Taylor et al. (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (52.6° N, 1.1° W: paleocoordinates 41.0° N, 1.7° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Blackdown Greensand Formation, Late/Upper Albian (105.3 - 99.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Primary reference: J. D. Taylor, R. J. Cleevely, and N. J. Morris. 1983. Predatory gastropods and their activities in the Blackdown Greensand (Albian) of England. Palaeontology 26(3):521-553 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 6280: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 24.02.2000

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• taxonomy partially updated by Jablonski and Kosnik
unclassified
  -
Resabulum rusticum
Resabulum rusticum (J. de C. Sowerby)
Acutostreon sp.
Acutostreon sp.
Cosnia cosnensis
Cosnia cosnensis (de Loriol)
Dumnonia collisnigrae
Dumnonia collisnigrae Morris and Cleevely
Iscafusus rigidus
Iscafusus rigidus (J. de C. Sowerby)
Gastropoda
 Vetigastropoda -
Jurassiphorus subornatum snail
Jurassiphorus' subornatum (d'Orbigny)
 Trochoidea - Liotiidae
Pseudoliotina sp. Cossmann 1925 snail
Pseudoliotina sp.
 Trochoidea - Colloniidae
Helicocryptus radiatus snail
Helicocryptus radiatus (James Sowerby)
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Margarites monolifera snail
Margarites monolifera (J. de C. Sowerby)
 Pleurotomariacea -
"Pleurotomariacea indet." = Pleurotomarioidea
"Pleurotomariacea indet." = Pleurotomarioidea Swainson 1840 snail
Pleurotomariacea gen. and sp. indet.
 Cerithiacea -
Cerithiacea indet. n. gen. Férussac 1819 snail
Cerithiacea ?gen. nov. 1
Cerithiacea indet. n. gen. Férussac 1819 snail
Cerithiacea ?gen. nov. 2
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Scalaria pulchra wentletrap
Scalaria' pulchra J. de C. Sowerby
Confusiscala fittoni wentletrap
Confusiscala fittoni Gardner
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
cf. Eulima corneti snail
Eulima' cf. corneti Marliere
 Vanikoroidea - Vanikoridae
cf. Vanikoropsis alsus snail
Vanikoropsis cf. alsus (d'Orbigny)
 Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae
Blackdownia quadrata snail
Blackdownia quadrata (J. de C. Sowerby)
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Orthochetus sp. Cossmann 1889 cerith snail
Orthochetus sp.
 Cerithioidea - Planaxidae
Fossarus carinatus snail
Fossarus' carinatus (J. de C. Sowerby)
Fossarus granosus snail
Fossarus' granosus (J. de C. Sowerby)
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella sp.
Turritella costata turret shell
Ageria costata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Turritella (Torquesia) granulata Sowerby 1827 turret shell
Turritella (Torquesia) granulata J. de C. Sowerby
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
? Exechocirsus sp. n. sp. Cossmann 1906 horn snail
?Exechocirsus sp. nov. (Taylor et. al.)
 Cerithioidea - Cryptaulacidae
Cirsocerithium gracile snail
Cirsocerithium gracile (J. de C. Sowerby)
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
Urceolabrum queeni snail
Urceolabrum queeni (Gardner)
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullariidae
Pictavia rotundata apple snail
Pictavia rotundata (James Sowerby)
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Rostellaria tricostata" = Tibia
"Rostellaria tricostata" = Tibia true conch
Rostellaria' tricostata d'Orbigny
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Tessarolax retusa Sowerby 1836 snail
Tessarolax retusa J. de C. Sowerby
Perissoptera parkinsoni Mantell 1822 snail
Perissoptera parkinsoni (Mantell)
"cf. Fusus dubius" = Anchura dubius Briart and Cornet 1868 snail
Fasciolariidae sp. nov. cf. Fusus dubius (Briart and Cornet) (Taylor et. al.)
Disoketa meyeri snail
Disoketa meyeri Gardner
? Disoketa sp. n. sp. Gardner 1880 snail
?Disoketa sp. nov. (Taylor et. al.)
cf. Tridactylus griffithsi snail
Tridactylus' sp. nov. cf. griffithsi Gardner (Taylor et. al.)
Pterocerella macrostoma snail
Pterocerella macrostoma (J. de C. Sowerby)
Drepanochilus calcarata snail
Drepanocheilus calcarata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Drepanochilus neglecta snail
Drepanocheilus neglecta (Tate)
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
? Mitridae indet. Swainson 1831 mitre shell
?Mitridae gen. et sp. indet.
 Neogastropoda - Sarganidae
Hillites downesi snail
Hillites downesi Morris and Cleevey
 Neogastropoda -
Semipirum depressum snail
Semipirum despressum (J. de C. Sowerby)
Tantunia clathrata snail
Tantunia clathrata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Culmia brighti snail
Culmia brighti (J. de C. Sowerby)
 Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae
Paramorea lineata snail
Paramorea lineata (J. de C. Sowerby)
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex calcar murex snail
Murex' calcar J. de C. Sowerby
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
Littorina conica periwinkle
Littorina' conica (J. de C. Sowerby)
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Forator parkinsoni Morris moon snail
Forator parkinsoni Morris and Cleevey
Gyrodes dupinii moon snail
Gyrodes dupinii Deshayes and Leymerie
Gyrodes gentii moon snail
Gyrodes gentii (James Sowerby)
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
? Turboella sp. Leach in Gray 1847 snail
?Turboella sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
Cerithiella devonica snail
Cerithiella devonica Abbass
 Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae
? Rhynchocerithium orbignyi snail
?Rhynchocerithium orbignyi (Briart and Cornet)
"Uchauxia badri" = Procerithium snail
Uchauxia badri Abbass
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
aff. Tornatellaea affinis snail
Tornatellaea affinis (J. de C. Sowerby)
cf. Tornatellaea cosnensis snail
Tornatellaea cf. cosnensis de Loriol
Tornatellaea ebrayi snail
Tornatellaea ebrayi de Loriol
Tornatellaea unisulcata snail
Tornatellaea unisulcata de Loriol
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Avellana incrassata snail
Avellana incrassata (James Sowerby)
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
"Pyrgiscus woodwardi" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) snail
Pyrgiscus woodwardi Gardner
? Lacrimiforma pusilla snail
?Lacrimiformia pusilla (J. de C. Sowerby)
Lacrimiforma sp. n. sp. Sohl 1963 snail
Lacrimiformia sp. nov. (Taylor et. al.)
 Heterostropha - Rissoellidae
? Rissoellidae indet. Gray 1850 snail
?Rissoellidae sp.
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Bathraspira ? ahmadi snail
Bathraspira ?ahmadi Abbass
Bathraspira brightoni snail
Bathraspira brightoni Abbass
Bathraspira ? fouadi snail
Bathraspira ?fouadi Abbass
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
cf. Cylichna urgonensis snail
Cylichna sp. cf. urgonensis (Pictet and Campiche)
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nanonavis carinatus Woods 1899 clam
Nanonavis carinatus (James Sowerby)
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia rotundata clam
Barbatia rotundata (J. de C. Sowerby)
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea glabra Parkinson 1811 clam
Idonearca glabra (Parkinson)
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Trigonarca passyana clam
Trigonarca passyana (d'Orbigny)
Glycymerita sublaevis clam
Glycymerita sublaevis (J. de C. Sowerby)
Glycymerita umbonata clam
Glycymerita umbonata (James Sowerby)
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
"Inoceramus concentricus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) concentricus, "Inoceramus sulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) sulcatus, "Inoceramus subsulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) subsulcatus
"Inoceramus concentricus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) concentricus Parkinson 1819 clam
Inoceramus concentricus (Parkinson)
"Inoceramus sulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) sulcatus Parkinson 1819 clam
Inoceramus sulcatus Parkinson
"Inoceramus subsulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) subsulcatus Wiltshire 1869 clam
Inoceramus subsulcatus Wiltshire
 Pectinida - Limidae
Limatula fittoni file clam
Limatula fittoni (d'Orbigny)
Lima elongata file clam
Lima elongata J. de C. Sowerby
Lima subovalis file clam
Lima subovalis J. de C. Sowerby
Lima tecta file clam
Lima tecta (d'Orbigny)
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys stutchburianus scallop
Chlamys stutchburianus (J. de C. Sowerby)
Chlamys elongata Lamarck 1819 scallop
Chlamys elongata (Lamarck)
"Mimachlamys robinaldinus" = Chlamys (Mimachlamys) scallop
Mimachlamys robinaldinus (d'Orbigny)
Camptonectes milleri Sowerby 1836 scallop
Camptonectes milleri (J. de C. Sowerby)
"Spondylus striatus" = Spondylus subnodosus Packard 1922 scallop
Spondylus striatus (James Sowerby)
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea quinquecostata Sowerby 1814 scallop
Neithea quinquecostata James Sowerby
"Neithea gibbosa" = Neithea (Neithea) gibbosa Pultney 1813 scallop
Neithea gibbosa (Pulteney)
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Pseudoptera anomala Sowerby 1836 oyster
Pseudoptera' anomala J. de C. Sowerby
Gervillella sublanceolata d'Orbigny 1850 oyster
Gervillella sublanceolata (d'Orbigny)
Gervillia forbesiana oyster
Gervillia forbesiana d'Orbigny
"Bakevellia rostrata" = Bakevellia (Bakevellia) rostrata Yabe 1956 oyster
Bakevillia rostrata (J. de C. Sowerby)
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844 oyster
Pinna robinaldina (d'Orbigny)
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Amphidonte obliquata oyster
Amphidonte obliquata (Pulteney)
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus striatocostatus mussel
Musculus striatocostatus (d'Orbigny)
Crenella bella clam
Crenella bella J. de C. Sowerby
Crenella orbicularis clam
Crenella orbicularis J. de C. Sowerby
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Perna inaequivalvis mussel
Perna' inaequivalvis J. de C. Sowerby
Falcimytilus lanceolatus mussel
Falcimytilus lanceolatus (J. de C. Sowerby)
Modiolus reversa mussel
Modiolus reversa J. de C. Sowerby
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Mutiella canaliculata clam
Mutiella canaliculata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Lucina downesi clam
Lucina' downesi Woods
Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
Lucina sp.
"Lucina pisum" = Lucina semperiana Issel 1869 clam
Lucina' pisum J. de C. Sowerby
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Clisocolus sp. Gabb 1869 clam
Unicardium sp.
Thetis laevigata clam
Thetis laevigata (James Sowerby)
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha gigantea clam
Liopistha gigantea (James Sowerby)
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Goniomya mailleana clam
Goniomya mailleana (d'Orbigny)
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Platymyoidea cosnensis clam
Platymoida cosnensis (de Loriol)
cf. Periplomya simplex clam
Periplomya cf. simplex (d'Orbigny)
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Myopholas sp. Douvillé 1908 clam
Myopholas sp.
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula elegans clam
Corbula elegans J. de C. Sowerby
Corbula truncata clam
Corbula truncata J. de C. Sowerby
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Epicyprina angulata clam
Epicyprina angulata (James Sowerby)
Epicyprina subtruncata clam
Epicyprina subtruncata (d'Orbigny)
Venilicardia cuneata clam
Venilicardia cuneata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Venilicardia lineolata clam
Venilicardia lineolata (James Sowerby)
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Chimela caperata venus clam
Chimela caperata (J. de C. Sowerby)
"Callistina plana" = Aphrodina plana Sowerby 1813 venus clam
Callistina plana (James Sowerby)
Flaventia ovalis venus clam
Flaventia ovalis (J. de C. Sowerby)
Paraesa faba Sowerby 1827 venus clam
Paraesa faba (J. de C. Sowerby)
Calva subrotunda venus clam
Calva subrotunda (J. de C. Sowerby)
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra angulata clam
Mactra angulata J. de C. Sowerby
Mactra sp. Linnaeus 1767 clam
Mactra sp.
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Globocardium sp. Hayami 1965 cockle
Globocardium sp.
Granocardium proboscideum cockle
Granocardium proboscideum (James Sowerby)
Protocardia querangeri cockle
Protocardium querangeri (d'Orbigny)
Protocardia hillana Sowerby 1813 cockle
Protocardium hillana (James Sowerby)
 Cardiida - Icanotiidae
Icanotia siliqua clam
Icanotia siliqua Casey
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Palaeomoera inaequalis, "? Linearia striatuloides" = Linearis, "Linearis subtenuistriana" = Linearis
Palaeomoera inaequalis tellin clam
Palaeomoera inaequalis (J. de C. Sowerby)
"? Linearia striatuloides" = Linearis tellin clam
?Linearia striatuloides (Stoliczka)
"Linearis subtenuistriana" = Linearis tellin clam
Linearis subtenuistriana (d'Orbigny)
 Cardiida - Quenstedtiidae
Quenstedtia pelagi clam
Quenstedtia pelagi (d'Orbigny)
 Solenida - Pharidae
Senis sp. Stephenson 1953 clam
Senis sp.
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea mandibula clam
Panopaea mandibula
 Carditida - Astartidae
Nicaniella formosa clam
Nicaniella formosa (J. de C. Sowerby)
Astarte impolitum clam
Astarte impolitum (J. de C. Sowerby)
Eriphyla striata clam
Eriphyla striata (J. de C. Sowerby)
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia aliformis clam
Pterotrigonia aliformis (Parkinson)
Pterotrigonia scabricola clam
Pterotrigonia scabricola (Lycett)
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Rutitrigonia eccentrica clam
Rutitrigonia eccentrica (Parkinson)
Quadratotrigonia daedala clam
Quadratotrigonia daedala (Parkinson)
Quadratotrigonia spectabilis clam
Quadratotrigonia spectabilis (J. de C. Sowerby)
Oistotrigonia spinosa Parkinson 1811 clam
Oistotrigonia spinosa (Parkinson)
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula antiquata nut clam
Nucula antiquata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Nucula obtusa Sowerby 1836 nut clam
Nucula obtusa J. de C. Sowerby
Nucula pectinata Sowerby 1818 nut clam
Nucula pectinata J. de C. Sowerby
Nucula impressa Conrad 1849 nut clam
Nucula impressa (James Sowerby)
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Mesosaccella angulata pointed nut clam
Mesosacella angulata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Mesosaccella lineata pointed nut clam
Mesosacella lineata (J. de C. Sowerby)