Woods Bluff (PRI 791): Ypresian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Nautilidae
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"Nautilus" informal sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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= Nautilidae indet.
de Blainville 1825
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Clapham 2015 | |||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sylvaerupis
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Dentalium microstria
Heilprin 1880
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus informal sp. E
Philippi 1844
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica cupola
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Architectonica huppertzi
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| Architectonica huppertzi "var." | ||||||||||
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Architectonica sabinia
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Architectonica sylvaerupis
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Diodora informal sp. A
Gray 1821
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Diodora unilineata
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Abderospira sabina
Palmer 1937
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Umbraculidae
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Umbraculum sylvaerupis
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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"Cerithium" tombigbeense
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella gilberti
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Gastropoda
- Pleuroceridae
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Elimia sylvaerupsis
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Elimia trigemmata
Conrad 1860
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
(Solander 1766)
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Gastropoda
- Ampullinidae
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Ampullella recurva
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| Ampullella recurva "var." | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triforidae
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Cerithiella informal sp. A
Verrill 1882
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Cerithiella terebropsis
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Gastropoda
- Capulidae
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Capulus expansus
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Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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Vitrinella aldrichi
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Cyclostremiscus dalli
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Cyclostremiscus sylvaerupis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Astyris subfraxa
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Mitrella (Columbellopsis) mississippiensis
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| original and current combination Columbellopsis | ||||||||||
| Mitrella (Columbellopsis) mississippiensis meyeri | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Clavilithes informal sp. A
Swainson 1840
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Lirofusus subtenuis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Laevibuccinum (? Euryochetus) harrisi
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Metula sylvaerupis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Trigonostoma marieanum
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Bonellitia silvaerupis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cochlespiridae
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Cochlespira greggi
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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cf. Sullivania tombigbeensis
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Coronia mediavia
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| spelled with current rank as Gemmula (Coronia) | ||||||||||
| Coronia mediavia "var." and Coronia mediavia equiseta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olivellidae
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Agaronia informal sp. B
(Gray 1839)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella semilignitica
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Ancilla staminea
Conrad 1832
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| Ancilla staminea maternae | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Athleta clarae
(Harris 1899)
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| recombined as Volutilithes clarae | ||||||||||
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Caricella heilprini
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Gastropoda
- Eocypraeidae
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Eocypraea eosmithi
(Aldrich 1886)
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Gastropoda
- Xenophoridae
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Xenophora informal sp. A
Fischer von Waldheim 1807
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Balcis wheeleri
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Saccella robusta
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Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida
(Dall 1898)
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Litorhadia aldrichiana
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Litorhadia elongatoidea
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Litorhadia acala
(Dall 1898)
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula informal sp. C
Lamarck 1799
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Brachidontes alabamensis
(Aldrich 1895)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys choctavensis
(Aldrich 1895)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Propeamussiidae
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Amusium (Propeamussium) cf. squamulum
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| original and current combination Pecten (Propeamussium) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pteriidae
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Pteria informal sp. B
Scopoli 1777
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Atrina informal sp. D
Gray 1842
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea informal sp. I
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Pycnodonta sylvaerupis
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| corrected as Pycnodonte | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Pachecoa (Pachecoa) microcancellata
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Leptonidae
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Lepton vaughani
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Gastrochaenidae
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Gastrochaena striatula
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Nemocardium harrisi
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina cynoglossa
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Tellina semipapyria
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Tellina subtriangularis
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta informal sp. C
Bronn 1831
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Diplodonta (Diplodonta) hopkinsensis
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis
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Callista (Macrocallista) sylvaerupis
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| original and current combination Macrocallista | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Kelliidae
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Bornia prima
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula subengonata
Dall 1898
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| recombined as Cuneocorbula subengonata | ||||||||||
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Physoida clarkeana
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Cuspidariidae
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Cuspidaria prima
Aldrich and Meyer 1886
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Verticordiidae
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Haliris granuloides
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina (? Callucina) ulrichi
Harris 1897
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| synonym of Myrtaea (Myrtaea) curta | ||||||||||
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Anodontia (Eophysema) ozarkana
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"Lucina" sylvaerupis
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Lucina (Cavilinga) pomilia
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| Lucina (Cavilinga) pomilia smithi | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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cf. Miodontiscus sp.
Dall 1903
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cf. Miodontiscus timothii
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Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) alticostata
Conrad 1833
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Venericardia informal spp. H
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Venericardia (Leuroactis) horatiana
(Gardner 1927)
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| recombined as Venericardia (Venericor) horatiana | ||||||||||
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Venericardia (Venericor) bashiplata
Gardner and Bowles 1939
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Venericardia gulielmi
Gardner and Bowles 1939
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Lirodiscus (Lirodiscus) smithvillensis
Harris 1895
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| Lirodiscus (Lirodiscus) smithvillensis "var." | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Clarke |
| Coordinates: | 31.9° North, 88.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.0° North, 73.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Ypresian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Wilcox | Formation: | Hatchetigbee | Member: | Bashi Marl |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic calcareous sandstone |
| Environment: | shoreface |
| Geology comments: A transgressive lag composed of glauconitic and calcareous marl and sand, representing an inner shelf environment (Dockery, 1980, 1998; Gibson, 1982; Mancini, 1984; Siesser, 1983; Ingram, 1991; Mancini and Tew, 1991, 1995; Sessa et al., 2012). Woods Bluff is one of the more proximal sites (Sessa et al., 2012), depicted as having similar lithology to the Meridian, MS site in Mississippi that contained trough cross-bedding, Ophiomorpha, and coquina-like shell deposits to indicate shoreface conditions. | |
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. Flower and K.V.W. Palmer, 1935. Field Notebook No.34. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 92375 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Sessa, M. Clapham | Enterer: | L. Eccles, M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-09 15:38:57 | Last modified: | 2019-08-10 22:25:53 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-11-09 15:38:57 |
| 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:
| 27487 | M. E. Clapham. 2015. Personal Opinions. [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 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] |