Limestone Creek, north (Oligocene of the United States)

Also known as USGS 14282, 14283, 14284, 14519

Where: Wayne County, Mississippi (31.7° N, 88.7° W: paleocoordinates 32.1° N, 83.3° W)

When: Chickasawhay Formation, Chattian (28.1 - 23.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; 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 205805: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 22.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo sp.
Turbo sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella monroensis
Turritella monroensis Mansfield 1940 turret shell
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
? Pachycrommium sp.
? Pachycrommium sp. Woodring 1928 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sinum cf. mississippiense
Sinum cf. mississippiense Conrad 1848 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
""Alectrion" sp." = Nassarius (Alectrion)
""Alectrion" sp." = Nassarius (Alectrion) Montfort 1810 snail
sp. A, sp. B
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys (Aequipecten) chickaria n. sp.
Chlamys (Aequipecten) chickaria n. sp. Mansfield 1940 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia taylorensis
Anomia taylorensis Mansfield 1940 jingle
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea vicksburgensis" = Lopha (Lopha) vicksburgensis
"Ostrea vicksburgensis" = Lopha (Lopha) vicksburgensis Conrad 1848 oyster
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Nemocardium diversum" = Nemocardium (Nemocardium) diversum
"Nemocardium diversum" = Nemocardium (Nemocardium) diversum Conrad 1848 cockle
subspecies waynense
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama sp.
Pseudochama sp. Odhner 1917 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Chione (Lirophora) perduensis" = Lirophora (Lirophora) perduensis, Chione (Chione) bainbridgensis
"Chione (Lirophora) perduensis" = Lirophora (Lirophora) perduensis Mansfield 1940 venus clam
Chione (Chione) bainbridgensis Dall 1916 venus clam
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
Kuphus incrassatus
Kuphus incrassatus Gabb 1873 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panope taylorensis
Panope taylorensis Mansfield 1940 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Miltha ? hernandoensis" = Phacoides (Miltha) hernandoensis, Miltha cf. hillsboroensis, Anodontia sp.
"Miltha ? hernandoensis" = Phacoides (Miltha) hernandoensis Mansfield 1937 clam
Miltha cf. hillsboroensis Heilprin 1887 clam
Anodontia sp. Link 1807 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites paramesus
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia" waynensis
"Venericardia" waynensis Mansfield 1940 clam