Sohl and Koch OFR # 202 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Shellhorn RD; USGS # 27527

Where: Pike County, Alabama (31.9° N, 86.1° W: paleocoordinates 34.9° N, 64.2° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Contusotruncana contusa foram zone, lower Member (Providence Formation), Early/Lower Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• Foraminiferal zonation from King and Skotnicki, 1992.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; silty sandstone

Size class: mesofossils

Reposited in the USGS

Collection methods: bulk,

• Sohl collection

Primary reference: N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1983. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) Mollusca from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. USGS Open File Report 83-451:1-239 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 4239: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral
Micrabacia spp.
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Echinoid sp. - originally entered as "Echinoidea sp."
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon sp. Conrad 1869 clam
Nemodon sp.
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris rotundata clam
Glycymeris rotundata (Gabb)
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia (Cucullaearca) sp. Conrad 1865 clam
Barbatia (Cucullaearca) sp.
Striarca cuneata clam
Striarca cuneata Gabb
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
Arca sp.
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Bathytormus pteropsis Conrad 1860 clam
Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad)
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
Corbula sp.
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. - originally entered as "Caesticorbula sp."
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) suffalciata clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) suffa - originally entered as "Caesticorbula suffalciata"
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium (Granocardium) sp. Gabb 1869 cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) sp.
Trachycardium sp. n. sp. Mörch 1853 cockle
Trachycardium n. sp. (large) - originally entered as "Trachycardium n. sp."
Trachycardium eufaulensis Conrad 1860 cockle
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad)
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Solyma aff. elliptica, "Linearia pectinis" = Linearis, "Linearia sp." = Linearis, ? Tellina sp.
Solyma aff. elliptica Gabb 1861 tellin clam
Solyma aff. S. elliptica (Conrad) - originally entered as "Solyma aff. elliptica"
"Linearia pectinis" = Linearis tellin clam
Linearia pectinis Stephenson
"Linearia sp." = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Linearia sp.
? Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina ? sp. - originally entered as "Tellina ? sp."
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Tenea parilis clam
Tenea parilis Conrad
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyprimeria sp. Conrad 1864 venus clam
Cyprimeria major Gardner
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica Morton 1834 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) tho
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis Gabb 1860 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
Nucula sp.
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
Cylichna sp.
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki" = Ringicula (Ringiculina) clarki
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki" = Ringicula (Ringiculina) clarki Durham 1944 snail
Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki Ga
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira, Turritella cf. forgemoli, Turritella hilgardi, "Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira, Turritella vertebroides
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira Stephenson 1941 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Turritella cf. forgemoli turret shell
Turritella cf. T. forgemoli Coquan - originally entered as "Turritella cf. forgemoli"
Turritella hilgardi turret shell
Turritella hilgardi Sohl
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
Turritella vertebroides Morton
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices kummeli Sohl 1960 moon snail
Polinices kummeli Sohl
"Gyrodes spillmani" = Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani Gabb 1861 moon snail
Gyrodes spillmani Gabb
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinopsis solida Wade 1917 true whelk
Buccinopsis solida sulcata Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Deussenia sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Deussenia sp.
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Dolicholatirus sp. Bellardi 1884 snail
Dolicholatirus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Beretra sp. Stephenson 1941 turrid
Beretra sp.
 Neogastropoda - Moreidae
Hercorhynchus (Haplovoluta) quadriliratus snail
Hercorhyncus (Haplovoluta) quadril - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus quadriliratus"
Hercorhynchus (Haplovoluta) trililatus snail
Hercorhyncus (Haplovoluta) trilila - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus trililatus"
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad 1858 volute
Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad)
Liopeplum canalis Conrad 1858 volute
Liopeplum canalis (Conrad)
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Graciliala decemlirata Conrad 1858 snail
Graciliala decemlirata Conrad
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
Cerithiella aff. nodoliratum Wade 1926 snail
Cerithiella aff. C. nodoliratum (W - originally entered as "Cerithiella aff. nodoliratum"