Blackwater (Pleistocene of Ireland)
Where: Ireland (52.4° N, 6.3° W: paleocoordinates 52.4° N, 6.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Wexford Gravels Formation, Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)
• Traditionally thought to be Pliocene
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; conglomerate
• Shell-fragments were frequent in both sands and gravels but complete shells were almost confined to the finer gravel.
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: N. F. McMillan. 1963. The Mollusca of the Wexford Gravels (Pleistocene), South-East Ireland. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section B: Biological, Geological, and Chemical Science 63:265-289 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 178118: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 19.04.2016
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Taxonomic list
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| Gastropoda | |
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Acteon tornatilis Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
"Melampus pyramidalis" = Ellobium pyramidale
"Melampus pyramidalis" = Ellobium pyramidale Sowerby 1822 snail | |
Wexfordia dautzenbergi n. gen. n. sp.
Wexfordia dautzenbergi n. gen. n. sp. Harmer 1921 snail | |
"Scala greenlandicum" = Epitonium (Scala)
"Scala greenlandicum" = Epitonium (Scala) wentletrap | |
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Capulus ungaricus Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
"Natica catena" = Euspira catena, "Natica cf. pallida" = Euspira pallida, Natica nanum, Natica ? fusca, Natica ? alderi
"Natica catena" = Euspira catena da Costa 1778 moon snail
"Natica cf. pallida" = Euspira pallida Broderip and Sowerby 1829 moon snail
Natica nanum moon snail
Natica ? fusca moon snail
Natica ? alderi moon snail | |
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Mitra cornicula mitre shell | |
Neptunea sp., "Trophonopsis truncatus" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), "Trophonopsis muricatus" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), "Trophonopsis marmeri" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), "Trophonopsis coddii" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), "Trophonopsis barvicensis" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), "Trophonopsis fabricii" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), Buccinum conoideum, Buccinum pulchellum, Buccinum finmarkianum, Buccinum undatum, Searlesia forbes, "Sipho islandicus" = Colus islandicus
Neptunea sp. Röding 1798 true whelk
"Trophonopsis truncatus" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
"Trophonopsis muricatus" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
"Trophonopsis marmeri" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
"Trophonopsis coddii" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
"Trophonopsis barvicensis" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
Buccinum conoideum true whelk
Buccinum pulchellum true whelk
Buccinum finmarkianum Verkrüzen 1875 true whelk
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758 true whelk
Searlesia forbes true whelk
"Sipho islandicus" = Colus islandicus Mohr 1786 true whelk | |
Nassarius incrassatu, Nassarius reticulatus, Nassarius labiosus, Nassarius reticulata, Nassarius pertenuis, Nassarius elegans, Nassarius reticosus
Nassarius incrassatu snail
Nassarius reticulatus snail
Nassarius labiosus snail
Nassarius pertenuis snail
Nassarius elegans Sowerby 1824 snail
Nassarius reticosus Sowerby 1815 snail | |
"Ocenebra erinacea" = Ocenebra erinaceus, "Trophonopsis clathratus" = Boreotrophon clathratus, Nucella lapillus, "Sipho latericeus" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho curtus" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho exiguus" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho ? feneslratus" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho gracilis" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho howsei" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho jeffreysianus" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho latriceus" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho togatus" = Trophon (Sipho)
"Ocenebra erinacea" = Ocenebra erinaceus Linnaeus 1758 murex snail
"Trophonopsis clathratus" = Boreotrophon clathratus Linnaeus 1767 murex snail
Nucella lapillus Linnaeus 1758 murex snail
"Sipho latericeus" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho curtus" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho exiguus" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho ? feneslratus" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho gracilis" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho howsei" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho jeffreysianus" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho latriceus" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail | |
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Volutomitra greenlandica snail | |
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Admete coulhouyi admete
Admete viridula Fabricius 1780 admete | |
"Trivia monacha" = Trivia (Trivia) monacha
"Trivia monacha" = Trivia (Trivia) monacha da Costa 1778 snail | |
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Aporrhais pespelecani Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
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Galeodea rugosa snail | |
"Turritella incrassata" = Turritella (Haustator) incrassata, Turritella biplicata, Turritella triplicata, Turritella communis
"Turritella incrassata" = Turritella (Haustator) incrassata Sowerby 1814 turret shell
Turritella biplicata turret shell
Turritella triplicata turret shell
Turritella communis Risso 1826 turret shell | |
"Diodora apertura" = Diodora graeca
"Diodora apertura" = Diodora graeca Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Nuculana pernula Müller 1779 pointed nut clam | |
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Acila cobboldiae divaricate nutclam | |
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Zirfaea crispata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam | |
"Cardium crassum" = Laevicardium crassum, Cardium tuberculatum, "Cardium echinatum" = Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata, "Cardium edule" = Cerastoderma edule
"Cardium crassum" = Laevicardium crassum Gmelin 1791 cockle
Cardium tuberculatum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
"Cardium echinatum" = Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata Linnaeus 1767 cockle
"Cardium edule" = Cerastoderma edule Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
"Tellina ? crassa" = Arcopagia (Arcopagia) crassa, "Macoma balthica" = Macoma (Macoma) balthica
"Tellina ? crassa" = Arcopagia (Arcopagia) crassa Pennant 1777 tellin clam
"Macoma balthica" = Macoma (Macoma) balthica Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam | |
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Donax vittatus da Costa 1778 clam | |
"Venus fasciata" = Clausinella fasciata, "Venus casina" = Dosina cassina, "Dosinia lupinus" = Dosinia lupina, Paphia aurea, Paphia rhomboides, Paphia pullastra, Irus irus
"Venus fasciata" = Clausinella fasciata da Costa 1778 venus clam
"Venus casina" = Dosina cassina Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
"Dosinia lupinus" = Dosinia lupina Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Paphia aurea venus clam
Paphia rhomboides venus clam
Paphia pullastra venus clam
Irus irus Linnaeus 1767 venus clam | |
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Arctica islandica Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
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Mactra cinerea clam
Spisula subtruncata da Costa 1778 clam
Spisula elliptica Brown 1827 clam
Lutraria lutraria Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
"Ensis ensis" = Solen ensis, Solen marginatus
"Ensis ensis" = Solen ensis Linnaeus 1767 clam
Solen marginatus Pulteney 1799 clam | |
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Ensis siliqua clam | |
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"Panomya arctica" = Panomya norvegica Spengler 1793 clam
Hiatella gallicana clam
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
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Cardita senilis Lamarck 1805 clam | |
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Astarte crebicostale clam
Astarte richardsoni clam
Astarte elliptica Brown 1827 clam
Astarte montagui Dillwyn 1817 clam
Astarte sulcata Da Costa 1778 clam | |
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Limopsis anomala clam | |
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Arca lactea Linnaeus 1767 ark | |
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Glycymeris glycymeris Linnaeus 1758 clam
Glycymeris pilosa Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
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Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
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Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle | |
"Chlamys islandica" = Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica, "Chlamys varia" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia, "Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis, "Chlamys distorta" = Talochlamys pusio, "Pecten maximus" = Pecten maxima
"Chlamys islandica" = Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica Müller 1776 scallop
"Chlamys varia" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys distorta" = Talochlamys pusio Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Pecten maximus" = Pecten maxima Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
Mytilus edulis, "Modiolus modiolus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
"Modiolus modiolus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |