USGS Loc. 9961 - Horse Creek [Oak Grove Sand]: Burdigalian, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia frater
rare
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda polychoa
synonym of Nuculana
present; ? in occurrence table, L. polychoa defuniak
Leda dodona
synonym of Nuculana
rare
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sinaria Dall 1898
common
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea pauciplicata
common
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula densata Conrad 1843
present
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus
original and current combination Chlamys
present
Pecten (Chlamys) condylomatus Dall 1898
recombined as Lyropecten condylomatus
rare
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Pecten (Pseudamussium) diktuotum n. sp. Gardner 1926
recombined as Cyclopecten diktuotus
present
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris drymanos Gardner 1926
recombined as Costaglycymeris drymanos
present
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides Gardner 1947
rare
Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana (Dall 1898)
recombined as Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana
rare
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula Dall 1903
abundant
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte (Bythiamena) wagneri
present
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus
original and current combination Crassinella
abundant
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Cerastoderma) panastrum
original and current combination Cerastoderma
rare
Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium Dall 1900
recombined as Dinocardium taphrium
rare
Cardium (Fragum) apateticum
original and current combination Fragum
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele compacta
rare
Semele (Semelina) striulata
rare
Ervilia chipolana Dall 1898
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Moerella) acalypta (Dall 1900)
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama chipolana
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula (Hemimactra) densa
original and current combination Hemimactra
abundant
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta sphaeromorpha
rare; nucleiformis subsp.?
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Sportella unicarinata
rare
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula waltonensis Gardner 1928
synonym of Varicorbula disparilis
common
Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella
common
Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitfieldi Brown 1905
recombined as Cuneocorbula whitfieldi
common
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides (Cardiolucina) trisulcatus (Conrad 1841)
recombined as Cavilinga trisulcata
rare; ? in occurrence table
Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus Dall 1903
recombined as Miltha chipolana
present
Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis
spelled with current rank as Parvilucina
abundant
Phacoides (Lucinisca) calhounensis (Dall 1903)
rare; ? in occurrence table
Phacoides (Linga) densatus
original and current combination Linga
rare; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum chipolanum (Dall 1892)
recombined as Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum
present; C. chipolnaum dodoneum
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846
present
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica (Naticarius) precursor Gardner 1947
recombined as Naticarius precursor
rare
Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus
original and current combination Neverita
rare
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella alcida
present
Turritella subgrundifera Dall 1892
rare
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Chlorostoma (Omphalius) exolutum
rare
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 - 15.97000 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:42678
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:K. Layou
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2004-08-04 07:53:20 Last modified:2012-12-05 20:45:37
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-04 07:53:20
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]