Merstham, England (Bed 1): Early/Lower Turonian, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
informal Ophiuroid indet.
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia ? coronula (Goldfuss 1826)
"coronula (?)" - originally entered as "Micrabacia coronula (?)"
Thecostraca - Calanticomorpha - Cretiscalpellidae
Cretiscalpellum glabrum (Roemer 1841)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Erymidae
Enoploclytia sp. M'Coy 1849
Lingulata - Lingulida - Lingulidae
Lingula sp. BruguiƩre 1797
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Orbirhynchia multicostata Pettitt 1954
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Norellidae
Rhynchonella lineolata (Phillips 1829)
recombined as Monticlarella lineolata
"lineolata carteri" - originally entered as "Rhynchonella" lineolata carteri"
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina striatula
Terebratulina cf. nodulosa Etheridge 1881
originally entered as "Terebratulina cf. nodulosa"
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ostrea vesicularis Lamarck 1806
recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima globosa
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula barriosi
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Aequipecten beaveri
originally entered as "Aequipectin beaveri"
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Terquemiidae
Spondylus latus Klipstein 1843
synonym of Newaagia obliquus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae
Neithea quinquecostata (Sowerby 1814)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Entolium orbiculare (Sowerby 1817)
synonym of Syncyclonema nilsoni
Entolium membranaceum (Nilsson 1827)
recombined as Pecten (Syncyclonema) membranaceus
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus pictus Sowerby 1829
recombined as Inoceramus (Inoceramus) pictus
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo amphisbaena
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Acanthoceratidae
Calycoceras sp. Hyatt 1900
Metoicoceras geslinianum (d'Orbigny 1841)
originally entered as "Metoiceras geslinianum"
Actinopteri - Ctenothrissiformes - Ctenothrissidae
Ctenothrissa sp. Woodward 1899
Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Ptychodontidae
Ptychodus decurrens Agassiz 1838
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Scapanorhynchus rhapiodon
Scapanorhynchus subulatus (Agassiz 1843)
recombined as Eostriatolamia subulata
Echinoidea - Holasteroida - Holasteridae
Holaster trecensis
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Calliderma smithae
Crateraster quinqueloba (Goldfuss 1833)
Trachyaster cf. rugosus (Spencer 1907)
recombined as Spenceraster rugosus
originally entered as "Trachyaster cf. rugosus"
Asteroidea - Valvatida - Stauranderasteridae
Stauranderaster sp. Spencer 1907
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England
Coordinates: 51.3° North, 0.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:41.1° North, 1.4° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Turonian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 6
*Period:Middle Cretaceous - Late/Upper Cretaceous *Epoch:Gallic
*International age/stage:Early/Lower Turonian - Early/Lower Turonian
Key time interval:Early/Lower Turonian
Age range of interval:93.50000 - 89.30000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: lime mudstone
Secondary lithology: "carbonate"
Geology comments: Marls and marly chalks.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,surface (in situ),mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:4071
Authorizer:C. Marshall Enterer:S. Low
Modifier:C. Visaggi Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:1999-08-13 20:52:00 Last modified:2004-03-11 16:25:06
Access level:the public Released:2000-11-20 13:53:21
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

245. R. P. S. Jefferies. 1961. The palaeoecology of the Actinocamax plenus subzone (lowest Turonian) in the Anglo-Paris basin. Palaeontology 4(4):609-647 [C. Marshall/S. Low/J. Alroy]