PBDB Collection

Taylor et al. (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (52.6° N, 1.1° W: paleocoordinates 41.0° N, 1.7° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Blackdown Greensand Formation, Late/Upper Albian (105.3 - 99.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Primary reference: J. D. Taylor, R. J. Cleevely, and N. J. Morris. 1983. Predatory gastropods and their activities in the Blackdown Greensand (Albian) of England. Palaeontology 26(3):521-553 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 6280: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 24.02.2000

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Taxonomic list

• taxonomy partially updated by Jablonski and Kosnik

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unclassified
-	Resabulum rusticum, Acutostreon sp., Cosnia cosnensis, Dumnonia collisnigrae, Iscafusus rigidus Resabulum rusticum Resabulum rusticum (J. de C. Sowerby) Acutostreon sp. Acutostreon sp. Cosnia cosnensis Cosnia cosnensis (de Loriol) Dumnonia collisnigrae Dumnonia collisnigrae Morris and Cleevely Iscafusus rigidus Iscafusus rigidus (J. de C. Sowerby)
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	aff. Tornatellaea affinis, cf. Tornatellaea cosnensis, Tornatellaea ebrayi, Tornatellaea unisulcata aff. Tornatellaea affinis snail Tornatellaea affinis (J. de C. Sowerby) cf. Tornatellaea cosnensis snail Tornatellaea cf. cosnensis de Loriol Tornatellaea ebrayi snail Tornatellaea ebrayi de Loriol Tornatellaea unisulcata snail Tornatellaea unisulcata de Loriol
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Avellana incrassata Avellana incrassata snail Avellana incrassata (James Sowerby)
Heterostropha - Rissoellidae	? Rissoellidae indet. ? Rissoellidae indet. Gray 1850 snail ?Rissoellidae sp.
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	"Pyrgiscus woodwardi" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus), ? Lacrimiforma pusilla, Lacrimiforma sp. n. sp. "Pyrgiscus woodwardi" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) snail Pyrgiscus woodwardi Gardner ? Lacrimiforma pusilla snail ?Lacrimiformia pusilla (J. de C. Sowerby) Lacrimiforma sp. n. sp. Sohl 1963 snail Lacrimiformia sp. nov. (Taylor et. al.)
Heterostropha - Mathildidae	Bathraspira ? ahmadi, Bathraspira brightoni, Bathraspira ? fouadi Bathraspira ? ahmadi snail Bathraspira ?ahmadi Abbass Bathraspira brightoni snail Bathraspira brightoni Abbass Bathraspira ? fouadi snail Bathraspira ?fouadi Abbass
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Margarites monolifera Margarites monolifera snail Margarites monolifera (J. de C. Sowerby)
Trochoidea - Colloniidae	Helicocryptus radiatus Helicocryptus radiatus snail Helicocryptus radiatus (James Sowerby)
Trochoidea - Liotiidae	Pseudoliotina sp. Pseudoliotina sp. Cossmann 1925 snail Pseudoliotina sp.
Vetigastropoda -	Jurassiphorus subornatum Jurassiphorus subornatum snail Jurassiphorus' subornatum (d'Orbigny)
Pleurotomariacea -	"Pleurotomariacea indet." = Pleurotomarioidea "Pleurotomariacea indet." = Pleurotomarioidea Swainson 1840 snail Pleurotomariacea gen. and sp. indet.
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	cf. Cylichna urgonensis cf. Cylichna urgonensis snail Cylichna sp. cf. urgonensis (Pictet and Campiche)
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Scalaria pulchra, Confusiscala fittoni Scalaria pulchra wentletrap Scalaria' pulchra J. de C. Sowerby Confusiscala fittoni wentletrap Confusiscala fittoni Gardner
Architaenioglossa - Ampullariidae	Pictavia rotundata Pictavia rotundata apple snail Pictavia rotundata (James Sowerby)
Cerithiacea -	Cerithiacea indet. n. gen., Cerithiacea indet. n. gen. Cerithiacea indet. n. gen. Férussac 1819 snail Cerithiacea ?gen. nov. 1 Cerithiacea indet. n. gen. Férussac 1819 snail Cerithiacea ?gen. nov. 2
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	? Turboella sp. ? Turboella sp. Leach in Gray 1847 snail ?Turboella sp.
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Forator parkinsoni, Gyrodes dupinii, Gyrodes gentii Forator parkinsoni Morris moon snail Forator parkinsoni Morris and Cleevey Gyrodes dupinii moon snail Gyrodes dupinii Deshayes and Leymerie Gyrodes gentii moon snail Gyrodes gentii (James Sowerby)
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	"Rostellaria tricostata" = Tibia "Rostellaria tricostata" = Tibia true conch Rostellaria' tricostata d'Orbigny
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Disoketa meyeri, ? Disoketa sp. n. sp., Perissoptera parkinsoni, "cf. Fusus dubius" = Anchura dubius, Tessarolax retusa, Drepanochilus calcarata, Drepanochilus neglecta, Pterocerella macrostoma, cf. Tridactylus griffithsi Disoketa meyeri snail Disoketa meyeri Gardner ? Disoketa sp. n. sp. Gardner 1880 snail ?Disoketa sp. nov. (Taylor et. al.) Perissoptera parkinsoni Mantell 1822 snail Perissoptera parkinsoni (Mantell) "cf. Fusus dubius" = Anchura dubius Briart and Cornet 1868 snail Fasciolariidae sp. nov. cf. Fusus dubius (Briart and Cornet) (Taylor et. al.) Tessarolax retusa Sowerby 1836 snail Tessarolax retusa J. de C. Sowerby Drepanochilus calcarata snail Drepanocheilus calcarata (J. de C. Sowerby) Drepanochilus neglecta snail Drepanocheilus neglecta (Tate) Pterocerella macrostoma snail Pterocerella macrostoma (J. de C. Sowerby) cf. Tridactylus griffithsi snail Tridactylus' sp. nov. cf. griffithsi Gardner (Taylor et. al.)
Neogastropoda -	Semipirum depressum, Tantunia clathrata, Culmia brighti Semipirum depressum snail Semipirum despressum (J. de C. Sowerby) Tantunia clathrata snail Tantunia clathrata (J. de C. Sowerby) Culmia brighti snail Culmia brighti (J. de C. Sowerby)
Neogastropoda - Sarganidae	Hillites downesi Hillites downesi snail Hillites downesi Morris and Cleevey
Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae	Paramorea lineata Paramorea lineata snail Paramorea lineata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Murex calcar Murex calcar murex snail Murex' calcar J. de C. Sowerby
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	? Mitridae indet. ? Mitridae indet. Swainson 1831 mitre shell ?Mitridae gen. et sp. indet.
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	Cerithiella devonica Cerithiella devonica snail Cerithiella devonica Abbass
Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae	Littorina conica Littorina conica periwinkle Littorina' conica (J. de C. Sowerby)
Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae	? Rhynchocerithium orbignyi, "Uchauxia badri" = Procerithium ? Rhynchocerithium orbignyi snail ?Rhynchocerithium orbignyi (Briart and Cornet) "Uchauxia badri" = Procerithium snail Uchauxia badri Abbass
Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae	Blackdownia quadrata Blackdownia quadrata snail Blackdownia quadrata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella sp., Turritella costata, Turritella (Torquesia) granulata Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell Turritella sp. Turritella costata turret shell Ageria costata (J. de C. Sowerby) Turritella (Torquesia) granulata Sowerby 1827 turret shell Turritella (Torquesia) granulata J. de C. Sowerby
Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae	Urceolabrum queeni Urceolabrum queeni snail Urceolabrum queeni (Gardner)
Cerithioidea - Planaxidae	Fossarus carinatus, Fossarus granosus Fossarus carinatus snail Fossarus' carinatus (J. de C. Sowerby) Fossarus granosus snail Fossarus' granosus (J. de C. Sowerby)
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	? Exechocirsus sp. n. sp. ? Exechocirsus sp. n. sp. Cossmann 1906 horn snail ?Exechocirsus sp. nov. (Taylor et. al.)
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Orthochetus sp. Orthochetus sp. Cossmann 1889 cerith snail Orthochetus sp.
Cerithioidea - Cryptaulacidae	Cirsocerithium gracile Cirsocerithium gracile snail Cirsocerithium gracile (J. de C. Sowerby)
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	cf. Eulima corneti cf. Eulima corneti snail Eulima' cf. corneti Marliere
Vanikoroidea - Vanikoridae	cf. Vanikoropsis alsus cf. Vanikoropsis alsus snail Vanikoropsis cf. alsus (d'Orbigny)
Bivalvia
Trigoniida - Trigoniidae	Rutitrigonia eccentrica, Quadratotrigonia daedala, Quadratotrigonia spectabilis, Oistotrigonia spinosa Rutitrigonia eccentrica clam Rutitrigonia eccentrica (Parkinson) Quadratotrigonia daedala clam Quadratotrigonia daedala (Parkinson) Quadratotrigonia spectabilis clam Quadratotrigonia spectabilis (J. de C. Sowerby) Oistotrigonia spinosa Parkinson 1811 clam Oistotrigonia spinosa (Parkinson)
Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae	Pterotrigonia aliformis, Pterotrigonia scabricola Pterotrigonia aliformis clam Pterotrigonia aliformis (Parkinson) Pterotrigonia scabricola clam Pterotrigonia scabricola (Lycett)
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Lucina downesi, Lucina sp., "Lucina pisum" = Lucina semperiana, Mutiella canaliculata Lucina downesi clam Lucina' downesi Woods Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam Lucina sp. "Lucina pisum" = Lucina semperiana Issel 1869 clam Lucina' pisum J. de C. Sowerby Mutiella canaliculata clam Mutiella canaliculata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Lucinida - Mactromyidae	Thetis laevigata, Clisocolus sp. Thetis laevigata clam Thetis laevigata (James Sowerby) Clisocolus sp. Gabb 1869 clam Unicardium sp.
Pandorida - Laternulidae	Platymyoidea cosnensis, cf. Periplomya simplex Platymyoidea cosnensis clam Platymoida cosnensis (de Loriol) cf. Periplomya simplex clam Periplomya cf. simplex (d'Orbigny)
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Goniomya mailleana Goniomya mailleana clam Goniomya mailleana (d'Orbigny)
Poromyida - Poromyidae	Liopistha gigantea Liopistha gigantea clam Liopistha gigantea (James Sowerby)
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Globocardium sp., Protocardia querangeri, Protocardia hillana, Granocardium proboscideum Globocardium sp. Hayami 1965 cockle Globocardium sp. Protocardia querangeri cockle Protocardium querangeri (d'Orbigny) Protocardia hillana Sowerby 1813 cockle Protocardium hillana (James Sowerby) Granocardium proboscideum cockle Granocardium proboscideum (James Sowerby)
Cardiida - Icanotiidae	Icanotia siliqua Icanotia siliqua clam Icanotia siliqua Casey
Cardiida - Tellinidae	"? Linearia striatuloides" = Linearis, "Linearis subtenuistriana" = Linearis, Palaeomoera inaequalis "? Linearia striatuloides" = Linearis tellin clam ?Linearia striatuloides (Stoliczka) "Linearis subtenuistriana" = Linearis tellin clam Linearis subtenuistriana (d'Orbigny) Palaeomoera inaequalis tellin clam Palaeomoera inaequalis (J. de C. Sowerby)
Cardiida - Quenstedtiidae	Quenstedtia pelagi Quenstedtia pelagi clam Quenstedtia pelagi (d'Orbigny)
Cardiida - Veneridae	Calva subrotunda, Paraesa faba, Flaventia ovalis, Chimela caperata, "Callistina plana" = Aphrodina plana Calva subrotunda venus clam Calva subrotunda (J. de C. Sowerby) Paraesa faba Sowerby 1827 venus clam Paraesa faba (J. de C. Sowerby) Flaventia ovalis venus clam Flaventia ovalis (J. de C. Sowerby) Chimela caperata venus clam Chimela caperata (J. de C. Sowerby) "Callistina plana" = Aphrodina plana Sowerby 1813 venus clam Callistina plana (James Sowerby)
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Epicyprina angulata, Epicyprina subtruncata, Venilicardia cuneata, Venilicardia lineolata Epicyprina angulata clam Epicyprina angulata (James Sowerby) Epicyprina subtruncata clam Epicyprina subtruncata (d'Orbigny) Venilicardia cuneata clam Venilicardia cuneata (J. de C. Sowerby) Venilicardia lineolata clam Venilicardia lineolata (James Sowerby)
Cardiida - Mactridae	Mactra angulata, Mactra sp. Mactra angulata clam Mactra angulata J. de C. Sowerby Mactra sp. Linnaeus 1767 clam Mactra sp.
Pholadida - Ceratomyidae	Myopholas sp. Myopholas sp. Douvillé 1908 clam Myopholas sp.
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula elegans, Corbula truncata Corbula elegans clam Corbula elegans J. de C. Sowerby Corbula truncata clam Corbula truncata J. de C. Sowerby
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Panopea mandibula Panopea mandibula clam Panopaea mandibula
Solenida - Pharidae	Senis sp. Senis sp. Stephenson 1953 clam Senis sp.
