PBDB Collection

Sohl and Koch OFR # 44 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as NE Ripley; USGS # 6875

Where: Tippah County, Mississippi (34.8° N, 88.9° W: paleocoordinates 38.3° N, 66.1° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Discoscaphites iris ammonoid zone, Owl Creek Formation, Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• Haustator bilira assemblage zone

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic, gray, argillaceous, calcareous sandstone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Reposited in the USGS

• Stephenson collection

Primary reference: N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1983. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) Mollusca from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. USGS Open File Report 83-451:1-239 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 4125: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	metazoan indet. metazoan indet. Worm Tubes
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium sp. Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell Dentalium sp. (ribbed)
Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae	Sphenodiscus sp., Sphenodiscus pleurisepta Sphenodiscus sp. Meek 1871 ammonite Sphenodiscus sp. Sphenodiscus pleurisepta Conrad 1857 ammonite Sphenodiscus pleurisepta (Conrad)
Ammonitida - Scaphitidae	Discoscaphites iris Discoscaphites iris Conrad 1858 ammonite Discoscaphites iris Conrad
Ammonitida - Baculitidae	"Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus" = Eubaculites carinatus "Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus" = Eubaculites carinatus Morton 1834 ammonite Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus
Gastropoda
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Thylacus cretaceus Thylacus cretaceus Conrad 1860 slipper shell Thylacus cretaceus Conrad
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Trobus buboanus, Turritella vertebroides, Turritella tippana Trobus buboanus turret shell Trobus buboanus Stephenson Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell Turritella vertebroides Morton Turritella tippana Conrad 1858 turret shell Turritella tippana Conrad
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Euspira rectilabrum Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Pyrifusus subdensatus Pyrifusus subdensatus Conrad 1858 snail Pyrifusus subdensatus Conrad
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Liopeplum rugosum Liopeplum rugosum Stephenson 1955 volute Liopeplum rugosum Stephenson
Neogastropoda - Moreidae	Hercorhynchus (Haplovoluta) quadriliratus Hercorhynchus (Haplovoluta) quadriliratus snail Hercorhyncus (Haplovoluta) quadril - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus quadriliratus"
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus, Graciliala decemlirata Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus snail Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus Con Graciliala decemlirata Conrad 1858 snail Graciliala decemlirata Conrad
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Oligoptycha sp. Oligoptycha sp. Meek 1876 snail Oligoptycha sp.
Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae	Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus snail Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) amer
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Cylichna diversilirata Cylichna diversilirata Sohl 1964 snail Cylichna diversilirata Sohl
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Nuculana sp., Nuculana whitfieldi Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam Nuculana sp. Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula percrassa Nucula percrassa nut clam Nucula percrassa Conrad
Poromyida - Poromyidae	Liopistha protexta Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam Liopistha protexta Conrad
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Pholadomya (Pholadomya) occidentalis Pholadomya (Pholadomya) occidentalis Morton clam Pholadomya (Pholadomya) occidental
Thraciida - Thraciidae	? Thracia sp. ? Thracia sp. Blainville 1824 clam Thracia ? sp. - originally entered as "Thracia ? sp."
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula torta Corbula torta clam Corbula torta Stephenson
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Veniella conradi Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam Veniella conradi (Morton)
Cardiida - Veneridae	Aphrodina (Aphrodina) tippana, Cyclorisma parva, Legumen ellipticum, Cyprimeria alta, Cyprimeria depressa Aphrodina (Aphrodina) tippana venus clam Aphrodina (Aphrodina) tippana (Con Cyclorisma parva venus clam Cyclorisma parva (Gardner) Legumen ellipticum venus clam Legumen ellipticum Conrad Cyprimeria alta venus clam Cyprimeria alta Conrad Cyprimeria depressa venus clam Cyprimeria depressa Conrad
Cardiida - Tellinidae	"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis, "Linearia pectinis" = Linearis, Solyma sp. "Linearia metastriata" = Linearis tellin clam Linearia metastriata Conrad "Linearia pectinis" = Linearis tellin clam Linearia pectinis Stephenson Solyma sp. Conrad 1870 tellin clam Solyma ? sp.
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatella vadosa Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae	Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis, Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) angulicostata Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis Gabb 1860 clam Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) angulicostata clam Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) ang
Mytilida - Crenellidae	Crenella elegantula Crenella elegantula Meek and Hayden 1862 clam Crenella elegantula Meek & Hayden
Myalinida - Inoceramidae	Tenuipteria argenteus Tenuipteria argenteus clam Tenuiptereus argenteus (Conrad)
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
Ostreida - Bakevelliidae	"Gervillia ensiformis" = Gervilliopsis ensiformis, Gervillia sp. n. sp. "Gervillia ensiformis" = Gervilliopsis ensiformis Conrad 1858 oyster Gervillia ensiformis (Conrad) Gervillia sp. n. sp. Defrance 1820 oyster Gervillia n. sp. (thin and elongat - originally entered as "Gervillia n. sp."
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Pinna (Pinna) laqueata Pinna (Pinna) laqueata Conrad 1858 oyster Pinna (Pinna) laqueata Conrad
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea plumosa Ostrea plumosa Morton 1833 oyster Ostrea plumosa Morton
Ostreida - Flemingostreidae	Cubitostrea tecticosta Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata "Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster Exogyra costata Say
Arcida - Arcidae	Striarca sp. Striarca sp. Conrad 1862 clam Striarca sp.
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Postligata wordeni Postligata wordeni clam Postligata wordeni Gardner
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax "Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad
Arcida - Limopsidae	Limopsis perbrevis Limopsis perbrevis clam Limopsis perbrevis Wade