Sohl and Koch OFR # 57 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as E Pontotoc; USGS # 25425

Where: Pontotoc County, Mississippi (34.3° N, 89.0° W: paleocoordinates 37.9° N, 66.4° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Discoscaphites conradi ammonoid zone, lower Member (Prairie Bluff Formation), Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• Haustator bilira assemblage zone

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic, gray, sandy siltstone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original calcite

Reposited in the USGS

Collection methods: bulk,

• Sohl 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 4137: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp. demosponge
Clione sp.
unclassified
  -
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Fish parts
Echinoidea
 Cassiduloida -
"Hardouinia weatherbyi" = Harduinia
"Hardouinia weatherbyi" = Harduinia sea urchin
Hardouinea weatherbyi deLoriol
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Reptilian tooth
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (encrusting)
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus ripleyanus
Hamulus ripleyanus Harbison
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lycettia tippanus mussel
Lycettia tippanus (Conrad)
Botula carolinensis mussel
Botula carolinensis (Conrad)
Botula ripleyana mussel
Botula ripleyana (Gabb)
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam
Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea plumosa Morton 1833 oyster
Ostrea plumosa Morton
Arctostrea falacata oyster
Arctostrea falacata (Gabb)
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton 1828 oyster
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Exogyra costata Say
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna (Pinna) laqueata Conrad 1858 oyster
Pinna (Pinna) laqueata Conrad
 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."
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) sp. Meek 1864 scallop
Camptonectes (Comptonectes) sp.
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea (Neitheops) sp. Stewart 1930 scallop
Neithea (Neitheops) sp.
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica Conrad 1860 scallop
Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica Conr
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Lima (Lima) acutilineata" = Limatula acutilineata, "Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Lima reticulata
"Lima (Lima) acutilineata" = Limatula acutilineata Conrad 1858 file clam
Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad
"Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Lima reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam
Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Clavipholas pectorosa clam
Claripholas pectorosa (Conrad)
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Cardium sp.
Protocardia (Pachycardium) spillmani cockle
Protocardium (Pachycardium) spillm - originally entered as "Protocardium spillmani"
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Linearia pectinis" = Linearis
"Linearia pectinis" = Linearis tellin clam
Linearia pectinis Stephenson
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Veniella conradi (Morton)
Tenea parilis clam
Tenea parilis Conrad
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Legumen ellipticum venus clam
Legumen ellipticum Conrad
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp. Conrad 1869 venus clam
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp.
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) tippana venus clam
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) tippana (Con
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
Cyprimeria alta Conrad
 Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata Conrad 1858 clam
Leptosolen biplicata (Conrad)
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea monmouthensis clam
Panopea monmouthensis Gardner
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
Liopistha protexta Conrad
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Laternula sp. Röding 1798 clam
Laternula sp.
Anatimya sp. Conrad 1860 clam
Anatymya sp. - originally entered as "Anatymya sp."
Plectomya sp. Loriol 1868 clam
Plectomya sp.
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis Gabb 1860 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula percrassa nut clam
Nucula percrassa Conrad
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
"Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus" = Eubaculites carinatus, Baculites sp.
"Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus" = Eubaculites carinatus Morton 1834 ammonite
Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus
Baculites sp. Lamarck 1799 ammonite
Baculites sp. (Smooth-ovate)
 Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Discoscaphites sp. Meek 1870 ammonite
Discoscaphites sp.
Discoscaphites conradi Morton 1834 ammonite
Discoscaphites conradi (Morton) va
 Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae
Sphenodiscus pleurisepta Conrad 1857 ammonite
Sphenodiscus pleurisepta (Conrad)
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Ellipsoscapha ? sp.
Ellipsoscapha mortoni Forbes 1845 snail
Ellipsoscapha mortoni (Forbes)
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Weeksia deplanata snail
Weeksia deplanata (Johnson)
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
? Neritina sp. Lamarck 1816 snail
Neritina ? sp. - originally entered as "Neritina ? sp."
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira, Turritella sp., "Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira Stephenson 1941 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella sp.
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Gyrodes abyssinus moon snail
Gyrodes abyssinus (Morton)
Gyrodes petrosus moon snail
Gyrodes petrosus (Morton)
"Gyrodes spillmani" = Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani Gabb 1861 moon snail
Gyrodes spillmani Gabb
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Napulus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Napulus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Pyrifusus sp. Conrad 1858 snail
Pyrifusus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Graphidula sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Graphidula sp.
Drilluta cf. buboanus Sohl 1964 snail
Drilluta cf. buboanus Sohl - originally entered as "Drilluta cf. buboanus"
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Volutomorpha sp. Gabb 1877 volute
Volutomorpha sp.
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Lowenstamia cf. subplanus murex snail
Lowenstamia cf. L. subplanus (Gabb - originally entered as "Lowenstamia cf. subplanus"
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Pugnellus sp. Conrad 1860 snail
originally entered as "Pugnellus "
Pugnellus sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Pugnellus sp.
Pterocerella pontotocensis snail
Pterocerella pontotocensis Sohl
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
"Xenophora leprosa" = Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa
"Xenophora leprosa" = Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa Morton 1834 carrier shell
Xenophora leprosa (Morton)
 Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae
Turbinopsis sp. Conrad 1860 snail
originally entered as "Turbinopsis "
Deuteropoda
  -
Malacostraca indet. Latreille 1802
Crab parts