PBDB Collection

PRI 3554 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Burleson County, Texas (30.7° N, 96.4° W: paleocoordinates 31.9° N, 87.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Stone City Member (Crockett Formation), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; unlithified, glauconitic, argillaceous sandstone

• Environment from PBDB col 2413 "above storm wave base"

• Lithology from PBDB col 2413

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 90656: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 12.08.2009, edited by Ursula Smith

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	"Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) psammotaea" = Orthoyoldia psammotaea, Litorhadia petropolitana, Yoldia (Calorhadia) compsa, ? Litorhadia evanescentior "Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) psammotaea" = Orthoyoldia psammotaea Dall 1898 pointed nut clam Litorhadia petropolitana pointed nut clam Yoldia (Calorhadia) compsa Gabb 1860 pointed nut clam ? Litorhadia evanescentior Stenzel and E. K 1957 pointed nut clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	"Mauricia houstonia" = Modiola houstonia "Mauricia houstonia" = Modiola houstonia Harris 1895 mussel
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris petropolitana Glycymeris petropolitana clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Pachecoa (Pachecoa) pulchra, Barbatia (Barbatia) uxorispalmeri, Arca (Arca) petropolitana Pachecoa (Pachecoa) pulchra clam Barbatia (Barbatia) uxorispalmeri Stenzel and E. K 1957 clam Arca (Arca) petropolitana Stenzel and Krause 1957 ark
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Eburneopecten sp. Eburneopecten sp. Conrad 1865 scallop
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia ephippioides Anomia ephippioides Gabb 1860 jingle
Pectinida - Limidae	"Lima (Limatulella) petropolitana" = Limaria "Lima (Limatulella) petropolitana" = Limaria file clam
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Crassostrea frionis, Cubitostrea (cf. Cubitostrea) sellaeformis, Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) petropolitana Crassostrea frionis oyster Cubitostrea (cf. Cubitostrea) sellaeformis Conrad 1832 oyster Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) petropolitana Stenzel and J. T 1957 oyster
Ostreida - Pteriidae	Pteria (Pteria) petropolitana Pteria (Pteria) petropolitana pearl oyster
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Atrina cawcawensis Atrina cawcawensis oyster
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia (Venericor) mooreana" = Venericardia (Venericor) densata, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) trapaquara "Venericardia (Venericor) mooreana" = Venericardia (Venericor) densata Conrad 1845 clam Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) trapaquara Harris 1895 clam
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Pholadomya harrisi, Pholadomya petropolitana Pholadomya harrisi clam Pholadomya petropolitana clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina (Eurytellina) mooreana, Tellina (Moerella) petropolitana Tellina (Eurytellina) mooreana Gabb 1860 tellin clam Tellina (Moerella) petropolitana Stenzel and Krause 1957 tellin clam
Cardiida - Semelidae	Abra (Abra) petropolitana Abra (Abra) petropolitana Stenzel 1957 abra
Cardiida - Veneridae	Sinodia (Sinodia) eocaenica, Pitar (Calpitaria) petropolitanus, Pitar (Calpitaria) texibrazus, Pitar (Katherinella) smithvillensis Sinodia (Sinodia) eocaenica Stenzel et al. 1957 venus clam Pitar (Calpitaria) petropolitanus Stenzel et al. 1957 venus clam Pitar (Calpitaria) texibrazus Stenzel et al. 1957 venus clam Pitar (Katherinella) smithvillensis Stenzel et al. 1957 venus clam
Cardiida - Anatinellidae	Pteropsella praelapidosa Pteropsella praelapidosa clam
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	Diplodonta (Diplodonta) petropolitana Diplodonta (Diplodonta) petropolitana clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Notocorbula texana, Corbula (Caryocorbula) deusseni, Vokesula smithvillensis Notocorbula texana Gabb 1860 clam Corbula (Caryocorbula) deusseni clam Vokesula smithvillensis Harris 1919 clam Vokesula smithvillensis petropolitana
Gastropoda
Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae	Mnestia dekayi Mnestia dekayi snail
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	cf. Rhizorus minutissimus, Rhizorus conradianus, Retusa (Cylichnina) kellogii cf. Rhizorus minutissimus snail Rhizorus conradianus snail Retusa (Cylichnina) kellogii snail
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Uromitra brazosana Uromitra brazosana ribbed mitre
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus mortoniopsis Levifusus mortoniopsis snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Dorsanum scalatum, Pseudoliva vetusta Dorsanum scalatum Heilprin 1891 true whelk Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk Pseudoliva vetusta carinata and Pseudoliva vetusta linosa
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Latirus moorei Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail
Neogastropoda - Columbellidae	Mitrella (Bastropia) bastropensis Mitrella (Bastropia) bastropensis snail
Neogastropoda - Olivellidae	Agaronia bombylis Agaronia bombylis Conrad 1833 snail
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	Volvaria (Volvariella) reticulata Volvaria (Volvariella) reticulata Johnson 1899 mitre shell
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Bonellitia parilis Bonellitia parilis snail
Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae	cf. Microdrillia laeviplicata cf. Microdrillia laeviplicata snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Eosurcula moorei Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Glyptotoma crassiplicata Glyptotoma crassiplicata Gabb 1860 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Lapparia mooreana, "Bullata semenoides" = Closia (Bullata) Lapparia mooreana volute "Bullata semenoides" = Closia (Bullata) volute
Neogastropoda - Marginellidae	Marginella (Dentimargo) constrictoides Marginella (Dentimargo) constrictoides margin shell
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus "Ficopsis texana" = Ficus fig shell
Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae	Hipponix pygmaeus Hipponix pygmaeus hoof shell
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Sinum arctatum, Sinum inconstans, Sinum bilix, Polinices aratus, "Lunatia" moorei Sinum arctatum moon snail Sinum inconstans moon snail Sinum bilix Conrad 1833 moon snail Polinices aratus moon snail "Lunatia" moorei moon snail
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	Eulima tenaxa Eulima tenaxa snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Mesalia claibornensis, Turritella nasuta Mesalia claibornensis turret shell Turritella nasuta turret shell
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica meekana Architectonica meekana sundial
Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus (Dischides) subcoarcuatus Cadulus (Dischides) subcoarcuatus tusk shell