PBDB Collection

Sophia Jacoba 6 (Paleocene of Germany)

Also known as Sophia Jacoba 6, Germany

Where: Germany (51.1° N, 6.3° E: paleocoordinates 45.0° N, 3.9° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Hückelhoven Formation, Paleocene (66.0 - 56.0 Ma)

• "[The material] comes from a 0.5 m thick section covering the whole Paleocene sequence between 100 and 110 m of depth."

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; shale

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: "The material was collected from waste material of the shaft Sophia Jacoba 6."

Primary reference: H. -J. Anderson. 1973. Die Fauna der palaeocaenen Hueckelhovener Schichten aus dem Schacht Sophia Jacoba 6 (Erkelenzer Horst, Niederrheinische Bucht). Geologica et Palaeontologica 7:175-187 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3114: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 26.07.1999

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Taxonomic list

• This list comes from three separate references, PMPD refs 141, 142, 231.

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Cephalopoda
Nautilida - Nautilidae	Nautilidae indet.² Nautilidae indet.² de Blainville 1825
Gastropoda
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella herminae², "Torquesia coemansi" = Turritella (Torquesia)², Haustator montensis² Turritella herminae² turret shell "Torquesia coemansi" = Turritella (Torquesia)² turret shell Haustator montensis² Briart and Cornet 1873 turret shell
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Bittium palaeocaenicum n. sp.², "Clava urania" = Rhinoclavis², "Clava dumonti" = Rhinoclavis² Bittium palaeocaenicum n. sp.² cerith snail originally entered as "Bittium palaeocaenicum n. sp." "Clava urania" = Rhinoclavis² cerith snail "Clava dumonti" = Rhinoclavis² cerith snail
Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae	cf. Thericium koeneni², Thericium sp.² cf. Thericium koeneni² snail originally entered as "Thericium cf. koeneni" Thericium sp.² Monterosato 1809 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae	Circulus simplex² Circulus simplex² snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Turris sp.² Turris sp.² Röding 1798 turrid
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	"Kelletia montis" = Siphonalia (Kelletia)² "Kelletia montis" = Siphonalia (Kelletia)² true whelk
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Ancilla flexuosa² Ancilla flexuosa² von Koenen 1885 olive snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Euspira briarti² Euspira briarti² moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae	Cerithiopsidae indet.², Cerithiopsis sp.², Cerithiopsis sp.² Cerithiopsidae indet.² Adams and Adams 1853 snail Cerithiopsis sp.² Hanley 1849 snail "sp. 1" - originally entered as "Cerithiopsis sp. 1" Cerithiopsis sp.² Hanley 1849 snail "sp. 2" - originally entered as "Cerithiopsis sp. 2"
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea montensis² Calyptraea montensis² slipper shell
Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae	Eucycloscala basistriata n. sp.² Eucycloscala basistriata n. sp.² Anderson 1975 snail originally entered as "Eucycloscala basistriata n. sp."
Trochoidea - Solariellidae	Solariella vincenti² Solariella vincenti² snail
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Homalopoma montense² Homalopoma montense² snail
Trochoidea - Colloniidae	Collonia crenulata² Collonia crenulata² snail
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Emarginula corneti², Emarginula beclardi², Diodora concentrica² Emarginula corneti² snail Emarginula beclardi² snail Diodora concentrica² snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica montensis² Architectonica montensis² sundial
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Tornatellaea ciplyensis², Tornatellaea montensis² Tornatellaea ciplyensis² snail Tornatellaea montensis² snail
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Scaphander rhenanus n. sp.², Acteocina plicatella², Cylichna gliberti² Scaphander rhenanus n. sp.² snail originally entered as "Scaphander rhenanus n. sp." Acteocina plicatella² barrel-bubble originally entered as "Actaeocina plicatella" Cylichna gliberti² snail
Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus intumescens² Cadulus intumescens² tusk shell
