PBDB Collection

Hickory, MS, 2 1/2' above base of outcrop (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as MNe-1a

Where: Newton County, Mississippi (32.3° N, 89.0° W: paleocoordinates 33.0° N, 80.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Archusa Marl Member (Cook Mountain Formation), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• very near the base of the Cook Mountain (=upper Lisbon)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; unlithified, glauconitic marl

• 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 2434: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Linda Ivany on 05.07.1999, edited by Jocelyn Sessa

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• includes all countable macrofossils but non-oyster bivalves

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Anthozoa
-	Anthozoa indet. Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834 coral B
Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae	Turbinolia pharetra Turbinolia pharetra Lea 1833 stony coral
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Platytrochus stokesi Platytrochus stokesi stony coral
Scleractinia - Fungiidae	Discotrochus orbignianus Discotrochus orbignianus stony coral
Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae	Endopachys maclurii Endopachys maclurii Lea 1833 stony coral
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet., Gastropoda indet. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail Gastropod N Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail limpet #1
Trochoidea - Skeneidae	Tubiola nautiloides Tubiola nautiloides snail
Trochoidea - Solariellidae	Solariella sp. Solariella sp. Wood 1842 snail S. tricostata?
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Diodora sp. Diodora sp. Gray 1821 snail
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	Balcis notata Balcis notata snail
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta "Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella sp. Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell all species
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	Cerithiella nassula Cerithiella nassula snail
Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae	Hipponix pygmaeus Hipponix pygmaeus hoof shell
Neogastropoda - Olivellidae	Agaronia sp. Agaronia sp. Gray 1839 snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa, Caricella demissa, Bullata semen "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute Caricella demissa Conrad 1848 volute C. d. texana Bullata semen Lea 1833 volute
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	"Murex vanuxemi" = Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi, Murex fusates "Murex vanuxemi" = Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi Conrad 1865 murex snail Murex vanuxemi 4 and M. v. silvaticus 2 individs Murex fusates murex snail
Neogastropoda - Marginellidae	Marginella constrictoides Marginella constrictoides margin shell
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Penion bellus, Terebrifusus multiplicatus, Siphonalia newtonensis, Buccitriton texanum, Buccitriton sagenum Penion bellus Conrad 1833 true whelk Terebrifusus multiplicatus true whelk Siphonalia newtonensis true whelk Buccitriton texanum true whelk Buccitriton sagenum Conrad 1833 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus sp., Levifusus mortoniopsis Levifusus sp. Conrad 1865 snail n. sp.? Levifusus mortoniopsis snail
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Conomitra texana, Pyramimitra terebraeformis Conomitra texana ribbed mitre Pyramimitra terebraeformis Conrad 1848 ribbed mitre
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Bonellitia sp. Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail spp A
Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae	Daphnella sp. Daphnella sp. Hinds 1844 snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	"Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia), Eopleurotoma carya, Surculoma falsabenes, Surculoma sp., Michela trabeatoides, Eosurcula sp. "Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid Eopleurotoma carya Harris 1937 turrid Surculoma falsabenes turrid Surculoma sp. Casey 1904 turrid Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid Eosurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid n. sp.?
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus smithvillensis Conus smithvillensis Harris 1895 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae	Microdrillia robustula, Cordieria biconica, Cordieria sp. Microdrillia robustula snail Cordieria biconica snail originally entered as "Cordiera biconica" Cordieria sp. Rouault 1848 snail originally entered as "Cordiera sp."
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	Tropisurcula ? crenula, "Ancistrosyrinx bella" = Cochlespira Tropisurcula ? crenula snail originally entered as "Tropisurcula crenula?" "Ancistrosyrinx bella" = Cochlespira snail
Neogastropoda - Terebridae	Terebra (Mirula) texagyra Terebra (Mirula) texagyra auger snail originally entered as "Terebra (Mirula) texagyra"
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	"Phalium brevicostatum" = Cassis brevicostatus "Phalium brevicostatum" = Cassis brevicostatus Conrad 1834 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae	Cyclostremiscus exacuus Cyclostremiscus exacuus snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Naticidae indet., Sinum inconstans Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail Sinum inconstans moon snail
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	Retusa galba Retusa galba snail
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Abderospira meyeri Abderospira meyeri Palmer 1937 snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica amoena, Architectonica meekana, Pseudomalaxis rotella Architectonica amoena sundial Architectonica meekana sundial A. m. splendida Pseudomalaxis rotella snail
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Pyramidella dalli, Pyramidella propeacicula Pyramidella dalli snail Pyramidella propeacicula snail
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula biplicata Ringicula biplicata snail
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	"Actaeon idoneus" = Acteon idoneus "Actaeon idoneus" = Acteon idoneus Conrad 1833 snail originally entered as "Acteon idoneus"
Bivalvia
Nuculida - Nuculidae	"Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica "Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica Conrad 1833 nut clam
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Orthoyoldia psammotaea Orthoyoldia psammotaea Dall 1898 pointed nut clam
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia planicosta" = Venericor planicosta, "Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda "Venericardia planicosta" = Venericor planicosta Lamarck 1801 clam "Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Lucina papyracea Lucina papyracea Lea 1833 clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula extenuata, "Caryocorbula alabamiensis" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis Corbula extenuata Dall 1898 clam "Caryocorbula alabamiensis" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis Lea 1833 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Pitar sp. Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella Lea 1833 clam
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Cubitostrea sellaeformis Cubitostrea sellaeformis Conrad 1832 oyster
Pectinida - Plicatulidae	Plicatula filamentosa Plicatula filamentosa Conrad 1833 scallop
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Eburneopecten scintillatus Eburneopecten scintillatus Conrad 1854 scallop
Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus sp. Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae	"Holoporella granulosa" = Celleporaria "Holoporella granulosa" = Celleporaria
Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae	Lunulitidae indet. Lunulitidae indet. Lagaaij 1952 lunulitid A