ANGL (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as Hwy. 84

Where: Angelina County, Texas (31.9° N, 94.9° W: paleocoordinates 33.8° N, 83.8° W)

When: Reklaw Formation (Claiborne Group), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified marl

• glauconitic marl

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 205416: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
? Cerithium sp.
? Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta sp., "Volutocorbis stenzeli" = Athleta (Volutocorbis)
Athleta sp. Conrad 1853 volute
"Volutocorbis stenzeli" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Cochlespira aff. engonata
Cochlespira aff. engonata Conrad 1865 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae sp.
Turridae sp. Swainson 1840 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Tritiaria nodosa" = Nassarius (Tritiaria)
"Tritiaria nodosa" = Nassarius (Tritiaria) snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica moffitti
Natica moffitti moon snail
Bivalvia
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
? Panopea sp.
? Panopea sp. Menard 1807 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
? Corbula sp.
? Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
? Tellina sp.
? Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
? Katherinella sp.
? Katherinella sp. Tegland 1929 venus clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
? Astartidae sp.
? Astartidae sp. d'Orbigny 1844 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia sp.
Venericardia sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia ? reklawensis, Barbatia sp.
Barbatia sp. Gray 1842 clam
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Hyotissa offmannae
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp.
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Litorhadia sp.
Litorhadia sp. Stewart 1930 pointed nut clam