Chichester Harbour, West Sussex: Early/Lower Eocene, United Kingdom
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Selachophidium splendens
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Gadiformes
- Gadidae
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Microgadus subnotus
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Actinopteri
- Perciformes
- Serranidae
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Paralabrax tenuicauda
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Actinopteri
- Perciformes
- Scorpaenidae
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Sebastodes bognoriensis
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| spelled with current rank as Sebastes (Sebastodes) | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Sebatodes bognoriensis" | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Spariformes
- Nemipteridae
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Nemipterus minsterensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Nemipterus minsterensis
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Actinopteri
- Ophidiiformes
- Bythitidae
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Dermatopsis argutus
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Actinopteri
- Ophidiiformes
- Ophidiidae
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Neobythites obtusus
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Actinopteri
- Kurtiformes
- Apogonidae
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Apogon glaber
Casier 1966
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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12 specimens | |||||||||
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Ditrupa plana
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella dixoni
Deshayes 1861
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| recombined as Haustator dixoni | ||||||||||
| abundant | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira glaucinoides
(Sowerby 1812)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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aff. Turboella misera
(Deshayes 1861)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Pusillina (Pusillina) misera | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Turboella aff. misera" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Turricula crassa
(Edwards 1857)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Turricula keelei
(Edwards 1857)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Bonellitia sp.
Jousseaume 1887
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Pollia morrisi
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Cantharus (Pollia) | ||||||||||
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Euthriofusus transversarius
Wrigley 1925
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Wrigleya transversaria | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Volutocorbis elevata
(Sowerby 1840)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Murex subcoronatus
d'Orbigny 1850
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Paziella subcoronata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Bartonia curta
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Turricula fusiformis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Hemipleurotoma sp.
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Gemmula | ||||||||||
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Gemmula macrobia
(Edwards 1861)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Hemipleurotoma simillima
(Edwards 1861)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Eopleurotoma simillima | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula turgida
(Sowerby 1817)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Bullidae
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Bullinella sp.
Newton
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Teredinidae
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Teredo sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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| in log | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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? Corbula sp.
Bruguière 1789
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| originally entered as "Corbula? sp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Arctica planata
(Sowerby 1841)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar sulcatarius
(Deshayes 1825)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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cf. Crassostrea multicostata
(Deshayes 1832)
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18 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Cubitostrea multicostata | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Crassostrea cf. multicostata" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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cf. Ostrea gryphovicina
Wood 1861
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Pycnodonte gryphovicinus | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Ostrea? cf. gryphovicina" | ||||||||||
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Gymnolaemata
- Cheilostomata
- Adeonidae
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Adeonellopsis wetherelli
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Gymnolaemata
- Cheilostomata
- Electridae
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? Craspedopora buski
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Craspedopora? buski" | ||||||||||
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Craspedopora eocena
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Anthozoa
- Pennatulacea
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Graphularia sp.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United Kingdom | State/province: | England | County: | West Sussex |
| Coordinates: | 50.8° North, 0.8° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 46.3° North, 3.1° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| *Period: | Tertiary | *Epoch: | Early/Lower Eocene |
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Eocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | London Clay | Member: | Division C |
| Local section: | Chichester Harbour | Local bed: | Turritella bed |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "shale" |
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 3262 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Patzkowsky | Enterer: | K. Layou |
| Modifier: | C. Visaggi | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-07-28 10:28:05 | 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:
| 152. | D. A. Bone. 1985. The London Clay and associated deposits exposed in Chichester Harbour (West Sussex). Tertiary Research 7(1):13-21 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou] |