MGS 38: Rupelian, Mississippi

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Tritaria falsus
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Tritaria macilenta
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Fustilaria sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) elongata Vaughan 1900
Dockery 1980
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Aturiidae
Aturia (cf. Aturia) alabamensis (Morton 1834)
Dockery 1980
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Lepetellidae
Sablea minuta
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Scalina rubricollis
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Melanella postnotata
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Melanella amnicreta
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Aclididae
Aclis sp. Loven 1846
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Bittium ottoi n. sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella rubricollis
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra (Fusimitra) conquisita Conrad 1848
Dockery 1980
recombined as Fusimitra conquisita
Mitra conquista
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Metula fastidiosa
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Metula inflata
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Metula neptuneiformis n. sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Clavilithes vicksburgensis
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Clavilithes longiformis
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Latirus protractus
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Latirus aldrichi
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Dolicholatirus cervicrassus
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus spiniger
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula longiforma
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Tropiscurcula caseyi
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
original and current combination Tropisurcula
Cochlespira cookei
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Cochlespira cookei rubracollis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus protractus
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Conus alveatus Conrad 1865
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
synonym of Conus sauridens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Syntomodrillia collarubra n. sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Microdrillia vicksburgella
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Bathytoma rhomboidea
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Bathytoma rhomboidea and Bathytoma rhomboidea lyrata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Varicobela smithii
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Phandella transemma n. sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra hiwanneensis n. sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Scobinella pluriplicata
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Scobinella caelata Conrad 1848
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Coronia ancilla
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
spelled with current rank as Gemmula (Coronia)
Gemmula amica Casey 1903
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Pleuroliria subsimilis
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Pleurofusia hiwanneensis n. sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Pleurofusia clarkeana
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Pleurofusia oblivia
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Pleurofusia fessa n. sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum lintoidea
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Orthosurcula longiforma
Dockery 1980
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Dermomurex cookei Vokes 1975
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Chicoreus stetopus
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Caricella reticulata
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Caricella (Atraktus) reticulata
Dockery 1980
Lyria nestor
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Lyria (Lyria) nestor
Dockery 1980
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Agatrix mississippiensis
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus mississippiensis Conrad 1848
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Sconsia prelintea n. sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Mambrinia brevidentata
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
synonym of Galeodea
Galeodea (Mambrinia) brevidentata
Dockery 1980
synonym of Galeodea
Galeodaria shubutensis
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
synonym of Galeodea
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Sassia conradiana
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae
Sulcocypraea healeyi (Aldrich 1923)
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora (Stellaria) conica
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Xenophora (Stellaria) conica
Gastropoda - Capulidae
Capulus planus
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Capulus americanus Conrad 1854
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Sinum cf. danvillense Harris and Palmer 1947
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Natica acuticallosa
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Ampullinopsis mississippiensis (Conrad 1848)
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
original and current combination Natica mississippiensis
Gastropoda - Triforidae
Cerithiella langdoni
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Cerithiella nassuloides n. sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Triphoridae
Triphora bilineata
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Tornatellaea ? sp. Conrad 1860
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Acteon meyeri n. sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Acteon subaldrichi n. sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula mississippiensis Conrad 1848
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Ringicula mississippiensis petila
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia vicksburgella n. sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Odostomia ? byramensis
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Eulimella clearyensis n. sp.
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Eulimella sp. Forbes and MacAndrew 1846
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica textilina
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Architectonica textilina casyei
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Mathilda regularis (Meyer 1886)
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
original and current combination Eglisia regularis
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina crassiplica
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Acteocina crassiplica involuta
Scaphander primus
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cavoliniidae
Creseis hastata (Meyer 1886)
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
synonym of Creseis spina
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Limacinidae
Limacina cf. inflata d'Orbigny 1836
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
synonym of Limacina trochiformis
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia
Bovicornu eocenense
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Scapharca invidiosa (Casey 1903)
9 individuals
R category
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris intercostata (Gabb 1860)
2 individuals
R category
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys cocoana
3 individuals
R category
Pecten perplanus Morton 1833
15 individuals
recombined as Pecten (Pecten) perplanus
C category
Pecten (Pecten) perplanus (Morton 1833)
Dockery 1980
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus dumosus (Morton 1834)
3 individuals
R category
Spondylus (Spondylus) dumosus (Morton 1834)
Dockery 1980
recombined as Spondylus dumosus
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria argentea (Conrad 1848)
1 individual
R category
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Lopha vicksburgensis (Conrad 1848)
4 individuals
C category
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 individual
R category
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Myrtea scopularis (Casey 1903)
5 individuals
R category
Anodontia mississippiensis (Conrad 1848)
1 individual
R category
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula rufaripa n. sp.
A category
99+ valves collected
Corbula engonata Conrad 1848
3 individuals
R category
Tiza sp.
1 individual
R category
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama pappiladerma n. sp. Dockery 1982
3 individuals
R category
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista sobrina
1 individual
R category
Pitar aldrichi n. sp.
20 individuals
C category
Ventricolaria ucuttana
5 individuals
synonym of Globivenus
R category
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium eocenense (Meyer 1887)
29 individuals
C category
Agnocardia glebosum (Conrad 1848)
3 individuals
R category
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra pectorosa
5 individuals
R category
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte triangulata Meyer 1886
43 individuals
C category
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia carsonensis Dall 1903
3 individuals
recombined as Venericardia (Rotundicardia) carsonensis
R category
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula vicksburgensis Conrad 1848
1 individual
R category
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia clydoniona n. sp. Dockery 1982
12 individuals
C category
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus vicksburgensis
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Cadulus quadriturritus
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Cadulus corpulentus
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium zephyrinum
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
Dentalium polygonuum
MacNeil and Dockery 1984
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Mississippi County:Wayne
Coordinates: 31.8° North, 88.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.1° North, 82.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Oligocene
Stage:Rupelian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 4
*Period:Early/Lower Tertiary *Epoch:Early/Lower oligocene
*International age/stage:Early/Lower Rupelian - Early/Lower Rupelian *Local age/stage:Early/Lower Vicksburg - Early/Lower Vicksburg
Key time interval:Rupelian
Age range of interval:33.90000 - 28.10000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Red Bluff
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:glauconitic,gray unlithified silty,sandy claystone
Secondary lithology: sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: the red bluff formation as exposed in clark and wayne counties, mississippi, consists of fossiliferous, dark gray, silty clay with zones of ironstone concentrations in the lower part. these sediments disconformably overlie the blue - grey, blocky, marine clay of the shabuta clay, member of the yazoo formation and were deposited in shallow marine shelf, prodelta, and marginal delta bay enviroments. fossils occur in narrow glauconitic sand lenses within the clay.
Environment:offshore Tectonic setting:passive margin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils,some macrofossils,difficult macrofossils
Collection methods:surface (in situ),mechanical,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Bivalves only. **Abundances are given as counts only for those specimens with fewer than 100 specimens. For 100 or more, he just gives "A" for "abundant." In the case where the collection includes an "A", we enter abindance classes for specimens instead of counts as follows:Fewer than 10 specimens - R (rare). 10 - 99 specimens - C (common). Greater than 99 specimens (Dockerys "A") equals A, (abundant). In this reference, specimens equals valves.

Since the very abundant taxa were not counted past 99 specimens, they were listed with a category of A otherwise, categories are listed in the comments field, absolute abundances are given in the abundance field.
Metadata
Database number:5612
Authorizer:L. Ivany, J. Sessa Enterer:S. DeLong, L. Eccles
Modifier:L. Eccles Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:1999-11-03 19:25:31 Last modified:2010-12-21 14:31:55
Access level:the public Released:1999-11-03 19:25:31
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

323. D. T. Dockery. 1982. Lower Oligocene Bivalvia of the Vicksburg Group in Mississippi. Mississippi Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Geology 123:1-261 [L. Ivany/S. DeLong/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

11842 D. T. Dockery. 1980. Invertebrate Macropaleontolgy of the Clarke County Mississippi Area. Bulletin - Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographic Survey 122 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/L. Eccles]
447 F. S. MacNeil and D. T. Dockery. 1984. Lower Oligocene Gastropoda, Scaphopoda, and Cephalopoda of the Vicksburg Group in Mississippi. Mississippi Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Geology Bulletin 124:1-415 [L. Ivany/E. Kowalski/P. Wagner]