SMITH (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as Smithville

Where: Bastrop County, Texas (30.0° N, 97.2° W: paleocoordinates 32.1° N, 86.3° W)

When: Weches Formation (Claiborne Group), 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 205532: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Cubitostrea sp. Sacco 1897 oyster
Cubitostrea smithvillensis Harris 1919 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina tallicheti tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle
? Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista (Costacallista) aequorea Conrad 1833 venus clam
Rhabdopitaria astartoides Gardner 1923 venus clam
 Cardiida - Kelliellidae
Alveinus sp. Conrad 1865 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Notocorbula sp." = Corbula (Notocorbula) Iredale 1930 clam
Caryocorbula engonatoides Gardner 1927 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Lirodiscus smithvillensis Harris 1895 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia spp. Lamarck 1801 clam
"Venericardia (Venericardia) ? rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
? Orthoyoldia sp. Verrill 1897 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium spp., "Dentalium (Antalis) minutistriatum" = Dentalium minutistriatum
Dentalium spp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
"Dentalium (Antalis) minutistriatum" = Dentalium minutistriatum Gabb 1850 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Fustiariidae
Fustiaria sp. Stoliczka 1868 tusk shell
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa spp. Brown 1827 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella nasuta turret shell
smithvillensis
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Circulus sp. Jeffreys 1842 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Caecidae
"Caecum (Meioceras) sp." = Meioceras
"Caecum (Meioceras) sp." = Meioceras Carpenter 1858 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
Capulus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices aratus moon snail
Neverita limula Conrad 1833 moon snail
Euspira aldrichi moon snail
? Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Sinum inconstans moon snail
Sinum declive Conrad 1833 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus fig shell
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Conomitra fusoides Lea 1833 ribbed mitre
lepa
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus mortoniopsis snail
? carexus
Cornulina sp. Conrad 1853 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Papillina dumosa Conrad 1854 snail
trapaquara
Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Dorsanum scalatum Heilprin 1891 true whelk
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
linosa
Terebrifusus sp. Conrad 1865 true whelk
? Siphonalia sp. Adams 1863 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia bombylis Conrad 1833 snail
Agaronia alabamensis Conrad 1833 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail
punctulifera
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex fusates murex snail
Murex sp. Linnaeus 1758 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lapparia nuda Stenzel and Turner 1940 volute
Athleta dalli volute
smithvillensis
"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Awateria retifera Gabb 1860 turrid
Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid
Infracoronia ludoviciana Harris and Palmer 1947 turrid
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860 turrid
Protosurcula gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid
"Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
"Coronia sublearchi" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
"Coronia cf. genitiva" = Gemmula (Coronia) genitiva Casey 1904 turrid
Coronia childreni Lea 1833 turrid
Scobinella sp. Conrad 1848 turrid
Sullivania sp. Harris and Palmer 1947 turrid
Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
"cf. Ancistrosyrinx bella" = Cochlespira, "Eodrillia sp." = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia), "Eodrillia texanopsis" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia)
"cf. Ancistrosyrinx bella" = Cochlespira snail
"Eodrillia sp." = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) Casey 1904 snail
"Eodrillia texanopsis" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens, Conus (Lithoconus) smithvillensis
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens Conrad 1833 cone shell
Conus (Lithoconus) smithvillensis Harris 1895 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
"Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula)
"Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula) snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
aff. Cypraea spp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Ectinochilus sp." = Rimella
"Ectinochilus sp." = Rimella Agassiz 1840 true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Calyptraphorus velatus Conrad 1833 snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica ? cossmanni, "Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum
"Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum Conrad 1833 sundial
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Pyramidella sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania antiquata snail
texana