Coon Creek (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: McNairy County, Tennessee (35.3° N, 88.6° W: paleocoordinates 38.9° N, 65.2° W)

When: Ripley Formation (Selma Group), Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by Christopher Garvie

Primary reference: W. J. Foster, C. L. Garvie, A. M. Weiss, A. D. Muscente, M. Aberhan, J. W. Counts, and R. C. Martindale. 2020. Resilience of marine invertebrate communities during the early Cenozoic hyperthermals. Scientific Reports 10:2176 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 205445: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Gastropoda
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Nerita sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna intermissia Sohl 1964 snail
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Creonella triplicata Wade 1917 snail
Creonella subangulata Sohl 1964 snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Tornatellaea cretacea Wade 1926 snail
? Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Oligoptycha americana Wade 1926 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad 1860 slipper shell
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Anteglosia tennesseensis Wade 1926 snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Striaticostatum pondi Stephenson 1941 wentletrap
Acirsa sp. Mörch 1857 wentletrap
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella trilirata" = Incatella trilirata Philippi 1887 turret shell
Laxispira lumbricalis Gabb 1877 turret shell
? Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella spp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella tippana Conrad 1858 turret shell
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
Cerithium semirugatum Wade 1926 cerith snail
Cerithium weeksi Wade 1926 cerith snail
Cerithium nodoliratum Wade 1926 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae
Nudivagus simplicus Wade 1926 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Acteoninidae
? Eoacteon sp. Stephenson 1955 snail
Parietiplicatum conicum Wade 1926 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Napulus cf. fragilis Sohl 1964 snail
Napulus reesidei Sohl 1964 snail
 Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Pyropsis perornatus Wade 1926 snail
Pyropsis interstriatus Wade 1926 snail
Pyropsis proxima Wade 1926 snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Caveola acuta Wade 1926 snail
acuta
Mataxa elegans Wade 1916 snail
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Ecphora proquadricostata Wade 1917 murex snail
Sargana ? stantoni Weller 1907 murex snail
"Lowenstamia liratus" = Sohliina liratus Wade 1926 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Liopeplum sp. Dall 1890 volute
Liopeplum coronatum Sohl 1964 volute
Liopeplum leioderma Conrad 1860 volute
Volutomorpha sp. Gabb 1877 volute
Volutomorpha valida Sohl 1964 volute
Volutomorpha gigantea Wade 1926 volute
Volutomorpha mutabilis Wade 1926 volute
Volutomorpha retifera Dall 1907 volute
Longoconcha tennesseensis Wade 1926 volute
 Neogastropoda -
Fulgerca attenuata Wade 1926 snail
 Neogastropoda - Coralliophilidae
Latiaxis serratus Wade 1916 snail
 Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae
Schizobasis depressa Wade 1916 snail
Morea marylandica Gardner 1916 snail
Morea cancellaria Conrad 1860 snail
Paramorea sp. Wade 1917 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
? Cryptoconus macnairyensis Wade 1917 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Amuletum macnairyensis turrid
macnairyensis
Amuletum sp. Stephenson 1941 turrid
Amuletum fasciolatum Wade 1926 turrid
Fusimilis proxima Wade 1926 turrid
Remnita hastata Sohl 1964 turrid
Remnita biacuminata Wade 1926 turrid
Beretra cf. gracilis Wade 1926 turrid
Beretra gracilis Wade 1926 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Anomalofusus substriatus Wade 1916 snail
Remera microstriata Stephenson 1941 snail
Bellifusus curvicostatus Wade 1926 snail
curvicostatus
Woodsella typica Wade 1926 snail
Graphidula obscura Wade 1926 snail
Graphidula cancellata Wade 1926 snail
Boltenella ? excellens Wade 1917 snail
Paleopsephaea mutabilis Wade 1926 snail
Paleopsephaea pergracilis Wade 1926 snail
aff. Hercorhyncus sp. Conrad 1868 snail
Drilluta sp. Wade 1916 snail
Drilluta communis Wade 1916 snail
Drilluta distans Conrad 1860 snail
Drilluta major Wade 1916 snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Pyrifusus sp. Conrad 1858 snail
Pyrifusus crassus Sohl 1964 snail
Pyrifusus subliratus Wade 1926 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
? Fusus sp. Bruguière 1789 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Seminola solida" = Buccinopsis true whelk
? Odontobasis sp. Meek 1876 true whelk
Odontobasis australis Wade 1926 true whelk
Hydrotribulus nodosus Wade 1916 true whelk
Ptychosyca inornata Gabb 1876 true whelk
Aliofusus stamineus Sohl 1964 true whelk
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
? Gyrineum sp. Link 1807 triton shell
Sassia sp. Bellardi 1872 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Colombellinidae
"Columbellina americana" = Colombellina
"Columbellina americana" = Colombellina snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
"Arrhoges (Latiala) lobata" = Latiala lobata Wade 1926 snail
Anchura sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Pterocerella poinsettiformis Stephenson 1941 snail
"Gymnarus abnormalis" = Bizarrus abnormalis Wade 1926 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
Trichotropis sp. Broderip and Sowerby 1829 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
? Seila sp. Adams 1861 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
? Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail
Variseila meeki Wade 1926 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira halli Gabb 1860 moon snail
aff. Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Gyrodes major Wade 1926 moon snail
"Gyrodes spillmani" = Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani Gabb 1861 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
? Vitrinella sp. Adams 1850 snail
 Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
Lupira sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Lupira pyriformis Stephenson 1941 snail
Lupira variabilis Wade 1926 snail
 Basommatophora - Siphonariidae
Siphonaria wieseri Wade 1926 pulmonate
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus obnutus tusk shell
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
"Trigonia thoracica" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica Morton 1834 clam
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatellites sp." = Crassatella, "Crassatellites vadosus" = Crassatella vadosa
"Crassatellites sp." = Crassatella Lamarck 1799 clam
"Crassatellites vadosus" = Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Etea sp. Conrad 1873 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora sp. Gabb 1869 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
? Meretrix sp. Lamarck 1799 venus clam
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
Cyprimeria sp. Conrad 1864 venus clam
Cyclina magna venus clam
Legumen planulatum venus clam
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
Aphrodina sp. Conrad 1869 venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Liothyris carolinensis Conrad 1875 tellin clam
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis tellin clam
"Linearia ornatissima" = Linearis tellin clam
? Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Granocardium) dumosum Conrad 1870 cockle
"Cardium kummeli" = Granocardium kuemmeli Weller 1907 cockle
"Cardium stantoni" = Protocardia stantoni Wade 1926 cockle
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
 Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata Conrad 1858 clam
 Pandorida - Clavagellidae
Clavagella armata Morton 1833 clam
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
"Ostrea falcata" = Agerostrea falcata
"Ostrea falcata" = Agerostrea falcata Morton 1827 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Ostreida - Malleidae
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervilliopsis sp. Whitfield 1885 oyster
Gervilliopsis ensiformis Conrad 1858 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Pinna laqueata Conrad 1858 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
"Neithea quinquecostatus" = Neithea (Neitheops) quinquecostata
"Neithea quinquecostatus" = Neithea (Neitheops) quinquecostata Sowerby 1814 scallop
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
"Inoceramus sagensis" = Inoceramus (Cataceramus) sagensis Owen 1852 clam
Inoceramus sp. Sowerby 1814 clam
 Arcida - Limopsidae
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
? Crenella sp. Brown 1827 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula amica Gardner 1916 nut clam