Sohl and Koch OFR # 46 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as NE Ripley; USGS # 25423

Where: Tippah County, Mississippi (34.8° N, 88.9° W: paleocoordinates 38.3° N, 66.2° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Discoscaphites iris ammonoid zone, upper Member (Owl Creek Formation), Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• Haustator bilira assemblage zone

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic, gray, argillaceous, calcareous sandstone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Reposited in the USGS

Collection methods: bulk,

• Sohl collection

Primary reference: N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1983. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) Mollusca from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. USGS Open File Report 83-451:1-239 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 4127: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999, edited by Mihaela Krause

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Cassiduloida -
"Hardouinia mortoni" = Harduinia
"Hardouinia mortoni" = Harduinia sea urchin
Hardouinea mortoni (Michelin)
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Linthia variabilis Slocom 1909 heart urchin
Linthia variabilis Slocum
 Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae
Hemiaster sp. Agassiz and Desor 1847 heart urchin
Hemiaster sp.
unclassified
  -
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Otolith
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Longitubus sp.
Longitubus sp.
Hamulus ripleyanus
Hamulus ripleyanus Harbison
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Reptilian tooth
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (encrusting)
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula cuneifrons" = Nucula cunifrons Conrad 1860 nut clam
Nucula cunifrons Conrad
Nucula percrassa nut clam
Nucula percrassa Conrad
Nucula amica Gardner 1916 nut clam
Nucula amica Gardner
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Malletia longfrons clam
Malletia longfrons (Conrad)
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis clam
Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis]
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam
Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris cf. rotundata clam
Glycymeris cf. G. rotundata (Gabb) - originally entered as "Glycymeris cf. rotundata"
Postligata wordeni clam
Postligata wordeni Gardner
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca saffordi clam
Striarca saffordi (Gardner) non Gab
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
Pecten sp.
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius scallop
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Lima (Lima) acutilineata" = Limatula acutilineata, "Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Pseudolimea reticulata
"Lima (Lima) acutilineata" = Limatula acutilineata Conrad 1858 file clam
Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad
"Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Pseudolimea reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam
Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Exogyra costata Say
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea plumosa Morton 1833 oyster
Ostrea plumosa Morton
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna (Pinna) laqueata Conrad 1858 oyster
Pinna (Pinna) laqueata Conrad
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
Pteria sp.
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
"Gervillia ensiformis" = Gervilliopsis ensiformis, Gervillia sp. n. sp.
"Gervillia ensiformis" = Gervilliopsis ensiformis Conrad 1858 oyster
Gervillia ensiformis (Conrad)
Gervillia sp. n. sp. Defrance 1820 oyster
Gervillia n. sp. (thin and elongat - originally entered as "Gervillia n. sp."
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp. Sowerby 1814 clam
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp.
Tenuipteria argenteus clam
Tenuiptereus argenteus (Conrad)
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella elegantula Meek and Hayden 1862 clam
Crenella elegantula Meek & Hayden
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lycettia tippanus mussel
Lycettia tippanus (Conrad)
Modiolus sedesclaris mussel
Modiolus sedesclaris Gardner
Botula carolinensis mussel
Botula carolinensis (Conrad)
Brachidontes sp. n. sp. Swainson 1840 mussel
Brachidontes n. sp. - originally entered as "Brachidontes n. sp."
Inoperna sp. Conrad 1873 mussel
Inoperna sp.
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis Gabb 1860 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) angulicostata clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) ang
 Myoida -
Eufistulina ripleyana clam
Eufistulana ripleyana (Stephenson) - originally entered as "Eufistulana ripleyana"
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea monmouthensis clam
Panopea monmouthensis Gardner
 Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata Conrad 1858 clam
Leptosolen biplicata (Conrad)
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Laternula ? robusta clam
Laternula ? robusta Stephenson - originally entered as "Laternula ? robusta"
Periplomya applicata clam
Periplomya applicata Conrad
Anatimya postsulcata clam
Anatymya postsulcata Conrad - originally entered as "Anatymya postsulcata"
Anatimya anteradiata Conrad 1860 clam
Anatymya anteradiata Conrad - originally entered as "Anatymya anteradiata"
Plectomya sp. Loriol 1868 clam
Plectomya sp.
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Cymella bella clam
Cymella bella Conrad
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
Liopistha protexta Conrad
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya (Pholadomya) sp. Sowerby 1823 clam
Pholadomya (Pholadomya) sp.
Pholadomya (Pholadomya) occidentalis Morton clam
Pholadomya (Pholadomya) occidental
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
? Thracia sp. Blainville 1824 clam
Thracia ? sp. - originally entered as "Thracia ? sp."
 Cardiida - Glossidae
Glossus sp. Poli 1795 clam
Glossus sp.
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora ? lintea clam
Cymbophora lintea Conrad? - originally entered as "Cymbophora lintea ?"
 Cardiida - Anatinellidae
Anatina cf. jerseyensis clam
Anatina cf. jerseyensis Weller - originally entered as "Anatina cf. jerseyensis"
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
Legumen ellipticum venus clam
Legumen ellipticum Conrad
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
Cyprimeria alta Conrad
Cyprimeria depressa venus clam
Cyprimeria depressa Conrad
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) tippana venus clam
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) tippana (Con
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Tenea parilis clam
Tenea parilis Conrad
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Veniella conradi (Morton)
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium eufaulensis Conrad 1860 cockle
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad)
Protocardia (Pachycardium) spillmani cockle
Protocardium (Pachycardium) spillm - originally entered as "Protocardium spillmani"
Granocardium (Granocardium) sp. Gabb 1869 cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) sp.
Granocardium (Granocardium) tippananum cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) tippan
Protocardia (Brevicardium) fragile Stephenson 1941 cockle
Protocardium (Brevicardium) fragil - originally entered as "Protocardium fragile"
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Liothyris cf. carolinensis, "Linearia metastriata" = Linearis, "Linearia pectinis" = Linearis, Solyma sp., Aenona eufaulensis
Liothyris cf. carolinensis Conrad 1875 tellin clam
Liothyris cf. L. carolinensis (Con - originally entered as "Liothyris cf. carolinensis"
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis tellin clam
Linearia metastriata Conrad
"Linearia pectinis" = Linearis tellin clam
Linearia pectinis Stephenson
Solyma sp. Conrad 1870 tellin clam
Solyma ? sp.
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad)
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Clavipholas pectorosa clam
Claripholas pectorosa (Conrad)
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula torta clam
Corbula torta Stephenson
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. - originally entered as "Caesticorbula sp."
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) suffalciata clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) suffa - originally entered as "Caesticorbula suffalciata"
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Unicardium concentricum clam
Unicardium concentricum (Conrad)
 Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella crenalirata clam
Vetericardiella crenalirata (Conra
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
Bathytormus pteropsis Conrad 1860 clam
Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad)
Scambula perplana Conrad 1869 clam
Scambula perplana Conrad
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus obnutus tusk shell
Cadulus obnutus (Conrad)
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Dentalium sp. (ribbed)
Dentalium leve Stephenson 1923 tusk shell
Dentalium leve Stephenson
Gastropoda
 Basommatophora - Siphonariidae
Anisomyon sp. Meek and Hayden 1860 pulmonate
Anisomyon? sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Acteoninidae
Eoacteon linteus Conrad 1858 snail
Ecoacteon linteus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Ecoacteon linteus"
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices kummeli Sohl 1960 moon snail
Polinices kummeli Sohl
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
Gyrodes supraplicatus Conrad 1858 moon snail
Gyrodes supraplicatus (Conrad)
"Gyrodes spillmani" = Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani Gabb 1861 moon snail
Gyrodes spillmani Gabb
 Neogastropoda -
Neogastropoda indet. Thiele 1929 snail
Neogastropods indeterminate
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Remera flexicostata Sohl 1964 snail
Remera flexicostata Sohl
Anomalofusus lemniscatus Sohl 1964 snail
Anomalofusus lemniscatus Sohl
Dolicholatirus torquatus snail
Dolicholatirus torquatus Sohl
Drilluta lemniscata Sohl 1964 snail
Drilluta lemniscata Sohl
Drilluta buboanus Sohl 1964 snail
Drilluta buboanus Sohl
Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) pagodaformis Sohl 1964 snail
Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) pagoda - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus pagodaformis"
Piestochilus curviliratus Conrad 1858 snail
Piestochilus curviliratus (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Pyrifusus subdensatus Conrad 1858 snail
Pyrifusus subdensatus Conrad
Deussenia cf. travisana snail
Deussenia cf. D. travisana Stephen - originally entered as "Deussenia cf. travisana"
Deussenia bellalirata Conrad 1858 snail
Deussenia bellalirata (Conrad)
Deussenia bellalirata Conrad 1858 snail
Deussenia bellalirata costata Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Ornopsis (Pornosis) modica Sohl 1964 true whelk
Ornopsis (Pornosis) modica laevis
Buccinopsis crassicostata Gabb 1876 true whelk
Buccinopsis crassicostata (Gabb)
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Parafusus saffordi Sohl 1964 volute
Parafus saffordi Sohl
Myobarbum laevigatum Sohl 1963 volute
Myobarbum laevigatum Sohl
Liopeplum canalis Conrad 1858 volute
Liopeplum canalis (Conrad)
Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad 1858 volute
Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad)
Liopeplum rugosum Stephenson 1955 volute
Liopeplum rugosum Stephenson
Volutomorpha cf. retifera Dall 1907 volute
Volutomorpha cf. V. retifera Dall - originally entered as "Volutomorpha cf. retifera"
Volutomorpha aspera Dall 1907 volute
'Volutomorpha' aspera Dall
Longoconcha dalli Stephenson 1941 volute
Longoconcha dalli Stephenson?
 Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae
Morea transenna Stephenson 1955 snail
Morea transenna Stephenson
 Neogastropoda - Harpidae
Eoharpa sinuosa Stephenson 1955 snail
Eoharpa sinuosa Stephenson
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Lowenstamia cucullata" = Sohliina cucullata
"Lowenstamia cucullata" = Sohliina cucullata Sohl 1964 murex snail
Lowenstamia cucullata Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Pyropsis sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Pyropsis spp.
Pyropsis prolixa Sohl 1964 snail
Pyropsis prolixa Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Beretra ripleyana Conrad 1858 turrid
Beretra ripleyana (Conrad)
Remnita anomalocostata Wade 1926 turrid
Remnita anomalocostata (Wade)
Fusimilis novemcostatus Conrad 1858 turrid
Fusimilis novemcostatus (Conrad)
Gemmula cretacea Sohl 1964 turrid
Gemmula cretacea Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Napulus octoliratus Conrad 1858 snail
Napulus octoliratus Conrad
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Caveola acuta Wade 1926 snail
Caveola acuta speciosa Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Ancilla (Ancillus) acutula" = Ancillus acutula
"Ancilla (Ancillus) acutula" = Ancillus acutula Stephenson 1941 olive snail
Ancilla (Ancillus) acutula (Stephe
 Neogastropoda - Moreidae
Hercorhynchus (Haplovoluta) quadriliratus snail
Hercorhyncus (Haplovoluta) quadril - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus quadriliratus"
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Graciliala decemlirata Conrad 1858 snail
Graciliala decemlirata Conrad
Arrhoges (Latiala) sp. Gabb 1868 snail
Arrhoges (Latiala) sp.
Anchura sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Anchura sp.
Pterocerella sp. Meek 1864 snail
Pterocerella sp.
Pterocerella tippana snail
Pterocerella tippana (Conrad)
Helicaulax formosa snail
Helicaulax formosa Stephenson
Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus snail
Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus Con
Pugnellus (Pugnellus) goldmani snail
Pugnellus (Pugnellus) goldmani Gar
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Eulima monmouthensis snail
Eulima monmouthensis (Gardner)
Eulima clara Wade 1926 snail
Eulima ? clara Wade
"Eulima gracilistylus" = Eulima gracilistylis Sohl 1964 snail
Eulima gracilistylus Sohl
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Trobus buboanus turret shell
Trobus buboanus Stephenson
Turritella chalybeatensis turret shell
Turritella chalybeatensis Sohl
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
Turritella tippana Conrad 1858 turret shell
Turritella tippana Conrad
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
Turritella vertebroides Morton
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Dircella spillmani horn snail
Dircella spillmani (Conrad)
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
Urceolabrum sp. Wade 1916 snail
Urceolabrum sp.
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad 1860 slipper shell
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad
 Neotaenioglossa -
Anteglossia sp. Vokes 1948 snail
Anteglosia sp. - originally entered as "Anteglosia sp."
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
? Bulla sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
Bulla? sp. - originally entered as "Bulla ? sp."
Bullopsis cretacea Conrad 1858 snail
Bullopsis cretacea (Conrad)
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha mortoni Forbes 1845 snail
Ellipsoscapha mortoni (Forbes)
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna incisa Stephenson 1941 snail
Cylichna incisa Stephenson
Cylichna diversilirata Sohl 1964 snail
Cylichna diversilirata Sohl
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
"Actaeon cicatricosus" = Acteon
"Actaeon cicatricosus" = Acteon snail
Acteon cicatricosus Sohl - originally entered as "Acteon cicatricosus"
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Pseudomalaxis pateriformis Stephenson 1955 snail
Pseudomalaxis pateriformis Stephen
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Mathilda (Echinimathilda) corona Sohl 1960 snail
Mathilda (Echinimathilda) corona S
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Neritina ? densata snail
Neritina ? densata Conrad - originally entered as "Neritina ? densata"
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus snail
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) amer
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
"Eutrephoceras perlata" = Eutrephoceras perlatus
"Eutrephoceras perlata" = Eutrephoceras perlatus Morton 1834
Eutrephoceras perlata Morton
 Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Discoscaphites iris Conrad 1858 ammonite
Discoscaphites iris Conrad
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
"Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus" = Eubaculites carinatus
"Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus" = Eubaculites carinatus Morton 1834 ammonite
Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus
 Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae
Sphenodiscus sp. Meek 1871 ammonite
Sphenodiscus sp.
Sphenodiscus pleurisepta Conrad 1857 ammonite
Sphenodiscus pleurisepta (Conrad)
Sphenodiscus beecheri Hyatt 1903 ammonite
Sphenodiscus beecheri Hyatt
"Sphenodiscus lenticularis" = Sphenodiscus lobatus Tuomey 1856 ammonite
Sphenodiscus lenticularis mississi
Deuteropoda
  -
Malacostraca indet. Latreille 1802
Crab parts
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Raninidae
Carinatus galebishopi2 Nyborg et al. 2017 crab
 Decapoda - Carcinidae
Ophthalmoplax brasiliana1 Maury 1930 crab
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral
Micrabacia spp.
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp. demosponge
Clione sp.