Sohl and Koch OFR # 724 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Martindale-2; USGS # 32204

Where: Caldwell County, Texas (29.8° N, 97.8° W: paleocoordinates 35.4° N, 76.8° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Discoscaphites conradi ammonoid zone, lower Member (Corsicana Marl Formation), Late/Upper Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• Haustator bilira assemblage zone

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gray, silty claystone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original calcite

Reposited in the USGS

Collection methods: bulk,

• Sohl collection

Primary reference: N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1984. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) larger invertebrate Fossils from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the west gulf Coastal Plain. USGS Open File Report 84-687:1-282 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 4490: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849 stony coral
Micrabacia spp.
unclassified
  -
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Fish parts
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Bone material
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Echinoid sp. - originally entered as "Echinoidea sp."
Polychaeta
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Dentalium sp. (ribbed)
Dentalium leve Stephenson 1923 tusk shell
Dentalium leve Stephenson
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella serica Conrad
Crenella elegantula Meek and Hayden 1862 clam
Crenella elegantula Meek & Hayden
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sedesclaris mussel
Modiolus sedesclaris Gardner
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis clam
Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis]
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca webbervillensis clam
Striarca webbervillensis (Stephens
Arca martindalensis ark
Arca martindalensis (Stephenson)
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton 1828 oyster
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Exogyra costata Say
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten (Pecten) venustus scallop
Pecten (Pecten?) venustus Morton
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
 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 - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius scallop
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
Syncyclonema ? kingi Stephenson 1941 scallop
Syncylonema ? kingi (Stephenson) - originally entered as "Syncylonema ? kingi"
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
Scambula perplana Conrad 1869 clam
Scambula perplana Conrad
 Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella webbervillensis clam
Vetericardiella webbervillensis (S
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia texana Stephenson
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia
"Nymphalucina ? linearea" = Nymphalucina linearia Stephenson 1941 clam
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea"
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910 clam
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner 1916 clam
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium (Granocardium) kummeli cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) kummel
Protocardia (Brevicardium) fragile Stephenson 1941 cockle
Protocardium (Brevicardium) fragil - originally entered as "Protocardium fragile"
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad)
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora cf. berryi clam
Cymbophora cf. C. berryi (Gardner) - originally entered as "Cymbophora cf. berryi"
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp. Dietrich 1933 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp.
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Malletia longfrons clam
Malletia longfrons (Conrad)
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula percrassa nut clam
Nucula percrassa Conrad
Gastropoda
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus snail
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) amer
Calliomphalus (Planolateralis) microcancelli Stephenson 1941 snail
Calliomphalus (Planolateralis) mic
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846 snail
Cylichna sp.
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha mortoni Forbes 1845 snail
Ellipsoscapha mortoni (Forbes)
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Margaritella sp. Meek and Hayden 1860 snail
Margaritella sp.
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
"Actaeon ? nitidus" = Acteon
"Actaeon ? nitidus" = Acteon snail
Acteon ? nitidus Stephenson - originally entered as "Acteon ? nitidus"
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania sp. Jeffreys 1884 snail
Tuba sp.
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
Amaurellina stephensoni moon snail
Amaurellina stephensoni (Wade)
 Neogastropoda -
Neogastropoda indet. Thiele 1929 snail
Neogastropods indeterminate
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinopsis crassicostata Gabb 1876 true whelk
Buccinopsis crassicostata (Gabb)
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Anomalofusus lemniscatus Sohl 1964 snail
Anomalofusus lemniscatus Sohl
Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) tippanus Conrad 1860 snail
Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) tippan - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus tippanus"
Bellifusus sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Bellifusus sp.
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)