Where: Calhoun County, Florida (30.4° N, 85.2° W: paleocoordinates 30.8° N, 81.5° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Chipola Formation (Alum Bluff Group), Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)
• Direct date from 87Sr/86Sr isotope dating of fossils from elsewhere in Chipola Fm [=Burdigalian age].
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified, calcareous marl and unlithified, calcareous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the USGS
Primary reference: J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709 [A. Miller/K. Layou/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 41760: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 20.07.2004, edited by Pete Wagner, Mark Uhen and Austin Hendy
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Cadulus (? Gadila) volvulus n. sp." = Gadila, "Cadulus (Polyschides) lobion n. sp." = Polyschides
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Dentalium (Laevidentalium) santarosanum, Dentalium (Graptacme) eboreum, "Dentalium (Antalis) chipolanum" = Antalis
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"Dentalium (Episiphon) schumoi" = Episiphon
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"Leda proteracuta" = Nuculana, "Leda linifera" = Nuculana, "Leda leptalea" = Nuculana, "Leda acuta" = Nuculana acuta, "Leda canonica" = Saccella canonica
"Leda proteracuta" = Nuculana pointed nut clam abundant; also L. proteracuta dystakta n. subsp. (present), L. proteracuta leita (abundant), and L. proteracuta diamesa (common)
"Leda canonica" = Saccella canonica Dall 1890 pointed nut clam present; also L. canonica meiopykna (present)
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Trinacria meekii, "Arca (Barbatia) marylandica" = Barbatia marylandica, "Arca umbonata" = Lamarcka imbricata, Acar domingensis3, "Arca (Barbatia) phalacra" = Calloarca (Taeniarca) phalacra, Arca paratina, "Arca (Diluvarca) latidentata" = Anadara (Diluvarca), "Arca (Diluvarca) mikkula" = Anadara (Diluvarca), "Arca (Diluvarca) hypomela" = Anadara (Diluvarca), "Arca (Diluvarca) acompsa" = Anadara (Diluvarca), "Arca (Diluvarca) initiator" = Anadara (Diluvarca), "Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana" = Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana
"Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana" = Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana Dall 1898 ark abundant; A. (D.) santarosana geraetera
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"Glycymeris subovata" = Costaglycymeris subovata
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"Arca adamsi" = Arcopsis adamsi
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"Ostrea haitensis" = Hyotissa haitensis
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"Ostrea rugifera" = Cubitostrea rugifera
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Spondylus chipolanus, Amusium (Amusium) precursor, "Pecten (Chlamys) sp." = Chlamys, "Pecten (Chlamys) acanikos" = Lindapecten acanikos, "Pecten (Chlamys) chipolanus" = Lindapecten chipolanus, Pecten burnsii, "Pecten (Chlamys) alumensis" = Antillipecten alumensis, "Pecten (Chlamys) condylomatus" = Lyropecten condylomatus
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Plicatula lepidota n. sp., Plicatula densata
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"? Modiolus (Botula) cinnamomeus" = Botula cinnamomeus
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Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tellia, "Cardita (Carditamera) apotegea" = Carditamera, "Venericardia hadra" = Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hadra
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Crassatellites (Crassinella) triangulatus, "Crassatellites (Scambula) chipolanus" = Kalolophus chipolanus
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"Verticordia (Trigonulina) dalli n. sp." = Trigonulina
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Psamosolen aldrichi n. sp., Solen amphistemma
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"Panope sp." = Panopea
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"Corbula (Bothrocorbula) synarmostes" = Bothrocorbula synarmostes, "Corbula chipolana" = Varicorbula chipolana, Corbula (Caryocorbula) anteniae, Corbula (Caryocorbula) semenoides, "Corbula (Caryocorbula) sphenia" = Corbula sphenia
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"Cardium (Cerastoderma) chipolanum" = Cerastoderma chipolanum, "Cardium (Papyridea) bulbosum" = Papyridea, "Cardium (Trachycardium) virile" = Trachycardium, "Cardium (Trachycardium) inconspicuum" = Trachycardium, "Cardium (Trachycardium) cestum" = Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) cestum, "Cardium (Acanthocardia) propeciliare" = Acanthocardia, "Cardium (Acanthocardia) acrocome" = Agnocardia acrocome, "Cardium (Fragum) aliculum" = Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) aliculum, "Cardium (Fragum) simrothi" = Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) simrothi, "Cardium (Trachycardium) parile" = Nemocardium parile, "Cardium (Fragum) burnsii" = Americardia burnsii, "Cardium (Laevicardium) compressum" = Laevicardium compressum
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Ervilia chipolana, Semele smithii, Semele mutica, Semele stearnsii, Semele scintillata, Semele (Semelina) cytheroidea, Semele chipolana, Abra lapochi
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"Psammobia bowdichi n. sp." = Gari (Psammobia)
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"Metis chipolana" = Florimetis chipolana, Tellina (Eurytellina) pressa, Tellina (Tellinella) chipolana, Tellina (Tellinella) strophia, Tellina (Moerella) acosmita, Tellina (Scissula) lampra, Tellina (Moerella) hypolispa, Tellina (Moerella) cloneta, Tellina (Moerella) acloneta
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"Pitaria (Hysteroconcha) harrisi" = Hysteroconcha, Callocardia (Agriopoma) sincera, "Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata, "Transenella utica" = Transennella, "Transenella chipolana" = Transennella, "Gafrarium (Gouldia) erosum" = Gouldia, Pitaria floridana, Chione chipolana, "Dosinia (Dosinidia) chipolana" = Dosinia chipolana, "Antigona (Ventricola) cf. blandiana" = Ventricolaria blandiana, "Chione (Lirophora) burnsii" = Lirophora
"Chione (Lirophora) burnsii" = Lirophora venus clam common; C. (L.) burnsii discreta n. subsp. (rare)
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"Chama draconis" = Arcinella draconis, Pseudochama chipolana
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Lucina corpulenta, Phacoides (Lucinisca) calhounensis, "Phacoides (Linga) glenni" = Here glenni, "Divaricella chipolana" = Divaricella (Divaricella) chipolana, "Lucina janus" = Pegophysema janus, "Phacoides (Miltha) heilprini" = Armimiltha heilprini, "Codakia (Jagonia) erosa" = Ctena, "Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus" = Miltha chipolana, "Phacoides (Parvilucina) sphaeriolus" = Parvilucina
"Phacoides (Parvilucina) sphaeriolus" = Parvilucina clam abundant; also P. (P.) sphaeriolus angaleus (common)
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Rissoina (Cibdezebina) browniana, Rissoina (Zebinella) chipolana, Rissoina (Mirarissoina) juncea n. sp., Rissoa litiopaopsis n. sp.
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"Natica (Naticarius) precursor n. sp." = Naticarius precursor, "Natica (Tectonatica) semen" = Tectonatica, "Natica (? Tectonatica) platabasis" = Tectonatica, Natica (Natica) alticallosa, Sinum chipolanum, "Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus" = Neverita chipolanus
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Sconsia paralaevigata n. sp.
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"Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) heilprini" = Zonaria heilprinii, "Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) chilona" = Loxacypraea chilona, "Cypraeorbis ballista" = Cypraeorbis willcoxi ballista2, "Zoila arlettae" = Cypraeorbis arlettae2
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"Erato (Hespererato) chipolana" = Hespererato chipolana
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"Strombus chipolanus" = Persististrombus chipolanus, "Strombus aldrichi" = Persististrombus aldrichi
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Olivella cotinados, Olivella oryzoides n. sp., "Olivella eutacta" = Olivella (Olivella) eutacta, Oliva (Omogymna) martensii, "Olivella cofacorys n. sp." = Jaspidella cofacorys
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Brachycythara dasa, ""Cythara" chariessa n. sp." = Cytharella chariessa, ""Cythara" barbadoides n. sp." = Cytharella barbadoides, "Ithycythara compsacosta n. sp." = Cytharella compsacosta, ""Cythara" isabellae" = Cytharella isabellae, "Cythara" anthera, Saccharoturris centrodes, Kurtziella websteri, "Cryoturris daidalea n. sp." = Kurtziella (Cryoturris), ? Ithycythara radinos, ""Mangelia" anthetika n. sp." = Cythara (Mangelia), ""Mangelia" pyrgota" = Cythara (Mangelia), ""Mangelia" lissa" = Cythara (Mangelia), ""Mangelia" louisae" = Cythara (Mangelia)
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Microdrillia hebetika n. sp.
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Clavatula grabaui, Clavatula polyploka, Clavatula euparypha, Clavatula anthera, Clavatula vandenbroecki, Clavatula habra n. sp., Clavatula elatocompsa
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"Drillia" prion n. sp., "Drillia" coryphodes n. sp., "Drillia" trimitrodita n. sp., "Agladrillia aulakoessa n. sp." = Clathrodrillia aulakoessa
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Polystira albidoides n. sp.
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Terebra (Paraterebra) odopoia, "Terebra (Strioterebrum) langdoni" = Strioterebrum, "Terebra (Strioterebrum) chipolana" = Strioterebrum
"Terebra (Strioterebrum) langdoni" = Strioterebrum auger snail abundant; also T. (S.) langdoni perpunctata (common)
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Glyphostoma harrisi, Glyphostoma perieilema, Glyphostoma ischnon n. sp., Glyphostoma belonoides, Glyphostoma nannophues n. sp., "Glyphostoma typhon" = Glyphostoma (Rhiglyphostoma) typhon
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"Vasum aff. engonatum" = Vasum haitensis, "Xancus chipolanus" = Turbinella
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Conomitra apalachee, Fusiturricula paraservata, "Vexillum (Uromitra) barnardense" = Uromitra, "Vexillum (Uromitra) cnestum n. sp." = Uromitra, "Vexillum (Uromitra) mangilopse n. sp." = Uromitra, "Vexillum (Uromitra) amblipleura" = Uromitra, "Vexillum (Uromitra) berkeyi" = Uromitra
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"Phos (Strongylocera) chipolanus" = Pallacera chipolanus, "Uzita cystoides" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita anisonema n. sp." = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita oxia" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita tribaka" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita harrisi" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita cinclis" = Nassarius (Uzita) cinclis, "Uzita dasynema" = Nassarius (Uzita) dasynema, Engoniophos glyptus
"Uzita dasynema" = Nassarius (Uzita) dasynema Gardner 1944 snail common; also U. dasynema cesta (present)
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"Strombina aldrichi" = Strombina (Strombina) aldrichi, Mitrella photeina n. sp., Mitrella stikta n. sp., Mitrella blastos, Mitrella oxia n. sp., Mitrella trajectionis, Mitrella dallina n. sp., Mitrella asema n. sp., Mitrella dalli, Mitrella ischna n. sp., Mitrella nanna n. sp., Mitrella oryzoides n. sp., Mitrella sima
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Lyria pycnopleura, "Strigatella isabellae" = Lyria (Enaeta) isabellae
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Marginella (Serrata) critha, Marginella (Serrata) coloba, Marginella (Serrata) brithia n. sp., Marginella (Serrata) denticulatoides, Marginella (Serrata) chipolana, Marginella (Serrata) euancycla n. sp., Marginella (Serrata) xanthophaes, Marginella (Volvarina) oryzoides, "Marginella (Egouena) aurora" = Prunum aurora, "Marginella (Egouena) lipara" = Prunum lipara, "Marginella (Egouena) eleutheria" = Prunum eleutheria, "Cypraeolina pyrenoides n. sp." = Marginella (Cypraeolina)
Marginella (Serrata) coloba Gardner 1947 margin shell common; also M. (S.) coloba conoispira (common)
"Marginella (Egouena) lipara" = Prunum lipara Gardner 1947 margin shell abundant; also M. (E.) lipara lepta (present)
"Marginella (Egouena) eleutheria" = Prunum eleutheria Gardner 1947 margin shell rare; M. (E.) eleutheria dasa
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"Typhis (Talityphis) alatus" = Typhina alata, Murex (Murex) chipolanus, "Murex (Murex) dasus n. sp." = Murex (Murex) gilli, "Muricopsis laccopoia n. sp." = Poirieria (Panamurex) laccopoia, "Paziella (Dallimurex) lychnia n. sp." = Poirieria (Panamurex) lychnia, "Murex (Chicoreus) folidodes" = Chicoreus (Chicoreus) folidodes, Pteropurpura virginiae
"Typhis (Talityphis) alatus" = Typhina alata Sowerby 1850 murex snail present; T. (T.) alatus obesus
"Paziella (Dallimurex) lychnia n. sp." = Poirieria (Panamurex) lychnia Gardner 1947 murex snail present
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Morum (Oniscidia) chipolanum n. sp.
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Cancellaria aldrichi, Cancellaria paramoorei n. sp., Cancellaria ancycla, "Cancellaria desmotis n. sp." = Axelella desmotis
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"Teinostoma chipolanum" = Teinostoma (Idioraphe) chipolanum
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Syncera microgaza n. sp.
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Capulus chipolanus n. sp.
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"Crucibulum chipolanum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum, Crepidula plana, Crepidula fornicata, Calyptraea centralis
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Strombiformis scotti, "Strombiformis (? Polygireulima) chipolana" = Polygireulima
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"Turritella (? Torcula) mixta" = Torcula, "Turritella (? Torcula) chipolana" = Torcula, Turritella subgrundifera, "Turritella (Torcula) dalli" = Turritella dalli
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Modulus biconicus n. sp.
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"Volvula oxytata" = Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata
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Scaphander langdoni, Acteocina incisula, Acteocina persimilis, Acteocina fischeri, Cylichnella biplicata, Cylichna decapitata
Acteocina incisula barrel-bubble rare; also A. incisula curtoides n. subsp. (abundant) and A. incisula kolos (common)
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"Abderospira chipolana" = Roxania chipolana
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Acteon chipolanus, Acteon korphys, "Acteon fusulus" = Rictaxis fusulus, Sulcularia prosulcata, Sulcularia chipolana
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"Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) bisulcata" = Pseudotorinia, Architectonica chipolana
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"Astraea dalli" = Astralium dalli
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Tricolia affinis, Tricolia probrevis n. sp.
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