Shell Creek [Caloosahatchee Fm]: Early/Lower Pleistocene, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Calodiscus retiferus
Calodiscus retiferus
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Tesseracme) caloosaense
original and current combination Tesseracme
Dentalium (Tesseracme) prisma
original and current combination Tesseracme
Dentalium (Antalis) ceratum
original and current combination Antalis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris (Tuceta) arata (Conrad 1841)
recombined as Tucetona arata
SUBSPECIES: Glycymeris (Tuceta) arata floridana
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria colymbus (Röding 1798)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys (Plagioctenium) anteamplicostatus (Mansfield 1936)
recombined as Argopecten anteamplicostata
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunanomia (Tamianomia) burnsi (Mansfield 1939)
Olsson 1967
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Eucrassatella gibbesii (Tuomey and Holmes 1856)
synonym of Eucrassatella (Eucrassatella) speciosa
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Taxocardia floridana Olsson and Harbison 1953
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Codakia orbicularis (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Anisodonta americana
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trigoniocardia (Americardia) columba (Heilprin 1887)
synonym of Americardia media
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellidora lunulata Adams 1856
Tellina (Scissula) calliglypta
reassigned as Moerella (Scissula)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Gemma magna Dall 1903
SUBSPECIES: Gemma magna floridana
Gemma (Parastarte) triquetra (Conrad 1862)
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora caloosaensis
Diodora carditella
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Calliostoma prejujubinum
Calliostoma seminolum
Calliostoma euconulum
Gastropoda - Liotiidae
Didianema sp. Woodring 1928
Pilsbry 1953
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Rictaxis myakkanus
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Strombiformis dalli
Gastropoda - Modulidae
Modulus modulus (Linnaeus 1758)
Modulus modulus (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium (Cerithioclava) caloosaense
Cerithium (Cerithioclava) caloosaense
Cerithium (Thericium) muscarum Say 1832
Cerithium (Thericium) muscarum Say 1832
Rhinoclava (Ochetoclava) caloosaenis
spelled with current rank as Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava)
Rhinoclava (Ochetoclava) caloosaenis
spelled with current rank as Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Vermicularia recta
Vermicularia recta
Turritella (Torcula) wagneriana
original and current combination Torcula
Turritella (Torcula) wagneriana
original and current combination Torcula
Gastropoda - Scaliolidae
Alabina (Caloosalaba) adamsi (Dall 1889)
recombined as Finella adamsi
Alabina (Caloosalaba) adamsi (Dall 1889)
recombined as Finella adamsi
Gastropoda - Campanilidae
Cerithium (Thericium) callisoma
original and current combination Thericium
Cerithium (Thericium) callisoma
original and current combination Thericium
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Rissoina parkeri
Rissoina (Schwartziella) floridana (Mörch 1876)
synonym of Schwartziella catesbyana
Rissoina (Zebinella) liriope
Rissoina (Phosinella) fargoi Olsson and Harbison 1953
synonym of Rissoina (Phosinella) sagraiana
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
Cyclostremiscus olssoni
Pilsbry 1953
Cyclostremiscus (Ponocyclus) gunteri
Pilsbry 1953
Cyclostremiscus bartschi (Mansfield 1930)
Pilsbry 1953
Parviturboides avitus
Pilsbry 1953
Anticlimax calligypta
Pilsbry 1953
Anticlimax locklini
Pilsbry 1953
Gastropoda - Caecidae
Caecum (Caecum) floridanum
Caecum (Caecum) floridanum
Caecum (Caecum) regulare (Carpenter 1858)
Caecum (Caecum) regulare (Carpenter 1858)
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
? Lemintina mcgintyi Olsson and Harbison 1953
recombined as Petaloconchus mcgintyi
? Lemintina mcgintyi Olsson and Harbison 1953
recombined as Petaloconchus mcgintyi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Vasum locklini Olsson and Harbison 1953
recombined as Vasum (Hystrivasum) locklini
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Vitricythara metrica
Fargo 1953
Ithycythara kellumi Fargo 1953
Fargo 1953
synonym of Ithycythara psila
Cryoturris serta Fargo 1953
Fargo 1953
recombined as Kurtziella (Cryoturris) serta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Volvarina) acusvesta
spelled with current rank as Volvarina
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Urosalpinx subsidus
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Seila adamsi (Lea 1845)
recombined as Seila adamsii
Seila adamsi (Lea 1845)
recombined as Seila adamsii
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Compsodrillia drewi
Fargo 1953
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida County:Charlotte
Coordinates: 27.0° North, 82.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:27.0° North, 81.6° 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:Early/Lower Pleistocene
Age range of interval:2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Caloosahatchee
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Caloosahatchee Fm. AGE: Early Pleistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within formation.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal unlithified marl
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Marl, shelly. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, based on figured specimens and facies description.
Environment:coastal indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow-marine, siliciclastic environment.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Degree of concentration:concentrated
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Fargo, Locklin, and others. REPOSITORY: ANSP, Phialdelphia.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Authoritative for bivalvia and gastropoda. NOMENCLATURE: Identified by A. Olsson and A. Harbison. Authoritative publication with fairly modern nomenclature and use of species and subgenus assignments.
Metadata
Database number:79338
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:L. Eccles Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2008-03-01 21:37:26 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2008-03-01 21:37:26
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

25463. A. A. Olsson and A. Harbison. 1953. Pliocene Mollusca of Southern Florida. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monograph 8:1-457 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

27010 W. G. Fargo. 1953. Part 2. The Pliocene Turridae of Saint Petersburg, Florida. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monograph 8:365-409 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
19826 A. A. Olsson. 1967. Some Tertiary mollusks from South Florida and the Carribean. Paleontological Research Institute 1-61 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/J. Alroy]
27012 H. A. Pilsbry. 1953. Part 3-A. The Vitrinellidae. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monograph 8:411-447 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]