Where: Leon County, Texas (31.1° N, 95.9° W: paleocoordinates 32.4° N, 87.2° W)
When: Landrum Member (Cook Mountain Formation), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified sandstone
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 205271: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 10.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
Cubitostrea spp. Sacco 1897 oyster
Cubitostrea petropolitana Stenzel and J. T 1957 oyster | |
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster | |
Atrina sp. Gray 1842 oyster | |
Plicatula filamentosa Conrad 1833 scallop | |
"Glycymeris sabinensis" = Tucetona sabinensis
"Glycymeris sabinensis" = Tucetona sabinensis Harris 1919 clam | |
Crassatella antestriata Gabb 1860 clam
Crassinella minor Lea 1833 clam | |
Venericardia sp., "Venericardia densata" = Venericardia (Venericor) densata
Venericardia sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
"Venericardia densata" = Venericardia (Venericor) densata Conrad 1845 clam | |
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam | |
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
Katherinella sp. Tegland 1929 venus clam | |
? Abra sp. Lamarck 1818 abra | |
Tellina sp., "Tellina cf. mooreana" = Tellina (Eurytellina) mooreana
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
"Tellina cf. mooreana" = Tellina (Eurytellina) mooreana Gabb 1860 tellin clam | |
Verticordia satex clam | |
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam | |
"Nucula mauricensis" = Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis
"Nucula mauricensis" = Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis Harris 1919 nut clam | |
Scaphopoda | |
Cadulus spp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell | |
Dentalium spp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
? Acmaea sp. Eschscholtz 1830 limpet | |
Cirsotrema sp. Mörch 1852 wentletrap
Epitonium kingae wentletrap | |
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Galeodea sp. Link 1807 snail
Phalium sp. Link 1807 snail | |
"Distorsio septemdentata" = Distorsio septendentata
"Distorsio septemdentata" = Distorsio septendentata triton shell | |
Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell
Xenophora lapiferens carrier shell | |
Terebra mirula auger snail
Terebra texagyra auger snail
Hastula spp. Adams and Adams 1853 auger snail | |
? Raphitoma sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
Raphitoma aff. rebecella snail
Raphitoma sp. Monterosato 1884 snail | |
Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865 snail
"Eodrillia texana" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) snail | |
Conus sauridens Conrad 1833 cone shell
Glyptotoma conradiana cone shell | |
Turricula plenta, "Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula)
Turricula plenta snail
"Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula) snail | |
Lyrosurcula aff. gibbera, Lyrosurcula aff. shaleri, Lyrosurcula sp., Lyrosurcula dalli, Cochlespirella nana, Hesperiturris nodocarinatus, Trypanotoma longispira, Trypanotopsis texana, Michela trabeatoides, Eosurcula moorei, Eucheilodon reticulata, Scobinella sp., Surculoma sp., Protosurcula gabbii, "Coronia sp." = Gemmula (Coronia), "Coronia lancea" = Gemmula (Coronia), "Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia), Surculites sp., Surculites engonatus, Pleurofusia cf. huppertzi, Pleurofusia spp., Pleurofusia sp., Pleurofusia huppertzi
Lyrosurcula aff. gibbera turrid
Lyrosurcula aff. shaleri turrid
Lyrosurcula sp. turrid
Lyrosurcula dalli turrid
Cochlespirella nana turrid
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860 turrid
Trypanotoma longispira turrid
Trypanotopsis texana turrid
Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid
Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid
Eucheilodon reticulata turrid
Scobinella sp. Conrad 1848 turrid
Surculoma sp. Casey 1904 turrid
Protosurcula gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid
"Coronia sp." = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
"Coronia lancea" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
"Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
Surculites sp. Conrad 1865 turrid
Surculites engonatus turrid
Pleurofusia cf. huppertzi turrid
Pleurofusia spp. de Gregorio 1890 turrid
Pleurofusia sp. de Gregorio 1890 turrid
Pleurofusia huppertzi turrid | |
Microdrillia sp. Casey 1903 snail | |
Pyramimitra terebraeformis Conrad 1848 ribbed mitre
Conomitra texana ribbed mitre | |
Odontopolys campsorhytis murex snail
Hexaplex vanuxemi Conrad 1865 murex snail | |
Caricella demissa, Caricella pyruloides, Lapparia crassa, Lapparia mooreana, "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa, "Bullata sp." = Closia (Bullata)
Caricella pyruloides Conrad 1832 volute
Lapparia crassa volute
Lapparia mooreana volute
"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute
"Bullata sp." = Closia (Bullata) Jousseaume 1875 volute | |
Buccitriton texanum true whelk
Pseudoliva santander true whelk
Terebrifusus amoenus Conrad 1833 true whelk | |
Levifusus prepagoda snail
Levifusus mortoniopsis snail | |
Papillina ? dumosa, Papillina dumosa, Clavilithes cf. penrosei, Clavilithes texanus, Latirus sp., Latirus sexcostatus, Latirus moorei
Papillina ? dumosa Conrad 1854 snail
Clavilithes cf. penrosei snail
Clavilithes texanus snail
Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
Latirus sexcostatus snail
Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail | |
Agaronia alabamensis Conrad 1833 snail | |
Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail | |
Trigonostoma aurorae, Trigonostoma penrosei, Trigonostoma ? gemmatum, Sveltella sp., Bonellitia bastropensis
Trigonostoma aurorae snail
Trigonostoma penrosei snail
Trigonostoma ? gemmatum Conrad 1833 snail
Sveltella sp. Cossmann 1889 snail
Bonellitia bastropensis snail | |
Fusimitra polita mitre shell | |
"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus
"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus fig shell | |
? Cypraeorbis sp. Conrad 1865 cowry | |
"? Neosimnia sp." = Simnia
"? Neosimnia sp." = Simnia Risso 1826 snail | |
Triphora sp. Blainville 1828 snail | |
Cerithiella nassula snail | |
? Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail | |
Cyclostremiscus exacuus snail | |
"aff. Natica semilunata" = Natica (Naticarius) semilunata, Neverita limula, Polinices aratus, Sinum sp.
"aff. Natica semilunata" = Natica (Naticarius) semilunata Lea 1833 moon snail
Neverita limula Conrad 1833 moon snail
Polinices aratus moon snail
Sinum sp. Röding 1798 moon snail | |
Hipponix pygmaeus hoof shell | |
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell | |
"Turritella dumblei" = Kapalmerella dumblei, Mesalia claibornensis, Turritella cortezi, Turritella houstonia, Turritella nasuta, Actaeonema sulcatum
"Turritella dumblei" = Kapalmerella dumblei Harris 1895 turret shell
Mesalia claibornensis turret shell
Turritella cortezi turret shell
Turritella houstonia turret shell
Turritella nasuta turret shell
Actaeonema sulcatum turret shell | |
Litiopa sp. Rang 1829 snail | |
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail
Ringicula trapaquara snail | |
aff. Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
Acteon ? pomilis snail | |
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail | |
Architectonica sp., Architectonica acuta, Architectonica bellistriata, Architectonica meekana, "Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
Architectonica acuta Conrad 1854 sundial
Architectonica bellistriata Conrad 1854 sundial
Architectonica meekana sundial
"Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata Conrad 1833 snail | |
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? Solariorbis sp. Conrad 1865 snail
Tiburnus texanus snail | |
Volvulella volutatus snail
Retusa kellogii snail |