Also known as Hwy 7, Kosse
Where: Kosse County, Texas (31.3° N, 96.7° W: paleocoordinates 36.1° N, 77.1° W)
When: Tehucana Limestone Member (Kincaid Formation), Danian (66.0 - 61.6 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 205466: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Gammatodon superstes, Sassella frosti, Bieleraxis discoidea, Bieleraxis sp., Multitrochia tehuacana, ? Acrocoleum cancellata, Parmarella gelus, Parmarella hilli, Parmarella saffordi, Tripsycha (Tripsycha) strapplei, Straticostatum (Paginacosta) figus, Crassaseila paleocenica, Puposynola obliqua, Eoaceton punctatus, Parmesalia sp., Chevalliera sp., Tumidosipho tehuacana, Sassella mixta, Nodolargena frosti, Pagonia spiralis, Gentilifulgur aff. mortoni, Gentilifulgur praemortoni, Paleofusus sp., ? Paleopsepharea sp., Proceraedis imbricataria, Proceraedis tegumenis, Paleofusus bellus, Paleofusus elegantissima, cf. Anticlinura sp., ? Eocithera laurencei, Paleofusus parvicrassus, Nodovoluta coronata
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Polychaeta | |
Bivalvia | |
Nucula (Nucula) cf. ovula Lea 1833 nut clam | |
Nuculana eoa pointed nut clam | |
"Lucina (Cavilinga) crassiplica" = Cavilinga, "Eomiltha strangensis" = Gibbolucina (Eomiltha), "Lucina (Callucina) tehuacanensis" = Callucina, Lucina (Lucina) multivittae
"Lucina (Cavilinga) crassiplica" = Cavilinga clam
"Eomiltha strangensis" = Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) clam
"Lucina (Callucina) tehuacanensis" = Callucina clam | |
cf. Cultellus sp. Schumacher 1817 clam | |
? Tivelina sp. Cossmann 1886 venus clam
? Tivelina trigonalis venus clam
Tivelina texana venus clam
? Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam | |
aff. Mysella sp. Angas 1877 clam | |
cf. Arcopagia sp. Leach 1827 tellin clam
Tellina (Moerella) brevis tellin clam | |
cf. Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle | |
? Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam | |
Teredinidae sp. Rafinesque 1815 clam | |
Pandora sp. Bruguière 1797 clam | |
? Cuspidaria sp. Dall 1886 clam
Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) sp. Dall 1886 clam | |
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Pteromeris nodulina, "cf. Claibornicardia sp." = Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia), "Claibornicardia sp." = Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia), ? Vetericardiella sp., ? Baluchicardia eoplata
Pteromeris nodulina clam
"cf. Claibornicardia sp." = Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) Stenzel and Krause 1957 clam
"Claibornicardia sp." = Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) Stenzel and Krause 1957 clam
? Vetericardiella sp. Chavan 1969 clam | |
Lithophaga cf. gainsensis mussel | |
Gregariella frosti clam
Gregariella sp. Monterosato 1883 clam | |
Glycymeris laevigata clam | |
Arcopsis subrhombus clam
Arcopsis tumulus clam | |
Acar (Acar) beadata miniature ark | |
cf. Atrina sp. Gray 1842 oyster | |
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster | |
Ostrea cf. crenulimarginata Gabb 1860 oyster | |
cf. Neopycnodonte lapidicina oyster | |
cf. Amusium (Propeamusium) alabamense Aldrich 1886 mud scallop | |
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam | |
Cephalopoda | |
Hercoglossa ulrichi White 1882 | |
Scaphopoda | |
Cadulus praepalmerae tusk shell | |
Dentalium spp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell | |
Polyplacophora | |
Gastropoda | |
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell | |
Haustator cf. alabamensis, ? Vermicularia columella, Turritella calax, Turritella ola, Turritella sp., Turritella cf. humerosa, Mesalia mavericki
Haustator cf. alabamensis turret shell
? Vermicularia columella turret shell
Turritella calax turret shell
Turritella ola turret shell
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella cf. humerosa Conrad 1835 turret shell
Mesalia mavericki turret shell | |
Sansonia texana snail | |
Bittium prekoeneni cerith snail
? Orthochetus sp. Cossmann 1889 cerith snail
Clava (Semivertagus) scriba cerith snail | |
"cf. Pseudomaura sp." = Ampullina (Pseudamaura)
"cf. Pseudomaura sp." = Ampullina (Pseudamaura) Fischer 1885 snail | |
Capulus gelus snail | |
Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail
Variseila sp. Dockery 1993 snail | |
Seila sp. Adams 1861 snail | |
Littorina elongata periwinkle
Lacuna sp. Turton 1827 periwinkle
"Littorina (Prosthenodon) incrtus" = Prosthenodon periwinkle | |
Rissoidae sp. Gray 1847 snail
Pusillina sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
"Zebinella tehuacana" = Rissoina (Zebinella) snail
? Attenuata danica snail | |
"Natica" saffordi moon snail
Sinum sp. Röding 1798 moon snail
Polinices eminulus Conrad 1833 moon snail
Polinices (Polinices) tehuacana moon snail | |
"Ficopsis sp." = Ficus Röding 1798 fig shell
Priscoficus aff. juvenis fig shell
Priscoficus johnfoxi fig shell
Priscoficus nodulina fig shell | |
Cymatium (? Cymatium) danianum triton shell | |
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry | |
Calyptraphorus sp. Conrad 1857 snail
Calyptraphorus velusus snail | |
Clinuropsis sp. snail | |
Turricula imbricata, Turricula frosti, ? Turricula sp., "Crenaturricula minuta" = Turricula (Crenaturricula)
Turricula imbricata snail
Turricula frosti snail
? Turricula sp. Schumacher 1817 snail
"Crenaturricula minuta" = Turricula (Crenaturricula) snail | |
Terebra (Mirula) mexia auger snail | |
Surculites sp., "Eoturris fallsensis" = Eopleurotoma, Oxyacrum gracilis, Oxyacrum sp., cf. Hemisurcula sp., cf. Fusimilis sp., Lutema gracilis
Surculites sp. Conrad 1865 turrid
"Eoturris fallsensis" = Eopleurotoma turrid
Oxyacrum gracilis turrid
Oxyacrum sp. Cossmann 1889 turrid
cf. Hemisurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid
cf. Fusimilis sp. Stephenson 1941 turrid
Lutema gracilis turrid | |
Campylacrum texanum snail | |
"Volutocorbis texanus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis), Volutomorpha ultima, Cryptochorda paleocaenica, Lyria (Paleolyria) tehuacana, Lyria (? Lyria) elongata
"Volutocorbis texanus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute
Volutomorpha ultima volute
Cryptochorda paleocaenica volute
Lyria (Paleolyria) tehuacana volute
Lyria (? Lyria) elongata volute | |
"Poireria (Paziella) delera" = Poirieria (Paziella), Hexaplex nascium
"Poireria (Paziella) delera" = Poirieria (Paziella) murex snail
Hexaplex nascium murex snail | |
Eoancilla lapicidina olive snail
Olivella tehuacanensis olive snail | |
Exilia sp. Conrad 1860 snail | |
Fusulculus texanus snail | |
Sveltella novus snail
Unitas euani snail
Unitas petiti snail
Unitas sp. Harris and Palmer 1947 snail | |
Pseudolatirus acuelatus, ? Latirus asperpellis, ? Latirus sp., Conradconfusus texanus, ? Palaeorhaphis laevis, Euthriofusus stephensoni, Taioma texana, Falsifusus problematicus, aff. Falsifusus sp.
Pseudolatirus acuelatus snail
? Latirus asperpellis snail
? Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
Conradconfusus texanus snail
? Palaeorhaphis laevis snail
Taioma texana snail
Falsifusus problematicus snail
aff. Falsifusus sp. snail | |
? Parvisipho spiralis true whelk
Popenoeum tabulatum true whelk
Pseudoliva sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk
Buccinopsis sp. Conrad 1857 true whelk
aff. Aquilofusus sp. Kautsky 1925 true whelk | |
aff. Levifusus trabeatus Conrad 1858 snail | |
aff. Paleofusimitra sp. Sohl 1963 mitre shell | |
Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell | |
Chevallieria texanopsis snail | |
Vitrinella discus snail
Vitrinella praelaevis snail | |
Lacunella sp. Deshayes 1861 snail | |
Teinostoma regularis snail | |
"Caecum (? Meioceras) texanum" = Meioceras
"Caecum (? Meioceras) texanum" = Meioceras snail | |
"Thylacodes sp." = Vermetus (Thylaeodus)
"Thylacodes sp." = Vermetus (Thylaeodus) Mörch 1862 worm shell | |
Amaea (Coniscala) sp., Cerithiscala tehuacana, Papuliscala acus, Opalia (Opalia) tehuacana, Acirsa (Notacirsa) texana, "Acrisa (Acirsella) sublineata" = Acirsa (Acirsella), Acirsa (? Hemiacirsa) sp., "Amaea (Confusiscala) paleocaenica" = Confusiscala, "Amaea (? Confusiscala) sp." = Confusiscala
Amaea (Coniscala) sp. Adams and Adams 1853 wentletrap
Cerithiscala tehuacana wentletrap
Papuliscala acus wentletrap
Opalia (Opalia) tehuacana wentletrap
Acirsa (Notacirsa) texana wentletrap
"Acrisa (Acirsella) sublineata" = Acirsa (Acirsella) wentletrap
Acirsa (? Hemiacirsa) sp. de Boury 1890 wentletrap
"Amaea (Confusiscala) paleocaenica" = Confusiscala wentletrap
"Amaea (? Confusiscala) sp." = Confusiscala de Boury 1909 wentletrap | |
? Zeidora sp. Adams 1860 snail | |
Solariorbis planulatus snail | |
Solariella microstriata snail | |
Toulminella alabamensis, Mathilda (Echinimathilda) duogenta, Mathilda (Mathilda) aff. claibornensis, Gegania cf. marylandica
Gegania cf. marylandica snail | |
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail
Gilbertina sp. Morlett 1888 snail | |
Acteonidae sp., Tornatellaea globosa, Tornatellaea linifera, Acteon pseudotypica, Acteon pseudotypica
Acteonidae sp. d'Orbigny 1835 snail
Tornatellaea globosa snail
Tornatellaea linifera snail
Acteon pseudotypica snail | |
"Puposyrnola euani" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), "Puposyrnola multibaca" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), "? Puposyrnola confusa" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), "? Puposyrnola sp." = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), Creonella hebetertia
"Puposyrnola euani" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) snail
"Puposyrnola multibaca" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) snail
"? Puposyrnola confusa" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) snail
"? Puposyrnola sp." = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) Cossmann 1921 snail
Creonella hebetertia snail | |
Ptychatractus cataractus snail | |
? Cheilospicata sp. snail | |
Creseis sp. Rang 1828 snail | |
Volvulella sp. Newton 1891 snail | |
Cylichna (Cylichnopsis) elliptica Sowerby 1824 snail | |
Doliella parnitens snail |