USGS Loc. 5632 - Oak Grove [Oak Grove Sand]: Burdigalian, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus (Gadila) clarae
original and current combination Gadila
abundant
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Arca (Barbatia) adamsi Dall 1886
recombined as Arcopsis adamsi
rare
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris drymanos Gardner 1926
recombined as Costaglycymeris drymanos
common; also G. drymanos grapta (rare)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Diluvarca) dodona
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca)
common
Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana (Dall 1898)
recombined as Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana
present
Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides Gardner 1947
present
Trinacria meekii
present
Arca occidentalis Philippi 1847
synonym of Byssoarca zebra
rare
Arca umbonata Lamarck 1819
synonym of Lamarcka imbricata
rare
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea pauciplicata
common
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus
original and current combination Chlamys
common
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia floridana
present
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites (Scambula) densus (Dall 1900)
recombined as Crassatella densus
present
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia himerta Dall 1903
recombined as Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) himerta
present
Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula Dall 1903
present
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides (Bellucina) nereididetus
rare
Phacoides (Lucinisca) plesiolophus
spelled with current rank as Lucina (Lucinisca)
abundant
Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis
spelled with current rank as Parvilucina
prolific
Phacoides (Cardiolucina) parawhitfieldi
original and current combination Cardiolucina
rare
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella
present
Corbula (Bothrocorbula) radiatula Dall 1898
recombined as Bothrocorbula radiatula
present
Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitfieldi Brown 1905
recombined as Cuneocorbula whitfieldi
abundant; also C. (C.) whitfieldi stikta (present)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae
Aligena lineata
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Sportella lioconcha
rare
Sportella unicarinata
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium Dall 1900
recombined as Dinocardium taphrium
present
Cardium (Fragum) apateticum
original and current combination Fragum
abundant
Cardium (Cerastoderma) druidicum
original and current combination Cerastoderma
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele (Semelina) striulata
rare
Ervilia chipolana Dall 1898
present
Ervilia planata Dall 1898
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Moerella) acalypta (Dall 1900)
rare
Tellina (Eurytellina) roburina Dall 1900
rare
Tellina (Phyllodina) dodona (Dall 1898)
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Chione (Lirophora) glyptocyma
original and current combination Lirophora
prolific; also C. (L.) glyptocyma daphne (rare)
Dosinia (Dosinidia) liogona Dall 1903
recombined as Dosinia (Dosinia) liogona
present
Gafrarium (Gouldia) altum Dall 1903
recombined as Gouldia alta
rare
Transenella santarosana
spelled with current rank as Transennella
rare
Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Macrocallista maculata
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama chipolana
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula (Hemimactra) densa
original and current combination Hemimactra
abundant
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Erycinidae
Erycina fabulina
rare
Erycina curtidens
rare
Erycina (Scacchia) actinophora
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kelliidae
Bornia dodona
rare
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae
Pandora (Kennerleyia) dodona Dall 1903
recombined as Pandora (Pandorella) dodona
present
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda dodona
synonym of Nuculana
rare
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia frater
abundant
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sinaria Dall 1898
abundant
Gastropoda - Skeneidae
Solariorbis microforatis
rare
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna quercinensis
common
Cylichnella biplicata (Lea 1845)
abundant
Acteocina sphalera
present
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Volvula oxytata Bush 1885
recombined as Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata
common; V. oxytata dodona n. subsp.
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica alvear
rare
Architectonica quadriseriata (Sowerby 1850)
synonym of Architectonica nobilis
rare
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon hamadryados (Maury 1910)
common
Sulcularia chipolana
common
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula semilimata
rare
Ringicula stiphera
rare
Gastropoda - Litiopidae
Litiopa palaeosargassina
rare
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella alcida
common; also T. alcida bicarinata (present)
Turritella subgrundifera Dall 1892
present
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices judsoni (Maury 1910)
original and current combination Natica judsoni
present
Natica (Tectonatica) semen
original and current combination Tectonatica
abundant
Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus
original and current combination Neverita
rare
Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus Dall 1892
recombined as Neverita chipolanus
rare
Sinum dodoneum
rare
Sigatica caractica Gardner 1947
present
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
Episcynia mauryi n. sp.
present
"Circulus" mitorraphes
rare
"Circulus" anthera
present
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Lemintina granifera
rare; ? in occurrence table
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Uromitra) hamadryados
original and current combination Uromitra
common
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Strombina aldrichi (Maury 1910)
recombined as Strombina (Strombina) aldrichi
rare; S. aldrichi nemoralis
Nassarina trachea
rare
Mitrella phagon
present
Mitrella mikra Gardner 1947
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Phos (Strongylocera) tribakus n. sp. Gardner 1944
recombined as Pallacera tribakus
rare
Uzita watsoni
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
rare
Uzita dryas
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
common; also U. dryas leptalea (common)
Uzita eutykta
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
present
Uzita dalli
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
present
Uzita berthae
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
common
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria runchaena Gardner 1947
recombined as Cancellaria (Massyla) runchaena
rare; ? in occurrence table
Cancellaria druidarum
present
Cancellaria stibara n. sp.
rare
Cancellaria bifoliata Aldrich 1903
recombined as Axelella bifoliata
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella cotinados
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Polystira aff. tenagos (Gardner 1947)
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus corrugatus Sowerby 1870
abundant
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
"Drillia" pachycheila
present
Eumetadrillia dodona Gardner 1947
recombined as Agladrillia (Eumetadrillia) dodona
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Spineoterebra psilis
rare
Terebra (Strioterebrum) langdoni
original and current combination Strioterebrum
present, ? in occurrence table; also T. (S.) langdoni perpunctata (rare, ? in occurrence table)
Terebra (Strioterebrum) spirifera (Dall 1895)
recombined as Strioterebrum spiriferum
present; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Nannodiella nemorensis (Maury 1910)
rare
Glyphostoma aldrichi
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Ithycythara tarri (Maury 1910)
common
Kurtziella ramondi
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Marginella (Persicula) majuscula Gardner 1947
replaced by Persicula amplior
rare
Marginella (Gibberula) dryados (Maury 1910)
common
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Serrata) critha Gardner 1947
present
Marginella (Serrata) xanthophaes Gardner 1947
rare
Marginella (Serrata) coloba Gardner 1947
present; M. (S.) coloba conoispira (present)
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Strombus dodoneus
present
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Crassispira boadicea
rare
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum chipolanum (Dall 1892)
recombined as Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum
common; C. chipolanum dodoneum
Crucibulum multilineatum (Conrad 1842)
present
Crepidula aesop
rare; ? in occurrence table
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus 1758)
present
Crepidula plana Say 1822
rare
Calyptraea centralis (Conrad 1841)
common
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida County:Okaloosa
Coordinates: 30.9° North, 86.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.3° North, 82.9° 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
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Alum Bluff Formation:Oak Grove
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Oak Grove Fm of the Alum Bluff Gp, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: late Early Miocene, on the basis of macro fossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown position within formation.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,green unlithified calcareous sandstone
Lithology description: gray-green sands, 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:42605
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:K. Layou
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2004-08-03 10:53:51 Last modified:2012-12-05 20:45:47
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-03 10:53:51
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]