Jackson Bluff [Jackson Bluff Fm] (Pliocene of the United States)

Where: Leon County, Florida (30.4° N, 84.6° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 30.9° N, 83.5° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Jackson Bluff Formation (Alum Bluff Group), Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; sandstone and marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: N. E. Weisbord. 1971. Corals from the Chipola and Jackson Bluff Formations of Florida. Geological Bulletin State of Florida Department of Natural Resources Division of Interior Resources Bureau of Geology 53:1-105 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 123549: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 25.01.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Anadara) idonea harveyensis
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Trachycardium) striatum leonense
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys (Plagioctenium) eboreus darlingtonensis, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) comparilis jacksonensis
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Muricidea floridana libertiensis
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Chione (Lirophora) ulocyma leonensis
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
"Tegula (Omphalius) exoleta" = Chlorostoma (Omphalius)
"Tegula (Omphalius) exoleta" = Chlorostoma (Omphalius) top snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella alumensis
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Oliva sayana" = Oliva (Ispidula) sayana
"Oliva sayana" = Oliva (Ispidula) sayana Ravenel 1834 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus adversarius" = Conus (Contraconus) adversarius
"Conus adversarius" = Conus (Contraconus) adversarius Conrad 1840 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Cymatosyrinx lunata
Cymatosyrinx lunata Lea 1833 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sculpturatus
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846 worm shell
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium carolinense
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
"Plicatula marginata" = Plicatula gibbosa
"Plicatula marginata" = Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck 1801 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea disparilis, "Ostrea sculpturata" = Conradostrea sculpturata
"Ostrea sculpturata" = Conradostrea sculpturata Conrad 1840 oyster
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris americana
Glycymeris americana Defrance 1826 bittersweet clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca (Anadara) callicestosa" = Anadara callicestosa, "Arca (Anadara) lienosa" = Anadara (Rasia) lienosa, "Arca (Anadara) sellardsi" = Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi
"Arca (Anadara) callicestosa" = Anadara callicestosa Dall 1898 ark
"Arca (Anadara) lienosa" = Anadara (Rasia) lienosa Say 1832 ark
"Arca (Anadara) sellardsi" = Anadara (Larkinia) sellardsi Mansfield 1932 ark
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama congregata
Chama congregata Conrad 1833 jewel box
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus (Balanus) ochlockoneensis, "Balanus (Balanus) talquinensis" = Paraconcavus talquinensis
"Balanus (Balanus) talquinensis" = Paraconcavus talquinensis Weisbord 1966 barnacle
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Paracyathus vaughani
Paracyathus vaughani Gane 1895 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Septastrea marylandica, Phyllangia blakei, Astrangia leonensis n. sp., Astrangia talquinensis n. sp.
Septastrea marylandica Conrad 1841 stony coral
Phyllangia blakei Wells 1947 stony coral
Astrangia leonensis n. sp. Weisbord 1971 stony coral
Astrangia talquinensis n. sp. Weisbord 1971 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Oculinidae
Oculina cf. diffusa, Oculina sarasotana
Oculina cf. diffusa Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Oculina sarasotana Weisbord 1971 stony coral