Cliffend, Middle Barton Beds, C, Hampshire: Late/Upper Eocene, United Kingdom

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Miliobatis dixoni
Plantae indet. wood, root Haeckel 1866
wood and rhizomes
Nummulitidae
Nummulites elegans
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Turbinolia forbesi
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Cytheridae
Cythere plicata
Cythere striatopunctata
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula extensa
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae
Sphaeropora (Heteropora) glandiformis
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
Lunulites transiens
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda" minima
synonym of Nuculana
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ostrea gigantea (Solander in Brander 1766)
recombined as Gigantostrea gigantica
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea plicata (Solander 1766)
recombined as Cubitostrea plicata
Ostrea dorsata Sowerby 1825
recombined as Striostrea dorsata
Ostrea cf. tenera Sowerby 1819
recombined as Crassostrea tenera
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria (Avicula) media
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris proxima
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia appendiculata (Sowerby 1820)
recombined as Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia sulcata (Solander 1766)
recombined as Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata
Venericardia davidsoni (Deshayes 1858)
recombined as Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) davidsoni
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites sulcatus
synonym of Crassatella
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopaea corrugata
corrected as Panopea
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Clavagellidae
Clavagella coronata Deshayes 1824
recombined as Stirpulina coronata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium parile (Deshayes 1858)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari compressa
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista transversa
Tivelina elegans (Lamarck 1806)
recombined as Callista (Callista) elegans
"Meretrix" trigonula (Deshayes 1825)
recombined as Meroena trigonula
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Martesia sp. Sowerby 1824
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula cf. costata
Corbula pisum
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina spinulosa Edwards 1866
recombined as Gonimyrtea spinulosa
Lucina (Cavilucina) elegans Defrance 1823
recombined as Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Entaliopsis) striatum
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Volvulella lanceolata
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bullinella acuminata
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula parva
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Solariaxis canaliculatus
spelled with current rank as Architectonica (Solariaxis)
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla pulchara
Odontostomia alligata
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Subulinidae
Obeliscus excavatus
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Tuba sulcata
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea aperta (Solander 1766)
recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Globularia patula
Globularia sphaerica
Globularia grossa (Deshayes 1864)
?
Ampullella mutabilis
synonym of Ampullina
[entered as Ampullela mutabilis]
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Rissoa (Alvania) globulus Möller 1842
recombined as Boreocingula globulus
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Rimella rimosa (Solander 1766)
Gastropoda - Rostellariidae
Hippochrenes amplus (Solander in Brander 1766)
recombined as Tibia (Hippochrenes) ampla
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus nexilis (Solander and Brander 1766)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Conomitra parva
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella gracilis
Marginella bifido
M. bifido-plicata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Typhis pungens (Solander in Brander and Brander 1766)
recombined as Typhis (Typhis) pungens
Murex albionis Wrigley 1934
recombined as Poirieria albionis
Murex tricarinatus Lamarck 1803
recombined as Pterynotus (Pterynotus) crenulatus tricarinatus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Volutospina ambigua
spelled with current rank as Athleta (Volutospina)
Volutospina lucta
spelled with current rank as Athleta (Volutospina)
Volutospina suspensa
spelled with current rank as Athleta (Volutospina)
Volutospina athleta (Solander in Brander 1877)
Volutocorbis scabriculus (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Volutocorbis scabricula
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Admete (Bonellitia) evulsa Solander 1766
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla dubia
Ancilla (Tortoliva) canalifera Lamarck 1802
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Ancilla buccinoides Lamarck 1802
recombined as Spirancilla buccinoides
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Surcula exorta
synonym of Turricula
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia scabriuscula
Drillia interruptum
Drillia sp. Gray 1838
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
? Raphitoma acuticosta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Cryptoconus priscus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Asthenotoma zonulata (Edwards 1861)
Asthenotoma helicoides (Edwards 1861)
Bathytoma turbida (Solander in Brander 1766)
recombined as Epalxis (Bathytoma) turbida
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Bela juncea
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Clavatula desmia (Cossmann 1889)
recombined as Trachelochetus desmia
Hemipleurotoma denticula
synonym of Gemmula
Hemipleurotoma gentilis
synonym of Gemmula
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Cornulina minax (Solander 1766)
Sycostoma bulbus
Sycostoma pyrus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cominella deserta
Pseudoneptunea sindonata
Strepsidura turgida
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Euthriofusus regularis
Fusinus porrectus
?
Clavilithes elongatus
Clavilithes longaevus
Clavilithes scalaris
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Mitra" volutiformis
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica (Euspira) labellata Lamarck 1804
Sinum clathratum Gmelin 1790
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Eulima sp. Risso 1826
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Drillia granulata (Lamarck 1804)
recombined as Crassispira (Tripia) granulata
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella imbricataria Lamarck 1804
recombined as Haustator imbricataria
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Solarium plicatum Lamarck 1804
Reptilia - Testudines
? Argillochelys sp. Lydekker 1889
Actinopteri
Teleostei indet. Müller 1846
vertebrae
Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae
Otolithus (Sparidarum) gregarius (Koken 1891)
original and current combination Pagellus gregarius
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Otolithus (Ophidiidarum) dimidiatus
original and current combination Ophidiidarum
Otolithus (Ophidiidarum) waltoni
original and current combination Ophidiidarum
Otolithus (Ophidium) sp. (Linnaeus 1758)
original and current combination Ophidion
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
Arius egertoni
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Odontaspis macrota (Agassiz 1838)
original and current combination Otodus macrotus
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristis bisulcatus Agassiz 1836
?
unclassified
Otolithus aff. subnobilis
synonym of Otolithes
see common names

Geography
Country:United Kingdom State/province:England County:Hampshire
Coordinates: 50.7° North, 1.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:49.2° North, 5.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Altitude:0 meters
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Priabonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Late/Upper Eocene
Age range of interval:37.20000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Barton Beds Member:Middle
Local bed:C
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: this bed is 6 ft thick, the lettering of the beds starts with the lowest Barton beds, this is the first in the Middle Barton Series
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gypsiferous,pebbly,shelly/skeletal claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: above horizon B, the clay becomes darker in texture, it is coarse and gritty owing to the presence of numerous subangular pebbles incorporated with the finer argillaceous material, the upper limit is devined by a layer of septaria.
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: In the introduction, Burton says that he is reporting fauna "the horizons of which are known to the author", and states that he has collected 480 specimens. It is also clear that he is pulling from other sources, some published (in difficult to obtain British journals), some not. It's difficult to tell which are his and which aren't. This is not a definitive source for this collection, but I think it's a reasonable place to start.
Metadata
Database number:42640
Authorizer:J. Alroy Enterer:E. Leckey
Modifier:J. Alroy Research group:marine invertebrate,vertebrate
Created:2004-08-03 11:50:41 Last modified:2006-08-14 00:52:32
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-03 11:50:41
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11344. E. S.t. J. Burton. 1933. Faunal Horizons of the Barton Beds in Hampshire. Proceedings of the Geologist's Association 44:131-167 [J. Alroy/E. Leckey/M. Uhen]