PRI 708 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Orangeburg County, South Carolina (33.5° N, 80.9° W: paleocoordinates 33.6° N, 71.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: McBean Formation (Claiborne Group), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• "Lisbon horizon"

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

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 92308: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 05.11.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora tenebrosa
Diodora tenebrosa Conrad 1833 snail
Diodora tenebrosa antica
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Balcis "spp. A"
Balcis "spp. A" Leach 1847 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta1, Crepidula lirata
Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta1 Solander 1766 slipper shell
Crepidula lirata Conrad 1833 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Siliquariidae
Tenagodus vitis
Tenagodus vitis Conrad 1835 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella rina" = Haustator rina
"Turritella rina" = Haustator rina turret shell
Including Turritella rina sabrina
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia alabamensis
Agaronia alabamensis Conrad 1833 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Bullata semen
Bullata semen Lea 1833 volute
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murotriton mcglameriae
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Mitra (Fusimitra) perexilis" = Fusimitra
"Mitra (Fusimitra) perexilis" = Fusimitra mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Penion bellus, Terebrifusus amoenus, Laevibuccinum prorsum, Buccitriton sagenum
Penion bellus Conrad 1833 true whelk
Penion bellus leai
Terebrifusus amoenus Conrad 1833 true whelk
Buccitriton sagenum Conrad 1833 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Bullia altilis
Bullia altilis Conrad 1832 snail
Bullia altilis subglobosa
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus mortonii
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Lirofusus thoracicus
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella (Clinurella) bucciniformis
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Trigonostoma babylonicum, Sveltia alveata
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens Conrad 1833 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
"Hastula" venusta
"Hastula" venusta Lea 1833 auger snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus
"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae
Sulcocypraea kennedyi
Sulcocypraea kennedyi Harris 1895 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Neverita "spp. B", Euspira aldrichi, Euspira marylandica, Natica "spp. A", Sinum arctatum, Sinum beatricae, Sinum declive
Neverita "spp. B" Risso 1826 moon snail
Euspira aldrichi moon snail
Euspira marylandica Conrad 1865 moon snail
Euspira marylandica
Natica "spp. A" Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Sinum arctatum moon snail
Sinum beatricae moon snail
Sinum declive Conrad 1833 moon snail
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Mnestia dekayi
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna (Cylichnopsis) acrotoma
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
"Pyramidella (Syrnola) propeacicula" = Syrnola, "Odostomia (Evalea) melanella" = Evalea
"Pyramidella (Syrnola) propeacicula" = Syrnola snail
"Odostomia (Evalea) melanella" = Evalea snail
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania antiquata, Mathilda retisculpta
Mathilda retisculpta snail
Mathilda retisculpta aldrichi
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (? Pectinucula) ripae2, Nucula (Nucula) ovula2
Nucula (? Pectinucula) ripae2 Harris 1919 nut clam
Nucula (Nucula) ovula2 Lea 1833 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Yoldia (Calorhadia) bella2, Yoldia (Calorhadia) semen, Nuculana trumani2, Yoldia (Calorhadia) compsa2
Yoldia (Calorhadia) bella2 pointed nut clam
Yoldia (Calorhadia) semen Lea 1883 pointed nut clam
Nuculana trumani2 pointed nut clam
Yoldia (Calorhadia) compsa2 Gabb 1860 pointed nut clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Glyptoactis (Claibonicardia) alticostata2
Glyptoactis (Claibonicardia) alticostata2 Conrad 1833 clam
Glyptoactis (Claibonicardia) alticostata var.
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis2
Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis2 Lea 1833 clam
Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis citronella
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista (Callista) perovata2
Callista (Callista) perovata2 Conrad 1833 venus clam
Callista (Callista) perovata lisbonesis
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina tallicheti
Tellina tallicheti tellin clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Pachecoa (Stenzelia) ellipsis, Pachecoa (? Pachecoa) ledoides, "Pachecoa (Pachecoa) decisa" = Pachecoa (Pachecoa) decisa, ""Trinacria" decisa" = Pachecoa (Pachecoa) decisa, Pachecoa (Pachecoa) cainei2
"Pachecoa (Pachecoa) decisa" = Pachecoa (Pachecoa) decisa Conrad 1833 clam
Pachecoa (Pachecoa) decisa abbreviata
""Trinacria" decisa" = Pachecoa (Pachecoa) decisa Conrad 1833 clam
"Trinacria" "decisa carolina"
Pachecoa (Pachecoa) cainei2 Harris 1919 clam
1Dockery 1980; 2Harris 1919