WALL-C (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as Wall Ranch

Where: Leon County, Texas (31.2° N, 96.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 36.4° N, 76.6° W (Wright 2013)

When: Weches Formation (Claiborne Group), Lutetian (48.1 - 41.0 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 205539: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar sp.
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium sp.
Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp.
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Brachidontes sp.
Brachidontes sp. Swainson 1840 mussel
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia sp.
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchiata - Umbraculidae
Umbraculum sp.
Umbraculum sp. Schumacher 1817 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Dirocerithium wechesense
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp.
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Cypraeorbis sp.
Cypraeorbis sp. Conrad 1865 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Calyptraphorus sp.
Calyptraphorus sp. Conrad 1857 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus fig shell
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Caricella reticulata, Athleta sp., Athleta dalli
Caricella reticulata volute
stenzeli ?
Athleta sp. Conrad 1853 volute
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla sp.
Ancilla sp. Lamarck 1799 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Protosurcula sp., Pleurofusia sp., Cochlespirella sp.
Protosurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid
Pleurofusia sp. de Gregorio 1890 turrid
Cochlespirella sp. Casey 1903 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp.
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Fusimitra sp.
Fusimitra sp. Conrad 1855 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pseudoliva sp., Bolis sp.
Pseudoliva sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk
Bolis sp. Gardner 1939 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Latirus sp.
Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Personidae
Distorsio sp.
Distorsio sp. Röding 1798 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Galeodea dubia
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix sp.
Hipponix sp. Defrance 1819 hoof shell
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica (Granosolarium) texcarolina