Vilsund 2 (Oligocene of Denmark)
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
• The sediment is glauconitic and greenish, very dark when wet. Fragments of molluscs and brachiopods are visible because of their whitish shells. Three horizons of sideritic concretions occur, and numerous sideritic concretions are scattered on the beach.
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
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| Bivalvia | |
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba
"Varicorbula gibba" = Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba Oliva 1792 clam | |
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Teredinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 clam | |
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Parvicardium kochi cockle | |
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Poromya sp. Forbes 1844 clam | |
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Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
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Digitaria koeneni clam
Astarte gracilis Golfuss 1837 clam | |
"Limopsis parva" = Limopsis, "Cosmetopsis retifera" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera, "Oblimopa vonderhochti" = Limopsis
"Limopsis parva" = Limopsis clam
"Cosmetopsis retifera" = Limopsis (Pectunculina) retifera Semper 1861 clam
"Oblimopa vonderhochti" = Limopsis clam | |
"Acar aff. dentiens" = Barbatia (Acar) dentiens, "cf. Barbatia glimmerodensis" = Barbatia (Barbatia) glimmerodensis, Bathyarca bellula
"Acar aff. dentiens" = Barbatia (Acar) dentiens Cossmann and Peyrot 1912 miniature ark
"cf. Barbatia glimmerodensis" = Barbatia (Barbatia) glimmerodensis Janssen 1979 clam
Bathyarca bellula clam | |
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Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
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Palliolum limatum scallop
Hilberia bifida Münster in Goldfuss 1835 scallop | |
"Nuculana westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi
"Nuculana westendorpi" = Saccella westendorpi Nyst and Westendorp 1839 pointed nut clam | |
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Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam | |
| Scaphopoda | |
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Fissidentalium polypleurum tusk shell
Antalis geminata tusk shell | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Scissurella koeneniana Janssen 1978 snail | |
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Emarginula punctulata snail | |
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Perotrochus aff. sismondai Goldfuss 1844 snail | |
"Astraea (Lithopoma) pustulosa" = Lithopoma, Margarites margaritula
"Astraea (Lithopoma) pustulosa" = Lithopoma snail
Margarites margaritula Sandberger 1859 snail | |
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Collonia troelsi snail | |
"Steromphala chattica" = Gibbula (Steromphala)
"Steromphala chattica" = Gibbula (Steromphala) top snail | |
"Homalopoma (Boutillieria) simplex" = Boutillieria
"Homalopoma (Boutillieria) simplex" = Boutillieria snail | |
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Mathilda bicarinata Koch and Wiechmann 1872 snail | |
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Graphis hosiusi snail | |
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Acteon punctatosulcata snail | |
Syrnola subcylindrica, "Syrnola laevissima" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) laevissima, Turbonilla jeffreysi, Odostomia sp., Odostomia ventriosa, Chrysallida sp.
Syrnola subcylindrica snail
"Syrnola laevissima" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) laevissima Bosquet 1859 snail
Turbonilla jeffreysi snail
Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Odostomia ventriosa Speyer 1879 snail
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856 snail | |
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Cirsope multicingulata snail | |
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"Alvania semperi" = Galeodinopsis semperi, Rissoa karsteni
"Alvania semperi" = Galeodinopsis semperi Wiechmann 1871 snail
Rissoa karsteni snail | |
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Norephora elatior snail | |
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Cerithiella bitorquata snail | |
Seila koeneni, "Thereitis angusta" = Tembrockia angusta, Cerithiopsis henckeliusii, Cerithiopsis jutensis, Cerithiopsis serrula, Cerithiopsis ariejansseni, Cerithiopsis aff. dautzenbergi, Cerithiopsis vilsundensis n. sp.
