PBDB Collection

USGS 6439, Old Canton Landing (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Sohl and Koch OFR # 138

Where: Wilcox County, Alabama (32.1° N, 87.3° W: paleocoordinates 35.4° N, 65.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Discoscaphites conradi ammonoid zone, lower 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, sandy lime mudstone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original calcite

Collected by L.W. Stephenson; reposited in the USNM

Primary reference: C. W. Cooke. 1953. American Upper Cretaceous Echinoidea. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 254-A:1-44 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 4205: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999, edited by Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	metazoan indet. metazoan indet. Worm Tubes
Echinoidea
Cassiduloida -	Hardouinia aequorea Hardouinia aequorea Morton 1834 sea urchin
Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae	Hemiaster wetherbyi Hemiaster wetherbyi de Loriol 1887 heart urchin
unclassified
-	Vertebrata indet. Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801 Fish and 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 tippahensis, "Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus" = Eubaculites carinatus Baculites tippahensis ammonite Baculites tippahensis Conrad "Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus" = Eubaculites carinatus Morton 1834 ammonite Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus
Ammonitida - Scaphitidae	Discoscaphites conradi Discoscaphites conradi Morton 1834 ammonite Discoscaphites conradi (Morton) va
Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae	Sphenodiscus sp. Sphenodiscus sp. Meek 1871 ammonite Sphenodiscus sp.
Nautilida - Nautilidae	Eutrephoceras dekayi Eutrephoceras dekayi Morton 1834 nautiloid Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton)
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Margaritella sp. Margaritella sp. Meek and Hayden 1860 snail Margaritella sp.
Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae	Calliomphalus sp. Calliomphalus sp. Cossmann 1888 snail Calliomphalus sp.
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella cf. forgemoli, Turritella sp., Turritella vertebroides Turritella cf. forgemoli turret shell Turritella cf. T. forgemoli Coquan - originally entered as "Turritella cf. forgemoli" Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell Turritella sp. Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell Turritella vertebroides Morton
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	"Pseudamaura sp." = Ampullina (Pseudamaura) "Pseudamaura sp." = Ampullina (Pseudamaura) Fischer 1885 snail Pseudamaura sp.
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	"Striaticostatum sillimani" = Epitonium sillimani "Striaticostatum sillimani" = Epitonium sillimani Morton 1834 wentletrap Striaticostatum sillimani (Morton)
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Gyrodes abyssinus, "Gyrodes spillmani" = Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani, Euspira sp., Amaurellina stephensoni Gyrodes abyssinus moon snail Gyrodes abyssinus (Morton) "Gyrodes spillmani" = Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani Gabb 1861 moon snail Gyrodes spillmani Gabb Euspira sp. Agassiz 1837 moon snail Euspira sp. Amaurellina stephensoni moon snail Amaurellina stephensoni (Wade)
Neogastropoda -	Neogastropoda indet. Neogastropoda indet. Thiele 1929 snail Neogastropods indeterminate
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Anomalofusus sp., Graphidula sp., Drilluta sp., Bellifusus sp. Anomalofusus sp. Wade 1916 snail Anomalofusus sp. Graphidula sp. Stephenson 1941 snail Graphidula sp. Drilluta sp. Wade 1916 snail Drilluta sp. Bellifusus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail Bellifusus sp.
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	? Hydrotribulus sp., Stantonella sp., Ornopsis sp., Buccinopsis sp. ? Hydrotribulus sp. Wade 1916 true whelk Hydeotribulus ? sp. - originally entered as "Hydeotribulus ? sp." Stantonella sp. Wade 1926 true whelk Stantonella sp. Ornopsis sp. Wade 1916 true whelk Ornopsis sp. Buccinopsis sp. Conrad 1857 true whelk Buccinopsis sp.
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Deussenia sp., Pyrifusus sp. Deussenia sp. Stephenson 1941 snail Deussenia sp. Pyrifusus sp. Conrad 1858 snail Pyrifusus sp.
Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae	Pyropsis sp., Medionapus sp. Pyropsis sp. Conrad 1860 snail Pyropsis spp. Medionapus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail Medionapus sp.
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Longoconcha sp., Volutomorpha sp. Longoconcha sp. Stephenson 1941 volute Longoconcha spp. Volutomorpha sp. Gabb 1877 volute Volutomorpha sp.
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Lowenstamia sp. Lowenstamia sp. Sohl 1964 murex snail Lowenstamia sp.
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Pugnellus sp., Drepanocheilus texanus, Anchura ? noakensis Pugnellus sp. Conrad 1860 snail Pugnellus sp. Drepanocheilus texanus snail Drepanochilus texanus Stephenson - originally entered as "Drepanochilus texanus" Anchura ? noakensis snail Anchura noakensis? Stephenson - originally entered as "Anchura noakensis ?"
Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae	"Xenophora leprosa" = Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa "Xenophora leprosa" = Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa Morton 1834 carrier shell Xenophora leprosa (Morton)
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Nuculana sp. Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam Nuculana sp.
Myalinida - Inoceramidae	Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp., Inoceramus (Endocostea) sp. Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp. Sowerby 1814 clam Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp. Inoceramus (Endocostea) sp. Whitfield 1877 clam Inoceramus (Endocostea) sp.
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Spondylus (Spondylus) sp., Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Spondylus (Spondylus) sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop Spondylus (Spondylus) sp. Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
Pectinida - Limidae	"Lima (Lima) acutilineata" = Limatula acutilineata, "Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Lima reticulata, Lima (Lima) pelagica, Lima (Lima) deatsvillensis, Lima (Lima) sp. "Lima (Lima) acutilineata" = Limatula acutilineata Conrad 1858 file clam Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad "Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Lima reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For Lima (Lima) pelagica Morton 1833 file clam Lima (Lima) pelagica (Morton) Lima (Lima) deatsvillensis file clam Lima (Lima) deatsvillensis Stephen Lima (Lima) sp. Bruguiére 1796 file clam Lima (Lima) sp.
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
Pectinida - Plicatulidae	Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica, Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica Conrad 1860 scallop Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica Conr Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis scallop Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea plumosa Ostrea plumosa Morton 1833 oyster Ostrea plumosa Morton
Ostreida - Flemingostreidae	Cubitostrea tecticosta Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata, Gryphaeostrea vomer, Pycnodonte sp., Pycnodonte vesicularis "Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster Exogyra costata Say Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton 1828 oyster Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton Pycnodonte sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1835 oyster Pycnodonte sp. Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax "Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad
Arcida - Arcidae	Arca sp. Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark Arca sp.
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris cf. rotundata Glycymeris cf. rotundata clam Glycymeris cf. G. rotundata (Gabb) - originally entered as "Glycymeris cf. rotundata"
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Granocardium (Granocardium) kummeli, Cardium sp., Protocardia (Pachycardium) sp. Granocardium (Granocardium) kummeli cockle Granocardium (Granocardium) kummel Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle Cardium sp. Protocardia (Pachycardium) sp. Conrad 1869 cockle Protocardium (Pachycardium) sp. - originally entered as "Protocardium sp."
Cardiida - Veneridae	Legumen ellipticum, Cyprimeria sp. Legumen ellipticum venus clam Legumen ellipticum Conrad Cyprimeria sp. Conrad 1864 venus clam Cyprimeria major Gardner
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Veniella conradi Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam Veniella conradi (Morton)
Hippuritida - Caprinidae	Caprinidae indet. Caprinidae indet. d'Orbigny 1850 rudist Caprinid indeterminate
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Panopea sp. Panopea sp. Menard 1807 clam Panopea sp.
Pandorida - Clavagellidae	Clavagella (Clavagella) armata Clavagella (Clavagella) armata Morton 1833 clam Clavagella (Clavagella) armata Mor
Poromyida - Poromyidae	Liopistha protexta Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam Liopistha protexta Conrad
Lucinida - Mactromyidae	Unicardium sp. Unicardium sp. d'Orbigny 1850 clam Unicardium sp.
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatella vadosa Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
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.