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	? Dentalium sp. n. sp.², Dentalium montense², cf. Dentalium rugiferum² ? Dentalium sp. n. sp.² Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell originally entered as "Dentalium? n. sp." Dentalium montense² Briart and Cornet 1889 tusk shell cf. Dentalium rugiferum² von Koenen 1885 tusk shell originally entered as "Dentalium cf. rugiferum"
Bivalvia
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	Pycnodonte houzeaui Pycnodonte houzeaui oyster originally entered as "Pycnodonta houzeaui"
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea montensis Ostrea montensis oyster
Pectinida - Plicatulidae	Plicatula sophiaejacobae Plicatula sophiaejacobae scallop
Pectinida - Propeamussiidae	Propeamussium hauniense Propeamussium hauniense mud scallop
Arcida - Limopsidae	Limopsis minuscula Limopsis minuscula clam
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea montensis Cucullaea montensis clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia lamellosa Barbatia lamellosa clam
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Nemodon rosenkrantzi Nemodon rosenkrantzi clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris corneti Glycymeris corneti clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Arcoperna gibbosula Arcoperna gibbosula mussel
Carditida - Crassatellidae	"Crassatella subplana" = Crassatella vadosa¹ "Crassatella subplana" = Crassatella vadosa¹ Morton 1834 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	Glans straeleni¹, Glans rutoti¹, Venericardia duponti¹, Glyptoactis chavani n. sp.¹, Miodomeris semen¹ Glans straeleni¹ clam Glans rutoti¹ clam Venericardia duponti¹ clam Venericardia planicosta duponti Glyptoactis chavani n. sp.¹ clam originally entered as "Glyptoactis chavani n. sp." Miodomeris semen¹ clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Fimbria montensis¹, Callucina corneti¹, Here briarti¹, Loripes lemonnieri¹, Miltha montensis¹, Miltha passelecqui¹, Miltha solvayi¹, Parvilucina nannus¹, Monitilora duponti¹, Mesomiltha vandepoeli n. sp.¹, Mesomiltha duplex¹ Fimbria montensis¹ clam Callucina corneti¹ clam Here briarti¹ clam Loripes lemonnieri¹ clam Miltha montensis¹ clam Miltha passelecqui¹ clam Miltha solvayi¹ clam Parvilucina nannus¹ clam Monitilora duponti¹ clam Mesomiltha vandepoeli n. sp.¹ clam originally entered as "Mesomiltha vandepoeli n. sp." Mesomiltha duplex¹ clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Lentidium sp.¹, Corbula baltica¹, Corbula montensis¹, Corbula koeneni¹, "Varicorbula lefevrei" = Corbula (Varicorbula)¹ Lentidium sp.¹ Cristofori 1832 clam Corbula baltica¹ clam Corbula montensis¹ clam Corbula koeneni¹ clam "Varicorbula lefevrei" = Corbula (Varicorbula)¹ clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Arcopagia monetensis¹ Arcopagia monetensis¹ tellin clam
Cardiida - Psammobiidae	Gari duponti¹ Gari duponti¹ clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Loxocardium tenuitesta¹, Nemocardium semidecussatum¹, Trachycardium heinzelini¹ Loxocardium tenuitesta¹ cockle Nemocardium semidecussatum¹ cockle Trachycardium heinzelini¹ cockle
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	"Felaniella ? vincenti" = Diplodonta¹, "Microstagon sp. n. sp." = Diplodonta (Microstagon)¹ "Felaniella ? vincenti" = Diplodonta¹ clam originally entered as "Felaniella ?vincenti" "Microstagon sp. n. sp." = Diplodonta (Microstagon)¹ Cossmann 1896 clam originally entered as "Microstagon n. sp."
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Veniella ciplyensis¹ Veniella ciplyensis¹ clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Callista duponti¹, Callista montensis¹ Callista duponti¹ venus clam Callista montensis¹ Cossmann 1908 venus clam
Poromyida - Cuspidariidae	Cuspidaria wienbergi n. sp.¹ Cuspidaria wienbergi n. sp.¹ clam originally entered as "Cuspidaria wienbergi n. sp."
Pandorida - Clavagellidae	? Clavagella sp.¹ ? Clavagella sp.¹ Blainville 1817 clam originally entered as "?Clavagella sp."
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Nuculana sp. Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula aff. cipleyensis Nucula aff. cipleyensis nut clam "n. ?sp. ex aff. cipleyensis" - originally entered as "Nucula n. ?sp. ex aff. cipleyensis"

¹Anderson 1974; ²Anderson 1975