List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Gilbertia estellensis
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Foraminifera indet.
Eichwald 1830
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Flabellidae
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Flabellum conoideum
Vaughan 1900
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Guyniidae
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Stenocyathus sp.
Pourtales 1871
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| Stenocyathus n. sp. | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dendrophylliidae
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Balanophyllia haleana
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Solarium periscelidum
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| spelled with current rank as Trochus (Solarium) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella mortoni
Conrad 1830
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| recombined as Kapalmerella mortoni | ||||||||||
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Mesalia watsonensis
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Turritella alabamiensis
(De Gregorio 1890)
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| recombined as Mesalia alabamiensis | ||||||||||
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Mesalia alabamiensis
(De Gregorio 1890)
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Mesalia pumila
(Gabb 1860)
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Turritella tennesseensis
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Turritella humerosa
Conrad 1835
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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Rissoina alabamensis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella mediavia
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Volutilithes rugatus
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Volutilithes limopsis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Strepsidura heilprini
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Pseudoliva scalina
Heilprin 1881
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| recombined as Popenoeum scalina | ||||||||||
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Pseudoliva unicarinata
Aldrich 1886
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Fusus quercollis
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Fusus ottonis
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Fusus mohri
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Levifusus dalei
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Levifusus pagoda
(Heilprin 1880)
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| replaced by Levifusus pagodiformis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Fusus tortilis
Whitfield 1865
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| recombined as Pseudolatirus tortilis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Ptychatractidae
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Exilia pergracilis
Conrad 1860
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Pleurotoma quercollis
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| synonym of Turris | ||||||||||
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Pleurotoma persa
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| synonym of Turris | ||||||||||
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Pleurotoma mediavia
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| synonym of Turris | ||||||||||
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Pleurotoma adeona
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| synonym of Turris | ||||||||||
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Pleurotoma longipersa
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| synonym of Turris | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cypraeidae
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Cypraea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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| Cypraea 2 sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rostellariidae
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Calyptraphorus velatus
(Conrad 1833)
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| recombined as Calyptraphorus velata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Triton showalteri
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| synonym of Charonia | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica limula
Conrad 1833
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| recombined as Neverita limula | ||||||||||
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Natica eminula
Conrad 1833
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| recombined as Polinices eminulus | ||||||||||
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? Natica saffordia
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Natica reversa
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Natica onusta
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Haminoeidae
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Atys robustoides
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna meyeri
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Amaura tombigbeensis
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| spelled with current rank as Odostomia (Amaura) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Tornatellaea quercollis
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Mathildidae
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Solariella alabamensis
(Aldrich 1886)
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| recombined as Toulminella alabamensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula ovula
Lea 1833
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| recombined as Nucula (Nucula) ovula | ||||||||||
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Nucula mediavia
Harris 1896
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| recombined as Nucula (Nucula) mediavia | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Leda saffordana
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| synonym of Nuculana | ||||||||||
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Leda milamensis
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| synonym of Nuculana | ||||||||||
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Leda quercollis
Harris 1896
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| recombined as Saccella quercollis | ||||||||||
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Leda parva
(Rogers and Rogers 1837)
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| recombined as Saccella parva | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Yoldiidae
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Yoldia eborea
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatellites gabbi
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| synonym of Crassatella | ||||||||||
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Crassatellites sepulcollis
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| synonym of Crassatella | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia wilcoxensis
Dall 1903
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| recombined as Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Teredinidae
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Teredo ringens
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula subcompressa
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Corbula (Aloidis) milium
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Meretrix ripleyana
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Protocardia sp.
(Beyrich 1845)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina estellensis
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Modiola saffordi
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris aviculoides
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea saffordi
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Cucullaea macrodonta
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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? Arca sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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? Pinna sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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? Ostrea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Propeamussiidae
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Propeamussium alabamense
(Aldrich 1886)
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Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Nautilidae
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Nautilus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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= Nautilidae indet.
de Blainville 1825
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus turgidus
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium mediaviense
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama |
| Coordinates: | 32.0° North, 87.2° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.9° North, 67.7° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Midway | Formation: | Porters Creek | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Black Bluff or Sucarnochee Horizon. From Tsudy and Sorgannus (2000): "lower Eocene Sucarnoochee beds (now Porters Creek Clay) (inner shelf deposits) of Midway Fm., Alabama. AGE: Amended to Late Paleocene (Hendy, 4/2008). Porters Creek Fm is early Paleocene (JAS, 10/10). | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | brown claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: "Consists of aluminous clay, dark chocolate in color" | |
| Environment: | offshore |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: No collection data reported in text | |
| Taxonomic list comments:Probably fairly representative of molluscan fauna in enterers opinion. Tsudy and Sorhannus (2000) report Decapod fossils from unit. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 35081 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy, M. Clapham | Enterer: | A. Hendy, M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | U. Smith | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Collections that are a subset of this one: | |||
| Created: | 2003-10-31 01:57:40 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2003-10-31 01:57:40 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |