Sohl and Koch OFR # 127 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Moscow Landing; USGS # 31460

Where: Sumter County, Alabama (32.4° N, 88.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 38.7° N, 54.8° W (Wright 2013)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Discoscaphites conradi ammonoid zone, upper Member (Prairie Bluff Formation), Late/Upper Maastrichtian (72.2 - 66.0 Ma)

• Haustator bilira assemblage zone

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, gray, silty lime mudstone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original calcite

Reposited in the USGS

Collection methods: bulk,

• Sohl collection

Primary reference: N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1983. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) Mollusca from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. USGS Open File Report 83-451:1-239 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 4194: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
rhizopodea indet.
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp.
Cliona sp. demosponge
Clione sp.
Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
? Linthia sp.
? Linthia sp. Desor 1853 heart urchin
Linthia sp.? - originally entered as "Linthia ? sp."
unclassified
  -
Vertebrata indet., Vertebrata indet., Vertebrata indet.
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Fish parts
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Bone material
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Shark parts
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (encrusting)
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp.
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
indeterminate gastropods
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Cylindrotruncatum sp.
Cylindrotruncatum sp. Sohl 1963 snail
Cylindrotruncata sp.
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Striaticostatum sillimani
Striaticostatum sillimani Morton 1834 wentletrap
Striaticostatum sillimani (Morton)
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp., Turritella vertebroides, "Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella sp.
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
Turritella vertebroides Morton
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Thylacus cretaceus
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad 1860 slipper shell
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad
 Neogastropoda -
Neogastropoda indet.
Neogastropoda indet. Thiele 1929 snail
Neogastropods indeterminate
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Napulus sp.
Napulus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Napulus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Longoconcha sp.
Longoconcha sp. Stephenson 1941 volute
Longoconcha spp.
 Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Medionapus sp.
Medionapus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Medionapus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Drilluta sp., Graphidula sp., Bellifusus sp.
Drilluta sp. Wade 1916 snail
Drilluta sp.
Graphidula sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Graphidula sp.
Bellifusus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Bellifusus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Pyrifusus sp.
Pyrifusus sp. Conrad 1858 snail
Pyrifusus sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira sp., Gyrodes abyssinus, Gyrodes petrosus
Euspira sp. Agassiz 1837 moon snail
Euspira sp.
Gyrodes abyssinus Morton 1834 moon snail
Gyrodes abyssinus (Morton)
Gyrodes petrosus Morton 1834 moon snail
Gyrodes petrosus (Morton)
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia texana Stephenson
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella conradi
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Veniella conradi (Morton)
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma parva, Legumen sp.
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
Legumen sp. Conrad 1858 venus clam
Legumen sp.
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia (Brevicardium) fragile, Protocardia (Brevicardium) sp.
Protocardia (Brevicardium) fragile Stephenson 1941 cockle
Protocardium (Brevicardium) fragil - originally entered as "Protocardium fragile"
Protocardia (Brevicardium) sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
Protocardium (Brevicardium) sp. - originally entered as "Protocardium sp."
 Trigoniida - Pterotrigoniidae
"Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica" = Tennessiella thoracica
"Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica" = Tennessiella thoracica Morton 1834 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) tho
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp.
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp. Dietrich 1933 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp.
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga sp.
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
Lithophaga sp.
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten (Pecten) venustus" = Dhondtichlamys venusta
"Pecten (Pecten) venustus" = Dhondtichlamys venusta Morton 1833 scallop
Pecten (Pecten?) venustus Morton
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata, Pycnodonte vesicularis, Gryphaeostrea vomer
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Exogyra costata Say
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton 1828 oyster
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam
Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca rostellata
Arca rostellata ark
Arca rostellata (Morton)
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon sp.
Nemodon sp. Conrad 1869 clam
Nemodon sp.
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula amica
Nucula amica Gardner 1916 nut clam
Nucula amica Gardner
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras dekayi
Eutrephoceras dekayi Morton 1834
Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton)
 Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Discoscaphites sp., Discoscaphites iris
Discoscaphites sp. Meek 1870 ammonite
Discoscaphites sp.
Discoscaphites iris Conrad 1858 ammonite
Discoscaphites iris Conrad
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
"Baculites columna" = Trachybaculites columna, Baculites tippahensis, "Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus" = Eubaculites carinatus
"Baculites columna" = Trachybaculites columna Morton 1834 ammonite
Baculites columna Morton
Baculites tippahensis ammonite
Baculites tippahensis Conrad
"Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus" = Eubaculites carinatus Morton 1834 ammonite
Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus