Sohl and Koch OFR # 225 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as 10 mi S Eufaula; USGS # 28425

Where: Barbour County, Alabama (31.7° N, 85.1° W: paleocoordinates 34.6° N, 63.3° W)

• small collection-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; 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. 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 4262: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp.
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral
Micrabacia spp.
Echinoidea
 Cassiduloida -
"Hardouinia sp." = Harduinia
"Hardouinia sp." = Harduinia d'Archiac and Haime 1853 sea urchin
Hardouinea sp.
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Ataphrus sp. n. sp.
Ataphrus sp. n. sp. Gabb 1869 snail
Ataphrus n. sp. - originally entered as "Ataphrus n. sp."
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira rectilabrum, Polinices kummeli, Amaurellina stephensoni
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
Polinices kummeli Sohl 1960 moon snail
Polinices kummeli Sohl
Amaurellina stephensoni moon snail
Amaurellina stephensoni (Wade)
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Deussenia sp.
Deussenia sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Deussenia sp.
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinopsis sp.
Buccinopsis sp. Conrad 1857 true whelk
Buccinopsis sp.
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
? Drilluta sp., "? Palaeopsephaea sp." = Paleopsephaea, Remera sp.
? Drilluta sp. Wade 1916 snail
Drilluta ? sp. - originally entered as "Drilluta ? sp."
"? Palaeopsephaea sp." = Paleopsephaea Wade 1926 snail
Paleopsephaea ? sp. - originally entered as "Paleopsephaea ? sp."
Remera sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Remera sp.
 Neogastropoda - Moreidae
Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) sp.
Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) sp. snail
Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) sp. - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus sp."
 Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae
Schizobasis sp.
Schizobasis sp. Wade 1916 snail
Schizobasis sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Pterocerella sp., Graciliala decemlirata
Pterocerella sp. Meek 1864 snail
Pterocerella sp.
Graciliala decemlirata Conrad 1858 snail
Graciliala decemlirata Conrad
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella tippana
Turritella tippana Conrad 1858 turret shell
Turritella tippana Conrad
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Postligata sp., Glycymeris sp. n. sp., Glycymeris rotundata
Postligata sp. Gardner 1916 clam
Postligata sp.
Glycymeris sp. n. sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
Glycymeris n. sp. (many teeth) - originally entered as "Glycymeris n. sp."
Glycymeris rotundata clam
Glycymeris rotundata (Gabb)
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius
Syncyclonema simplicius scallop
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) sp., Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Anomia (Anomia) sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) sp.
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp.
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostrea sp.
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillia sp.
Gervillia sp. Defrance 1820 oyster
Gervillia sp.
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis, Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) cerulea, Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp.
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis Gabb 1860 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) cerulea clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) cer
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp. Dietrich 1933 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp.
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina sp., "Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia, Myrtea stephensoni
Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
Lucina sp.
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia Stephenson 1941 clam
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea"
Myrtea stephensoni clam
Myrtea stephensoni Gardner
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora berryi
Cymbophora berryi clam
Cymbophora berryi (Gardner)
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma parva, Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp., Cyprimeria alta
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp. Conrad 1869 venus clam
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp.
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
Cyprimeria alta Conrad
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella conradi
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Veniella conradi (Morton)
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia (Brevicardium) sp., Cardium sp., Granocardium (Granocardium) kummeli, Trachycardium eufaulensis
Protocardia (Brevicardium) sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
Protocardium (Brevicardium) sp. - originally entered as "Protocardium sp."
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Cardium sp.
Granocardium (Granocardium) kummeli cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) kummel
Trachycardium eufaulensis Conrad 1860 cockle
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad)
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellinimera buboana, Tellinimera gabbi, Liothyris sp., Liothyris cf. carolinensis, Aenona eufaulensis
Tellinimera buboana tellin clam
Tellinimeria buboana Stephenson - originally entered as "Tellinimeria buboana"
Tellinimera gabbi tellin clam
Tellinimeria gabbi Gardner - originally entered as "Tellinimeria gabbi"
Liothyris sp. Conrad 1873 tellin clam
Liothyris sp.
Liothyris cf. carolinensis Conrad 1875 tellin clam
Liothyris cf. L. carolinensis (Con - originally entered as "Liothyris cf. carolinensis"
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 sp.
Vetericardiella sp. Chavan 1969 clam
Vetericardiella sp.
Bryozoa
  -
Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (encrusting)
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus onyx
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp.
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Mesostoma
  -
Mesostoma sp.
Mesostoma sp. Ehrenberg 1837
Mesostoma sp.