Sohl and Koch OFR # 203 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as N Orion; USGS # 27912 : 27528

Where: Montgomery County, Alabama (32.0° N, 86.0° W: paleocoordinates 35.0° N, 64.1° W)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Contusotruncana contusa foram zone, lower Member (Providence Formation), Early/Lower Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• Foraminiferal zonation from King and Skotnicki, 1992.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, gray, silty, calcareous sandstone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, 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 4240: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (branching)
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus onyx, Longitubus sp.
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
Longitubus sp.
Longitubus sp.
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Baculitidae
"Baculites columna" = Trachybaculites columna
"Baculites columna" = Trachybaculites columna Morton 1834 ammonite
Baculites columna Morton
 Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Scaphites sp.
Scaphites sp. Parkinson 1811 ammonite
Scaphites sp.
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Dentalium sp.
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp.
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Cadulus sp.
Gastropoda
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
? Calliomphalus sp.
? Calliomphalus sp. Cossmann 1888 snail
Calliomphalus ? sp. - originally entered as "Calliomphalus ? sp."
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira, Laxispira monilifera, Turritella hilgardi, Turritella sp., "Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira, Turritella vertebroides
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira Stephenson 1941 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Laxispira monilifera Sohl 1964 turret shell
Laxispira monilifera Sohl
Turritella hilgardi turret shell
Turritella hilgardi Sohl
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
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Drilluta sp.
Drilluta sp. Wade 1916 snail
Drilluta sp.
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete cancellaria
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Moreidae
Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) sp.
Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) sp. snail
Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) sp. - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus sp."
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Longoconcha sp.
Longoconcha sp. Stephenson 1941 volute
Longoconcha spp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Pugnellus sp., Anchura sp.
Pugnellus sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Pugnellus sp.
Anchura sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Anchura sp.
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) argillensis, Camptonectes (Camptonectes) sp.
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) argillensis scallop
Camptonectes (Campt.) argillenis (
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) sp. Meek 1864 scallop
Camptonectes (Comptonectes) sp.
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Lima) sp.
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 - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius
Syncyclonema simplicius scallop
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp.
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
Pteria sp.
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna (Pinna) sp.
Pinna (Pinna) sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Pinna (Pinna) sp.
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp.
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostrea sp.
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis
Nemodon eufaulensis clam
Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis]
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax
"Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam
Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca cuneata
Striarca cuneata clam
Striarca cuneata Gabb
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium (Granocardium) cf. bowenae, Trachycardium sp.
Granocardium (Granocardium) cf. bowenae cockle
Granocardium (G.) cf. G. (G.) bowe - originally entered as "Granocardium cf. bowenae"
Trachycardium sp. Mörch 1853 cockle
Trachycardium sp.
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Aenona eufaulensis, "Linearia metastriata" = Linearis
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad)
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis tellin clam
Linearia metastriata Conrad
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma sp., Cyprimeria alta
Cyclorisma sp. Dall 1902 venus clam
Cyclorisma sp.
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
Cyprimeria alta Conrad
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) sp., Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica, Corbula sp.
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. - originally entered as "Caesticorbula sp."
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
Corbula sp.
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
Liopistha protexta Conrad
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis Gabb 1860 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
Deuteropoda
  -
Malacostraca indet.
Malacostraca indet. Latreille 1802
Crab parts
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp.
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral
Micrabacia spp.