LEEW (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as Lee's Waterfall

Where: Leon County, Texas (31.1° N, 96.3° W: paleocoordinates 33.1° N, 85.2° W)

When: Viesca Member (Weches Formation), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 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 205487: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia sp.
Barbatia sp. Gray 1842 clam
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Atrina sp.
Atrina sp. Gray 1842 oyster
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp.
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium sp.
Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia (Venericor) densata
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella ? femina
Turritella ? femina turret shell
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula sp., Crepidula lirata
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Crepidula lirata Conrad 1833 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus fig shell
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Microsurcula sp.
Microsurcula sp. Casey 1904 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus sp.
Levifusus sp. Conrad 1865 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Colwellia sp.
Colwellia sp. Nuttall and Cooper 1973 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pseudoliva vetusta
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Glyptotoma sp., Conus sp.
Glyptotoma sp. Casey 1904 cone shell
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
"Eodrillia sp." = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia)
"Eodrillia sp." = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) Casey 1904 snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
aff. Drillia sp.
aff. Drillia sp. Gray 1838 snail
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Raphitoma (Microsurcula) nucleola
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Awateria sp.
Awateria sp. Suter 1917 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia sp.
Agaronia sp. Gray 1839 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla staminea
Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta dalli, "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa
"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices aratus, Neverita limula
Polinices aratus moon snail
Neverita limula Conrad 1833 moon snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon sp.
Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail