LSC-G (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as Little Slave Creek

Where: Clarke County, Alabama (31.6° N, 87.9° W: paleocoordinates 32.2° N, 79.1° W)

When: Gosport Sand Formation (Claiborne Group), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lithology not reported

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 205489: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium annulatum, Dentalium sp., "Dentalium (Antalis) cf. minutistriatum" = Dentalium minutistriatum, "Dentalium (Antalis) thalloides" = Antalis
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
"Dentalium (Antalis) cf. minutistriatum" = Dentalium minutistriatum Gabb 1850 tusk shell
"Dentalium (Antalis) thalloides" = Antalis tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) ovula Lea 1833 nut clam
Nucula (Nucula) magnifica Conrad 1833 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana coelata pointed nut clam
Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam
Calorhadia seminoides pointed nut clam
Calorhadia sp. Stewart 1930 pointed nut clam
Calorhadia bella pointed nut clam
Calorhadia equalis pointed nut clam
Orthoyoldia sp. Verrill 1897 pointed nut clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Trinacria cuneus Conrad 1833 clam
"cf. Cucullaearca sp." = Barbatia (Cucullaearca) Conrad 1865 clam
? Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
Glycymeris trigonella Conrad 1833 clam
Glycymeris idonea Conrad 1865 clam
Glycymeris staminea Conrad 1833 clam
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis ? aviculoides Conrad 1862 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Cubitostrea sp. Sacco 1897 oyster
? Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria limula Conrad 1833 pearl oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
? Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Chlamys deshayesii Lea 1833 scallop
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula filamentosa Conrad 1833 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia lisbonensis Aldrich 1886 jingle
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
? Botula sp. Mörch 1853 mussel
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
 Carditida - Astartidae
Lirodiscus sp. Conrad 1869 clam
Lirodiscus tellinoides Conrad 1833 clam
? Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam
"Micromeris minutissima" = Astarte minutissima Lea 1833 clam
"Cuna parva" = Astarte parva Wood 1840 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
Venericardia (Venericor) sp. Stewart 1930 clam
"Venericardia (Venericardia) rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam
"Venericardia (Claibornicardia) sillimani" = Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella minor Lea 1833 clam
"Crassatella alta" = Crassatella uvasana Conrad 1855 clam
Bathytormus protextus Conrad 1832 clam
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
Cuna sp. Hedley 1902 clam
 Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Verticordia sp. Sowerby 1844 clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
? Solen sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Solenida - Pharidae
? Ensis sp. Schumacher 1817 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Cardiida - Semelidae
"Semele profunda" = Amphidesma profunda Conrad 1893 clam
Abra sp. Lamarck 1818 abra
Abra (Abra) nitens Lea 1833 abra
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina raveneli" = Tellina (Arcopagia) raveneli, Tellina (Angulus) entaenia, Tellina sp., "Macoma sillimani" = Tellina sillimani, Tellina leana, "Macoma ? scandula" = Tellina scandula
"Tellina raveneli" = Tellina (Arcopagia) raveneli Conrad 1846 tellin clam
Tellina (Angulus) entaenia Dall 1900 tellin clam
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
"Macoma sillimani" = Tellina sillimani Conrad 1846 tellin clam
Tellina leana tellin clam
"Macoma ? scandula" = Tellina scandula Conrad 1834 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Erycinidae
Erycina plicatula, "Mactropsis aequorea" = Erycina aequorea
"Mactropsis aequorea" = Erycina aequorea Conrad 1833 clam
 Cardiida - Kelliidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Callista (Costacallista) mortoni" = Costacallista mortoni Conrad 1834 venus clam
Callista (Costacallista) aequorea Conrad 1833 venus clam
Pitar poulsoni venus clam
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
Pitar (Pitar) nuttali Conrad 1834 venus clam
"Grateloupia (Cytheriopsis) hydana" = Cytheriopsis hydana Conrad 1865 venus clam
Callista sp. Poli 1791 venus clam
Callista (Callista) perovata Conrad 1833 venus clam
 Cardiida - Glossidae
aff. Glossus sp. Poli 1795 clam
 Cardiida - Kelliellidae
Alveinus minutus Conrad 1865 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula decisa clam
palmeris
Spisula parilis Conrad 1833 clam
Pteropsis sp. Conrad 1860 clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta sp. Bronn 1831 clam
? Diplodonta sp. Bronn 1831 clam
Diplodonta ungulina Conrad 1833 clam
"Microstagon nana" = Diplodonta (Microstagon) clam
 Cardiida - Sportellidae
Hindsiella faber clam
donacia
 Cardiida - Lasaeidae
? Kellia sp. Fischer 1884 kelly clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
? Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
? Lucina bisculpta Meyer 1886 clam
Lucina (Recurvella) dolabra Conrad 1833 clam
Eomiltha pandata Conrad 1833 clam
Corbis lirata Conrad 1833 clam
Corbis undata Conrad 1833 clam
Gastropoda
 Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) sp. de Boury 1890 wentletrap
Cirsotrema sp. Mörch 1852 wentletrap
Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) nassulum Conrad 1854 wentletrap
"aff. Scala sp." = Epitonium (Scala) Humphrey wentletrap
"Cirsotrema octolineatum" = Scala octolineata Conrad 1860 wentletrap
? Scalina sp. Conrad 1865 wentletrap
Scalina ? staminea Conrad 1865 wentletrap
? Turriscala sp. de Boury 1890 wentletrap
? Opalia sp. Adams and Adams 1853 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Euspira leana" = Natica semilunata leana Palmer 1937 moon snail
aff. Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Sinum bilex moon snail
Sinum declive Conrad 1833 moon snail
Sinum ? declive Conrad 1833 moon snail
? Eunaticina sp. Fischer 1885 moon snail
Neverita limula Conrad 1833 moon snail
Polinices eminulus Conrad 1833 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
? Phalium sp. Link 1807 snail
Doliocassis nupera Conrad 1833 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae
"Ranellina maclurii" = Ranellina sulcata
"Ranellina maclurii" = Ranellina sulcata Lea 1833 frog shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Ectinochilus laqueatum" = Rimella
"Ectinochilus laqueatum" = Rimella true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Calyptraphorus velatus Conrad 1833 snail
 Sorbeoconcha -
? Leiorhinus sp. Gabb 1860 snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Fusimitra adamski mitre shell
Fusimitra perexilis mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia sp. Gray 1839 snail
Agaronia spp. Gray 1839 snail
Agaronia alabamensis Conrad 1833 snail
Agaronia bombylis Conrad 1833 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Ancillus sp." = Ancilla (Ancillus) Monfort 1810 olive snail
Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail
 Neogastropoda -
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
? Tropisurcula sp., "Eodrillia lonsdalii" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia), "Eodrillia sp." = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia)
? Tropisurcula sp. Casey 1904 snail
"Eodrillia lonsdalii" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) snail
"Eodrillia sp." = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) Casey 1904 snail
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Microdrillia sp. Casey 1903 snail
Microdrillia spp. Casey 1903 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula (Plentaria) sp. Schumacher 1817 snail
"Leptosurcula sp." = Turricula (Leptosurcula) Casey 1904 snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
"Pleurotoma (Drillia) picaculina" = Drillia
"Pleurotoma (Drillia) picaculina" = Drillia snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Surculites sp. Conrad 1865 turrid
Trypanotoma terebriformis Harris 1937 turrid
Eopleurotoma sp. Cossmann 1889 turrid
Eopleurotoma spp. Cossmann 1889 turrid
Eopleurotoma sayi Lea 1833 turrid
? Eosurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid
? Michela sp. Gardner 1945 turrid
Michela sp. Gardner 1945 turrid
"Coronia alternata" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
"Coronia cf. genitiva" = Gemmula (Coronia) genitiva Casey 1904 turrid
Coronia aff. childreni Lea 1833 turrid
Coronia childreni Lea 1833 turrid
Cochlespirella sp. Casey 1903 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
"Seila constricta" = Terebra constricta Lea 1841 auger snail
aff. Hastula venusta Lea 1833 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens Conrad 1833 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Raphitoma sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Conomitra fusoides Lea 1833 ribbed mitre
Pyramimitra terebraeformis Conrad 1848 ribbed mitre
Uromitra sp. Bellardi 1887 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Mazzalina inaurata Conrad 1833 snail
Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail
? Clavilithes sp. Swainson 1840 snail
Clavilithes sp. Swainson 1840 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Bullia altilis Conrad 1832 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
? Siphonalia sp. Adams 1863 true whelk
Terebrifusus amoenus Conrad 1833 true whelk
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
Penion cerbissimus true whelk
Penion bellus Conrad 1833 true whelk
Penion delabechii Lea 1833 true whelk
? Metula sp. Adams and Adams 1853 true whelk
Buccitriton sagenum Conrad 1833 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
? Busycon sp. Röding 1798 whelk
Cornulina armigera Conrad 1833 snail
Levifusus irrasus snail
hodsoni
Levifusus trabeatus Conrad 1858 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
"Mitrella (Columbellopsis) elevata" = Columbellopsis snail
Mitrella sp. Risso 1826 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Caricella sp. Conrad 1835 volute
Caricella pyruloides Conrad 1832 volute
Caricella bolaris Conrad 1833 volute
"Bullata plicata" = Closia (Bullata) volute
"Bullata spp." = Closia (Bullata) Jousseaume 1875 volute
Bullata semen Lea 1833 volute
Bullata larvata Conrad 1833 volute
Athleta sp. Conrad 1853 volute
"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute
Athleta sayanus Conrad 1833 volute
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
"aff. Marginella (Leptegouana) columba" = Prunum (Microspira), "Prunum (Leptegouana) columba" = Prunum (Microspira), "Cryptospira (Euryentome) silabra" = Marginella silabra
"aff. Marginella (Leptegouana) columba" = Prunum (Microspira) margin shell
"Prunum (Leptegouana) columba" = Prunum (Microspira) margin shell
"Cryptospira (Euryentome) silabra" = Marginella silabra Palmer 1937 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
? Murotriton sp. murex snail
Hexaplex mantelli murex snail
"Murex vanuxemi" = Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi Conrad 1865 murex snail
? Thais sp. Röding 1798 murex snail
"Laevityphis (Laevityphis) gracilis" = Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) gracilis Conrad 1833 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Iravadiidae
Pasitheola sp. Cossmann 1896 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Caecidae
? Caecum sp. Fleming 1813 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
cf. Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
Teinostoma ? texanum Palmer 1937 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis sp. Sasso 1827 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
? Capulus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Seila sp. Adams 1861 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail
? Cerithiella spp. Verrill 1882 snail
Cerithiella spp. Verrill 1882 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae
Triphora spp. Blainville 1828 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
? Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Crepidula lirata Conrad 1833 slipper shell
 Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae
Cerithioderma primum Conrad 1860 snail
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Melanella spp. Bowdich 1822 snail
Niso sp. Risso 1826 snail
? Eulima extremis Aldrich 1911 snail
Eulima extremis Aldrich 1911 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
 Cerithioidea - Siliquariidae
Tenagodus vitis Conrad 1835 snail
 Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
? Bayania sp. Munier-Chalmas 1877 snail
Bayania sp. Munier-Chalmas 1877 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Actaeonema sulcatum turret shell
"Turritella carinata" = Haustator carinata Lea 1833 turret shell
Turritella ghigna turret shell
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella spp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella obruta Conrad 1833 turret shell
Turritella nasuta turret shell
Turritella apita de Gregorio 1890 turret shell
Mesalia vetusta Conrad 1833 turret shell
 Opisthobranchia -
Nucleopsis sp. Conrad 1865 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa sp. Brown 1827 snail
Retusa spp. Brown 1827 snail
Retusa (Cylichnina) galba Conrad 1833 snail
Volvulella sp. Newton 1891 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
? Abderospira sp. Dall 1896 snail
Abderospira stewarti Palmer 1937 snail
Abderospira aldrichi Langdon 1886 snail
Philine sp. Ascanius 1772 snail
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
"Mathilda (? Fimbriatella) sp." = Fimbriatella Sacco 1895 snail
Mathilda sp. Semper 1865 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon idoneus Conrad 1833 snail
Tornatellaea lata Conrad 1834 snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
Architectonica spp. Röding 1798 sundial
Architectonica (Granosolarium) ornata Harris and Palmer 1947 sundial
"Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum Conrad 1833 sundial
Architectonica fungina Conrad 1833 sundial
"Architectonica (Solariaxis) acuta" = Architectonica acuta Conrad 1854 sundial
Pseudomalaxis sp. Fischer 1850 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
"Pyramidella (Longchaeus) larvata" = Longchaeus, Turbonilla neglecta, Turbonilla sp., Pyramidella (Ulfa) chavani, Pyramidella pseudopygmaea, aff. Pyramidella spp., Pyramidella spp., "Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) ? sabina" = Ptycheulimella, "Pyramidella (Syrnola) propeacicula" = Syrnola, "Odostomia (Evalea) melanella" = Evalea
"Pyramidella (Longchaeus) larvata" = Longchaeus snail
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail
aff. Pyramidella spp. Lamarck 1799 snail
Pyramidella spp. Lamarck 1799 snail
"Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) ? sabina" = Ptycheulimella snail
"Pyramidella (Syrnola) propeacicula" = Syrnola snail
"Odostomia (Evalea) melanella" = Evalea snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
? Diodora sp. Gray 1821 snail
Diodora tenebrosa Conrad 1833 snail
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
Solariorbis sp. Conrad 1865 snail
Solariorbis subangulatus Meyer 1886 snail
? Parviturbo sp. Pilsbry and McGinty 1945 snail
? Tiburnus sp. de Gregorio 1890 snail
 Trochoidea - Colloniidae
 Trochoidea - Tegulidae
"Tegula (Agathistoma) claibornensis" = Tegula snail
? Norrisia sp. Bayle 1880 snail
Norrisia sp. Bayle 1880 snail
 Trochoidea - Solariellidae
Crenella margaritacea
  -
"Crenella margaritacea" = Stalagmium margaritaceum
"Crenella margaritacea" = Stalagmium margaritaceum Conrad 1833
Egeria
  -
"Egerella subtrigonia" = Egeria subtrigonia, "Diplodonta (Diplodonta) inflata" = Egeria inflata
"Egerella subtrigonia" = Egeria subtrigonia Lea 1833
"Diplodonta (Diplodonta) inflata" = Egeria inflata Lea 1833