Aguja Ethmocardium Klein: Middle Campanian, Texas
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Goniocylichna sp.
Wade 1926
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| Goniocylichna sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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? Ringicula sp.
Deshayes 1838
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Ringicula sp? | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella cf. bilara
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54 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella cf. T. bilara | ||||||||||
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Haustator cf. trilira
(Conrad 1860)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Turritella trilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella cf. T. trilara | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ampullinidae
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Pseudomaura cf. abnormalis
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68 specimens | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Ampullina (Pseudamaura) | ||||||||||
| Pseudomaura cf. P. abnormalis | ||||||||||
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Pseudomaura cf. densatus
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Ampullina (Pseudamaura) | ||||||||||
| Pseudomaura cf. P. densatus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Gyrodes americanus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Gyrodes americanus | ||||||||||
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Gyrodes supraplicatus
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Gyrodes supraplicatus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Buccinopsis greenensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Buccinopsis greenensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Maturifusidae
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Astandes sp.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Astandes sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Pugnellus sp.
Conrad 1860
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Pugnellus sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Acteoninidae
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Eoacteon linteus
(Conrad 1858)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Acteon linteus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana sp.
Link 1807
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Nuculana sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Pseudolimea cf. reticulata
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74 specimens | |||||||||
| Lima cf. L. reticulata | ||||||||||
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Lima coahuilensis
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Lima coahuilensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia cf. mexicana
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19 specimens | |||||||||
| Anomia cf. A. mexicana | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Parallelodontidae
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Nemodon eufaulensis
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Nemodon eufaulensis [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis] | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca pergracilis
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17 specimens | |||||||||
| Arca pergracilis | ||||||||||
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Arca securiculata
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Arca securiculata | ||||||||||
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Arca sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Arca sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Gastrochaenidae
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Gastrochaena sp.
Spengler 1783
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Gastrochaena sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Ethmocardium cf. welleri
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376 specimens | |||||||||
| Ethmocardium cf. E. welleri | ||||||||||
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Granocardium sp.
(Gabb 1869)
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94 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Trachycardium | ||||||||||
| Granocardium sp. | ||||||||||
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Pachycardium wadei
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Protocardia (Pachycardium) | ||||||||||
| Pachycardium wadei | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Linearia informal sp. A Klein 1986
(Conrad 1860)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Linearis | ||||||||||
| Linearia sp. A Klein 1986 | ||||||||||
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Tellina cf. munda
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Tellina cf. T. munda | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Cymbophora berryi
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Cymbophora berryi | ||||||||||
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Cymbophora scabellum
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Cymbophora scabellum | ||||||||||
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Cymbophora informal sp. A Klein 1986
Gabb 1869
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Cymbophora sp. A Klein 1986 | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia sp.
Lamarck 1801
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151 specimens | |||||||||
| Venericardia sp. | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Texas | County: | Brewster |
| Coordinates: | 29.8° North, 103.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 36.3° North, 76.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | basin |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Campanian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 7 |
| *Period: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | *Epoch: | Senonian |
| Key time interval: | Middle Campanian | Ammonoid zone: | Baculites scotti |
| Age range of interval: | 83.60000 - 72.10000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Aguja | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Haustator bilira assemblage zone | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Klein 1986 | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 7466 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2000-07-18 12:00:01 | Last modified: | 2017-07-28 17:07:34 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2000-07-18 12:00:01 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 488. | J. J. Klein. 1986. Paleoecology of the Aguja formation, Brewster County, Texas. Masters thesis, 1-119 [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] |