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USGS Loc. 2211 - Alum Bluff, lower bed (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Liberty County, Florida (30.4° N, 85.0° W: paleocoordinates 30.8° N, 81.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Chipola Formation (Alum Bluff Group), Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Lower bed. AGE: Direct date from 87Sr/86Sr isotope dating of fossils from elsewhere in Chipola Fm [=Burdigalian age].

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified, calcareous marl and unlithified, calcareous sandstone

• marls, sands, clays, for the most part unconsolidated, in places highly calcareous

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USGS

Primary reference: J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709 [A. Miller/K. Layou/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 42443: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 29.07.2004, edited by Pete Wagner

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
Arcida - Arcidae	Arca paratina, "Arca (Barbatia) marylandica" = Barbatia marylandica, "Arca (Diluvarca) mikkula n. sp." = Anadara (Diluvarca), "Arca (Diluvarca) staminata" = Anadara (Diluvarca) Arca paratina ark present "Arca (Barbatia) marylandica" = Barbatia marylandica Conrad 1840 clam rare "Arca (Diluvarca) mikkula n. sp." = Anadara (Diluvarca) ark abundant "Arca (Diluvarca) staminata" = Anadara (Diluvarca) ark common
Arcida - Glycymerididae	"Glycymeris subovata" = Costaglycymeris subovata "Glycymeris subovata" = Costaglycymeris subovata Say 1824 clam rare
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Spondylus chipolanus, "Pecten (Chlamys) chipolanus" = Lindapecten chipolanus, "Pecten (Chlamys) alumensis" = Antillipecten alumensis Spondylus chipolanus Dall 1890 scallop rare; ? in occurrence table "Pecten (Chlamys) chipolanus" = Lindapecten chipolanus Dall 1898 scallop present "Pecten (Chlamys) alumensis" = Antillipecten alumensis Dall 1898 scallop common
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia microgrammata Anomia microgrammata jingle rare
Ostreida - Ostreidae	"Ostrea rugifera" = Cubitostrea rugifera "Ostrea rugifera" = Cubitostrea rugifera Dall 1898 oyster prolific
Ostreida - Pteriidae	Pteria chipolana Pteria chipolana pearl oyster present
Mytilida - Mytilidae	"Modiolus (Brachydontes) curtulus" = Brachidontes, Crenella minuscula "Modiolus (Brachydontes) curtulus" = Brachidontes mussel rare Crenella minuscula mussel present
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia hadra" = Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hadra, "Cardita (Carditamera) apotegea n. sp." = Carditamera, Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tellia "Venericardia hadra" = Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hadra Dall 1903 clam present "Cardita (Carditamera) apotegea n. sp." = Carditamera clam common Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tellia Dall 1903 clam common
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula (Caryocorbula) sarda, Corbula (Caryocorbula) franci n. sp., "Corbula chipolana" = Varicorbula chipolana Corbula (Caryocorbula) sarda clam present Corbula (Caryocorbula) franci n. sp. clam present "Corbula chipolana" = Varicorbula chipolana Gardner 1928 clam common
Cardiida - Erycinidae	Erycina undosa, Erycina scaptera n. sp. Erycina undosa clam rare Erycina scaptera n. sp. clam present
Cardiida - Montacutidae	Montacuta chipolana Montacuta chipolana clam rare
Cardiida - Chamidae	Pseudochama chipolana, "Chama draconis" = Arcinella draconis Pseudochama chipolana jewel box common "Chama draconis" = Arcinella draconis Dall 1903 jewel box rare
Cardiida - Mactridae	"Crassatellites (Crassinella) triangulatus" = Cymbophora triangulata "Crassatellites (Crassinella) triangulatus" = Cymbophora triangulata Waring 1917 clam present
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	Diplodonta paralta Diplodonta paralta Gardner 1926 clam present
Cardiida - Veneridae	Chione sp., Chione chipolana, "Venus langdoni" = Mercenaria langdoni, Anomalocardia chipolana, "Chione (Lirophora) burnsii" = Lirophora, "Dosinia (Dosinidia) chipolana" = Dosinia chipolana, "Pitaria (Hysteroconcha) harrisi" = Hysteroconcha, Pitaria floridana, "Gafrarium (Gouldia) erosum" = Gouldia, "Transenella utica" = Transennella, "Macrocallista acuminata" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) acuminata, "Grateloupia (Cytheriopsis) alumensis" = Cytheriopsis Chione sp. von Mühlfield 1811 venus clam present Chione chipolana Dall 1903 venus clam common "Venus langdoni" = Mercenaria langdoni Dall 1900 quahog abundant Anomalocardia chipolana venus clam rare "Chione (Lirophora) burnsii" = Lirophora venus clam common "Dosinia (Dosinidia) chipolana" = Dosinia chipolana Dall 1903 venus clam common "Pitaria (Hysteroconcha) harrisi" = Hysteroconcha venus clam rare Pitaria floridana venus clam common "Gafrarium (Gouldia) erosum" = Gouldia venus clam common "Transenella utica" = Transennella venus clam abundant "Macrocallista acuminata" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) acuminata Dall 1903 venus clam common "Grateloupia (Cytheriopsis) alumensis" = Cytheriopsis venus clam present
Cardiida - Solecurtidae	Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus Spengler 1794 clam rare
Cardiida - Donacidae	Donax trueloides n. sp. Donax trueloides n. sp. clam rare
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Strigilla paraflexuosa n. sp., "Metis chipolana" = Florimetis chipolana, Tellina (Moerella) hypolispa, Tellina (Moerella) ctenota n. sp., Tellina (Scissula) lampra, Tellina (Tellinella) chipolana, "Tellina (Arcopagia) aequistriata" = Tellina (Merisca) aequistriata Strigilla paraflexuosa n. sp. Gardner 1947 tellin clam rare "Metis chipolana" = Florimetis chipolana Dall 1900 tellin clam rare Tellina (Moerella) hypolispa Dall 1900 tellin clam common Tellina (Moerella) ctenota n. sp. Gardner 1947 tellin clam present Tellina (Scissula) lampra Dall 1900 tellin clam present Tellina (Tellinella) chipolana Dall 1900 tellin clam present "Tellina (Arcopagia) aequistriata" = Tellina (Merisca) aequistriata Say 1824 tellin clam rare; ? in occurrence table
Cardiida - Semelidae	Abra lapochi n. sp., Semele chipolana, Ervilia chipolana Abra lapochi n. sp. abra common Semele chipolana Dall 1900 clam rare Ervilia chipolana Dall 1898 clam common
Cardiida - Cardiidae	"Cardium (Trachycardium) parile" = Nemocardium parile, "Cardium (Laevicardium) compressum" = Laevicardium compressum, "Cardium (Fragum) aliculum" = Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) aliculum, "Cardium (Cerastoderma) chipolanum" = Cerastoderma chipolanum "Cardium (Trachycardium) parile" = Nemocardium parile Deshayes 1858 cockle abundant "Cardium (Laevicardium) compressum" = Laevicardium compressum Dall 1900 cockle common "Cardium (Fragum) aliculum" = Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) aliculum Dall 1900 cockle abundant "Cardium (Cerastoderma) chipolanum" = Cerastoderma chipolanum Dall 1900 cockle common; C. (C.) chipolanum alumen n. subsp.
Cardiida - Sportellidae	Hindsiella nephritica Hindsiella nephritica clam rare
Lucinida - Lucinidae	"Phacoides (Parvilucina) sphaeriolus" = Parvilucina, "Phacoides (Linga) glenni" = Here glenni, "Lucina janus" = Pegophysema janus, "Codakia (Jagonia) chipolana" = Ctena, "Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus" = Miltha chipolana, "Divaricella chipolana" = Divaricella (Divaricella) chipolana, "Phacoides (Cardiolucina) trisulcatus" = Cavilinga trisulcata "Phacoides (Parvilucina) sphaeriolus" = Parvilucina clam common "Phacoides (Linga) glenni" = Here glenni Dall 1903 clam abundant "Lucina janus" = Pegophysema janus Dall 1903 clam present "Codakia (Jagonia) chipolana" = Ctena clam common "Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus" = Miltha chipolana Dall 1903 clam rare "Divaricella chipolana" = Divaricella (Divaricella) chipolana Dall 1903 clam common "Phacoides (Cardiolucina) trisulcatus" = Cavilinga trisulcata Conrad 1841 clam rare
Protobranchia - Nuculanidae	Nuculana chipolana Nuculana chipolana pointed nut clam abundant
Gastropoda
Ptenoglossa - Epitoniidae	"Epitonium (Spiniscala) virginiae" = Scala (Spiniscala) "Epitonium (Spiniscala) virginiae" = Scala (Spiniscala) wentletrap rare
Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae	Cuvierina columnella Cuvierina columnella Rang 1827 snail ? in occurrence table
Opisthobranchia - Bullidae	Bulla striata Bulla striata Bruguiére 1792 snail abundant
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Acteocina incisula, Acteocina persimilis, Scaphander langdoni Acteocina incisula barrel-bubble abundant; also A. incisula curtoides (present) Acteocina persimilis barrel-bubble present Scaphander langdoni snail common
Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae	Haminoea pompholyx, Atys oedemata, Atys (Roxaniella) gracilis, "Atys (Aliculastrum) obscuratus" = Atys obscuratus Haminoea pompholyx snail common [entered as Haminaea pompholyx] Atys oedemata snail present Atys (Roxaniella) gracilis snail common "Atys (Aliculastrum) obscuratus" = Atys obscuratus Dall 1896 snail present
Opisthobranchia -	Dolabella aldrichi Dolabella aldrichi sea hare rare
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	Globularia fischeri Globularia fischeri Dall 1892 snail common; ? in occurrence table
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Olivella eleutheria n. sp. Olivella eleutheria n. sp. olive snail abundant
Neogastropoda - Columbellidae	Mitrella alumen n. sp., Mitrella perfervida, Mitrella pedana n. sp. Mitrella alumen n. sp. snail present Mitrella perfervida snail common Mitrella pedana n. sp. Gardner 1947 snail abundant
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Hesperisternia chipolana Hesperisternia chipolana true whelk rare
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	"Phos (Strongylocera) pedanus" = Pallacera costatus, "Uzita anisonema" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita harrisi" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita dasynema" = Nassarius (Uzita) dasynema, "Uzita cinclis" = Nassarius (Uzita) cinclis "Phos (Strongylocera) pedanus" = Pallacera costatus Gabb 1873 snail rare "Uzita anisonema" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail present "Uzita harrisi" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail abundant "Uzita dasynema" = Nassarius (Uzita) dasynema Gardner 1944 snail rare; also U. dasynema cesta (rare) "Uzita cinclis" = Nassarius (Uzita) cinclis Gardner 1944 snail present
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Melongena sculpturata, Busycon burnsii Melongena sculpturata snail present Busycon burnsii whelk common
Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae	"Marginella (Gibberula) sp." = Gibberula, Marginella (Gibberula) chondra, Marginella (Persicula) calhounensis "Marginella (Gibberula) sp." = Gibberula Swainson 1840 snail present Marginella (Gibberula) chondra Gardner 1947 snail common Marginella (Persicula) calhounensis Maury 1910 snail abundant
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	Mitra (Pleioptygma) prodroma Mitra (Pleioptygma) prodroma mitre shell present
Neogastropoda - Marginellidae	Marginella (Serrata) chipolana, Marginella (Serrata) denticulatoides, Marginella (Serrata) coloba, Marginella (Serrata) nanna n. sp., Marginella (Serrata) critha, Marginella (Serrata) euancycla, Marginella (Serrata) eurystoma, Cypraeolina pyrenoides, Marginella (Egouena) capsa n. sp., "Marginella (Egouena) apalachee n. sp." = Prunum (Microspira) apalachee, "Marginella (Egouena) eleutheria n. sp." = Prunum eleutheria, "Marginella (Egouena) lipara" = Prunum lipara, Marginella (Volvarina) oryzoides Marginella (Serrata) chipolana Maury 1910 margin shell present Marginella (Serrata) denticulatoides Maury 1910 margin shell rare; ? in occurrence table Marginella (Serrata) coloba Gardner 1947 margin shell common; also M. (S.) coloba conoispira (common) Marginella (Serrata) nanna n. sp. Gardner 1947 margin shell common Marginella (Serrata) critha Gardner 1947 margin shell common Marginella (Serrata) euancycla Gardner 1947 margin shell present Marginella (Serrata) eurystoma Gardner 1947 margin shell present Cypraeolina pyrenoides margin shell present Marginella (Egouena) capsa n. sp. Gardner 1947 margin shell present "Marginella (Egouena) apalachee n. sp." = Prunum (Microspira) apalachee Gardner 1947 margin shell common "Marginella (Egouena) eleutheria n. sp." = Prunum eleutheria Gardner 1947 margin shell abundant; also M. (E.) eleutheria dasa (present) "Marginella (Egouena) lipara" = Prunum lipara Gardner 1947 margin shell common; also M. (E.) lipara lepta (present) Marginella (Volvarina) oryzoides Gardner 1947 margin shell common
Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae	"Vasum aff. engonatum" = Vasum haitensis, "Xancus chipolanus" = Turbinella "Vasum aff. engonatum" = Vasum haitensis Sowerby 1850 snail rare "Xancus chipolanus" = Turbinella snail rare
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Conomitra apalachee, "Vexillum (Uromitra) mikkulum n. sp." = Uromitra, "Vexillum (Uromitra) scopuli" = Uromitra scopuli Conomitra apalachee ribbed mitre rare; ? in occurrence table "Vexillum (Uromitra) mikkulum n. sp." = Uromitra ribbed mitre present "Vexillum (Uromitra) scopuli" = Uromitra scopuli Maury 1910 ribbed mitre common
Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae	"Cryoturris daidalea" = Kurtziella (Cryoturris), ""Mangelia" louisae" = Cythara (Mangelia), ""Mangelia" klimakota n. sp." = Cythara (Mangelia), ""Mangelia" stypteria n. sp." = Cythara (Mangelia) "Cryoturris daidalea" = Kurtziella (Cryoturris) snail rare ""Mangelia" louisae" = Cythara (Mangelia) snail present; ? in occurrence table ""Mangelia" klimakota n. sp." = Cythara (Mangelia) snail common ""Mangelia" stypteria n. sp." = Cythara (Mangelia) snail rare
Neogastropoda - Drilliidae	"Drillia" prion "Drillia" prion snail common
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Clavatula panopla n. sp., Clavatula eleutheria n. sp., Clavatula grabaui, Clavatula libertalis n. sp., Clavatula compsa, Polystira albidoides Clavatula panopla n. sp. turrid abundant Clavatula eleutheria n. sp. turrid common Clavatula grabaui turrid rare Clavatula libertalis n. sp. turrid present Clavatula compsa turrid rare Polystira albidoides turrid common
Neogastropoda -	Glyphostoma tiarophoron n. sp. Glyphostoma tiarophoron n. sp. snail present
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus sulculus, Conus demiurgus Conus sulculus Dall 1896 cone shell present Conus demiurgus Dall 1903 cone shell present
Neogastropoda - Terebridae	"Terebra (Strioterebrum) langdoni" = Strioterebrum "Terebra (Strioterebrum) langdoni" = Strioterebrum auger snail common
Stromboidea - Strombidae	"Strombus aldrichi" = Persististrombus aldrichi "Strombus aldrichi" = Persististrombus aldrichi Dall 1890 true conch present
Stromboidea - Thersiteidae	Orthaulax gabbi Orthaulax gabbi Dall 1890 snail common
Naticoidea - Naticidae	Natica (Natica) alticallosa, "Natica (Tectonatica) semen" = Tectonatica, "Natica (? Tectonatica) platabasis" = Tectonatica, "Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus" = Neverita chipolanus Natica (Natica) alticallosa moon snail present "Natica (Tectonatica) semen" = Tectonatica moon snail common "Natica (? Tectonatica) platabasis" = Tectonatica moon snail common "Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus" = Neverita chipolanus Dall 1892 moon snail abundant
Cypraeoidea - Cypraeidae	"Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) chilona" = Loxacypraea chilona, "Cypraea chilona n. sp." = Loxacypraea chilona "Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) chilona" = Loxacypraea chilona Dall 1900 cowry common "Cypraea chilona n. sp." = Loxacypraea chilona Dall 1900 cowry
Calyptraeoidea - Calyptraeidae	"Crucibulum chipolanum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum, Calyptraea centralis, Crepidula plana "Crucibulum chipolanum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum Dall 1892 slipper shell rare Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell present Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell present
Rissooidea - Rissoidae	Rissoina (Cibdezebina) browniana, Rissoina vittata n. sp., Rissoina (Zebinella) chipolana Rissoina (Cibdezebina) browniana d'Orbigny 1845 snail present Rissoina vittata n. sp. Gardner 1947 snail rare Rissoina (Zebinella) chipolana snail common
Truncatelloidea - Caecidae	Caecum chipolanum Caecum chipolanum Gardner 1947 snail abundant
Truncatelloidea - Tornidae	"Teinostoma chipolanum" = Teinostoma (Idioraphe) chipolanum "Teinostoma chipolanum" = Teinostoma (Idioraphe) chipolanum Dall 1892 snail present
Truncatelloidea - Synceratidae	Syncera microgaza Syncera microgaza snail present
Sorbeoconcha - Litiopidae	Alaba chipolana Alaba chipolana Dall 1892 snail common
Sorbeoconcha - Turritellidae	Turritella subgrundifera, "Turritella (Torcula) dalli n. sp." = Turritella dalli Turritella subgrundifera Dall 1892 turret shell common "Turritella (Torcula) dalli n. sp." = Turritella dalli Gardner 1947 turret shell present
Sorbeoconcha - Modulidae	Modulus compactus Modulus compactus snail rare
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Sulcularia prosulcata, Acteon korphys Sulcularia prosulcata snail present Acteon korphys Gardner 1947 snail common
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula chipolana Ringicula chipolana snail rare
Heterostropha - Mathildidae	Gegania acutissima Gegania acutissima snail abundant
Neritoidea - Neritidae	Smaragdia chipolana Smaragdia chipolana snail rare
Architectonicoidea - Architectonicidae	Architectonica chipolana Architectonica chipolana sundial present
Turbinoidea - Turbinidae	Solariorbis microforatis, Astraea chipolana Solariorbis microforatis snail rare Astraea chipolana snail rare
Turbinoidea - Phasianellidae	Tricolia affinis, Tricolia probrevis Tricolia affinis snail prolific; T. affinis chipolana Tricolia probrevis snail common
Fissurelloidea - Fissurellidae	Diodora chipolana Diodora chipolana Dall 1892 snail present
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Calliostoma exile, Calliostoma grammaticum, Chlorostoma (Omphalius) exolutum Calliostoma exile Dall 1892 top snail rare Calliostoma grammaticum Dall 1892 top snail common Chlorostoma (Omphalius) exolutum top snail present; also C. (O.) exolutum limatum (present)
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	"Dentalium (Antalis) chipolanum" = Antalis "Dentalium (Antalis) chipolanum" = Antalis tusk shell present
Gadilida - Gadilidae	"Cadulus (Polyschides) lobion" = Polyschides "Cadulus (Polyschides) lobion" = Polyschides tusk shell common