Sohl and Koch OFR # 417 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Central Ave; USGS # 28858

Where: Prince Georges County, Maryland (38.9° N, 76.8° W: paleocoordinates 39.7° N, 52.8° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Discoscaphites conradi ammonoid zone, uppermost Member (Severn Formation), Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• Haustator bilira assemblage zone

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, gray, argillaceous sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, 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 4368: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (branching)
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus ? huntensis
Hamulus? huntensis Stephenson - originally entered as "Hamulus ? huntensis"
Hamulus squamosus
Hamulus squamosus Gabb
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Baculites sp. Lamarck 1799 ammonite
Baculites sp.
 Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Discoscaphites conradi Morton 1834 ammonite
Discoscaphites conradi (Morton) va
 Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae
Sphenodiscus sp. Meek 1871 ammonite
Sphenodiscus sp.
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras dekayi Morton 1834 nautiloid
Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton)
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium leve Stephenson 1923 tusk shell
Dentalium leve Stephenson
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Gordenellidae
Promathilda (Clathrobaculus) cf. parvula Sohl 1960 snail
Promathilda (Clathrobaculus) cf. P - originally entered as "Promathilda cf. parvula"
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Mathilda cf. cedarensis Stephenson 1941 snail
Mathilda cf. M. cedarensis Stephen - originally entered as "Mathilda cf. cedarensis"
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Creonella triplicata Wade 1917 snail
Creonella triplicata Wade
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Pseudomalaxis pilsbryi snail
Pseudomalaxis pilsbryi Harbison
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
"Actaeon cicatricosus" = Acteon, "Nonacteonina sp. n. sp." = Nonactaeonina
"Actaeon cicatricosus" = Acteon snail
Acteon cicatricosus Sohl - originally entered as "Acteon cicatricosus"
"Nonacteonina sp. n. sp." = Nonactaeonina snail
"Nonacteonina n. sp. (slender, subs" - originally entered as "Nonacteonina n. sp."
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Oligoptycha sp., "Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki" = Ringicula (Ringiculina) clarki
Oligoptycha sp. Meek 1876 snail
Oligoptycha sp.
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki" = Ringicula (Ringiculina) clarki Durham 1944 snail
Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki Ga
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Weeksia sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Weeksia sp. (no spines)
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha mortoni Forbes 1845 snail
Ellipsoscapha mortoni (Forbes)
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
Cylichna sp.
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira, Turritella paravertebroides, "Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira Stephenson 1941 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Turritella paravertebroides turret shell
Turritella paravertebroides Gardne
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
Urceolabrum tuberculatum snail
Urceolabrum turberculatum callistu
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Striaticostatum sparsum Sohl 1964 wentletrap
Striaticostatum sparsum Sohl
Belliscala sp. Stephenson 1941 wentletrap
Belliscala sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Gyrodes americanus moon snail
Gyrodes americanus Wade
"Gyrodes spillmani" = Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani Gabb 1861 moon snail
Gyrodes spillmani Gabb
Gyrodes supraplicatus Conrad 1858 moon snail
Gyrodes supraplicatus (Conrad)
Polinices kummeli Sohl 1960 moon snail
Polinices kummeli Sohl
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Remera juncea snail
Remera juncea (Gardner)
Remera flexicostata Sohl 1964 snail
Remera flexicostata Sohl
Anomalofusus sp. Wade 1916 snail
Anomalofusus sp.
Anomalofusus lemniscatus Sohl 1964 snail
Anomalofusus lemniscatus Sohl
Graphidula terebriformis Stephenson 1941 snail
Graphidula terebriformis Stephenso
Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) tippanus Conrad 1860 snail
Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) tippan - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus tippanus"
Drilluta marylandicus snail
Drilluta marylandicus (Gardner)
Bellifusus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Bellifusus sp.
Bellifusus curvicostatus Wade 1926 snail
Bellifusus curvicostatus (Wade)
"Palaeopsephaea tenuilirata" = Paleopsephaea snail
Paleopsephaea tenuilirata Sohl - originally entered as "Paleopsephaea tenuilirata"
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Stantonella interupta" = Stantonella interrupta
"Stantonella interupta" = Stantonella interrupta Conrad 1858 true whelk
Stantonella interupta (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Deussenia bellalirata Conrad 1858 snail
Deussenia bellalirata (Conrad)
? Serrifusus sp. n. sp. Meek 1876 snail
Serrifusus ? n. sp. - originally entered as "Serrifusus ? n. sp."
Pyrifusus crassus Sohl 1964 snail
Pyrifusus crassus Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)
Paladmete laevis Sohl 1964 snail
Paladmete laevis Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Moreidae
Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) sp. snail
Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) sp. - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus sp."
Hercorhynchus (Haplovoluta) trililatus snail
Hercorhyncus (Haplovoluta) trilila - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus trililatus"
 Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Pyropsis prolixa Sohl 1964 snail
Pyropsis prolixa Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Beretra ripleyana Conrad 1858 turrid
Beretra ripleyana (Conrad)
Fusimilis tippanus Conrad 1858 turrid
Fusimilis tippanus (Conrad)
Amuletum (Amuletum) dumasensis Sohl 1964 turrid
Amuletum (Amuletum) dumasensis Soh
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Ancilla (Ancillus) acutula" = Ancillus acutula
"Ancilla (Ancillus) acutula" = Ancillus acutula Stephenson 1941 olive snail
Ancilla (Ancillus) acutula (Stephe
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Napulus octoliratus Conrad 1858 snail
Napulus octoliratus Conrad
 Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae
Morea marylandica Gardner 1916 snail
Morea marylandica Gardner
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Volutidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 volute
Volutid snail
Myobarbum ? monmouthensis volute
Myobarbum ? monmouthensis (Gardner - originally entered as "Myobarbum ? monmouthensis"
Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad 1858 volute
Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad)
Liopeplum canalis Conrad 1858 volute
Liopeplum canalis (Conrad)
Longoconcha sp. Stephenson 1941 volute
Longoconcha spp.
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Sargana sp. Stephenson 1923 murex snail
Sargana sp.
 Neogastropoda -
Fulgerca aff. attenuata Wade 1926 snail
Fulgerca aff. A. attenuata (Wade) - originally entered as "Fulgerca aff. attenuata"
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Pterocerella tippana, "Arrhoges (Latiala) cf. lobata" = Latiala lobata
Pterocerella tippana snail
Pterocerella tippana (Conrad)
"Arrhoges (Latiala) cf. lobata" = Latiala lobata Wade 1926 snail
Arrhoges (Latiala) cf. A. Lobata ( - originally entered as "Arrhoges cf. lobata"
 Sorbeoconcha - Acteoninidae
Eoacteon sp. Stephenson 1955 snail
Ecoacteon sp. - originally entered as "Ecoacteon sp."
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Eulima clara Wade 1926 snail
Eulima ? clara Wade
Bivalvia
 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)
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
"Perissonata littlei" = Perrisonota, "Perissonata protexta" = Perrisonota, Malletia longfrons
"Perissonata littlei" = Perrisonota clam
Perissonata littlei Gardner
"Perissonata protexta" = Perrisonota clam
Perissonata protexta (Conrad) non G
Malletia longfrons clam
Malletia longfrons (Conrad)
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula cuneifrons" = Nucula cunifrons, Nucula percrassa
"Nucula cuneifrons" = Nucula cunifrons Conrad 1860 nut clam
Nucula cunifrons Conrad
Nucula percrassa nut clam
Nucula percrassa Conrad
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sedesclaris mussel
Modiolus sedesclaris Gardner
Modiolus trigonus mussel
Modiolus trigonus Gardner
Botula conchafodentis mussel
Botula conchafodentis (Gardner)
Lycettia tippanus mussel
Lycettia tippanus (Conrad)
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
Lithophaga sp.
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius scallop
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria rhombica pearl oyster
Pteria rhombica Gardner
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Exogyra costata Say
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis clam
Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis]
Nemodon stantoni clam
Nemodon stantoni Gardner
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca saffordi clam
Striarca saffordi (Gardner) non Gab
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris rotundata clam
Glycymeris rotundata (Gabb)
Postligata wordeni clam
Postligata wordeni Gardner
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium (Granocardium) kummeli cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) kummel
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"
Solyma gardnerae tellin clam
Solyma gardnerae Stephenson
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis tellin clam
Linearia metastriata Conrad
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
Legumen ellipticum venus clam
Legumen ellipticum Conrad
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
Cyprimeria alta Conrad
Cyprimeria depressa venus clam
Cyprimeria depressa Conrad
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora appressa clam
Cymbophora appressa (Gabb)
Cymbophora berryi clam
Cymbophora berryi (Gardner)
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Etea cf. carolinensis Conrad 1875 clam
Etea cf. Etea carolinensis Conrad - originally entered as "Etea cf. carolinensis"
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Veniella conradi (Morton)
Tenea parilis clam
Tenea parilis Conrad
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner 1916 clam
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) percompressa clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) perco - originally entered as "Caesticorbula percompressa"
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Clavipholas pectorosa clam
Claripholas pectorosa (Conrad)
Opertochasma sp. Stephenson 1953 clam
Opertochasma sp.
 Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata Conrad 1858 clam
Leptosolen biplicata (Conrad)
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea monmouthensis clam
Panopea monmouthensis Gardner
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Periplomya sp. Conrad 1870 clam
Periplomya sp.
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
Liopistha protexta Conrad
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Myrtea stephensoni clam
Myrtea stephensoni Gardner
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
Bathytormus pteropsis Conrad 1860 clam
Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad)
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia texana Stephenson
 Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella crenalirata clam
Vetericardiella crenalirata (Conra
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte culebrensis clam
Astarte? culebrensis (Stephenson)
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis Gabb 1860 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral
Micrabacia spp.