PBDB Collection

Aguja Cymbophora Klein (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: Brewster County, Texas (29.8° N, 103.3° W: paleocoordinates 36.3° N, 76.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Baculites scotti ammonoid zone, Aguja Formation, Middle Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• Haustator bilira assemblage zone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: Klein 1986

Primary reference: J. J. Klein. 1986. Paleoecology of the Aguja formation, Brewster County, Texas. Masters thesis, 1-119 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 7467: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 18.07.2000

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Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Baculitidae	Baculites sp., Baculites scotti, Baculites ovatus Baculites sp. Lamarck 1799 ammonite Baculites sp. Baculites scotti Cobban 1958 ammonite Baculites scotti Baculites ovatus Say 1820 ammonite Baculites ovatus
Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae	"Anapachydiscus sp." = Menuites "Anapachydiscus sp." = Menuites Spath 1922 ammonite Anapachydiscus sp.
Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae	Placenticeras cf. meeki, Placenticeras sp. Placenticeras cf. meeki ammonite Placenticeras cf. P. meeki Placenticeras sp. Meek 1876 ammonite Placenticeras sp.
Nautilida - Nautilidae	Eutrephoceras dekayi Eutrephoceras dekayi Morton 1834 nautiloid Eutrephoceras dekayi
Gastropoda
Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae	Calliomphalus cf. americanus Calliomphalus cf. americanus snail Calliomphalus cf. C. americanus
Neritoidea - Neritidae	Nerita sp. Nerita sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail Nerita sp.
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella cf. trilara Turritella cf. trilara turret shell Turritella cf. T. trilara
Cerithioidea - Pachychilidae	Melanatria venusta Melanatria venusta Woods 1922 snail Melanatria venusta
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	"Pseudomaura cf. abnormalis" = Ampullina (Pseudamaura), "Pseudomaura cf. densatus" = Ampullina (Pseudamaura), "Pseudomaura cf. lirata" = Ampullina (Pseudamaura) "Pseudomaura cf. abnormalis" = Ampullina (Pseudamaura) snail Pseudomaura cf. P. abnormalis "Pseudomaura cf. densatus" = Ampullina (Pseudamaura) snail Pseudomaura cf. P. densatus "Pseudomaura cf. lirata" = Ampullina (Pseudamaura) snail Pseudomaura cf. P. lirata
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Gyrodes americanus, Gyrodes major, Gyrodes supraplicatus Gyrodes americanus moon snail Gyrodes americanus Gyrodes major Wade 1926 moon snail Gyrodes major Gyrodes supraplicatus Conrad 1858 moon snail Gyrodes supraplicatus
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Anomalofusus ? sp. Anomalofusus ? sp. Wade 1916 snail Anomalofusus sp?
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Stantonella interrupta, "Ornopsis digressa" = Ornopsis (Pornosis) digressa, Buccinopsis globosa, Buccinopsis greenensis Stantonella interrupta Conrad 1858 true whelk Stantonella interupta "Ornopsis digressa" = Ornopsis (Pornosis) digressa Wade 1926 true whelk Ornopsis digressa Buccinopsis globosa true whelk Buccinopsis globosa Buccinopsis greenensis true whelk Buccinopsis greenensis
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Caveola producta Caveola producta snail Caveola producta
Neogastropoda - Maturifusidae	Astandes sp. Astandes sp. snail Astandes sp.
Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae	Pyropsis sp. Pyropsis sp. Conrad 1860 snail Pyropsis sp.
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Volutomorpha retifera, Volutomorpha aspera Volutomorpha retifera Dall 1907 volute Volutomorpha retifera Volutomorpha aspera Dall 1907 volute Volutomorpha aspera
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Pugnellus sp., Drepanochilus sp. Pugnellus sp. Conrad 1860 snail Pugnellus sp. Drepanochilus sp. Meek 1864 snail Drepanochilus sp.
Sorbeoconcha - Acteoninidae	Eoacteon linteus, ? Troostella sp. Eoacteon linteus Conrad 1858 snail Acteon linteus ? Troostella sp. Wade 1926 snail Troostella sp?
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Nuculana sp. Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam Nuculana sp.
Myalinida - Inoceramidae	Inoceramus biconstrictus, Inoceramus cummingsi Inoceramus biconstrictus clam Inoceramus biconstrictus Inoceramus cummingsi clam Inoceramus cummingsi
Pectinida - Limidae	Pseudolimea cf. reticulata, Lima coahuilensis Pseudolimea cf. reticulata file clam Lima cf. L. reticulata Lima coahuilensis file clam Lima coahuilensis
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia cf. mexicana Anomia cf. mexicana jingle Anomia cf. A. mexicana
Ostreida - Pteriidae	Pteria sp. Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster Pteria sp.
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Flemingostrea subspatulata, Crassostrea trigonalis, Pseudoperna congesta Flemingostrea subspatulata oyster Flemingostrea subspatulata Crassostrea trigonalis oyster Crassostrea trigonalis Pseudoperna congesta oyster Pseudoperna congesta
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Nemodon eufaulensis Nemodon eufaulensis clam Nemodon eufaulensis [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis]
Arcida - Arcidae	Arca securiculata Arca securiculata ark Arca securiculata
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Ethmocardium cf. welleri, Granocardium sp., "Pachycardium wadei" = Protocardia (Pachycardium) Ethmocardium cf. welleri cockle Ethmocardium cf. E. welleri Granocardium sp. Gabb 1869 cockle Granocardium sp. "Pachycardium wadei" = Protocardia (Pachycardium) cockle Pachycardium wadei
Cardiida - Donacidae	Protodonax sp. Protodonax sp. Vokes 1945 clam Protodonax sp.
Cardiida - Tellinidae	"Linearia "sp. A Klein 1986"" = Linearis, "Linearia "sp. B Klein 1986"" = Linearis, Tellina cf. munda "Linearia "sp. A Klein 1986"" = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam Linearia sp. A Klein 1986 "Linearia "sp. B Klein 1986"" = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam Linearia sp. B Klein 1986 Tellina cf. munda tellin clam Tellina cf. T. munda
Cardiida - Veneridae	Aphrodina tippana Aphrodina tippana venus clam Aphrodina tippana
Cardiida - Mactridae	Cymbophora berryi, Cymbophora scabellum, Cymbophora "sp. A Klein 1986" Cymbophora berryi clam Cymbophora berryi Cymbophora scabellum clam Cymbophora scabellum Cymbophora "sp. A Klein 1986" Gabb 1869 clam Cymbophora sp. A Klein 1986
Hippuritida - Ichthyosarcolitidae	Caprinella cf. coraloidea Caprinella cf. coraloidea rudist Caprinella cf. C. coraloidea
Solenida - Pharidae	Leptosolen sp. Leptosolen sp. Conrad 1865 clam Leptosolen sp.
Poromyida - Poromyidae	Cymella bella Cymella bella clam Cymella bella
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Pholadomya cf. coahuilensis Pholadomya cf. coahuilensis clam Pholadomya cf. P. coahuilensis
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatella cf. vadosa Crassatella cf. vadosa Morton 1834 clam Crassatella cf. C. vadosa
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericardia sp. Venericardia sp. Lamarck 1801 clam Venericardia sp.