Sohl and Koch OFR # 180 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Orion; USGS # 27913 : 27530

Where: Montgomery County, Alabama (32.0° N, 86.0° W: paleocoordinates 35.0° N, 64.1° W)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Discoscaphites conradi ammonoid zone, basal Member (Prairie Bluff Formation), Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• Haustator bilira assemblage zone

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, glauconitic, gray, sandy siltstone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original calcite

Reposited in the USGS

Collection methods: bulk,

• Sohl collection

Primary reference: N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1987. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) larger invertebrates from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the Atlantic Coastal Plain with further data for the East Gulf. USGS Open File Report 87-194:1-172 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 4237: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
  -
Trochocyathidae indet.
Trochocyathid coral
Belmnites sp.
Belemnite sp. - originally entered as "Belemnite sp."
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral
Micrabacia spp.
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp. demosponge
Clione sp.
unclassified
  -
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Fish parts and Shark parts
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus squamosus
Hamulus squamosus Gabb
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Baculites sp. Lamarck 1799 ammonite
Baculites sp.
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
"Perissonata sp." = Perrisonota
"Perissonata sp." = Perrisonota Conrad 1869 clam
Perrisonota sp.
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
Crenella elegantula Meek and Hayden 1862 clam
Crenella elegantula Meek & Hayden
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Pseudolimea reticulata, Lima (Lima) pelagica, "Lima (Lima) acutilineata" = Limatula acutilineata
"Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Pseudolimea reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam
Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For
Lima (Lima) pelagica Morton 1833 file clam
Lima (Lima) pelagica (Morton)
"Lima (Lima) acutilineata" = Limatula acutilineata Conrad 1858 file clam
Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica Conrad 1860 scallop
Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica Conr
Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis scallop
Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius scallop
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
Spondylus (Spondylus) sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Spondylus (Spondylus) sp.
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna (Pinna) laqueata Conrad 1858 oyster
Pinna (Pinna) laqueata Conrad
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Exogyra costata Say
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Tenuipteria argenteus clam
Tenuiptereus argenteus (Conrad)
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis clam
Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis]
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp., "Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax
Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp. Conrad 1862 clam
Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp.
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam
Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris rotundata clam
Glycymeris rotundata (Gabb)
Postligata wordeni clam
Postligata wordeni Gardner
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca martindalensis ark
Arca martindalensis (Stephenson)
Striarca saffordi clam
Striarca saffordi (Gardner) non Gab
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis sp. Sassi 1827 clam
Limopsis sp.
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia Stephenson 1941 clam
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea"
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
Liopistha protexta Conrad
Cymella bella clam
Cymella bella Conrad
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya (Pholadomya) occidentalis Morton clam
Pholadomya (Pholadomya) occidental
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) percompressa clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) perco - originally entered as "Caesticorbula percompressa"
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. - originally entered as "Caesticorbula sp."
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) terramaria clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) terra - originally entered as "Caesticorbula terramaria"
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner 1916 clam
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Aenona eufaulensis, "Linearia magnoliensis" = Linearis, "Linearia metastriata" = Linearis
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad)
"Linearia magnoliensis" = Linearis tellin clam
Linearia magnoliensis Stephenson
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis tellin clam
Linearia metastriata Conrad
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium eufaulensis Conrad 1860 cockle
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad)
Protocardia (Brevicardium) sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
Protocardium (Brevicardium) sp. - originally entered as "Protocardium sp."
Granocardium (Granocardium) kummeli cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) kummel
Granocardium (Granocardium) lowei cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) lowei
Granocardium (Granocardium) tippananum cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) tippan
