Vilsund 2 (Oligocene of Denmark)
Where: Denmark (56.9° N, 8.6° E: paleocoordinates 56.8° N, 5.5° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Brejning Formation, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)
• either Unit X or lowermost Brejning Formation; middle Chattian
Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic sandstone
• The sediment is glauconitic and greenish, very dark when wet. Fragments of molluscs and brachiopods are visible because of their whitish shells. Three horizons of sideritic concretions occur, and numerous sideritic concretions are scattered on the beach.
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: K. I. Schnetler, H. Madsen, K. K. Sliwinska, C. Heilmann-Clausen, and K. Ulleberg. 2024. A late Oligocene molluscan fauna and Oligocene coastal outcrops from Vilsund, NW Denmark. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 73:1-40 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 234515: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.04.2024
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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| Dinophyceae | |
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Achomosphaera sp. Evitt 1963
Hystrichokolpoma cinctum Klumpp 1953
Thalassiphora pelagica Eisenack 1954 | |
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Reticulatosphaera actinocoronata Bujak and Matsuoka 1986 | |
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Membranophoridium aspinatum Gerlach 1961 | |
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Spiniferites sp. Mantell 1850
Spiniferites pseudofurcatus Sarjeant 1970 | |
| unclassified | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Euspira helicina protracta moon snail | |
| unclassified | |
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Cyclopsiella elliptica acritarchs
Artemisiocysta cladodichotoma acritarchs | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
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Hilberia bifida Münster in Goldfuss 1835 scallop
Palliolum limatum scallop | |
"cf. Barbatia glimmerodensis" = Barbatia (Barbatia) glimmerodensis, Bathyarca bellula, "Acar aff. dentiens" = Barbatia (Acar) dentiens
"cf. Barbatia glimmerodensis" = Barbatia (Barbatia) glimmerodensis Janssen 1979 clam
Bathyarca bellula clam
"Acar aff. dentiens" = Barbatia (Acar) dentiens Cossmann and Peyrot 1912 miniature ark | |
"Limopsis parva" = Limopsis, "Oblimopa vonderhochti" = Limopsis, "Cosmetopsis retifera" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera
"Limopsis parva" = Limopsis clam
"Oblimopa vonderhochti" = Limopsis clam
"Cosmetopsis retifera" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera Semper 1861 clam | |
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Astarte gracilis Golfuss 1837 clam
Digitaria koeneni clam | |
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam | |
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Teredinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 clam | |
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Parvicardium kochi cockle | |
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Poromya sp. Forbes 1844 clam | |
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Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
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Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam | |
"Nuculana westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi
"Nuculana westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi Nyst and Westendorp 1839 pointed nut clam | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Nipteraxis bimonilifera snail | |
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Collonia troelsi snail | |
"Astraea (Lithopoma) pustulosa" = Lithopoma, Margarites margaritula
"Astraea (Lithopoma) pustulosa" = Lithopoma snail
Margarites margaritula Sandberger 1859 snail | |
"Steromphala chattica" = Gibbula (Steromphala)
"Steromphala chattica" = Gibbula (Steromphala) top snail | |
"Homalopoma (Boutillieria) simplex" = Boutillieria
"Homalopoma (Boutillieria) simplex" = Boutillieria snail | |
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Perotrochus aff. sismondai Goldfuss 1844 snail | |
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Emarginula punctulata snail | |
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Scissurella koeneniana Janssen 1978 snail | |
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Graphis hosiusi snail | |
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Mathilda bicarinata Koch and Wiechmann 1872 snail | |
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Acteon punctatosulcata snail | |
Odostomia sp., Odostomia ventriosa, Chrysallida sp., Turbonilla jeffreysi, Syrnola subcylindrica, "Syrnola laevissima" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) laevissima
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Odostomia ventriosa Speyer 1879 snail
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856 snail
Turbonilla jeffreysi snail
Syrnola subcylindrica snail
"Syrnola laevissima" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) laevissima Bosquet 1859 snail | |
