PBDB Collection

Barrytown AL, lower sellaeformis bed, bag #2 (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as ACh-8-b2

Where: Choctaw County, Alabama (31.8° N, 88.3° W: paleocoordinates 32.5° N, 79.4° 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

Cubitostrea sellaeformis oyster bed

• 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 2420: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Linda Ivany on 03.07.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• includes all countable macrofossils

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Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus sp. Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet., Gastropoda indet. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail Gastropod A Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail Gastropod X
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Pyramidella bastropensis Pyramidella bastropensis snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica meekana Architectonica meekana sundial A. m. splendida
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula trapaquara Ringicula trapaquara snail
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	"Actaeon pomilius" = Acteon, "Actaeon idoneus" = Acteon idoneus "Actaeon pomilius" = Acteon snail originally entered as "Acteon pomilius" "Actaeon idoneus" = Acteon idoneus Conrad 1833 snail originally entered as "Acteon idoneus"
Heterostropha - Mathildidae	Gegania antiquata Gegania antiquata snail G. a. striata
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Cirsotrema sp. Cirsotrema sp. Mörch 1852 wentletrap
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella sp. Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell all species
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Crepidula lirata, Crepidula dumosa Crepidula lirata Conrad 1833 slipper shell Crepidula dumosa Conrad 1834 slipper shell
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus, "Ficopsis texana" = Ficus "Ficopsis penita" = Ficus fig shell "Ficopsis texana" = Ficus fig shell
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	Calyptraphorus velatus Calyptraphorus velatus Conrad 1833 snail C. v. nodovelatus - originally entered as "Calyptraphorus velatus"
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa, Athleta lisbonensis "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute Athleta lisbonensis volute
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	Fusimitra polita Fusimitra polita mitre shell
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Ancilla staminea Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus mortoniopsis Levifusus mortoniopsis snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Buccitriton texanum, Terebrifusus multiplicatus, Pseudoliva vetusta Buccitriton texanum true whelk Terebrifusus multiplicatus true whelk Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Michela trabeatoides, Trypanotopsis texana, Eopleurotoma lisboncola, Eopleurotoma nodocarinata, "Protosurcula gabbi" = Protosurcula gabbii, Eosurcula moorei Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid Trypanotopsis texana turrid Eopleurotoma lisboncola turrid Eopleurotoma nodocarinata turrid "Protosurcula gabbi" = Protosurcula gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Glyptotoma conradiana Glyptotoma conradiana cone shell
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	Cochlespira engonata, "Ancistrosyrinx bella" = Cochlespira Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865 snail "Ancistrosyrinx bella" = Cochlespira snail
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Bonellitia sp., Bonellitia sp., Trigonostoma ? aurorae, Trigonostoma gemmatum Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail spp A Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail spp B Trigonostoma ? aurorae snail originally entered as "Trigonostoma aurorae?" Trigonostoma gemmatum Conrad 1833 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Naticidae indet. Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae	Vitrinella sp. Vitrinella sp. Adams 1850 snail
Trochoidea - Skeneidae	"Skena pignus" = Skenea pignus "Skena pignus" = Skenea pignus de Gregorio 1890 snail originally entered as "Skenea pignus"
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Diodora sp. Diodora sp. Gray 1821 snail
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	Retusa galba Retusa galba snail
Bivalvia
-	Bivalvia indet. Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	"Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica "Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica Conrad 1833 nut clam
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Cubitostrea sellaeformis Cubitostrea sellaeformis Conrad 1832 oyster
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Eburneopecten sp. Eburneopecten sp. Conrad 1865 scallop
Arcida - Arcidae	Pachecoa sp. Pachecoa sp. Harris 1919 clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Linga pomilia Linga pomilia Conrad 1833 clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Vokesula smithvillensis, Corbula extenuata, "Caryocorbula alabamiensis" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis Vokesula smithvillensis Harris 1919 clam Corbula extenuata Dall 1898 clam "Caryocorbula alabamiensis" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis Lea 1833 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Katherinella trinitatis Katherinella trinitatis Stenzel et al. 1957 venus clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina leana Tellina leana tellin clam
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda "Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae	Lunulitidae indet. Lunulitidae indet. Lagaaij 1952 lunulitid A
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae	Turbinolia pharetra Turbinolia pharetra Lea 1833 stony coral