Burleson Bluff, TX, middle unit, below oysters: Lutetian, Texas
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gymnolaemata
- Cheilostomata
- Lunulitidae
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Lunulitidae indet.
Lagaaij 1952
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20 individuals | |||||||||
| lunulitid A and lunulitid C (taller) | ||||||||||
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Gymnolaemata
- Cheilostomata
- Lepraliellidae
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Holoporella granulosa
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1 individual | |||||||||
| synonym of Celleporaria | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Cubitostrea smithvillensis
(Harris 1919)
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354 individuals | |||||||||
| original and current combination Ostrea sellaeformis smithvillensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Cuvier 1795
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1 individual | |||||||||
| Gastropod P and Gastropod Q | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra (Mirula) texagyra
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1 individual | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Terebra (Mirula) texagyra" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Eopleurotoma nodocarinata
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Eopleurotoma sp.
Cossmann 1889
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Lyrosurcula gibbera
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Coronia genitiva
Casey 1904
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5 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Gemmula (Coronia) genitiva | ||||||||||
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Awateria retifera
Gabb 1860
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olivellidae
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Agaronia sp.
(Gray 1839)
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3 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Trigonostoma gemmatum
Conrad 1833
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4 individuals | |||||||||
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Bonellitia sp.
Jousseaume 1887
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1 individual | |||||||||
| spp B | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Levifusus irrasus
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8 individuals | |||||||||
| L. I. hodsoni | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Siphonalia plummeri
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Siphonalia newtonensis
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5 individuals | |||||||||
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Terebrifusus multiplicatus
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Ficopsis penita
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5 individuals | |||||||||
| synonym of Ficus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Ectinochilus texanum
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64 individuals | |||||||||
| synonym of Rimella | ||||||||||
| E. cherokense | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Xenophoridae
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Xenophora sp.
Fischer von Waldheim 1807
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6 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Naticidae indet.
Guilding 1834
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61 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triforidae
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Cerithiella sp.
Verrill 1882
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea aperta
(Solander 1766)
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88 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Trichotropidae
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Cerithioderma primum
Conrad 1860
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Retusa galba
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6 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Pyramidella propeacicula
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Actaeon pomilius
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1 individual | |||||||||
| replaced by Acteon | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Acteon pomilius" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica sp.
Röding 1798
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5 individuals | |||||||||
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Architectonica alveata
(Conrad 1833)
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum | ||||||||||
| Architectonica alveata subspecies B | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Mathildidae
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Gegania antiquata
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5 individuals | |||||||||
| G. a. striata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Tegulidae
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Norrisia micromphala
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
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Anthozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1834
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| coral B | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Turbinoliidae
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Turbinolia pharetra
Lea 1833
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93 individuals | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Caryophylliidae
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Platytrochus stokesi
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Paracyathus sp.
Edwards and Haime 1848
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3 individuals | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Burleson |
| Coordinates: | 30.7° North, 96.4° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 32.7° North, 85.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Lutetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| *Period: | Tertiary | *Local age/stage: | Claibornian |
| Key time interval: | Lutetian | Zone: | late |
| Age range of interval: | 47.80000 - 41.20000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Weches | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: lower unit of Weches | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic poorly lithified argillaceous sandstone | ||
| Environment: | offshore | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
| Geology comments: glauconitic muddy sand above storm wave base | |||
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,mechanical,sieve,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:includes all countable macrofossils but bivalves, does include oysters | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Burleson | ||
| Database number: | 2411 | ||
| Authorizer: | L. Ivany | Enterer: | L. Ivany |
| Modifier: | J. Sessa | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-07-03 14:06:24 | Last modified: | 2010-08-10 11:47:27 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-07-03 14:06:24 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 72. | L. C. Ivany. 1997. Faunal stability and environmental change in the middle Eocene Gulf Coastal Plain (PhD Thesis, Harvard University). 1-221 [L. Ivany/L. Ivany/A. Clement] |