PRI 790: Thanetian, Alabama

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia (Evalea) bartschi
original and current combination Evalea
Turbonilla informal sp. A Risso 1826
Turbonilla (Cingulina) tuscahomensis
Pyramidella (Iphiana) anita
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica bellensis
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula butleriana
Gastropoda - Skeneidae
Solariorbis informal sp. B Conrad 1865
Solariorbis subangulatus (Meyer 1886)
original and current combination Adeorbis subangulatus
Solariorbis subangulatus smithi
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina leai
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Mesalia alabamiensis (De Gregorio 1890)
including Mesalia alabamiensis tetradeiras
Turritella eurynome
Turritella praecincta
Gastropoda - Potamididae
"Potamides" fulvarupis
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta (Solander 1766)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810
Euspira marylandica (Conrad 1865)
Euspira marylandica var. A
cf. Natica aperta
Sinum fiski
Gastropoda - Capulidae
Capulus expansus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Palaeorhaphis pergracilis
Glyptostyla bacula
Mazzalina plena
Mazzalina tuomeyi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Buccinanops ellipticum
spelled with current rank as Bullia (Buccinanops)
cf. Cyllene bellana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pseudoliva scalina Heilprin 1881
recombined as Popenoeum scalina
Pseudoliva santander
Pseudoliva vetusta (Conrad 1833)
original and current combination Monoceros vetusta
Pseudoliva vetusta forma
Pseudoliva tuberculifera Conrad 1860
Cantharus johnsoni
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus bellanus
Levifusus informal sp. J Conrad 1865
Levifusus supraplanus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Narona greggi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Surcula nasuta
synonym of Turricula
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Pleurotoma" capax
synonym of Turris
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
cf. Scaphella newcombiana
original and current combination Scaphella
Caricella podagrina
Gastropoda - Rostellariidae
Calyptraphorus trinodiferus
Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae
Simnia regularoidea (Aldrich 1921)
recombined as Transovula regularoidea
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Galeodea koureos (Gardner 1939)
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Priscoficus triserialis
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida (Dall 1898)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys greggi Harris 1897
recombined as Dhondtichlamys greggi
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea (Ostrea) intermedoides (Aldrich 1921)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea Conrad 1862
Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea "var."
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Basterotia prima Aldrich 1921
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium harrisi
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia lignitica
Semele langdoniana
Semele monroensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax acutangula
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina bellsiana
Tellina semirotunda
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis
including Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis greggi
Dosiniopsis lenticularis (Rogers 1838)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae
Mysella minuta
Montacuta bicuspidata
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula subengonata Dall 1898
recombined as Cuneocorbula subengonata
Vokesula aldrichi (Meyer 1885)
Corbula concha
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Pholas alatoidea
Pholas aldrichi
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Saxicavellidae
Saxicavella alabamensis
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea bellsensis
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia informal spp. H
Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithi
Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi (Stewart 1930)
recombined as Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Alabama County:Monroe
Coordinates: 31.5° North, 87.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.0° North, 70.4° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
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:member
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:very fine,glauconitic unlithified argillaceous sandstone
Lithology description: Lithology from PBDB # 90141 very fine grained, unlithified glauconitic clayey sand
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Geology comments: Environment from PBDB # 90141.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Collected by G.D. Harris, R. Flowr and K.V.W. Palmer, Paleontological Research Inst. Exp. 1935. Field notebook No. 40.
Metadata
Database number:92352
Authorizer:J. Sessa Enterer:L. Eccles
Modifier:J. Sessa Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2009-11-08 19:35:07 Last modified:2018-05-13 16:55:07
Access level:group members Released:2014-11-08 19:35:07
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11845. K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]

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]
11846 K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1966. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene Mollusks of the Southern and Eastern United States Part II. Gastropoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:471-1057 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Sessa]