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