Sohl and Koch OFR # 211 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as ENE Perote; USGS # 25479

Where: Bullock County, Alabama (32.0° N, 85.7° W: paleocoordinates 34.9° N, 63.8° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• Foraminiferal zonation from King and Skotnicki, 1992.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; calcareous sandstone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original calcite

Reposited in the USGS

Collection methods: bulk,

• Sohl collection

Primary reference: N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1987. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) larger invertebrates from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the Atlantic Coastal Plain with further data for the East Gulf. USGS Open File Report 87-194:1-172 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 4248: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Deuteropoda
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Malacostraca indet.
Malacostraca indet. Latreille 1802
Crab parts
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras dekayi
Eutrephoceras dekayi Morton 1834 nautiloid
Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton)
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium ripleyana
Dentalium ripleyana tusk shell
Dentalium ripleyana Gabb
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
? Pseudomalaxis sp., Margaritella pumila
? Pseudomalaxis sp. Fischer 1850 snail
Pseudomalaxis ? sp. - originally entered as "Pseudomalaxis ? sp."
Margaritella pumila snail
Margaritella pumila Stephenson
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp., "Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira, Turritella vertebroides, Laxispira monilifera
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
Laxispira monilifera Sohl 1964 turret shell
Laxispira monilifera Sohl
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Thylacus cretaceus
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad 1860 slipper shell
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Helicaulax formosa
Helicaulax formosa snail
Helicaulax formosa Stephenson
 Neogastropoda -
Neogastropoda indet.
Neogastropoda indet. Thiele 1929 snail
Neogastropods indeterminate
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Liopeplum canalis
Liopeplum canalis Conrad 1858 volute
Liopeplum canalis (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Pyropsis perlata
Pyropsis perlata Conrad 1860 snail
Pyropsis perlata Conrad
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinopsis solida
Buccinopsis solida Wade 1917 true whelk
Buccinopsis solida (Wade)
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Drilluta sp.
Drilluta sp. Wade 1916 snail
Drilluta sp.
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Beretra sp.
Beretra sp. Stephenson 1941 turrid
Beretra sp.
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete cancellaria
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira rectilabrum
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus snail
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) amer
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
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Exogyra costata Say
 Pectinida - Limidae
Plagiostoma ? woodsi, "Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Lima reticulata
Plagiostoma ? woodsi file clam
Plagiostoma ? woodsi Wade - originally entered as "Plagiostoma ? woodsi"
"Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Lima reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam
Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For
 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"
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea (Neitheops) quinquecostata
Neithea (Neitheops) quinquecostata Sowerby 1814 scallop
Neithea (Neitheops) quinquecostata
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis sp.
Limopsis sp. Sassi 1827 clam
Limopsis sp.
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp.
Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp. Conrad 1862 clam
Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp.
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris sp., Postligata wordeni
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
Glycymeris sp.
Postligata wordeni clam
Postligata wordeni Gardner
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis
Nemodon eufaulensis clam
Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis]
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca sp.
Striarca sp. Conrad 1862 clam
Striarca sp.
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis Gabb 1860 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia Stephenson 1941 clam
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea"
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
Liopistha protexta Conrad
 Pandorida - Clavagellidae
Clavagella (Clavagella) armata
Clavagella (Clavagella) armata Morton 1833 clam
Clavagella (Clavagella) armata Mor
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula monmouthensis, Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) sp., Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) terramaria, Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica, Corbula sp.
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner 1916 clam
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. - originally entered as "Caesticorbula sp."
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) terramaria clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) terra - originally entered as "Caesticorbula terramaria"
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
Corbula sp.
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora sp.
Cymbophora sp. Gabb 1869 clam
Cymbophora sp.
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyprimeria alta, Cyprimeria sp., Legumen ellipticum, Cyclorisma parva, Cyclorisma sp.
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
Cyprimeria alta Conrad
Cyprimeria sp. Conrad 1864 venus clam
Cyprimeria major Gardner
Legumen ellipticum venus clam
Legumen ellipticum Conrad
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
Cyclorisma sp. Dall 1902 venus clam
Cyclorisma sp.
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella conradi, Etea sp.
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Veniella conradi (Morton)
Etea sp. Conrad 1873 clam
Etea sp.
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp., Granocardium (Granocardium) tippananum, Trachycardium eufaulensis, Protocardia (Brevicardium) sp.
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Cardium sp.
Granocardium (Granocardium) tippananum cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) tippan
Trachycardium eufaulensis Conrad 1860 cockle
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad)
Protocardia (Brevicardium) sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
Protocardium (Brevicardium) sp. - originally entered as "Protocardium sp."
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp., "Linearia metastriata" = Linearis, "Linearia sp." = Linearis, Aenona eufaulensis
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina sp.
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis tellin clam
Linearia metastriata Conrad
"Linearia sp." = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Linearia sp.
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad)
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Uddenia sp., Crassatella vadosa
Uddenia sp. Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia sp.
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
 Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella crenalirata
Vetericardiella crenalirata clam
Vetericardiella crenalirata (Conra
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte sp.
Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam
Astarte? sp.
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (encrusting)
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp.
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
unclassified
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Vertebrata indet., Vertebrata indet.
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Fish parts
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Shark parts
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp.
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral
Micrabacia spp.
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp.
Cliona sp. demosponge
Clione sp.