Where: Belgium (51.2° N, 3.3° E: paleocoordinates 46.6° N, 0.6° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Oedelem Sands Member (Bruxellian Formation), Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Oedelem Sands, the lower part of the Bruxellian (B1 or Formation of den Hoorn). Unknown lithostratigraphic relationships. THICKNESS: Unknown. AGE: Middle Eocene, with affinities to Ypresian faunas. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Composite list for entire member.
• member-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: COLLECTOR: Not stated in english text. REPOSITORY: Not stated in english text (I.S.T)??.
Primary reference: M. Glibert. 1985. Les Bivalves et Gastéropodes du Bruxellien inférieur de la Belgique (Eocène moyen). Annales de la Société Royale Malacologique de Belgique 115:261-366 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 77608: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 15.01.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Nuculana (Saccella) striata Lamarck 1805 pointed nut clam SUBSPECIES: Nuculana (Saccella) striata halestrensis
Nuculana (Saccella) nolfi Glibert 1985 pointed nut clam
Nuculana (Saccella) galeottiana Nyst 1843 pointed nut clam | |
Nucula (Nucula) mixta Deshayes 1858 nut clam | |
"Ostrea (Turkostrea) multicostata" = Cubitostrea multicostata
"Ostrea (Turkostrea) multicostata" = Cubitostrea multicostata Deshayes 1832 oyster | |
Pinna cf. margaritacea Lamarck 1805 oyster | |
"Lyropecten (Aequipecten) plebeius" = Mimachlamys plebeia
"Lyropecten (Aequipecten) plebeius" = Mimachlamys plebeia Lamarck 1806 scallop | |
Limopsis granulata clam | |
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Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata, Trinacria cf. bruxellensis, Trinacria cancellata, Scapularca scapulina
Barbatia (Barbatia) appendiculata Sowerby 1820 clam
Trinacria cancellata Deshayes 1858 clam
Scapularca scapulina Lamarck 1805 clam | |
"Venericardia sulcata" = Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata, Pleuromeris decussata, "Venericardia carinata" = Claibornicardia carinata, "Megacardita planicosta" = Venericor planicosta
"Venericardia sulcata" = Cyclocardia (Arcturellina) sulcata Solander 1766 clam
Pleuromeris decussata Lamarck 1806 clam
"Venericardia carinata" = Claibornicardia carinata Sowerby 1819 clam
"Megacardita planicosta" = Venericor planicosta Lamarck 1801 clam | |
Sita crenulata clam | |
Cuspidaria sp. Dall 1886 clam | |
Loxocardium bouei, "Orthocardium porulosum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum
Loxocardium bouei Deshayes 1858 cockle
"Orthocardium porulosum" = Cardium (Orthocardium) porulosum Solander 1766 cockle | |
Abra suessoniensis Deshayes 1857 abra | |
Tellina strougoi tellin clam | |
"Callista proxima" = Callista (Microcallista) proxima, "Pitar sulcatoria" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius, "Callocardia nitidula" = Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitidula
"Callista proxima" = Callista (Microcallista) proxima Deshayes 1857 venus clam
"Pitar sulcatoria" = Pitar (Calpitaria) sulcatarius Deshayes 1825 venus clam
"Callocardia nitidula" = Callocardia (Nitidavenus) nitidula Lamarck 1806 venus clam | |
"Lutetia umbonata" = Kellyella (Lutetia)
"Lutetia umbonata" = Kellyella (Lutetia) clam | |
"Erycina longidentata" = Erycina (Erycina) longidentata
"Erycina longidentata" = Erycina (Erycina) longidentata Deshayes 1858 clam | |
Caestocorbula regulbiensis, Caestocorbula gandavensis, "Bicorbula gallica" = Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica, Corbula flandrica, "Varicorbula brabantina" = Corbula (Varicorbula), Caryocorbula striata
"Bicorbula gallica" = Corbula (Bicorbula) gallica Lamarck 1801 clam
Corbula flandrica clam
"Varicorbula brabantina" = Corbula (Varicorbula) clam
Caryocorbula striata Lamarck 1801 clam | |
Divalinga chavani, "Monitilora elegans" = Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans, Parvilucina latebrosa, "Lucina squamula" = Callucina (Callucina) squamula, "Gibbolucina gibbosula" = Gibbolucina (Gibbolucina) gibbosula
Divalinga chavani Glibert 1985 clam
"Monitilora elegans" = Monitilora (Monitilora) elegans Defrance 1823 clam
Parvilucina latebrosa Deshayes 1857 clam
"Lucina squamula" = Callucina (Callucina) squamula Deshayes 1825 clam
"Gibbolucina gibbosula" = Gibbolucina (Gibbolucina) gibbosula Lamarck 1806 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Cylichna bruguierei, "Acrostemma coronatum" = Cylichna (Acrostemma)
Cylichna bruguierei snail
"Acrostemma coronatum" = Cylichna (Acrostemma) snail | |
Rhizorus lanceolatus snail | |
Mnestia semistriata snail
Mnestia flandrica snail | |
Ringicula minor Grateloup 1838 snail | |
Odostomia hordeola snail
Odostomia lubrica snail
Pyramidella calvimontana snail
Syrnola nitida snail
Syrnola spina Deshayes 1824 snail | |
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell | |
Globularia aff. patula snail | |
Teinostoma rotellaeforme snail | |
"Ectinochilus aff. canalis" = Rimella canalis Coquebert and Brongniart 1793 true conch
Rimella fissurella Linnaeus 1767 true conch
Tibia sp. Röding 1798 true conch | |
"Tibia (Hippochrenes) sp." = Hippochrenes
"Tibia (Hippochrenes) sp." = Hippochrenes Monfort 1810 snail | |
Cryptochorda stromboides, "Athleta elevata" = Volutocorbis elevata
Cryptochorda stromboides Hermannsen 1781 volute
"Athleta elevata" = Volutocorbis elevata Sowerby 1840 volute | |
Ancilla canalifera Lamarck 1802 olive snail | |
"Ancilla buccinoides" = Spirancilla buccinoides
"Ancilla buccinoides" = Spirancilla buccinoides Lamarck 1802 snail | |
Turricula aff. polycesta snail | |
Sycostoma bulbiforme Lamarck 1803 snail | |
Pseudoliva obtusa true whelk | |
Clavilithes maximus snail | |
Sigatica hatoniensis, Sigatica obovata, Sinum clathratum, Crommium aff. willemeti, Euspira labellata
Sigatica hatoniensis moon snail
Sigatica obovata moon snail
Sinum clathratum Gmelin 1790 moon snail
Crommium aff. willemeti moon snail
Euspira labellata moon snail | |
Cerithiella aff. clava snail | |
Seila quadrisulcata snail
Cerithiopsis aff. maresi snail | |
Omalaxis brusseliensis, "Turritella contracta" = Haustator contractus, Turritella solandrei, "Turritella uniangularis" = Haustator uniangularis, "Turritella mitis" = Haustator mitis, Sigmesalia chaussyensis
Omalaxis brusseliensis turret shell
"Turritella contracta" = Haustator contractus Sowerby 1850 turret shell
Turritella solandrei Mayer-Eymar 1877 turret shell
"Turritella uniangularis" = Haustator uniangularis Lamarck 1804 turret shell
"Turritella mitis" = Haustator mitis Deshayes 1861 turret shell
Sigmesalia chaussyensis turret shell | |
Keilostoma minor snail | |
Sandbergeria regularis snail | |
Bittium aff. semigranosum cerith snail | |
Margarites spiratus snail |