PBDB Collection

PRI 790 (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Monroe County, Alabama (31.5° N, 87.5° W: paleocoordinates 34.0° N, 70.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bells Landing Marl Member (Tuscahoma Formation), Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

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

• Environment from PBDB # 90141.

• Lithology from PBDB # 90141 very fine grained, unlithified glauconitic clayey sand

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: Collected by G.D. Harris, R. Flowr and K.V.W. Palmer, Paleontological Research Inst. Exp. 1935. Field notebook No. 40.

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 92352: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 08.11.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	"Odostomia (Evalea) bartschi" = Evalea, Turbonilla "sp. A", Turbonilla (Cingulina) tuscahomensis, Pyramidella (Iphiana) anita "Odostomia (Evalea) bartschi" = Evalea snail Turbonilla "sp. A" Risso 1826 snail Turbonilla (Cingulina) tuscahomensis snail Pyramidella (Iphiana) anita snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica bellensis Architectonica bellensis sundial
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula butleriana Ringicula butleriana snail
Trochoidea - Skeneidae	Solariorbis "sp. B", Solariorbis subangulatus Solariorbis "sp. B" Conrad 1865 snail Solariorbis subangulatus Meyer 1886 snail Solariorbis subangulatus smithi
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Acteocina leai Acteocina leai barrel-bubble
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Mesalia alabamiensis, Turritella eurynome, Turritella praecincta Mesalia alabamiensis De Gregorio 1890 turret shell including Mesalia alabamiensis tetradeiras Turritella eurynome turret shell Turritella praecincta turret shell
Cerithioidea - Potamididae	"Potamides" fulvarupis "Potamides" fulvarupis horn snail
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Polinices sp., Euspira marylandica, cf. Natica aperta, Sinum fiski Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail Euspira marylandica Conrad 1865 moon snail Euspira marylandica var. A cf. Natica aperta moon snail Sinum fiski moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae	Capulus expansus Capulus expansus snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Palaeorhaphis pergracilis, Glyptostyla bacula, Mazzalina plena, Mazzalina tuomeyi Palaeorhaphis pergracilis snail Glyptostyla bacula snail Mazzalina plena snail Mazzalina tuomeyi snail
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	"Buccinanops ellipticum" = Bullia (Buccinanops), cf. Cyllene bellana "Buccinanops ellipticum" = Bullia (Buccinanops) snail cf. Cyllene bellana snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	"Pseudoliva scalina" = Popenoeum scalina, Pseudoliva santander, Pseudoliva vetusta, Pseudoliva tuberculifera, Cantharus johnsoni "Pseudoliva scalina" = Popenoeum scalina Heilprin 1881 true whelk Pseudoliva santander true whelk Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk Pseudoliva vetusta forma Pseudoliva tuberculifera Conrad 1860 true whelk Cantharus johnsoni true whelk
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus bellanus, Levifusus "sp. J", Levifusus supraplanus Levifusus bellanus snail Levifusus "sp. J" Conrad 1865 snail Levifusus supraplanus snail
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Narona greggi Narona greggi snail
Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae	"Surcula nasuta" = Turricula "Surcula nasuta" = Turricula snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	""Pleurotoma" capax" = Turris ""Pleurotoma" capax" = Turris turrid
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	"cf. Scaphella newcombiana" = Scaphella, Caricella podagrina "cf. Scaphella newcombiana" = Scaphella volute Caricella podagrina volute
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	Calyptraphorus trinodiferus Calyptraphorus trinodiferus snail
Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae	"Simnia regularoidea" = Transovula regularoidea "Simnia regularoidea" = Transovula regularoidea Aldrich 1921 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	Galeodea koureos Galeodea koureos Gardner 1939 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Priscoficus triserialis Priscoficus triserialis fig shell
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida Dall 1898 pointed nut clam
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	"Chlamys greggi" = Dhondtichlamys greggi "Chlamys greggi" = Dhondtichlamys greggi Harris 1897 scallop
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea (Ostrea) intermedoides Ostrea (Ostrea) intermedoides Aldrich 1921 oyster
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea Conrad 1862 clam Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea "var."
Cardiida - Sportellidae	Basterotia prima Basterotia prima Aldrich 1921 clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Nemocardium harrisi Nemocardium harrisi cockle
Cardiida - Semelidae	Ervilia lignitica, Semele langdoniana, Semele monroensis Ervilia lignitica clam Semele langdoniana clam Semele monroensis clam
Cardiida - Donacidae	Donax acutangula Donax acutangula clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina bellsiana, Tellina semirotunda Tellina bellsiana tellin clam Tellina semirotunda tellin clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis, Dosiniopsis lenticularis Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis venus clam including Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis greggi Dosiniopsis lenticularis Rogers 1838 venus clam
Cardiida - Montacutidae	Mysella minuta, Montacuta bicuspidata Mysella minuta clam Montacuta bicuspidata clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	"Corbula subengonata" = Cuneocorbula subengonata, Vokesula aldrichi, Corbula concha "Corbula subengonata" = Cuneocorbula subengonata Dall 1898 clam Vokesula aldrichi Meyer 1885 clam Corbula concha clam
Pholadida - Pholadidae	Pholas alatoidea, Pholas aldrichi Pholas alatoidea clam Pholas aldrichi clam
Hiatellida - Saxicavellidae	Saxicavella alabamensis Saxicavella alabamensis clam
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Panopea bellsensis Panopea bellsensis clam
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericardia "spp. H", Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithi, "Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi" = Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi Venericardia "spp. H" Lamarck 1801 clam Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithi clam "Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi" = Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi Stewart 1930 clam