LSC-L (Eocene to of the United States)

Also known as Little Slave Creek

Where: Clarke County, Alabama (31.6° N, 87.9° W: paleocoordinates 32.5° N, 77.6° W)

When: Lisbon Formation (Claiborne Group), Lutetian to Lutetian (47.8 - 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 205490: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Fustiariidae
Fustiaria (Episiphon) sp. Stoliczka 1868 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Dentalium (Antalis) minutistriatum" = Dentalium minutistriatum
"Dentalium (Antalis) minutistriatum" = Dentalium minutistriatum Gabb 1850 tusk shell
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
"Cadulus (Gadila) palmerae" = Gadila, Cadulus (Dishides) abruptus
"Cadulus (Gadila) palmerae" = Gadila tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Anatinellidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista (Callista) perovata Conrad 1833 venus clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Poromyida - Verticordiidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Bathytormus clarkensis Dall 1900 clam
Crassatella antestriata Gabb 1860 clam
Crassinella minor Lea 1833 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Eburneopecten sp. Conrad 1865 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia lisbonensis Aldrich 1886 jingle
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris trigonella Conrad 1833 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Pachecoa sp. Harris 1919 clam
Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella Lea 1833 clam
subscopula
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis aviculoides Conrad 1862 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) magnifica Conrad 1833 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana cf. kittensis pointed nut clam
Nuculana (Hilgardia) multilineata Conrad 1854 pointed nut clam
Calorhadia sp. Stewart 1930 pointed nut clam
Gastropoda
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Nerita (Amphinerita) sp. Martens 1887 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
? Scaphander sp. Monfort 1810 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
 Lepetellida - Lepetellidae
Sablea sp. Allen 1970 snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Architectonica (Solariaxis) cf. acuta" = Architectonica acuta
"Architectonica (Solariaxis) cf. acuta" = Architectonica acuta Conrad 1854 sundial
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon idoneus Conrad 1833 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Coronia carodenta" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
"Coronia ? lancea" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
Surculoma sp. Casey 1904 turrid
Trypanotoma terebriformis Harris 1937 turrid
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
"Eoclathurella sp." = Clathurella (Eoclathurella)
"Eoclathurella sp." = Clathurella (Eoclathurella) Casey 1904 snail
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Cordiera ludoviciana Vaughn 1896 snail
mississippiensis
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
"Eodrillia texana" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) snail
Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865 snail
blanda
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
Terebrifusus amoenus Conrad 1833 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Fusimitra polita mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Trigonostoma gemmatum Conrad 1833 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Distorsio (Personella) septemdentata" = Sassia (Personella) septemdentata
"Distorsio (Personella) septemdentata" = Sassia (Personella) septemdentata Gabb 1860 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sinum inconstans moon snail
Polinices aratus moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella carinata" = Haustator carinata Lea 1833 turret shell
"Turritella rina" = Haustator rina turret shell
Mesalia vetusta Conrad 1833 turret shell
Turritella houstonia turret shell
Turritella dutexata Harris 1895 turret shell
lisbonensis
Turritella nasuta turret shell
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula lirata Conrad 1833 slipper shell
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell