PBDB Collection

Shiloh Road, Quitman, MS; 5' below top of unit 2 (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as MCl-5-c1

Where: Clarke County, Mississippi (32.0° N, 88.7° W: paleocoordinates 32.7° N, 79.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Potterchitto Member (Cook Mountain Formation), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; unlithified, glauconitic, argillaceous, calcareous sandstone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical, sieve,

Primary reference: L. C. Ivany. 1997. Faunal stability and environmental change in the middle Eocene Gulf Coastal Plain (PhD Thesis, Harvard University). 1-221 [L. Ivany/L. Ivany/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2449: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Linda Ivany on 05.07.1999, edited by Jocelyn Sessa

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• includes all countable macrofossils but bivalves, does include oysters

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Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus sp. Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Bivalvia
Poromyida - Verticordiidae	Verticordia sotoensis Verticordia sotoensis clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	"Caryocorbula alabamiensis" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis, Caestocorbula fossata "Caryocorbula alabamiensis" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis Lea 1833 clam Caestocorbula fossata clam
Cardiida - Semelidae	Abra nitens Abra nitens Lea 1833 abra
Cardiida - Tellinidae	"Tellina papyria" = Tellina (Eurytellina) papyria "Tellina papyria" = Tellina (Eurytellina) papyria Conrad 1833 tellin clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Bathytormus sp. Bathytormus sp. Stewart 1930 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tortidens, "Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tortidens Harris 1919 clam "Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara Harris 1895 clam
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Eburneopecten scintillatus, Chlamys cainei, Chlamys wahtubbeana Eburneopecten scintillatus Conrad 1854 scallop Chlamys cainei scallop Chlamys wahtubbeana Dall 1898 scallop
Pectinida - Limidae	Lima bastropensis Lima bastropensis file clam
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Cubitostrea sellaeformis Cubitostrea sellaeformis Conrad 1832 oyster
Arcida - Limopsidae	Limopsis aviculoides Limopsis aviculoides Conrad 1862 clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella, Barbatia (Acar) aspera Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella Lea 1833 clam Barbatia (Acar) aspera Conrad 1854 miniature ark
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris lisbonensis Glycymeris lisbonensis Harris 1919 clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	"Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica "Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica Conrad 1833 nut clam
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Calorhadia mater, Nuculana sp., Nuculana multilineata Calorhadia mater Meyer 1885 pointed nut clam Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam Nuculana multilineata pointed nut clam
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet., Gastropoda indet. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail Gastropod G Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail limpet #1
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta "Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae	Hipponix pygmaeus Hipponix pygmaeus hoof shell
Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae	Transovula (Oxycypraea) symmetrica Transovula (Oxycypraea) symmetrica Aldrich 1903 snail Transovula (Oxycyraea)
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	"Phalium brevicostatum" = Cassis brevicostatus "Phalium brevicostatum" = Cassis brevicostatus Conrad 1834 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae	Xenophora sp. Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus "Ficopsis penita" = Ficus fig shell
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	"Murex vanuxemi" = Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi, "Laevityphis gracilis" = Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) gracilis "Murex vanuxemi" = Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi Conrad 1865 murex snail "Laevityphis gracilis" = Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) gracilis Conrad 1833 murex snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa, Athleta lisbonensis, Bullata semen, Caricella stenzeli "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute Athleta lisbonensis volute Bullata semen Lea 1833 volute Caricella stenzeli volute
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Terebrifusus multiplicatus, Pseudoliva vetusta, Siphonalia newtonensis Terebrifusus multiplicatus true whelk Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk Siphonalia newtonensis true whelk
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus sp., Levifusus mortoniopsis Levifusus sp. Conrad 1865 snail n. sp.? Levifusus mortoniopsis snail L. m. carexus
Neogastropoda - Columbellidae	Mitrella (Clinurella) bucciniformis Mitrella (Clinurella) bucciniformis snail Mitrella (Clinurella)
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Clavilithes kennedyanus, Falsifusus bastropensis, Falsifusus perobliquus, Latirus moorei Clavilithes kennedyanus snail Falsifusus bastropensis snail Falsifusus perobliquus snail originally entered as "Falsifusus" perobliquus" Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail
Neogastropoda -	Eodrilla longsdalii Eodrilla longsdalii snail originally entered as "Eodrillia longsdalii"
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Sveltella sotoensis, Bonellitia bastropensis, Bonellitia sp. Sveltella sotoensis snail Bonellitia bastropensis snail Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail spp A
Neogastropoda - Olivellidae	Agaronia alabamensis Agaronia alabamensis Conrad 1833 snail
Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae	Microdrillia sp. Microdrillia sp. Casey 1903 snail
Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae	Turricula plenta Turricula plenta snail
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus smithvillensis Conus smithvillensis Harris 1895 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	"Ancistrosyrinx bella" = Cochlespira, Cochlespira engonata "Ancistrosyrinx bella" = Cochlespira snail Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865 snail
Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae	Raphitoma sp. Raphitoma sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Michela trabeatoides, Lyrosurcula dalli, Trypanotoma longispira, Eosurcula moorei, Surculoma falsabenes, "Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia) Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid Lyrosurcula dalli turrid L. d. quadricosta Trypanotoma longispira turrid Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid Surculoma falsabenes turrid "Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Pyramimitra terebraeformis Pyramimitra terebraeformis Conrad 1848 ribbed mitre
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Naticidae indet. Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	Cerithiella nassula Cerithiella nassula snail
Cerithioidea - Thiaridae	Bayania secale Bayania secale snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella sp. Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell all species
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	Eulima extremis Eulima extremis Aldrich 1911 snail
Trochoidea - Skeneidae	"Skena pignus" = Skenea pignus, Tubiola nautiloides "Skena pignus" = Skenea pignus de Gregorio 1890 snail originally entered as "Skenea pignus" Tubiola nautiloides snail
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Diodora sp. Diodora sp. Gray 1821 snail
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	Retusa galba Retusa galba snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica sp., Architectonica elaborata, Architectonica meekana, "Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial sp A Architectonica elaborata Conrad 1833 sundial Architectonica meekana sundial A. m. splendida "Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata Conrad 1833 snail
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	"Actaeon sp." = Acteon, "Actaeon idoneus" = Acteon idoneus "Actaeon sp." = Acteon Montfort 1810 snail originally entered as "Acteon sp." "Actaeon idoneus" = Acteon idoneus Conrad 1833 snail originally entered as "Acteon idoneus"
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae	"Holoporella granulosa" = Celleporaria "Holoporella granulosa" = Celleporaria
Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae	Lunulitidae indet. Lunulitidae indet. Lagaaij 1952 lunulitid A
Anthozoa
-	Anthozoa indet. Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834 button coral
Scleractinia - Flabellidae	Flabellum cuneiforme Flabellum cuneiforme Lonsdale 1845 stony coral F. c. pachyphyllum
Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae	Endopachys maclurii Endopachys maclurii Lea 1833 stony coral
Scleractinia - Fungiidae	Discotrochus orbignianus Discotrochus orbignianus stony coral
Hexactinellida
Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae	Pleurostoma adolescens Pleurostoma adolescens glass sponge originally entered as "Pleurotoma adolescens"