Aquia Creek (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Stafford County, Virginia (38.5° N, 77.6° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 39.5° N, 48.6° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Piscataway Member (Aquia Formation), Late/Upper Paleocene (58.7 - 55.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USNM

Primary reference: M. Leriche. 1942. Contribution a l'etude des faunes ichthyologiques marines des terrains tertiaires de la plaine cotiere Atlantique et du centre des Etats-Unis. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France (Nouvelle Serie) 45:1-111 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 84048: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.09.2008, edited by Kristin Feoli and Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
"Solarium sp." = Trochus (Solarium)2
"Solarium sp." = Trochus (Solarium)2 top snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Calyptraea trochiformis" = Calyptraea (Trochita) trochiformis2
"Calyptraea trochiformis" = Calyptraea (Trochita) trochiformis2 Gmelin 1791 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp.2
Vermetus sp.2 Daudin 1800 worm shell
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Fusus (Levifusus) trabeatus2
Fusus (Levifusus) trabeatus2 Conrad 1858 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Fusus (Strepsidura) perlatus2
Fusus (Strepsidura) perlatus2 Conrad 1858 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Fusus sp.2
Fusus sp.2 Bruguière 1789 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
"Volutilithes petrosa" = Athleta petrosa2, Caricella sp.2
"Volutilithes petrosa" = Athleta petrosa2 Conrad 1833 volute
Caricella sp.2 Conrad 1835 volute
 Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Pyropsis sp.2
Pyropsis sp.2 Conrad 1860 snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Scala virginiana n. sp.2
Scala virginiana n. sp.2 Clark 1895 wentletrap
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella humerosa2, "Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni2
Turritella humerosa2 Conrad 1835 turret shell
"Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni2 Conrad 1830 turret shell
Bivalvia
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Pholas ? petrosa2
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina virginiana n. sp.2
Tellina virginiana n. sp.2 Clark 1895 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosiniopsis lenticularis2, "Cytherea ovata" = Pitar (Pitar) ovatus2
Dosiniopsis lenticularis2 Rogers 1838 venus clam
"Cytherea ovata" = Pitar (Pitar) ovatus2 Rogers and Rogers 1837 venus clam
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena sp.2
Gastrochaena sp.2 Spengler 1783 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya marylandica2
Pholadomya marylandica2 Conrad 1842 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopaea elongata2
Panopaea elongata2 Conrad 1835 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina aquiana n. sp.2
Lucina aquiana n. sp.2 Clark 1895 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia planicosta" = Venericor planicosta2
"Venericardia planicosta" = Venericor planicosta2 Lamarck 1801 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatella alaeformis" = Bathytormus alaeformis2, Crassatella aquiana n. sp.2
"Crassatella alaeformis" = Bathytormus alaeformis2 Conrad 1830 clam
Crassatella aquiana n. sp.2 Clark 1895 clam
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea gigantea2
Cucullaea gigantea2 Conrad 1862 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp.2, Ostrea compressirostra2, "Ostrea sellaeformis" = Cubitostrea sellaeformis2
Ostrea sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostrea compressirostra2 Say 1824 oyster
"Ostrea sellaeformis" = Cubitostrea sellaeformis2 Conrad 1832 oyster
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
"Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni, "Myliobatis copeanus" = Aetomylaeus dixoni2, "Aetobatis irregularis" = Aetobatus irregularis, "Aetobatis arcuatus" = Aetobatus irregularis3
"Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
"Myliobatis copeanus" = Aetomylaeus dixoni2 Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
"Aetobatis irregularis" = Aetobatus irregularis Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
"Aetobatis arcuatus" = Aetobatus irregularis3 Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
"Oxyrhina hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis2
"Oxyrhina hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis2 Agassiz 1838 white shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspis macrota3
Odontaspis macrota3 Agassiz 1838 sand tiger shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus, "Lamna ? obliqua" = Otodus obliquus2, "Otodus obliquus" = Otodus obliquus3
"Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
"Lamna ? obliqua" = Otodus obliquus2 Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
"Otodus obliquus" = Otodus obliquus3 Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
"Odontaspis elegans" = Striatolamia macrota3
"Odontaspis elegans" = Striatolamia macrota3 Agassiz 1838 goblin shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
"Galeocerdo contortus" = Physogaleus contortus2
"Galeocerdo contortus" = Physogaleus contortus2 Gibbes 1847 ground shark
Reptilia
 Testudines - Pantrionychidae
Trionyx virginiana n. sp.2
Trionyx virginiana n. sp.2 Clark 1895 turtle
 Testudines -
Planetochelys savoiei n. gen. n. sp.4
Planetochelys savoiei n. gen. n. sp.4 Weems 1988 turtle
 Crocodylia -
"Thecachampsa contusor" = Thecachampsa antiquus1
"Thecachampsa contusor" = Thecachampsa antiquus1 Leidy 1852 crocodilian
Actinopteri
 Tetraodontiformes - Ostraciidae
Ostracion meretrix
Ostracion meretrix Daimeries 1891
1Case 1901; 2Clark 1895; 3Eastman 1901; 4Weems 1988