Dixon Cr (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as Alabama River (Dixons Creek)

Where: Wilcox County, Alabama (32.0° N, 87.4° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 36.1° N, 59.0° W (Wright 2013)

When: Matthews Landing Member (Porters Creek Formation), Selandian (61.6 - 59.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lithology not reported

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 205452: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissurella cf. mediavia
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
"Solariella alabamensis" = Toulminella alabamensis
"Solariella alabamensis" = Toulminella alabamensis Aldrich 1886 snail
 Opisthobranchiata -
Eosinica sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica (Naticarius) reversa" = Naticarius, Euspira perspecta, Polinices eminulus
"Natica (Naticarius) reversa" = Naticarius moon snail
Euspira perspecta moon snail
Polinices eminulus Conrad 1833 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Pleurotomella whitfieldi
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
aff. Lophiotoma sp.
aff. Lophiotoma sp. Casey 1904 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Agaronia mediavia
Agaronia mediavia olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae
Exilia pergracilis
Exilia pergracilis Conrad 1860 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Fulgurofusus quercollis
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Orthosurcula adeona, Orthosurcula longipersa, Orthosurcula persa, Orthosurcula ? persa
Orthosurcula adeona ribbed mitre
Orthosurcula persa ribbed mitre
Orthosurcula ? persa ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Eupleura morula
Eupleura morula murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
"Volutocorbis limopsis" = Athleta (Volutocorbis), "Volutocorbis rugatus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis), Scaphella showalteri
"Volutocorbis limopsis" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute
"Volutocorbis rugatus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Laevibuccinum constrictum, Pseudoliva unicarinata, Strepsidura contortea
Pseudoliva unicarinata Aldrich 1886 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus dallianaus, Levifusus suteri, "Levifusus pagoda" = Levifusus pagodiformis
"Levifusus pagoda" = Levifusus pagodiformis Heilprin 1881 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Fusus sp.
Fusus sp. Bruguière 1789 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
cf. Latirus biplicatus, "Latirus tortilis" = Pseudolatirus tortilis, Falsifusus ottonis, ? Papillina sp.
"Latirus tortilis" = Pseudolatirus tortilis Whitfield 1865 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Calyptraphorus velates
Calyptraphorus velates snail
compressus
 Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae
Ranella showalteri
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium sp.
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella alabamensis, Turritella levicunea, Turritella humerosa
Turritella levicunea turret shell
Turritella humerosa Conrad 1835 turret shell
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea sp.
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Jupiteria (Ledina) smirna
Jupiteria (Ledina) smirna Dall 1898 pointed nut clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia wilcoxensis" = Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis
"Venericardia wilcoxensis" = Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis Dall 1903 clam
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea macrodonta
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp.
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam