Perdue Hill, north (Oligocene of the United States)
Also known as Station 14205, 10334
Where: Monroe County, Alabama (31.5° N, 87.5° W: paleocoordinates 31.8° N, 81.0° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
When: Chickasawhay Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; marl
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: W. C. Mansfield. 1940. Mollusks of the Chickasawhay Marl. Journal of Paleontology 14(3):171-226 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 205613: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia | |
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam | |
Barbatia cf. cuculloides Conrad 1833 clam
Anadara macneili Mansfield 1938 ark | |
"Ostrea vicksburgensis" = Lopha (Lopha) vicksburgensis
"Ostrea vicksburgensis" = Lopha (Lopha) vicksburgensis Conrad 1848 oyster | |
Pteria cf. argentea Conrad 1848 pearl oyster | |
Chlamys (Plagioctenium) mcguirti n. sp., Chlamys (Aequipecten) glendonensis, Chlamys (Aequipecten) waynensis n. sp.
Chlamys (Plagioctenium) mcguirti n. sp. Mansfield 1940 calico scallop
Chlamys (Aequipecten) glendonensis Mansfield 1940 scallop
Chlamys (Aequipecten) waynensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 scallop | |
Anomia taylorensis Mansfield 1940 jingle | |
"Crassatellites parmesus" = Crassatella
"Crassatellites parmesus" = Crassatella clam | |
"Venericardia" waynensis n. sp.
"Venericardia" waynensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 clam | |
Miltha cf. chipolana Dall 1903 clam | |
"Diplodonta cf. alta" = Diplodonta (Diplodonta) alta
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"Chione (Lirophora) perduensis n. sp." = Lirophora (Lirophora) perduensis, "Macrocallista (Chionella) cf. sobrina" = Pitar (Chionella), Macrocallista (? Chionella) perduensis n. sp.
"Chione (Lirophora) perduensis n. sp." = Lirophora (Lirophora) perduensis Mansfield 1940 venus clam
"Macrocallista (Chionella) cf. sobrina" = Pitar (Chionella) venus clam
Macrocallista (? Chionella) perduensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 venus clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail | |
Clava (? Ochetoclava) perduensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 cerith snail | |
Turritella monroensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 turret shell
Turritella cf. gatunensis Conrad 1857 turret shell
Turritella perduensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 turret shell | |
Sinum cf. mississippiense Conrad 1848 moon snail | |
Lyria cf. mississippiensis Conrad 1843 volute | |
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell |