Little Stave Creek (H76-34-13) (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as H76-34

Where: Clarke County, Alabama (31.5° N, 87.8° W: paleocoordinates 32.7° N, 76.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Member (Lisbon Formation), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; unlithified, glauconitic, green, calcareous marl

• "Blue to green, slightly glauconitic, sandy marl." [description taken from included strat column from Bybell, 1975. 'Shale' determined from grain size analysis in thesis.]

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical, sieve,

Primary reference: T. A. Hansen. 1978. Ecological control of evolutionary rates in Paleocene - Eocene marine molluscs. Ph.D. Thesis, Yale University 1-310 [T. Hansen/M. Sommers/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 1442: authorized by Thor Hansen, entered by Mike Sommers on 15.04.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp.
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
misc. bivalves, 7 species, 1 specimen each
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Saccella catasarca, Nuculana multilineata, Nuculana wautubbeana
Saccella catasarca pointed nut clam
Nuculana multilineata pointed nut clam
Nuculana wautubbeana pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula mauricensis" = Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis
"Nucula mauricensis" = Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis Harris 1919 nut clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Bathytormus sp.
Bathytormus sp. Stewart 1930 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia alticostata" = Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata
"Venericardia alticostata" = Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata Conrad 1833 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar sp.
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra sp.
Abra sp. Lamarck 1818 abra
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium sp.
Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula deusseni, Caestocorbula fossata
 Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Verticordia cf. sotoensis
Verticordia cf. sotoensis clam
originally entered as "Verticordia cf. sotoensis"
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp.
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Atrina sp.
Atrina sp. Gray 1842 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Cubitostrea sellaeformis
Cubitostrea sellaeformis Conrad 1832 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys wahtubbeana
Chlamys wahtubbeana Dall 1898 scallop
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis aviculoides
Limopsis aviculoides Conrad 1862 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Pachecoa decisa, Barbatia sp.
Barbatia sp. Gray 1842 clam
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
misc. gastropods, 29 species, 1 specimen each.
 Heterostropha - Planorbidae
cf. Planorbis sp.
cf. Planorbis sp. Muller 1774 snail
originally entered as "cf. Planorbis sp."
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica cf. meekana
Architectonica cf. meekana sundial
splendida - originally entered as "Architectonica cf. meekana"
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
cf. Rhizorus sp., Retusa galba
cf. Rhizorus sp. Montfort 1810 snail
originally entered as "cf. Rhizorus sp."
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet., Polinices aratus
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail
Naticid
Polinices aratus moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix pygmaeus
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet., cf. Michela trabeatoides
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
"Turrid sp."
cf. Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid
originally entered as "cf. Michela trabeatoides"
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Terebrifusus multiplicatus
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis sp." = Ficus
"Ficopsis sp." = Ficus Röding 1798 fig shell
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoans
Anthozoa
  -
Anthozoa indet.
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
Corals