USGS 16170 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Corsicana road, westward-facing slope of Cedar Creek valley, 2.5 miles north of Corbet, Navarro County; TxBureau 17300: "Corbet road, 5.7 miles west-southwest of the Houston and Texas Central R.R. station at Corsicana, Navarro County. This locality is the same as U.S. Geol. Survey collection 16170"

Where: Navarro County, Texas (32.1° N, 96.5° W: paleocoordinates 37.4° N, 74.2° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Neylandville Marl Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; concretionary, gray, sandy, calcareous claystone

• 15 feet of gray sandy, calcareous clay (marl), with medium to large, soft fossiliferous septarian concretions.

Size class: mesofossils

Reposited in the USGS

• 16170: L. W. Stephenson 1932, 17365: L. W. Stephenson 1936, TxBureau 17300: Miss Gene Ross 1932

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 7570: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 18.07.2000, edited by Uta Merkel

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula cretacea
Serpula cretacea (Conrad)
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Diplomoceratidae
Solenoceras texanum Shumard 1861 ammonite
Solenoceras texanum (Shumard)
Solenoceras reesidei Stephenson 1941 ammonite
Solenoceras reesidei Stephenson
 Ammonitida - Nostoceratidae
Helicoceras navarroense ammonite
Helicoceras navarroense Shumard
Anaklinoceras reflexum Stephenson 1941 ammonite
Anaklinoceras reflexum Stephenson
? Nostoceras draconsis ammonite
Nostoceras? draconsis Stephenson
Axonoceras compressum ammonite
Axonoceras compressum Stephenson
Axonoceras multicostatum ammonite
Axonoceras multicostatum and Axonoceras multicostatum rotundum Stephenson
Axonoceras pingue ammonite
Axonoceras pingue Stephenson
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Baculites undatus Stephenson 1941 ammonite
Baculites undatus Stephenson
Baculites claviformis Stephenson 1941 ammonite
Baculites claviformis Stephenson
 Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Scaphites rugosus ammonite
Scaphites rugosus Stephenson
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras planoventer Stephenson 1941 nautiloid
Eutrephoceras planoventer Stephenson
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium pauperculum tusk shell
Dentalium pauperculum Meek and Hayden
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium vaughani tusk shell
Dentalium vaughani Stephenson
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus obnutus tusk shell
Cadulus obnutus (Conrad)
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Mathilda cedarensis Stephenson 1941 snail
Mathilda cedarensis Stephenson
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Creonella triplicata Wade 1917 snail
Creonella triplicata Wade
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica voragiformis sundial
Architectonica voragiformis Stephenson
Margaritella pumila snail
Margaritella pumila Stephenson
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
? Acteon throckmortoni, "Nonacteonina graphoides" = Nonactaeonina, "Nonacteonina sp." = Nonactaeonina, "Nonacteonina tensa" = Nonactaeonina, Tornatellaea cretacea
? Acteon throckmortoni snail
Acteon? throckmortoni Stephenson
"Nonacteonina graphoides" = Nonactaeonina snail
Nonacteonina graphoides Stephenson
"Nonacteonina sp." = Nonactaeonina snail
Nonacteonina sp.
"Nonacteonina tensa" = Nonactaeonina snail
Nonacteonina tensa Stephenson
Tornatellaea cretacea Wade 1926 snail
Tornatellaea cretacea hebes Stephenson
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
Calliomphalus bellulus snail
Calliomphalus bellulus Stephenson
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
? Monodonta cancellosa top snail
Monodonta? cancellosa Stephenson
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna incisa Stephenson 1941 snail
Cylichna incisa Stephenson
 Patellida - Lottiidae
? Acmaea occidentalis limpet
Acmaea? occidentalis (Hall and Meek)
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Haustator trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella trilira Conrad
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
Turritella vertebroides tenuispira Stephenson
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
Urceolabrum tuberculatum snail
Urceolabrum tuberculatum crassum Stephenson
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Gyrodes petrosus moon snail
Gyrodes petrosus (Morton)
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Polinices rectilabrum (Conrad)
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
Capulus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
Capulus sp. 3 Stephenson 1941
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Remera decora snail
Remera decora Stephenson
Remera microstriata Stephenson 1941 snail
Remera microstriata Stephenson
Anomalofusus bellulus snail
Anomalofusus bellulus Stephenson
Anomalofusus sp. Wade 1916 snail
Anomalofusus sp.
Hercorhyncus mundum snail
Hercorhynchus mundum Stephenson
Hercorhyncus nodosum snail
Hercorhynchus nodosum Stephenson
? Bellifusus coronatus snail
Bellifusus? coronatus Stephenson
? Bellifusus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Bellifusus? sp.
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"? Seminola sp." = Buccinopsis
"? Seminola sp." = Buccinopsis Conrad 1857 true whelk
Seminola? sp.
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Caveola ? acuta Wade 1926 snail
Caveola acuta (Wade)?
? Cancellaria sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
Cancellaria? sp.
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Amuletum curvocostatum turrid
Amuletum curvocostatum Stephenson
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Napulus tuberculatus snail
Napulus tuberculatus Stephenson
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
? Volutomorpha sp. Gabb 1877 volute
Volutomorpha? sp.
 Neogastropoda -
Fulgerca venusta snail
Fulgerca venusta Stephenson
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Tundora tuberculata Stephenson 1941 snail
Tundora tuberculata Stephenson
? Drepanochilus corbetensis snail
Drepanochilus? corbetensis Stephenson
Drepanochilus sp. Meek 1864 snail
Drepanochilus spp.
Drepanochilus triliratus snail
Drepanochilus triliratus Stephenson
? Anchura campbelli snail
Anchura? campbelli Stephenson
? Anchura sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Anchura? sp.
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Eulima clara Wade 1926 snail
Eulima clara Wade
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana corbetensis pointed nut clam
Nuculana corbetensis Stephenson
Nuculana corsicana pointed nut clam
Nuculana corsicana Stephenson
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula nacatochana nut clam
Nucula nacatochana Stephenson
Nucula perequalis nut clam
Nucula perequalis Conrad
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella sp. Brown 1827 clam
Crenella sp.
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Volsella uddeni mussel
Volsella uddeni Stephenson
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus sp. Sowerby 1814 clam
Inoceramus sp. a Stephenson 1941
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
Lima sp.
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra cancellata oyster
Exogyra cancellata Stephenson
Pycnodonte mutabilis oyster
Gryphaea mutabilis Morton
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis clam
Nemodon eufaulensis lineatus Stephenson
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea murrayi clam
Idonearca murrayi Stephenson
 Arcida - Arcidae
Breviarca nolani clam
Breviarca nolani Stephenson
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium (Granocardium) rossae cockle
Cardium (Granocardium) rossae Stephenson
Granocardium (Granocardium) sp. Gabb 1869 cockle
Cardium (Granocardium) spp.
"Brevicardium tenue" = Nemocardium (Brevicardium) cockle
Brevicardium tenue Stephenson
 Cardiida - Glossidae
Glossus irelandi clam
Isocardia irelandi Stephenson
 Cardiida - Veneridae
? Aphrodina navarroana venus clam
Aphrodina? navarroana Stephenson
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora subtilis clam
Cymbophora subtilis Stephenson
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Tenea patula clam
Tenea patula Stephenson
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula torta clam
Corbula torta Stephenson
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
Corbula spp.
Corbula rockensis clam
Corbula rockensis Stephenson
 Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata Conrad 1858 clam
Leptosolen biplicatus Conrad
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cuspidaria grovensis Stephenson 1941 clam
Cuspidaria grovensis Stephenson
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa cedarensis Stephenson
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Trochocyathus gardnerae Wells 1933 stony coral
Trochocyathus woolmani Vaughan 1900 stony coral