"Thereitis angusta" = Tembrockia angusta Tembrock 1964 snail
Cerithiopsis jutensis snail
Cerithiopsis serrula snail
Cerithiopsis aff. dautzenbergi Gilbert 1949 snail
Cerithiopsis vilsundensis n. sp. Schnetler et al. 2024 snail | |
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Cerithiopsida boelschei snail | |
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Onustus scrutarium carrier shell | |
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Aporrhais speciosa Schlotheim 1820 snail | |
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Echinophoria rondeleti snail | |
Bathytoma leunisii, Drilliola speyeri, Microdrillia ingerae, "Benthomangelia brejningensis" = Microdrillia (Andersondrillia) brejningensis
Bathytoma leunisii snail
Drilliola speyeri snail
Microdrillia ingerae snail
"Benthomangelia brejningensis" = Microdrillia (Andersondrillia) brejningensis Schnetler and Beyer 1990 snail | |
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Boreosiphopsis danicus Schnetler 1985 cone shell
Conus semperi cone shell | |
Gemmula geinitzi, Polystira koninckii, Acamptogenotia morreni, Fusiturris selysii, Fusiturris duchastelii, Fusiturris enodis, Boreodrillia undatella
Gemmula geinitzi turrid
Polystira koninckii turrid
Acamptogenotia morreni turrid
Fusiturris selysii turrid
Fusiturris duchastelii turrid
Fusiturris enodis turrid
Boreodrillia undatella turrid | |
"Amblyacrum roemeri" = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum), "Eubela zetes" = Daphnella (Eubela) zetes, Pleurotomella margaritata, Pleurotomella rappardi
"Amblyacrum roemeri" = Raphitoma (Amblyacrum) snail
Pleurotomella rappardi Koenen 1867 snail | |
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Splendrillia koeneni snail
Stenodrillia obeliscus Desmoulins 1842 snail | |
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Mitromorpha (Mitrolumna) danica n. sp. Schnetler et al. 2024 snail | |
"Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri
"Cochlespira volgeri" = Ancistrosyrinx volgeri Edwards 1861 snail | |
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Ancilla karsteni olive snail | |
"Hirtotyphis pungens" = Typhis, Murexsul kochi, Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus, Siphonochelus sejunctus, Siphonochelus fistulatus, "Eopaziella deshayesi" = Eopaziella deshayesii, Eopaziella capito, Lyrotyphis cuniculosus
"Hirtotyphis pungens" = Typhis murex snail
Murexsul kochi Beyrich 1854 murex snail
Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus Beyrich 1854 murex snail
Siphonochelus sejunctus murex snail
Siphonochelus fistulatus Schlotheim 1820 murex snail
"Eopaziella deshayesi" = Eopaziella deshayesii Nyst 1836 murex snail
Eopaziella capito Philippi 1843 murex snail
Lyrotyphis cuniculosus murex snail | |
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Conomitra soellingensis ribbed mitre
Orthosurcula regularis Koninck 1837 ribbed mitre | |
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Streptodictyon cheruscus snail
Streptodictyon soellingensis Tembrock 1965 snail | |
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Tritia schlotheimi snail | |
Aquilofusus aequistriata, Aquilofusus elegantulus, Aquilofusus waeli, Metula (Daphnobela) scabricula, Searlesia dentifera, "Trophonopsis angustevaricata" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis)
Aquilofusus aequistriata true whelk
Aquilofusus elegantulus Philippi 1843 true whelk
Aquilofusus waeli Nyst 1852 true whelk
Metula (Daphnobela) scabricula true whelk
Searlesia dentifera Vermeij 1991 true whelk
"Trophonopsis angustevaricata" = Neptunea (Trophonopsis) true whelk | |
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Haustator goettentrupensis turret shell | |
Opalia pusilla, Cirsotrema crispata, Cirsotrema aff. koeneni, "Cirsotrema insigne" = Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis) insigne, Pseudosassia flandrica
Opalia pusilla wentletrap
Cirsotrema crispata wentletrap
"Cirsotrema insigne" = Cirsotrema (Cirsotremopsis) insigne Philippi 1843 wentletrap
Pseudosassia flandrica wentletrap | |
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Niso minor snail | |
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Leptonotis planatus snail | |
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Nipteraxis bimonilifera snail | |
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Artemisiocysta cladodichotoma acritarchs
Cyclopsiella elliptica acritarchs | |
| Dinophyceae | |
Membranophoridium aspinatum, Chiropteridium galea, Spiniferites sp., Spiniferites pseudofurcatus, Distatodinium paradoxum
Membranophoridium aspinatum Gerlach 1961
Spiniferites sp. Mantell 1850
Spiniferites pseudofurcatus Sarjeant 1970 | |
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Reticulatosphaera actinocoronata Bujak and Matsuoka 1986 | |
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Achomosphaera sp. Evitt 1963
Thalassiphora pelagica Eisenack 1954
Hystrichokolpoma cinctum Klumpp 1953 | |