PBDB Collection

Taylor et al. (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

Where: England, United Kingdom (52.6° N, 1.1° W: paleocoordinates 41.0° N, 1.7° E)

• coordinate based on political unit

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Blackdown Greensand Formation, Late/Upper Albian (105.3 - 99.6 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: replaced with silica

Primary reference: J. D. Taylor, R. J. Cleevely, and N. J. Morris. 1983. Predatory gastropods and their activities in the Blackdown Greensand (Albian) of England. Palaeontology 26(3):521-553 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 6280: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 24.02.2000

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Taxonomic list

• taxonomy partially updated by Jablonski and Kosnik

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unclassified
-	Resabulum rusticum, Acutostreon sp., Cosnia cosnensis, Dumnonia collisnigrae, Iscafusus rigidus Resabulum rusticum Resabulum rusticum (J. de C. Sowerby) Acutostreon sp. Acutostreon sp. Cosnia cosnensis Cosnia cosnensis (de Loriol) Dumnonia collisnigrae Dumnonia collisnigrae Morris and Cleevely Iscafusus rigidus Iscafusus rigidus (J. de C. Sowerby)
Bivalvia
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula antiquata, Nucula pectinata, Nucula impressa, Nucula obtusa Nucula antiquata nut clam Nucula antiquata (J. de C. Sowerby) Nucula pectinata Sowerby 1818 nut clam Nucula pectinata J. de C. Sowerby Nucula impressa Conrad 1849 nut clam Nucula impressa (James Sowerby) Nucula obtusa Sowerby 1836 nut clam Nucula obtusa J. de C. Sowerby
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Mesosaccella angulata, Mesosaccella lineata Mesosaccella angulata pointed nut clam Mesosacella angulata (J. de C. Sowerby) Mesosaccella lineata pointed nut clam Mesosacella lineata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Trigoniida - Trigoniidae	Rutitrigonia eccentrica, Quadratotrigonia daedala, Quadratotrigonia spectabilis, Oistotrigonia spinosa Rutitrigonia eccentrica clam Rutitrigonia eccentrica (Parkinson) Quadratotrigonia daedala clam Quadratotrigonia daedala (Parkinson) Quadratotrigonia spectabilis clam Quadratotrigonia spectabilis (J. de C. Sowerby) Oistotrigonia spinosa Parkinson 1811 clam Oistotrigonia spinosa (Parkinson)
Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae	Pterotrigonia aliformis, Pterotrigonia scabricola Pterotrigonia aliformis clam Pterotrigonia aliformis (Parkinson) Pterotrigonia scabricola clam Pterotrigonia scabricola (Lycett)
Carditida - Astartidae	Nicaniella formosa, Astarte impolitum, Eriphyla striata Nicaniella formosa clam Nicaniella formosa (J. de C. Sowerby) Astarte impolitum clam Astarte impolitum (J. de C. Sowerby) Eriphyla striata clam Eriphyla striata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Solenida - Pharidae	Senis sp. Senis sp. Stephenson 1953 clam Senis sp.
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Panopea mandibula Panopea mandibula clam Panopaea mandibula
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula elegans, Corbula truncata Corbula elegans clam Corbula elegans J. de C. Sowerby Corbula truncata clam Corbula truncata J. de C. Sowerby
Pholadida - Ceratomyidae	Myopholas sp. Myopholas sp. Douvillé 1908 clam Myopholas sp.
Cardiida - Icanotiidae	Icanotia siliqua Icanotia siliqua clam Icanotia siliqua Casey
Cardiida - Quenstedtiidae	Quenstedtia pelagi Quenstedtia pelagi clam Quenstedtia pelagi (d'Orbigny)
Cardiida - Tellinidae	"? Linearia striatuloides" = Linearis, "Linearis subtenuistriana" = Linearis, Palaeomoera inaequalis "? Linearia striatuloides" = Linearis tellin clam ?Linearia striatuloides (Stoliczka) "Linearis subtenuistriana" = Linearis tellin clam Linearis subtenuistriana (d'Orbigny) Palaeomoera inaequalis tellin clam Palaeomoera inaequalis (J. de C. Sowerby)
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Protocardia querangeri, Protocardia hillana, Globocardium sp., Granocardium proboscideum Protocardia querangeri cockle Protocardium querangeri (d'Orbigny) Protocardia hillana Sowerby 1813 cockle Protocardium hillana (James Sowerby) Globocardium sp. Hayami 1965 cockle Globocardium sp. Granocardium proboscideum cockle Granocardium proboscideum (James Sowerby)
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Callistina plana" = Aphrodina plana, Chimela caperata, Paraesa faba, Flaventia ovalis, Calva subrotunda "Callistina plana" = Aphrodina plana Sowerby 1813 venus clam Callistina plana (James Sowerby) Chimela caperata venus clam Chimela caperata (J. de C. Sowerby) Paraesa faba Sowerby 1827 venus clam Paraesa faba (J. de C. Sowerby) Flaventia ovalis venus clam Flaventia ovalis (J. de C. Sowerby) Calva subrotunda venus clam Calva subrotunda (J. de C. Sowerby)
Cardiida - Mactridae	Mactra angulata, Mactra sp. Mactra angulata clam Mactra angulata J. de C. Sowerby Mactra sp. Linnaeus 1767 clam Mactra sp.
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Epicyprina angulata, Epicyprina subtruncata, Venilicardia cuneata, Venilicardia lineolata Epicyprina angulata clam Epicyprina angulata (James Sowerby) Epicyprina subtruncata clam Epicyprina subtruncata (d'Orbigny) Venilicardia cuneata clam Venilicardia cuneata (J. de C. Sowerby) Venilicardia lineolata clam Venilicardia lineolata (James Sowerby)
Poromyida - Poromyidae	Liopistha gigantea Liopistha gigantea clam Liopistha gigantea (James Sowerby)
Pandorida - Laternulidae	cf. Periplomya simplex, Platymyoidea cosnensis cf. Periplomya simplex clam Periplomya cf. simplex (d'Orbigny) Platymyoidea cosnensis clam Platymoida cosnensis (de Loriol)
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Goniomya mailleana Goniomya mailleana clam Goniomya mailleana (d'Orbigny)
Lucinida - Mactromyidae	Clisocolus sp., Thetis laevigata Clisocolus sp. Gabb 1869 clam Unicardium sp. Thetis laevigata clam Thetis laevigata (James Sowerby)
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Lucina downesi, Lucina sp., "Lucina pisum" = Lucina semperiana, Mutiella canaliculata Lucina downesi clam Lucina' downesi Woods Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam Lucina sp. "Lucina pisum" = Lucina semperiana Issel 1869 clam Lucina' pisum J. de C. Sowerby Mutiella canaliculata clam Mutiella canaliculata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Nanonavis carinatus Nanonavis carinatus Woods 1899 clam Nanonavis carinatus (James Sowerby)
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymerita sublaevis, Glycymerita umbonata, Trigonarca passyana Glycymerita sublaevis clam Glycymerita sublaevis (J. de C. Sowerby) Glycymerita umbonata clam Glycymerita umbonata (James Sowerby) Trigonarca passyana clam Trigonarca passyana (d'Orbigny)
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea glabra Cucullaea glabra Parkinson 1811 clam Idonearca glabra (Parkinson)
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia rotundata Barbatia rotundata clam Barbatia rotundata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Myalinida - Inoceramidae	"Inoceramus sulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) sulcatus, "Inoceramus subsulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) subsulcatus, "Inoceramus concentricus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) concentricus "Inoceramus sulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) sulcatus Parkinson 1819 clam Inoceramus sulcatus Parkinson "Inoceramus subsulcatus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) subsulcatus Wiltshire 1869 clam Inoceramus subsulcatus Wiltshire "Inoceramus concentricus" = Inoceramus (Actinoceramus) concentricus Parkinson 1819 clam Inoceramus concentricus (Parkinson)
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	"Spondylus striatus" = Spondylus subnodosus, Chlamys stutchburianus, "Mimachlamys robinaldinus" = Chlamys (Mimachlamys), Chlamys elongata, Camptonectes milleri "Spondylus striatus" = Spondylus subnodosus Packard 1922 scallop Spondylus striatus (James Sowerby) Chlamys stutchburianus scallop Chlamys stutchburianus (J. de C. Sowerby) "Mimachlamys robinaldinus" = Chlamys (Mimachlamys) scallop Mimachlamys robinaldinus (d'Orbigny) Chlamys elongata Lamarck 1819 scallop Chlamys elongata (Lamarck) Camptonectes milleri Sowerby 1836 scallop Camptonectes milleri (J. de C. Sowerby)
Pectinida - Neitheoidae	"Neithea gibbosa" = Neithea (Neithea) gibbosa, Neithea quinquecostata "Neithea gibbosa" = Neithea (Neithea) gibbosa Pultney 1813 scallop Neithea gibbosa (Pulteney) Neithea quinquecostata Sowerby 1814 scallop Neithea quinquecostata James Sowerby
