Sohl and Koch OFR # 266 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Ft. Gaines NE154 ft; USGS # 32267

Where: Clay County, Georgia (31.7° N, 85.1° W: paleocoordinates 34.6° N, 63.3° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Contusotruncana contusa foram zone, Providence Formation, Early/Lower Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• Foraminiferal zonation from King and Skotnicki, 1992.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gray, sandy claystone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Reposited in the USGS

Collection methods: core

• Subsurface data 1981-83

Primary reference: N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1987. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) larger invertebrates from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the Atlantic Coastal Plain with further data for the East Gulf. USGS Open File Report 87-194:1-172 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 4302: 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
Bone material
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
Urceolabrum sp. Wade 1916 snail
Urceolabrum sp.
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira, Turritella sp. n. sp., Turritella sp. n. sp.
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira Stephenson 1941 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Turritella sp. n. sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella n. sp. (Multilirate) - originally entered as "Turritella n. sp."
Turritella sp. n. sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella n. sp. (noded spirals) - originally entered as "Turritella n. sp."
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
Cerithiella aff. nodoliratum Wade 1926 snail
Cerithiella aff. C. nodoliratum (W - originally entered as "Cerithiella aff. nodoliratum"
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Ancilla (Ancillus) acutula" = Ancillus acutula
"Ancilla (Ancillus) acutula" = Ancillus acutula Stephenson 1941 olive snail
Ancilla (Ancillus) acutula (Stephe
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Rissoa sp. n. sp.
Rissoa sp. n. sp. Fréminville 1814 snail
Rissoa n. sp. (lirate) - originally entered as "Rissoa n. sp."
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Aciculiscala acuta Sohl 1963 wentletrap
Aciculiscala acuta Sohl
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Eulima sp. Risso 1826 snail
Eulima sp.
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna incisa Stephenson 1941 snail
Cylichna incisa Stephenson
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Goniocylichna sp. Wade 1926 snail
Goniocylichna 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"
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula cuneifrons" = Nucula cunifrons, Nucula percrassa
"Nucula cuneifrons" = Nucula cunifrons Conrad 1860 nut clam
Nucula cunifrons Conrad
Nucula percrassa nut clam
Nucula percrassa Conrad
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte culebrensis clam
Astarte? culebrensis (Stephenson)
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia texana Stephenson
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad)
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina sp.
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium sp. Mörch 1853 cockle
Trachycardium sp.
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
Corbula sp.
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia, Phacoides ? mattiformis
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia Stephenson 1941 clam
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea"
Phacoides ? mattiformis clam
Phacoides ? mattiformis (Stephenso - originally entered as "Phacoides ? mattiformis"
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostrea sp.
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca cuneata clam
Striarca cuneata Gabb
Striarca saffordi clam
Striarca saffordi (Gardner) non Gab
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon sp. Conrad 1869 clam
Nemodon sp.
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium leve Stephenson 1923 tusk shell
Dentalium leve Stephenson
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus obnutus tusk shell
Cadulus obnutus (Conrad)
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral
Micrabacia spp.