PBDB Collection

Posthofbrug, Antwerpen Sands (Miocene to of Belgium)

Where: Belgium (51.2° N, 4.4° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 48.1° N, 7.2° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Antwerpen Sands Member (Berchem Formation), Burdigalian to Burdigalian (20.4 - 13.8 Ma)

• latest Burdigalian to Langhian (16.5 to 15.1 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; black, gray, argillaceous sandstone

• shallowing upward

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•neritic, energetic, shallowed upwards

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original calcite, original phosphate

Primary reference: S. Louwye, R. Marquet, M. Bosselaers and O. Lambert. 2010. Stratigraphy of an early-middle Miocene sequence near Antwerp in Northern Belgium (Southern North Sea Basin). Geologica Belgica 13(3):269-284 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 114830: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 25.08.2011

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Taxonomic list

• Faunal list is only from Unit 2.

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Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Gadila beniosti houthaelensis Gadila beniosti houthaelensis tusk shell
Bivalvia
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nuculoma haesendoncki haesendoncki Nuculoma haesendoncki haesendoncki nut clam
unclassified
-	Hinnitis ercolaniana, Neopycnodente navicularis Hinnitis ercolaniana Neopycnodente navicularis
Bivalvia
Carditida - Astartidae	Goodallia waeli waeli Goodallia waeli waeli clam
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Arctica islandica islandica Arctica islandica islandica clam
Cardiida - Glossidae	Glossus lunulatus lunulatus Glossus lunulatus lunulatus clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella multilamella Venus (Ventricoloidea) multilamella multilamella venus clam
unclassified
-	Mancasinodia nysti Mancasinodia nysti
Bivalvia
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba gibba Corbula (Varicorbula) gibba gibba clam
Gastropoda
Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae	Xenophora deshayesi deshayesi Xenophora deshayesi deshayesi carrier shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	Semicassis bicoronata bicoronata Semicassis bicoronata bicoronata snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Ficus condita condita Ficus condita condita fig shell
unclassified
-	Eurinodelphinidae indet. Eurinodelphinidae indet.
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Astrea belgica Astrea belgica stony coral
Scleractinia - Flabellidae	Flabellum cf. tuberculatum Flabellum cf. tuberculatum Keferstein 1859 stony coral
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Ceratocyathus granulatus Ceratocyathus granulatus Goldfuss 1826 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae	"Eupsammia praelonga" = Balanophyllia praelonga "Eupsammia praelonga" = Balanophyllia praelonga Michelotti 1838 stony coral
Thecostraca
Balanomorpha - Balanidae	"Megabalanus tintinnabulum" = Balanus tintinnabulum "Megabalanus tintinnabulum" = Balanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus 1758 barnacle
Malacostraca
Decapoda -	Brachyura indet. Brachyura indet. Latreille 1802 crab crab claw, crab carapace
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium sp. Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Gastropoda
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Diodora subcostaria Diodora subcostaria d'Orbigny 1852 snail
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus antediluvianus Conus antediluvianus cone shell
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Turridae indet. Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Haustellum inornatum Haustellum inornatum murex snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Scaphella bolli Scaphella bolli volute
Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae	"Baryspira obsoleta" = Amalda obsoleta "Baryspira obsoleta" = Amalda obsoleta Brocchi 1814 snail
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	Mitridae indet. Mitridae indet. Swainson 1831 mitre shell
