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
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
unclassified | |
Gastropoda | |
Euspira helicina protracta moon snail | |
unclassified | |
Dinophyceae | |
Spiniferites sp. Mantell 1850
Spiniferites pseudofurcatus Sarjeant 1970
Membranophoridium aspinatum Gerlach 1961 | |
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Reticulatosphaera actinocoronata Bujak and Matsuoka 1986 | |
Hystrichokolpoma cinctum Klumpp 1953
Thalassiphora pelagica Eisenack 1954
Achomosphaera sp. Evitt 1963 | |
Cyclopsiella elliptica acritarchs
Artemisiocysta cladodichotoma acritarchs | |
Gastropoda | |
Nipteraxis bimonilifera snail | |
Seila koeneni, Cerithiopsis henckeliusii, Cerithiopsis jutensis, Cerithiopsis serrula, Cerithiopsis ariejansseni, Cerithiopsis vilsundensis n. sp., Cerithiopsis aff. dautzenbergi, "Thereitis angusta" = Tembrockia angusta
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 | |
Cerithiella bitorquata snail | |
Norephora elatior snail | |
Cerithiopsida boelschei snail | |
"Alvania semperi" = Galeodinopsis semperi, Rissoa karsteni
"Alvania semperi" = Galeodinopsis semperi Wiechmann 1871 snail
Rissoa karsteni snail | |
Cirsope multicingulata snail | |
Echinophoria rondeleti snail | |
Onustus scrutarium carrier shell | |
Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820 snail | |
Lyrotyphis cuniculosus, "Hirtotyphis pungens" = Typhis, Murexsul kochi, Siphonochelus sejunctus, Siphonochelus fistulatus, Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus, "Eopaziella deshayesi" = Eopaziella deshayesii, Eopaziella capito
Lyrotyphis cuniculosus murex snail
"Hirtotyphis pungens" = Typhis murex snail
Murexsul kochi Beyrich 1854 murex snail
Siphonochelus sejunctus murex snail
Siphonochelus fistulatus Schlotheim 1820 murex snail
Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus Beyrich 1854 murex snail
"Eopaziella deshayesi" = Eopaziella deshayesii Nyst 1836 murex snail
Eopaziella capito Philippi 1843 murex snail | |
"Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri
"Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri Edwards 1861 snail | |
Polystira koninckii, Acamptogenotia morreni, Fusiturris selysii, Fusiturris duchastelii, Fusiturris enodis, Boreodrillia undatella, Gemmula geinitzi
Polystira koninckii turrid
Acamptogenotia morreni turrid
Fusiturris selysii turrid
Fusiturris duchastelii turrid
Fusiturris enodis turrid
Boreodrillia undatella turrid
Gemmula geinitzi turrid | |
Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) danica n. sp. Schnetler et al. 2024 snail | |
Pleurotomella margaritata, Pleurotomella rappardi, "Eubela zetes" = Daphnella (Eubela) zetes, "Amblyacrum roemeri" = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum)
Pleurotomella rappardi Koenen 1867 snail
"Amblyacrum roemeri" = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum) snail | |
Bathytoma leunisii, Microdrillia ingerae, "Benthomangelia brejningensis" = Microdrillia (Andersondrillia) brejningensis, Drilliola speyeri
Bathytoma leunisii snail
Microdrillia ingerae snail
"Benthomangelia brejningensis" = Microdrillia (Andersondrillia) brejningensis Schnetler and Beyer 1990 snail
Drilliola speyeri snail | |
Splendrillia koeneni snail
Stenodrillia obeliscus Desmoulins 1842 snail | |
Boreosiphopsis danicus Schnetler 1985 cone shell
Conus semperi cone shell | |
Ancilla karsteni olive snail | |
Streptodictyon cheruscus snail
Streptodictyon soellingensis Tembrock 1965 snail | |
Tritia schlotheimi snail | |
Aquilofusus aequistriata, Aquilofusus elegantulus, Aquilofusus waeli, "Trophonopsis angustevaricata" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), Searlesia dentifera, Metula (Daphnobela) scabricula
Aquilofusus aequistriata true whelk
Aquilofusus elegantulus Philippi 1843 true whelk
Aquilofusus waeli Nyst 1852 true whelk
"Trophonopsis angustevaricata" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
Searlesia dentifera Vermeij 1991 true whelk
Metula (Daphnobela) scabricula true whelk | |
Conomitra soellingensis ribbed mitre
Orthosurcula regularis Koninck 1837 ribbed mitre | |
Cirsotrema crispata, Cirsotrema aff. koeneni, "Cirsotrema insigne" = Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis) insigne, Opalia pusilla, Pseudosassia flandrica
Cirsotrema crispata wentletrap
"Cirsotrema insigne" = Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis) insigne Philippi 1843 wentletrap
Opalia pusilla wentletrap
Pseudosassia flandrica wentletrap | |
Niso minor snail | |
Leptonotis planatus snail | |
Haustator goettentrupensis turret shell | |
Perotrochus aff. sismondai Goldfuss 1844 snail | |
Emarginula punctulata snail | |
Scissurella koeneniana Janssen 1978 snail | |
"Homalopoma (Boutillieria) simplex" = Boutillieria
"Homalopoma (Boutillieria) simplex" = Boutillieria snail | |
"Steromphala chattica" = Gibbula (Steromphala)
"Steromphala chattica" = Gibbula (Steromphala) top snail | |
Margarites margaritula, "Astraea (Lithopoma) pustulosa" = Lithopoma
Margarites margaritula Sandberger 1859 snail
"Astraea (Lithopoma) pustulosa" = Lithopoma snail | |
Collonia troelsi snail | |
Acteon punctatosulcata snail | |
Chrysallida sp., Turbonilla jeffreysi, Odostomia sp., Odostomia ventriosa, Syrnola subcylindrica, "Syrnola laevissima" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) laevissima
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856 snail
Turbonilla jeffreysi snail
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Odostomia ventriosa Speyer 1879 snail
Syrnola subcylindrica snail
"Syrnola laevissima" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) laevissima Bosquet 1859 snail | |
Mathilda bicarinata Koch and Wiechmann 1872 snail | |
Graphis hosiusi snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam | |
"Nuculana westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi
"Nuculana westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi Nyst and Westendorp 1839 pointed nut clam | |
Palliolum limatum scallop
Hilberia bifida Münster in Goldfuss 1835 scallop | |
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Bathyarca bellula, "Acar aff. dentiens" = Barbatia (Acar) dentiens, "cf. Barbatia glimmerodensis" = Barbatia (Barbatia) glimmerodensis
Bathyarca bellula clam
"Acar aff. dentiens" = Barbatia (Acar) dentiens Cossmann and Peyrot 1912 miniature ark
"cf. Barbatia glimmerodensis" = Barbatia (Barbatia) glimmerodensis Janssen 1979 clam | |
"Limopsis parva" = Limopsis, "Cosmetopsis retifera" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera, "Oblimopa vonderhochti" = Limopsis
"Limopsis parva" = Limopsis clam
"Cosmetopsis retifera" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera Semper 1861 clam
"Oblimopa vonderhochti" = Limopsis clam | |
Poromya sp. Forbes 1844 clam | |
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam | |
Teredinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 clam | |
Parvicardium kochi cockle | |
Digitaria koeneni clam
Astarte gracilis Golfuss 1837 clam | |
Scaphopoda | |
Antalis geminata tusk shell
Fissidentalium polypleurum tusk shell |