Sohl and Koch OFR # 203 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as N Orion; USGS # 27912 : 27528

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

• Paleocoordinates: 37.6° N, 52.9° W (Wright 2013)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Contusotruncana contusa foram zone, lower Member (Providence Formation), Early/Lower Maastrichtian (72.2 - 66.0 Ma)

• Foraminiferal zonation from King and Skotnicki, 1992.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, gray, silty, 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 4240: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
"Baculites columna" = Trachybaculites columna
"Baculites columna" = Trachybaculites columna Morton 1834 ammonite
Baculites columna Morton
 Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Scaphites sp. Parkinson 1811 ammonite
Scaphites sp.
Gastropoda
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
? Calliomphalus sp. Cossmann 1888 snail
Calliomphalus ? sp. - originally entered as "Calliomphalus ? sp."
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp., "Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira, Turritella vertebroides, "Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Turritella bilira, Turritella hilgardi, Laxispira monilifera
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella sp.
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
Turritella vertebroides Morton
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Turritella bilira Stephenson 1941 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Turritella hilgardi Sohl 1960 turret shell
Turritella hilgardi Sohl
Laxispira monilifera Sohl 1964 turret shell
Laxispira monilifera Sohl
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Pugnellus sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Pugnellus sp.
Anchura sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Anchura sp.
 Neogastropoda - Moreidae
Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) sp. - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus sp."
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Longoconcha sp. Stephenson 1941 volute
Longoconcha spp.
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Drilluta sp. Wade 1916 snail
Drilluta sp.
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Cadulus sp.
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Dentalium sp.
Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis Gabb 1860 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
Liopistha protexta Conrad
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium (Granocardium) cf. bowenae cockle
Granocardium (G.) cf. G. (G.) bowe - originally entered as "Granocardium cf. bowenae"
Trachycardium sp. Mörch 1853 cockle
Trachycardium sp.
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis, Aenona eufaulensis
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis tellin clam
Linearia metastriata Conrad
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad)
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
Cyprimeria alta Conrad
Cyclorisma sp. Dall 1902 venus clam
Cyclorisma sp.
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. - originally entered as "Caesticorbula sp."
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
Corbula sp.
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostrea sp.
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
Pteria sp.
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna (Pinna) sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Pinna (Pinna) sp.
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) argillensis scallop
Camptonectes (Campt.) argillenis (
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) sp. Meek 1864 scallop
Camptonectes (Comptonectes) sp.
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Lima) sp. Bruguiére 1796 file clam
Lima (Lima) sp.
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius scallop
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis Gabb 1860 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 - Arcidae
Striarca cuneata clam
Striarca cuneata Gabb
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
Longitubus sp.
Longitubus sp.
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (branching)
Deuteropoda
  -
Malacostraca indet. Latreille 1802
Crab parts
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral
Micrabacia spp.