Where: Ireland (52.4° N, 6.3° W: paleocoordinates 52.4° N, 6.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Wexford Gravels Formation, Middle Pleistocene (0.8 - 0.1 Ma)
• Traditionally thought to be Pliocene
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; conglomerate
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: N. F. McMillan. 1963. The Mollusca of the Wexford Gravels (Pleistocene), South-East Ireland. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section B: Biological, Geological, and Chemical Science 63:265-289 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 178118: authorized by Pete Wagner, entered by Pete Wagner on 19.04.2016
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Nuculana pernula Müller 1779 pointed nut clam | |
Acila cobboldiae divaricate nutclam | |
"Macoma balthica" = Macoma (Macoma) balthica, "Tellina ? crassa" = Arcopagia (Arcopagia) crassa
"Macoma balthica" = Macoma (Macoma) balthica Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
"Tellina ? crassa" = Arcopagia (Arcopagia) crassa Pennant 1777 tellin clam | |
Donax vittatus da Costa 1778 clam | |
Cardium tuberculatum, "Cardium echinatum" = Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata, "Cardium crassum" = Laevicardium crassum, "Cardium edule" = Cerastoderma edule
Cardium tuberculatum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
"Cardium echinatum" = Acanthocardia (Acanthocardia) echinata Linnaeus 1767 cockle
"Cardium crassum" = Laevicardium crassum Gmelin 1791 cockle
"Cardium edule" = Cerastoderma edule Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
Arctica islandica Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
Spisula subtruncata da Costa 1778 clam
Spisula elliptica Brown 1827 clam
Mactra cinerea clam
Lutraria lutraria Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
"Dosinia lupinus" = Dosinia lupina, "Venus fasciata" = Clausinella fasciata, Paphia aurea, Paphia rhomboides, Paphia pullastra, Irus irus, "Venus casina" = Dosina cassina
"Dosinia lupinus" = Dosinia lupina Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
"Venus fasciata" = Clausinella fasciata da Costa 1778 venus clam
Paphia aurea venus clam
Paphia rhomboides venus clam
Paphia pullastra venus clam
Irus irus Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
"Venus casina" = Dosina cassina Linnaeus 1758 venus clam | |
Zirfaea crispata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata
"Mya truncata" = Mya (Mya) truncata Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam | |
Ensis siliqua clam | |
"Ensis ensis" = Solen ensis, Solen marginatus
"Ensis ensis" = Solen ensis Linnaeus 1767 clam
Solen marginatus Pulteney 1799 clam | |
"Panomya arctica" = Panomya norvegica Spengler 1793 clam
Hiatella gallicana clam
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
Cardita senilis Lamarck 1805 clam | |
Astarte crebicostale clam
Astarte richardsoni clam
Astarte elliptica Brown 1827 clam
Astarte montagui Dillwyn 1817 clam
Astarte sulcata Da Costa 1778 clam | |
Mytilus edulis, "Modiolus modiolus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
"Modiolus modiolus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
Ostrea edulis Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle | |
"Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis, "Chlamys varia" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia, "Chlamys islandica" = Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica, "Chlamys distorta" = Talochlamys pusio, "Pecten maximus" = Pecten maxima
"Chlamys opercularis" = Aequipecten opercularis Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys varia" = Chlamys (Chlamys) varia Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Chlamys islandica" = Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica Müller 1776 scallop
"Chlamys distorta" = Talochlamys pusio Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Pecten maximus" = Pecten maxima Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
Limopsis anomala clam | |
Glycymeris pilosa Linnaeus 1767 clam
Glycymeris glycymeris Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Arca lactea Linnaeus 1767 ark | |
Gastropoda | |
Wexfordia dautzenbergi n. gen. n. sp.
Wexfordia dautzenbergi n. gen. n. sp. Harmer 1921 snail | |
"Trivia monacha" = Trivia (Trivia) monacha
"Trivia monacha" = Trivia (Trivia) monacha da Costa 1778 snail | |
Aporrhais pespelecani Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Galeodea rugosa snail | |
Admete coulhouyi admete
Admete viridula Fabricius 1780 admete | |
Volutomitra greenlandica snail | |
Nassarius incrassatu, Nassarius reticulatus, Nassarius labiosus, Nassarius reticulata, Nassarius pertenuis, Nassarius elegans, Nassarius reticosus
Nassarius incrassatu snail
Nassarius reticulatus snail
Nassarius labiosus snail
Nassarius pertenuis snail
Nassarius elegans Sowerby 1824 snail
Nassarius reticosus Sowerby 1815 snail | |
"Sipho islandicus" = Colus islandicus, Buccinum conoideum, Buccinum pulchellum, Buccinum finmarkianum, Buccinum undatum, Searlesia forbes, Neptunea sp., "Trophonopsis truncatus" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), "Trophonopsis muricatus" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), "Trophonopsis marmeri" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), "Trophonopsis coddii" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), "Trophonopsis barvicensis" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis), "Trophonopsis fabricii" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis)
"Sipho islandicus" = Colus islandicus Mohr 1786 true whelk
Buccinum conoideum true whelk
Buccinum pulchellum true whelk
Buccinum finmarkianum Verkrüzen 1875 true whelk
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758 true whelk
Searlesia forbes true whelk
Neptunea sp. Röding 1798 true whelk
"Trophonopsis truncatus" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
"Trophonopsis muricatus" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
"Trophonopsis marmeri" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
"Trophonopsis coddii" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk
"Trophonopsis barvicensis" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk | |
Mitra cornicula mitre shell | |
"Sipho latericeus" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho curtus" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho exiguus" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho ? feneslratus" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho gracilis" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho howsei" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho jeffreysianus" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho latriceus" = Trophon (Sipho), "Sipho togatus" = Trophon (Sipho), "Trophonopsis clathratus" = Boreotrophon clathratus, "Ocenebra erinacea" = Ocenebra erinaceus, Nucella lapillus
"Sipho latericeus" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho curtus" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho exiguus" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho ? feneslratus" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho gracilis" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho howsei" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho jeffreysianus" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Sipho latriceus" = Trophon (Sipho) murex snail
"Trophonopsis clathratus" = Boreotrophon clathratus Linnaeus 1767 murex snail
"Ocenebra erinacea" = Ocenebra erinaceus Linnaeus 1758 murex snail
Nucella lapillus Linnaeus 1758 murex snail | |
"Natica cf. pallida" = Euspira pallida, "Natica catena" = Euspira catena, Natica nanum, Natica ? fusca, Natica ? alderi
"Natica cf. pallida" = Euspira pallida Broderip and Sowerby 1829 moon snail
"Natica catena" = Euspira catena da Costa 1778 moon snail
Natica nanum moon snail
Natica ? fusca moon snail
Natica ? alderi moon snail | |
Capulus ungaricus Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
"Scala greenlandicum" = Epitonium (Scala)
"Scala greenlandicum" = Epitonium (Scala) wentletrap | |
"Turritella incrassata" = Turritella (Haustator) incrassata, Turritella biplicata, Turritella triplicata, Turritella communis
"Turritella incrassata" = Turritella (Haustator) incrassata Sowerby 1814 turret shell
Turritella biplicata turret shell
Turritella triplicata turret shell
Turritella communis Risso 1826 turret shell | |
"Melampus pyramidalis" = Ellobium pyramidale
"Melampus pyramidalis" = Ellobium pyramidale Sowerby 1822 snail | |
Acteon tornatilis Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
"Diodora apertura" = Diodora graeca
"Diodora apertura" = Diodora graeca Linnaeus 1758 snail |