PBDB Collection

USGS Loc. 5633 - 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 42657: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 03.08.2004

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Taxonomic list

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Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	"Cadulus (Gadila) clarae" = Gadila "Cadulus (Gadila) clarae" = Gadila tusk shell present
Gastropoda
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Crepidula fornicata, Crepidula plana, "Crucibulum chipolanum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum, Calyptraea centralis Crepidula fornicata Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell present Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell rare "Crucibulum chipolanum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum Dall 1892 slipper shell common; C. chipolanum dodoneum Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell present
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella alcida, Turritella subgrundifera Turritella alcida turret shell present; also T. alcida bicarinata (present) Turritella subgrundifera Dall 1892 turret shell rare
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	"Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus" = Neverita, Sigatica caractica, "Natica (Tectonatica) semen" = Tectonatica "Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus" = Neverita moon snail rare Sigatica caractica Gardner 1947 moon snail rare "Natica (Tectonatica) semen" = Tectonatica moon snail rare
Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae	Petaloconchus sculpturatus Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846 worm shell present
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	"Vexillum (Uromitra) hamadryas" = Uromitra "Vexillum (Uromitra) hamadryas" = Uromitra ribbed mitre present
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Cancellaria druidarum Cancellaria druidarum snail rare
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	"Uzita watsoni" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita dryas" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita eutykta" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita dalli" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita berthae" = Nassarius (Uzita) "Uzita watsoni" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail rare "Uzita dryas" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail present "Uzita eutykta" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail rare "Uzita dalli" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail rare "Uzita berthae" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail present
Neogastropoda - Columbellidae	Mitrella phagon Mitrella phagon snail rare
Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae	Marginella (Gibberula) dryados Marginella (Gibberula) dryados Maury 1910 snail rare
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus dodona, Conus fusiformis n. sp., Conus corrugatus Conus dodona Gardner 1937 cone shell present Conus fusiformis n. sp. Fischer 1807 cone shell rare Conus corrugatus Sowerby 1870 cone shell common
Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae	Kurtziella thektapleura n. sp., Kurtziella ramondi, Ithycythara tarri Kurtziella thektapleura n. sp. snail rare Kurtziella ramondi snail rare Ithycythara tarri Maury 1910 snail rare
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Polystira aff. tenagos Polystira aff. tenagos Gardner 1947 turrid rare
Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae	Episcynia mauryi Episcynia mauryi snail rare
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica alvear Architectonica alvear sundial rare
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Acteon hamadryados, Sulcularia chipolana Acteon hamadryados Maury 1910 snail present Sulcularia chipolana snail rare
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	"Volvula oxytata" = Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata "Volvula oxytata" = Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata Bush 1885 snail rare; V. oxytata dodona
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Acteocina sphalera, Cylichnella biplicata, Cylichna quercinensis Acteocina sphalera barrel-bubble rare Cylichnella biplicata Lea 1845 snail common Cylichna quercinensis snail rare
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Yoldiidae	Yoldia frater Yoldia frater clam present
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula sinaria Nucula sinaria Dall 1898 nut clam common
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella, "Corbula (Bothrocorbula) radiatula" = Bothrocorbula radiatula Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella clam rare "Corbula (Bothrocorbula) radiatula" = Bothrocorbula radiatula Dall 1898 clam rare
Cardiida - Sportellidae	Sportella lioconcha, Sportella unicarinata Sportella lioconcha clam rare Sportella unicarinata clam rare
Cardiida - Lasaeidae	Aligena lineata Aligena lineata aligena rare
Cardiida - Chamidae	Pseudochama chipolana Pseudochama chipolana jewel box rare
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata, "Chione (Lirophora) glyptocyma" = Lirophora, "Dosinia (Dosinidia) liogona" = Dosinia (Dosinia) liogona "Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam rare "Chione (Lirophora) glyptocyma" = Lirophora venus clam abundant "Dosinia (Dosinidia) liogona" = Dosinia (Dosinia) liogona Dall 1903 venus clam present
Cardiida - Mactridae	"Spisula (Hemimactra) densa" = Hemimactra "Spisula (Hemimactra) densa" = Hemimactra clam present
Cardiida - Erycinidae	Erycina fabulina, Erycina (Scacchia) actinophora Erycina fabulina clam rare Erycina (Scacchia) actinophora clam rare
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina (Eurytellina) roburina, Tellina (Moerella) acalypta Tellina (Eurytellina) roburina Dall 1900 tellin clam rare Tellina (Moerella) acalypta Dall 1900 tellin clam rare
Cardiida - Semelidae	Ervilia planata, Ervilia chipolana Ervilia planata Dall 1898 clam rare Ervilia chipolana Dall 1898 clam rare
Cardiida - Cardiidae	"Cardium (Fragum) apateticum" = Fragum, "Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium" = Dinocardium taphrium, "Cardium (Trachycardium) malacum" = Trachycardium, "Cardium (Cerastoderma) druidicum" = Cerastoderma "Cardium (Fragum) apateticum" = Fragum cockle rare "Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium" = Dinocardium taphrium Dall 1900 cockle common "Cardium (Trachycardium) malacum" = Trachycardium cockle rare "Cardium (Cerastoderma) druidicum" = Cerastoderma cockle present
Lucinida - Lucinidae	"Lucina santarosana" = Pegophysema santarosana, "Phacoides (Cardiolucina) parawhitfieldi" = Cardiolucina, "Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis" = Parvilucina, "Phacoides (Lucinisca) plesiolophus" = Lucina (Lucinisca) "Lucina santarosana" = Pegophysema santarosana Dall 1903 clam present "Phacoides (Cardiolucina) parawhitfieldi" = Cardiolucina clam rare "Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis" = Parvilucina clam present "Phacoides (Lucinisca) plesiolophus" = Lucina (Lucinisca) clam rare
Carditida - Crassatellidae	"Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus" = Crassinella, "Crassatellites (Scambula) densus" = Crassatella densus "Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus" = Crassinella clam present "Crassatellites (Scambula) densus" = Crassatella densus Dall 1900 clam present
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula, "Venericardia himerta" = Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) himerta Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula Dall 1903 clam present "Venericardia himerta" = Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) himerta Dall 1903 clam rare
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	"Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus" = Chlamys "Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus" = Chlamys scallop present
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia floridana Anomia floridana jingle present
Arcida - Arcidae	Trinacria meekii, "Arca (Diluvarca) dodona" = Anadara (Diluvarca), "Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana" = Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana Trinacria meekii clam rare "Arca (Diluvarca) dodona" = Anadara (Diluvarca) ark present "Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana" = Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana Dall 1898 ark rare
Arcida - Glycymerididae	"Glycymeris drymanos" = Costaglycymeris drymanos "Glycymeris drymanos" = Costaglycymeris drymanos Gardner 1926 clam common; also G. drymanos grapta (rare)