PRI Loc. 888 (sample 1, replicate A) - Caloosahatchee Fm (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Hendry County, Florida (26.8° N, 80.9° W: paleocoordinates 26.8° N, 80.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Caloosahatchee Formation, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Caloosahatchee Fm. AGE: Early Pleistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within formation.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified, coarse-grained, shelly/skeletal sandstone

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow-marine, siliciclastic environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Coarse sandstone, shelly. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, based on observation of specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collected by Palmer in 1938; reposited in the PRI

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTOR: K.V.W. Palmer, 1938. REPOSITORY: PRI, Ithaca, NY. FIDELITY: High ecological fidelity.

Primary reference: A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 69029: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 15.02.2007, edited by Kate Bulinski

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• TAXONOMY: Identified by A. Hendy; nomenclature based on revision of Olsson and Harbison (1953) [PBDB Ref# 11206] and DuBar (1958) [25514].
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Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Modulidae
Modulus modulus
Modulus modulus Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella apicalis, Turritella (Eichwaldiella) subanulata, Turritella (Bactrospira) perattenuata, Vermicularia recta
Turritella apicalis turret shell
Turritella (Bactrospira) perattenuata Heilprin 1886 turret shell
Vermicularia recta turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Campanilidae
"Cerithium (Thericium) triticum" = Thericium
"Cerithium (Thericium) triticum" = Thericium snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticarius canrena
Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Typhinellus floridonus, Eupleura caudata
Eupleura caudata Say 1822 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella sp.
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Oliva sayana" = Oliva (Ispidula) sayana, Olivella mutica
"Oliva sayana" = Oliva (Ispidula) sayana Ravenel 1834 olive snail
Olivella mutica Say 1822 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus jaspideus
Conus jaspideus Gmelin 1791 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Cymatosyrinx sp.
Cymatosyrinx sp. Dall 1889 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp., "Nassarius (Nassarius) vibex" = Nassarius vibex
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail
"Nassarius (Nassarius) vibex" = Nassarius vibex Say 1822 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Latirus sp., "Fusinus (Heilprinia) caloosaensis" = Heilprinia caloosaensis
Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
"Fusinus (Heilprinia) caloosaensis" = Heilprinia caloosaensis Heilprin 1887 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Solenosteira mengeana
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Busycon sp.
Busycon sp. Röding 1798 whelk
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Subcancilla sp.
Subcancilla sp. Olsson and Harbison 1953 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria sp., Agatrix sp.
Cancellaria sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
Agatrix sp. Petit 1967 nutmeg
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
Teinostoma sp.
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum (Dispotaea) sp., Crepidula plana
Crucibulum (Dispotaea) sp. Say 1824 slipper shell
Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla striata
Bulla striata Bruguiére 1792 snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo sp.
Turbo sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Carditidae
Carditamera floridana, Pleuromeris tridentata
Carditamera floridana Conrad 1838 clam
Pleuromeris tridentata Say 1826 clam
 Pandorida - Pandoridae
"Pandora (Clidiophora) sp." = Clidiophora
"Pandora (Clidiophora) sp." = Clidiophora Carpenter 1864 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mulinia sapotila, Mactrotoma fragilus
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar morrhuanus, Transennella conradiana, Chione cancellata, Anomalocardia caloosana, Gemma gemma
Pitar morrhuanus Dall 1902 venus clam
Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
Gemma gemma Totten 1834 venus clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Arcinella cornuta, Chama congregata
Arcinella cornuta Conrad 1866 jewel box
Chama congregata Conrad 1833 jewel box
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Moerella sp." = Tellina (Moerella), "Scissula candeana" = Moerella (Scissula)
"Moerella sp." = Tellina (Moerella) Fischer 1887 tellin clam
"Scissula candeana" = Moerella (Scissula) tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum, Trachycardium emmonsi, Americardia media
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758 cockle
 Pholadida - Myidae
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Bothrocorbula wilcoxii, Caryocorbula leonensis
Bothrocorbula wilcoxii Dall 1898 clam
[entered as Bothrocorbula willcoxi]
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Cyrtopleura costata
Cyrtopleura costata Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredinidae indet.
Teredinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Parvilucina multilineata" = Parvilucina multistriata, Bellucina waccamawensis, Lucinisca nassula
"Parvilucina multilineata" = Parvilucina multistriata Conrad 1841 clam
Bellucina waccamawensis Dall 1903 clam
Lucinisca nassula Conrad 1846 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea sp.
Crassostrea sp. Sacco 1897 oyster
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
"Plicatula marginata" = Plicatula gibbosa
"Plicatula marginata" = Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck 1801 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Chlamys fuscopurpureus" = Lindapecten muscosus
"Chlamys fuscopurpureus" = Lindapecten muscosus Wood 1828 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara improcera, "Anadara lienosa" = Anadara (Rasia) lienosa, Anadara (Caloosarca) aequlitas
"Anadara lienosa" = Anadara (Rasia) lienosa Say 1832 ark
 Arcida - Noetiidae
Arcopsis adamsi
Arcopsis adamsi Dall 1886 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Tucetona sp.
Tucetona sp. Iredale 1939 clam
Cirripedia
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Cirripedia indet.