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 | |
Bivalvia | |
Cubitostrea sp. Sacco 1897 oyster
Cubitostrea smithvillensis Harris 1919 oyster | |
Chlamys burlesonensis scallop | |
Tellina tallicheti tellin clam | |
Callista (Costacallista) aequorea Conrad 1833 venus clam
Rhabdopitaria astartoides Gardner 1923 venus clam | |
Alveinus sp. Conrad 1865 clam | |
"Notocorbula sp." = Corbula (Notocorbula) Iredale 1930 clam
Caryocorbula engonatoides Gardner 1927 clam | |
Lirodiscus smithvillensis Harris 1895 clam | |
Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata, Venericardia spp., "Venericardia (Venericardia) ? rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda
Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara Harris 1895 clam
Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata Conrad 1833 clam
Venericardia spp. Lamarck 1801 clam
"Venericardia (Venericardia) ? rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam | |
? Orthoyoldia sp. Verrill 1897 pointed nut clam | |
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam | |
Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium spp., "Dentalium (Antalis) minutistriatum" = Dentalium minutistriatum
Dentalium spp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
"Dentalium (Antalis) minutistriatum" = Dentalium minutistriatum Gabb 1850 tusk shell | |
Fustiaria sp. Stoliczka 1868 tusk shell | |
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Retusa spp. Brown 1827 snail | |
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Circulus sp. Jeffreys 1842 snail | |
"Caecum (Meioceras) sp." = Meioceras
"Caecum (Meioceras) sp." = Meioceras Carpenter 1858 snail | |
Capulus sp. Monfort 1810 snail | |
Polinices aratus, Neverita limula, Euspira aldrichi, aff. Natica (Naticarius) semilunata, ? Natica sp., Sinum inconstans, Sinum declive
Polinices aratus moon snail
Neverita limula Conrad 1833 moon snail
Euspira aldrichi moon snail
aff. Natica (Naticarius) semilunata Lea 1833 moon snail
? Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Sinum inconstans moon snail
Sinum declive Conrad 1833 moon snail | |
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus fig shell | |
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Cornulina sp. Conrad 1853 snail | |
Dorsanum scalatum, Pseudoliva vetusta, Cantharus (Endopachychilus) casteri, Terebrifusus sp., aff. Siphonalia plummeri, ? Siphonalia sp.
Dorsanum scalatum Heilprin 1891 true whelk
Cantharus (Endopachychilus) casteri true whelk
Terebrifusus sp. Conrad 1865 true whelk
aff. Siphonalia plummeri true whelk
? Siphonalia sp. Adams 1863 true whelk | |
Cancelrana finexa, Bonellitia tortiplicata, Trigonostoma ? harrisi, Trigonostoma babylonicum, Trigonostoma ? panones, Trigonostoma panones
Cancelrana finexa snail
Bonellitia tortiplicata snail
Trigonostoma ? harrisi snail
Trigonostoma babylonicum Lea 1833 snail
Trigonostoma ? panones snail | |
Agaronia bombylis Conrad 1833 snail
Agaronia alabamensis Conrad 1833 snail | |
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Murex fusates murex snail
Murex sp. Linnaeus 1758 murex snail | |
Lapparia elongata, Lapparia nuda, Athleta dalli, Athleta lisbonensis, "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa
Lapparia elongata volute
Lapparia nuda Stenzel and Turner 1940 volute
Athleta lisbonensis volute
"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute | |
Microdrillia cf. citrona snail | |
Awateria retifera, Michela trabeatoides, Lyrosurcula cf. elegans, Lyrosurcula vaughani, Infracoronia ludoviciana, Surculites engonatus, Hesperiturris nodocarinatus, Surculoma penrosei, Protosurcula gabbii, "Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia), "Coronia sublearchi" = Gemmula (Coronia), "Coronia cf. genitiva" = Gemmula (Coronia) genitiva, Coronia childreni, Scobinella sp., Sullivania sp., Eosurcula moorei, Pleurofusia ? prosseri
Awateria retifera Gabb 1860 turrid
Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid
Lyrosurcula cf. elegans turrid
Lyrosurcula vaughani turrid
Infracoronia ludoviciana Harris and Palmer 1947 turrid
Surculites engonatus turrid
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860 turrid
Surculoma penrosei 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
Pleurofusia ? prosseri turrid | |
"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 | |
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens, Conus (Lithoconus) smithvillensis
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens Conrad 1833 cone shell
Conus (Lithoconus) smithvillensis Harris 1895 cone shell | |
"Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula)
"Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula) snail | |
aff. Cypraea spp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry | |
"Ectinochilus sp." = Rimella
"Ectinochilus sp." = Rimella Agassiz 1840 true conch | |
Calyptraphorus velatus Conrad 1833 snail | |
Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) nsssulum wentletrap | |
Crepidula sp., "Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell | |
Architectonica ? cossmanni, "Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum
Architectonica ? cossmanni sundial
"Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum Conrad 1833 sundial | |
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