Coffeeville Landing, south fault block, above highest oyster bed (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as ACl-3-b

Where: Clarke County, Alabama (31.8° N, 88.1° W: paleocoordinates 32.4° N, 79.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Member (Lisbon Formation), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• lower part of upper Lisbon Fm, above ACl-3-a

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; unlithified, glauconitic marl

• glauconitic sandy marl

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical, sieve,

Primary reference: L. C. Ivany. 1997. Faunal stability and environmental change in the middle Eocene Gulf Coastal Plain (PhD Thesis, Harvard University). 1-221 [L. Ivany/L. Ivany/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2417: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Linda Ivany on 03.07.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• includes all countable macrofossils
Anthozoa
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Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
coral B
 Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Turbinolia pharetra Lea 1833 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum cuneiforme Lonsdale 1845 stony coral
F. c. pachyphyllum
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Endopachys maclurii Lea 1833 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
Lunulitidae indet. Lagaaij 1952
lunulitid A
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Bivalvia
  -
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella minor Lea 1833 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda, "Venericardia planicosta" = Venericor planicosta
"Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam
"Venericardia planicosta" = Venericor planicosta Lamarck 1801 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Linga pomilia Conrad 1833 clam
Lucina papyracea Lea 1833 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Caryocorbula alabamiensis" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis Lea 1833 clam
Corbula extenuata Dall 1898 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista perovata Conrad 1833 venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina leana tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Arcida - Arcidae
Pachecoa sp. Harris 1919 clam
Barbatia rhomboidella Lea 1833 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris trigonella Conrad 1833 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Cubitostrea sellaeformis Conrad 1832 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Eburneopecten sp. Conrad 1865 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula filamentosa Conrad 1833 scallop
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica
"Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica Conrad 1833 nut clam
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
Gastopod L
 Trochoidea - Tegulidae
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
"Skena pignus" = Skenea pignus de Gregorio 1890 snail
originally entered as "Skenea pignus"
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
Crepidula dumosa Conrad 1834 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
all species
Mesalia vetusta Conrad 1833 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus, "Ficopsis texana" = Ficus
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus fig shell
"Ficopsis texana" = Ficus fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Calyptraphorus velatus Conrad 1833 snail
C. v. nodovelatus - originally entered as "Calyptraphorus velatus"
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Distorsio septemdentata" = Distorsio septendentata
"Distorsio septemdentata" = Distorsio septendentata triton shell
originally entered as "Distortio septemdentata"
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Pyramimitra terebraeformis Conrad 1848 ribbed mitre
Conomitra sp. Conrad 1865 ribbed mitre
n. spp?
Conomitra texana ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail
Papillina dumosa Conrad 1854 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella (Clinurella) bucciniformis snail
Mitrella (Clinurella)
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus smithvillensis Harris 1895 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
turrid X? - originally entered as "Turridae sp."
Coronia childreni Lea 1833 turrid
Surculoma sp. Casey 1904 turrid
Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Daphnella sp. Hinds 1844 snail
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Cordieria biconica snail
originally entered as "Cordiera biconica"
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865 snail
Tropisurcula ? crenula snail
originally entered as "Tropisurcula crenula?"
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa, Athleta haleanus
"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
"Actaeon pomilius" = Acteon
"Actaeon pomilius" = Acteon snail
originally entered as "Acteon pomilius"
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica elaborata Conrad 1833 sundial
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania antiquata snail
G. a. striata
Pasithea
  -
"Niso umbilicata" = Pasithea umbilicata
"Niso umbilicata" = Pasithea umbilicata Lea 1833