PBDB Collection

USGS Loc. 2646 - Oak Grove [Oak Grove Sand] (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Okaloosa County, Florida (30.9° N, 86.6° W: paleocoordinates 31.3° N, 82.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Oak Grove Formation (Alum Bluff Group), Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Oak Grove Fm of the Alum Bluff Gp, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: late Early Miocene, on the basis of macro fossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown position within formation.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified, gray, green, calcareous sandstone

• grey-green sands, for the most part unconsolidated, in places highly calcareous

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USGS

Primary reference: J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709 [A. Miller/K. Layou/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 42482: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 30.07.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
Trochoidea - Phasianellidae	Tricolia affinis, Tricolia probrevis Tricolia affinis snail rare; ? in occurrence table, T. affinis chipolana Tricolia probrevis snail present
Trochoidea - Skeneidae	Solariorbis microforatis Solariorbis microforatis snail rare
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Chlorostoma exolutum Chlorostoma exolutum top snail rare
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Diodora chipolana Diodora chipolana Dall 1892 snail rare
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	Globularia fischeri, Pachycrommium dodonum n. sp. Globularia fischeri Dall 1892 snail rare Pachycrommium dodonum n. sp. snail rare
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	"Calyptraea crenata n. sp." = Calyptraea (Trochita) crenata, Crepidula aesop, Crepidula fornicata, Crepidula plana, Calyptraea centralis, Crucibulum grande, "Crucibulum chipolanum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum, Crucibulum multilineatum "Calyptraea crenata n. sp." = Calyptraea (Trochita) crenata Gardner 1947 slipper shell rare Crepidula aesop slipper shell present; ? in occurrence table Crepidula fornicata Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell abundant Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell present Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell abundant Crucibulum grande slipper shell present; ? in occurrence table "Crucibulum chipolanum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum Dall 1892 slipper shell abundant; C. chipolanum dodoneum n. subsp. Crucibulum multilineatum Conrad 1842 slipper shell abundant
Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae	Crassispira boadicea Crassispira boadicea snail common
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella alcida, Turritella subgrundifera Turritella alcida turret shell abundant; also T. alcida bicarinata (common) Turritella subgrundifera Dall 1892 turret shell present
Cerithioidea - Litiopidae	Alaba dodona n. sp., Litiopa palaeosargassina Alaba dodona n. sp. snail rare Litiopa palaeosargassina snail rare
Cerithioidea - Planaxidae	Fossarus florius Fossarus florius snail rare; ? in occurrence table
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	Rissoa phagon n. sp. Rissoa phagon n. sp. snail rare
Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae	Petaloconchus sculpturatus, Lemintina granifera Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846 worm shell abundant Lemintina granifera worm shell abundant; ? in occurrence table
Neogastropoda - Olividae	"Oliva liodes" = Oliva (Omogymna) liodes, Olivella cotinados "Oliva liodes" = Oliva (Omogymna) liodes Dall 1903 olive snail present Olivella cotinados olive snail present
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Urosalpinx xustris n. sp., "Muricopsis laccopoia" = Poirieria (Panamurex) laccopoia, "Urosalpinx phagon n. sp." = Poirieria (Panamurex) phagon Urosalpinx xustris n. sp. murex snail present "Muricopsis laccopoia" = Poirieria (Panamurex) laccopoia Gardner 1947 murex snail rare "Urosalpinx phagon n. sp." = Poirieria (Panamurex) phagon Gardner 1947 murex snail present
Neogastropoda - Marginellidae	Marginella (Serrata) coloba, Marginella (Serrata) denticulatoides, Marginella (Serrata) critha n. sp. Marginella (Serrata) coloba Gardner 1947 margin shell present; M. (S.) coloba conoispira Marginella (Serrata) denticulatoides Maury 1910 margin shell common Marginella (Serrata) critha n. sp. Gardner 1947 margin shell present
Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae	Marginella (Gibberuula) dryados, "Marginella (Persicula) majuscula n. sp." = Persicula amplior Marginella (Gibberuula) dryados Maury 1910 snail abundant "Marginella (Persicula) majuscula n. sp." = Persicula amplior Roth 1973 snail rare
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	"Uzita watsoni" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita dryas n. sp." = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita eutykta n. sp." = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita ischna n. sp." = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita bimitrodita n. sp." = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita dalli" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita berthae" = Nassarius (Uzita) "Uzita watsoni" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail present "Uzita dryas n. sp." = Nassarius (Uzita) snail common; also U. dryas leptalea n. subsp. (common) "Uzita eutykta n. sp." = Nassarius (Uzita) snail common "Uzita ischna n. sp." = Nassarius (Uzita) snail rare "Uzita bimitrodita n. sp." = Nassarius (Uzita) snail rare "Uzita dalli" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail common "Uzita berthae" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail common
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Busycon radix n. sp. Busycon radix n. sp. Gardner 1947 whelk rare
Neogastropoda - Columbellidae	Nassarina trachea, Mitrella phagon n. sp., Mitrella perfervida, Mitrella mikra n. sp. Nassarina trachea snail rare Mitrella phagon n. sp. snail common Mitrella perfervida snail present Mitrella mikra n. sp. Gardner 1947 snail common
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	"Vexillum (Uromitra) hamadryas n. sp." = Uromitra "Vexillum (Uromitra) hamadryas n. sp." = Uromitra ribbed mitre abundant
Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae	"Xancus dodonaius n. sp." = Turbinella "Xancus dodonaius n. sp." = Turbinella snail present
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	"Cancellaria bifoliata" = Axelella bifoliata, Cancellaria druidarum n. sp., Cancellaria stibara "Cancellaria bifoliata" = Axelella bifoliata Aldrich 1903 snail present Cancellaria druidarum n. sp. snail common Cancellaria stibara snail rare
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus corrugatus n. sp., Conus dodona n. sp., Conus molis Conus corrugatus n. sp. Sowerby 1870 cone shell abundant Conus dodona n. sp. Gardner 1937 cone shell abundant Conus molis Brown and Pilsbry 1911 cone shell rare
Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae	Nannodiella nemorensis, Glyphostoma aldrichi Nannodiella nemorensis Maury 1910 snail present Glyphostoma aldrichi snail common
Neogastropoda - Drilliidae	"Eumetadrillia dodona n. sp." = Agladrillia (Eumetadrillia) dodona, "Agladrillia subvaricosa" = Clathrodrillia subvaricosa, "Drillia" pachycheila "Eumetadrillia dodona n. sp." = Agladrillia (Eumetadrillia) dodona Gardner 1947 snail common "Agladrillia subvaricosa" = Clathrodrillia subvaricosa Gardner 1938 snail rare "Drillia" pachycheila snail present
Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae	""Mangelia" teirata n. sp." = Cythara (Mangelia), Kurtziella thektapleura, Kurtziella ramondi, Ithycythara tarri ""Mangelia" teirata n. sp." = Cythara (Mangelia) snail rare Kurtziella thektapleura snail rare; ? in occurrence table Kurtziella ramondi snail common Ithycythara tarri Maury 1910 snail common
Neogastropoda - Terebridae	"Terebra (Strioterebrum) langdoni" = Strioterebrum, "Terebra (Strioterebrum) spirifera" = Strioterebrum spiriferum, Terebra aulakoessa n. sp., Spineoterebra psilis "Terebra (Strioterebrum) langdoni" = Strioterebrum auger snail present; ? in occurrence table "Terebra (Strioterebrum) spirifera" = Strioterebrum spiriferum Dall 1895 auger snail present Terebra aulakoessa n. sp. auger snail rare Spineoterebra psilis auger snail present
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	"Strombus aldrichi" = Persististrombus aldrichi, Strombus dodoneus n. sp. "Strombus aldrichi" = Persististrombus aldrichi Dall 1890 true conch present Strombus dodoneus n. sp. conch prolific
Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae	Episcynia mauryi, "Circulus" mitorraphes n. sp. Episcynia mauryi snail common "Circulus" mitorraphes n. sp. snail rare
Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae	Cochliolepis arietina n. sp. Cochliolepis arietina n. sp. snail present
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Sigatica caractica, "Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus n. sp." = Neverita, "Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus" = Neverita chipolanus, "Natica (Tectonatica) semen n. sp." = Tectonatica, "Natica (Naticarius) precursor" = Naticarius precursor, "Polinices judsoni" = Natica judsoni, Sinum dodoneum n. sp., Sinum chipolanum Sigatica caractica Gardner 1947 moon snail common "Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus n. sp." = Neverita moon snail prolific "Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus" = Neverita chipolanus Dall 1892 moon snail present "Natica (Tectonatica) semen n. sp." = Tectonatica moon snail prolific "Natica (Naticarius) precursor" = Naticarius precursor Gardner 1947 moon snail common "Polinices judsoni" = Natica judsoni Maury 1910 moon snail abundant Sinum dodoneum n. sp. moon snail present Sinum chipolanum Dall 1892 moon snail common
Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae	Atys (Roxaniella) gracilis Atys (Roxaniella) gracilis snail rare
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	"Volvula oxytata" = Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata "Volvula oxytata" = Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata Bush 1885 snail abundant
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Cylichnella biplicata, Cylichna quercinensis, Acteocina sphalera Cylichnella biplicata Lea 1845 snail prolific Cylichna quercinensis snail abundant Acteocina sphalera barrel-bubble abundant
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica alvear, "Architectonica quadriseriata" = Architectonica nobilis Architectonica alvear sundial common "Architectonica quadriseriata" = Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial rare
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula stiphera Ringicula stiphera snail rare
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Sulcularia chipolana, Acteon hamadryados, Acteon luculi Sulcularia chipolana snail abundant Acteon hamadryados Maury 1910 snail abundant Acteon luculi Maury 1910 snail rare
Bivalvia
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula sinaria Nucula sinaria Dall 1898 nut clam prolific
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	"Leda proteracuta" = Nuculana, "Leda dodona" = Nuculana "Leda proteracuta" = Nuculana pointed nut clam rare; ? in occurrence table, L. proteracuta leita n. subsp. "Leda dodona" = Nuculana pointed nut clam present
Nuculanida - Yoldiidae	Yoldia frater Yoldia frater clam prolific
Carditida - Crassatellidae	"Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus" = Crassinella, "Crassatellites (Scambula) densus" = Crassatella densus "Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus" = Crassinella clam common "Crassatellites (Scambula) densus" = Crassatella densus Dall 1900 clam abundant
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia himerta" = Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) himerta, Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula "Venericardia himerta" = Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) himerta Dall 1903 clam common Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula Dall 1903 clam present
Carditida - Astartidae	Astarte (Bythiamena) wagneri Astarte (Bythiamena) wagneri clam present
Lucinida - Lucinidae	"Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus" = Miltha chipolana, "Phacoides (Cardiolucina) parawhitfieldi n. sp." = Cardiolucina, "Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis" = Parvilucina, "Divaricella chipolana" = Divaricella (Divaricella) chipolana, "Lucina santarosana" = Pegophysema santarosana, "Phacoides (Linga) densatus" = Linga, "Phacoides (Linga) sp." = Linga, "Phacoides (Lucinisca) plesiolophus" = Lucina (Lucinisca) "Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus" = Miltha chipolana Dall 1903 clam rare "Phacoides (Cardiolucina) parawhitfieldi n. sp." = Cardiolucina clam common "Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis" = Parvilucina clam prolific "Divaricella chipolana" = Divaricella (Divaricella) chipolana Dall 1903 clam rare "Lucina santarosana" = Pegophysema santarosana Dall 1903 clam prolific "Phacoides (Linga) densatus" = Linga clam present "Phacoides (Linga) sp." = Linga de Gregorio 1885 clam rare "Phacoides (Lucinisca) plesiolophus" = Lucina (Lucinisca) clam prolific
Pandorida - Pandoridae	"Pandora (Kennerleyia) dodona" = Pandora (Pandorella) dodona "Pandora (Kennerleyia) dodona" = Pandora (Pandorella) dodona Dall 1903 clam abundant
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	"Panope parawhitfieldi n. sp." = Panopea parawhitfieldi "Panope parawhitfieldi n. sp." = Panopea parawhitfieldi Gardner 1928 clam present
Solenida - Solenidae	Solen amphistemma Solen amphistemma clam present
Solenida - Pharidae	Ensis cf. directus Ensis cf. directus Conrad 1844 clam common
Pholadida - Corbulidae	"Corbula (Bothrocorbula) radiatula" = Bothrocorbula radiatula, Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella, "Corbula waltonensis" = Varicorbula disparilis, "Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitfieldi" = Cuneocorbula whitfieldi "Corbula (Bothrocorbula) radiatula" = Bothrocorbula radiatula Dall 1898 clam common Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella clam present "Corbula waltonensis" = Varicorbula disparilis d'Orbigny 1853 clam present "Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitfieldi" = Cuneocorbula whitfieldi Brown 1905 clam abundant; also C. (C.) whitfieldi stikta n. subsp. (present)
Cardiida - Kelliidae	Bornia dodona, Bornia floridana Bornia dodona clam present Bornia floridana clam rare
Cardiida - Erycinidae	Erycina fabulina, Erycina curtidens, Erycina (Scacchia) actinophora Erycina fabulina clam present Erycina curtidens clam present Erycina (Scacchia) actinophora clam common
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata, "Chione (Lirophora) sellardsi" = Lirophora, "Chione (Lirophora) glyptocyma" = Lirophora, "Dosinia (Dosinidia) liogona" = Dosinia (Dosinia) liogona, "Gafrarium (Gouldia) altum" = Gouldia alta, Callocardia (Agriopoma) prosayana, "Transenella santarosana" = Transennella, "Clementia grayi" = Clementia (Egesta) grayi "Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam abundant "Chione (Lirophora) sellardsi" = Lirophora venus clam rare "Chione (Lirophora) glyptocyma" = Lirophora venus clam prolific; also C. (L.) glyptocyma daphne (rare) "Dosinia (Dosinidia) liogona" = Dosinia (Dosinia) liogona Dall 1903 venus clam common "Gafrarium (Gouldia) altum" = Gouldia alta Dall 1903 venus clam present Callocardia (Agriopoma) prosayana venus clam present; C. (A.) prosayana dodona "Transenella santarosana" = Transennella venus clam present "Clementia grayi" = Clementia (Egesta) grayi Dall 1900 venus clam rare
Cardiida - Mactridae	"Spisula (Hemimactra) densa" = Hemimactra, "Spisula (Hemimactra) dodona" = Hemimactra, "Mactra (Mactrotoma) cymata" = Mactrotoma "Spisula (Hemimactra) densa" = Hemimactra clam prolific "Spisula (Hemimactra) dodona" = Hemimactra clam present "Mactra (Mactrotoma) cymata" = Mactrotoma surfclam rare
Cardiida - Chamidae	Pseudochama chipolana Pseudochama chipolana jewel box abundant
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	Diplodonta sphaeromorpha n. sp., Diplodonta radiata Diplodonta sphaeromorpha n. sp. clam rare; (nucleiformis subsp.?) Diplodonta radiata clam present
Cardiida - Cardiidae	"Cardium (Laevicardium) compressum" = Laevicardium compressum, "Cardium (Fragum) apateticum" = Fragum, "Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium" = Dinocardium taphrium, "Cardium (Acanthocardia) ctenolium" = Acanthocardia, "Cardium (Cerastoderma) panastrum" = Cerastoderma, "Cardium (Cerastoderma) druidicum" = Cerastoderma, "Cardium (Trachycardium) delphicum" = Trachycardium, "Cardium (Trachycardium) malacum" = Trachycardium "Cardium (Laevicardium) compressum" = Laevicardium compressum Dall 1900 cockle common "Cardium (Fragum) apateticum" = Fragum cockle abundant "Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium" = Dinocardium taphrium Dall 1900 cockle prolific "Cardium (Acanthocardia) ctenolium" = Acanthocardia cockle rare "Cardium (Cerastoderma) panastrum" = Cerastoderma cockle rare "Cardium (Cerastoderma) druidicum" = Cerastoderma cockle common "Cardium (Trachycardium) delphicum" = Trachycardium cockle rare "Cardium (Trachycardium) malacum" = Trachycardium cockle present
Cardiida - Semelidae	Semele compacta, Semele (Semelina) striulata, Ervilia chipolana, Ervilia planata Semele compacta clam common Semele (Semelina) striulata clam present Ervilia chipolana Dall 1898 clam present Ervilia planata Dall 1898 clam common
Cardiida - Tellinidae	"Macoma paralenis n. sp." = Macoma (Macoma) paralenis, Tellina (Phyllodina) dodona, Tellina (Eurytellina) roburina, Tellina (Moerella) agria, Tellina (Moerella) hypolispa, Tellina (Moerella) acalypta "Macoma paralenis n. sp." = Macoma (Macoma) paralenis Gardner 1947 tellin clam rare Tellina (Phyllodina) dodona Dall 1898 tellin clam present Tellina (Eurytellina) roburina Dall 1900 tellin clam common Tellina (Moerella) agria Dall 1900 tellin clam present Tellina (Moerella) hypolispa Dall 1900 tellin clam rare; ? in occurrence table Tellina (Moerella) acalypta Dall 1900 tellin clam common
Cardiida - Donacidae	Donax (Paradonax) aldrichi n. sp. Donax (Paradonax) aldrichi n. sp. Gardner 1947 clam rare
Cardiida - Sportellidae	Sportella obolus, Sportella lioconcha, Sportella unicarinata, Sportella lubrica Sportella obolus clam present Sportella lioconcha clam present Sportella unicarinata clam rare Sportella lubrica clam rare
Cardiida - Lasaeidae	Aligena lineata, Aligena pustulosa Aligena lineata aligena common Aligena pustulosa Dall 1898 aligena present
Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae	Gastrochaena dodona n. sp. Gastrochaena dodona n. sp. clam present
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Lithophaga oryzoides n. sp. Lithophaga oryzoides n. sp. mussel rare
Arcida - Glycymerididae	"Glycymeris drymanos n. sp." = Costaglycymeris drymanos "Glycymeris drymanos n. sp." = Costaglycymeris drymanos Gardner 1926 clam prolific; also G. drymanos grapta n. subsp. (prolific)
Arcida - Noetiidae	"Arca (Barbatia) adamsi" = Arcopsis adamsi "Arca (Barbatia) adamsi" = Arcopsis adamsi Dall 1886 clam rare
Arcida - Arcidae	Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides n. sp., "Arca (Diluvarca) dodona" = Anadara (Diluvarca), "Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana" = Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana, "Arca (Barbatia) marylandica" = Barbatia marylandica, Trinacria meekii, "Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra, "Arca umbonata" = Lamarcka imbricata, "Arca (Barbatia) phalacra" = Calloarca (Taeniarca) phalacra Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides n. sp. Gardner 1947 ark present "Arca (Diluvarca) dodona" = Anadara (Diluvarca) ark prolific "Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana" = Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana Dall 1898 ark abundant "Arca (Barbatia) marylandica" = Barbatia marylandica Conrad 1840 clam rare Trinacria meekii clam common "Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark rare "Arca umbonata" = Lamarcka imbricata Bruguière 1789 clam rare "Arca (Barbatia) phalacra" = Calloarca (Taeniarca) phalacra Dall 1890 clam rare
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Atrina chipolana Atrina chipolana oyster present
Ostreida - Malleidae	Pedalion solereperta Pedalion solereperta oyster common
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	"Ostrea haitensis" = Hyotissa haitensis "Ostrea haitensis" = Hyotissa haitensis Sowerby 1850 oyster present
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea pauciplicata Ostrea pauciplicata oyster abundant
Pectinida - Limidae	"Lima carolinensis" = Limaria (Limaria) carolinensis "Lima carolinensis" = Limaria (Limaria) carolinensis Dall 1898 file clam present; ? in occurrence table
Pectinida - Plicatulidae	Plicatula densata Plicatula densata Conrad 1843 scallop present
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia floridana Anomia floridana jingle abundant
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	"Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus" = Chlamys, Spondylus chipolanus "Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus" = Chlamys scallop abundant Spondylus chipolanus Dall 1890 scallop rare
Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	"Cadulus (Gadila) clarae" = Gadila "Cadulus (Gadila) clarae" = Gadila tusk shell prolific
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium (Laevidentalium) santarosanum, Dentalium (Graptacme) eboreum Dentalium (Laevidentalium) santarosanum tusk shell common Dentalium (Graptacme) eboreum tusk shell present