Turritellakloft, Agatdalen, Turritellakloft Member, Nugssuaq, Greenland (Paleocene of Greenland)

Where: Greenland (70.6° N, 53.1° W: paleocoordinates 62.9° N, 23.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Turritellakloft Member (Agatdal Formation), Selandian (61.6 - 59.2 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deltaic; lithified, black shale and lithified sandstone

• Sandstone lense

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical,

Primary reference: H. A. Kollmann and J. S. Peel. 1983. Paleocene gastropods from Nûgssuaq, West Greenland. Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse, Bulletin 146:1-115 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 22944: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 04.07.2002, edited by Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia sp.
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Gilbertina sp.
Gilbertina sp. Morlett 1888 snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
"Ravniella groenlandica" = Tornatellaea (Ravniella), "Nonacteonina sp." = Nonactaeonina
"Ravniella groenlandica" = Tornatellaea (Ravniella) snail
"Nonacteonina sp." = Nonactaeonina snail
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Fimbriatella sp., Gegania sp.
Fimbriatella sp. Sacco 1895 snail
Gegania sp. Jeffreys 1884 snail
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Neritoplica sp.
Neritoplica sp. Oppenheim 1892 snail
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
cf. Leucosyrinx sp.
cf. Leucosyrinx sp. Dall 1889 snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
"? Coniscala sp." = Epitonium (Coniscala)
"? Coniscala sp." = Epitonium (Coniscala) de Boury 1887 wentletrap
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp., Mesalia sp.
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Mesalia sp. Gray 1847 turret shell
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea sp., Crepidula sp.
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Tylostomatidae
Tylostoma ampullariaeformis
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis sp.
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
? Cerithiella sp.
? Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficus sp., "Fulguroficus sp." = Ficopsis (Fulguroficus)
Ficus sp. Röding 1798 fig shell
"Fulguroficus sp." = Ficopsis (Fulguroficus) Grabau 1904 fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Protocypraea sp.
Protocypraea sp. Schilder 1927 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
aff. Tibia sp.
aff. Tibia sp. Röding 1798 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Drepanocheilus sp., cf. Drepanocheilus sp.
Drepanocheilus sp. Meek 1864 snail
cf. Drepanocheilus sp. Meek 1864 snail
 Neogastropoda - Strepsiduridae
Ancillarina sp.
Ancillarina sp. Bellardi 1882 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
"Volutocorbis sp." = Athleta (Volutocorbis)
"Volutocorbis sp." = Athleta (Volutocorbis) Dall 1890 volute
 Neogastropoda -
cf. Haplovoluta sp.
cf. Haplovoluta sp. Wade 1918 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla sp.
Ancilla sp. Lamarck 1799 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
cf. Levifusus sp.
cf. Levifusus sp. Conrad 1865 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"cf. Pollia sp." = Cantharus (Pollia), Penion sp., cf. Penion sp., Parvisipho sp., "cf. Trophonopsis sp." = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), ? Coptochetus sp., Siphonalia sp., Suessonia sp., Laevibuccinum sp., Strepsidura sp., Pseudoliva sp., Cominella sp.
"cf. Pollia sp." = Cantharus (Pollia) Sowerby 1843 true whelk
Penion sp. Fischer 1884 true whelk
cf. Penion sp. Fischer 1884 true whelk
Parvisipho sp. Cossmann 1889 true whelk
"cf. Trophonopsis sp." = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
? Coptochetus sp. Cossmann 1889 true whelk
Siphonalia sp. Adams 1863 true whelk
Suessonia sp. Cossmann 1889 true whelk
Laevibuccinum sp. Conrad 1865 true whelk
Strepsidura sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk
Pseudoliva sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk
Cominella sp. Gray 1850 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Boltenella sp., Fusinus sp.
Boltenella sp. Wade 1917 snail
Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815 snail
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Cordieria sp., "Pseudotoma sp." = Genota (Pseudotoma)
Cordieria sp. Rouault 1848 snail
"Pseudotoma sp." = Genota (Pseudotoma) Bellardi 1875 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet., "Hemipleurotoma sp." = Gemmula, Hemisurcula sp., Turris sp.
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
"Hemipleurotoma sp." = Gemmula Weinkauff 1875 turrid
Hemisurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid
Turris sp. Röding 1798 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Clinura sp.
Clinura sp. Bellardi 1875 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
"Turricula sp." = Turricula, "Surcula sp." = Turricula, "Crenaturricula sp." = Turricula (Crenaturricula)
"Turricula sp." = Turricula Schumacher 1817 snail
"Surcula sp." = Turricula Schumacher 1817 snail
"Crenaturricula sp." = Turricula (Crenaturricula) Vokes 1939 snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancelrana sp., cf. Coptostoma sp.
Cancelrana sp. Palmer 1937 snail
cf. Coptostoma sp. Cossmann 1899 snail
 Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae
Exilia sp.
Exilia sp. Conrad 1860 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
aff. Amaurellina sp., Lunatia sp., Polinices sp.
aff. Amaurellina sp. Fischer 1885 moon snail
Lunatia sp. Gray 1847 moon snail
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Circulus sp.
Circulus sp. Jeffreys 1842 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Cossmannia sp.
Cossmannia sp. Newton 1891 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix sp.
Hipponix sp. Defrance 1819 hoof shell
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Ataphrus sp.
Ataphrus sp. Gabb 1869 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Calliostoma sp.
Calliostoma sp. Swainson 1840 top snail
 Seguenzioidea - Chilodontaidae
Chilodontinae indet.
Chilodontinae indet. Wenz 1938 snail
 Pleurotomarioidea - Pleurotomariidae
? Leptomaria sp., Conotomaria sp.
? Leptomaria sp. Eudes-Deslongchamps 1864 snail
Conotomaria sp. Cox 1959 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Emarginulina sp., "Semperia sp." = Emarginula (Semperia)
Emarginulina sp. Goldfuss 1870 snail
"Semperia sp." = Emarginula (Semperia) Crosse 1867 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla sp.
Bulla sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha sp.
Ellipsoscapha sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
cf. Acteocina sp., Cylichna sp.
cf. Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
 Heterostrophia -
Nipteraxis sp.
 Patellogastropoda - Patellidae
Patella sp.
Patella sp. Linnaeus 1758 limpet
 Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
aff. Tudicla sp.
aff. Tudicla sp. Röding 1798 snail
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Columastreidae
Haimesiastraea (Haimesiastraea) groenlandica n. sp.
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
? Oculina becki
? Oculina becki Nielsen 1922 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
"Flabellum groenlandicum" = Flabellum anderssoni
"Flabellum groenlandicum" = Flabellum anderssoni Felix 1909 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Caryophyllia sp.
Caryophyllia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
sp. A