PBDB Collection

USGS Loc. 2211 - Alum Bluff, lower bed (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Liberty County, Florida (30.4° N, 85.0° W: paleocoordinates 30.8° N, 81.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Chipola Formation (Alum Bluff Group), Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Lower bed. AGE: Direct date from 87Sr/86Sr isotope dating of fossils from elsewhere in Chipola Fm [=Burdigalian age].

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified, calcareous marl and unlithified, calcareous sandstone

• marls, sands, clays, for the most part unconsolidated, in places highly calcareous

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USGS

Primary reference: J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709 [A. Miller/K. Layou/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 42443: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 29.07.2004, edited by Pete Wagner

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Taxonomic list

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Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	"Cadulus (Polyschides) lobion" = Polyschides "Cadulus (Polyschides) lobion" = Polyschides tusk shell common
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	"Dentalium (Antalis) chipolanum" = Antalis "Dentalium (Antalis) chipolanum" = Antalis tusk shell present
Gastropoda
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	"Epitonium (Spiniscala) virginiae" = Scala (Spiniscala) "Epitonium (Spiniscala) virginiae" = Scala (Spiniscala) wentletrap rare
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	Globularia fischeri Globularia fischeri Dall 1892 snail common; ? in occurrence table
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Crepidula plana, "Crucibulum chipolanum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum, Calyptraea centralis Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell present "Crucibulum chipolanum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum Dall 1892 slipper shell rare Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell present
Cerithioidea - Litiopidae	Alaba chipolana Alaba chipolana Dall 1892 snail common
Cerithioidea - Modulidae	Modulus compactus Modulus compactus snail rare
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella subgrundifera, "Turritella (Torcula) dalli n. sp." = Turritella dalli Turritella subgrundifera Dall 1892 turret shell common "Turritella (Torcula) dalli n. sp." = Turritella dalli Gardner 1947 turret shell present
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	"Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus" = Neverita chipolanus, Natica (Natica) alticallosa, "Natica (Tectonatica) semen" = Tectonatica, "Natica (? Tectonatica) platabasis" = Tectonatica "Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus" = Neverita chipolanus Dall 1892 moon snail abundant Natica (Natica) alticallosa moon snail present "Natica (Tectonatica) semen" = Tectonatica moon snail common "Natica (? Tectonatica) platabasis" = Tectonatica moon snail common
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	Rissoina (Zebinella) chipolana, Rissoina vittata n. sp., Rissoina (Cibdezebina) browniana Rissoina (Zebinella) chipolana snail common Rissoina vittata n. sp. Gardner 1947 snail rare Rissoina (Cibdezebina) browniana d'Orbigny 1845 snail present
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	"Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) chilona" = Loxacypraea chilona, "Cypraea chilona n. sp." = Loxacypraea chilona "Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) chilona" = Loxacypraea chilona Dall 1900 cowry common "Cypraea chilona n. sp." = Loxacypraea chilona Dall 1900 cowry
Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae	"Xancus chipolanus" = Turbinella, "Vasum aff. engonatum" = Vasum haitensis "Xancus chipolanus" = Turbinella snail rare "Vasum aff. engonatum" = Vasum haitensis Sowerby 1850 snail rare
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	"Vexillum (Uromitra) mikkulum n. sp." = Uromitra, "Vexillum (Uromitra) scopuli" = Uromitra scopuli, Conomitra apalachee "Vexillum (Uromitra) mikkulum n. sp." = Uromitra ribbed mitre present "Vexillum (Uromitra) scopuli" = Uromitra scopuli Maury 1910 ribbed mitre common Conomitra apalachee ribbed mitre rare; ? in occurrence table
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Olivella eleutheria n. sp. Olivella eleutheria n. sp. olive snail abundant
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	Mitra (Pleioptygma) prodroma Mitra (Pleioptygma) prodroma mitre shell present
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Hesperisternia chipolana Hesperisternia chipolana true whelk rare
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Busycon burnsii, Melongena sculpturata Busycon burnsii whelk common Melongena sculpturata snail present
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	"Phos (Strongylocera) pedanus" = Pallacera costatus, "Uzita anisonema" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita harrisi" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita dasynema" = Nassarius (Uzita) dasynema, "Uzita cinclis" = Nassarius (Uzita) cinclis "Phos (Strongylocera) pedanus" = Pallacera costatus Gabb 1873 snail rare "Uzita anisonema" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail present "Uzita harrisi" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail abundant "Uzita dasynema" = Nassarius (Uzita) dasynema Gardner 1944 snail rare; also U. dasynema cesta (rare) "Uzita cinclis" = Nassarius (Uzita) cinclis Gardner 1944 snail present
Neogastropoda - Columbellidae	Mitrella alumen n. sp., Mitrella perfervida, Mitrella pedana n. sp. Mitrella alumen n. sp. snail present Mitrella perfervida snail common Mitrella pedana n. sp. Gardner 1947 snail abundant
Neogastropoda - Marginellidae	Marginella (Serrata) critha, Marginella (Serrata) eurystoma, Marginella (Serrata) nanna n. sp., Marginella (Serrata) coloba, Marginella (Serrata) euancycla, Marginella (Serrata) denticulatoides, Marginella (Serrata) chipolana, Marginella (Volvarina) oryzoides, "Cypraeolina pyrenoides" = Marginella (Cypraeolina), "Marginella (Egouena) lipara" = Prunum lipara, "Marginella (Egouena) apalachee n. sp." = Prunum (Microspira) apalachee, Marginella (Egouena) capsa n. sp., "Marginella (Egouena) eleutheria n. sp." = Prunum eleutheria Marginella (Serrata) critha Gardner 1947 margin shell common Marginella (Serrata) eurystoma Gardner 1947 margin shell present Marginella (Serrata) nanna n. sp. Gardner 1947 margin shell common Marginella (Serrata) coloba Gardner 1947 margin shell common; also M. (S.) coloba conoispira (common) Marginella (Serrata) euancycla Gardner 1947 margin shell present Marginella (Serrata) denticulatoides Maury 1910 margin shell rare; ? in occurrence table Marginella (Serrata) chipolana Maury 1910 margin shell present Marginella (Volvarina) oryzoides Gardner 1947 margin shell common "Cypraeolina pyrenoides" = Marginella (Cypraeolina) margin shell present "Marginella (Egouena) lipara" = Prunum lipara Gardner 1947 margin shell common; also M. (E.) lipara lepta (present) "Marginella (Egouena) apalachee n. sp." = Prunum (Microspira) apalachee Gardner 1947 margin shell common Marginella (Egouena) capsa n. sp. Gardner 1947 margin shell present "Marginella (Egouena) eleutheria n. sp." = Prunum eleutheria Gardner 1947 margin shell abundant; also M. (E.) eleutheria dasa (present)
Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae	"Marginella (Gibberula) sp." = Gibberula, Marginella (Gibberula) chondra, Marginella (Persicula) calhounensis "Marginella (Gibberula) sp." = Gibberula Swainson 1840 snail present Marginella (Gibberula) chondra Gardner 1947 snail common Marginella (Persicula) calhounensis Maury 1910 snail abundant
Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae	Clavatula panopla n. sp., Clavatula eleutheria n. sp., Clavatula grabaui, Clavatula libertalis n. sp., Clavatula compsa Clavatula panopla n. sp. snail abundant Clavatula eleutheria n. sp. snail common Clavatula grabaui snail rare Clavatula libertalis n. sp. snail present Clavatula compsa snail rare
