Kallo, Atrina Beds (Pliocene of Belgium)

Where: Belgium (51.3° N, 4.3° E: paleocoordinates 51.3° N, 4.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Oorderen Member (Lillo Formation), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Oorderen Mbr, Lillo Fm, which overlies the Luchtbal Mbr and is overlain by the Kruisschans Mbr. AGE: Piacenzian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From multiple, unspecified, beds in unit.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified sandstone

• DISTRIBUTION: Siliciclastic shallow marine environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Not specified, but apparently sandstone from figured specimens. LITHIFICATION: Not specified, but poorly-lithified based on figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Presumably, but not stated to be R. Marquet (1990's). REPOSTORY: KBIN, not detailed.

Primary reference: R. Marquet. 1997. Pliocene gastropod faunas from Kallo (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium) - Part 2. Caenogastropoda: Potamididae-Tornidae. Contributions to Tertiary and Quaternary Geology 34(1-2):9-29 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 179048: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 26.05.2016

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Limited, only includes families specified in particular taxonomic treatments. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication with species and subgenus-level assignments.
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia -
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
"Cylichna cylindracea" = Cylichna (Cylichna) cylindracea Pennant 1777 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
"Cylichnina elongata" = Retusa (Cylichnina), Volvulella acuminata
"Cylichnina elongata" = Retusa (Cylichnina) snail
Cylichnina elongata conuloidea
 Thecosomata - Limacinidae
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
 Heterostropha - Murchisonellidae
Anisocycla nitidissima Montagu 1803 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea chinensis Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Pterynopsis canhami murex snail
Spinucella tetragona Sowerby 1825 murex snail
"Atractodon elegans" = Trophon elegans Charlesworth 1837 murex snail
Trophon muricatus Montagu 1803 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Scaphella lamberti Sowerby 1823 volute
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra inversa Nyst 1843 auger snail
Terebra inversa inversa
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius reticosus Sowerby 1815 snail
Nassarius consociatus Wood 1848 snail
Amyclina labiosa Sowerby 1824 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Liomesus dalei Sowerby 1825 true whelk
Neptunea striata true whelk
Neptunea striata lyratodespecta
Neptunea angulata Brocchi 1814 true whelk
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758 true whelk
Colus cordatus true whelk
Colus curtus true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Galeodea bicatenata Sowerby 1815 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
"Trivia coccinelloides" = Trivia (Trivia) coccinelloides
"Trivia coccinelloides" = Trivia (Trivia) coccinelloides de Sowerby 1823 snail
Trivia coccinelloides coccinelloides
 Sorbeoconcha - Velutinidae
Capulacmaea kalloensis Marquet 1993 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ovulidae
"Simnia leathesi" = Neosimnia leathesii
"Simnia leathesi" = Neosimnia leathesii Sowerby 1825 snail
Simnia leathesi scaldisia
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica crassa moon snail
Euspira cirriformis moon snail
Euspira cirriformis cirriformis
Euspira exvarians moon snail
Euspira helicina Brocchi 1814 moon snail
Euspira helicina hemiclausa
Euspira catena da Costa 1778 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis subulata Montagu 1808 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae
Marshallora adversa Montagu 1803 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
Capulus ungaricus Linnaeus 1758 snail
Capulus unguis Sowerby 1816 snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Cirsotrema fimbriosum wentletrap
Cirsotrema fimbriosum exfimbriosum
Epitonium frondiculum Wood 1842 wentletrap
Epitonium clathratulum Turton 1806 wentletrap
Epitonium clathratulum minutum
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
 Heterobranchia - Diaphanidae