Sohl and Koch OFR # 117: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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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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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Baculitidae
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Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus
Morton 1834
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Eubaculites carinatus | ||||||||||
| Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus | ||||||||||
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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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Cephalopoda
- Belemnitida
- Belemnitellidae
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Belemnitella americana
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Belemnitella americana (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Turritella sp. | ||||||||||
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Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira
(Conrad 1860)
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| original and current combination Turritella trilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Gyrodes petrosus
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Gyrodes petrosus (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Neogastropoda indet.
Thiele 1929
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Neogastropods indeterminate | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turbinellidae
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Napulus sp.
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Napulus sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Buccinopsis sp.
Conrad 1857
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Buccinopsis sp. | ||||||||||
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Stantonella sp.
Wade 1926
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Stantonella sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Pyrifusus sp.
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pyrifusus sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Lowenstamia sp.
Sohl 1964
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Lowenstamia sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Pterocerella tippana
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pterocerella tippana (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Xenophoridae
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Xenophora leprosa
(Morton 1834)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa | ||||||||||
| Xenophora leprosa (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Malletiidae
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Malletia longfrons
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Malletia longfrons (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Poromyidae
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Liopistha protexta
Conrad 1853
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Liopistha protexta Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Etea cf. carolinensis
Conrad 1875
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Etea cf. Etea carolinensis Conrad - originally entered as "Etea cf. carolinensis" | ||||||||||
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Tellina sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Cardium sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp.
(Dietrich 1933)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten (Pecten) venustus
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Pecten (Pecten?) venustus Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Morton 1833
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Ostrea sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Flemingostreidae
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Cubitostrea tecticosta
(Gabb 1860)
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Pycnodonte vesicularis
(Lamarck 1806)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis | ||||||||||
| Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck | ||||||||||
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Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
| Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
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Gryphaeostrea vomer
(Morton 1828)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Striarca sp.
Conrad 1862
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Striarca sp. | ||||||||||
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Arca rostellata
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Arca rostellata (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax
Conrad 1858
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Idonearca capax | ||||||||||
| Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Sumter |
| Coordinates: | 32.6° North, 88.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 36.1° North, 66.1° West | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
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 | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Haustator bilira assemblage zone | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray lithified argillaceous,sandy 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: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
| Collection method comments: Stephenson pub 1914 | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Livingston; USGS # 5399 | ||
| Database number: | 4184 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 | Last modified: | 2017-07-04 19:13:44 |
| 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:
| 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] |