Neogastropoda - Terebridae	"Terebra (Strioterebrum) langdoni" = Strioterebrum "Terebra (Strioterebrum) langdoni" = Strioterebrum auger snail common
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus sulculus, Conus demiurgus Conus sulculus Dall 1896 cone shell present Conus demiurgus Dall 1903 cone shell present
Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae	""Mangelia" louisae" = Cythara (Mangelia), ""Mangelia" klimakota n. sp." = Cythara (Mangelia), ""Mangelia" stypteria n. sp." = Cythara (Mangelia), "Cryoturris daidalea" = Kurtziella (Cryoturris) ""Mangelia" louisae" = Cythara (Mangelia) snail present; ? in occurrence table ""Mangelia" klimakota n. sp." = Cythara (Mangelia) snail common ""Mangelia" stypteria n. sp." = Cythara (Mangelia) snail rare "Cryoturris daidalea" = Kurtziella (Cryoturris) snail rare
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Polystira albidoides Polystira albidoides turrid common
Neogastropoda - Drilliidae	"Drillia" prion "Drillia" prion snail common
Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae	Glyphostoma tiarophoron n. sp. Glyphostoma tiarophoron n. sp. snail present
Sorbeoconcha - Thersiteidae	Orthaulax gabbi Orthaulax gabbi Dall 1890 snail common
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	"Strombus aldrichi" = Persististrombus aldrichi "Strombus aldrichi" = Persististrombus aldrichi Dall 1890 true conch present
Sorbeoconcha - Synceratidae	Syncera microgaza Syncera microgaza snail present
Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae	"Teinostoma chipolanum" = Teinostoma (Idioraphe) chipolanum "Teinostoma chipolanum" = Teinostoma (Idioraphe) chipolanum Dall 1892 snail present
Sorbeoconcha - Caecidae	Caecum chipolanum Caecum chipolanum Gardner 1947 snail abundant
Heterostropha - Mathildidae	Gegania acutissima Gegania acutissima snail abundant
Heterostropha -	Dolabella aldrichi Dolabella aldrichi snail rare
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica chipolana Architectonica chipolana sundial present
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Acteon korphys, Sulcularia prosulcata Acteon korphys Gardner 1947 snail common Sulcularia prosulcata snail present
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula chipolana Ringicula chipolana snail rare
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Calliostoma exile, Calliostoma grammaticum, Chlorostoma (Omphalius) exolutum Calliostoma exile Dall 1892 top snail rare Calliostoma grammaticum Dall 1892 top snail common Chlorostoma (Omphalius) exolutum top snail present; also C. (O.) exolutum limatum (present)
Trochoidea - Phasianellidae	Tricolia affinis, Tricolia probrevis Tricolia affinis snail prolific; T. affinis chipolana Tricolia probrevis snail common
Trochoidea - Skeneidae	Solariorbis microforatis Solariorbis microforatis snail rare
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	Astraea chipolana Astraea chipolana snail rare
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Diodora chipolana Diodora chipolana Dall 1892 snail present
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Acteocina incisula, Acteocina persimilis, Scaphander langdoni Acteocina incisula barrel-bubble abundant; also A. incisula curtoides (present) Acteocina persimilis barrel-bubble present Scaphander langdoni snail common
Opisthobranchia - Bullidae	Bulla striata Bulla striata Bruguiére 1792 snail abundant
Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae	Atys oedemata, Atys (Roxaniella) gracilis, "Atys (Aliculastrum) obscuratus" = Atys obscuratus, Haminoea pompholyx Atys oedemata snail present Atys (Roxaniella) gracilis snail common "Atys (Aliculastrum) obscuratus" = Atys obscuratus Dall 1896 snail present Haminoea pompholyx snail common [entered as Haminaea pompholyx]
Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae	Cuvierina columnella Cuvierina columnella Rang 1827 snail ? in occurrence table
Neritoidea - Neritidae	Smaragdia chipolana Smaragdia chipolana snail rare
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Nuculana chipolana Nuculana chipolana pointed nut clam abundant
Pholadida - Corbulidae	"Corbula chipolana" = Varicorbula chipolana, Corbula (Caryocorbula) sarda, Corbula (Caryocorbula) franci n. sp. "Corbula chipolana" = Varicorbula chipolana Gardner 1928 clam common Corbula (Caryocorbula) sarda clam present Corbula (Caryocorbula) franci n. sp. clam present
Cardiida - Sportellidae	Hindsiella nephritica Hindsiella nephritica clam rare
Cardiida - Chamidae	Pseudochama chipolana, "Chama draconis" = Arcinella draconis Pseudochama chipolana jewel box common "Chama draconis" = Arcinella draconis Dall 1903 jewel box rare
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	Diplodonta paralta Diplodonta paralta Gardner 1926 clam present
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Pitaria (Hysteroconcha) harrisi" = Hysteroconcha, "Transenella utica" = Transennella, "Macrocallista acuminata" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) acuminata, "Venus langdoni" = Mercenaria langdoni, "Chione (Lirophora) burnsii" = Lirophora, Anomalocardia chipolana, Chione sp., Chione chipolana, "Dosinia (Dosinidia) chipolana" = Dosinia chipolana, "Gafrarium (Gouldia) erosum" = Gouldia, "Grateloupia (Cytheriopsis) alumensis" = Cytheriopsis, Pitaria floridana "Pitaria (Hysteroconcha) harrisi" = Hysteroconcha venus clam rare "Transenella utica" = Transennella venus clam abundant "Macrocallista acuminata" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) acuminata Dall 1903 venus clam common "Venus langdoni" = Mercenaria langdoni Dall 1900 quahog abundant "Chione (Lirophora) burnsii" = Lirophora venus clam common Anomalocardia chipolana venus clam rare Chione sp. von Mühlfield 1811 venus clam present Chione chipolana Dall 1903 venus clam common "Dosinia (Dosinidia) chipolana" = Dosinia chipolana Dall 1903 venus clam common "Gafrarium (Gouldia) erosum" = Gouldia venus clam common "Grateloupia (Cytheriopsis) alumensis" = Cytheriopsis venus clam present Pitaria floridana venus clam common
Cardiida - Erycinidae	Erycina undosa, Erycina scaptera n. sp. Erycina undosa clam rare Erycina scaptera n. sp. clam present
Cardiida - Montacutidae	Montacuta chipolana Montacuta chipolana clam rare
Cardiida - Solecurtidae	Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus Spengler 1794 clam rare
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Strigilla paraflexuosa n. sp., Tellina (Scissula) lampra, Tellina (Moerella) hypolispa, Tellina (Moerella) ctenota n. sp., Tellina (Tellinella) chipolana, "Metis chipolana" = Florimetis chipolana, "Tellina (Arcopagia) aequistriata" = Tellina (Merisca) aequistriata Strigilla paraflexuosa n. sp. Gardner 1947 tellin clam rare Tellina (Scissula) lampra Dall 1900 tellin clam present Tellina (Moerella) hypolispa Dall 1900 tellin clam common Tellina (Moerella) ctenota n. sp. Gardner 1947 tellin clam present Tellina (Tellinella) chipolana Dall 1900 tellin clam present "Metis chipolana" = Florimetis chipolana Dall 1900 tellin clam rare "Tellina (Arcopagia) aequistriata" = Tellina (Merisca) aequistriata Say 1824 tellin clam rare; ? in occurrence table
Cardiida - Donacidae	Donax trueloides n. sp. Donax trueloides n. sp. Gardner 1947 clam rare
Cardiida - Semelidae	Semele chipolana, Abra lapochi n. sp., Ervilia chipolana Semele chipolana Dall 1900 clam rare Abra lapochi n. sp. abra common Ervilia chipolana Dall 1898 clam common
Cardiida - Cardiidae	"Cardium (Laevicardium) compressum" = Laevicardium compressum, "Cardium (Fragum) aliculum" = Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) aliculum, "Cardium (Trachycardium) parile" = Nemocardium parile, "Cardium (Cerastoderma) chipolanum" = Cerastoderma chipolanum "Cardium (Laevicardium) compressum" = Laevicardium compressum Dall 1900 cockle common "Cardium (Fragum) aliculum" = Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) aliculum Dall 1900 cockle abundant "Cardium (Trachycardium) parile" = Nemocardium parile Deshayes 1858 cockle abundant "Cardium (Cerastoderma) chipolanum" = Cerastoderma chipolanum Dall 1900 cockle common; C. (C.) chipolanum alumen n. subsp.
Lucinida - Lucinidae	"Lucina janus" = Pegophysema janus, "Phacoides (Cardiolucina) trisulcatus" = Cavilinga trisulcata, "Divaricella chipolana" = Divaricella (Divaricella) chipolana, "Phacoides (Parvilucina) sphaeriolus" = Parvilucina, "Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus" = Miltha chipolana, "Codakia (Jagonia) chipolana" = Ctena, "Phacoides (Linga) glenni" = Here glenni "Lucina janus" = Pegophysema janus Dall 1903 clam present "Phacoides (Cardiolucina) trisulcatus" = Cavilinga trisulcata Conrad 1841 clam rare "Divaricella chipolana" = Divaricella (Divaricella) chipolana Dall 1903 clam common "Phacoides (Parvilucina) sphaeriolus" = Parvilucina clam common "Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus" = Miltha chipolana Dall 1903 clam rare "Codakia (Jagonia) chipolana" = Ctena clam common "Phacoides (Linga) glenni" = Here glenni Dall 1903 clam abundant
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatellites (Crassinella) triangulatus Crassatellites (Crassinella) triangulatus Dall 1900 clam present
Carditida - Carditidae	"Cardita (Carditamera) apotegea n. sp." = Carditamera, Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tellia, "Venericardia hadra" = Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hadra "Cardita (Carditamera) apotegea n. sp." = Carditamera clam common Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tellia Dall 1903 clam common "Venericardia hadra" = Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hadra Dall 1903 clam present
Mytilida - Crenellidae	Crenella minuscula Crenella minuscula clam present
Mytilida - Mytilidae	"Modiolus (Brachydontes) curtulus" = Brachidontes "Modiolus (Brachydontes) curtulus" = Brachidontes mussel rare
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	"Pecten (Chlamys) chipolanus" = Lindapecten chipolanus, "Pecten (Chlamys) alumensis" = Antillipecten alumensis, Spondylus chipolanus "Pecten (Chlamys) chipolanus" = Lindapecten chipolanus Dall 1898 scallop present "Pecten (Chlamys) alumensis" = Antillipecten alumensis Dall 1898 scallop common Spondylus chipolanus Dall 1890 scallop rare; ? in occurrence table
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia microgrammata Anomia microgrammata jingle rare
Ostreida - Pteriidae	Pteria chipolana Pteria chipolana pearl oyster present
Ostreida - Ostreidae	"Ostrea rugifera" = Cubitostrea rugifera "Ostrea rugifera" = Cubitostrea rugifera Dall 1898 oyster prolific
Arcida - Arcidae	"Arca (Barbatia) marylandica" = Barbatia marylandica, "Arca (Diluvarca) mikkula n. sp." = Anadara (Diluvarca), "Arca (Diluvarca) staminata" = Anadara (Diluvarca), Arca paratina "Arca (Barbatia) marylandica" = Barbatia marylandica Conrad 1840 clam rare "Arca (Diluvarca) mikkula n. sp." = Anadara (Diluvarca) ark abundant "Arca (Diluvarca) staminata" = Anadara (Diluvarca) ark common Arca paratina Dall 1898 ark present
Arcida - Glycymerididae	"Glycymeris subovata" = Costaglycymeris subovata "Glycymeris subovata" = Costaglycymeris subovata Say 1824 clam rare