Where: Leon County, Texas (31.1° N, 95.9° W: paleocoordinates 32.4° N, 87.2° W)
When: Landrum Member (Cook Mountain Formation), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified sandstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collected by Christopher Garvie
Primary reference: W. J. Foster, C. L. Garvie, A. M. Weiss, A. D. Muscente, M. Aberhan, J. W. Counts, and R. C. Martindale. 2020. Resilience of marine invertebrate communities during the early Cenozoic hyperthermals. Scientific Reports 10:2176 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/W. Foster]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 205271: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 10.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Scaphopoda | |
Cadulus spp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell | |
Dentalium spp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Venericardia sp., "Venericardia densata" = Venericardia (Venericor) densata
Venericardia sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
"Venericardia densata" = Venericardia (Venericor) densata Conrad 1845 clam | |
Crassatella antestriata Gabb 1860 clam
Crassinella minor Lea 1833 clam | |
Verticordia satex clam | |
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam | |
? Abra sp. Lamarck 1818 abra | |
Tellina sp., "Tellina cf. mooreana" = Tellina (Eurytellina) mooreana
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
"Tellina cf. mooreana" = Tellina (Eurytellina) mooreana Gabb 1860 tellin clam | |
Katherinella sp. Tegland 1929 venus clam
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam | |
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam | |
"Glycymeris sabinensis" = Tucetona sabinensis
"Glycymeris sabinensis" = Tucetona sabinensis Harris 1919 clam | |
Plicatula filamentosa Conrad 1833 scallop | |
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster | |
Atrina sp. Gray 1842 oyster | |
Cubitostrea spp. Sacco 1897 oyster
Cubitostrea petropolitana Stenzel and J. T 1957 oyster | |
"Nucula mauricensis" = Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis
"Nucula mauricensis" = Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis Harris 1919 nut clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Tiburnus texanus snail
? Solariorbis sp. Conrad 1865 snail | |
Volvulella volutatus snail
Retusa kellogii snail | |
"Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata, Architectonica sp., Architectonica acuta, Architectonica meekana, Architectonica bellistriata
"Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata Conrad 1833 snail
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
Architectonica acuta Conrad 1854 sundial
Architectonica meekana sundial
Architectonica bellistriata Conrad 1854 sundial | |
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail
Ringicula trapaquara snail | |
aff. Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
Acteon ? pomilis snail | |
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail | |
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? Acmaea sp. Eschscholtz 1830 limpet | |
Litiopa sp. Rang 1829 snail | |
Mesalia claibornensis, Turritella cortezi, Turritella houstonia, Turritella nasuta, "Turritella dumblei" = Kapalmerella dumblei, Actaeonema sulcatum
Mesalia claibornensis turret shell
Turritella cortezi turret shell
Turritella houstonia turret shell
Turritella nasuta turret shell
"Turritella dumblei" = Kapalmerella dumblei Harris 1895 turret shell
Actaeonema sulcatum turret shell | |
Epitonium kingae wentletrap
Cirsotrema sp. Mörch 1852 wentletrap | |
Hipponix pygmaeus hoof shell | |
"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus
"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus fig shell | |
"? Neosimnia sp." = Simnia
"? Neosimnia sp." = Simnia Risso 1826 snail | |
? Cypraeorbis sp. Conrad 1865 cowry | |
Conomitra texana ribbed mitre
Pyramimitra terebraeformis Conrad 1848 ribbed mitre | |
Latirus sp., Latirus sexcostatus, Latirus moorei, Papillina ? dumosa, Papillina dumosa, Clavilithes cf. penrosei, Clavilithes texanus
Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
Latirus sexcostatus snail
Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail
Papillina ? dumosa Conrad 1854 snail
Clavilithes cf. penrosei snail
Clavilithes texanus snail | |
Buccitriton texanum true whelk
Terebrifusus amoenus Conrad 1833 true whelk
Pseudoliva santander true whelk | |
Levifusus prepagoda snail
Levifusus mortoniopsis snail | |
Fusimitra polita mitre shell | |
Trigonostoma aurorae, Trigonostoma penrosei, Trigonostoma ? gemmatum, Bonellitia bastropensis, Sveltella sp.
Trigonostoma aurorae snail
Trigonostoma penrosei snail
Trigonostoma ? gemmatum Conrad 1833 snail
Bonellitia bastropensis snail
Sveltella sp. Cossmann 1889 snail | |
Hastula spp. Adams and Adams 1853 auger snail
Terebra mirula auger snail
Terebra texagyra auger snail | |
Surculoma sp., Eosurcula moorei, Trypanotoma longispira, Scobinella sp., "Coronia sp." = Gemmula (Coronia), "Coronia lancea" = Gemmula (Coronia), "Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia), Surculites sp., Surculites engonatus, Eucheilodon reticulata, Pleurofusia cf. huppertzi, Pleurofusia spp., Pleurofusia sp., Pleurofusia huppertzi, Trypanotopsis texana, Michela trabeatoides, Protosurcula gabbii, Cochlespirella nana, Hesperiturris nodocarinatus, Lyrosurcula aff. gibbera, Lyrosurcula aff. shaleri, Lyrosurcula sp., Lyrosurcula dalli
Surculoma sp. Casey 1904 turrid
Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid
Trypanotoma longispira turrid
Scobinella sp. Conrad 1848 turrid
"Coronia sp." = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
"Coronia lancea" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
"Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
Surculites sp. Conrad 1865 turrid
Surculites engonatus turrid
Eucheilodon reticulata turrid
Pleurofusia cf. huppertzi turrid
Pleurofusia spp. de Gregorio 1890 turrid
Pleurofusia sp. de Gregorio 1890 turrid
Pleurofusia huppertzi turrid
Trypanotopsis texana turrid
Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid
Protosurcula gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid
Cochlespirella nana turrid
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860 turrid
Lyrosurcula aff. gibbera turrid
Lyrosurcula aff. shaleri turrid
Lyrosurcula sp. turrid
Lyrosurcula dalli turrid | |
? Raphitoma sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
Raphitoma aff. rebecella snail
Raphitoma sp. Monterosato 1884 snail | |
Turricula plenta, "Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula)
Turricula plenta snail
"Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula) snail | |
Conus sauridens Conrad 1833 cone shell
Glyptotoma conradiana cone shell | |
"Eodrillia texana" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) snail
Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865 snail | |
Microdrillia sp. Casey 1903 snail | |
Agaronia alabamensis Conrad 1833 snail | |
Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail | |
"Bullata sp." = Closia (Bullata), Caricella pyruloides, Caricella demissa, "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa, Lapparia crassa, Lapparia mooreana
"Bullata sp." = Closia (Bullata) Jousseaume 1875 volute
Caricella pyruloides Conrad 1832 volute
"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute
Lapparia crassa volute
Lapparia mooreana volute | |
Odontopolys campsorhytis murex snail
Hexaplex vanuxemi Conrad 1865 murex snail | |
"Distorsio septemdentata" = Distorsio septendentata
"Distorsio septemdentata" = Distorsio septendentata triton shell | |
Phalium sp. Link 1807 snail
Galeodea sp. Link 1807 snail | |
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Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell
Xenophora lapiferens carrier shell | |
Cyclostremiscus exacuus snail | |
? Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail | |
Sinum sp., "aff. Natica semilunata" = Natica (Naticarius) semilunata, Neverita limula, Polinices aratus
Sinum sp. Röding 1798 moon snail
"aff. Natica semilunata" = Natica (Naticarius) semilunata Lea 1833 moon snail
Neverita limula Conrad 1833 moon snail
Polinices aratus moon snail | |
Triphora sp. Blainville 1828 snail | |
Cerithiella nassula snail | |
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell |