USGS Loc. 5618 - DeFuniak Springs [Shoal River Fm] (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Walton County, Florida (30.7° N, 86.1° W: paleocoordinates 31.0° N, 83.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Shoal River Formation (Alum Bluff Group), Serravallian (13.8 - 11.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Shoal River Fm of the Alum Bluff, which lies between the Chipola Fm (Early Miocene) and the Chochtawatchee Fm [Early Pliocene). AGE: Early Miocene (Gardener 1947); Middle Miocene in Vokes (1990) and Portell et al. (2006), although Jones et al. (1993) reports 87Sr/86Sr ratios that yielded average age estimates of 12.4 Ma [=Serravalian]. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation.

• bed-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 43024: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 09.08.2004, edited by Austin Hendy

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Mulina orthria n. sp.
present
Gastropoda
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
"Strombiformis (Polygireulima) defuniak n. sp." = Polygireulima
"Strombiformis (Polygireulima) defuniak n. sp." = Polygireulima snail
rare
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula fornicata Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
rare; ? in occurrence table
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus Gmelin 1791 slipper shell
rare; C. aculeata costata
Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell
rare
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella segmenta Gardner 1947 turret shell
rare
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella eleutheria olive snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Uzita paraprista n. sp." = Nassarius (Nanarius) parapristus, "Uzita dystakta" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita grapta" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita waltonensis" = Nassarius (Uzita) waltonensis
"Uzita paraprista n. sp." = Nassarius (Nanarius) parapristus Gardner 1944 snail
common
"Uzita dystakta" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
common
"Uzita grapta" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
present
"Uzita waltonensis" = Nassarius (Uzita) waltonensis Gardner 1936 snail
present
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Strombina lampra n. sp. snail
present
Mitrella tytha snail
rare; ? in occurrence table
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
"Crassispira calligonoides" = Crassispira (Hindsiclava) calligonoides
"Crassispira calligonoides" = Crassispira (Hindsiclava) calligonoides Gardner 1938 snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Kurtziella prionota snail
common
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
"Terebra (Strioterebrum) waltonensis" = Strioterebrum waltonensis
"Terebra (Strioterebrum) waltonensis" = Strioterebrum waltonensis Gardner 1947 auger snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Hemipleurotoma eileta" = Gemmula vaningeni, "Polystira (Pleuroliria) tenagos" = Polystira tenagos
"Hemipleurotoma eileta" = Gemmula vaningeni Brown and Pilsbry 1913 turrid
present
"Polystira (Pleuroliria) tenagos" = Polystira tenagos Gardner 1947 turrid
rare
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
"Vexillum (Uromitra) ctenotum" = Uromitra
"Vexillum (Uromitra) ctenotum" = Uromitra ribbed mitre
rare
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Serrata) vadosa Gardner 1947 margin shell
rare; also M. (S.) vadosa ischna (present)
Cypraeolina defuniak Gardner 1947 margin shell
rare
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Urosalpinx tribaka murex snail
rare
Murex (Murex) nicholsi Gardner 1947 murex snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
"Cancellaria defuniak n. sp." = Cancellaria (Cancellaria) defuniak Gardner 1947 snail
present
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica (Naticarius) precursor" = Naticarius precursor, "Polinices judsoni" = Natica judsoni, "Natica (Tectonatica) semen" = Tectonatica, "Natica (Tectonatica) mino" = Tectonatica
"Natica (Naticarius) precursor" = Naticarius precursor Gardner 1947 moon snail
rare
"Polinices judsoni" = Natica judsoni Maury 1910 moon snail
rare
"Natica (Tectonatica) semen" = Tectonatica moon snail
rare
"Natica (Tectonatica) mino" = Tectonatica moon snail
rare
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
"Circulus" trilix snail
rare
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Volvula phoinicoides snail
present
Acteon hamadryados Maury 1910 snail
rare; ? in occurrence table
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula stiphera snail
present
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Architectonica quadriseriata" = Architectonica nobilis, Architectonica verecunda
"Architectonica quadriseriata" = Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial
rare; A. quadriseriata waltonensis