Pectinida - Limidae	Limatula fittoni, Lima elongata, Lima subovalis, Lima tecta Limatula fittoni file clam Limatula fittoni (d'Orbigny) Lima elongata file clam Lima elongata J. de C. Sowerby Lima subovalis file clam Lima subovalis J. de C. Sowerby Lima tecta file clam Lima tecta (d'Orbigny)
Ostreida - Bakevelliidae	"Bakevellia rostrata" = Bakevellia (Bakevellia) rostrata, Pseudoptera anomala, Gervillella sublanceolata, Gervillia forbesiana "Bakevellia rostrata" = Bakevellia (Bakevellia) rostrata Yabe 1956 oyster Bakevillia rostrata (J. de C. Sowerby) Pseudoptera anomala Sowerby 1836 oyster Pseudoptera' anomala J. de C. Sowerby Gervillella sublanceolata d'Orbigny 1850 oyster Gervillella sublanceolata (d'Orbigny) Gervillia forbesiana oyster Gervillia forbesiana d'Orbigny
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Pinna robinaldina Pinna robinaldina d'Orbigny 1844 oyster Pinna robinaldina (d'Orbigny)
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	Amphidonte obliquata Amphidonte obliquata oyster Amphidonte obliquata (Pulteney)
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Modiolus reversa, Falcimytilus lanceolatus, Perna inaequivalvis Modiolus reversa mussel Modiolus reversa J. de C. Sowerby Falcimytilus lanceolatus mussel Falcimytilus lanceolatus (J. de C. Sowerby) Perna inaequivalvis mussel Perna' inaequivalvis J. de C. Sowerby
Mytilida - Crenellidae	Crenella bella, Crenella orbicularis, Musculus striatocostatus Crenella bella clam Crenella bella J. de C. Sowerby Crenella orbicularis clam Crenella orbicularis J. de C. Sowerby Musculus striatocostatus mussel Musculus striatocostatus (d'Orbigny)
Gastropoda
Architaenioglossa - Ampullariidae	Pictavia rotundata Pictavia rotundata apple snail Pictavia rotundata (James Sowerby)
Vanikoroidea - Vanikoridae	cf. Vanikoropsis alsus cf. Vanikoropsis alsus snail Vanikoropsis cf. alsus (d'Orbigny)
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	cf. Eulima corneti cf. Eulima corneti snail Eulima' cf. corneti Marliere
Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae	"Uchauxia badri" = Procerithium, ? Rhynchocerithium orbignyi "Uchauxia badri" = Procerithium snail Uchauxia badri Abbass ? Rhynchocerithium orbignyi snail ?Rhynchocerithium orbignyi (Briart and Cornet)
Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae	Littorina conica Littorina conica periwinkle Littorina' conica (J. de C. Sowerby)
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	? Turboella sp. ? Turboella sp. Leach in Gray 1847 snail ?Turboella sp.
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Gyrodes dupinii, Gyrodes gentii, Forator parkinsoni Gyrodes dupinii moon snail Gyrodes dupinii Deshayes and Leymerie Gyrodes gentii moon snail Gyrodes gentii (James Sowerby) Forator parkinsoni Morris moon snail Forator parkinsoni Morris and Cleevey
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	Cerithiella devonica Cerithiella devonica snail Cerithiella devonica Abbass
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	"cf. Fusus dubius" = Anchura dubius, Tessarolax retusa, Perissoptera parkinsoni, cf. Tridactylus griffithsi, Pterocerella macrostoma, Drepanochilus calcarata, Drepanochilus neglecta, Disoketa meyeri, ? Disoketa sp. n. sp. "cf. Fusus dubius" = Anchura dubius Briart and Cornet 1868 snail Fasciolariidae sp. nov. cf. Fusus dubius (Briart and Cornet) (Taylor et. al.) Tessarolax retusa Sowerby 1836 snail Tessarolax retusa J. de C. Sowerby Perissoptera parkinsoni Mantell 1822 snail Perissoptera parkinsoni (Mantell) cf. Tridactylus griffithsi snail Tridactylus' sp. nov. cf. griffithsi Gardner (Taylor et. al.) Pterocerella macrostoma snail Pterocerella macrostoma (J. de C. Sowerby) Drepanochilus calcarata snail Drepanocheilus calcarata (J. de C. Sowerby) Drepanochilus neglecta snail Drepanocheilus neglecta (Tate) Disoketa meyeri snail Disoketa meyeri Gardner ? Disoketa sp. n. sp. Gardner 1880 snail ?Disoketa sp. nov. (Taylor et. al.)
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	"Rostellaria tricostata" = Tibia "Rostellaria tricostata" = Tibia true conch Rostellaria' tricostata d'Orbigny
Neogastropoda -	Culmia brighti, Tantunia clathrata Culmia brighti snail Culmia brighti (J. de C. Sowerby) Tantunia clathrata snail Tantunia clathrata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Neogastropoda - Sarganidae	Hillites downesi Hillites downesi snail Hillites downesi Morris and Cleevey
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Murex calcar Murex calcar murex snail Murex' calcar J. de C. Sowerby
Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae	Paramorea lineata Paramorea lineata snail Paramorea lineata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	? Mitridae indet. ? Mitridae indet. Swainson 1831 mitre shell ?Mitridae gen. et sp. indet.
Neogastropoda -	Semipirum depressum Semipirum depressum snail Semipirum despressum (J. de C. Sowerby)
Cerithiacea -	Cerithiacea indet. n. gen., Cerithiacea indet. n. gen. Cerithiacea indet. n. gen. Férussac 1819 snail Cerithiacea ?gen. nov. 1 Cerithiacea indet. n. gen. Férussac 1819 snail Cerithiacea ?gen. nov. 2
Cerithioidea - Planaxidae	Fossarus carinatus, Fossarus granosus Fossarus carinatus snail Fossarus' carinatus (J. de C. Sowerby) Fossarus granosus snail Fossarus' granosus (J. de C. Sowerby)
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Orthochetus sp. Orthochetus sp. Cossmann 1889 cerith snail Orthochetus sp.
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella sp., Turritella costata, Turritella (Torquesia) granulata Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell Turritella sp. Turritella costata turret shell Ageria costata (J. de C. Sowerby) Turritella (Torquesia) granulata Sowerby 1827 turret shell Turritella (Torquesia) granulata J. de C. Sowerby
Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae	Urceolabrum queeni Urceolabrum queeni snail Urceolabrum queeni (Gardner)
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	? Exechocirsus sp. n. sp. ? Exechocirsus sp. n. sp. Cossmann 1906 horn snail ?Exechocirsus sp. nov. (Taylor et. al.)
Cerithioidea - Cryptaulacidae	Cirsocerithium gracile Cirsocerithium gracile snail Cirsocerithium gracile (J. de C. Sowerby)
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Scalaria pulchra, Confusiscala fittoni Scalaria pulchra wentletrap Scalaria' pulchra J. de C. Sowerby Confusiscala fittoni wentletrap Confusiscala fittoni Gardner
Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae	Blackdownia quadrata Blackdownia quadrata snail Blackdownia quadrata (J. de C. Sowerby)
Heterostropha - Rissoellidae	? Rissoellidae indet. ? Rissoellidae indet. Gray 1850 snail ?Rissoellidae sp.
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	"Pyrgiscus woodwardi" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus), ? Lacrimiforma pusilla, Lacrimiforma sp. n. sp. "Pyrgiscus woodwardi" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) snail Pyrgiscus woodwardi Gardner ? Lacrimiforma pusilla snail ?Lacrimiformia pusilla (J. de C. Sowerby) Lacrimiforma sp. n. sp. Sohl 1963 snail Lacrimiformia sp. nov. (Taylor et. al.)
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Avellana incrassata Avellana incrassata snail Avellana incrassata (James Sowerby)
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	aff. Tornatellaea affinis, cf. Tornatellaea cosnensis, Tornatellaea ebrayi, Tornatellaea unisulcata aff. Tornatellaea affinis snail Tornatellaea affinis (J. de C. Sowerby) cf. Tornatellaea cosnensis snail Tornatellaea cf. cosnensis de Loriol Tornatellaea ebrayi snail Tornatellaea ebrayi de Loriol Tornatellaea unisulcata snail Tornatellaea unisulcata de Loriol
Heterostropha - Mathildidae	Bathraspira ? ahmadi, Bathraspira brightoni, Bathraspira ? fouadi Bathraspira ? ahmadi snail Bathraspira ?ahmadi Abbass Bathraspira brightoni snail Bathraspira brightoni Abbass Bathraspira ? fouadi snail Bathraspira ?fouadi Abbass
Vetigastropoda -	Jurassiphorus subornatum Jurassiphorus subornatum snail Jurassiphorus' subornatum (d'Orbigny)
Pleurotomariacea -	"Pleurotomariacea indet." = Pleurotomarioidea "Pleurotomariacea indet." = Pleurotomarioidea Swainson 1840 snail Pleurotomariacea gen. and sp. indet.
Trochoidea - Liotiidae	Pseudoliotina sp. Pseudoliotina sp. Cossmann 1925 snail Pseudoliotina sp.
Trochoidea - Colloniidae	Helicocryptus radiatus Helicocryptus radiatus snail Helicocryptus radiatus (James Sowerby)
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Margarites monolifera Margarites monolifera snail Margarites monolifera (J. de C. Sowerby)
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	cf. Cylichna urgonensis cf. Cylichna urgonensis snail Cylichna sp. cf. urgonensis (Pictet and Campiche)