Also known as McBrides Place
Where: Robertson County, Texas (31.0° N, 96.8° W: paleocoordinates 33.1° N, 85.8° 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 205496: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Scaphopoda | |
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Cadulus spp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell | |
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
aff. Scalina sp. Conrad 1865 wentletrap | |
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell | |
Dirocerithium wechesense cerith snail | |
Turritella femina turret shell
Actaeonema sulcatum turret shell | |
Sinum arctatum moon snail
Sinum bilex moon snail
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
Neverita limula Conrad 1833 moon snail | |
? Sulcocypraea sp. Conrad 1865 snail | |
? Lisbonia sp. snail | |
Conomitra sp. Conrad 1865 ribbed mitre | |
Agaronia alabamensis Conrad 1833 snail | |
"Ancillus sp." = Ancilla (Ancillus), Ancilla staminea
"Ancillus sp." = Ancilla (Ancillus) Monfort 1810 olive snail
Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail | |
Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail
Trigonostoma harrisi snail
Trigonostoma penrosei snail
Trigonostoma panones snail
? Sveltia sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail | |
Volvaria sp. Lamarck 1810 mitre shell | |
Streptochetus limulus, Clavilithes ? kennedyanus, Clavilithes kennedyanus, Clavilithes penrosei, Clavilithes sp., Latirus sp., "Latirus (Dolicholatirus) aff. interstriatus" = Dolicholatirus, "Latirus (Dolicholatirus) singleyi" = Dolicholatirus
Streptochetus limulus snail
Clavilithes kennedyanus snail
Clavilithes penrosei snail
Clavilithes sp. Swainson 1840 snail
Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
"Latirus (Dolicholatirus) aff. interstriatus" = Dolicholatirus snail
"Latirus (Dolicholatirus) singleyi" = Dolicholatirus snail | |
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
Dorsanum scalatum Heilprin 1891 true whelk
Terebrifusus amoenus Conrad 1833 true whelk
? Siphonalia sp. Adams 1863 true whelk
Buccitriton texanum true whelk | |
Levifusus sp. Conrad 1865 snail | |
Cryptochorda eureia, "Bullata sp." = Closia (Bullata), Athleta dalli, "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa
Cryptochorda eureia volute
"Bullata sp." = Closia (Bullata) Jousseaume 1875 volute
Athleta dalli volute
"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute | |
Hexaplex cf. colei Palmer 1937 murex snail
? Murex fusates murex snail | |
"Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula)
"Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula) snail | |
Hastula houstonia auger snail | |
"Eodrillia texanopsis" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia), "cf. Ancistrosyrinx sp." = Cochlespira
"Eodrillia texanopsis" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) snail
"cf. Ancistrosyrinx sp." = Cochlespira Conrad 1865 snail | |
Raphitoma cf. sabinia snail
Raphitoma sp. Monterosato 1884 snail | |
Michela aff. trabeatoides, Scobinella (Moniliopsis) elaborata, Scobinella sp., Hesperiturris nodocarinatus, Surculoma dumblei, Surculoma leoncola, Surculoma penrosei, Infracoronia ludoviciana, Eosurcula moorei, Protosurcula aff. gabbii, Awateria retifera, Pleurofusia aff. longirostropis, Pleurofusia longirostropis, "Coronia aff. ancilla" = Gemmula (Coronia), "Coronia spp." = Gemmula (Coronia), Coronia childreni, "Coronia cf. genitiva" = Gemmula (Coronia) genitiva, Lyrosurcula sp., Surculites cabezi, cf. Fusiturris sp.
Michela aff. trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid
Scobinella sp. Conrad 1848 turrid
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860 turrid
Surculoma dumblei turrid
Surculoma leoncola turrid
Surculoma penrosei turrid
Infracoronia ludoviciana Harris and Palmer 1947 turrid
Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid
Protosurcula aff. gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid
Awateria retifera Gabb 1860 turrid
Pleurofusia longirostropis turrid
"Coronia aff. ancilla" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
"Coronia spp." = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
Coronia childreni Lea 1833 turrid
"Coronia cf. genitiva" = Gemmula (Coronia) genitiva Casey 1904 turrid
Lyrosurcula sp. turrid
cf. Fusiturris sp. Thiele 1929 turrid | |
Microdrillia sp. Casey 1903 snail
"Cordiera sp." = Cordieria Rouault 1848 snail
Bathytoma sp. Harris and Burrows 1891 snail | |
Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell | |
Hipponix pygmaeus hoof shell | |
Cyclostremiscus sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1945 snail | |
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Pyramidella sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
Pyramidella spp. Lamarck 1799 snail | |
Architectonica cf. huppertzi, Architectonica sp., "Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum, Architectonica (Granosolarium) texcarolina, "Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata, Pseudomalaxis plummerae
Architectonica cf. huppertzi sundial
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
"Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum Conrad 1833 sundial
"Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata Conrad 1833 snail
Pseudomalaxis plummerae snail | |
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Ringicula trapaquara snail | |
Tiburnus sp. de Gregorio 1890 snail
Tiburnus texanus snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Orthoyoldia sp. Verrill 1897 pointed nut clam
Saccella catasarca pointed nut clam | |
Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis Harris 1919 nut clam | |
Cochlodesma sp. Couthouy 1839 clam | |
Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam
Caryocorbula engonatoides Gardner 1927 clam | |
? Alveinus sp. Conrad 1865 clam
Alveinus sp. Conrad 1865 clam | |
Pitar sp., Pitar (Calpitaria) tornadonis, "Callista (Costacallista) sp." = Costacallista, Katherinella sp., Callista sp.
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
Pitar (Calpitaria) tornadonis Harris 1919 venus clam
"Callista (Costacallista) sp." = Costacallista Palmer 1926 venus clam
Katherinella sp. Tegland 1929 venus clam
Callista sp. Poli 1791 venus clam | |
Pteropsella sp. Vokes 1956 clam | |
Gari aff. eborea clam | |
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina spp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina aff. tallicheti tellin clam | |
Abra (Abra) cf. nitens Lea 1833 abra | |
? Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle
Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle | |
Linga (Cavilinga) pomilia Conrad 1833 clam | |
Crassatella trapaquara Harris 1895 clam | |
"Venericardia (Pleuromeris) cf. leonensis" = Pleuromeris, Venericardia sp., "aff. Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda, "Venericardia (Venericardia) rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda
"Venericardia (Pleuromeris) cf. leonensis" = Pleuromeris clam
Venericardia sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
"aff. Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam
"Venericardia (Venericardia) rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam | |
Lirodiscus tellinoides Conrad 1833 clam | |
? Brachidontes sp. Swainson 1840 mussel | |
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop | |
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle | |
Atrina sp. Gray 1842 oyster | |
? Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Pachecoa (Pachecoa) smithvillensis, Barbatia (Barbatia) uxoripalmeri, "Barbatia (Plagiarca) vaughani" = Plagiarca
"Barbatia (Plagiarca) vaughani" = Plagiarca clam |