2MC - Two Mile Creek (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Leon County, Texas (31.0° N, 95.6° W: paleocoordinates 32.2° N, 86.9° W)

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

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified claystone

• clay with ironstone layers

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by Christopher Garvie

Primary reference: W. J. Foster, C. L. Garvie, A. M. Weiss, A. D. Muscente, M. Aberhan, J. W. Counts, and R. C. Martindale. 2020. Resilience of marine invertebrate communities during the early Cenozoic hyperthermals. Scientific Reports 10:2176 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 205264: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 10.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Eulima spp.
Eulima spp. Risso 1826 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Turboella ziga
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla staminea
Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta wheelockensis, "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa
"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Fusimitra polita
Fusimitra polita mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccitriton texanum
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus mortoniopsis
Levifusus mortoniopsis snail
carexus
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Latirus moorei
Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Pyramimitra terebraeformis
Pyramimitra terebraeformis Conrad 1848 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bonellitia parilis
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Coronia ? nucleata" = Gemmula (Coronia), "Coronia genitiva" = Gemmula (Coronia) genitiva, Protosurcula gabbii, Michela trabeatoides, Hesperiturris nodocarinatus
"Coronia ? nucleata" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
"Coronia genitiva" = Gemmula (Coronia) genitiva Casey 1904 turrid
Protosurcula gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid
Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula plenta
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Microdrillia aldrichiella, Microdrillia infans, Microdrillia harrisi
Microdrillia infans snail
bicincta
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Tropisurcula crenula
Tropisurcula crenula snail
sabines
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Hastula houstonia, Terebra texagyra
Hastula houstonia auger snail
Terebra texagyra auger snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus, "Ficopsis texana" = Ficus
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus fig shell
"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ovulidae
"Neosimnia texana" = Simnia texana
"Neosimnia texana" = Simnia texana Johnson 1899 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Calyptraphorus velatus
Calyptraphorus velatus Conrad 1833 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Phalium brevicostatum" = Cassis brevicostatus
"Phalium brevicostatum" = Cassis brevicostatus Conrad 1834 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Distorsio septemdentata" = Distorsio septendentata
"Distorsio septemdentata" = Distorsio septendentata triton shell
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Volvulella subradius, Rhizorus spp.
Rhizorus spp. Montfort 1810 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Mnestia sp.
Mnestia sp. Adams and A 1854 snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica cf. textilina, Architectonica sp., Architectonica texcarolina, Architectonica bellistriata, Architectonica meekana
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
Architectonica bellistriata Conrad 1854 sundial
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon idoneus
Acteon idoneus Conrad 1833 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula mauricensis" = Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis
"Nucula mauricensis" = Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis Harris 1919 nut clam
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp.
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell