TECH (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as Techeva Creek

Where: Yazoo County, Mississippi (33.0° N, 90.3° W: paleocoordinates 33.8° N, 81.3° W)

When: Moodys Branch Formation (Jackson 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 205535: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) aff. magnifica Conrad 1833 nut clam
"Nucula (Nucula) spheniopsis" = Nucula (Nucula) sphenopsis Conrad 1865 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana (Hilgardia) multilineata Conrad 1854 pointed nut clam
Orthoyoldia psammotaea Dall 1898 pointed nut clam
Calorhadia (? Calorhadia) mater Meyer 1885 pointed nut clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea sp. Menard 1807 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula parilis Conrad 1833 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta ungulina Conrad 1833 clam
yazoocola
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista sp. Poli 1791 venus clam
Pitar (Pitar) securiformis Conrad 1865 venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina linifera tellin clam
Tellina spp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium nicolletti Conrad 1854 cockle
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula willistoni Meyer 1885 clam
arkansia
"Caryocorbula densata" = Corbula densata Conrad 1854 clam
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
? Diplothyra sp. Tryon 1862 clam
 Poromyida - Verticordiidae
? Euciroa sp. Dall 1881 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia diversidentata" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) diversidentata Meyer 1885 clam
Venericardia (Venericor) cf. apodensata Gardner and Bowles 1939 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris filosa Conrad 1854 clam
Glycymeris idonea Conrad 1865 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
? Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Eburneopecten scintillatus Conrad 1854 scallop
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus (Polyschides) margarita Harris and Palmer 1947 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella perdita Conrad 1865 turret shell
jacksonensis
Actaeonema sp. Conrad 1865 turret shell
"Turritella alveata" = Kapalmerella alveata Conrad 1854 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
Capulus americanus Conrad 1854 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica permunda Conrad 1854 moon snail
Polinices eminulus Conrad 1833 moon snail
Euspira jacksonensis Harris and Palmer 1947 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
? Sassia sp. Bellardi 1872 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Calyptraphorus velatus Conrad 1833 snail
stamineus
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Pseudotoma heilprini Aldrich 1885 snail
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Raphitoma sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Coronia nodulina Casey 1904 turrid
? Surculoma sp. Casey 1904 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta sp. Conrad 1853 volute
Caricella subangulata Conrad 1854 volute
Lapparia dumosa Conrad 1854 volute
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
"Persicula (Bullata) semen" = Marginella semen
"Persicula (Bullata) semen" = Marginella semen Lea 1833 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia media Meyer 1885 snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bonellitia jacksonica Cooke 1926 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Mazzalina inaurata, "Latirus (Dolicholatirus) leaenus" = Dolicholatirus, Clavilithes humerosus
Mazzalina inaurata Conrad 1833 snail
oweni
"Latirus (Dolicholatirus) leaenus" = Dolicholatirus snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Bullia altilis Conrad 1832 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
perspectiva
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora sp. Gray 1821 snail
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica (Granosolarium) ornata Harris and Palmer 1947 sundial
jacksonia
Architectonica (Architectonica) sp. Röding 1798 sundial
"Architectonica (Solariaxis) acuta" = Architectonica acuta Conrad 1854 sundial
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon idoneus Conrad 1833 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
"Pyramidella (Syrnola) meyeri" = Syrnola meyeri
"Pyramidella (Syrnola) meyeri" = Syrnola meyeri Cossmann 1893 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
 Opisthobranchia - Umbraculidae
Umbraculum sp. Schumacher 1817 snail