Nelson 1: Bartonian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Brauzaia melrosensis
5 specimens
Brauzaia melrosensis Dante and Frizzell 1965
Crab indet.
1 specimen
Crab remains
Echinoidae indet.
1 specimen
Heart Urchin remains
Alcyonarian indet.
5 specimens
unknown Alcyonarian
informal shark indet.
1 specimen
unknown shark #2
Ekokenia eporrecta Koken 1888
9 specimens
Ekokenia eporrecta (Koken 1888)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Turbinolia (Turbinolia) pharetra Lea 1833
52 specimens
Turbinolia (Turbinolia) pharetra (Lea 1833)
Gastropoda - Skeneidae
Tiburnus texanus
2 specimens
Tiburnus texanus (Harris 1895)
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Cirsotrema sp. Mörch 1852
1 specimen
Cirsotrema sp.
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Eulima extremis Aldrich 1911
5 specimens
Eulima extremis Aldrich 1911
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Mesalia claibornensis
2 specimens
Mesalia claibornensis Harris 1895
Turritella dumblei Harris 1895
9 specimens
recombined as Kapalmerella dumblei
Turritella dumblei Harris 1895
Turritella houstonia
4 specimens
Turritella houstonia Harris 1895
Turritella nasuta
4 specimens
Turritella nasuta Gabb 1860
cf. Turritella infans Stenzel 1940
2 specimens
recombined as Haustator infans
cf. Turritella infans Stenzel and Turner 1940
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Fusimitra polita
1 specimen
Fusimitra polita (Gabb 1860)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla staminea punctulifera
6 specimens
Ancilla staminea punctulifera (Gabb 1860)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccitriton texanum
14 specimens
Buccitriton texanum (Gabb 1860)
Buccitriton sagenum (Conrad 1833)
30 specimens
Buccitriton sagenum (Conrad 1833)
Pseudoliva vetusta (Conrad 1833)
11 specimens
original and current combination Monoceros vetusta
Pseudoliva vetusta carinata (Conrad in Gabb 1860) 7 specimens and Pseudoliva vetusta forma (Conrad 1833) 4 specimens
Dorsanum scalatum Heilprin 1891
21 specimens
Dorsanum scalatum (Heilprin 1891)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Latirus moorei Gabb 1860
40 specimens
Latirus moorei (Gabb 1860)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus mortoniopsis
3 specimens
Levifusus mortonopsis (Gabb 1860)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula (Plentaria) plenta
3 specimens
Turricula (Plentaria) plenta (Aldrich and Harris 1895)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Eodrillia texana
30 specimens
spelled with current rank as Tropisurcula (Eodrillia)
Eodrillia texana (Conrad 1865)
cf. Ancistrosyrinx bastropensis
81 specimens
synonym of Cochlespira
cf. Ancistrosyrinx bastropensis (Harris 1937)
Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865
8 specimens
Cocklespira engonata (Conrad 1865) [entered as Cocklespira engonata]
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Glyptotoma crassiplicata Gabb 1860
8 specimens
Glyptotoma crassiplicata (Gabb 1860)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Microdrillia aldrichella
7 specimens
Microdrillia aldrichella Casey 1903
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Hastula houstonia
4 specimens
Hastula houstonia (Harris 1895)
Terebra (Mirula) texagyra
56 specimens
Terebra (Mirula) texagyra Harris 1895
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895
38 specimens
Michela trabeatoides (Harris 1895)
Coronia genitiva Casey 1904
9 specimens
recombined as Gemmula (Coronia) genitiva
Coronia genitiva (Casey 1904)
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860
36 specimens
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus (Gabb 1860)
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860
9 specimens
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus "var" (Gabb 1860)
Cochlespirella nana
7 specimens
Cochlespirella nana (I. Lea 1833)
Protosurcula gabbii (Conrad 1865)
50 specimens
Protosurcula gabbii (Conrad 1865)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Pyramimitra terebraeformis (Conrad 1848)
3 specimens
original and current combination Mitra terebraeformis
Pyramimitra terebraeformis (Conrad 1833)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta lisbonensis
2 specimens
Athleta lisbonensis forma crockettensis (Plummer 1933)
Athleta petrosus (Conrad 1833)
9 specimens
recombined as Athleta petrosa
Athleta petrosus (Conrad 1833)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bonellitia parilis
34 specimens
Bonellitia parilis Palmer 1937
Trigonostoma penrosei
2 specimens
Trigonostoma penrosii (Harris 1895)
Trigonostoma babylonicum Lea 1833
4 specimens
Trigonostoma babylonicum (Lea 1833)
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficopsis penita
2 specimens
synonym of Ficus
Ficopsis penita (Conrad 1833)
Ficopsis texana
12 specimens
synonym of Ficus
Ficopsis texana (Harris 1895)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices aratus
273 specimens
Polinices aratus (Gabb 1860)
Sinum bilix (Conrad 1833)
2 specimens
Sinum bilix (Conrad 1833)
Natica semilunata Lea 1833
25 specimens
recombined as Natica (Naticarius) semilunata
"Natica" "(Naticarious)"semilunata I. Lea 1833
Gastropoda - Caecidae
cf. Caecum sp. Fleming 1813
1 specimen
cf. Caecum sp.
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
Cyclostremiscus exacuus
1 specimen
Cyclostremiscus exacuus (Conrad 1833)
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula trapaquara
1 specimen
Ringicula trapequara Harris 1895
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Pyrimidella sp. (Lamarck 1799)
4 specimens
original and current combination Pyramidella
Pyrimidella sp.
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798
1 specimen
Architectonica sp. A
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798
2 specimens
Architectonica sp. B
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania antiquata
4 specimens
Gegania antiquata striata (I. Lea 1833)
cf. Mathilda claibornensis
1 specimen
cf. Mathilda claibornensis Aldrich 1887
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa (Cylichnina) kellogii
19 specimens
Retusa (Cylichnina) kellogii (Gabb 1860)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Pachecoa (Pachecoa) sabinica Harris 1919
101 specimens
Pachecoa (Pachecoa) sabinica (Harris 1919)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ephippioides Gabb 1860
17 specimens
Anomia ephippioides Gabb 1860
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea frionis
5 specimens
Crassostrea frionis (Harris 1919)
Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) petropolitana Stenzel and J. T 1957
13 specimens
Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) petropolitana Stenzel and Twining 1957
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula deusseni
19 specimens
Caryocorbula deusseni (Gardner 1945)
Notocorbula texana (Gabb 1860)
44 specimens
Notocorbula texana (Gabb 1860)
Vokesula smithvillensis (Harris 1919)
102 specimens
Vokesula smithvillensis petropolitana Stenzel and Twining 1957
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Katherinella smithvillensis Stenzel et al. 1957
4 specimens
Katherinella smithvillensis Stenzel and Krause 1957
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta (Diplodonta) petropolitana
6 specimens
Diplodonta (Diplodonta) petropolitana Stenzel 1957
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Anatinellidae
Pteropsella praelapidosa
3 specimens
Pteropsella praelapidosa (Stenzel and Krause 1957)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Eurytellina) mooreana (Gabb 1860)
3 specimens
Tellina (Eurytellina) mooreana Gabb 1860
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra (Abra) petropolitana Stenzel 1957
6 specimens
Abra (Abra) petropolitana Stenzel 1957
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
cf. Venericardia (Venericor) densata (Conrad 1845)
86 specimens
cf. Venericardia (Venericor) densata (Conrad 1845)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuclidae (Nucula) mauricensis (Harris 1919)
25 specimens
recombined as Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis
Nuclidae (Nucula) mauricensis Harris 1919
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Calorhadia (Calorhadia) compsa
22 specimens
Calorhadia (Calorhadia) compsa (Gabb 1860)
Orthoyoldia psammotaea (Dall 1898)
3 specimens
Orthoyoldia psammotaea (Dall 1898)
? Calorhadia (Litohadia) evanescentior Stenzel and E. K 1957
24 specimens
Calorhadia (Litohadia?) evanescentior Stenzel and Krause 1957
    = Calorhadia (Litorhadia) evanescentior Stenzel and E. K 1957
Toulmin 1977
mispelled subgenus name
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus (Gadila) palmerae
13 specimens
original and current combination Gadila
Cadulus (Gadila) palmerae Hodgkinson 1974
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Antalis) minutistriatum (Gabb 1850)
7 specimens
original and current combination Dentalium minutistriatum
Dentalium (Antalis) minutistriatum Gabb 1860
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
Lunulites ligulata Canu 1920
3 specimens
Lunulites ligulata (Canu and Bassler 1920)
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Trochopora bouei
2 specimens
Trochopora bouei Lea 1833
Trochopora truncata
17 specimens
Trochopora truncata (de'Gregorio 1890)
Vibracellina capillaria Canu 1917
1 specimen
Vibracellina capillaria Canu and Bassler 1917
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
cf. Odontaspis sp. Agassiz 1838
1 specimen
cf. Odontaspis sp.
Actinopteri - Beryciformes
Brazosiella moselevi
6 specimens
Brazosiella moselevi Dante and Frizzell 1965
Brazosiella kokeni Frizzell and Dante 1965
20 specimens
Brazosiella kokeni Dante and Frizzell 1965
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Preophidion petropolis Frizzell and Dante 1965
2 specimens
Preophidion petropolis Dante and Frizzell 1965
Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophididae
Signata stenzeli Frizzell and Dante 1965
10 specimens
Signata stenzeli Dante and Frizzell 1965
Actinopteri - Sciaenidae
Corvina intermedia (Koken 1884)
6 specimens
Corvina intermedia (Koken 1888)
Jefitchia copelandi Frizzell and Dante 1965
2 specimens
Jefitchia copelandi Dante and Frizzell 1965
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas County:Burleson
Coordinates: 30.5° North, 96.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.8° North, 88.0° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Bartonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
*Period:Early/Lower Tertiary *Epoch:Middle Eocene
Key time interval:Bartonian
Age range of interval:41.30000 - 38.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Stone City
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:condensed,glauconitic unlithified argillaceous sandstone
Lithology description: muddy glauconite sand above storm wave base. Lithology described from PBDB #2412
Environment:offshore
Geology comments: Environment from PBDB #2412
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:7437
Authorizer:M. Kosnik, A. Miller Enterer:M. Kosnik, A. Hendy
Modifier:L. Eccles Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2000-07-18 12:00:01 Last modified:2010-10-05 12:22:42
Access level:the public Released:2000-07-18 12:00:01
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

466. P. C. Nelson. 1975. Community structure and evaluation of trophic analysis in paleoecology Stone City Formation (Middle Eocene, Texas). Texas A&M Master''s thesis 1-168 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]