Assorted sea shells from the UK

[grg1109]

I purchased some "fossil rocks" from the UK.  The darker ones are from the cretaceous greensand of shanklin.  The White chalk one is from the Isle of Wight.

Thanks

Greg

 

Edited July 25, 2021 by grg1109

[Fossildude19]

A bit disappointing they didn't come with ID's.   

[Tidgy's Dad]

I have this worm tube from the Lower Greensand, I think from the Isle of Wight somewhere, I'll have to look it up. But it's Rotularia concava according to my fossil index. 

The brachiopod at the top is Sulcirhynchia hythensis, I think. 

[grg1109]

52 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

I have this worm tube from the Lower Greensand, I think from the Isle of Wight somewhere, I'll have to look it up. But it's Rotularia concava according to my fossil index. 

The brachiopod at the top is Sulcirhynchia hythensis, I think

Both look correct

Thank You

Greg

[Diego_G]

Hi, I would say it is "Cyclothyris" parvirostris (J.d.C. Sowerby in Fitton, 1836). https://www.3d-fossils.ac.uk/fossilType.cfm?typSampleId=605256

There is little info on this species in the literature but it is abundant at Shanklin (Isle of Wight). Attribution to Cyclothyris is tentative on my side, I reckon the internal features

have never been publsihed. Sure Ellis Owen checked the internal features but he never published a review on this species.

 

Greetings,

diego