USGS Loc. 5632 - 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

• gray-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 42605: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 03.08.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula aesop slipper shell
rare; ? in occurrence table
Crepidula fornicata Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
present
Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell
rare
Crucibulum multilineatum Conrad 1842 slipper shell
present
"Crucibulum chipolanum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum Dall 1892 slipper shell
common; C. chipolanum dodoneum
Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell
common
 Cerithioidea - Litiopidae
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella alcida turret shell
common; also T. alcida bicarinata (present)
Turritella subgrundifera Dall 1892 turret shell
present
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus dodoneus conch
present
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella cotinados olive snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Uzita watsoni" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita dryas" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita eutykta" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita dalli" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita berthae" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Phos (Strongylocera) tribakus n. sp." = Pallacera tribakus
"Uzita watsoni" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
rare
"Uzita dryas" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
common; also U. dryas leptalea (common)
"Uzita eutykta" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
present
"Uzita dalli" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
present
"Uzita berthae" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
common
"Phos (Strongylocera) tribakus n. sp." = Pallacera tribakus Gardner 1944 snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
"Strombina aldrichi" = Strombina (Strombina) aldrichi Maury 1910 snail
rare; S. aldrichi nemoralis
Nassarina trachea snail
rare
Mitrella phagon snail
present
Mitrella mikra Gardner 1947 snail
present
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus corrugatus Sowerby 1870 cone shell
abundant
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
"Drillia" pachycheila snail
present
"Eumetadrillia dodona" = Agladrillia (Eumetadrillia) dodona Gardner 1947 snail
present
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Nannodiella nemorensis Maury 1910 snail
rare
Glyphostoma aldrichi snail
present
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Kurtziella ramondi snail
present
Ithycythara tarri Maury 1910 snail
common
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
"Terebra (Strioterebrum) langdoni" = Strioterebrum, "Terebra (Strioterebrum) spirifera" = Strioterebrum spiriferum, Spineoterebra psilis
"Terebra (Strioterebrum) langdoni" = Strioterebrum auger snail
present, ? in occurrence table; also T. (S.) langdoni perpunctata (rare, ? in occurrence table)
"Terebra (Strioterebrum) spirifera" = Strioterebrum spiriferum Dall 1895 auger snail
present; ? in occurrence table
Spineoterebra psilis auger snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Polystira aff. tenagos Gardner 1947 turrid
rare
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
"Vexillum (Uromitra) hamadryados" = Uromitra
"Vexillum (Uromitra) hamadryados" = Uromitra ribbed mitre
common
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Serrata) xanthophaes Gardner 1947 margin shell
rare
Marginella (Serrata) coloba Gardner 1947 margin shell
present; M. (S.) coloba conoispira (present)
Marginella (Serrata) critha Gardner 1947 margin shell
present
 Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
"Marginella (Persicula) majuscula" = Persicula amplior, Marginella (Gibberula) dryados
"Marginella (Persicula) majuscula" = Persicula amplior Roth 1973 snail
rare
Marginella (Gibberula) dryados Maury 1910 snail
common
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
"Cancellaria bifoliata" = Axelella bifoliata, Cancellaria druidarum, Cancellaria stibara n. sp., "Cancellaria runchaena" = Cancellaria (Massyla) runchaena
"Cancellaria bifoliata" = Axelella bifoliata Aldrich 1903 snail
rare
Cancellaria druidarum snail
present
Cancellaria stibara n. sp. snail
rare
"Cancellaria runchaena" = Cancellaria (Massyla) runchaena Gardner 1947 snail
rare; ? in occurrence table
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sigatica caractica, "Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus" = Neverita, "Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus" = Neverita chipolanus, Sinum dodoneum, "Polinices judsoni" = Natica judsoni, "Natica (Tectonatica) semen" = Tectonatica
Sigatica caractica Gardner 1947 moon snail
present
"Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus" = Neverita moon snail
rare
"Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus" = Neverita chipolanus Dall 1892 moon snail
rare
Sinum dodoneum moon snail
rare
"Polinices judsoni" = Natica judsoni Maury 1910 moon snail
present
"Natica (Tectonatica) semen" = Tectonatica moon snail
abundant
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846 worm shell
present
Lemintina granifera worm shell
rare; ? in occurrence table
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
"Circulus" anthera snail
present
Episcynia mauryi n. sp. snail
present
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Sulcularia chipolana snail
common
Acteon hamadryados Maury 1910 snail
common
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica alvear, "Architectonica quadriseriata" = Architectonica nobilis
Architectonica alvear sundial
rare
"Architectonica quadriseriata" = Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial
rare
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichnella biplicata Lea 1845 snail
abundant
Cylichna quercinensis snail
common
Acteocina sphalera barrel-bubble
present
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
"Volvula oxytata" = Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata
"Volvula oxytata" = Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata Bush 1885 snail
common; V. oxytata dodona n. subsp.
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Noetiidae
"Arca (Barbatia) adamsi" = Arcopsis adamsi
"Arca (Barbatia) adamsi" = Arcopsis adamsi Dall 1886 clam
rare
 Arcida - Arcidae
Trinacria meekii, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides, "Arca (Diluvarca) dodona" = Anadara (Diluvarca), "Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana" = Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana, "Arca umbonata" = Lamarcka imbricata, "Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra
Trinacria meekii clam
present
Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides Gardner 1947 ark
present
"Arca (Diluvarca) dodona" = Anadara (Diluvarca) ark
common
"Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana" = Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana Dall 1898 ark
present
"Arca umbonata" = Lamarcka imbricata Bruguière 1789 clam
rare
"Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark
rare
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycymeris drymanos" = Costaglycymeris drymanos
"Glycymeris drymanos" = Costaglycymeris drymanos Gardner 1926 clam
common; also G. drymanos grapta (rare)
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia floridana jingle
present
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus" = Chlamys
"Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus" = Chlamys scallop
common
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea pauciplicata oyster
common
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Phacoides (Cardiolucina) parawhitfieldi" = Cardiolucina, "Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis" = Parvilucina, "Phacoides (Lucinisca) plesiolophus" = Lucina (Lucinisca), Phacoides (Bellucina) nereididetus
"Phacoides (Cardiolucina) parawhitfieldi" = Cardiolucina clam
rare
"Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis" = Parvilucina clam
prolific
"Phacoides (Lucinisca) plesiolophus" = Lucina (Lucinisca) clam
abundant
 Pandorida - Pandoridae
"Pandora (Kennerleyia) dodona" = Pandora (Pandorella) dodona
"Pandora (Kennerleyia) dodona" = Pandora (Pandorella) dodona Dall 1903 clam
present
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitfieldi" = Cuneocorbula whitfieldi, "Corbula (Bothrocorbula) radiatula" = Bothrocorbula radiatula, Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella
"Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitfieldi" = Cuneocorbula whitfieldi Brown 1905 clam
abundant; also C. (C.) whitfieldi stikta (present)
"Corbula (Bothrocorbula) radiatula" = Bothrocorbula radiatula Dall 1898 clam
present
 Cardiida - Sportellidae
 Cardiida - Lasaeidae
Aligena lineata aligena
rare
 Cardiida - Kelliidae
Bornia dodona clam
rare
 Cardiida - Erycinidae
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama chipolana jewel box
present
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Gafrarium (Gouldia) altum" = Gouldia alta, "Transenella santarosana" = Transennella, "Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata, "Chione (Lirophora) glyptocyma" = Lirophora, "Dosinia (Dosinidia) liogona" = Dosinia (Dosinia) liogona
"Gafrarium (Gouldia) altum" = Gouldia alta Dall 1903 venus clam
rare
"Transenella santarosana" = Transennella venus clam
rare
"Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
present
"Chione (Lirophora) glyptocyma" = Lirophora venus clam
prolific; also C. (L.) glyptocyma daphne (rare)
"Dosinia (Dosinidia) liogona" = Dosinia (Dosinia) liogona Dall 1903 venus clam
present
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Spisula (Hemimactra) densa" = Hemimactra
"Spisula (Hemimactra) densa" = Hemimactra clam
abundant
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium (Cerastoderma) druidicum" = Cerastoderma, "Cardium (Fragum) apateticum" = Fragum, "Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium" = Dinocardium taphrium
"Cardium (Cerastoderma) druidicum" = Cerastoderma cockle
rare
"Cardium (Fragum) apateticum" = Fragum cockle
abundant
"Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium" = Dinocardium taphrium Dall 1900 cockle
present
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Eurytellina) roburina Dall 1900 tellin clam
rare
Tellina (Phyllodina) dodona Dall 1898 tellin clam
rare
Tellina (Moerella) acalypta Dall 1900 tellin clam
rare
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia chipolana Dall 1898 clam
present
Ervilia planata Dall 1898 clam
present
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula Dall 1903 clam
present
"Venericardia himerta" = Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) himerta Dall 1903 clam
present
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatellites (Scambula) densus" = Crassatella densus
"Crassatellites (Scambula) densus" = Crassatella densus Dall 1900 clam
present
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sinaria Dall 1898 nut clam
abundant
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda dodona" = Nuculana
"Leda dodona" = Nuculana pointed nut clam
rare
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia frater clam
abundant
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
"Cadulus (Gadila) clarae" = Gadila
"Cadulus (Gadila) clarae" = Gadila tusk shell
abundant