PBDB Collection

Barrytown Al, lower sellaeformis bed, bag #1 (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as ACh-8-b1

Where: Choctaw County, Alabama (31.8° N, 88.3° W: paleocoordinates 32.5° N, 79.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cubitostrea sellaeformis other zone, Upper Member (Lisbon Formation), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• lower part of upper Lisbon

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; unlithified, glauconitic marl

• glauconitic sandy marl, Cubitostrea sellaeformis oyster bed

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical, sieve,

Primary reference: L. C. Ivany. 1997. Faunal stability and environmental change in the middle Eocene Gulf Coastal Plain (PhD Thesis, Harvard University). 1-221 [L. Ivany/L. Ivany/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2419: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Linda Ivany on 03.07.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• includes all countable macrofossils

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unclassified
-	Crasinella minor Crasinella minor
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae	Lunulitidae indet. Lunulitidae indet. Lagaaij 1952 lunulitid A
Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus sp. Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Mathildidae	Gegania antiquata Gegania antiquata snail G. a. striata
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Pyramidella propeacicula Pyramidella propeacicula snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica elaborata Architectonica elaborata Conrad 1833 sundial
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	"Actaeon idoneus" = Acteon idoneus "Actaeon idoneus" = Acteon idoneus Conrad 1833 snail originally entered as "Acteon idoneus"
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula trapaquara Ringicula trapaquara snail
Trochoidea - Skeneidae	"Skena pignus" = Skenea pignus "Skena pignus" = Skenea pignus de Gregorio 1890 snail originally entered as "Skenea pignus"
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	Retusa galba Retusa galba snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella sp. Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell all species
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta "Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Cirsotrema sp. Cirsotrema sp. Mörch 1852 wentletrap
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Naticidae indet., Sinum inconstans Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail Sinum inconstans moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	Cerithiella sp. Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Latirus moorei Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Pseudoliva vetusta, Terebrifusus multiplicatus, Buccitriton texanum Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk Terebrifusus multiplicatus true whelk Buccitriton texanum true whelk
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus mortonii, Levifusus mortoniopsis Levifusus mortonii snail Levifusus mortoniopsis snail
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Trigonostoma gemmatum, Trigonostoma babylonicum, Bonellitia sp. Trigonostoma gemmatum Conrad 1833 snail Trigonostoma babylonicum Lea 1833 snail Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail spp A
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	Fusimitra polita Fusimitra polita mitre shell
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	Cochlespira engonata Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865 snail
Neogastropoda - Terebridae	Terebra (Mirula) texagyra Terebra (Mirula) texagyra auger snail originally entered as "Terebra (Mirula) texagyra"
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Glyptotoma conradiana Glyptotoma conradiana cone shell
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Sullivania fisherensis, Eopleurotoma lisboncola, Eosurcula sp., Eosurcula moorei, "Protosurcula gabbi" = Protosurcula gabbii, Trypanotopsis texana Sullivania fisherensis turrid Eopleurotoma lisboncola turrid Eosurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid n. sp.? Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid "Protosurcula gabbi" = Protosurcula gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid Trypanotopsis texana turrid
Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae	Microdrillia sp. Microdrillia sp. Casey 1903 snail
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Ancilla staminea Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Pyramimitra terebraeformis Pyramimitra terebraeformis Conrad 1848 ribbed mitre
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Bullata semen, Athleta haleanus, "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Bullata semen Lea 1833 volute Athleta haleanus volute "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	Calyptraphorus velatus Calyptraphorus velatus Conrad 1833 snail C. v. nodovelatus - originally entered as "Calyptraphorus velatus"
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus, "Ficopsis texana" = Ficus "Ficopsis penita" = Ficus fig shell "Ficopsis texana" = Ficus fig shell
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	Eulima extremis Eulima extremis Aldrich 1911 snail
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Calorhadia semenoides, Calorhadia bella Calorhadia semenoides pointed nut clam Calorhadia bella pointed nut clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	"Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica "Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica Conrad 1833 nut clam
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Eburneopecten sp. Eburneopecten sp. Conrad 1865 scallop
Ostreida - Pteriidae	Pteria limula Pteria limula Conrad 1833 pearl oyster
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Cubitostrea sellaeformis Cubitostrea sellaeformis Conrad 1832 oyster
Arcida - Arcidae	Pachecoa sp., Barbatia rhomboidella Pachecoa sp. Harris 1919 clam Barbatia rhomboidella Lea 1833 clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris trigonella Glycymeris trigonella Conrad 1833 clam
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	Diplodonta ungulina Diplodonta ungulina Conrad 1833 clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Vokesula smithvillensis, "Caryocorbula alabamiensis" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis, Corbula extenuata Vokesula smithvillensis Harris 1919 clam "Caryocorbula alabamiensis" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis Lea 1833 clam Corbula extenuata Dall 1898 clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Bathytormus clarkensis Bathytormus clarkensis Dall 1900 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda "Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae	Turbinolia pharetra Turbinolia pharetra Lea 1833 stony coral
Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae	Endopachys maclurii Endopachys maclurii Lea 1833 stony coral
Pasithea
-	"Niso umbilicata" = Pasithea umbilicata "Niso umbilicata" = Pasithea umbilicata Lea 1833