TU 546 - Tenmile Creek: Burdigalian, Florida
collected by Vokes & Vokes

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Litiopidae
Alaba chipolana Dall 1892
Hoerle 1972
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Alabina (Caloosalba) boiplex (Dall 1892)
Hoerle 1972 3000 specimens
Alabina (Caloosalba) turbatrix Hoerle 1972
Hoerle 1972
Hemicerithium craticulum Hoerle 1972
Hoerle 1972 116 specimens
Hemicerithium akriton Hoerle 1972
Hoerle 1972
Hemicerithium cossmanni (Dall 1892)
Hoerle 1972
Bittium serenum n. sp. Hoerle 1972
Hoerle 1972
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) chipolana (Dall 1892)
Hoerle 1972
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Seila adamsii (Lea 1845)
Hoerle 1972
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Cheilea uncinata (Reeve 1858)
Vokes 1975
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Niveria (Niveria) carlottae Dolin 1991
Dolin 1991
Dolichupis clypeus Dolin 1991
Dolin 1991
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Lyncina theresae n. sp. Dolin 1991
Dolin 1991
recombined as Zonaria theresae
Erronea (Adusta) heilprinii (Dall 1890)
Dolin 1991
recombined as Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) heilprinii
Erronea (Adusta) shirleyae n. sp. Dolin 1991
Dolin 1991
recombined as Zonaria shirleyae
Talparia (Talparia) dominicensis (Gabb 1873)
Dolin 1991
recombined as Luria dominicensis
Gastropoda - Ovulidae
Simnia (Neosimnia) cristata Dolin 1991
Dolin 1991
Gastropoda - Bursidae
Bursa chipolana (Schmelz 1997)
Beu 2010
Bursa (Tutufa) pelouatensis (Cossmann and Peyrot 1903)
Vokes 1973
Gastropoda - Tonnidae
Eudolium subfasciatum Sacco 1890
Beu 2010 5 specimens
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Monoplex ritteri (Schmelz 1989)
Beu 2010 8 specimens
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Semicassis aldrichi (Dall 1890)
Beu 2010 3 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyria (Enaeta) isabellae (Maury 1910)
Cate 1972
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) linguiferus (Dall 1890)
Gertman 1969
Pygmaepterys pratulum n. sp. Vokes and D'Attilio 1980
Vokes and D'Attilio 1980
Pygmaepterys drezi n. sp. Vokes and D'Attilio 1980
Vokes and D'Attilio 1980
Murex (Murex) chipolanus (Dall 1890)
Vokes 1963
Murex (Murex) gilli (Maury 1910)
Vokes 1963
Chicoreus (Chicoreus) elusivus Vokes 1974
Vokes 1974 10 specimens
Murex (Murex) gardnerae Vokes 1963
Vokes 1963 105 specimens
replaced by Chicoreus (Siratus) juliagardnerae
Poirieria (Panamurex) lychnia (Gardner 1947)
Vokes 1970
Poirieria (Panamurex) fusinoides (Gardner 1947)
Vokes 1970
Poirieria (Panamurex) mauryae Vokes 1970
Vokes 1970
Typhis (Talityphis) obesus (Gabb 1873)
Gertman 1969
recombined as Typhina obesa
Pterotyphis (Tripterotyphis) vokesae Gertman 1969
Gertman 1969
Hexaplex veatchi (Maury 1910)
Vokes 1990
Dermomurex (Viator) vaughani (Maury 1910)
Vokes 1975
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Vasum elongatum n. sp. Vokes 1970
Vokes 1970
Vasum tribulosum n. sp. Vokes 1970
Vokes 1970
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva (Omogymna) martensii Dall 1903
Drez 1981
Oliva (Omogymna) liodes (Dall 1903)
Drez 1981
Oliva (Oliva) blowi Drez 1981
Drez 1981
Oliva (Oliva) vokesorum Drez 1981
Drez 1981
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus chipolanus Dall 1896
Hoerle 1976 500 specimens
Conus rapunculus Hoerle 1976
Hoerle 1976
Conus trajectionis Maury 1910
Hoerle 1976
Conus demiurgus Dall 1903
Hoerle 1976
Conus gardnerae Hoerle 1976
Hoerle 1976
Conus praecipuus Hoerle 1976
Hoerle 1976
Conus ambonos Hoerle 1976
Hoerle 1976
Conus tricoratus Hoerle 1976
Hoerle 1976
Conus sulculus (Dall 1896)
Hoerle 1976
Conus vegrandis Hoerle 1976
Hoerle 1976
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Charcolleria distinguenda Petit 1970
Petit 1970
recombined as Massyla distinguenda
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Trochita) ornata (Basterot 1825)
Vokes 1975
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Globularia fischeri (Dall 1892)
Vokes 1974 65 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Basterotia (Basterotella) miocenica Vokes 1981
Vokes 1981 3 specimens
Basterotia (Basterotia) ambona Vokes 1981
Vokes 1981 1 specimen
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Miltha (Miltha) chipolana (Dall 1903)
Vokes 1969
recombined as Miltha chipolana
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida County:Calhoun
Coordinates: 30.4° North, 85.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.8° North, 81.5° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Burdigalian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Burdigalian
Age range of interval:20.44000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago
Age estimate:18.2 Ma (Sr isotope)
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Alum Bluff Formation:Chipola
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Chipola Fm of the Alum Bluff Gp, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: late Early Miocene, on the basis of macro fossil biostratigraphy; direct date from 87Sr/86Sr isotope dating of fossils from elsewhere in Chipola Fm [=Burdigalian age]. STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown position within formation.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified calcareous marl
Secondary lithology: unlithified calcareous sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: LITHOLOGY: Marls, sands, clays, for the most part unconsolidated, in places highly calcareous. LITHIIFCATION: Unlithified, on the basis of figured specimens.
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Not discussed in text.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some genera
Collection methods:surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:FLMNH,USNM
Collectors:Vokes & Vokes
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: E.H. Vokes and H.E. Vokes. REPOSITORY: FLMNH, USNM.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Limited to taxa described in taxonomic treatments. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication with modern nomenclature and species-resolution identifications.
Metadata
Database number:89575
Authorizer:A. Hendy, P. Wagner Enterer:A. Hendy, P. Wagner
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2009-06-03 11:23:13 Last modified:2016-06-24 16:57:22
Access level:the public Released:2009-06-03 11:23:13
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
31182. E. H. Vokes and H. E. Vokes. 2000. Catalogue of Tulane University fossil localities. Unpublished notes [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/P. Wagner]

Secondary references:

30037 A. G. Beu. 2010. Neogene Tonnoidean Gastropods of Tropical and South America; contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and Uplift of the Central American Isthmus. Bulletins of American Paleontology (377-378)1-550 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
31273 J. M. Cate. 1972. Notes on the fauna of the Chipola Formation - X. On the occurrence of the volutid subgenus Enaeta. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 10(1):47-50 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
57818 L. Dolin. 1991. Cypraeoidea and Lamellarioidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda), from the Chipola Formation (late early Miocene) of northwestern Florida. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 24(1-2):1-60 [P. Wagner/P. Wagner]
31281 P. E. Drez. 1981. Olivinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Alum Bluff Group of northwestern Florida. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 16(3):105-122 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
31231 R. L. Gertman. 1969. Cenozoic Typhinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Western Atlantic region. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 7(4):143-192 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
31258 S. E. Hoerle. 1972. Cerithiidae and Potamididae (Mollusca: Gastropoda0 from the Chipola Formation of northwestern Florida. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 10(1):1-22 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
31308 S. E. Hoerle. 1976. The genus Conus (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Alum Bluff Group of northwestern Florida. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 12(1):1-31 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
26856 R. E. Petit. 1970. Notes on Cancellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) - II. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 8(1):83-88 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
17605 E. H. Vokes. 1963. Cenozoic Muricidae of the western Atlantic region: Part 1 - Murex sensus stricto. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 1(4):151-163 [A. Miller/A. Hendy]
31253 E. H. Vokes. 1970. Notes on the fauna of the Chipola Formation - III. Two new species of Vasum (Mollusca: Gastropoda), with comments on Vasum haitense (Sowerby). Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 8(2):88-92 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
31194 E. H. Vokes. 1970. Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part V - Pterynotus and Poirieria. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 8(1):1-50 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
31315 E. H. Vokes. 1973. Notes on the fauna of the Chipola Formation - XIV: On the occurrence of Bursa (Mollusca: Gastropoda), with comments on the genus. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 10(2):97-101 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
31296 E. H. Vokes. 1974. Notes on Chicoreus (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Cenozoic of the Western Atlantic region with the description on new species. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 11(2):81-95 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
31298 E. H. Vokes. 1974. Notes on the fauna of the Chipola Formation - XVI. On the color pattern of Globularia fischeri (MolluscaL Gastropoda). Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 11(1-2):99-100 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
31301 E. H. Vokes. 1975. Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part VI - Aspella and Dermomurex. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 11(3):121-162 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
31302 E. H. Vokes. 1975. Notes on the fauna of the Chipola Formation - XVIII. Some new or otherwise interesting members of the Calyptraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 11(1-2):163-172 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
36459 E. H. Vokes. 1990. Cenozoic Muricidae of the western Atlantic region, Part VIII - Murex ss, Haustellum, Chicoreus, and Hexaplex; additions and corrections. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 23(1-3):1-96 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
31320 E. H. Vokes and A. D'Attilio. 1980. Pygmaepterys, a newly described taxon of Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) with the description of three new species from the Cenozoic of the Western Atlantic. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 16(2):45-54 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
31211 H. E. Vokes. 1969. Observations on the genus Miltha (Mollusca: Bivalvia) with notes on the type and the Florida Neogene species. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 7(3):93-126 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
31284 H. E. Vokes. 1981. Notes on the fauna of the Chipola Formation - XXIII. On the occurrence of the genus Basterotia. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 16(3-4):157-164 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]