M27 Motorway: Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Turbinolia dixoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
common
Pisces
Pisces indet. Linnaeus 1758
synonym of Osteichthyes
common; tail spines, dermal denticles
Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Egertonia sp. Cocchi 1866
common
Actinopteri - Gadiformes
Trichurides sagittidens
common - originally entered as "Trichiurides sagittidens"
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Gadidae
Trisopterus dimidiatus
occasional
Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae
Labrus sp. Linnaeus 1758
occasional
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Bythitidae
Brosmophycis elegans
occasional
Actinopteri - Scombriformes
Sphyraenodus priscus Agassiz 1839
common
Actinopteri - Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793
common
Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus suessionensis
common
Reptilia - Testudines - Cheloniidae
Chelone sp. Linnaeus 1758
occasional
Reptilia
Aves indet. Linnaeus 1758
limb bone
Chondrichthyes - Squatinidae
Squatina prima (Winkler 1874)
occasional
Chondrichthyes - Squalidae
Squalus minor (Daimeries 1888)
occasional
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus novus
occasional
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Lamna lerichei Casier 1946
recombined as Brachycarcharias lerichei
common
Jaekelotodus trigonalis (Jackel 1895)
common
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Striatolamia macrota (Agassiz 1838)
original and current combination Otodus macrotus
common
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae
Carcharias acutissima (Agassiz 1843)
recombined as Carcharias acutissimus
occasional
Carcharias hopei (Agassiz 1843)
occasional
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Rhinocodontidae
Palaeorhincodon wardi
rare
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Nebrius thielensi
rare
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae
Hemiscyllium bruxelliense
occasional
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Brachaeluridae
Eostegostoma angusta
rare
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinidae indet. Jordan and Evermann 1896
occasional - originally entered as "Carcharinidae sp."
Scoliodon sp. Muller and Henle 1837
abundant
Physogaleus secundus (Winkler 1876)
recombined as Physodon secundus
common
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus sp. Blainville 1816
occasional - originally entered as "Scyliorhinus spp."
Abdounia sp. Cappetta 1980
occasional - originally entered as "Abdounia spp."
Abdounia recticona
common
Abdounia lapierrei
occasional
Abdounia minutissima (Winkler 1874)
common
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Mustelus vanderhoefti
rare
Galeorhinus lefevrei (Daimeries 1891)
recombined as Pachygaleus lefevrei
occasional
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo latidens (Agassiz 1835)
occasional
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos bruxelliensis (Jaekel 1894)
original and current combination Rhinobatus bruxelliensis
common
Rhinobatos steurbauti Cappetta and Nolf 1981
occasional
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Rhynchobatidae
Rhynchobatus vincenti Jaekel 1894
abundant
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes
Coupatezia woutersi Cappetta 1982
occasional
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816
abundant; fragments
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
Aetobatus sp. Blainville 1816
common; fragments
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
Dasyatis jaekeli (Leriche 1906)
common
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander sp. Monfort 1810
occasional
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia
Roxania biumbilicata
rare
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Granosolarium spectabile
rare
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Brachystomia millola
rare
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817
"(s.l.) sp." rare - originally entered as "Odostomia (s.l.) sp."
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Ampullella navalium
synonym of Ampullina
occasional
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Sigapatella echinulata (Sowerby 1815)
common
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Sinum clathratum Gmelin 1790
rare
cf. Euspira conoidea
common - originally entered as "Euspira cf. conoidea"
Euspira labellata
common
Polinices turgidus
abundant
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810
rare
Crommium willemeti
occasional
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887
occasional
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula dentata
occasional
aff. Turricula dentata
occasional - originally entered as "Turricula aff. dentata"
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Genota pyrgota
occasional
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Epalxis crenulata (Lamarck 1804)
recombined as Gemmula crenulata
rare
ex gr. Gemmula plebeia (Sowerby in Dixon 1850)
rare - originally entered as "Gemmula gr. plebeia"
Eopleurotoma inculta
occasional
Eopleurotoma bicatena (Lamarck 1804)
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Amblyacrum sp. Cossmann 1889
spelled with current rank as Raphitoma (Amblyacrum)
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Cornulina minax (Solander 1766)
rare
Sycostoma bulbiforme (Lamarck 1803)
common
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cantharus sp. n. sp. Röding 1798
rare - originally entered as "Cantharus sp. nov."
Strepsidura turgida
occasional
Pseudoliva obtusa
occasional
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Clavilithes maximus
occasional
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancillus buccinoides
original and current combination Ancilla (Ancillus)
rare
Ancilla canalifera Lamarck 1802
rare
cf. Pseudolivella impressa
occasional - originally entered as "Pseudolivella cf. impressa"
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Volutospina pugil
spelled with current rank as Athleta (Volutospina)
occasional
Volutospina nodosa (Sowerby 1829)
occasional
Volutospina spinosa (Linnaeus 1758)
common
Volutocorbis digitalina (Lamarck 1810)
occasional
Volutilithes municinus (Lamarck 1802)
recombined as Volutilithes muricinus
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Hexaplex fraterculus (Deshayes 1865)
recombined as Poirieria (Flexopteron) foliacea fraterculus
rare
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Rimella fissurella (Linnaeus 1767)
rare
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Haustator conoidea (Sowerby 1814)
"conoidea var. elongata" abundant - originally entered as "Haustator conoidea var. elongata"
Omalaxis sp. n. sp. Deshayes 1832
abundant - originally entered as "Omalaxis sp. nov."
ex gr. Ispharina sulcifera (Deshayes 1832)
common - originally entered as "Ispharina gr. sulcifera"
Sigmesalia fasciata (Lamarck 1804)
abundant
ex gr. Sigmesalia multisulcata (Lamarck 1804)
common - originally entered as "Sigmesalia gr. multisulcata"
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Semibittium sp. n. sp. Cossmann 1896
spelled with current rank as Bittium (Semibittium)
rare - originally entered as "Semibittium sp. nov."
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Pseudantalis sp. Monterosato 1884
spelled with current rank as Dentalium (Pseudantilis)
rare - originally entered as "Pseudodantalis sp."
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778
rare
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia appendiculata (Sowerby 1820)
recombined as Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata
rare [entered as Barbatia apendiculata]
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Lentipecten corneus (Sowerby 1818)
occasional
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea elegans Deshayes 1832
recombined as Cubitostrea elegans
common
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Divalinga chavani (Glibert 1985)
rare
Parvilucina sp. (Dall 1901)
occasional
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Bicorbula gallica (Lamarck 1801)
recombined as Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica
occasional
Caryocorbula striata (Lamarck 1801)
rare [entered as Caryocorbula striatina]
aff. Caestocorbula ficus n. sp.
"ficus sp. nov." abundant - originally entered as "Caestocorbula aff. ficus sp. nov."
Corbula rugosella
occasional
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista bruxellensis
abundant; Callista proxima bruxellensis
Pitar sulcatarius (Deshayes 1825)
recombined as Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius
common
Aphrodina nitidula (Lamarck 1806)
recombined as Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitidula
common
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Petalocardia pectinifera
rare [entered as Petalocardia pectenifera]
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Orthocardium porulosum (Solander 1766)
recombined as Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum
occasional; Orthocardium porulosum porulosum
Nemocardium brabanticum
common
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solena plagiaulax (Cossmann 1886)
recombined as Solena (Eosolen) plagiaulax
rare
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella plicata
abundant
Crassatella planiuscula
occasional
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia elegans Lamarck 1806
recombined as Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) elegans
abundant
Venericardia carinata Sowerby 1819
recombined as Claibornicardia carinata
common
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England County:Hampshire
Coordinates: 51.1° North, 1.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:47.5° North, 4.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
*Period:Tertiary *Epoch:Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene
Key time interval:Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Bracklesham
Local section:M27 Motorway Local bed:DC6ii 7
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:3257
Authorizer:M. Patzkowsky Enterer:K. Layou
Modifier:C. Visaggi Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-07-28 07:46:33 Last modified:2004-03-11 16:25:06
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:18
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
149. 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]