Harbour, North Saltholm: Danian, Denmark

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Flabellina elliptica
Plintozella squamosa
Gorgonella torta
Marsoniella reticulata
Equisetopsida - Araucariaceae
Araucarioxylon sp. Kraus 1870
Rotaliidae
Rotalia kalembergensis
Rotalia boueana
unclassified
Cristellaria rotulata
Marginulina sp. d'Orbigny 1826
spelled with current rank as Cristellaria (Marginulina)
Nodosariata - Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Nodosaria zippei
Dentalina propinqua
Dentalina communis
Dentalina prolyphragma
Lituolida - Lituolidae
Lituola aquisgranensis
Buliminidae
Bulimina variabilis
Tubothalamea - Miliolida - Nubeculariidae
Webbina sp. d'Orbigny 1839
Trochamminidae
Trochammina recta
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Rosalina complanata
Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Aphrocallistidae
Aphrocallistes sp. Gray 1858
Calcarea - Calcaronea - Minchinellidae
Porosphaera adhoerens
Porosphaera aplanata
Porosphaera universalis
Porosphaera umbonata
Porosphaera foliata
Anthozoa - Gorgonacea
Moltkia isis
Moltkia lyelli
Primnoa costata
Anthozoa - Gorgonacea - Parisididae
Isis vertebralis Hennig 1899
recombined as Parisis vertebralis
Anthozoa - Pennatulacea
Graphularia gronwalli
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Coelosmilia brevis
Ceratotrochus saltholmensis
Ceratotrochus milthersi
Smilotrochus faxensis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum calcitrapa
Chondrichthyes - Odontaspidida - Isuridae
Oxyrhina lundgreni
Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Cestracion danicus
synonym of Heterodontus
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyllium vincenti
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Scapanorhynchus tenuis Davis 1890
recombined as Carcharias tenuis
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Lamna appendiculata Agassiz 1835
recombined as Cretalamna appendiculata
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Odontaspis bronnii Agassiz 1843
recombined as Lamna bronnii
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Lamna incurva Davis 1888
recombined as Odontaspis incurva
Crinoidea - Comatulida - Bourgueticrinidae
Rhizocrinus maximus Nielsen 1915
recombined as Democrinus maximus
Bourgueticrinus danicus Nielsen 1913
Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Cainocrinidae
Pentacrinus fionicus Nielsen 1913
recombined as Nielsenicrinus fionicus
Pentacrinus obsoletus Nielsen 1913
recombined as Nielsenicrinus obsoletus
Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae
Pentacrinus divergens Nielsen 1913
recombined as Isocrinus divergens
Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isselicrinidae
Pentacrinus crassus Nielsen 1913
synonym of Isselicrinus paucicirrhus
Ophiuroidea - Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae
Ophiomusium danicum n. sp. Nielsen 1926
synonym of Ophiomusium granulosum
Asteroidea - Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
Lophidiaster pygmaeus Spencer 1913
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Pycinasteridae
Pycinaster crassus Spencer 1907
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Chomataster acules Spencer 1913
Teichaster favosus Spencer 1913
recombined as Crateraster favosus
Mitraster hunteri (Forbes 1848)
recombined as Metopaster hunteri
Metopaster mammillatus (Gabb 1876)
recombined as Recurvaster mammillatus
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Sphaerasteridae
Tholaster argus (Spencer 1907)
recombined as Valettaster argus
Echinoidea - Phymosomatidae
Cyphosoma sp. Agassiz 1838
replaced by Phymosoma
Echinoidea - Salenioida - Saleniidae
Salenia sp. Gray 1835
Echinoidea - Holectypoida
Globator ravni n. sp. Bruennich 1926
synonym of Adelopneustes boehmi
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae
Cassidulus faberi
Echinoidea - Nucleolitidae
Pyrina freucheni Desor 1926
synonym of Plagiochasma cruciferum
Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Echinocorys sulcatus Stuermer 1991
synonym of Echinocorys scutata ovata
Holaster faxensis
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Micrasteridae
Micraster sp. Agassiz 1836
Brissopneustes suecicus
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster sp. Agassiz and Desor 1847
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Temnocidaris danica (Desor 1855)
Cidaris sp. Leske 1778
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Psychocidaridae
Tylocidaris vexillifera
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiola cottae
corrected as Modiolus
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea sp. Lamarck 1801
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca tenuidentata
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus danicus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten sericeus (Hinds 1844)
recombined as Flabellipecten sericeus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae
Dimyodon costatus
synonym of Atreta
Dimyodon nilssoni (Hagenow 1842)
recombined as Atreta nilssoni
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Gryphaea vesicularis (Lamarck 1806)
recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis
Exogyra canaliculata
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium pseudotelescopium
Cerithium selandicum
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Tritonium sp. Röding 1798
replaced by Charonia
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Voluta sp. Linnaeaus 1758
Gastropoda - Perissityidae
Fusus sp. Bruguière 1789
Gastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Scalaria sp. Lamarck 1801
Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomaria niloticiformis
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Solarium sp.
