Sohl and Koch OFR # 227 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as 10.7mi S Eufaula; USGS # 27559

Where: Barbour County, Alabama (31.8° 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; lithified, gray, silty 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 4264: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Lithophagidae indet.
Lithophagidae indet.
Lithophagid borings
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae
Sphenodiscus sp.
Sphenodiscus sp. Meek 1871 ammonite
Sphenodiscus sp.
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella vertebroides, "Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
Turritella vertebroides Morton
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
? Gyrodes sp. n. sp., "Gyrodes spillmani" = Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani, Euspira rectilabrum
? Gyrodes sp. n. sp. Conrad 1860 moon snail
Gyrodes? n. sp. - originally entered as "Gyrodes ? n. sp."
"Gyrodes spillmani" = Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani Gabb 1861 moon snail
Gyrodes spillmani Gabb
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinopsis sp.
Buccinopsis sp. Conrad 1857 true whelk
Buccinopsis sp.
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Deussenia bellalirata, Pyrifusus sp.
Deussenia bellalirata Conrad 1858 snail
Deussenia bellalirata costata Sohl
Pyrifusus sp. Conrad 1858 snail
Pyrifusus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Liopeplum sp., Liopeplum cretaceum
Liopeplum sp. Dall 1890 volute
Liopeplum sp.
Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad 1858 volute
Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Sargana sp.
Sargana sp. Stephenson 1923 murex snail
Sargana sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Pugnellus sp., Graciliala decemlirata, Helicaulax formosa
Pugnellus sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Pugnellus sp.
Graciliala decemlirata Conrad 1858 snail
Graciliala decemlirata Conrad
Helicaulax formosa snail
Helicaulax formosa Stephenson
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Ataphrus sp. n. sp.
Ataphrus sp. n. sp. Gabb 1869 snail
Ataphrus n. sp. - originally entered as "Ataphrus n. sp."
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna sp.
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
Cylichna sp.
Bivalvia
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
Liopistha protexta Conrad
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula monmouthensis
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner 1916 clam
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella conradi, Tenea sp.
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Veniella conradi (Morton)
Tenea sp. Conrad 1870 clam
Tenea sp.
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp., Cyprimeria alta
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp. Conrad 1869 venus clam
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp.
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
Cyprimeria alta Conrad
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora sp.
Cymbophora sp. Gabb 1869 clam
Cymbophora sp.
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Linearia sp. n. sp." = Linearis, "Linearia sp." = Linearis, Solyma aff. elliptica
"Linearia sp. n. sp." = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Linearia n. sp. (convex sulcate) - originally entered as "Linearia n. sp."
"Linearia sp." = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Linearia sp.
Solyma aff. elliptica Gabb 1861 tellin clam
Solyma aff. S. elliptica (Conrad) - originally entered as "Solyma aff. elliptica"
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp., Granocardium (Granocardium) tippananum, Trachycardium eufaulensis, Protocardia (Pachycardium) sp.
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Cardium sp.
Granocardium (Granocardium) tippananum cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) tippan
Trachycardium eufaulensis Conrad 1860 cockle
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad)
Protocardia (Pachycardium) sp. Conrad 1869 cockle
Protocardium (Pachycardium) sp. - originally entered as "Protocardium sp."
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Myrtea stephensoni
Myrtea stephensoni clam
Myrtea stephensoni Gardner
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa, Uddenia sp.
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
Uddenia sp. Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia sp.
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) angulicostata
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) angulicostata clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) ang
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) ornata
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb 1876 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius
Syncyclonema simplicius scallop
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Exogyra costata Say
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca sp.
Striarca sp. Conrad 1862 clam
Striarca sp.
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris hamula
Glycymeris hamula clam
Glycymeris hamula Morton
Bryozoa
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Bryozoa indet.
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (encrusting)
Deuteropoda
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Malacostraca indet.
Malacostraca indet. Latreille 1802
Crab parts
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp.
Cliona sp. demosponge
Clione sp.