Maastrichtian chalk (Stevns Klint) fauna: Maastrichtian, Denmark

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Prosilicula parallelodonta
Jouanettia sp.
Bivalvia
Bivalvia informal sp. B Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia informal sp. C Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia informal sp. D Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia informal sp. E Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia informal sp. F Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia informal sp. G Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia informal sp. H Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia informal sp. I Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia informal sp. J Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia informal sp. K Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia informal sp. L Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Tindariidae
Neilonella aff. forsteri
Neilonella susannae
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Sareptidae
Nucula aff. truncata Gabb 1864
synonym of Portlandia arctica
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
"Yoldia" sp. Möller 1842
Yoldiella dortea
Yoldiella anja
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Dacrydium sp. Torell 1859
Brachidontes sp. Swainson 1840
Brachidontes lineatus
Listed as "Limopsis sp. 1"
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Gregariella sp. Monterosato 1883
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunopsis granulosa
Anomia pseudoradiata d'Orbigny 1850
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Mantellum) forchammeri
Lima (Mantellum) goldfussi
Limatula kunradensis
Limatula decussata (Goldfuss 1835)
Pseudolimea denticulata
Pseudolimea geinitzi
Pseudolimea granulata
Pseudolimea hoperi
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Oxytomidae
Oxytoma danica
original and current combination Avicula (Oxytoma)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema nilsoni (Goldfuss 1835)
Syncyclonema haggi Dhondt 1971
Entolium membranaceum (Nilsson 1827)
recombined as Pecten (Syncyclonema) membranaceus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Lyropecten campaniensis (Orbigny 1847)
Merklinia variabilis (Hagenow 1842)
Microchlamys subinflexus
replaced by Dhondtichlamys
Microchlamys pulchellus (Nilsson 1827)
recombined as Dhondtichlamys pulchellus
Lyriachlamys cretosus
Listed as "Lyriaclamys cretosus" - mispelled?
    = Lyriochlamys sp. Sobetski 1977
Kiessling 2003
misspelled genus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus truncatus
Spondylus dutempleanus Orbigny 1847
synonym of Spondylus fimbriatus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae
Neithea sexcostata (Woodward 1833)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Terquemiidae
Spondylus latus Klipstein 1843
synonym of Newaagia obliquus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae
Atreta bohmi
Atreta costatus
Atreta nilssoni (Hagenow 1842)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea merceyi Coquand 1862
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Hyotissa semiplana (Sowerby 1825)
Pycnodonte vesiculare (Lamarck 1806)
recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna ? decussata Goldfuss 1837
Listed as "Pinna decussata?"
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillia solenoidea Defrance 1820
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Tenuipteria sp. Stephenson 1955
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Catella katinkae
Pseudogrammatodon lornae
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Arcopsis christinae
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia forchammeri
Barbatia lindae
Bathyarca perla
Acar hennigi
Arca ernae
Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis alvildae
Limopsis amandae
Limopsis augustae
Limopsis helenae
Limopsis magdae
Limopsis maggae
Limopsis ravni
Limopsis misjae
Limopsis nanae
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Mutiella ? coarctata
Listed as "Mutiella coarctica(?)"
Loripes sp. Poli 1791
Lucinoma subnumismalis
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
? Unicardium sp. d'Orbigny 1850
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea sp. (Menard 1807)
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
? Thracia sp. Blainville 1824
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cuspidaria bentzonii
Cuspidaria brittae
Cuspidaria caudata
Cuspidaria johannae
Cuspidaria (Halonympha) kanae
Cuspidaria lisbethae
Cuspidaria informal sp. A Dall 1886
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae
Psilomya sp. Meek 1876
spelled with current rank as Liopistha (Psilomya)
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Verticordia sp. Sowerby 1844
Euciroa informal sp. A Dall 1881
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Martesia sp. Sowerby 1824
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbulamella sp. Meek 1857
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena sp. Spengler 1783
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Erycinidae
? Erycina sp. Lamarck 1805
Bivalvia - Cardiida
Birkelundita turoniensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Meiocardiopsis sp.
    = Miocardiopsis sp.
Kiessling 2003
spelled with current rank as Glossus (Miocardiopsis)
misspelled genus
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium productum (Sowerby 1832)
Protocardia sp. (Beyrich 1845)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kalenteridae
Myoconcha sp. Sowerby 1824
Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
Gyropleura sp. Douvillé 1887
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella sp. Chavan 1969
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Freyastarte sp.
    = Freiastarte sp. Chavan 1952
Kiessling 2003
misspelled genus
? Eriphylopsis sp.
Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816
Listed as "Astarte si. sp."....si=unknown notation, perhaps spelling error or partially deleted species name
Sita sp.
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Uddenia" sp. Stephenson 1941
see common names

Geography
Country:Denmark
Coordinates: 57.0° North, 9.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:49.2° North, 8.5° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
Key time interval:Maastrichtian
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Maastrichtian chalk
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Maastrichtian chalk, cut by hardground. Dated by overlying Danian Fish Clay (P0 foraminiferal zone). Further overlying units include Cerithium Limestone (P0-P1a foraminiferal zone)
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:hardground lithified "carbonate"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: "biohermal chalk", presence of reworked chalk pebbles in upper units indicates "early lithification" of Maastrichtian chalk.
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Geology comments: "terminal Maastrichtian chalk was characterized by low-carbonate bioherms with shallow interbiohermal basins.....Bioherms were generated by relatively dense coverage of bryozoans, acting as sediment traps for mainly planktonic coccolithic ooze. In the basins between the bioherms, coccolithic ooze and bryzoan debris dominated."
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,mold/impression,original aragonite,original calcite,original silica,replaced with calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils,some microfossils
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Some bulk samples processed in the field, remeaning material processed in laboratory. Lab preparation involved "drying, weighing and hammering samples into small prieces. Each piece examined under microscope in search of molds."
Taxonomic list comments:Very comprehensive list of bivalvia. Other groups known to exist, but not listed are foraminifera and echinoids.
Metadata
Also known as:Maastrichtian chalk (Denmark) fauna
Database number:35039
Authorizer:A. Hendy, W. Kiessling Enterer:A. Hendy, W. Kiessling
Modifier:A. Miller Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2003-10-27 07:46:11 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2003-10-27 07:46:11
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
9414.1% C. Heinberg. 1999. Lower Danian bivalves, Stevns Klint, Denmark; continuity across the K/T boundary. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 154:87-106 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

9159 W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]