Architectonica verecunda Gardner 1936 snail
rare
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichnella biplicata Lea 1845 snail
abundant; ? in occurrence table
Cylichna anthera snail
rare
Acteocina rusa barrel-bubble
rare
Abderospira funiakensis n. sp. snail
rare
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
"Volvula oxytata" = Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata
"Volvula oxytata" = Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata Bush 1885 snail
rare
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Noetiidae
"Arca (Barbatia) adamsi" = Arcopsis adamsi
"Arca (Barbatia) adamsi" = Arcopsis adamsi Dall 1886 clam
rare; ? in occurrence table
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca (Diluvarca) waltonia" = Anadara (Diluvarca), "Arca (Diluvarca) strebla" = Anadara (Diluvarca) strebla
"Arca (Diluvarca) waltonia" = Anadara (Diluvarca) ark
common
"Arca (Diluvarca) strebla" = Anadara (Diluvarca) strebla Gardner 1947 ark
present
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
"Pecten (Pseudamussium) defuniak n. sp." = Cyclopecten defuniak
"Pecten (Pseudamussium) defuniak n. sp." = Cyclopecten defuniak Gardner 1926 mud scallop
present
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten (Chlamys) nicholsi" = Chlamys
"Pecten (Chlamys) nicholsi" = Chlamys scallop
common
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Ostrea haitensis" = Hyotissa haitensis
"Ostrea haitensis" = Hyotissa haitensis Sowerby 1850 oyster
present
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Divaricella waltonia, "Phacoides (Pseudomiltha) paranodonta n. sp." = Pseudomiltha, "Phacoides (Parvilucina) vaughani" = Parvilucina
Divaricella waltonia clam
present
"Phacoides (Pseudomiltha) paranodonta n. sp." = Pseudomiltha clam
present
"Phacoides (Parvilucina) vaughani" = Parvilucina clam
common
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
"Cuspidaria (Plectodon) cf. granulata" = Plectodon granulatus
"Cuspidaria (Plectodon) cf. granulata" = Plectodon granulatus Dall 1881 clam
rare
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula waltonensis" = Varicorbula disparilis d'Orbigny 1853 clam
present; ? in occurrence table
 Cardiida - Chamidae
"Chama draconis" = Arcinella draconis
"Chama draconis" = Arcinella draconis Dall 1903 jewel box
rare; ? in occurrence table
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Gafrarium (Gouldia) phacotum" = Gouldia costaricensis, "Macrocallista (Paradione) waltonensis" = Pitar (Paradione), Callocardia (Agriopoma) prosayana, "Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata, "Chione (Lirophora) funiakensis n. sp." = Lirophora (Panchione) funiakensis, Dosinia (Dosinidia) dalli, "Venus prodroma" = Mercenaria prodroma
"Gafrarium (Gouldia) phacotum" = Gouldia costaricensis Olsson 1922 venus clam
rare
"Macrocallista (Paradione) waltonensis" = Pitar (Paradione) venus clam
rare; ? in occurrence table
"Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
present; ? in occurrence table
"Chione (Lirophora) funiakensis n. sp." = Lirophora (Panchione) funiakensis Gardner 1947 venus clam
common
Dosinia (Dosinidia) dalli Gardner 1947 venus clam
rare
"Venus prodroma" = Mercenaria prodroma Gardner 1947 quahog
common
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta acclinis Conrad 1832 clam
rare
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Spisula (Hemimactra) craspedota" = Spisula craspedota
"Spisula (Hemimactra) craspedota" = Spisula craspedota Gardner 1947 clam
rare; ? in occurrence table
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Cerastoderma) waltonianum Dall 1900 cockle
abundant
Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle
rare
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Moerella) piesa, "Macoma (Psammacoma) torynoides n. sp." = Psammacoma torynoides
Tellina (Moerella) piesa Gardner 1947 tellin clam
rare; ? in occurrence table
"Macoma (Psammacoma) torynoides n. sp." = Psammacoma torynoides Gardner 1947 tellin clam
rare
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele paramutica Gardner 1947 clam
rare; ? in occurrence table
Ervilia valhosierr Gardner 1928 clam
rare
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Cardita (Carditamera) defuniak" = Carditamera (Carditamera) defuniak
"Cardita (Carditamera) defuniak" = Carditamera (Carditamera) defuniak Gardner 1947 clam
present
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus" = Crassinella, "Crassatellites (Scambula) densus" = Crassatella densus
"Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus" = Crassinella clam
present
"Crassatellites (Scambula) densus" = Crassatella densus Dall 1900 clam
common
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula defuniak n. sp. nut clam
common
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda polychoa" = Nuculana
"Leda polychoa" = Nuculana pointed nut clam
common; L. polychoa defuniak n. subsp.