Bird Road, Zone 4 - Thalassia - Turritella Zone (Pliocene of the United States)

Also known as Reef 4272

Where: Florida (25.7° N, 80.4° W: paleocoordinates 25.8° N, 79.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Buckingham Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithology not reported

• Representing the lagoonal region behind the main reef system, this extensive zone was characterized by a soft sediment substrate containing a patchwork of turtle grass (Thalassia) beds, open sandy areas, and large beds of the gastropods

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils, microfossils

Primary reference: E. J. Petuch. 1986. The Pliocene Reefs of Miami: Their Geomorphological Significance in the Evolution of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge, Southeastern Florida, U.S.A. Journal of Coastal Research 2(4):391-408 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 146875: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 01.07.2013

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Olssonella sp.
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium sp., Cerithioclava sp., "Ochetoclava sp." = Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava)
Bittium sp. Gray 1847 cerith snail
Cerithioclava sp. Olssen and Harbison 1953 cerith snail
"Ochetoclava sp." = Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) Woodring 1928 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella spp., "Turritella maiquetiana" = Turritella (Broderiptella) maiquetiana, Turritella (Eichwaldiella) mansfieldi, Turritella (Eichwaldiella) pontoni, Turritella buckinghamensis
Turritella spp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
"Turritella maiquetiana" = Turritella (Broderiptella) maiquetiana Weisbord 1962 turret shell
Turritella (Eichwaldiella) mansfieldi Olsson 1967 turret shell
Turritella buckinghamensis Mansfield 1939 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Modulidae
Modulus woodringi
 Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae
Thericium sp.
Thericium sp. Monterosato 1809 snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Trigonostoma sp., "Extractrix sp." = Trigonostoma (Extractrix), Cancellaria sp., "Emmonsella sp." = Ventrilia, Massyla sp.
Trigonostoma sp. Blainville 1827 snail
"Extractrix sp." = Trigonostoma (Extractrix) Korobkov 1955 snail
Cancellaria sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
"Emmonsella sp." = Ventrilia Jousseaume 1887 snail
Massyla sp. Adams and Adams 1854 snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Syntomodrillia sp., Cerodrillia sp., Cymatosyrinx sp., Hindsiclava sp.
Syntomodrillia sp. Woodring 1928 snail
Cerodrillia sp. Bartsch and Rehder 1939 snail
Cymatosyrinx sp. Dall 1889 snail
Hindsiclava sp. Hertlein and Strong 1955 snail
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Brachycythara sp.
Brachycythara sp. Woodring 1928 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Glyphostoma sp.
Glyphostoma sp. Gabb 1872 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum sp., "Myurellina sp." = Terebra (Myurellina), Hastula sp.
Strioterebrum sp. Sacco 1891 auger snail
"Myurellina sp." = Terebra (Myurellina) Bartsch 1923 auger snail
Hastula sp. Adams and Adams 1853 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Contraconus adversarius" = Conus (Contraconus) adversarius, "Conus (Lithoconus) cherokus" = Conus spurius, "Conus (Lithoconus) druidi" = Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis
"Contraconus adversarius" = Conus (Contraconus) adversarius Conrad 1840 cone shell
"Conus (Lithoconus) cherokus" = Conus spurius Gmelin 1791 cone shell
"Conus (Lithoconus) druidi" = Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis Sowerby 1850 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Sedilia sp.
Sedilia sp. Fargo 1953 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Horaiclavidae
Buchema sp.
Buchema sp. Corea 1934 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus (Tricornis) sp., Strombus floridanus
Strombus (Tricornis) sp. Jousseaume 1886 conch
Strombus floridanus Mansfield 1930 conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"Siphocypraea pilsbryi" = Akleistostoma pilsbryi
"Siphocypraea pilsbryi" = Akleistostoma pilsbryi Ingram 1939 cowry
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Carinodrillia sp.
Carinodrillia sp. Dall 1919 snail
Angiospermae
 Alismatales - Hydrocharitaceae
Thalassia sp.