidae
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Ancilla buccinoides
Lamarck 1802
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CC category | |||||||||
recombined as Spirancilla buccinoides | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Perissityidae
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Pseudoliva obtusa
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Clavilithes maximus
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C category | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Seila ? quadrisulcata
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Euspira labellata
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Sinum clathratum
Gmelin 1790
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Sigatica hatoniensis
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Sigatica obovata
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Pyramidella calvimontana
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Odostomia hordeola
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | Belgium |
Coordinates: | 51.1° North, 3.5° East (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 48.0° North, 0.3° West |
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
Stage: | Lutetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
Key time interval: | Lutetian | ||
Age range of interval: | 47.80000 - 41.20000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Bruxelles | Member: | Aalter Sands | ||
Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Aalter Sands, the upper 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: | 77611 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2008-01-15 19:05:49 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-01-15 19:05:49 |
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] |