Sohl and Koch OFR # 217: Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Alabama

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Solida sp.
1 specimen
? Solida sp.
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton 1834)
2 specimens
Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton)
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae
Sphenodiscus sp. Meek 1871
2 specimens
Sphenodiscus sp.
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella hilgardi
4 specimens
Turritella hilgardi Sohl
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (Conrad 1860)
22 specimens
original and current combination Turritella trilira
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (Stephenson 1941)
2 specimens
recombined as Haustator bilira
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Graciliala sp. Sohl 1960
2 specimens
Graciliala sp.
Anchura sp. Conrad 1860
1 specimen
Anchura sp.
Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus
15 specimens
Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus Con
Pterocerella sp. Meek 1864
3 specimens
Pterocerella sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Pyropsis sp. (Conrad 1860)
1 specimen
Pyropsis spp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinopsis sp. Conrad 1857
1 specimen
Buccinopsis sp.
Buccinopsis solida Wade 1917
Buccinopsis solida (Wade)
Stantonella sp. Wade 1926
8 specimens
Stantonella sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Rhombopsis sp. Gardner 1916
1 specimen
Rhombopsis sp.
Drilluta sp. Wade 1916
11 specimens
Drilluta sp.
Drilluta lemniscata Sohl 1964
2 specimens
Drilluta lemniscata Sohl
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Pyrifusus sp. Conrad 1858
1 specimen
Pyrifusus sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Fusimilis monmouthensis
1 specimen
Fusimilis monmouthensis (Gardner)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae
Morea sp. Conrad 1860
1 specimen
Morea sp.
Morea cf. rotunda Sohl 1964
1 specimen
Morea cf. rotunda Sohl - originally entered as "Morea cf. rotunda"
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Sargana sp. Stephenson 1923
1 specimen
Sargana sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Longoconcha sp. Stephenson 1941
4 specimens
Longoconcha spp.
Liopeplum canalis Conrad 1858
2 specimens
Liopeplum canalis (Conrad)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858
3 specimens
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Amaurellina stephensoni
1 specimen
Amaurellina stephensoni (Wade)
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad 1858)
2 specimens
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
Gyrodes sp. Conrad 1860
1 specimen
Gyrodes sp.
Gyrodes spillmani Gabb 1861
4 specimens
recombined as Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani
Gyrodes spillmani Gabb
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha mortoni Forbes 1845
2 specimens
Ellipsoscapha mortoni (Forbes)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon sp. Conrad 1869
1 specimen
Nemodon sp.
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca cuneata
1 specimen
Striarca cuneata Gabb
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp. (Conrad 1862)
1 specimen
Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp.
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris rotundata
2 specimens
Glycymeris rotundata (Gabb)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb 1876
4 specimens
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833
22 specimens
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Lima) sp. Bruguiére 1796
1 specimen
Lima (Lima) sp.
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius
28 specimens
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (Stephenson 1941)
22 specimens
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna (Pinna) sp. Linnaeus 1758
7 specimens
Pinna (Pinna) sp.
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb 1860)
1 specimen
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra costata (Say 1820)
5 specimens
original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata
Exogyra costata Say
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea mesenterica Morton 1834
3 specimens
recombined as Lopha mesenterica
Ostrea mesenterica Morton
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758
3 specimens
Ostrea sp.
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798
4 specimens
Lithophaga sp.
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenson 1941)
1 specimen
recombined as Nymphalucina linearia
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea"
Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797
2 specimens
Lucina sp.
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853
10 specimens
Liopistha protexta Conrad
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Laternulidae
Laternula ? robusta
1 specimen
Laternula ? robusta Stephenson - originally entered as "Laternula ? robusta"
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Clavipholas pectorosa
1 specimen
Claripholas pectorosa (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. Vincent 1910
17 specimens
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. - originally entered as "Caesticorbula sp."
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910
13 specimens
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789
12 specimens
Corbula sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Glossus sp. Poli 1795
1 specimen
Glossus sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Tenea parilis
1 specimen
Tenea parilis Conrad
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyprimeria alta
4 specimens
Cyprimeria alta Conrad
Legumen sp. Conrad 1858
1 specimen
Legumen sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora ? lintea
21 specimens
Cymbophora lintea Conrad? - originally entered as "Cymbophora lintea ?"
Cymbophora sp. Gabb 1869
4 specimens
Cymbophora sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium (Granocardium) sp. (Gabb 1869)
2 specimens
synonym of Trachycardium
Granocardium (Granocardium) sp.
Trachycardium sp. Mörch 1853
16 specimens
Trachycardium sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Solyma sp. Conrad 1870
2 specimens
Solyma ? sp.
? Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Tellina ? sp. - originally entered as "Tellina ? sp."
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata (Conrad 1858)
3 specimens
Leptosolen biplicata (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella sp. Chavan 1969
3 specimens
Vetericardiella sp.
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad 1860)
2 specimens
Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigoniidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis (Gabb 1860)
12 specimens
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp. (Dietrich 1933)
3 specimens
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp.
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
Longitubus sp.
Longitubus sp.
unclassified
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Shark parts
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Alabama County:Barbour
Coordinates: 31.8° North, 85.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.7° North, 63.4° 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:Early/Lower Maastrichtian Foram zone: Contusotruncana contusa
Age range of interval:70.60000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Providence Member:lower
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: Foraminiferal zonation from King and Skotnicki, 1992.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray argillaceous sandstone
Environment:marine indet. Tectonic setting:passive margin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,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:Cheneyhatchee Ck; USGS # 26973
Database number:4254
Authorizer:M. Kosnik Enterer:M. Kosnik
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:1999-08-14 13:00:00 Last modified:2017-07-28 16:17:58
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]