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Aporrhais dingdenensis Aporrhais dingdenensis Marquet et al. 2002 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Naticidae indet., Sinum deshayesi Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail Sinum deshayesi moon snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	"Turritella eryna" = Haustator eryna "Turritella eryna" = Haustator eryna d'Orbigny 1852 turret shell
Bivalvia
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Arcoperna sericea Arcoperna sericea mussel
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris (Chevronia) baldii Glycymeris (Chevronia) baldii clam
Arcida - Limopsidae	Limopsis (Phrynelima) anomale, Limopsis (Limopsis) lamellata Limopsis (Phrynelima) anomale clam Limopsis (Limopsis) lamellata Lehmann 1885 clam
Ostreida - Pteriidae	Pinctada phalaenacea Pinctada phalaenacea pearl oyster
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Mimachlamys angelonii, Patinopecten brummeli, Pecten praebenedictus, Korobkovia woodi, Pseudamussium lilli Mimachlamys angelonii de Stefani and Pantanelli 1880 scallop Patinopecten brummeli Nyst 1864 scallop Pecten praebenedictus scallop Korobkovia woodi scallop Pseudamussium lilli Pusch 1837 scallop
Carditida - Astartidae	Digitaria beyschlageri, Goodallia laevigata, Goodallia angulata, Astarte goldfussi, "Astarte radiata" = Astarte (Astarte) radiata Digitaria beyschlageri clam Goodallia laevigata clam Goodallia angulata Lehmann 1885 clam Astarte goldfussi clam "Astarte radiata" = Astarte (Astarte) radiata Nyst and Westendorp 1839 clam
Carditida - Condylocardiidae	Erycinella chavani Erycinella chavani clam
Carditida - Carditidae	Glans (Cardita) ronchetti, Cyclocardia sp. Glans (Cardita) ronchetti clam listed as Glans (C.) ronchetti Cyclocardia sp. Conrad 1867 clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	"Lucinoma borealis praecedens" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis praecedens "Lucinoma borealis praecedens" = Lucinoma (Lucinoma) borealis praecedens von Koenen 1868 clam
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Cyrtodaria angusta, "Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica" = Hiatella arctica, Panopea (Panopea) kazakovae Cyrtodaria angusta Nyst and Westendorp 1839 clam "Hiatella (Hiatella) arctica" = Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam Panopea (Panopea) kazakovae Glibert and Van de Poel 1966 clam
Cardiida - Galeommatidae	Spaniorinus cimbricus Spaniorinus cimbricus Kautsky 1925 clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Laevicardium (Habecardium) subturgidum Laevicardium (Habecardium) subturgidum cockle listed as Laevicardium (H.) subturgidum
Cardiida - Semelidae	Abra antwerpiensis Abra antwerpiensis Glibert 1945 abra
Cardiida - Mactridae	Spisula aff. subtruncata Spisula aff. subtruncata da Costa 1778 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima "Gouldia minima" = Gouldia (Gouldia) minima Montagu 1803 venus clam
Polyplacophora
Neoloricata - Hanleyidae	Hanleya multigranosa Hanleya multigranosa chiton
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Cupuladriidae	Cupuladria cf. haidingeri Cupuladria cf. haidingeri
Echinoidea
Cidaroida - Cidaridae	"Cidaris" belgica "Cidaris" belgica pencil urchin listed as "Cidaris belgica"
Mammalia
Carnivora -	Pinnipedia indet. Pinnipedia indet. Illiger 1811 pinniped
Carnivora - Phocidae	Phocidae indet.¹, Prophoca rousseaui¹ Phocidae indet.¹ Gray 1821 seal Prophoca rousseaui¹ Van Beneden 1876 seal
Cetacea - Pelocetidae	Pelocetidae indet. Pelocetidae indet. Steeman 2007 whale
Cetacea -	Odontoceti indet. Odontoceti indet. Flower 1867 toothed whale
Cetacea - Squalodontidae	Squalodon sp. Squalodon sp. Grateloup 1840 toothed whale
Cetacea - Eurhinodelphinidae	Xiphiacetus bossi Xiphiacetus bossi Kellogg 1925 toothed whale
Cetacea - Kentriodontidae	Kentriodontidae indet., aff. Delphinodon sp., aff. Kentriodon sp. Kentriodontidae indet. Slijper 1936 toothed whale aff. Delphinodon sp. Leidy 1869 toothed whale aff. Kentriodon sp. Kellogg 1927 toothed whale
Cetacea -	Physeteroidea indet. Physeteroidea indet. Gray 1868 toothed whale
Reptilia
Testudines - Cheloniidae	Cheloniidae indet. Cheloniidae indet. Bonaparte 1832 sea turtle
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae	Keasius rhenanus² Keasius rhenanus² Reinecke and Radwanski 2015 basking shark

¹Dewaele et al. 2017; ²Reinecke and Radwanski 2015