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Tenea parilis clam
Tenea parilis Conrad
Etea sp. Conrad 1873 clam
Etea sp.
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Veniella conradi (Morton)
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora appressa clam
Cymbophora appressa (Gabb)
Cymbophora berryi clam
Cymbophora berryi (Gardner)
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
Legumen ellipticum venus clam
Legumen ellipticum Conrad
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) ? eufaulensis venus clam
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) ?eufaulensis - originally entered as "Aphrodina ? eufaulensis"
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) tippana venus clam
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) tippana (Con
Cyprimeria sp. Conrad 1864 venus clam
Cyprimeria major Gardner
 Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella crenalirata clam
Vetericardiella crenalirata (Conra
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
Scambula perplana Conrad 1869 clam
Scambula perplana Conrad
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte culebrensis clam
Astarte? culebrensis (Stephenson)
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia texana Stephenson
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis Gabb 1860 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
Gastropoda
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus snail
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) amer
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) nudus snail
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) nud
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Loxotoma sp. n. sp.
Loxotoma sp. n. sp. Fischer 1885 snail
"Loxotoma n. sp. (Orion, AL)" - originally entered as "Loxotoma n. sp."
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Mathilda cf. cedarensis Stephenson 1941 snail
Mathilda cf. M. cedarensis Stephen - originally entered as "Mathilda cf. cedarensis"
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
"Actaeon cicatricosus" = Acteon, "Actaeon sp." = Acteon
"Actaeon cicatricosus" = Acteon snail
Acteon cicatricosus Sohl - originally entered as "Acteon cicatricosus"
"Actaeon sp." = Acteon Montfort 1810 snail
Acteon sp. - originally entered as "Acteon sp."
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Pseudomalaxis pilsbryi snail
Pseudomalaxis pilsbryi Harbison
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna diversilirata Sohl 1964 snail
Cylichna diversilirata Sohl
Cylichna incisa Stephenson 1941 snail
Cylichna incisa Stephenson
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha mortoni Forbes 1845 snail
Ellipsoscapha mortoni (Forbes)
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Striaticostatum sp. Sohl 1963 wentletrap
Striaticostatum sp.
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Laxispira monilifera, Turritella chalybeatensis, Turritella sp. n. sp., Turritella vertebroides, Turritella tippana, "Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira, "Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira
Laxispira monilifera Sohl 1964 turret shell
Laxispira monilifera Sohl
Turritella chalybeatensis turret shell
Turritella chalybeatensis Sohl
Turritella sp. n. sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella n. sp. (Multilirate) - originally entered as "Turritella n. sp."
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
Turritella vertebroides Morton
Turritella tippana Conrad 1858 turret shell
Turritella tippana Conrad
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira Stephenson 1941 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
Urceolabrum tuberculatum snail
Urceolabrum turberculatum callistu
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium aff. weeksi Wade 1926 cerith snail
Cerithium aff. Certhium weeksi Wa - originally entered as "Cerithium aff. weeksi"
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Calyptraea sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
Cerithiella semirugatum Wade 1926 snail
Cerithiella semirugatum (Wade)
 Neogastropoda - Moreidae
Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) sp. snail
Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) sp. - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus sp."
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Napulus octoliratus Conrad 1858 snail
Napulus octoliratus Conrad
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Bellifusus curvicostatus Wade 1926 snail
Bellifusus curvicostatus (Wade)
Dolicholatirus torquatus snail
Dolicholatirus torquatus Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Lowenstamia sp. Sohl 1964 murex snail
Lowenstamia sp.
Sargana stantoni Weller 1907 murex snail
Sargana stantoni (Weller)
 Neogastropoda -
Fulgerca aff. attenuata Wade 1926 snail
Fulgerca aff. A. attenuata (Wade) - originally entered as "Fulgerca aff. attenuata"
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Arrhoges (Latiala) sp. Gabb 1868 snail
Arrhoges (Latiala) sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
"Anteglossia tennesseensis" = Rissoina tennesseensis
"Anteglossia tennesseensis" = Rissoina tennesseensis Wade 1926 snail
Anteglosia tennesseensis (Wade) - originally entered as "Anteglosia tennesseensis"
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
Gyrodes americanus moon snail
Gyrodes americanus Wade
Gyrodes supraplicatus Conrad 1858 moon snail
Gyrodes supraplicatus (Conrad)
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Dentalium sp. (ribbed)
Dentalium leve Stephenson 1923 tusk shell
Dentalium leve Stephenson
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (encrusting)
Deuteropoda
  -
Malacostraca indet. Latreille 1802
Crab parts