Sohl and Koch OFR # 277 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Ft. Gaines NE 117 ft; USGS # 32256

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; silty, 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 4313: 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
Otolith
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium leve Stephenson 1923 tusk shell
Dentalium leve Stephenson
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus obnutus tusk shell
Cadulus obnutus (Conrad)
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Creonella cf. subangulata Sohl 1964 snail
Creonella cf. C. subangulata Sohl - originally entered as "Creonella cf. subangulata"
Creonella triplicata Wade 1917 snail
Creonella triplicata Wade
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
"Zikkuratia tabannensis" = Zikkuratia tabanneensis, Goniocylichna sp.
"Zikkuratia tabannensis" = Zikkuratia tabanneensis Sohl 1963 snail
Zikkuratia tabannensis Sohl
Goniocylichna sp. Wade 1926 snail
Goniocylichna sp.
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Ataphrus sp. n. sp.
Ataphrus sp. n. sp. Gabb 1869 snail
Ataphrus n. sp. - originally entered as "Ataphrus n. sp."
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Ellipsoscapha ? sp.
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna incisa Stephenson 1941 snail
Cylichna incisa Stephenson
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira, 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."
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
Urceolabrum sp. Wade 1916 snail
Urceolabrum sp.
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Aciculiscala acuta Sohl 1963 wentletrap
Aciculiscala acuta Sohl
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Seila aff. quadrilira snail
Seila aff. S. quadrilira - originally entered as "Seila aff. quadrilira"
Seila sp. Adams 1861 snail
Seila sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
Cerithiella aff. nodoliratum Wade 1926 snail
Cerithiella aff. C. nodoliratum (W - originally entered as "Cerithiella aff. nodoliratum"
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Rissoa sp. n. sp.
Rissoa sp. n. sp. Fréminville 1814 snail
Rissoa n. sp. (lirate) - originally entered as "Rissoa n. sp."
 Sorbeoconcha - Iravadiidae
Nozeba sp. n. sp.
Nozeba sp. n. sp. Iredale 1915 snail
Nozeba n. sp. - originally entered as "Nozeba n. sp."
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Graciliala sp. Sohl 1960 snail
Graciliala sp.
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula cuneifrons" = Nucula cunifrons, Nucula amica
"Nucula cuneifrons" = Nucula cunifrons Conrad 1860 nut clam
Nucula cunifrons Conrad
Nucula amica Gardner 1916 nut clam
Nucula amica Gardner
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sedesclaris mussel
Modiolus sedesclaris Gardner
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius scallop
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis clam
Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis]
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca cuneata clam
Striarca cuneata Gabb
Striarca saffordi clam
Striarca saffordi (Gardner) non Gab
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium sp. Mörch 1853 cockle
Trachycardium sp.
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad)
Tellinimera gabbi tellin clam
Tellinimeria gabbi Gardner - originally entered as "Tellinimeria gabbi"
Liothyris sp. Conrad 1873 tellin clam
Liothyris sp.
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
Cyprimeria depressa venus clam
Cyprimeria depressa Conrad
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora berryi clam
Cymbophora berryi (Gardner)
Cymbophora sp. n. sp. Gabb 1869 clam
Cymbophora n. sp. (fine concentric - originally entered as "Cymbophora n. sp."
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner 1916 clam
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner
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 subradiata clam
Corbula subradiata Gardner
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Myrtea stephensoni, "Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia
Myrtea stephensoni clam
Myrtea stephensoni Gardner
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia Stephenson 1941 clam
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea"
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia texana Stephenson
Deuteropoda
  -
Malacostraca indet. Latreille 1802
Crab parts