USGS 00518 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Bank of Postoak Creek at north edge of Corsicana, Navarro Co. (See 17012)

Where: Navarro County, Texas (32.1° N, 96.5° W: paleocoordinates 36.9° N, 68.8° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nostoceras hyatti ammonoid zone, Nacatoch Sand Formation, Late/Upper Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

• Stephenson (1941) had this unit as Maastrichtian, Cobban and Kennedy (1995) have updated it to uppermost Campanian via ammonite zonation.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

• no entry

Size class: mesofossils

Reposited in the USGS

• C.A. White and C. B. Boyle 1887

Primary reference: L. W. Stephenson. 1941. The larger invertebrate fossils of the Navarro group of Texas. The University of Texas Publication 4101:1-625 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 7472: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 18.07.2000, edited by Uta Merkel

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Trochocyathus gardnerae
Trochocyathus gardnerae Wells 1933 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
"Micrabacia hilgardi" = Micrabacia marylandica
"Micrabacia hilgardi" = Micrabacia marylandica Stephenson 1916 stony coral
n. subsp. occidentalis
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Haustator trilira" = Turritella trilira
"Haustator trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella trilira Conrad
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Striaticostatum pondi, Belliscala crideri, Belliscala forbeyi
Striaticostatum pondi Stephenson 1941 wentletrap
Epitonium pondi Stephenson
Belliscala crideri wentletrap
Belliscala crideri Stephenson
Belliscala forbeyi wentletrap
Belliscala forbeyi (Shumard)
 Sorbeoconcha - Acteoninidae
? Troostella brevispira, Troostella sublinearis
? Troostella brevispira snail
Troostella? brevispira Stephenson
Troostella sublinearis snail
Troostella sublinearis Stephenson
 Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae
Morea cancellaria corsicanensis, Morea cancellaria crassa, Morea marylandica bella
Morea cancellaria corsicanensis Conrad 1860 snail
Morea cancellaria corsicanensis Stephenson
Morea cancellaria crassa Conrad 1860 snail
Morea cancellaria crassa Stephenson
Morea marylandica bella Conrad 1860 snail
Morea marylandica bella Stephenson
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Ornopsis pulchra
Ornopsis pulchra true whelk
Ornopsis pulchra Stephenson
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Bellifusus robustus, Drilluta crassicostata longa, Drilluta crassicostata, Anomalofusus bellulus
Bellifusus robustus snail
Bellifusus robustus Stephenson
Drilluta crassicostata longa Wade 1916 snail
Drilluta crassicostata longa Stephenson
Drilluta crassicostata snail
Drilluta crassicostata Stephenson
Anomalofusus bellulus snail
Anomalofusus bellusus Stephenson
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Amuletum boylei, Beretra firma, Lutema hubbardi
Amuletum boylei turrid
Amuletum boylei Stephenson
Beretra firma turrid
Beretra firma Stephenson
Lutema hubbardi turrid
Lutema hubbardi Stephenson
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"Cypraea gracilis" = Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) corsicanana
"Cypraea gracilis" = Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) corsicanana Stephenson 1941 cowry
Cypraea gracilis Stephenson
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
? Arrhoges lobata media, Pterocerella densatus
? Arrhoges lobata media Gabb 1868 snail
Anchura? lobata media Stephenson
Pterocerella densatus snail
Pterocerella densatus nacatochanus Stephenson
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Gyrodes rotundus, Gyrodes supraplicatus, Polinices stephensoni, Euspira rectilabrum, Banis siniformis
Gyrodes rotundus moon snail
Gyrodes rotundus Stephenson
Gyrodes supraplicatus Conrad 1858 moon snail
Gyrodes supraplicatus (Conrad)
Polinices stephensoni moon snail
Polinices stephensoni Wade
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Polinices rectilabrum texanus Stephenson
Banis siniformis Stephenson 1941 moon snail
Banis siniformis Stephenson
 Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae
? Nudivagus sp.
? Nudivagus sp. snail
Nudivagus? sp.
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna secalina
Cylichna secalina Shumard 1861 snail
Cylichna secalina Shumard
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Creonella whitei
Creonella whitei snail
Creonella whitei Stephenson
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
"Ringicula pulchella" = Ringicula (Ringicula) pulchella
