Sohl and Koch OFR # 107: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Belmnites sp.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Belemnite sp. - originally entered as "Belemnite sp." | ||||||||||
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Trochocyathidae indet.
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| Trochocyathid coral | ||||||||||
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Thecostraca
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Cirripidea indet.
Rafinesque 1816
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| Barnacles plates | ||||||||||
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= Cirripedia indet.
Rafinesque 1816
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Hendy 2008 | |||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Nautilidae
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Eutrephoceras dekayi
(Morton 1834)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus sp.
Philippi 1844
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Cadulus sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Margaritella sp.
Meek and Hayden 1860
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Margaritella sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Avellana sp.
d'Orbigny 1842
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Avellana ? sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Striaticostatum sillimani
(Morton 1834)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Epitonium sillimani | ||||||||||
| Striaticostatum sillimani (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Striaticostatum sparsum
Sohl 1964
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Striaticostatum sparsum Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Neogastropoda indet.
Thiele 1929
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| Neogastropods indeterminate | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Drilluta sp.
Wade 1916
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Drilluta sp. | ||||||||||
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Bellifusus sp.
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Bellifusus sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turbinellidae
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Napulus sp.
Stephenson 1941
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Napulus sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Gyrodes petrosus
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Gyrodes petrosus (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Euspira sp.
Agassiz 1837
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Euspira sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana whitfieldi
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| Crenella serica Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Flemingostreidae
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Cubitostrea tecticosta
(Gabb 1860)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea plumosa
Morton 1833
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Ostrea plumosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Pycnodonte vesicularis
(Lamarck 1806)
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45 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis | ||||||||||
| Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck | ||||||||||
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Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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45 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
| Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) sp.
Bruguiére 1796
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Lima (Lima) sp. | ||||||||||
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Lima (Lima) pelagica
(Morton 1833)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Lima (Lima) pelagica (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Lima (Lima) sellardsi
Stephenson 1941
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| Lima (Lima) sellardsi Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis
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178 specimens | |||||||||
| Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis | ||||||||||
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Plicatula (Plicatula) sp.
Lamarck 1801
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Plicatula (Plicatula) sp. | ||||||||||
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Plicatula (Plicatula) sp.
Lamarck 1801
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Plicatula (Plicatula) sp. (fine ri | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Morton 1833
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Dimyidae
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Atreta melleni
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Atreta melleni (Stephenson) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten sp.
Müller 1776
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pecten sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Spondylidae
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Spondylus (Spondylus) sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Spondylus (Spondylus) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp.
(Conrad 1862)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina sp.
Bruguière 1797
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Lucina sp. | ||||||||||
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Myrtea stephensoni
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Myrtea stephensoni Gardner | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula monmouthensis
Gardner 1916
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Corbula monmouthensis Gardner | ||||||||||
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Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica
Vincent 1910
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Hippuritida
- Monopleuridae
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Gyropleura sp. n. sp.
Douvillé 1887
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Gyropleura s. sp. - originally entered as "Gyropleura n. sp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cardium sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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? Tellina sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Tellina ? sp. - originally entered as "Tellina ? sp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Bryozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1831
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| Bryozoa (encrusting) | ||||||||||
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Bryozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1831
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| Reptilian tooth | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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| Serpula sp. | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Serpulimorpha
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Hamulus onyx
Morton 1834
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| Hamulus onyx Morton | ||||||||||
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Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
(Leske 1778)
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| Echinoid sp. - originally entered as "Echinoidea sp." | ||||||||||
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Demospongiae
- Clavulina
- Clionaidae
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Cliona sp.
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| Clione sp. | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Sumter |
| Coordinates: | 32.7° North, 88.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 36.2° North, 66.2° West | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| *Period: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Senonian |
| *International age/stage: | Middle - Late/Upper Maastrichtian | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Ammonoid zone: | Discoscaphites conradi |
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Prairie Bluff | Member: | upper | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Haustator bilira assemblage zone | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray lithified silty lime mudstone | ||
| Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
| Collection method comments: Sohl collection | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Looksokold Ck; USGS # 31504 | ||
| Database number: | 4174 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Kosnik, A. Hendy | Enterer: | M. Kosnik, A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | M. Manojlovic | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 | Last modified: | 2016-07-25 19:32:57 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 283. | N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1983. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) Mollusca from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. USGS Open File Report 83-451:1-239 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 26349 | A. J. W. Hendy. 2008. Personal opinions and reidentification of pre-Cenozoic Mollusca. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 29915 | J. A. Sessa, T. J. Bralower, M. E. Patzkowsky, J. C. Handley, and L. C. Ivany. 2012. Environmental and biological controls on the diversity and ecology of Late Cretaceous through early Paleogene marine ecosystems in the US Gulf Coastal Plain. Paleobiology 38(2):218-239 [M. Patzkowsky/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] |