Sohl and Koch OFR # 222 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as NE Perote; USGS # 32823

Where: Bullock County, Alabama (32.0° N, 85.7° W: paleocoordinates 34.9° N, 63.8° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Contusotruncana contusa foram zone, basal 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; lithified, phosphatic, gray, argillaceous, calcareous sandstone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original calcite

Reposited in the USGS

Collection methods: bulk,

• Sohl collection

Primary reference: N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1987. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) larger invertebrates from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the Atlantic Coastal Plain with further data for the East Gulf. USGS Open File Report 87-194:1-172 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 4259: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Vertebrata indet.
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Fish parts
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp.
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus onyx
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Dentalium sp. (ribbed)
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
Urceolabrum tuberculatum
Urceolabrum tuberculatum snail
Urceolabrum turberculatum callistu
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella chalybeatensis, Turritella vertebroides, "Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira, Laxispira monilifera
Turritella chalybeatensis turret shell
Turritella chalybeatensis Sohl
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
Turritella vertebroides Morton
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
Laxispira monilifera Sohl 1964 turret shell
Laxispira monilifera Sohl
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira rectilabrum
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Drilluta sp.
Drilluta sp. Wade 1916 snail
Drilluta sp.
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Sargana stantoni
Sargana stantoni Weller 1907 murex snail
Sargana stantoni (Weller)
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Anchura sp., Graciliala decemlirata, Helicaulax formosa
Anchura sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Anchura sp.
Graciliala decemlirata Conrad 1858 snail
Graciliala decemlirata Conrad
Helicaulax formosa snail
Helicaulax formosa Stephenson
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania sp.
Gegania sp. Jeffreys 1884 snail
Tuba sp.
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Margaritella pumila
Margaritella pumila snail
Margaritella pumila Stephenson
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus snail
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) amer
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Loxotoma sp. n. sp.
Loxotoma sp. n. sp. Fischer 1885 snail
"Loxotoma n. sp. (Orion, AL)" - originally entered as "Loxotoma n. sp."
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
Liopistha protexta Conrad
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula monmouthensis, Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner 1916 clam
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella conradi
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Veniella conradi (Morton)
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma parva, Cyprimeria alta
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
Cyprimeria alta Conrad
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Aenona eufaulensis, "Linearia metastriata" = Linearis
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad)
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis tellin clam
Linearia metastriata Conrad
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium (Granocardium) lowei
Granocardium (Granocardium) lowei cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) lowei
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia, Lucina parvilineata
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia Stephenson 1941 clam
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea"
Lucina parvilineata Shumard 1861 clam
Lucina parvetineata Schumard
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
 Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella crenalirata
Vetericardiella crenalirata clam
Vetericardiella crenalirata (Conra
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte culebrensis
Astarte culebrensis clam
Astarte? culebrensis (Stephenson)
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis Gabb 1860 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea (Neitheops) bexarensis
Neithea (Neitheops) bexarensis scallop
Neithea (Neitheops) bexarensis (St
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Lima (Lima) acutilineata" = Limatula acutilineata, Plagiostoma ? woodsi, "Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Lima reticulata
"Lima (Lima) acutilineata" = Limatula acutilineata Conrad 1858 file clam
Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad
Plagiostoma ? woodsi file clam
Plagiostoma ? woodsi Wade - originally entered as "Plagiostoma ? woodsi"
"Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Lima reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam
Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius, Syncyclonema ? kingi
Syncyclonema simplicius scallop
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
Syncyclonema ? kingi Stephenson 1941 scallop
Syncylonema ? kingi (Stephenson) - originally entered as "Syncylonema ? kingi"
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
"Gervillia ensiformis" = Gervilliopsis ensiformis
"Gervillia ensiformis" = Gervilliopsis ensiformis Conrad 1858 oyster
Gervillia ensiformis (Conrad)
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Exogyra costata Say
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca saffordi, Arca martindalensis
Striarca saffordi clam
Striarca saffordi (Gardner) non Gab
Arca martindalensis ark
Arca martindalensis (Stephenson)
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis
Nemodon eufaulensis clam
Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis]
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Postligata wordeni
Postligata wordeni clam
Postligata wordeni Gardner
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam
Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis perbrevis
Limopsis perbrevis clam
Limopsis perbrevis Wade
Deuteropoda
  -
Malacostraca indet.
Malacostraca indet. Latreille 1802
Crab parts
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp.
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral
Micrabacia spp.