PBDB Collection

M27 Motorway (Eocene to of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (51.1° N, 1.2° W: paleocoordinates 47.5° N, 4.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bracklesham Group, Early/Lower Eocene to Early/Lower Eocene (55.8 - 37.7 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: sandstone

Primary reference: D. A. Bone, J. A. Todd, and S. Tracey. 1991. Fossils from the Bracklesham Group exposed in the M27 Motorway excavations, Southampton, Hampshire. Tertiary Research 12(3-4):131-137 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3258: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 28.07.1999, edited by Austin Hendy

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Taxonomic list

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Foraminifera
Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae	Nummulites laevigatus Nummulites laevigatus abundant
Chondrichthyes
Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae	Physogaleus secundus, Scoliodon sp. Physogaleus secundus Winkler 1876 requiem shark occasional Scoliodon sp. Muller and Henle 1837 requiem shark common
Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae	"Galeorhinus lefevrei" = Pachygaleus lefevrei "Galeorhinus lefevrei" = Pachygaleus lefevrei Daimeries 1891 hound shark occasional
Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae	Scyliorhinus sp., Abdounia recticona, Abdounia minutissima, "Scyliorhinus gilberti" = Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) gilberti Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816 cat shark rare - originally entered as "Scyliorhinus spp." Abdounia recticona cat shark occasional Abdounia minutissima Winkler 1874 cat shark common "Scyliorhinus gilberti" = Premontreia (Oxyscyllium) gilberti Casier 1946 cat shark occasional
Lamniformes - Lamnidae	Isurus novus Isurus novus mackerel shark occasional
Lamniformes - Carchariidae	Carcharias hopei Carcharias hopei Agassiz 1843 sand shark occasional
Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae	Striatolamia macrota Striatolamia macrota Agassiz 1838 goblin shark occasional
Squaliformes - Squalidae	Squalus minor Squalus minor Daimeries 1888 dogfish shark rare
Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae	Rhynchobatus vincenti Rhynchobatus vincenti Jaekel 1894 wedgefish occasional
Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae	"Rhinobatos bruxelliensis" = Rhinobatus bruxelliensis "Rhinobatos bruxelliensis" = Rhinobatus bruxelliensis Jaekel 1894 guitarfish occasional - originally entered as "Rhinobatus bruxelliensis"
Myliobatiformes -	Hypolophodon sylvestris Hypolophodon sylvestris White 1931 stingray rare
Myliobatiformes - Gymnuridae	"Jacqhermania duponti" = Jacquhermania "Jacqhermania duponti" = Jacquhermania stingray occasional - originally entered as "Jacquhermania duponti"
Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae	Dasyatis jaekeli Dasyatis jaekeli Leriche 1906 whiptail stingray occasional
Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae	Myliobatis sp. Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816 eagle ray abundant; fragments
Actinopteri
Labriformes - Labridae	Labrus sp. Labrus sp. Linnaeus 1758 occasional
Acanthomorphata - Haemulidae	"Lutianus kokeni" = Haemulidarum kokeni "Lutianus kokeni" = Haemulidarum kokeni Leriche 1905 occasional
Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae	Brosmophycis elegans Brosmophycis elegans occasional
Gadiformes - Gadidae	Trisopterus dimidiatus Trisopterus dimidiatus occasional
Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae	Egertonia sp. Egertonia sp. Cocchi 1866 occasional
Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae	Lepisosteus suessionensis Lepisosteus suessionensis gar occasional
Pisces
-	"Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes "Pisces indet." = Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 bony fish common; dermal denticles
Echinoidea
-	Echinoidea indet. Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin occasional; spines and fragements of test
Polychaeta
Serpulimorpha -	Sclerostyla mellevillei Sclerostyla mellevillei rare
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Adeonidae	? Meniscopora bigibbera ? Meniscopora bigibbera rare - originally entered as "?Meniscopora bigibbera"
Gastropoda
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Cylichna sp. Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail rare
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	Volvulella radius Volvulella radius snail rare
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Odostomia pyramidellata, cf. Odostomia turbonilloides, Odostomia sp., "Cossmannica emarginata" = Tiberia (Cossmannica), Brachystomia lubrica Odostomia pyramidellata snail rare cf. Odostomia turbonilloides snail occasional - originally entered as "Odostomia cf. turbonilloides" Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail "(s.l.) sp." rare - originally entered as "Odostomia (s.l.) sp." "Cossmannica emarginata" = Tiberia (Cossmannica) snail rare Brachystomia lubrica snail occasional
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Granosolarium sp. Granosolarium sp. Sacco 1892 snail rare
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula sp. Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail rare
Heterostropha - Mathildidae	? Tuba sp. ? Tuba sp. Lea 1823 snail rare - originally entered as "Tuba? sp."
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Sigapatella echinulata Sigapatella echinulata Sowerby 1815 slipper shell common
Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae	Teinostoma sp. Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail rare
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	"Rissoina cochlearella" = Rissoina (Rissoina) cochlearella "Rissoina cochlearella" = Rissoina (Rissoina) cochlearella Lamarck 1804 snail rare
Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae	Neojanacus squamaeformis Neojanacus squamaeformis snail rare
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Euspira labellata Euspira labellata moon snail occasional
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Haustator conoidea, Sigmesalia fasciata, Omalaxis sp. n. sp. Haustator conoidea Sowerby 1814 turret shell "conoidea var. elongata" occasional - originally entered as "Haustator conoidea var. elongata" Sigmesalia fasciata Lamarck 1804 turret shell occasional Omalaxis sp. n. sp. Deshayes 1832 turret shell common - originally entered as "Omalaxis sp. nov."
Cephalopoda
Sepiida - Belosepiidae	Belosepia sepioidea Belosepia sepioidea Blainville 1825 cuttlefish occasional
Bivalvia
-	Bivalvia indet. Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam rare - originally entered as "Nuclua sp."
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	? Panopea sp. ? Panopea sp. Menard 1807 clam rare - originally entered as "?Panopea sp."
Solenida - Solenidae	"Solena plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax "Solena plagiaulax" = Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax Cossmann 1886 clam rare
Pandorida - Clavagellidae	"Clavagella coronata" = Stirpulina coronata "Clavagella coronata" = Stirpulina coronata Deshayes 1824 clam rare
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Pitar sulcatarius" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius "Pitar sulcatarius" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius Deshayes 1825 venus clam occasional
Cardiida - Chamidae	Chama sp. Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box rare - originally entered as "Charma sp."
Cardiida - Kelliellidae	Lutetia parisiensis Lutetia parisiensis Deshayes 1860 clam common
Cardiida - Cardiidae	"Orthocardium porulosum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum, Nemocardium brabanticum "Orthocardium porulosum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum Solander 1766 cockle rare; Orthocardium porulosum porulosum Nemocardium brabanticum cockle rare
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellinidae indet., "Elliptotellina sp." = Tellina (Elliptotellina), "Tellinella sp." = Tellina (Tellinella), "cf. Macaliopsis craticula" = Arcopagia craticula Tellinidae indet. Blainville 1814 tellin clam "gen. indet." rare - originally entered as "Tellinid gen. indet." "Elliptotellina sp." = Tellina (Elliptotellina) Cossmann 1886 tellin clam rare "Tellinella sp." = Tellina (Tellinella) Mörch 1853 tellin clam rare "cf. Macaliopsis craticula" = Arcopagia craticula Sowerby 1850 tellin clam rare - originally entered as "Macaliopsis cf. craticula"
Pholadida - Teredinidae	Teredo s.l. Teredo s.l. Linnaeus 1758 clam rare
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula rugosella, "Bicorbula gallica" = Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica, aff. Caestocorbula ficus n. sp., Caryocorbula pixidicula Corbula rugosella clam abundant "Bicorbula gallica" = Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica Lamarck 1801 clam occasional aff. Caestocorbula ficus n. sp. clam "ficus sp. nov." occasional - originally entered as "Caestocorbula aff. ficus sp. nov." Caryocorbula pixidicula Deshayes 1857 clam common
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Gonimyrtea galeottiana, "cf. Monitilora elegans" = Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans, "Gibbolucina gibbosula" = Gibbolucina (Gibbolucina) gibbosula, Divaricellinae indet. Gonimyrtea galeottiana Nyst 1843 clam rare - originally entered as "Gonimytrea galeottiana" "cf. Monitilora elegans" = Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans Defrance 1823 clam common - originally entered as "Monitilora cf. elegans" "Gibbolucina gibbosula" = Gibbolucina (Gibbolucina) gibbosula Lamarck 1806 clam occasional Divaricellinae indet. Gilbert 1967 clam "gen. indet." rare - originally entered as "Divaricellinae gen. indet."
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia elegans" = Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans, "Venericardia carinata" = Claibornicardia carinata "Venericardia elegans" = Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans Lamarck 1806 clam common "Venericardia carinata" = Claibornicardia carinata Sowerby 1819 clam rare
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatella planiuscula Crassatella planiuscula clam occasional
Arcida - Arcidae	Trigonodesma lissa, "Barbatia appendiculata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata Trigonodesma lissa Bayan 1873 clam rare "Barbatia appendiculata" = Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata Sowerby 1820 clam rare
Ostreida - Ostreidae	"Ostrea elegans" = Cubitostrea elegans "Ostrea elegans" = Cubitostrea elegans Deshayes 1832 oyster rare
Mytilida - Crenellidae	Crenella bonei Crenella bonei clam occasional
Mytilida - Mytilidae	? Semimodiola sp. ? Semimodiola sp. mussel rare - originally entered as "Semimodiola? sp."
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Nuculana galeottiana Nuculana galeottiana Nyst 1843 pointed nut clam occasional
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium bartonense, "Pseudantalis sp." = Dentalium (Pseudantilis) Dentalium bartonense tusk shell occasional "Pseudantalis sp." = Dentalium (Pseudantilis) Monterosato 1884 tusk shell rare
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae	Turbinolia dixoni Turbinolia dixoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral rare