Sohl and Koch OFR # 107 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Looksokold Ck; USGS # 31504

Where: Sumter County, Alabama (32.7° N, 88.3° W: paleocoordinates 36.2° N, 66.2° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• Haustator bilira assemblage zone

• member-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 4174: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999, edited by Austin Hendy

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Trochocyathidae indet., Belmnites sp.
Trochocyathidae indet.
Trochocyathid coral
Belmnites sp.
Belemnite sp. - originally entered as "Belemnite sp."
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp.
Cliona sp. demosponge
Clione sp.
Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Echinoid sp. - originally entered as "Echinoidea sp."
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus onyx
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp.
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet., Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Reptilian tooth
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (encrusting)
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Margaritella sp.
Margaritella sp. Meek and Hayden 1860 snail
Margaritella sp.
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Avellana sp.
Avellana sp. d'Orbigny 1842 snail
Avellana ? sp.
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp.
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella sp.
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Striaticostatum sparsum, "Striaticostatum sillimani" = Epitonium sillimani
Striaticostatum sparsum Sohl 1964 wentletrap
Striaticostatum sparsum Sohl
"Striaticostatum sillimani" = Epitonium sillimani Morton 1834 wentletrap
Striaticostatum sillimani (Morton)
 Neogastropoda -
Neogastropoda indet.
Neogastropoda indet. Thiele 1929 snail
Neogastropods indeterminate
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Drilluta sp., Bellifusus sp.
Drilluta sp. Wade 1916 snail
Drilluta sp.
Bellifusus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Bellifusus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Napulus sp.
Napulus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Napulus sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira sp., Gyrodes petrosus
Euspira sp. Agassiz 1837 moon snail
Euspira sp.
Gyrodes petrosus moon snail
Gyrodes petrosus (Morton)
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp.
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Cadulus sp.
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula monmouthensis, Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner 1916 clam
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
 Hippuritida - Monopleuridae
Gyropleura sp. n. sp.
Gyropleura sp. n. sp. Douvillé 1887 rudist
Gyropleura s. sp. - originally entered as "Gyropleura n. sp."
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
? Tellina sp.
? Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina ? sp. - originally entered as "Tellina ? sp."
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp.
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Cardium sp.
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina sp., Myrtea stephensoni
Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
Lucina sp.
Myrtea stephensoni clam
Myrtea stephensoni Gardner
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 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
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea plumosa
Ostrea plumosa Morton 1833 oyster
Ostrea plumosa Morton
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Lima) sp., Lima (Lima) pelagica, Lima (Lima) sellardsi
Lima (Lima) sp. Bruguiére 1796 file clam
Lima (Lima) sp.
Lima (Lima) pelagica Morton 1833 file clam
Lima (Lima) pelagica (Morton)
Lima (Lima) sellardsi Stephenson 1941 file clam
Lima (Lima) sellardsi Stephenson
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis, Plicatula (Plicatula) sp., Plicatula (Plicatula) sp.
Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis scallop
Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis
Plicatula (Plicatula) sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop
Plicatula (Plicatula) sp.
Plicatula (Plicatula) sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop
Plicatula (Plicatula) sp. (fine ri
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus (Spondylus) sp., Pecten sp.
Spondylus (Spondylus) sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Spondylus (Spondylus) sp.
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
Pecten sp.
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
Atreta melleni
Atreta melleni scallop
Atreta melleni (Stephenson)
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp.
Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp. Conrad 1862 clam
Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp.
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras dekayi
Eutrephoceras dekayi Morton 1834
Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton)
Thecostraca
 Cirripedia -
Cirripedia indet.
Cirripedia indet. Rafinesque 1816 barnacle
Barnacles plates