Where: Denmark (56.9° N, 8.6° E: paleocoordinates 56.8° N, 5.5° E)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Brejning Formation, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)
• either Unit X or lowermost Brejning Formation; middle Chattian
Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: K. I. Schnetler, H. Madsen, K. K. Sliwinska, C. Heilmann-Clausen, and K. Ulleberg. 2024. A late Oligocene molluscan fauna and Oligocene coastal outcrops from Vilsund, NW Denmark. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 73:1-40 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 234515: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.04.2024
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Artemisiocysta cladodichotoma acritarchs
Cyclopsiella elliptica acritarchs | |
unclassified | |
Gastropoda | |
Nipteraxis bimonilifera snail | |
Odostomia sp., Odostomia ventriosa, Syrnola subcylindrica, "Syrnola laevissima" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) laevissima, Turbonilla jeffreysi, Chrysallida sp.
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Odostomia ventriosa Speyer 1879 snail
Syrnola subcylindrica snail
"Syrnola laevissima" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) laevissima Bosquet 1859 snail
Turbonilla jeffreysi snail
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856 snail | |
Acteon punctatosulcata snail | |
Mathilda bicarinata Koch and Wiechmann 1872 snail | |
Graphis hosiusi snail | |
Pseudosassia flandrica, Opalia pusilla, Cirsotrema crispata, Cirsotrema aff. koeneni, "Cirsotrema insigne" = Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis) insigne
Pseudosassia flandrica wentletrap
Opalia pusilla wentletrap
Cirsotrema crispata wentletrap
"Cirsotrema insigne" = Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis) insigne Philippi 1843 wentletrap | |
Haustator goettentrupensis turret shell | |
Cerithiopsida boelschei snail | |
Cerithiella bitorquata snail | |
Norephora elatior snail | |
Cerithiopsis henckeliusii, Cerithiopsis jutensis, Cerithiopsis serrula, Cerithiopsis ariejansseni, Cerithiopsis aff. dautzenbergi, Cerithiopsis vilsundensis n. sp., Seila koeneni, "Thereitis angusta" = Tembrockia angusta
Cerithiopsis jutensis snail
Cerithiopsis serrula snail
Cerithiopsis aff. dautzenbergi Gilbert 1949 snail
Cerithiopsis vilsundensis n. sp. Schnetler et al. 2024 snail
"Thereitis angusta" = Tembrockia angusta Tembrock 1964 snail | |
Rissoa karsteni, "Alvania semperi" = Galeodinopsis semperi
Rissoa karsteni snail
"Alvania semperi" = Galeodinopsis semperi Wiechmann 1871 snail | |
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Cirsope multicingulata snail | |
Conus semperi cone shell
Boreosiphopsis danicus Schnetler 1985 cone shell | |
"Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri
"Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri Edwards 1861 snail | |
"Amblyacrum roemeri" = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum), "Eubela zetes" = Daphnella (Eubela) zetes, Pleurotomella margaritata, Pleurotomella rappardi
"Amblyacrum roemeri" = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum) snail
Pleurotomella rappardi Koenen 1867 snail | |
Drilliola speyeri, Microdrillia ingerae, "Benthomangelia brejningensis" = Microdrillia (Andersondrillia) brejningensis, Bathytoma leunisii
Drilliola speyeri snail
Microdrillia ingerae snail
"Benthomangelia brejningensis" = Microdrillia (Andersondrillia) brejningensis Schnetler and Beyer 1990 snail
Bathytoma leunisii snail | |
Fusiturris selysii, Fusiturris duchastelii, Fusiturris enodis, Acamptogenotia morreni, Polystira koninckii, Boreodrillia undatella, Gemmula geinitzi
Fusiturris selysii turrid
Fusiturris duchastelii turrid
Fusiturris enodis turrid
Acamptogenotia morreni turrid
Polystira koninckii turrid
Boreodrillia undatella turrid
Gemmula geinitzi turrid | |
Splendrillia koeneni snail
Stenodrillia obeliscus Desmoulins 1842 snail | |
Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) danica n. sp. Schnetler et al. 2024 snail | |
Orthosurcula regularis Koninck 1837 ribbed mitre
Conomitra soellingensis ribbed mitre | |
"Hirtotyphis pungens" = Typhis, Murexsul kochi, "Eopaziella deshayesi" = Eopaziella deshayesii, Eopaziella capito, Siphonochelus sejunctus, Siphonochelus fistulatus, Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus, Lyrotyphis cuniculosus
"Hirtotyphis pungens" = Typhis murex snail
Murexsul kochi Beyrich 1854 murex snail
"Eopaziella deshayesi" = Eopaziella deshayesii Nyst 1836 murex snail
Eopaziella capito Philippi 1843 murex snail
Siphonochelus sejunctus murex snail
Siphonochelus fistulatus Schlotheim 1820 murex snail
Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus Beyrich 1854 murex snail
Lyrotyphis cuniculosus murex snail | |
Ancilla karsteni olive snail | |
Streptodictyon cheruscus snail
Streptodictyon soellingensis Tembrock 1965 snail | |
Tritia schlotheimi snail | |
"Trophonopsis angustevaricata" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), Searlesia dentifera, Aquilofusus aequistriata, Aquilofusus elegantulus, Aquilofusus waeli, Metula (Daphnobela) scabricula
"Trophonopsis angustevaricata" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
Searlesia dentifera Vermeij 1991 true whelk
Aquilofusus aequistriata true whelk
Aquilofusus elegantulus Philippi 1843 true whelk
Aquilofusus waeli Nyst 1852 true whelk
Metula (Daphnobela) scabricula true whelk | |
Echinophoria rondeleti snail | |
Onustus scrutarium carrier shell | |
Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820 snail | |
Leptonotis planatus snail | |
Niso minor snail | |
"Steromphala chattica" = Gibbula (Steromphala)
"Steromphala chattica" = Gibbula (Steromphala) top snail | |
"Astraea (Lithopoma) pustulosa" = Lithopoma, Margarites margaritula
"Astraea (Lithopoma) pustulosa" = Lithopoma snail
Margarites margaritula Sandberger 1859 snail | |
"Homalopoma (Boutillieria) simplex" = Boutillieria
"Homalopoma (Boutillieria) simplex" = Boutillieria snail | |
Collonia troelsi snail | |
Emarginula punctulata snail | |
Scissurella koeneniana Janssen 1978 snail | |
Perotrochus aff. sismondai Goldfuss 1844 snail | |
Scaphopoda | |
Antalis geminata tusk shell
Fissidentalium polypleurum tusk shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
Parvicardium kochi cockle | |
Teredinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 clam | |
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam | |
Poromya sp. Forbes 1844 clam | |
Astarte gracilis Golfuss 1837 clam
Digitaria koeneni clam | |
Hilberia bifida Münster in Goldfuss 1835 scallop
Palliolum limatum scallop | |
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Bathyarca bellula, "Acar aff. dentiens" = Barbatia (Acar) dentiens, "cf. Barbatia glimmerodensis" = Barbatia (Barbatia) glimmerodensis
Bathyarca bellula clam
"Acar aff. dentiens" = Barbatia (Acar) dentiens Cossmann and Peyrot 1912 miniature ark
"cf. Barbatia glimmerodensis" = Barbatia (Barbatia) glimmerodensis Janssen 1979 clam | |
"Limopsis parva" = Limopsis, "Oblimopa vonderhochti" = Limopsis, "Cosmetopsis retifera" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera
"Limopsis parva" = Limopsis clam
"Oblimopa vonderhochti" = Limopsis clam
"Cosmetopsis retifera" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera Semper 1861 clam | |
"Nuculana westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi
"Nuculana westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi Nyst and Westendorp 1839 pointed nut clam | |
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam | |
Dinophyceae | |
Distatodinium paradoxum, Chiropteridium galea, Spiniferites sp., Spiniferites pseudofurcatus, Membranophoridium aspinatum
Spiniferites sp. Mantell 1850
Spiniferites pseudofurcatus Sarjeant 1970
Membranophoridium aspinatum Gerlach 1961 | |
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Reticulatosphaera actinocoronata, Dapsilidinium pseudocolligerum, Cleistosphaeridium diversispinosum
Reticulatosphaera actinocoronata Bujak and Matsuoka 1986 | |
Achomosphaera sp. Evitt 1963
Hystrichokolpoma cinctum Klumpp 1953
Thalassiphora pelagica Eisenack 1954 |