PBDB Collection

ELMC-P (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as Elm Creek

Where: Lee County, Texas (30.2° N, 97.0° W: paleocoordinates 31.6° N, 88.3° W)

When: Yegua Formation (Claiborne Group), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 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 205461: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Calorhadia houstonia, Litorhadia sp. Calorhadia houstonia pointed nut clam Litorhadia sp. Stewart 1930 pointed nut clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	"Glycymeris sabinensis" = Tucetona sabinensis "Glycymeris sabinensis" = Tucetona sabinensis Harris 1919 clam
Pectinida - Plicatulidae	Plicatula filamentosa Plicatula filamentosa Conrad 1833 scallop
Cardiida - Chamidae	Chama harrisi Chama harrisi jewel box
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Caryocorbula deusseni Caryocorbula deusseni clam
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata Conrad 1833 clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatella antestriata, Crassinella minor Crassatella antestriata Gabb 1860 clam Crassinella minor Lea 1833 clam
Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus sp. Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	"Dentalium (Antalis) minutistriatum" = Dentalium minutistriatum "Dentalium (Antalis) minutistriatum" = Dentalium minutistriatum Gabb 1850 tusk shell
Gastropoda
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Cerithium sp. Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Mesalia claibornensis, Turritella dutexata Mesalia claibornensis turret shell Turritella dutexata Harris 1895 turret shell
Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae	Triphora major Triphora major snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus "Ficopsis texana" = Ficus fig shell
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Pyramimitra terebraeformis, Conomitra texana, Uromitra brazosana Pyramimitra terebraeformis Conrad 1848 ribbed mitre Conomitra texana ribbed mitre Uromitra brazosana ribbed mitre
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Buccitriton texanum, Pseudoliva vetusta, Terebrifusus amoenus Buccitriton texanum true whelk Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk Terebrifusus amoenus Conrad 1833 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Falsifusus aff. ludovicianus, Latirus moorei Falsifusus aff. ludovicianus snail Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail
Neogastropoda - Terebridae	Hastula cf. houstonia Hastula cf. houstonia auger snail
Neogastropoda - Conidae	"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens "Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens Conrad 1833 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	Tropisurcula sp., "Eodrillia texana" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) Tropisurcula sp. Casey 1904 snail "Eodrillia texana" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) snail
Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae	Microdrillia sp. Microdrillia sp. Casey 1903 snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	"Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia), Protosurcula gabbii, Hesperiturris nodocarinatus, Lyrosurcula dalli, Eucheilodon crenocarinata, Trypanotoma longispira, Trypanotoma terebriformis, Scobinella reticulatoides "Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid Protosurcula gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860 turrid Lyrosurcula dalli turrid Eucheilodon crenocarinata turrid Trypanotoma longispira turrid Trypanotoma terebriformis Harris 1937 turrid Scobinella reticulatoides turrid
Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae	"Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula) "Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula) snail
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	Fusimitra cf. perexilis Fusimitra cf. perexilis mitre shell
Neogastropoda - Olivellidae	Agaronia alabamensis Agaronia alabamensis Conrad 1833 snail
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Hexaplex vanuxemi Hexaplex vanuxemi Conrad 1865 murex snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa, Lapparia mooreana "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute Lapparia mooreana volute
Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae	"Distorsio (Personella) septemdentata" = Sassia (Personella) septemdentata "Distorsio (Personella) septemdentata" = Sassia (Personella) septemdentata Gabb 1860 triton shell
Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae	Hipponix pygmaeus Hipponix pygmaeus hoof shell
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Polinices aratus, Neverita cf. limula, Neverita limula Polinices aratus moon snail Neverita cf. limula Conrad 1833 moon snail Neverita limula Conrad 1833 moon snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana, Architectonica (Solariaxis) cf. elaborata, ? Pseudomalaxis aff. acuta Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana Harris and Palmer 1947 sundial Architectonica (Solariaxis) cf. elaborata Conrad 1833 sundial ? Pseudomalaxis aff. acuta snail
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Pyramidella (Ulfa) chavani, Pyramidella cf. perexilis, Odostomia sp. Pyramidella (Ulfa) chavani snail Pyramidella cf. perexilis snail Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	Retusa (Cylichnina) adamski Retusa (Cylichnina) adamski snail