Prince Creek Fm, Colville River (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Alaska (70.1° N, 151.6° W: paleocoordinates 81.4° N, 129.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Prince Creek Formation (Colville Group), Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: estuary or bay; mudstone and sandstone

• marine sediments are interbedded with non-marine facies; mostly esturaine

Preservation: original aragonite

Primary reference: L. Marincovich, Jr. 1993. Danian Mollusks from the Prince Creek Formation, Northern Alaska, and implications for arctic ocean paleogeography. Journal of Paleontology Memoir 67(5):1-35 [S. Peters/S. Peters/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 64414: authorized by Shanan Peters, entered by Shanan Peters on 08.09.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Amauropsis fetteri n. sp., Polinices repenningi n. sp.
Amauropsis fetteri n. sp. Marincovich 1993 moon snail
Polinices repenningi n. sp. Marincovich 1993 moon snail
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Mathilda amundseni n. sp.
Mathilda amundseni n. sp. Marincovich 1993 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha sohli n. sp.
Ellipsoscapha sohli n. sp. Marincovich 1993 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana moriyai n. sp.
Nuculana moriyai n. sp. Marincovich 1993 pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Neilo gryci n. sp.
Neilo gryci n. sp. Marincovich 1993 clam
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia gladenkovi n. sp.
Yoldia gladenkovi n. sp. Marincovich 1993 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula micheleae n. sp.
Nucula micheleae n. sp. Marincovich 1993 nut clam
 Pholadomyida -
Arcticlam nanseni n. gen. n. sp.
Arcticlam nanseni n. gen. n. sp. Marincovich 1993 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Cyrtodaria rutupiensis, Cyrtodaria katieae n. sp.
Cyrtodaria rutupiensis Morris 1852 clam
Cyrtodaria katieae n. sp. Marincovich 1993 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula betsyae n. sp.
Corbula betsyae n. sp. Marincovich 1993 clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Arctica ovata
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari brouwersae n. sp.
Gari brouwersae n. sp. Marincovich 1993 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellinimera kauffmani n. sp.
Tellinimera kauffmani n. sp. Marincovich 1993 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Tancrediidae
Tancredia slavichi n. sp.
Tancredia slavichi n. sp. Marincovich 1993 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
? Protocardia sp., Integricardium kennae n. sp.
? Protocardia sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
Integricardium kennae n. sp. cockle
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella kannoi n. sp.
Crenella kannoi n. sp. Marincovich 1993 clam
 Mytilida -
Mytilon theresae n. gen. n. sp.
Mytilon theresae n. gen. n. sp. Marincovich 1993 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys aquilonia, "Camptochlamys alaskensis" = Chlamys (Camptochlamys)
"Camptochlamys alaskensis" = Chlamys (Camptochlamys) scallop
 Pectinida - Oxytomidae
Oxytoma hargrovei n. sp.
Oxytoma hargrovei n. sp. Marincovich 1993 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
? Anomia sp., Placunopsis rothi n. sp.
? Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle
Placunopsis rothi n. sp. Marincovich 1993 scallop