Sohl and Koch OFR # 127 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Moscow Landing; USGS # 31460

Where: Sumter County, Alabama (32.4° N, 88.0° W: paleocoordinates 35.9° N, 66.0° 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 4194: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
rhizopodea indet.
Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
? Linthia sp.
? Linthia sp. Desor 1853 heart urchin
Linthia sp.? - originally entered as "Linthia ? sp."
unclassified
  -
Vertebrata indet., Vertebrata indet., Vertebrata indet.
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Fish parts
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Bone material
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Shark parts
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (encrusting)
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp.
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
"Baculites columna" = Trachybaculites columna, Baculites tippahensis, "Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus" = Eubaculites carinatus
"Baculites columna" = Trachybaculites columna Morton 1834 ammonite
Baculites columna Morton
Baculites tippahensis ammonite
Baculites tippahensis Conrad
"Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus" = Eubaculites carinatus Morton 1834 ammonite
Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus
 Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Discoscaphites sp., Discoscaphites iris
Discoscaphites sp. Meek 1870 ammonite
Discoscaphites sp.
Discoscaphites iris Conrad 1858 ammonite
Discoscaphites iris Conrad
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras dekayi
Eutrephoceras dekayi Morton 1834 nautiloid
Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton)
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
indeterminate gastropods
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Cylindrotruncatum sp.
Cylindrotruncatum sp. Sohl 1963 snail
Cylindrotruncata sp.
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp., "Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira, Turritella vertebroides
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella sp.
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
Turritella vertebroides Morton
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Thylacus cretaceus
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad 1860 slipper shell
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
"Striaticostatum sillimani" = Epitonium sillimani
"Striaticostatum sillimani" = Epitonium sillimani Morton 1834 wentletrap
Striaticostatum sillimani (Morton)
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Gyrodes abyssinus, Gyrodes petrosus, Euspira sp.
Gyrodes abyssinus moon snail
Gyrodes abyssinus (Morton)
Gyrodes petrosus moon snail
Gyrodes petrosus (Morton)
Euspira sp. Agassiz 1837 moon snail
Euspira sp.
 Neogastropoda -
Neogastropoda indet.
Neogastropoda indet. Thiele 1929 snail
Neogastropods indeterminate
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Graphidula sp., Drilluta sp., Bellifusus sp.
Graphidula sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Graphidula sp.
Drilluta sp. Wade 1916 snail
Drilluta sp.
Bellifusus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Bellifusus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Pyrifusus sp.
Pyrifusus sp. Conrad 1858 snail
Pyrifusus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Medionapus sp.
Medionapus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Medionapus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Napulus sp.
Napulus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Napulus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Longoconcha sp.
Longoconcha sp. Stephenson 1941 volute
Longoconcha spp.
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula amica
Nucula amica Gardner 1916 nut clam
Nucula amica Gardner
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga sp.
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
Lithophaga sp.
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten (Pecten) venustus
Pecten (Pecten) venustus scallop
Pecten (Pecten?) venustus Morton
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata, Gryphaeostrea vomer, Pycnodonte vesicularis
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Exogyra costata Say
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton 1828 oyster
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon sp.
Nemodon sp. Conrad 1869 clam
Nemodon sp.
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam
Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca rostellata
Arca rostellata ark
Arca rostellata (Morton)
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia (Brevicardium) fragile, Protocardia (Brevicardium) sp.
Protocardia (Brevicardium) fragile Stephenson 1941 cockle
Protocardium (Brevicardium) fragil - originally entered as "Protocardium fragile"
Protocardia (Brevicardium) sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
Protocardium (Brevicardium) sp. - originally entered as "Protocardium sp."
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma parva, Legumen sp.
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
Legumen sp. Conrad 1858 venus clam
Legumen sp.
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella conradi
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Veniella conradi (Morton)
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia texana Stephenson
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp., Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp. Dietrich 1933 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp.
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica Morton 1834 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) tho
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp.
Cliona sp. demosponge
Clione sp.