AMo-2 Rep 1: Thanetian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus sp.
Philippi 1844
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium microstria
Heilprin 1880
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica bellensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Tornatellaea sp.
Conrad 1860
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella eurynome
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Mesalia alabamiensis
(De Gregorio 1890)
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33 specimens | |||||||||
| Mesalia alabamiensis tetradeiras | ||||||||||
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Turritella mortoni
Conrad 1830
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Kapalmerella mortoni | ||||||||||
| Turritella mortoni postmortoni | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea aperta
(Solander 1766)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rostellariidae
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Calyptraphorus trinodiferus
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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? Latirus sp.
Monfort 1810
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Raphitomidae
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Raphitoma cf. veatchi
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Surcula nasuta
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Turricula | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices eminulus
(Conrad 1833)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Polinices eminulis var | ||||||||||
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Euspira marylandica
(Conrad 1865)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Retusa sylvaerupis
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Calorhadia aldrichiana
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Calorhadia pharcida
(Dall 1898)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Calorhadia (Calorhadia) pharcida | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea sinuosa
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys greggi
Harris 1897
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Dhondtichlamys greggi | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula subengonata
Dall 1898
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Cuneocorbula subengonata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar nuttalliopsis
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| 1 Pitar nuttalliopsis greggi | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina greggi
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Tellina bellsiana
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia greggiana
Dall 1903
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Venericardia (Baluchicardia) greggiana | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Monroe |
| Coordinates: | 31.8° North, 87.4° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.3° North, 70.2° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
| Stage: | Thanetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
| Key time interval: | Thanetian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 59.20000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Wilcox | Formation: | Tuscahoma | Member: | Bells Landing Marl |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: replicates are all from 7 ft above water level, about 1m apart. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | very fine,glauconitic unlithified muddy sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: very fine grained, glauconitic clayey sand. | |
| Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,sieve,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Gastropod shells were only counted if they contained the apex of the shell; bivalves shells were only counted if they contained the umbo. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 86176 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Patzkowsky | Enterer: | J. Sessa |
| Modifier: | J. Sessa | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-01-26 07:09:16 | Last modified: | 2018-05-13 16:23:39 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2010-01-26 07:09:16 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 28506. | J. A. Sessa, M. E. Patzkowsky, and T. J. Bralower. 2009. Impact of lithification on the diversity, size distribution, and recovery dynamics of marine invertebrate assemblages. Geology 37(2):115-118 [M. Patzkowsky/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] |
Secondary references:
| 34008 | L. C. Ivany, C. Pietsch, J. C. Handley, R. Lockwood, W. D. Allmon and J. A. Sessa. 2018. Little lasting impact of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum on shallow marine mollusk faunas. Science Advances [J. Sessa/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] | |
| 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] |