Sohl and Koch OFR # 230 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as 12.9mi S Eufaula; USGS # 27560

Where: Clay County, Georgia (31.7° N, 85.1° W: paleocoordinates 34.6° N, 63.3° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Contusotruncana contusa foram zone, upper 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; gray, silty, carbonaceous sandstone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

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 4267: 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.
unclassified
  -
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Fish parts
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Bone material
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Shark parts
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Otolith
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Echinoid sp. - originally entered as "Echinoidea sp."
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Ataphrus sp. n. sp.
Ataphrus sp. n. sp. Gabb 1869 snail
Ataphrus n. sp. - originally entered as "Ataphrus n. sp."
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira, Turritella sp. n. sp., Turritella sp.
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira Stephenson 1941 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Turritella sp. n. sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella n. sp. (Multilirate) - originally entered as "Turritella n. sp."
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Acteoninidae
Eoacteon linteus Conrad 1858 snail
Ecoacteon linteus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Ecoacteon linteus"
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Seila sp. Adams 1861 snail
Seila sp.
 Neogastropoda -
Fulgerca aff. attenuata Wade 1926 snail
Fulgerca aff. A. attenuata (Wade) - originally entered as "Fulgerca aff. attenuata"
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Liopeplum sp. Dall 1890 volute
Liopeplum sp.
Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad 1858 volute
Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad)
Myobarbum laevigatum Sohl 1963 volute
Myobarbum laevigatum Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Stantonella interupta" = Stantonella interrupta
"Stantonella interupta" = Stantonella interrupta Conrad 1858 true whelk
Stantonella interupta (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Bellifusus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Bellifusus sp.
Remera flexicostata Sohl 1964 snail
Remera flexicostata Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Gyrodes spillmani" = Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani Gabb 1861 moon snail
Gyrodes spillmani Gabb
Polinices kummeli Sohl 1960 moon snail
Polinices kummeli Sohl
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
Cylichna sp.
Cylichna diversilirata Sohl 1964 snail
Cylichna diversilirata Sohl
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Creonella triplicata Wade 1917 snail
Creonella triplicata Wade
Creonella cf. subangulata Sohl 1964 snail
Creonella cf. C. subangulata Sohl - originally entered as "Creonella cf. subangulata"
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula (Ringicula) culbertsoni Stephenson 1941 snail
Ringicula (Ringicula) culbertsoni
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki" = Ringicula (Ringiculina) clarki Durham 1944 snail
Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki Ga
 Heterostropha - Gordenellidae
Promathilda (Clathrobaculus) cf. parvula Sohl 1960 snail
Promathilda (Clathrobaculus) cf. P - originally entered as "Promathilda cf. parvula"
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula percrassa nut clam
Nucula percrassa Conrad
Nucula amica Gardner 1916 nut clam
Nucula amica Gardner
"Nucula cuneifrons" = Nucula cunifrons Conrad 1860 nut clam
Nucula cunifrons Conrad
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi, "Nuculana rostrotruncata" = Nuculana rostratruncata
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
"Nuculana rostrotruncata" = Nuculana rostratruncata Gardner 1916 pointed nut clam
Nuculana rostrotruncata (Gardner)
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) angulicostata clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) ang
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Uddenia sp. Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia sp.
Bathytormus pteropsis Conrad 1860 clam
Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad)
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam
Astarte? sp.
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia Stephenson 1941 clam
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea"
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Periplomya sp. Conrad 1870 clam
Periplomya sp.
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula subradiata clam
Corbula subradiata Gardner
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner 1916 clam
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) terramaria clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) terra - originally entered as "Caesticorbula terramaria"
Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam
Caryocorbula sp.
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
Cyprimeria depressa venus clam
Cyprimeria depressa Conrad
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora berryi clam
Cymbophora berryi (Gardner)
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium eufaulensis Conrad 1860 cockle
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad)
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina ? georgiana" = Sourimis georgiana Gabb 1876 tellin clam
Tellina georgiana Gabb ? - originally entered as "Tellina georgiana ?"
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad)
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina sp.
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis clam
Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis]
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca cuneata clam
Striarca cuneata Gabb
Striarca saffordi clam
Striarca saffordi (Gardner) non Gab
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria rhombica pearl oyster
Pteria rhombica Gardner
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1835 oyster
Pycnodonte sp.
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea mesenterica" = Lopha mesenterica
"Ostrea mesenterica" = Lopha mesenterica Morton 1834 oyster
Ostrea mesenterica Morton
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb 1876 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) argillensis scallop
Camptonectes (Campt.) argillenis (
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius scallop
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae
Sphenodiscus sp. Meek 1871 ammonite
Sphenodiscus sp.
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus obnutus tusk shell
Cadulus obnutus (Conrad)
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium leve Stephenson 1923 tusk shell
Dentalium leve Stephenson
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Reptilian tooth
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus ? huntensis
Hamulus? huntensis Stephenson - originally entered as "Hamulus ? huntensis"