Sohl and Koch OFR # 232: Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Georgia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium leve Stephenson 1923
5 specimens
Dentalium leve Stephenson
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus obnutus
1 specimen
Cadulus obnutus (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica Conrad 1860
13 specimens
Crenella serica Conrad
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lycettia tippanus
2 specimens
Lycettia tippanus (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris rotundata
1 specimen
Glycymeris rotundata (Gabb)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea (Idonearca) littlei Gabb 1877
3 specimens
Cucullaea (Idonearca) littlei Gabb
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca cuneata
64 specimens
Striarca cuneata Gabb
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Tenuipteria argenteus
1 specimen
Tenuiptereus argenteus (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte vesicularis (Lamarck 1806)
2 specimens
recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillia ensiformis Conrad 1858
10 specimens
recombined as Gervilliopsis ensiformis
Gervillia ensiformis (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (Stephenson 1941)
4 specimens
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
Chlamys (Radiopecten) mississippensis
1 specimen
Chlamys (Radiopecten) mississippen
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb 1876
14 specimens
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833
3 specimens
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Lima) sp. BruguiƩre 1796
5 specimens
Lima (Lima) sp.
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius
9 specimens
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad 1860)
3 specimens
Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad)
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834
11 specimens
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
Bivalvia - Carditida - Condylocardiidae
Uddenia texana Stephenson 1941
2 specimens
recombined as Cuna texana
Uddenia texana Stephenson
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides ? mattiformis
2 specimens
Phacoides ? mattiformis (Stephenso - originally entered as "Phacoides ? mattiformis"
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula subradiata
1 specimen
Corbula subradiata Gardner
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910
6 specimens
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner 1916
15 specimens
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium (Granocardium) cf. bowenae
1 specimen
synonym of Trachycardium
Granocardium (G.) cf. G. (G.) bowe - originally entered as "Granocardium cf. bowenae"
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad 1860)
18 specimens
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellinimera gabbi
4 specimens
Tellinimeria gabbi Gardner - originally entered as "Tellinimeria gabbi"
Solyma aff. elliptica (Gabb 1861)
6 specimens
Solyma aff. S. elliptica (Conrad) - originally entered as "Solyma aff. elliptica"
Liothyris cf. carolinensis Conrad 1875
1 specimen
Liothyris cf. L. carolinensis (Con - originally entered as "Liothyris cf. carolinensis"
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860
3 specimens
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad)
Linearia magnoliensis
2 specimens
original and current combination Linearis
Linearia magnoliensis Stephenson
Linearia metastriata
4 specimens
original and current combination Linearis
Linearia metastriata Conrad
Linearia sp. n. sp. (Conrad 1860)
1 specimen
original and current combination Linearis
Linearia n. sp. (convex sulcate) - originally entered as "Linearia n. sp."
Tellina sp. n. sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Tellina n. sp. (smooth) - originally entered as "Tellina n. sp."
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Tenea parilis
1 specimen
Tenea parilis Conrad
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Legumen ellipticum
11 specimens
Legumen ellipticum Conrad
Cyprimeria depressa
26 specimens
Cyprimeria depressa Conrad
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora berryi
5 specimens
Cymbophora berryi (Gardner)
Cymbophora wordeni
13 specimens
Cymbophora wordeni (Gardner)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Glossidae
Glossus sp. Poli 1795
2 specimens
Glossus sp.
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata (Conrad 1858)
7 specimens
Leptosolen biplicata (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853
2 specimens
Liopistha protexta Conrad
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Laternulidae
Anatimya anteradiata (Conrad 1860)
1 specimen
Anatymya anteradiata Conrad - originally entered as "Anatymya anteradiata"
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya (Pholadomya) sp. Sowerby 1823
3 specimens
Pholadomya (Pholadomya) sp.
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigoniidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis (Gabb 1860)
1 specimen
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp. Link 1807
1 specimen
"Nuculana sp. C Stephenson, 1941"
Nuculana whitfieldi
10 specimens
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
Nuculana rostrotruncata (Gardner 1916)
1 specimen
recombined as Nuculana rostratruncata
Nuculana rostrotruncata (Gardner)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Malletia longfrons
2 specimens
Malletia longfrons (Conrad)
Perissonata sp. n. sp. (Conrad 1869)
6 specimens
original and current combination Perrisonota
Perissonata n. sp. (lg. smooth) - originally entered as "Perissonata n. sp."
Perissonata protexta
1 specimen
original and current combination Perrisonota
Perissonata protexta (Conrad) non G
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula percrassa
24 specimens
Nucula percrassa Conrad
Nucula amica Gardner 1916
5 specimens
Nucula amica Gardner
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae
Sphenodiscus sp. Meek 1871
2 specimens
Sphenodiscus sp.
Gastropoda - Eucyclidae
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus
1 specimen
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) amer
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Creonella sp. Wade 1917
2 specimens
Creonella sp.
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (Stephenson 1941)
9 specimens
recombined as Haustator bilira
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad 1858)
7 specimens
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
Gyrodes sp. Conrad 1860
1 specimen
Gyrodes sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Stantonella interupta Conrad 1858
4 specimens
corrected as Stantonella interrupta
Stantonella interupta (Conrad)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Deussenia bellalirata Conrad 1858
4 specimens
Deussenia bellalirata (Conrad)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Drilluta cf. major Wade 1916
1 specimen
Drilluta cf. major Wade - originally entered as "Drilluta cf. major"
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete laevis Sohl 1964
1 specimen
Paladmete laevis Sohl
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad 1858
11 specimens
Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Georgia County:Clay
Coordinates: 31.7° North, 85.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.6° North, 63.3° 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:Early/Lower Maastrichtian Foram zone: Contusotruncana contusa
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Providence
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: Foraminiferal zonation from King and Skotnicki, 1992.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray carbonaceous 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
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Museum repositories:USGS
Collection method comments: others collection
Metadata
Also known as:Mouth Pataula cr; USGS # 885
Database number:4269
Authorizer:M. Kosnik Enterer:M. Kosnik
Modifier:M. Manojlovic Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:1999-08-14 13:00:00 Last modified:2016-07-25 21:30:34
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]