Sohl and Koch OFR # 245 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as NE Morris; USGS # 25992

Where: Quitman County, Georgia (31.8° N, 85.0° W: paleocoordinates 34.6° N, 63.1° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Contusotruncana contusa foram zone, upper 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; gray, silty, carbonaceous 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 4282: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Fish parts
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Shark parts
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Otolith
Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Echinoid sp. - originally entered as "Echinoidea sp."
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
Urceolabrum sp. Wade 1916 snail
Urceolabrum sp.
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira, Turritella hilgardi, Laxispira monilifera
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira Stephenson 1941 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Turritella hilgardi turret shell
Turritella hilgardi Sohl
Laxispira monilifera Sohl 1964 turret shell
Laxispira monilifera Sohl
 Sorbeoconcha - Acteoninidae
Eoacteon linteus Conrad 1858 snail
Ecoacteon linteus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Ecoacteon linteus"
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Amaurellina sp. n. sp. Fischer 1885 moon snail
Amaurellina n. sp. - originally entered as "Amaurellina n. sp."
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail
Cerithiella sp.
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad 1858 volute
Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad)
Myobarbum sp. Sohl 1963 volute
Myobarbum sp.
 Neogastropoda -
Fulgerca aff. attenuata Wade 1926 snail
Fulgerca aff. A. attenuata (Wade) - originally entered as "Fulgerca aff. attenuata"
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Lowenstamia sp. Sohl 1964 murex snail
Lowenstamia sp.
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Remera flexicostata Sohl 1964 snail
Remera flexicostata Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Stantonella sp. Wade 1926 true whelk
Stantonella sp.
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
"Paladmete gardneri" = Paladmete gardnerae Wade snail
Paladmete gardneri Wade
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Turboella sp. Leach in Gray 1847 snail
Turboella sp.
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) sp. de Boury 1890 wentletrap
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) sp.
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) aff. americana Wade 1926 wentletrap
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) aff. A americ - originally entered as "Acirsa aff. americana"
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Eulima monmouthensis snail
Eulima monmouthensis (Gardner)
Eulima sp. Risso 1826 snail
Eulima sp.
"Eulima gracilistylus" = Eulima gracilistylis Sohl 1964 snail
Eulima gracilistylus Sohl
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Ampullellinae indet. snail
Ampullellinae indeterminate
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
Cylichna sp.
 Heterostropha - Gordenellidae
Promathilda (Clathrobaculus) cf. parvula Sohl 1960 snail
Promathilda (Clathrobaculus) cf. P - originally entered as "Promathilda cf. parvula"
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Mathilda (Echinimathilda) corona Sohl 1960 snail
Mathilda (Echinimathilda) corona S
Mathilda cf. cedarensis Stephenson 1941 snail
Mathilda cf. M. cedarensis Stephen - originally entered as "Mathilda cf. cedarensis"
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Goniocylichna sp., "Actaeon sp." = Acteon
Goniocylichna sp. Wade 1926 snail
Goniocylichna sp.
"Actaeon sp." = Acteon Montfort 1810 snail
Acteon sp. - originally entered as "Acteon sp."
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki" = Ringicula (Ringiculina) clarki
"Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki" = Ringicula (Ringiculina) clarki Durham 1944 snail
Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki Ga
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Creonella triplicata Wade 1917 snail
Creonella triplicata Wade
Creonella cf. subangulata Sohl 1964 snail
Creonella cf. C. subangulata Sohl - originally entered as "Creonella cf. subangulata"
Lacrimiforma secunda Wade 1926 snail
Lacrimiforma secunda (Wade)
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
"Teinostoma clara" = Solariorbis clara
"Teinostoma clara" = Solariorbis clara Sohl 1960 snail
Teinostoma clara Sohl
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Ataphrus sp. n. sp.
Ataphrus sp. n. sp. Gabb 1869 snail
Ataphrus n. sp. - originally entered as "Ataphrus n. sp."
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
"Perissonata protexta" = Perrisonota
"Perissonata protexta" = Perrisonota clam
Perissonata protexta (Conrad) non G
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula cuneifrons" = Nucula cunifrons Conrad 1860 nut clam
Nucula cunifrons Conrad
Nucula percrassa nut clam
Nucula percrassa Conrad
Nucula amica Gardner 1916 nut clam
Nucula amica Gardner
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Bathytormus pteropsis Conrad 1860 clam
Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad)
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia texana Stephenson
 Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella crenalirata clam
Vetericardiella crenalirata (Conra
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora berryi clam
Cymbophora berryi (Gardner)
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyprimeria depressa venus clam
Cyprimeria depressa Conrad
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp. Conrad 1869 venus clam
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp.
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Tenea parilis clam
Tenea parilis Conrad
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
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)
Tellina sp. n. sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina n. sp. (smooth) - originally entered as "Tellina n. sp."
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina sp.
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium eufaulensis Conrad 1860 cockle
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad)
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) suffalciata clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) suffa - originally entered as "Caesticorbula suffalciata"
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) terramaria clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) terra - originally entered as "Caesticorbula terramaria"
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner 1916 clam
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
Corbula sp.
Corbula subradiata clam
Corbula subradiata Gardner
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia Stephenson 1941 clam
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea"
Myrtea stephensoni clam
Myrtea stephensoni Gardner
Phacoides ? mattiformis clam
Phacoides ? mattiformis (Stephenso - originally entered as "Phacoides ? mattiformis"
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
Pteria sp.
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb 1876 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Lima) pelagica, "Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Lima reticulata
Lima (Lima) pelagica Morton 1833 file clam
Lima (Lima) pelagica (Morton)
"Lima (Lima) reticulata" = Lima reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam
Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius scallop
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca cuneata clam
Striarca cuneata Gabb
Striarca saffordi clam
Striarca saffordi (Gardner) non Gab
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Postligata wordeni clam
Postligata wordeni Gardner
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis clam
Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis]
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium leve Stephenson 1923 tusk shell
Dentalium leve Stephenson
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus obnutus tusk shell
Cadulus obnutus (Conrad)
Deuteropoda
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Malacostraca indet. Latreille 1802
Crab parts
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral
Micrabacia spp.
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp. demosponge
Clione sp.