Carditida - Astartidae	Eriphyla striata, Astarte impolitum, Nicaniella formosa Eriphyla striata clam Eriphyla striata (J. de C. Sowerby) Astarte impolitum clam Astarte impolitum (J. de C. Sowerby) Nicaniella formosa clam Nicaniella formosa (J. de C. Sowerby)
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Trigonarca passyana, Glycymerita sublaevis, Glycymerita umbonata Trigonarca passyana clam Trigonarca passyana (d'Orbigny) Glycymerita sublaevis clam Glycymerita sublaevis (J. de C. Sowerby) Glycymerita umbonata clam Glycymerita umbonata (James Sowerby)
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Nanonavis carinatus Nanonavis carinatus Woods 1899 clam Nanonavis carinatus (James Sowerby)
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea glabra Cucullaea glabra Parkinson 1811 clam Idonearca glabra (Parkinson)
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia rotundata Barbatia rotundata clam Barbatia rotundata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Myalinida - Inoceramidae	"Inoceramus sulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) sulcatus, "Inoceramus subsulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) subsulcatus, "Inoceramus concentricus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) concentricus "Inoceramus sulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) sulcatus Parkinson 1819 clam Inoceramus sulcatus Parkinson "Inoceramus subsulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) subsulcatus Wiltshire 1869 clam Inoceramus subsulcatus Wiltshire "Inoceramus concentricus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) concentricus Parkinson 1819 clam Inoceramus concentricus (Parkinson)
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	Amphidonte obliquata Amphidonte obliquata oyster Amphidonte obliquata (Pulteney)
Ostreida - Bakevelliidae	Pseudoptera anomala, "Bakevellia rostrata" = Bakevellia (Bakevellia) rostrata, Gervillella sublanceolata, Gervillia forbesiana Pseudoptera anomala Sowerby 1836 oyster Pseudoptera' anomala J. de C. Sowerby "Bakevellia rostrata" = Bakevellia (Bakevellia) rostrata Yabe 1956 oyster Bakevillia rostrata (J. de C. Sowerby) Gervillella sublanceolata d'Orbigny 1850 oyster Gervillella sublanceolata (d'Orbigny) Gervillia forbesiana oyster Gervillia forbesiana d'Orbigny
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Pinna robinaldina Pinna robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844 oyster Pinna robinaldina (d'Orbigny)
Pectinida - Limidae	Lima elongata, Lima subovalis, Lima tecta, Limatula fittoni Lima elongata file clam Lima elongata J. de C. Sowerby Lima subovalis file clam Lima subovalis J. de C. Sowerby Lima tecta file clam Lima tecta (d'Orbigny) Limatula fittoni file clam Limatula fittoni (d'Orbigny)
Pectinida - Neitheoidae	"Neithea gibbosa" = Neithea (Neithea) gibbosa, Neithea quinquecostata "Neithea gibbosa" = Neithea (Neithea) gibbosa Pultney 1813 scallop Neithea gibbosa (Pulteney) Neithea quinquecostata Sowerby 1814 scallop Neithea quinquecostata James Sowerby
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	"Spondylus striatus" = Spondylus subnodosus, Camptonectes milleri, Chlamys stutchburianus, Chlamys elongata, "Mimachlamys robinaldinus" = Chlamys (Mimachlamys) "Spondylus striatus" = Spondylus subnodosus Packard 1922 scallop Spondylus striatus (James Sowerby) Camptonectes milleri Sowerby 1836 scallop Camptonectes milleri (J. de C. Sowerby) Chlamys stutchburianus scallop Chlamys stutchburianus (J. de C. Sowerby) Chlamys elongata Lamarck 1819 scallop Chlamys elongata (Lamarck) "Mimachlamys robinaldinus" = Chlamys (Mimachlamys) scallop Mimachlamys robinaldinus (d'Orbigny)
Mytilida - Crenellidae	Musculus striatocostatus, Crenella bella, Crenella orbicularis Musculus striatocostatus mussel Musculus striatocostatus (d'Orbigny) Crenella bella clam Crenella bella J. de C. Sowerby Crenella orbicularis clam Crenella orbicularis J. de C. Sowerby
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Modiolus reversa, Perna inaequivalvis, Falcimytilus lanceolatus Modiolus reversa mussel Modiolus reversa J. de C. Sowerby Perna inaequivalvis mussel Perna' inaequivalvis J. de C. Sowerby Falcimytilus lanceolatus mussel Falcimytilus lanceolatus (J. de C. Sowerby)
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Mesosaccella angulata, Mesosaccella lineata Mesosaccella angulata pointed nut clam Mesosacella angulata (J. de C. Sowerby) Mesosaccella lineata pointed nut clam Mesosacella lineata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula antiquata, Nucula impressa, Nucula pectinata, Nucula obtusa Nucula antiquata nut clam Nucula antiquata (J. de C. Sowerby) Nucula impressa Conrad 1849 nut clam Nucula impressa (James Sowerby) Nucula pectinata Sowerby 1818 nut clam Nucula pectinata J. de C. Sowerby Nucula obtusa Sowerby 1836 nut clam Nucula obtusa J. de C. Sowerby