Where: Bastrop County, Texas (30.0° N, 97.2° W: paleocoordinates 32.1° N, 86.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Weches Formation (Claiborne Group), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: mesofossils
Primary reference: K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 90455: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 26.07.2009, edited by Ursula Smith
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Balcis spp. Leach 1847 snail | |
Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell | |
"Turritella rina" = Haustator rina
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Euspira aldrichi moon snail
Neverita spp. Risso 1826 moon snail | |
"Phalium brevicostatum" = Cassis brevicostatus
"Phalium brevicostatum" = Cassis brevicostatus Conrad 1834 snail | |
Cypraedia subcancellata Johnson 1899 snail | |
Uromitra brazosana ribbed mitre | |
Agaronia bombylis Conrad 1833 snail | |
Bonellitia bastropensis snail
Trigonostoma harrisi snail
Trigonostoma panones snail
Cancelrana finexa snail | |
Bolis enterogramma, Monoptygma crassiplicum, Pseudoliva vetusta, Dorsanum scalatum, Cantharus (Endopachychilus) casteri, "Siphonalia" plummeri
Bolis enterogramma true whelk
Monoptygma crassiplicum true whelk
Dorsanum scalatum Heilprin 1891 true whelk
Cantharus (Endopachychilus) casteri true whelk
"Siphonalia" plummeri true whelk | |
Levifusus spp. Conrad 1865 snail
Levifusus mortoniopsis snail | |
Athleta dalli volute | |
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi Conrad 1865 murex snail
Murex fusates murex snail | |
Bulovia weisbordi snail | |
"Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula)
"Leptosurcula beadata" = Turricula (Leptosurcula) snail | |
Conus (Lithoconus) smithvillensis Harris 1895 cone shell | |
"Eodrillia texanopsis" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia), Cochlespira bella
"Eodrillia texanopsis" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) snail
Cochlespira bella Harris 1937 snail | |
""Pleurotoma" ("Bela") rebeccae" = Bela
""Pleurotoma" ("Bela") rebeccae" = Bela snail | |
Michela trabeatoides, Cochlespirella nana, Hesperiturris nodocarinatus, Surculoma dumblei, Surculoma penrosei, Infracoronia ludoviciana, ? Eosurcula superpons, Eosurcula moorei, Protosurcula tenuirostris, Pleurofusia prosseri, ? Pleurofusia huppertzi, "Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia), "Coronia sublerchi" = Gemmula (Coronia), "? Coronia alternata" = Gemmula (Coronia), Lyrosurcula gibbera, Lyrosurcula vaughani, Surculites cabezai
Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid
Cochlespirella nana turrid
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860 turrid Hesperiturris nodocarinatus enstricrinus and Hesperiturris nodocarinatus var.
Surculoma dumblei turrid
Surculoma penrosei turrid
Infracoronia ludoviciana Harris and Palmer 1947 turrid
? Eosurcula superpons turrid
Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid Eosurcula moorei and Eosurcula moorei corpulenta and Eosurcula moorei olssoni
Protosurcula tenuirostris turrid
Pleurofusia prosseri turrid
? Pleurofusia huppertzi turrid ? Pleurofusia huppertzi and ? Pleurofusia huppertzi var. Asubspecies ? Pleurofusia huppertzi var. B
"Coronia margaritosa" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
"Coronia sublerchi" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
"? Coronia alternata" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
Lyrosurcula gibbera turrid
Lyrosurcula vaughani turrid | |
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"Ectinochilus texanum" = Rimella
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Xenophora "sp. C" Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell | |
Episcynia bastropensis snail | |
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Pyramidella bastropensis snail
Odostomia trapaquara snail | |
Architectonica huppertzi, "Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum, Architectonica (Granosolarium) "sp. E", Pseudomalaxis texana
Architectonica huppertzi sundial
"Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum Conrad 1833 sundial Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata var. B
Pseudomalaxis texana snail | |
Akera texana Aldrich 1911 snail | |
"Tibiella" texana snail | |
Bivalvia | |
"Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) psammotaea" = Orthoyoldia psammotaea, ? Saccella atakta
"Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) psammotaea" = Orthoyoldia psammotaea Dall 1898 pointed nut clam
? Saccella atakta pointed nut clam | |
Nucula (Nucula) smithvillensis Stenzel and Twining 1957 nut clam | |
Corbula (Caryocorbula) deusseni, "Corbula (Caryocorbula) engonatoides" = Caryocorbula engonatoides
"Corbula (Caryocorbula) engonatoides" = Caryocorbula engonatoides Gardner 1927 clam | |
Crassatella trapaquara, "Crassatella texana" = Crassatellites texana
Crassatella trapaquara Harris 1895 clam
"Crassatella texana" = Crassatellites texana Harris 1895 clam | |
Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda coloradonis and Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda flabellum
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Lirodiscus (Lirodiscus) smithvillensis Harris 1895 clam | |
Chlamys burlesonensis scallop | |
"Lima (Limatulella) smithvillensis" = Limaria (Limaria) smithvillensis
"Lima (Limatulella) smithvillensis" = Limaria (Limaria) smithvillensis Stenzel and Twining 1957 file clam | |
Cubitostrea smithvillensis Harris 1919 oyster | |
Barbatia (Acar) aspera Conrad 1854 miniature ark |