Where: Charlotte County, Florida (26.9° N, 82.0° W: paleocoordinates 26.9° N, 81.8° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Bermont Formation, Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)
• COMMENTS: The Caloosahatchee Marl is given the stage age Sangamonian; indicated by Portell & Kittle (2010) that this locality was in fact the Bermont Formation. AGE: Assigned Late Pleistocene in original text; Middle Pleistocene in Portell & Kittle (2010) on the basis of 87Sr/86Sr isotope analyses.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified, phosphatic, shelly/skeletal, gray, sandy marl
Size classes: macrofossils, microfossils
Collection methods: bulk,
Primary reference: J. R. DuBar. 1962. Neogene Biostratigraphy of the Charlotte Harbor Area in Southwestern Florida. Florida Geological Survey Geological Bulletin 43 1-83 [A. Miller/K. Layou/K. Layou]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 41705: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 20.07.2004, edited by Austin Hendy
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Thecostraca | |
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778 barnacle | |
Ostracoda | |
Puriana rugipunctata ostracod | |
Cytherura johnsoni ostracod
Cytherura wardensis Howe and Brown 1935 ostracod | |
Cytheromorpha warneri Howe and Spurgeon 1935 ostracod
Loxoconcha reticularis Edwards 1944 ostracod | |
Hulingsina ashermani ostracod | |
Campylocythere sp. ostracod
Acuticythereis laevissima ostracod | |
Aurila conradi ostracod | |
Climacoidea pleurata ostracod | |
Scaphopoda | |
Cadulus quadridentatus tusk shell | |
Dentalium ceratum tusk shell
Dentalium spp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Helisoma conanti snail | |
Chrysallida cf. locklini, Odostomia spp., "Oscilla biseriata" = Odostomia (Oscilla), Turbonilla spp., Longchaeus "sp. a", "Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) "sp. a"" = Chemnitzia
Chrysallida cf. locklini snail
Odostomia spp. Fleming 1817 snail
"Oscilla biseriata" = Odostomia (Oscilla) snail
Turbonilla spp. Risso 1826 snail
Longchaeus "sp. a" Mörch 1875 snail
"Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) "sp. a"" = Chemnitzia d'Orbigny 1840 snail | |
"Ringicula floridana" = Ringicula (Ringiculella) floridana
"Ringicula floridana" = Ringicula (Ringiculella) floridana Dall 1890 snail | |
"Bittium varium" = Bittiolum varium, Rhinoclavis caloosaensis, Cerithium litharium, Cerithium sp., Cerithium "sp. a", "Cerithium vicinia" = Cerithium atratum, "Bittium" sp.
"Bittium varium" = Bittiolum varium Pfeiffer 1840 cerith snail
Rhinoclavis caloosaensis cerith snail
Cerithium litharium cerith snail
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
Cerithium "sp. a" Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
"Cerithium vicinia" = Cerithium atratum Born 1778 cerith snail
"Bittium" sp. Gray 1847 cerith snail | |
"Alabina adamsi" = Finella adamsi
"Alabina adamsi" = Finella adamsi Dall 1889 snail | |
Turritella subannulata turret shell
Vermicularia spirata Philippi 1836 turret shell | |
Melanella calkinsi snail
Melanella spp. Bowdich 1822 snail | |
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus, Crepidula plana, Crepidula maculosa, "Crucibulum auriculum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) auricula
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus Gmelin 1791 slipper shell
Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell
Crepidula maculosa Conrad 1846 slipper shell
"Crucibulum auriculum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) auricula Gmelin 1791 slipper shell | |
"Triphora bolax" = Triphora hemphilli
"Triphora bolax" = Triphora hemphilli Bartsch 1907 snail | |
Ficus papyratia Say 1822 fig shell | |
"Trivia pediculus" = Pusula pediculus, "Erato maugeriae" = Archierato maugeriae
"Trivia pediculus" = Pusula pediculus Linnaeus 1758 snail
"Erato maugeriae" = Archierato maugeriae Gray 1832 snail | |
Strombus alatus Gmelin 1792 conch | |
"Marginella apicina" = Prunum apicinum, "Marginella eulima" = Prunum roscidum, Marginella pardalis, Marginella spp.
