PBDB Collection

Shiloh Road, Quitman, MS; 4 1/2' below top unit 3 (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as MCl-5-b

Where: Clarke County, Mississippi (32.0° N, 88.7° W: paleocoordinates 32.7° N, 79.8° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; unlithified, glauconitic, argillaceous, calcareous sandstone

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 2446: 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 bivalves, does include oysters

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae	Endopachys maclurii Endopachys maclurii Lea 1833 stony coral
Scleractinia - Flabellidae	Flabellum cuneiforme Flabellum cuneiforme Lonsdale 1845 stony coral F. c. pachyphyllum
Scleractinia - Fungiidae	Discotrochus orbignianus Discotrochus orbignianus stony coral
Hexactinellida
Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae	Pleurostoma adolescens Pleurostoma adolescens glass sponge originally entered as "Pleurotoma adolescens"
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet., Gastropoda indet. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail limpet #1 Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail Gastropod A and Gastropod J
Trochoidea - Skeneidae	Tubiola nautiloides Tubiola nautiloides snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	"Phalium brevicostatum" = Cassis brevicostatus "Phalium brevicostatum" = Cassis brevicostatus Conrad 1834 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus, "Ficopsis texana" = Ficus "Ficopsis penita" = Ficus fig shell "Ficopsis texana" = Ficus fig shell
Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae	Microdrillia sp. Microdrillia sp. Casey 1903 snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Surculoma falsabenes, Eopleurotoma lisboncola, "Protosurcula gabbi" = Protosurcula gabbii, Sullivania fisherensis, "Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia), Coronia childreni, Trypanotoma longispira, Lyrosurcula dalli, Michela trabeatoides Surculoma falsabenes turrid Eopleurotoma lisboncola turrid "Protosurcula gabbi" = Protosurcula gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid Sullivania fisherensis turrid "Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid Coronia childreni Lea 1833 turrid Trypanotoma longispira turrid Lyrosurcula dalli turrid L. d. quadricosta Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid
Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae	Raphitoma sp. Raphitoma sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	"Ancistrosyrinx bella" = Cochlespira "Ancistrosyrinx bella" = Cochlespira snail
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus smithvillensis Conus smithvillensis Harris 1895 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Columbellidae	Mitrella (Clinurella) bucciniformis Mitrella (Clinurella) bucciniformis snail Mitrella (Clinurella)
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus sp., Levifusus mortoniopsis Levifusus sp. Conrad 1865 snail n. sp.? Levifusus mortoniopsis snail L. m. carexus
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Papillina sp., Latirus moorei Papillina sp. snail Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Siphonalia newtonensis, Pseudoliva vetusta, Terebrifusus multiplicatus Siphonalia newtonensis true whelk Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk Terebrifusus multiplicatus true whelk
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Sveltella sotoensis, Bonellitia bastropensis, Bonellitia garvani Sveltella sotoensis snail Bonellitia bastropensis snail Bonellitia garvani snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Bullata semen, Caricella stenzeli, "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Bullata semen Lea 1833 volute Caricella stenzeli volute "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	"Murex engonatus" = Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus "Murex engonatus" = Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus Conrad 1833 murex snail
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Pyramimitra terebraeformis, Conomitra texana Pyramimitra terebraeformis Conrad 1848 ribbed mitre Conomitra texana ribbed mitre C. t. orangeburgensis
Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae	Hipponix pygmaeus Hipponix pygmaeus hoof shell
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Naticidae indet., Sinum arctatum, Sinum inconstans Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail Sinum arctatum moon snail Sinum inconstans moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae	Vitrinella sp., Cyclostremiscus exacuus Vitrinella sp. Adams 1850 snail Cyclostremiscus exacuus snail
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	Balcis notata Balcis notata snail
Cerithioidea - Thiaridae	Bayania secale Bayania secale snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella sp. Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell all species
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula biplicata Ringicula biplicata snail
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	"Actaeon pomilius" = Acteon "Actaeon pomilius" = Acteon snail originally entered as "Acteon pomilius"
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica sp., Architectonica ornata Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial sp A Architectonica ornata Harris and Palmer 1947 sundial
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Pyramidella propeacicula, Pyramidella pseudopymaea Pyramidella propeacicula snail Pyramidella pseudopymaea snail
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	Retusa galba Retusa galba snail
Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus sp. Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Bivalvia
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia (Acar) aspera, Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella Barbatia (Acar) aspera Conrad 1854 miniature ark Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella Lea 1833 clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris lisbonensis Glycymeris lisbonensis Harris 1919 clam
Arcida - Limopsidae	Limopsis aviculoides Limopsis aviculoides Conrad 1862 clam
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Cubitostrea sellaeformis Cubitostrea sellaeformis Conrad 1832 oyster
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia lisbonensis Anomia lisbonensis Aldrich 1886 jingle
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Chlamys cainei, Chlamys wahtubbeana, Eburneopecten scintillatus Chlamys cainei scallop Chlamys wahtubbeana Dall 1898 scallop Eburneopecten scintillatus Conrad 1854 scallop
Solenida - Solenidae	"Eosolen lisbonensis" = Solena (Eosolen) "Eosolen lisbonensis" = Solena (Eosolen) clam
Pholadida - Pholadidae	Pholadidae indet. Pholadidae indet. Lamarck 1809 clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Caestocorbula fossata, Caryocorbula deusseni Caestocorbula fossata clam Caryocorbula deusseni clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Nemocardium sp. Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle
Cardiida - Semelidae	Abra nitens Abra nitens Lea 1833 abra
Cardiida - Veneridae	Callista sp. Callista sp. Poli 1791 venus clam
Poromyida - Verticordiidae	Verticordia sotoensis Verticordia sotoensis clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Bathytormus sp. Bathytormus sp. Stewart 1930 clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Lirodiscus smithvillensis Lirodiscus smithvillensis Harris 1895 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tortidens, Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara, "Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tortidens Harris 1919 clam Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara Harris 1895 clam "Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	"Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica "Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica Conrad 1833 nut clam
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Nuculana sp., Nuculana multilineata, Calorhadia mater Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam Nuculana multilineata pointed nut clam Calorhadia mater Meyer 1885 pointed nut clam
Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae	Lunulitidae indet. Lunulitidae indet. Lagaaij 1952 lunulitid A
Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae	"Holoporella granulosa" = Celleporaria "Holoporella granulosa" = Celleporaria