Sohl and Koch OFR # 82 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as N Starkville; USGS # 25435

Where: Okitibbeha County, Mississippi (33.5° N, 88.8° W: paleocoordinates 37.1° N, 66.5° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• Haustator bilira assemblage zone

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, gray, silty lime mudstone

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 4156: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp.
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Gastropoda
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
? Calliomphalus sp.
? Calliomphalus sp. Cossmann 1888 snail
Calliomphalus ? sp. - originally entered as "Calliomphalus ? sp."
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp., Turritella vertebroides
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella sp.
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
Turritella vertebroides Morton
 Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae
Turbinopsis sp., Turbinopsis cf. curta
Turbinopsis sp. Conrad 1860 snail
originally entered as "Turbinopsis "
Turbinopsis cf. curta snail
"? cf. curta" Turbinopsis ? cf. T. curta Whitfie - originally entered as "Turbinopsis ? cf. curta"
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira cf. rectilabrum, Gyrodes abyssinus, Gyrodes petrosus
Euspira cf. rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira cf. Euspira rectilabrum (C - originally entered as "Euspira cf. rectilabrum"
Gyrodes abyssinus moon snail
Gyrodes abyssinus (Morton)
Gyrodes petrosus moon snail
Gyrodes petrosus (Morton)
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Napulus sp.
Napulus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Napulus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Stantonella sp., Ornopsis sp.
Stantonella sp. Wade 1926 true whelk
Stantonella ? sp.
Ornopsis sp. Wade 1916 true whelk
Ornopsis sp.
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
? Drilluta sp., ? Bellifusus sp., Graphidula sp.
? Drilluta sp. Wade 1916 snail
Drilluta ? sp. - originally entered as "Drilluta ? sp."
? Bellifusus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Bellifusus ? sp. - originally entered as "Bellifusus ? sp."
Graphidula sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Graphidula sp.
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Pyrifusus sp.
Pyrifusus sp. Conrad 1858 snail
Pyrifusus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
? Pyropsis sp., Pyropsis sp.
? Pyropsis sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Pyropsis ? sp. - originally entered as "Pyropsis ? sp."
Pyropsis sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Pyropsis spp.
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Longoconcha sp.
Longoconcha sp. Stephenson 1941 volute
Longoconcha spp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
"Xenophora leprosa" = Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa
"Xenophora leprosa" = Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa Morton 1834 carrier shell
Xenophora leprosa (Morton)
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Anchura ? noakensis, Anchura sp., Pugnellus sp.
Anchura ? noakensis snail
Anchura noakensis? Stephenson - originally entered as "Anchura noakensis ?"
Anchura sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Anchura sp.
Pugnellus sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Pugnellus sp.
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha mortoni
Ellipsoscapha mortoni Forbes 1845 snail
Ellipsoscapha mortoni (Forbes)
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Baculites sp.
Baculites sp. Lamarck 1799 ammonite
Baculites sp.
 Ammonitida - Nostoceratidae
Nostoceras ? turrilites
Nostoceras ? turrilites ammonite
Nostoceras ? turrilites - originally entered as "Nostoceras ? turrilites"
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
"Eutrephoceras perlata" = Eutrephoceras perlatus
"Eutrephoceras perlata" = Eutrephoceras perlatus Morton 1834
Eutrephoceras perlata Morton
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte vesicularis, "Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Exogyra costata Say
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys (Radiopecten) mississippensis
Chlamys (Radiopecten) mississippensis scallop
Chlamys (Radiopecten) mississippen
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Paranomia scabra
Paranomia scabra scallop
Paranomia scabra (Morton)
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Lima (Lima) acutilineata" = Limatula acutilineata, "Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Pseudolimea reticulata
"Lima (Lima) acutilineata" = Limatula acutilineata Conrad 1858 file clam
Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad
"Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Pseudolimea reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam
Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp.
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp. Sowerby 1814 clam
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp.
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp.
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
Glycymeris sp.
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam
Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Anatimya sp.
Anatimya sp. Conrad 1860 clam
Anatymya sp. - originally entered as "Anatymya sp."
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
Liopistha protexta Conrad
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp., Protocardia (Pachycardium) spillmani
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Cardium sp.
Protocardia (Pachycardium) spillmani cockle
Protocardium (Pachycardium) spillm - originally entered as "Protocardium spillmani"
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora sp.
Cymbophora sp. Gabb 1869 clam
Cymbophora sp.
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyprimeria alta
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
Cyprimeria alta Conrad
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella conradi
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Veniella conradi (Morton)
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica Morton 1834 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) tho
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula percrassa, Nucula perequalis
Nucula percrassa nut clam
Nucula percrassa Conrad
Nucula perequalis nut clam
Nucula perequalis Conrad?
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp.
Cliona sp. demosponge
Clione sp.