PBDB Collection

ML (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as Matthews landing

Where: Wilcox County, Alabama (32.0° N, 87.4° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 36.1° N, 59.0° W (Wright 2013)

When: Matthews Landing Member (Poerters Creek Formation), Selandian (61.7 - 59.2 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 205499: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	? Alba sp. ? Alba sp.
Gastropoda
Opisthobranchiata - Haminoeidae	Atys sp. Atys sp. Montfort 1810 snail
Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae	Retusa (Cylichnina) cf. galba Retusa (Cylichnina) cf. galba Conrad 1833 snail
Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae	Scaphander sp. Scaphander sp. Monfort 1810 snail
Cocculinoidea - Cocculinidae	? Cocculina sp. ? Cocculina sp. Dall 1882 snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella aff. claytonensis, "Turritella alabamiensis" = Mesalia alabamiensis Turritella aff. claytonensis turret shell "Turritella alabamiensis" = Mesalia alabamiensis De Gregorio 1890 turret shell
Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae	? Teinostoma sp. ? Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	Cerithiella chamberlaini, ? Cerithiella sp. Cerithiella chamberlaini snail ? Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Lacunaria sp., "Natica (Pliconacca) sp." = Pliconacca, Polinices eminulus, Euspira perspecta, "Natica (Naticarius) reversa" = Naticarius Lacunaria sp. Conrad 1866 moon snail "Natica (Pliconacca) sp." = Pliconacca Cossmann and Martin 1914 moon snail Polinices eminulus Conrad 1833 moon snail Euspira perspecta moon snail "Natica (Naticarius) reversa" = Naticarius moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Perissolax sp. Perissolax sp. Gabb 1861 fig shell
Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae	Exilia ? pergracilis Exilia ? pergracilis Conrad 1860 snail
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Orthosurcula adeona, Orthosurcula longipersa, Orthosurcula persa Orthosurcula adeona ribbed mitre Orthosurcula longipersa ribbed mitre Orthosurcula persa ribbed mitre
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Eopleurotoma sp., "Pleurotoma sp." = Turris, Trypanotoma sp., "Coronia mediavia" = Gemmula (Coronia) Eopleurotoma sp. Cossmann 1889 turrid "Pleurotoma sp." = Turris Röding 1798 turrid Trypanotoma sp. turrid "Coronia mediavia" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae	Pleurotomella whitfieldi Pleurotomella whitfieldi snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Falsifusus harrisi, Latirus sp., "Latirus tortilis" = Pseudolatirus tortilis Falsifusus harrisi spindle shell Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail "Latirus tortilis" = Pseudolatirus tortilis Whitfield 1865 snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Laevibuccinum constrictum, Pseudoliva cf. vetusta, Strepsidura contorta Laevibuccinum constrictum true whelk Pseudoliva cf. vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk Strepsidura contorta true whelk
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus spp. Levifusus spp. Conrad 1865 snail
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	? Bonellitia sp. ? Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Agaronia mediavia Agaronia mediavia olive snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Caricella leana, "Volutocorbis limopsis" = Athleta (Volutocorbis), "Volutocorbis rugatus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis), "? Bullata sp." = Closia (Bullata) Caricella leana volute "Volutocorbis limopsis" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute "Volutocorbis rugatus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute "? Bullata sp." = Closia (Bullata) Jousseaume 1875 volute
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Poirieria (Paziella) harrisi Poirieria (Paziella) harrisi Vokes 1970 murex snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	Calyptraphorus aldrichi Calyptraphorus aldrichi snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae	Ranella showalteri Ranella showalteri snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Cypraea sp. Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae	? Nudivagus sp. ? Nudivagus sp. snail
Ptenoglossa - Vasidae	Sceptrum sp. Sceptrum sp. snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica bimixta, Architectonica sp. Architectonica bimixta sundial Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula alabamensis Ringicula alabamensis snail
Bivalvia
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia wilcoxensis" = Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) aff. alticostata "Venericardia wilcoxensis" = Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis Dall 1903 clam Venericardia (Claibornicardia) aff. alticostata Conrad 1833 clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula subcompressa, Vokesula sp. Corbula subcompressa clam Vokesula sp. Stenzel and J. T 1957 clam
Cardiida - Glossidae	Glossus mediavia Glossus mediavia clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Nemocardium nicolletti Nemocardium nicolletti Conrad 1854 cockle
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea macrodonta Cucullaea macrodonta clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris sp. Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 bittersweet clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides Conrad 1833 clam
Pectinida - Propeamussiidae	Amusium (Propeamusium) alabamense Amusium (Propeamusium) alabamense Aldrich 1886 mud scallop
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula (Nucula) mediavia Nucula (Nucula) mediavia Harris 1896 nut clam
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Jupiteria (Ledina) smirna, ? Calorhadia sp. Jupiteria (Ledina) smirna Dall 1898 pointed nut clam ? Calorhadia sp. Stewart 1930 pointed nut clam
Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus sp. Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell