Sohl and Koch OFR # 238 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Alexander Mill; USGS # 25993

Where: Henry County, Alabama (31.8° N, 85.1° W: paleocoordinates 34.6° N, 63.3° 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; glauconitic, gray, argillaceous, silty 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 4275: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
metazoan indet.
Worm Tubes
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Shark parts
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Diplomoceratidae
Solenoceras sp. Conrad 1860 ammonite
Solenoceras sp.
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus obnutus tusk shell
Cadulus obnutus (Conrad)
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Creonella triplicata Wade 1917 snail
Creonella triplicata Wade
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
"Actaeon sp." = Acteon, Goniocylichna elongata
"Actaeon sp." = Acteon Montfort 1810 snail
Acteon sp. - originally entered as "Acteon sp."
Goniocylichna elongata Sohl 1964 snail
Goniocylichna elongata Sohl
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki" = Ringicula (Ringiculina) clarki
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki" = Ringicula (Ringiculina) clarki Durham 1944 snail
Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki Ga
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
Cylichna sp.
Cylichna diversilirata Sohl 1964 snail
Cylichna diversilirata Sohl
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira, Turritella sp., "Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira Stephenson 1941 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella sp.
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Striaticostatum sp. Sohl 1963 wentletrap
Striaticostatum sp.
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) aff. americana Wade 1926 wentletrap
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) aff. A americ - originally entered as "Acirsa aff. americana"
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail
Unident naticids
Gyrodes sp. Conrad 1860 moon snail
Gyrodes sp.
Polinices kummeli Sohl 1960 moon snail
Polinices kummeli Sohl
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
Teinostoma sp.
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Stantonella sp. Wade 1926 true whelk
Stantonella sp.
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)
Paladmete laevis Sohl 1964 snail
Paladmete laevis Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Beretra sp. Stephenson 1941 turrid
Beretra sp.
Amuletum sp. Stephenson 1941 turrid
Amuletum sp.
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Myobarbum laevigatum Sohl 1963 volute
Myobarbum laevigatum Sohl
Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad 1858 volute
Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad)
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Graciliala decemlirata Conrad 1858 snail
Graciliala decemlirata Conrad
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Eulima monmouthensis, "Eulima gracilistylus" = Eulima gracilistylis
Eulima monmouthensis snail
Eulima monmouthensis (Gardner)
"Eulima gracilistylus" = Eulima gracilistylis Sohl 1964 snail
Eulima gracilistylus Sohl
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula percrassa nut clam
Nucula percrassa Conrad
Nucula amica Gardner 1916 nut clam
Nucula amica Gardner
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
Solemya sp. Children 1823 Awning Clam
Solemya sp.
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp. Sowerby 1814 clam
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp.
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Lima reticulata
"Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Lima reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam
Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb 1876 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius scallop
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostrea sp.
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 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
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
Glycymeris sp.
Postligata wordeni clam
Postligata wordeni Gardner
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis sp. Sassi 1827 clam
Limopsis sp.
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium (Granocardium) sp. Gabb 1869 cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) sp.
Trachycardium eufaulensis Conrad 1860 cockle
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad)
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad)
Tellinimera buboana tellin clam
Tellinimeria buboana Stephenson - originally entered as "Tellinimeria buboana"
Tellinimera gabbi tellin clam
Tellinimeria gabbi Gardner - originally entered as "Tellinimeria gabbi"
"Linearia sp." = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Linearia sp.
? Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina ? sp. - originally entered as "Tellina ? sp."
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma sp. Dall 1902 venus clam
Cyclorisma sp.
Legumen sp. Conrad 1858 venus clam
Legumen sp.
Cyprimeria sp. Conrad 1864 venus clam
Cyprimeria major Gardner
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora berryi clam
Cymbophora berryi (Gardner)
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner 1916 clam
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) suffalciata clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) suffa - originally entered as "Caesticorbula suffalciata"
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) terramaria clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) terra - originally entered as "Caesticorbula terramaria"
Corbula subradiata clam
Corbula subradiata Gardner
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Myrtea stephensoni, "Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia
Myrtea stephensoni clam
Myrtea stephensoni Gardner
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia Stephenson 1941 clam
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea"
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella sp. Lamarck 1799 clam
Crassatella sp.
Uddenia sp. Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia sp.
Bathytormus pteropsis Conrad 1860 clam
Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad)
Scambula perplana Conrad 1869 clam
Scambula perplana Conrad
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte culebrensis clam
Astarte? culebrensis (Stephenson)
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral
Micrabacia spp.