Echinoderms, Zeven Wegen, Gulpen, Haccourt (Cretaceous of Belgium)

Where: Liege, Belgium (50.7° N, 5.7° E: paleocoordinates 41.4° N, 6.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Zeven Wegen Member (Gulpen Formation), Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, glauconitic wackestone

• Light grey, fine grained chalk. Biomicrite.

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: original calcite

Collection methods: bulk, surface (float), surface (in situ), sieve,

Primary reference: J. W. M. Jagt. 2000. Late Cretaceous-Early Paleocene echinoderms and the K/T boundary in the southeast Netherlands and the northeast Belgium. - part 3: Ophiuroids. Scripta Geologica 21:1-179 [L. Villier/L. Villier/L. Villier]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 32147: authorized by Loic Villier, entered by Loic Villier on 07.06.2003, edited by Jonathan Tennant

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Squamata - Mosasauridae
Mosasaurus sp.4 Parkinson 1822 mosasaur
Single tooth
cf. Prognathodon solvayi4 Dollo 1889 mosasaur
Single tooth crown
Asteroidea
 Forcipulatida - Asteriidae
Asteriidae indet.3 Gray 1840 sea star
 Paxillosida - Benthopectinidae
Benthopectinidae indet.3 Verrill 1899 sea star
 Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
? Coulonia sp.3 de Loriol 1874 sea star
Lophidiaster pygmaeus3 Spencer 1913 sea star
 Valvatida - Pycinasteridae
Pycinaster magnificus3 Spencer 1913 sea star
 Valvatida - Stauranderasteridae
Aspidaster sp.3 de Loriol 1884 sea star
 Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Crateraster favosus3 Spencer 1913 sea star
Metopaster sp.3 Sladen 1893 sea star
Metopaster praetumidus3 Schulz and Weitschat 1975 sea star
Metopaster uncatus3 Forbes 1848 sea star
Nymphaster studlandensis3 Schulz and Weitschat 1975 sea star
Haccourtaster aemstelensis3 Jagt 2000 sea star
Chomataster acules3 Spencer 1913 sea star
"Metopaster decipiens" = Weitschataster decipiens3 Spencer 1913 sea star
Recurvaster ex gr. radiatus3 Spencer 1913 sea star
 Valvatida - Sphaerasteridae
Valettaster ex gr. ocellatus3 Forbes 1848 sea star
Ophiuroidea
 Ophioscolecida - Ophioscolecidae
? Ophioscolex clivulus Kutscher and Jagt 2000 brittle star
few dissociated lateral arm plates
? Ophioscolex cretaceus Kutscher and Jagt 2000 brittle star
few dissociated lateral arm plates
 Ophiacanthida - Ophiacanthidae
? Ophiacantha striata Kutscher and Jagt 2000 brittle star
few dissociated lateral arm plates
? Ophiacantha rugosa Kutscher and Jagt 2000 brittle star
lateral arm plate
? Ophiacantha danica Rasmussen 1951 brittle star
an individual, few fragmentary arms and numerous lateral arm plates
 Ophiacanthida - Ophiomyxidae
? Ophiomyxa jekerica Berry 1938 brittle star
several dozens of vertebrae
 Ophiacanthida - Ophiodermatidae
? Ophioderma radiatum Kutscher and Jagt 2000 brittle star
few dissociated lateral arm plates
? Ophioderma substriatum Rasmussen 1950 brittle star
few dozens of lateral arm plates
 Ophiacanthida - Ophiocomidae
? Ophiocoma rasmusseni Hess 1960 brittle star
few dissociated lateral arm plates
? Ophiocoma senonensis Valette 1914 brittle star
few arm fragments and numerous lateral, dorsal and ventral arm plates
 Ophiacanthida - Ophiobyrsidae
? Ophiosmilax alternatus Kutscher and Jagt 2000 brittle star
dissociated lateral arrm plates
 Amphilepidida - Amphiuridae
? Amphiura plana Kutscher and Jagt 2000 brittle star
several dozens of vertebrae and lateral arm plates
 Amphilepidida - Ophiotrichidae
? Ophiothrix cristata Kutscher and Jagt 2000 brittle star
few dissociated lateral arm plates
? Ophiothrix bongaertsi Kutscher and Jagt 2000 brittle star
few arm fragments and dissociated ossicules
 Amphilepidida - Ophiactidae
? Ophiactis sulcata Kutscher and Jagt 2000 brittle star
few dissociated lateral arm plates
 Amphilepidida - Ophiolepididae
? Ophiolepis falsa Jagt 2000 brittle star
few dissociated lateral arm plates
 Euryalida - Euryalidae
? Trichaster sp. Agassiz 1836 basket star
numerous vertebrae
? Trichaster ornatus Rasmussen 1950 basket star
numerous vertebrae
 Ophiurida - Ophiosphalmidae
? Ophiomusium ? sentum Kutscher and Jagt 2000 brittle star
a small disc with arms
? Ophiomusium granulosum Roemer 1841 brittle star
many thousands of disc and arm ossicles
? Ophiomusium sinuatum Kutscher and Jagt 2000 brittle star
few lateral arm plates
 Ophiurida - Ophiuridae
"Ophiotitanos serrata" = Ophiura serrata
"Ophiotitanos serrata" = Ophiura serrata Roemer 1841 brittle star
few arm fragments
 Ophiurida - Ophiopyrgidae
? Stegophiura hagenowi Rasmussen 1950 brittle star
numerous arm fragments
? Stegophiura trispinosa Jagt 2000 brittle star
few lateral arm plates and radial shields
Echinoidea
 Holectypoida -
 Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
 Spatangoida - Micrasteridae
Diplodetus sp.2 heart urchin
Micraster stolleyi2 heart urchin
Micraster ex gr. schroederi2 Stolley 1892 heart urchin
cited as Micraster gr. schroederi/glyphus
 Spatangoida - Brissidae
Cyclaster platornatus2 heart urchin
 Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Hagenowia sp.2, "Echinocorys ex gr. conica" = Echinocorys2, "Echinocorys ex gr. limburgica" = Echinocorys2, "Echinocorys ex gr. orbis" = Echinocorys2, "Echinocorys ex gr. ovata" = Echinocorys2, "Echinocorys ex gr. pyramidata" = Echinocorys2, "Echinocorys ex gr. subglobosa" = Echinocorys2, "Galeola papillosa" = Echinocorys2, Cardiaster granulosus2, Cardiotaxis heberti2
Hagenowia sp.2 sea urchin
"Echinocorys ex gr. conica" = Echinocorys2 sea urchin
"Echinocorys ex gr. limburgica" = Echinocorys2 sea urchin
"Echinocorys ex gr. orbis" = Echinocorys2 sea urchin
"Echinocorys ex gr. ovata" = Echinocorys2 sea urchin
"Echinocorys ex gr. pyramidata" = Echinocorys2 sea urchin
"Echinocorys ex gr. subglobosa" = Echinocorys2 sea urchin
"Galeola papillosa" = Echinocorys2 sea urchin
cited as Galeola papillosa basiplana
Cardiaster granulosus2 Goldfuss 1826 sea urchin
Cardiotaxis heberti2 sea urchin
 Calycina -
 Calycina - Phymosomatidae
"Phymosoma ex gr. granulosum" = Rachiosoma corollare2, Gauthieria mosae2, Gauthieria pseudoradiata2
"Phymosoma ex gr. granulosum" = Rachiosoma corollare2 Leske 1778 sea urchin
Gauthieria mosae2 Geys 1980 sea urchin
Gauthieria pseudoradiata2 Schluter 1883 sea urchin
 Salenioida - Saleniidae
Salenia heberti2 Cotteau 1861 sea urchin
 Calycina -
Salenocidaris obnupta2 Schlüter 1892 sea urchin
 Diadematoida - Diadematidae
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Temnocidaris serrata2 pencil urchin
Temnocidaris sp.2 Cotteau 1863 pencil urchin
Crinoidea
 Roveacrinida - Saccocomidae
Applinocrinus cretaceus1 Bather 1924 Sea lily
 Isocrinida - Cainocrinidae
Nielsenicrinus carinatus1 Roemer 1840 Sea lily
 Comatulida - Bathycrinidae
? Monachocrinus gallicus1 Rasmussen 1961 Feather star
 Comatulida - Bourgueticrinidae
Bourgueticrinus sp.1 Orbigny 1840 Feather star
2 indeterminated species
Bourgueticrinus hureae1 Valette 1917 Feather star
"? Bourgueticrinus suedicus" = Bourgueticrinus ellipticus1 Miller 1821 Feather star
 Comatulida - Pterocomidae
Placometra ex gr. laticirra1 Carpenter 1880 Feather star
 Comatulida - Conometridae
Amphorometra ex gr. conoidea1 Goldfuss 1839 Feather star
 Comatulida - Antedonidae
Hertha ex gr. pygmaea1 Feather star
 Comatulida - Notocrinidae
Semiometra impressa1 Rasmussen 1961 Feather star