MGS #75a: Rupelian, Mississippi
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Acra subprotracta
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1 individual | |||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Micrdodrillia vicksburgella
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium mississippiense
(Conrad 1848)
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus quadriturritus
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Crenilabium altispira
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Acteon menthafons n. sp.
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Volvulella subspinosa n. sp.
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna nida n. sp.
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Haminoeidae
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Atys pinguis n. sp.
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Bittium ottoi n. sp.
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Semivertagus silvacollinis n. sp.
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Clava (Semivertagus) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Trichotropidae
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Cerithioderma sp.
Conrad 1860
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Sigatica conradii
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triphoridae
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Triphora bilineata
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triforidae
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Cerithiella langdoni
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Mitrella fuscicava
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Metula fastidiosa
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Agatrix mississippiensis
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mitridae
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Mitra conquista
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cochlespiridae
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Tropiscurcula caseyi
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Tropisurcula | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus alveatus
Conrad 1865
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
| synonym of Conus sauridens | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Borsoniidae
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Bathytoma congesta
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
| Bathytoma congesta fontis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Oliva affluens
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Vexillum laevicostata n. sp.
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Vexillum multiostata n. sp.
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Vexillum cervilirata n. sp.
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
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Conomitra vicksburgensis
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
| Conomitra viksburgensis laevigata | ||||||||||
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Conomitra crenulata
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
| Conomitra crenulata modesta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Lyria isabellae
(Maury 1910)
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MacNeil and Dockery 1984 | |||||||||
| Lyria isabellae modesta | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Yoldiidae
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Yoldia clydoniona n. sp.
Dockery 1982
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula vicksburgensis
Conrad 1848
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23 individuals | |||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella fenestra n. sp.
Dockery 1982
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1 individual | |||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Spondylidae
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Spondylus filiaris
Dall 1916
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1 individual | |||||||||
| recombined as Spondylus (Spondylus) filiaris | ||||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys anatipes
(Morton 1833)
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1 individual | |||||||||
| recombined as Anatipopecten anatipes | ||||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Chlamys redwoodensis n. sp.
Dockery 1982
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64 individuals | |||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Pecten perplanus
Morton 1833
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16 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Pecten (Pecten) perplanus | ||||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Eburneopecten subminutus
(Aldrich 1903)
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14 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Eburneopecten (Eburneopecten) subminutus | ||||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Limaria sp.
Link 1807
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1 individual | |||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula variplicata n. sp.
Dockery 1982
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78 individuals | |||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea paroxis
Lesueur 1829
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61 individuals | |||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Lopha vicksburgensis
(Conrad 1848)
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13 individuals | |||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Scapharca delicatula
(Casey 1903)
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A category | |||||||||
| 100+ valves collected | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Trigoniocardia silvacollina n. sp.
Dockery 1982
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37 individuals | |||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Trachycardium eversum
(Conrad 1848)
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4 individuals | |||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semelina pilsbryi
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3 individuals | |||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Ervilia exterolaevis n. sp.
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A category | |||||||||
| 100+ valves collected | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Donacidae
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Donax funerata
Conrad 1848
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11 individuals | |||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina subprotexta n. sp.
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11 individuals | |||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta eburnea
(Conrad 1848)
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1 individual | |||||||||
| recombined as Diplodonta (Diplodonta) eburnea | ||||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 individual | |||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Chama mississippiensis
Conrad 1848
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39 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Chama (Psilopus) mississippiensis | ||||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Chione craspedonta
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6 individuals | |||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Pitar megacostata n. sp.
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10 individuals | |||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Pitar aldrichi n. sp.
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20 individuals | |||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Callista sobrina
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Spisula inaequilateralis
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56 individuals | |||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula rufaripa n. sp.
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99 individuals | |||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Verticordiidae
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Verticordia dalliana
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9 individuals | |||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Myrtea vicksburgensis
(Casey 1903)
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A category | |||||||||
| 100+ valves collected | ||||||||||
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Lucina posteocurta n. sp.
Dockery 1982
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella variablis n. sp.
Dockery 1982
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8 individuals | |||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia carsonensis
Dall 1903
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33 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Venericardia (Rotundicardia) carsonensis | ||||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte menthifontis
Dockery 1982
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13 individuals | |||||||||
| C category | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Tellina lintea
Conrad 1837
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1 individual | |||||||||
| synonym of Tellina (Merisca) aequistriata | ||||||||||
| R category | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Mississippi | County: | Wayne |
| Coordinates: | 31.0° North, 88.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 31.3° North, 82.3° 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 | ||
| Key time interval: | Rupelian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 33.90000 - 27.82000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Forest Hill | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: The upper part of the Forest Hill Formation consists of estuarine clays and sands which locally contain a marine fauna. In Wayne county at localities 75a and 88a, numerous, wel preserved fossils were collected from sand lenses in this interval. Also present in this interval are leaf fossils which occur along beddind planes in the clay. These estuarine and marine sediments are the initial stage in the marine transgression of the Mint Spring seaway. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray poorly lithified silty,sandy claystone | ||
| Secondary lithology: | sandstone | ||
| Includes fossils? | Y | ||
| Includes fossils? | Y | ||
| 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: | bulk,mechanical,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: bivalves only | |
| Taxonomic list comments:The list states abundances in catagories. "R" = 1-9 specimens, "C" = 10-99 specimens, and "A" = 100+ specimens. There are actual number abundances listed for both rare and common. The actual abundances for the "abundant" specimens is not known
Categories are listed in the comments field, absolute abundances are given in the abundance field. Since taxa with greater than 99 specimens were not counted with absolute abundances, these were reported with category "A" for abundant. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 5791 | ||
| Authorizer: | L. Ivany | Enterer: | S. DeLong |
| Modifier: | J. Sessa | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-12-02 13:48:08 | Last modified: | 2010-08-06 10:46:38 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-12-02 13:48:08 |
| 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:
| 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] |