Tuapaussat (Paleocene of Greenland)

Where: Greenland (70.3° N, 53.1° W: paleocoordinates 62.2° N, 20.9° W)

When: Propeamussium Member (Kangilia Formation), Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; black shale

• burnt shales

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Rosenkrantz. 1970. Marine Upper Cretaceous and lowermost Tertiary deposits in West Greenland. Meddelelser Dansk Geologiske 9:406-453 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 177724: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 09.04.2016

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Gastropoda
 Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
 Pectinibranchia -
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) "n. sp" de Boury 1890 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais (Aporrhais) "n. sp." da Costa 1778 snail
Anchura (Kangilioptera) ravni n. sp. Rosenkrantz 1970 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla (Sparella) "sp. n." Gray 1857 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Taioma "sp. n." Finlay and Marwick 1937 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
"Turricula (Zemacies) "sp. n."" = Turricula, "Turricula (Surcula) "three species"" = Turricula, "Surcula (Cochlespira) aff. koeneni" = Turricula
"Turricula (Zemacies) "sp. n."" = Turricula Schumacher 1817 snail
"Turricula (Surcula) "three species"" = Turricula Schumacher 1817 snail
"Surcula (Cochlespira) aff. koeneni" = Turricula snail
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Sassia "sp. n. large form" Bellardi 1872 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Globisinum sp. Marwick 1924 moon snail
Lunatia sp. Gray 1847 moon snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
? Gilbertina sp. Morlett 1888 snail
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Mathilda "n. sp" Semper 1865 snail
 Heterostropha - Gordenellidae
"Promathilda (Chlathrobaculus) "n. sp."" = Promathildia
"Promathilda (Chlathrobaculus) "n. sp."" = Promathildia Andreae 1887 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
 Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae
"Bulla (Haminea) "2 species"" = Haminoea
"Bulla (Haminea) "2 species"" = Haminoea Turton and Kingston 1830 snail
 Opisthobranchia -
Roxania "sp. n." Leach In Gray 1847 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Limopsidae
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten (Chlamys) ataensis" = Chlamys, Pecten pfaffi
"Pecten (Chlamys) ataensis" = Chlamys scallop
Pecten pfaffi scallop
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
? Modiolaria sp., "Modiola "large smooth sp."" = Modiolus
? Modiolaria sp. Loven 1846 mussel
"Modiola "large smooth sp."" = Modiolus Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Lucinida - Thyasiridae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cuspidaria sp. Dall 1886 clam
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Turnus "sp. nov." Gabb 1864 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
Solemya "n. sp." Children 1823 Awning Clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula planimarginata Meek and Hayden 1857 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
"Cadulus (Gadila) groenlandica" = Gadila
"Cadulus (Gadila) groenlandica" = Gadila tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Fissidentalium "n. sp." Fischer 1885 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Laevidentaliidae
Laevidentalium "n. sp." Cossmann 1888 tusk shell