spelled with current rank as Trochus (Solarium)
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Hercoglossidae
Nautilus danicus Schlotheim 1820
recombined as Hercoglossa danica
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae
Nautilus bellerophon Lundgren 1867
recombined as Eutrephoceras bellerophon
Nautilus fricator Beck 1835
nomen nudum belonging to Nautilidae
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Spirorbis sulcata
Spirorbis tenuilineata
Ditrupa schloetheimi
Protula gordialis
Serpula laevilollis
Serpula dentata
Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Crania ignabergensis
Crania tuberculata
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Argiope scabricula
replaced by Megathiris
Argiope faxensis
replaced by Megathiris
Argiope posselti
replaced by Megathiris
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina striata
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Terebratula lens
Terebratula fallax
Terebratula haddingi
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Rhynchonella incurva
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Fasciculiporidae
Apsendesia complanata
Apsendesia dichotoma
Apsendesia disticha
Apsendesia eucapyptus
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Cerioporidae
Ceriopora ostrupi
Ceriopora micropora Goldfuss 1826
Heteropora reticulata
Heteropora crassa
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Heteroporidae
Cerioporella gutta
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Diastoporidae
Diastopora carinata
Diastopora disciformis
Bidiastopora sp. d'Orbigny 1849
Spiropora verticilliata
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Multisparsidae
Idmonea dorsata
Idmonea disticha
Idmonea carinata Roemer 1841
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Entalophoridae
Bisidmonea ramosa
Bisidmonea johnstrupi
Entalophora proboscidea
Entalophora madreporacea
Entalophora horrida
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata
Discocytis alcicornis
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Tubuliporidae
Retecava areolata
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Eleidae
Melicertites steenstrupi
synonym of Meliceritites
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Frondiporidae
Filifascigera dichotoma
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Cytididae
Osculipora truncata (Goldfuss 1826)
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Petaloporidae
Crisidmonea cancellata
synonym of Reteporidea
Crisidmonea macropora
synonym of Reteporidea
Crisidmonea lichenoides
synonym of Reteporidea
Multicavea danica
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Horneridae
Hornera punctata
Hornera tubulifera
Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Lichenoporidae
Lichenopora diadema
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Thalamoporellidae
Thalamoporella impressipora
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lepraliidae
Lepralia hians
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Membranipora elliptica
Membranipora declivis
Membranipora monocera
Membranipora inermis
Membranipora subgranulata
Membranipora fossata
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Monoporellidae
Monoporella cribrosa
Monoporella angustidens
Monoporella nobilis
Monoporella lundgreni
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae
Kleidionella grandis
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Onychocellidae
Onychocella irregularis
Onychocella faxensis
Rhagasostoma elegans
Rhagasostoma nysti
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Microporidae
Micropora erecta
Micropora hippocrepis
Micropora amphora
Micropora microstomata
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Porinidae
Porina flabellata
Porina cancellata
Porina salebrossa
Malacostraca - Isopoda - Cirolanidae
Palaega sp. Woodward 1870
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Necrocarcinidae
Necrocarcinus insignis Segerberg 1900
recombined as Arcticocarcinus insignis
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Panopeidae
Panopaeus faxensis
original and current combination Panopeus
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Dromiidae
Dromia elegans
Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Scalpellidae
Scalpellum steenstrupi
Thecostraca - Pollicipomorpha - Pollicipedidae
Pollicipes danicus
unclassified
Ophiomorpha sp. Lundgren 1891
see common names

Geography
Country:Denmark
Coordinates: 55.6° North, 12.8° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:48.9° North, 10.0° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Paleocene
Stage:Danian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 1
Key time interval:Danian
Age range of interval:66.00000 - 61.60000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: 10 stratigraphic units are described in the text but it remains impossible to reconstruct the occurrences of taxa
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: poorly lithified cherty/siliceous packstone
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Temporal resolution:time-averaged
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:89866
Authorizer:L. Villier Enterer:L. Villier
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2009-06-18 03:42:45 Last modified:2009-06-18 06:42:45
Access level:the public Released:2009-06-18 03:42:45
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
17832. K. -B. Nielsen. 1926. Kalken paa Saltholm. Danmarks Geologiske Undersøgelse 4(1):1-23 [L. Villier/L. Villier/P. Wagner]