MCZ C. Jones Loc. 35 [Caloosahatchee Fm] (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Hendry County, Florida (27.0° N, 82.0° W: paleocoordinates 27.0° N, 81.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Caloosahatchee Formation, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Caloosahatchee Fm. AGE: Early Pleistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within formation.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified, shelly/skeletal, gray, yellow sandstone

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow-marine, siliciclastic environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Fossiliferous yellow-grey sandstone. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, based on observation of specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collected by Jones; reposited in the MCZ

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTOR: C. Jones, ~1970's. REPOSITORY: MCZ, Harvard. FIDELITY: High ecological fidelity.

Primary reference: A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79787: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 24.03.2008, edited by Kate Bulinski

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• TAXONOMY: Identified by A. Hendy; nomenclature based on revision of Olsson and Harbison (1953) [PBDB Ref# 11206], and more recent publications.
unclassified
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Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima Say 1820 Atlantic Nut Clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Saccella acuta" = Nuculana acuta
"Saccella acuta" = Nuculana acuta Conrad 1832 pointed nut clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Carditamera arata Conrad 1832 clam
Pleuromeris tridentata Say 1826 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellidora lunulata Adams 1856 tellin clam
Macoma sp. Leach 1819 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardiidae indet. Lamarck 1809 cockle
Dinocardium robustum Lightfoot 1786 cockle
 Cardiida - Erycinidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Transennella conradina Dall 1884 venus clam
"Dosinia elegans" = Dosinia (Dosinidia) elegans Conrad 1838 venus clam
Anomalocardia caloosana venus clam
[entered as Anomalocardia caloosona]
Mercenaria mercenaria Linnaeus 1758 quahog
Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
"Macrocallista nimbosa" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) nimbosa Solander 1786 venus clam
 Cardiida - Anatinellidae
Raeta plicatella Lamarck 1818 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mulinia lateralis Say 1822 clam
 Pandorida - Pandoridae
Pandora sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Pegophysema schrammi" = Anodontia (Pegophysema) schrammi Crosse 1876 clam
Radiolucina amianta Dall 1901 clam
Lucinisca nassula Conrad 1846 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop
Aequipecten sp. Fischer 1886 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria colymbus Röding 1798 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea subdigitalina Olsson and Harbison 1953 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
"Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata
"Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata Montagu 1808 clam
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Neverita duplicatus Say 1822 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Eupleura sp., "Cantharus (Psuedosalpinx) perplexus" = Calotrophon ostrearum
Eupleura sp. Adams and Adams 1853 murex snail
"Cantharus (Psuedosalpinx) perplexus" = Calotrophon ostrearum Conrad 1846 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Nassarius (Nassarius) vibex" = Nassarius vibex
"Nassarius (Nassarius) vibex" = Nassarius vibex Say 1822 snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Busycon contrarium Conrad 1840 whelk
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula fornicata Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Pyramidella sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla striata Bruguiére 1792 snail
[entered as Bulla striatus]
Cirripedia
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Anthozoa
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Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834