USGS Loc. 2212 - Tenmile Creek [Chipola Fm]: Burdigalian, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula semilimata
rare
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Calliostoma ceramicum (Dall 1892)
rare
Gastropoda - Phasianellidae
Tricolia affinis
common; T. affinis chipolana
Tricolia probrevis
common
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Gelasinostoma chipolanum
rare
Gastropoda - Skeneidae
Solariorbis microforatis
rare
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina incisula
both rare; A. incisula curtoides, A. incisula kolos
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Smaragdia chipolana
present
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella (? Torcula) mixta
original and current combination Torcula
rare
Turritella (? Torcula) chipolana
original and current combination Torcula
rare
Turritella (Torcula) dalli Gardner 1947
recombined as Turritella dalli
present
Turritella subgrundifera Dall 1892
common
Gastropoda - Planaxidae
Fossarus chipolanus
rare
Gastropoda - Modulidae
Modulus willcoxii
rare
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula plana Say 1822
present
Crucibulum chipolanum (Dall 1892)
recombined as Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum
common
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Globularia fischeri (Dall 1892)
common
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Cirsotrema cirritum Duerr 2004
Duerr 2004
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus Dall 1892
recombined as Neverita chipolanus
prolific
Polinices demicryptus
abundant
Natica (Naticarius) precursor Gardner 1947
recombined as Naticarius precursor
common
Natica (Tectonatica) semen
original and current combination Tectonatica
abundant
Natica (? Tectonatica) platabasis
original and current combination Tectonatica
common
Natica (Natica) alticallosa
common
Sinum chipolanum (Dall 1892)
present
Gastropoda - Tornidae
Teinostoma chipolanum Dall 1892
recombined as Teinostoma (Idioraphe) chipolanum
common
Gastropoda - Synceratidae
Syncera microgaza
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Phos (Strongylocera) chipolanus Dall 1896
recombined as Pallacera chipolanus
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena sculpturata
present
Busycon epispiniger n. sp. Gardner 1947
present
Busycon sicyoides Gardner 1947
common
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria ancycla n. sp.
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra (Tiara) mitrodita
present
Mitra (Pleioptygma) prodroma
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra (Paraterebra) odopoia
abundant
Terebra (Paraterebra) sulcifera (Sowerby 1849)
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus isomitratus
abundant
Conus demiurgus Dall 1903
present
Conus sulculus (Dall 1896)
abundant
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Polystira albidoides
abundant
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva liodes Dall 1903
recombined as Oliva (Omogymna) liodes
present
Oliva (Omogymna) martensii Dall 1903
common
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Uromitra) climax n. sp.
original and current combination Uromitra
rare
Vexillum (Uromitra) amblipleura
original and current combination Uromitra
rare; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Vasum aff. engonatum (Dall 1903)
synonym of Vasum haitensis
rare
Xancus chipolanus
replaced by Turbinella
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Egouena) lipara Gardner 1947
recombined as Prunum lipara
present
Marginella (Serrata) coloba Gardner 1947
present; also M. (S.) coloba conoispira (rare)
Marginella (Serrata) critha Gardner 1947
present
Marginella (Serrata) xanthophaes Gardner 1947
present; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Strigatella isabellae (Maury 1910)
recombined as Lyria (Enaeta) isabellae
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex (Murex) chipolanus (Dall 1890)
present
Typhis linguiferus Dall 1890
recombined as Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) linguiferus
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Marginella (Gibberula) chondra Gardner 1947
rare
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Strombus chipolanus Dall 1890
recombined as Persististrombus chipolanus
present
Strombus aldrichi Dall 1890
recombined as Persististrombus aldrichi
present
Gastropoda - Thersiteidae
Orthaulax gabbi Dall 1890
common
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) heilprinii (Dall 1890)
rare
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Semicassis (Tylocassis) aldrichi (Dall 1890)
recombined as Semicassis aldrichi
rare
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus eopapyratia n. sp.
rare
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846
common
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus chipolanus Dall 1890
rare
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Chlamys) condylomatus Dall 1898
recombined as Lyropecten condylomatus
present
Pecten burnsii
present
Pecten (Chlamys) acanikos Gardner 1926
recombined as Lindapecten acanikos
present
Pecten (Chlamys) chipolanus Dall 1898
recombined as Lindapecten chipolanus
common
Amusium (Amusium) precursor
common
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula densata Conrad 1843
present
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea rugifera (Dall 1898)
recombined as Cubitostrea rugifera
abundant
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ostrea haitensis Sowerby 1850
recombined as Hyotissa haitensis
common
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Barbatia) marylandica (Conrad 1840)
recombined as Barbatia marylandica
present
Arca umbonata Lamarck 1819
synonym of Lamarcka imbricata
rare
Arca (Diluvarca) latidentata
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca)
present
Arca (Diluvarca) hypomela
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca)
present
Arca (Diluvarca) acompsa
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca)
rare
Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana (Dall 1898)
recombined as Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana
common; A. (D.) santaroasana geraetera n. subsp. (common)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris subovata (Say 1824)
recombined as Costaglycymeris subovata
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Cerastoderma) chipolanum Dall 1900
recombined as Cerastoderma chipolanum
abundant
Cardium (Trachycardium) virile
original and current combination Trachycardium
common
Cardium (Trachycardium) inconspicuum
original and current combination Trachycardium
rare
Cardium (Trachycardium) cestum Dall 1903
recombined as Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) cestum
present
Cardium (Laevicardium) compressum Dall 1900
recombined as Laevicardium compressum
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele chipolana Dall 1900
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Scissula) lampra Dall 1900
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Psammobia bowdichi
spelled with current rank as Gari (Psammobia)
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama chipolana
present
Chama draconis Dall 1903
recombined as Arcinella draconis
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Antigona caesarina (Dall 1903)
recombined as Periglypta caesarina
present
Chione (Lirophora) burnsii
original and current combination Lirophora
common
Antigona (Ventricola) cf. blandiana (Guppy 1873)
recombined as Ventricolaria blandiana
rare
Chione chipolana Dall 1903
present
Dosinia (Dosinidia) chipolana Dall 1903
recombined as Dosinia chipolana
present
Callocardia (Agriopoma) sincera
common
Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Macrocallista maculata
common
Pitaria floridana
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra chipolana
rare
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula chipolana Gardner 1928
recombined as Varicorbula chipolana
common
Corbula (Caryocorbula) semenoides
present
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solen amphistemma
present
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides (Miltha) heilprini n. sp. Gardner 1926
recombined as Armimiltha heilprini
rare
Phacoides (Parvilucina) sphaeriolus
spelled with current rank as Parvilucina
common; also P. (P.) sphaeriolus angaleus (present)
Lucina janus Dall 1903
recombined as Pegophysema janus
common
Phacoides (Linga) glenni (Dall 1903)
recombined as Here glenni
rare
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita (Carditamera) apotegea
original and current combination Carditamera
present
Venericardia hadra Dall 1903
recombined as Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hadra
present
unclassified
Crassatellites (Scambula) chipolanus Dall 1903
recombined as Kalolophus chipolanus
present
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida County:Calhoun
Coordinates: 30.4° North, 85.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.8° North, 81.5° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Burdigalian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Burdigalian
Age range of interval:20.44000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago
Age estimate:18.2 Ma (Sr isotope)
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Alum Bluff Formation:Chipola
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: AGE: Direct date from 87Sr/86Sr isotope dating of fossils from elsewhere in Chipola Fm [=Burdigalian age].
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified calcareous marl
Secondary lithology: unlithified calcareous sandstone
Lithology description: marls, sands, clays, for the most part unconsolidated, in places highly calcareous
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:USGS
Metadata
Database number:42250
Authorizer:A. Miller, A. Hendy Enterer:K. Layou, A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-27 07:06:07 Last modified:2012-12-05 14:18:46
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-27 07:06:07
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11206. J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709 [A. Miller/K. Layou/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

26877 R. Duerr. 2004. Cirsotrema (Gastropoda: Ptenoglossa: Epitoniidae) iun the Miocene Chipola Formation of northwestern Florida. The Nautilus 118(4):152-156 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]