Pseudosassia flandrica, Cirsotrema crispata, Cirsotrema aff. koeneni, "Cirsotrema insigne" = Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis) insigne, Opalia pusilla
Pseudosassia flandrica wentletrap
Cirsotrema crispata wentletrap
"Cirsotrema insigne" = Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis) insigne Philippi 1843 wentletrap
Opalia pusilla wentletrap | |
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Cerithiopsida boelschei snail | |
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Norephora elatior snail | |
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Cerithiella bitorquata snail | |
Cerithiopsis henckeliusii, Cerithiopsis jutensis, Cerithiopsis serrula, Cerithiopsis ariejansseni, Cerithiopsis vilsundensis n. sp., Cerithiopsis aff. dautzenbergi, "Thereitis angusta" = Tembrockia angusta, Seila koeneni
Cerithiopsis jutensis snail
Cerithiopsis serrula snail
Cerithiopsis vilsundensis n. sp. Schnetler et al. 2024 snail
Cerithiopsis aff. dautzenbergi Gilbert 1949 snail
"Thereitis angusta" = Tembrockia angusta Tembrock 1964 snail | |
"Alvania semperi" = Galeodinopsis semperi, Rissoa karsteni
"Alvania semperi" = Galeodinopsis semperi Wiechmann 1871 snail
Rissoa karsteni snail | |
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Cirsope multicingulata snail | |
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Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820 snail | |
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Echinophoria rondeleti snail | |
Pleurotomella margaritata, Pleurotomella rappardi, "Eubela zetes" = Daphnella (Eubela) zetes, "Amblyacrum roemeri" = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum)
Pleurotomella rappardi Koenen 1867 snail
"Amblyacrum roemeri" = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum) snail | |
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Stenodrillia obeliscus Desmoulins 1842 snail
Splendrillia koeneni snail | |
"Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri
"Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri Edwards 1861 snail | |
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Conus semperi cone shell
Boreosiphopsis danicus Schnetler 1985 cone shell | |
Bathytoma leunisii, Drilliola speyeri, Microdrillia ingerae, "Benthomangelia brejningensis" = Microdrillia (Andersondrillia) brejningensis
Bathytoma leunisii snail
Drilliola speyeri snail
Microdrillia ingerae snail
"Benthomangelia brejningensis" = Microdrillia (Andersondrillia) brejningensis Schnetler and Beyer 1990 snail | |
Boreodrillia undatella, Fusiturris selysii, Fusiturris duchastelii, Fusiturris enodis, Acamptogenotia morreni, Gemmula geinitzi, Polystira koninckii
Boreodrillia undatella turrid
Fusiturris selysii turrid
Fusiturris duchastelii turrid
Fusiturris enodis turrid
Acamptogenotia morreni turrid
Gemmula geinitzi turrid
Polystira koninckii turrid | |
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Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) danica n. sp. Schnetler et al. 2024 snail | |
Lyrotyphis cuniculosus, Murexsul kochi, Eopaziella capito, "Eopaziella deshayesi" = Eopaziella deshayesii, Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus, "Hirtotyphis pungens" = Typhis, Siphonochelus sejunctus, Siphonochelus fistulatus
Lyrotyphis cuniculosus murex snail
Murexsul kochi Beyrich 1854 murex snail
Eopaziella capito Philippi 1843 murex snail
"Eopaziella deshayesi" = Eopaziella deshayesii Nyst 1836 murex snail
Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus Beyrich 1854 murex snail
"Hirtotyphis pungens" = Typhis murex snail
Siphonochelus sejunctus murex snail
Siphonochelus fistulatus Schlotheim 1820 murex snail | |
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Orthosurcula regularis Koninck 1837 ribbed mitre
Conomitra soellingensis ribbed mitre | |
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Ancilla karsteni olive snail | |
Searlesia dentifera, Aquilofusus aequistriata, Aquilofusus waeli, Aquilofusus elegantulus, Metula (Daphnobela) scabricula, "Trophonopsis angustevaricata" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis)
Searlesia dentifera Vermeij 1991 true whelk
Aquilofusus aequistriata true whelk
Aquilofusus waeli Nyst 1852 true whelk
Aquilofusus elegantulus Philippi 1843 true whelk
Metula (Daphnobela) scabricula true whelk
"Trophonopsis angustevaricata" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk | |
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Streptodictyon cheruscus snail
Streptodictyon soellingensis Tembrock 1965 snail | |
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Tritia schlotheimi snail | |
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Onustus scrutarium carrier shell | |
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Haustator goettentrupensis turret shell | |
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Niso minor snail | |
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Leptonotis planatus snail | |
| Scaphopoda | |
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Antalis geminata tusk shell
Fissidentalium polypleurum tusk shell | |