"Marginella apicina" = Prunum apicinum Menke 1828 margin shell
"Marginella eulima" = Prunum roscidum Redfield 1860 margin shell
Marginella pardalis margin shell
Marginella spp. Lamarck 1799 margin shell | |
"Murex pomum" = Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum, Eupleura caudata, "Urosalpinx perrugatus" = Urosalpinx perrugata, "Cantharus perplexus" = Calotrophon ostrearum
"Murex pomum" = Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum Gmelin 1791 murex snail
Eupleura caudata Say 1822 murex snail
"Urosalpinx perrugatus" = Urosalpinx perrugata Conrad 1846 murex snail
"Cantharus perplexus" = Calotrophon ostrearum Conrad 1846 murex snail | |
"Gibberulina ovuliformis" = Granulina ovuliformis
"Gibberulina ovuliformis" = Granulina ovuliformis d'Orbigny 1842 snail | |
"Oliva sayana" = Oliva (Ispidula) sayana, Olivella mutica
"Oliva sayana" = Oliva (Ispidula) sayana Ravenel 1834 olive snail
Olivella mutica Say 1822 olive snail | |
Melongena corona Gmelin 1791 snail
Busycon contrarium Conrad 1840 whelk | |
Nassarius bidentatus, Nassarius locklini, Nassarius "sp. b", Nassarius vibex, "Nassarius floridensis" = Nassarius antillarum
Nassarius bidentatus snail
Nassarius locklini snail
Nassarius "sp. b" Duméril 1806 snail
Nassarius vibex Say 1822 snail
"Nassarius floridensis" = Nassarius antillarum d'Orbigny 1847 snail | |
Fasciolaria tulipa, "Fasciolaria apicina" = Fasciolaria (Fasciolaria) apicina
Fasciolaria tulipa Linnaeus 1758 tulip snail
"Fasciolaria apicina" = Fasciolaria (Fasciolaria) apicina Dall 1890 tulip snail | |
Anachis caloosaensis snail
Anachis sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
"Anachis gardnerae" = Mitrella gardnerae Olsson and Harbison 1953 snail A. gardnerae and A. gardnerae escarinata
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"Terebra concava" = Strioterebrum concava, "Terebra dislocata" = Strioterebrum dislocatum, Terebra "sp. a", Terebra spp.
"Terebra concava" = Strioterebrum concava Say 1827 auger snail
"Terebra dislocata" = Strioterebrum dislocatum Say 1822 auger snail
Terebra "sp. a" Bruguière 1789 auger snail
Terebra spp. Bruguière 1789 auger snail | |
Daphnella elata snail | |
"Conus stearnsi" = Conus jaspideus
"Conus stearnsi" = Conus jaspideus Gmelin 1791 cone shell | |
"Clathrodrillia ostrearum" = Pyrgospira ostrearum
"Clathrodrillia ostrearum" = Pyrgospira ostrearum Stearns 1872 snail | |
"Mitramorpha cincta" = Mitromorpha dormitor
"Mitramorpha cincta" = Mitromorpha dormitor Sowerby 1844 snail | |
Cancellaria conradiana Dall 1890 snail | |
Tectonatica pusilla, "Polinices duplicatus" = Neverita duplicatus
Tectonatica pusilla Say 1822 moon snail
"Polinices duplicatus" = Neverita duplicatus Say 1822 moon snail | |
Caecum cf. cinctum, Caecum cornellum, Caecum floridanum, Caecum sp., Caecum ? tortile, Caecum imbricatum, "Caecum regulare" = Caecum (Caecum) regulare
Caecum cf. cinctum snail
Caecum cornellum snail
Caecum sp. Fleming 1813 snail
Caecum ? tortile snail
Caecum imbricatum Carpenter 1858 snail C. imbricatum, C. imbricatum subsp. b (new?) and C. imbricatum subsp.?
"Caecum regulare" = Caecum (Caecum) regulare Carpenter 1858 snail | |
"Hydrobia" spp. Hartmann 1821 snail | |
Rissoina liriope snail | |
"Turbo castaneus" = Turbo (Senectus) castanea
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Calliostoma seminolum top snail
Calliostoma spp. Swainson 1840 top snail | |
Diodora cf. caloosaensis snail
Diodora cayenensis Lamarck 1822 snail | |
"Bulla occidentalis" = Bulla striata
"Bulla occidentalis" = Bulla striata Bruguiére 1792 snail | |
Atys sandersoni snail
Atys obscuratus Dall 1896 snail | |
Cylichnella cf. gabbi, "Retusa canaliculata" = Acteocina canaliculata
Cylichnella cf. gabbi snail
"Retusa canaliculata" = Acteocina canaliculata Say 1826 barrel-bubble | |
Bivalvia | |
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Nuculana acuta Conrad 1832 pointed nut clam | |
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima Say 1820 Atlantic Nut Clam | |
? Modiolus cf. americanus Leach 1815 mussel
Brachiodontes exustus mussel | |
"Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata
"Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata Montagu 1808 clam | |
"Ostrea sculpturata" = Conradostrea sculpturata, Crassostrea virginica
"Ostrea sculpturata" = Conradostrea sculpturata Conrad 1840 oyster
Crassostrea virginica Gmelin 1791 oyster | |
"Lima scabra" = Ctenoides (Ctenoides) scabra
"Lima scabra" = Ctenoides (Ctenoides) scabra Born 1778 file clam | |
Plicatula "sp. a", "Plicatula marginata" = Plicatula gibbosa
"Plicatula marginata" = Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck 1801 scallop | |
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle | |
"Chlamys fuscopurpureus" = Lindapecten muscosus, Chlamys spp., Chlamys caloosaensis, "Chlamys nodosus" = Nodipecten nodosus, "Chlamys anteamplicostatus" = Argopecten anteamplicostata, Spondylus rotundatus
"Chlamys fuscopurpureus" = Lindapecten muscosus Wood 1828 scallop
Chlamys spp. Röding 1798 scallop
Chlamys caloosaensis Dall 1898 scallop
"Chlamys anteamplicostatus" = Argopecten anteamplicostata Mansfield 1936 calico scallop
Spondylus rotundatus Heilprin 1887 scallop | |
Glycymeris americana, "Glycymeris arata" = Tucetona arata
Glycymeris americana Defrance 1826 clam | |
"Fossularca adamsi" = Arcopsis adamsi
"Fossularca adamsi" = Arcopsis adamsi Dall 1886 clam | |
Anadara megerata, Anadara "sp. a", Anadara "sp. c", "Anadara transversa" = Anadara (Larkinia) transversa, "Anadara lienosa" = Anadara (Rasia) lienosa
Anadara megerata ark
Anadara "sp. a" Gray 1847 ark
Anadara "sp. c" Gray 1847 ark
"Anadara transversa" = Anadara (Larkinia) transversa Say 1822 ark
"Anadara lienosa" = Anadara (Rasia) lienosa Say 1832 ark | |
"Phacoides waccamawensis" = Bellucina waccamawensis, "Phacoides radians" = Callucina keenae, "Phacoides anodonta" = Stewartia anodonta, "Phacoides nassula" = Lucinisca nassula, Lucina pensylvanica, Anodontia alba, "Codakia costata" = Parvilucina costata, "Phacoides multilineatus" = Parvilucina multistriata, Divaricella sp., "Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis
"Phacoides waccamawensis" = Bellucina waccamawensis Dall 1903 clam
"Phacoides radians" = Callucina keenae Chavan 1971 clam
"Phacoides anodonta" = Stewartia anodonta Say 1824 clam
Anodontia alba Link 1807 clam
"Codakia costata" = Parvilucina costata d'Orbigny 1846 clam
"Phacoides multilineatus" = Parvilucina multistriata Conrad 1841 clam P. multilineatus and P. multilineatus subsp. a
Divaricella sp. Martens 1880 clam
"Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Pandora cf. crassidens" = Pandora (Clidiophora) crassidens
"Pandora cf. crassidens" = Pandora (Clidiophora) crassidens Conrad 1838 clam | |
Juliacorbula scutata, Caryocorbula leonensis, "Caryocorbula barrattiana" = Caryocorbula caribaea, "Varicorbula caloosae" = Corbula (Varicorbula)
Juliacorbula scutata Gardner 1943 clam
"Varicorbula caloosae" = Corbula (Varicorbula) clam | |
Mulinia lateralis Say 1822 clam | |
Gouldia cf. cerina, Macrocallista maculata, "Macrocallista nimbosa" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) nimbosa, Parastarte triquetra, Mercenaria campechiensis, "Chione latilirata" = Lirophora (Lirophora) latilirata, "Chione grus" = Timoclea grus, Anomalocardia caloosana, "Dosinia elegans" = Dosinia (Dosinidia) elegans, Chione morsitans, Chione cancellata, "Pitar cf. sayana" = Pitar morrhuanus
Gouldia cf. cerina Adams 1845 venus clam
Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
"Macrocallista nimbosa" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) nimbosa Solander 1786 venus clam
Parastarte triquetra Conrad 1862 venus clam
Mercenaria campechiensis Gmelin 1791 quahog
"Chione grus" = Timoclea grus Holmes 1858 venus clam
Anomalocardia caloosana venus clam
"Dosinia elegans" = Dosinia (Dosinidia) elegans Conrad 1838 venus clam
Chione morsitans venus clam
Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
"Pitar cf. sayana" = Pitar morrhuanus Dall 1902 venus clam | |
"Echinochama cornuta" = Arcinella cornuta Conrad 1866 jewel box
Chama caloosana jewel box
Chama gardnerae jewel box
Chama willcoxii jewel box | |
Diplodonta acclinis Conrad 1832 clam | |
Laevicardium mortoni, Trigoniocardia willcoxi, Dinocardium robustum, "Trachycardium cf. muricatum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum, Trachycardium emmonsi, Trachycardium sp.
Laevicardium mortoni Conrad 1831 cockle
Trigoniocardia willcoxi cockle
Dinocardium robustum Lightfoot 1786 cockle
"Trachycardium cf. muricatum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Trachycardium emmonsi cockle
Trachycardium sp. Mörch 1853 cockle | |
Macoma "sp. a", Tellina sp., "Tellina tayloriana" = Tellina (Eurytellina) tayloriana, "Tellina cf. agilis" = Angulus agilis, Tellidora lunulata
Macoma "sp. a" Leach 1819 tellin clam
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
"Tellina tayloriana" = Tellina (Eurytellina) tayloriana Sowerby 1867 tellin clam
"Tellina cf. agilis" = Angulus agilis Stimpson 1857 tellin clam
Tellidora lunulata Adams 1856 tellin clam | |
Semele bellastriata Conrad 1837 clam
Semele perlamellosa Heilprin 1887 clam
Abra aequalis Say 1822 abra
Cumingia amydra clam | |
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"Cardita floridana" = Carditamera floridana, "Cardita arata" = Carditamera arata, "Cardita tridentata" = Pleuromeris tridentata
"Cardita floridana" = Carditamera floridana Conrad 1838 clam
"Cardita arata" = Carditamera arata Conrad 1832 clam
"Cardita tridentata" = Pleuromeris tridentata Say 1826 clam | |
Articulata | |
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Foraminifera | |
Globigerina sp. d'Orbigny 1826 | |
Tubothalamea | |
Quinqueloculina "sp. a" d'Orbigny 1826
Quinqueloculina spp. d'Orbigny 1826 | |
Foraminifera | |
Angulogerina occidentalis Cushman 1923 | |
Globothalamea | |
Cibicides spp. Monfort 1808 | |
Foraminifera | |
Nodosariata | |
Lagena substriata Williamson 1848 | |
Murex salleanus | |
"Murex salleanus" = Chicoreus dilectus
"Murex salleanus" = Chicoreus dilectus Adams 1854 |