PBDB Collection

Sohl and Koch OFR # 148 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Braggs Cut; USGS # 30668

Where: Lowndes County, Alabama (32.0° N, 86.8° W: paleocoordinates 35.2° N, 64.9° W)

• small collection-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; glauconitic, gray, silty claystone

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 4215: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

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Taxonomic list

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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
Polychaeta
Sabellida - Serpulidae	Serpula sp. Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758 Serpula sp.
Serpulimorpha -	Hamulus onyx Hamulus onyx Morton 1834 Hamulus onyx Morton
Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae	Sphenodiscus sp. Sphenodiscus sp. Meek 1871 ammonite Sphenodiscus sp.
Ammonitida - Scaphitidae	Discoscaphites conradi Discoscaphites conradi Morton 1834 ammonite Discoscaphites conradi (Morton) va
Ammonitida - Baculitidae	"Baculites columna" = Trachybaculites columna "Baculites columna" = Trachybaculites columna Morton 1834 ammonite Baculites columna Morton
Nautilida - Nautilidae	Eutrephoceras dekayi Eutrephoceras dekayi Morton 1834 nautiloid Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton)
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail indeterminate gastropods
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	"Striaticostatum sillimani" = Epitonium sillimani "Striaticostatum sillimani" = Epitonium sillimani Morton 1834 wentletrap Striaticostatum sillimani (Morton)
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Crucibulum sp., Thylacus cretaceus Crucibulum sp. Schumacher 1817 slipper shell Crucibulum sp. Thylacus cretaceus Conrad 1860 slipper shell Thylacus cretaceus Conrad
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella sp., Turritella vertebroides, "Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell Turritella sp. Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell Turritella vertebroides Morton "Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira Stephenson 1941 turret shell Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Sorbeoconcha - Acteoninidae	Eoacteon sp. Eoacteon sp. Stephenson 1955 snail Ecoacteon sp. - originally entered as "Ecoacteon sp."
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Gyrodes abyssinus, Gyrodes petrosus Gyrodes abyssinus moon snail Gyrodes abyssinus (Morton) Gyrodes petrosus moon snail Gyrodes petrosus (Morton)
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	Turboella sp. n. sp. Turboella sp. n. sp. Leach in Gray 1847 snail Turboella n. sp. - originally entered as "Turboella n. sp."
Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae	Napulus sp. Napulus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail Napulus sp.
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Bellifusus sp. Bellifusus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail Bellifusus sp.
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Pyrifusus sp. Pyrifusus sp. Conrad 1858 snail Pyrifusus sp.
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Longoconcha sp. Longoconcha sp. Stephenson 1941 volute Longoconcha spp.
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Lowenstamia cf. subplanus Lowenstamia cf. subplanus murex snail Lowenstamia cf. L. subplanus (Gabb - originally entered as "Lowenstamia cf. subplanus"
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Anchura sp. Anchura sp. Conrad 1860 snail Anchura sp.
Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae	"Xenophora leprosa" = Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa "Xenophora leprosa" = Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa Morton 1834 carrier shell Xenophora leprosa (Morton)
Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae	Ellipsoscapha mortoni Ellipsoscapha mortoni Forbes 1845 snail Ellipsoscapha mortoni (Forbes)
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Malletiidae	Malletia longfrons Malletia longfrons clam Malletia longfrons (Conrad)
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula percrassa Nucula percrassa nut clam Nucula percrassa Conrad
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910 clam Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Veniella conradi Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam Veniella conradi (Morton)
Cardiida - Veneridae	Legumen ellipticum Legumen ellipticum venus clam Legumen ellipticum Conrad
Cardiida - Tellinidae	? Tellina sp. ? Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam Tellina ? sp. - originally entered as "Tellina ? sp."
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Granocardium (Granocardium) kummeli Granocardium (Granocardium) kummeli cockle Granocardium (Granocardium) kummel
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Lucina sp. Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam Lucina sp.
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatella vadosa Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae	Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica Morton 1834 clam Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) tho
Myoida -	Eufistulina ripleyana Eufistulina ripleyana clam Eufistulana ripleyana (Stephenson) - originally entered as "Eufistulana ripleyana"
Mytilida - Crenellidae	Crenella serica Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam Crenella serica Conrad
Myalinida - Inoceramidae	Inoceramus (Endocostea) sp., Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp. Inoceramus (Endocostea) sp. Whitfield 1877 clam Inoceramus (Endocostea) sp. Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp. Sowerby 1814 clam Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp.
Pectinida - Neitheoidae	Neithea (Neitheops) quinquecostata Neithea (Neitheops) quinquecostata Sowerby 1814 scallop Neithea (Neitheops) quinquecostata
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Spondylus (Spondylus) sp. Spondylus (Spondylus) sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop Spondylus (Spondylus) sp.
Pectinida - Limidae	Lima (Lima) deatsvillensis Lima (Lima) deatsvillensis file clam Lima (Lima) deatsvillensis Stephen
Pectinida - Plicatulidae	Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica Conrad 1860 scallop Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica Conr
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
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	Pycnodonte vesicularis, "Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata, Gryphaeostrea vomer Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck "Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster Exogyra costata Say Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton 1828 oyster Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton
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
Bryozoa
-	Bryozoa indet. Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831 Reptilian tooth
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae	Micrabacia sp. Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral Micrabacia spp.
Demospongiae
Clavulina - Clionaidae	Cliona sp. Cliona sp. demosponge Clione sp.

Ichnofossils -	Thalassinoides sp. Thalassinoides sp. Ehrenberg 1944 Thalassanoides - originally entered as "Thalassanoides "
Mesostoma
-	Mesostoma sp. Mesostoma sp. Ehrenberg 1837 Mesostoma sp.