"Ringicula pulchella" = Ringicula (Ringicula) pulchella Shumard 1861 snail
Ringicula pulchella Shumard
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Tornatellaea scatesi, "Nonacteonina graphoides" = Nonactaeonina
Tornatellaea scatesi snail
Tornatellaea scatesi Stephenson
"Nonacteonina graphoides" = Nonactaeonina snail
Nonacteonina graphoides Stephenson
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana corsicana
Nuculana corsicana pointed nut clam
Nuculana corsicana Stephenson
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia stantoni
Trigonia stantoni Stephenson 1941 clam
Trigonia stantoni Stephenson
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia texana Stephenson
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Ctena parvilineata
Ctena parvilineata clam
Lucina parvilineata Shumard
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha formosa, Liopistha protexta
Liopistha formosa clam
Liopistha formosa Stephenson
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
Liopistha protexta (Conrad)
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea subplicata
Panopea subplicata clam
Panope subplicata Shumard
 Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata
Leptosolen biplicata Conrad 1858 clam
Leptosolen biplicatus Conrad
 Hippuritida - Antillocaprinidae
? Titanosarcolites sp.
? Titanosarcolites sp. Trechmann 1924 rudist
Titanosarcolites? sp.
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella lineata, Etea corsicana, Tenea parilis
Veniella lineata clam
Veniella lineata (Shumard)
Etea corsicana clam
Etea corsicana Stephenson
Tenea parilis clam
Tenea parilis Conrad
 Cardiida - Veneridae
? Cyclorisma pumila, Legumen ellipticum
? Cyclorisma pumila venus clam
Cyclorisma? pumila Stephenson
Legumen ellipticum venus clam
Legumen ellipticum Conrad
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora cancellosa
Cymbophora cancellosa clam
Cymbophora cancellosa Stephenson
 Cardiida - Glossidae
Glossus hendersoni
Glossus hendersoni clam
Isocardia hendersoni Stephenson
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Ethmocardium (Ethmocardium) welleri, Cardium (Pachycardium) wadei
Ethmocardium (Ethmocardium) welleri cockle
Cardium (Ethmocardium) welleri Stephenson
Cardium (Pachycardium) wadei cockle
Cardium (Pachycardium) waldei Stephenson
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Linearia sp." = Linearis, Tellina munda
"Linearia sp." = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Linearia spp.
Tellina munda tellin clam
Tellina munda Stephenson
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon bowiei
Nemodon bowiei clam
Nemodon bowiei Stephenson
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus sp., Inoceramus sp., Inoceramus ? vanuxemi
Inoceramus sp. Sowerby 1814 clam
Inoceramus sp. c Stephenson 1941
Inoceramus sp. Sowerby 1814 clam
Inoceramus sp. d Stephenson 1941
Inoceramus ? vanuxemi clam
Inoceramus vanuxemi Meek and Hayden?
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp.
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
Lima sp.
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
? Syncyclonema (Syncyclonema) archeri, ? Syncyclonema (Syncyclonema) simplicius
? Syncyclonema (Syncyclonema) archeri scallop
Pecten (Syncyclonema?) archeri Stephenson
? Syncyclonema (Syncyclonema) simplicius scallop
Pecten (Syncyclonema?) simplicius Conrad
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras planoventer
Eutrephoceras planoventer Stephenson 1941 nautiloid
Eutrephoceras planoventer Stephenson
 Belemnitida - Belemnitellidae
Belemnitella americana
Belemnitella americana belemnite
Belemnitella americana (Morton)
 Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Scaphites sp.
Scaphites sp. Parkinson 1811 ammonite
Scaphites SP.
 Ammonitida - Diplomoceratidae
Solenoceras multicostatum
Solenoceras multicostatum ammonite
Solenoceras multicostatum Stephenson
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Baculites undatus, Baculites claviformis
Baculites undatus Stephenson 1941 ammonite
Baculites undatus Stephenson
Baculites claviformis Stephenson 1941 ammonite
Baculites claviformis Stephenson
 Ammonitida - Nostoceratidae
Nostoceras helicinum crassum, "Nostoceras helicinum" = Nostoceras (Nostoceras) helicinum, Nostoceras hyatti
Nostoceras helicinum crassum Hyatt 1894 ammonite
Nostoceras helicinum crassum Stephenson
"Nostoceras helicinum" = Nostoceras (Nostoceras) helicinum Shumard 1861 ammonite
Nostoceras helicinum (Shumard)
Nostoceras hyatti Stephenson 1941 ammonite
Nostoceras hyatti Stephenson
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
? Serpula lineata
? Serpula lineata Klipstein 1843
Serpula ? lineata (Weller)