PRI 707 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Orangeburg County, South Carolina (33.5° N, 80.9° W: paleocoordinates 33.6° N, 71.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: McBean Formation (Claiborne Group), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: Harris Collection

Primary reference: K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 92355: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 08.11.2009

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Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Cyclostremiscus exacuus snail
[entered as Cyclostremiscus exacus]
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Neverita "spp. B" Risso 1826 moon snail
Natica "spp. A" Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Sinum arctatum moon snail
Sinum beatricae moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus
"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus fig shell
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia bombylis Conrad 1833 snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella (Clinurella) bucciniformis, Mitrella (Clinurella) casteri, "Mitrella (Columbellopsis) mississippiensis" = Columbellopsis
"Mitrella (Columbellopsis) mississippiensis" = Columbellopsis snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Bullia altilis Conrad 1832 snail
Bullia altilis subglobosa
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccitriton sagenum Conrad 1833 true whelk
Penion bellus Conrad 1833 true whelk
Terebrifusus amoenus Conrad 1833 true whelk
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Mitra (Fusimitra) perexilis" = Fusimitra
"Mitra (Fusimitra) perexilis" = Fusimitra mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Trigonostoma pulcherrimum snail
Trigonostoma pulcherrimum chavani
Trigonostoma panones snail
Trigonostoma panones smithvillense
Trigonostoma babylonicum Lea 1833 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) colei Palmer 1937 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Bullata semen Lea 1833 volute
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Conomitra texana ribbed mitre
Conomitra texana orangeburgensis
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens Conrad 1833 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Balcis "spp. A" Leach 1847 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula dumosa Conrad 1834 slipper shell
Crepidula lirata Conrad 1833 slipper shell
Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta1 Solander 1766 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella rina" = Haustator rina
"Turritella rina" = Haustator rina turret shell
Including Turritella rina sabrina & Turritella rina carolina
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum
"Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum Conrad 1833 sundial
Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata B
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
"Pyramidella (Syrnola) propeacicula" = Syrnola
"Pyramidella (Syrnola) propeacicula" = Syrnola snail
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Mathilda retisculpta snail
Mathilda retisculpta aldrichi
 Opisthobranchiata - Scaphandridae
 Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Dentalium (Antalis) minutistriatum" = Dentalium minutistriatum
"Dentalium (Antalis) minutistriatum" = Dentalium minutistriatum Gabb 1850 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Carditidae
Glyptoactis (Claibonicardia) alticostata2 Conrad 1833 clam
Glyptoactis (Claibonicardia) alticostata var.
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Bathytormus clarkensis Dall 1900 clam
Including Bathytormus clarkensis ferrocarolinus
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista (Callista) perovata Conrad 1833 venus clam
Callista (Callista) perovata lisbonesis
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis2 Lea 1833 clam
Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis citronella
 Arcida - Arcidae
Pachecoa (Pachecoa) cainei2 Harris 1919 clam
""Trinacria" decisa" = Pachecoa (Pachecoa) decisa Conrad 1833 clam
"Trinacria" "decisa carolina"
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) ovula2 Lea 1833 nut clam
Nucula (? Pectinucla) ripae Harris 1919 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana trumani2 pointed nut clam
Yoldia (Calorhadia) semen Lea 1883 pointed nut clam