FGS L-93 - Gulf Hammock [Inglis Limestone] (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Levy County, Florida (29.2° N, 82.7° W: paleocoordinates 29.4° N, 75.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Inglis Limestone Formation (Ocala Group), Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Inglis Fm of the Ocala Group, which is overlain by the Williston Limestone, and overlies the Avon Park Limestone; originally proposed as Inglis Member of Moodys Branch Fm by Vernon (1951). AGE: Priabonian; Moodys Branch=Bartonian (JAS 14 October 2010); emended to Priabonian as no longer placed in Moodys Branch Fm (AJWH 15 August 2014). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within formation.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified limestone

• very indurated, cream to tan, hard, dense limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the FLMNH

Collection methods: salvage,

• COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Formerly at Florida Geological Survey; likely now at Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH).

Primary reference: H. G. Richards and K.V.W. Palmer. 1953. Eocene Mollusks from Citrus and Levy Counties, Florida. Florida Geological Survey Geological Bulletin (35) [A. Miller/K. Layou/K. Layou]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41453: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 14.07.2004, edited by Austin Hendy

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Gastropoda
 Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
Eovasum vernoni n. sp. snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bellatara americana n. sp. cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella fischeri n. sp. turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Batillariidae
Batillaria advena n. sp. snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Ampullinopsis citrinensis n. sp., "Pseudocrommium brucei n. sp." = Pachycrommium
"Pseudocrommium brucei n. sp." = Pachycrommium snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Laevella floridana n. gen. n. sp.
Laevella floridana n. gen. n. sp. true conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Seraphsidae
"Terebellum (Seraphs) belemnitum n. sp." = Seraphs
"Terebellum (Seraphs) belemnitum n. sp." = Seraphs snail
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia inglisia n. sp. snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Papillina gunteri n. sp. snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus "sp. A" Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus palmerae Hendricks and Portell 2008 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
"Pseudotoma floridana n. sp." = Genota (Pseudotoma)
"Pseudotoma floridana n. sp." = Genota (Pseudotoma) snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Conomitra sp. Conrad 1865 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Caricella obsoleta n. sp. volute
Sycospira eocenica n. gen. n. sp. volute
Lapparia conradi n. sp. volute
Lyria pycnopleura volute
L. pycnopleura eocenia, n. subsp.
Athleta arangia n. sp. volute
 Sorbeoconcha - Personidae
"Distorsio (Personella) jacksonensis n. sp." = Distorsio jacksonensis
"Distorsio (Personella) jacksonensis n. sp." = Distorsio jacksonensis Meyer 1885 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Pediculariidae
Cypraedia fenestralis Conrad 1854 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix floridanus n. sp. hoof shell
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia palmerae n. sp. clam
? Barbatia inglisia n. sp. Richards and Palmer 1953 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris lisbonensis Harris 1919 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Volsella sp. Scopoli 1777 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Fimbria vernoni n. sp. Richards 1953 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula densata Conrad 1854 clam
 Cardiida - Glossidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium (Trigoniocardium) protoaliculum n. sp." = Trigoniocardia (Americardia) protoaliculum, "Cardium (Dinocardium) levyi n. sp." = Laevicardium (Dinocardium) levyi, "Cardium (Trachycardium) cf. claibornense" = Agnocardia claibornense
"Cardium (Trigoniocardium) protoaliculum n. sp." = Trigoniocardia (Americardia) protoaliculum Richards 1953 cockle
"Cardium (Dinocardium) levyi n. sp." = Laevicardium (Dinocardium) levyi Richards 1953 cockle
"Cardium (Trachycardium) cf. claibornense" = Agnocardia claibornense Aldrich 1911 cockle
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia scabricostata" = Cardita (Glans) scabricostata, Venericardia withlacoochensis n. sp.
"Venericardia scabricostata" = Cardita (Glans) scabricostata Guppy 1866 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Callianassidae
Callianassa inglisestris n. sp. Roberts 1953 decapod
decapod claws
Echinoidea
 Clypeasteroida - Protoscutellidae
Periarchus lyelli Conrad 1834 sand dollar
P. lyelli floridanus