Leisey Shell Pit 1 - Upper Shell Bed (Mollusca): Late/Upper Pleistocene, Florida
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Hyalopyrgus aequicostatus
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Crucibulum striatum
Say 1826
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Tagelus divisus
Spengler 1794
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Calliostoma sp.
Swainson 1840
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Diodora cayenensis
(Lamarck 1822)
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium sp.
Bolten 1798
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Melanella informal sp. A
Bowdich 1822
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula maculosa
Conrad 1846
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Crepidula fornicata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Crepidula plana
Say 1822
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Crepidula aculeata
(Gmelin 1791)
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recombined as Bostrycapulus aculeatus | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Diastoma varium
(Pfeiffer 1840)
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recombined as Bittiolum varium | ||||||||||
Cerithium sp.
Bruguière 1789
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Gastropoda
- Viviparidae
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Viviparus georgianus
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus alatus
Gmelin 1792
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella pusilla
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Olivella mutica
(Say 1822)
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Oliva sayana
Ravenel 1834
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recombined as Oliva (Ispidula) sayana | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Cantharus cancellarius
(Conrad 1846)
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recombined as Solenosteira cancellaria | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius acutus
(Say 1822)
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recombined as Nassarius (Nassarius) acutus | ||||||||||
[entered as Nassarius acuta] | ||||||||||
Nassarius vibex
(Say 1822)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Anachis obesa
(Adams 1845)
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recombined as Parvanachis obesa | ||||||||||
Mitrella lunata
(Say 1826)
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recombined as Astyris lunata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Busycon contrarium
Conrad 1840
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cochlespiridae
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Crassispira tampaensis
Bartsch and Rehder 1939
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recombined as Pyrgospira tampaensis | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus jaspideus
Gmelin 1791
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Pyrgocythara plicosa
(Adams 1850)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra sp.
Bruguière 1789
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Terebra dislocata
(Say 1822)
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recombined as Strioterebrum dislocatum | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Marginella eburneola
Conrad 1834
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recombined as Dentimargo eburneola | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Eupleura sulcidentata
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Urosalpinx perrugata
(Conrad 1846)
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Phyllonotus pomum
(Gmelin 1791)
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recombined as Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices duplicatus
(Say 1822)
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recombined as Neverita duplicatus | ||||||||||
Tectonatica pusilla
(Say 1822)
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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Rissoina catesbyana
(d'Orbigny 1842)
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recombined as Schwartziella catesbyana | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cerithiopsidae
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Seila adamsi
(Lea 1845)
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recombined as Seila adamsii | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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Episcynia multicarinata
(Dall 1889)
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synonym of Episcynia inornata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Turbonilla sp.
Risso 1826
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Odostomia laevigata
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Pyramidella crenulata
(Holmes 1859)
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synonym of Pyramidella suturalis | ||||||||||
Odostomia seminuda
(Adams 1839)
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recombined as Boonea seminuda | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Planorbidae
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Planorbella duryi
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Planorbella scalaris
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Physidae
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Physella sp.
Haldeman 1849
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Bullidae
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Bulla striata
Bruguiére 1792
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Acteocina candei
(d'Orbigny 1841)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Noetiidae
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Noetia ponderosa
(Say 1822)
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recombined as Eontia ponderosa | ||||||||||
Arcopsis adamsi
(Dall 1886)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara lienosa
(Say 1832)
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recombined as Anadara (Rasia) lienosa | ||||||||||
Subspecies: A. lienosa floridana | ||||||||||
Anadara transversa
(Say 1822)
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recombined as Anadara (Larkinia) transversa | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris pectinata
(Gmelin 1791)
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recombined as Tucetona pectinata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula cf. gibbosa
Lamarck 1801
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia simplex
d'Orbigny 1845
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pteriidae
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Pteria colymbus
(Röding 1798)
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea equestris
Say 1834
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Brachidontes exustus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Divaricella quadrisulcata
(d'Orbigny 1846)
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recombined as Divalinga quadrisulcata | ||||||||||
Parvilucina multilineata
(Conrad 1841)
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recombined as Parvilucina multistriata | ||||||||||
Anodontia alba
Link 1807
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Lucina nassula
Conrad 1846
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recombined as Lucinisca nassula | ||||||||||
Linga pensylvanica
(Linnaeus 1758)
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recombined as Lucina pensylvanica | ||||||||||
[entered as Linga pennsylvanica] | ||||||||||
Linga waccamawensis
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Listed as "L. waccamawensis/amiantis" | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula contracta
Say 1822
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recombined as Caryocorbula contracta | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Montacutidae
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Neaeromya floridana
(Dall 1899)
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original and current combination Montacuta floridana | ||||||||||
Mysella planulata
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Arcinella cornuta
Conrad 1866
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar simpsoni
(Dall 1895)
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Parastarte triquetra
(Conrad 1862)
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Macrocallista nimbosa
(Solander 1786)
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recombined as Macrocallista (Macrocallista) nimbosa | ||||||||||
Chione grus
(Holmes 1858)
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recombined as Timoclea grus | ||||||||||
Anomalocardia sp.
Schumacher 1817
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Dosinia elegans
(Conrad 1838)
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recombined as Dosinia (Dosinidia) elegans | ||||||||||
Mercenaria campechiensis
(Gmelin 1791)
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Chione cancellata
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta sp.
Bronn 1831
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Rangia cuneata
(Sowerby 1831)
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Mulinia lateralis
(Say 1822)
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[entered as Mulinia lateralsi] | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Anatinellidae
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Raeta plicata
(Lamarck 1818)
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recombined as Raeta plicatella | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Dinocardium robustum
(Lightfoot 1786)
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Trachycardium egmontianum
(Shuttleworth 1856)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellidora cristata
(Récluz 1842)
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Tellina sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Panopea bitruncata
(Conrad 1872)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Pleuromeris tridentata
(Say 1826)
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Carditamera floridana
Conrad 1838
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella lunulata
(Conrad 1834)
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana acuta
(Conrad 1832)
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Dentalium laqueatum
Verrill 1885
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Castoroides dilophidus
(Martin 1969)
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Hulbert et al. 2014 | |||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida | County: | Hillsborough |
Coordinates: | 27.7° North, 82.4° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 27.8° North, 82.0° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 0.12600 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Fort Thompson | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: SOURCE: collection from 3.0 m thick "Upper Shell bed", of the Fort Thompson Formation. STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: overlies the dolomitic "hard layer" and "bone beds" of the Bermont Formation. AGE: Assigned to Late Pleistocene (A. Hendy, 2007). |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | shelly/skeletal,brown unlithified sandy "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: buff, sandy, massive shell bed. | |
Environment: | coastal indet. |
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: no environmental data reported; shallow marine environment. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original calcite |
Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Preservation of anatomical detail: | excellent |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
Museum repositories: | FLMNH |
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Morgan and Hulbert (1989). REPOSITORY: unknown repository, probably FLMNH. | |
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: exhaustive for Mollusca; other groups are listed in independent publications. IDENTIFIER: Reidentified by Portell and Schindler, originally identified by Morgan and Hulbert. NOMENCLATURE: modern nomenclature and species-resolution assignments. |
Metadata
Database number: | 61311 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Hendy, M. Uhen | Enterer: | A. Hendy, M. Uhen |
Modifier: | L. Eccles | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2006-06-04 19:55:54 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-06-04 19:55:54 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
17634. | R.W. Portell, K.S. Schindler, and G.S. Morgan. 1992. The Pleistocene molluscan fauna from Leisley Shell Pit 1, Hillsborough County, Florida. Florida Geological Survey Special Publication 36: Plio-Pleistocene stratigraphy and paleontology of southern Florida [A. Miller/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
74663 | R. C. Hulbert, A. Kerner, and G. S. Morgan. 2014. Taxonomy of the Pleistocene giant beaver Castoroides (Rodentia: Castoridae) from the southeastern United States. 53(2):26-43 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |