PBDB Collection

PRI 751 (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Monroe County, Alabama (31.8° N, 87.4° W: paleocoordinates 34.3° N, 70.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Greggs Landing Marl Member (Tuscahoma Formation), Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; unlithified, fine-grained, medium, glauconitic, shelly/skeletal, gray, green, silty, calcareous sandstone

• Environment from PBDB col 80495.

• Greggs Landing Marl Member is sand, grayish-green, weathers to brown, massive, fine- to medium grained, silty, calcareous, glauconitic, very fossiliferous. Lithology from PBDB 80495.

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: Collected by G.D. Harris.

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 90818: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 18.08.2009

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Tenuiacteon pertenuis Tenuiacteon pertenuis
Bivalvia
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	"Chlamys greggi" = Dhondtichlamys greggi "Chlamys greggi" = Dhondtichlamys greggi Harris 1897 scallop
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idonea Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idonea Conrad 1865 clam Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idonea subsp. B
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides Conrad 1833 clam Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides "var."
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea Conrad 1862 clam Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea "var."
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Miltha (cf. Saxolucina) greggi Miltha (cf. Saxolucina) greggi clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Vokesula aldrichi, "Corbula subengonata" = Cuneocorbula subengonata Vokesula aldrichi Meyer 1885 clam "Corbula subengonata" = Cuneocorbula subengonata Dall 1898 clam
Pholadida - Pholadidae	Pholas alatoidea, Pholas aldrichi Pholas alatoidea clam Pholas aldrichi clam
Cardiida - Sportellidae	Basterotia prima Basterotia prima Aldrich 1921 clam
Cardiida - Semelidae	Ervilia lignitica Ervilia lignitica clam
Cardiida - Psammobiidae	Gari harrisi Gari harrisi clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina bellsiana, Tellina greggi, Tellina semirotunda, Tellina (Arcopagia) trumani, Tellina temperata Tellina bellsiana tellin clam Tellina greggi tellin clam Tellina semirotunda tellin clam Tellina (Arcopagia) trumani Harris 1897 tellin clam Tellina temperata Aldrich 1911 tellin clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Nemocardium harrisi Nemocardium harrisi cockle
Cardiida - Veneridae	Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis venus clam including Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis greggi
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Panopea alabama Panopea alabama clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	"Crassatella halei" = Crassatella aquiana, Crassatella tumidula "Crassatella halei" = Crassatella aquiana Clark 1895 clam Crassatella tumidula Whitfield 1865 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia (? Venericor) greggiana" = Venericardia (Baluchicardia) greggiana, Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithi, "Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi" = Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi, Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata "Venericardia (? Venericor) greggiana" = Venericardia (Baluchicardia) greggiana Dall 1903 clam Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithi clam "Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi" = Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi Stewart 1930 clam Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata Gardner and Bowles 1939 clam including Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata nanna
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Litorhadia elongatoidea, Saccella robusta, Nuculana corpulentoides, Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida Litorhadia elongatoidea pointed nut clam Litorhadia elongatoidea "var." B Saccella robusta pointed nut clam Nuculana corpulentoides pointed nut clam Nuculana corpulentoides "var." Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida Dall 1898 pointed nut clam
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Crenilabium cossmanni Crenilabium cossmanni snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica greggi, Architectonica intusa Architectonica greggi sundial Architectonica intusa sundial
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Odostomia insignifica, Pyramidella (Iphiana) obtusoides, "Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) clinensis" = Ptycheulimella, Turbonilla (Cingulina) tuscahomensis Odostomia insignifica Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail Pyramidella (Iphiana) obtusoides snail "Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) clinensis" = Ptycheulimella snail Turbonilla (Cingulina) tuscahomensis snail
Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae	Atys robustoides Atys robustoides snail
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Scaphander alabamensis Scaphander alabamensis snail
Trochoidea - Skeneidae	Solariorbis "sp. B" Solariorbis "sp. B" Conrad 1865 snail
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Diodora alabama Diodora alabama snail
Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae	Melanopsis anita Melanopsis anita snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Mesalia alabamiensis, Turritella bellifera, Turritella eurynome, Turritella praecincta Mesalia alabamiensis De Gregorio 1890 turret shell Turritella bellifera turret shell Turritella eurynome turret shell Turritella praecincta turret shell
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	"Ampullella recurva" = Ampullina "Ampullella recurva" = Ampullina snail Ampullella recurva "var."
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Epitonium exquisitum, Epitonium munistriatum Epitonium exquisitum wentletrap Epitonium munistriatum wentletrap
Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae	Cerithiopsis greggiensis Cerithiopsis greggiensis Aldrich 1911 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Euspira marylandica, cf. Natica aperta Euspira marylandica Conrad 1865 moon snail Euspira marylandica var. A cf. Natica aperta moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	Calyptraphorus trinodiferus Calyptraphorus trinodiferus snail
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Aporrhais aldrichi Aporrhais aldrichi snail
Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae	Eocypraea eosmithi Eocypraea eosmithi Aldrich 1886 snail
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Sveltia gilberti, Narona greggi, Bonellitia graciloides Sveltia gilberti snail Narona greggi snail Bonellitia graciloides snail including Bonellitia graciloides bella
Neogastropoda - Olivellidae	Agaronia "sp. B" Agaronia "sp. B" Gray 1839 snail
Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae	Fulgurofusus rugatus Fulgurofusus rugatus snail
Neogastropoda -	Fusitoma sipha Fusitoma sipha snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Caricella demissa Caricella demissa Conrad 1848 volute Caricella demissa "var."
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Odontopolys sublevis Odontopolys sublevis murex snail
Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae	"Surcula nasuta" = Turricula "Surcula nasuta" = Turricula snail Surcula nasuta "var."
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Hemisurcula silicata, cf. Sullivania roscoei, Coronia childreni, "Turris" sp., ? Surculoma servatoidea Hemisurcula silicata turrid cf. Sullivania roscoei turrid Coronia childreni Lea 1833 turrid Coronia childreni vars. "Turris" sp. Röding 1798 turrid ? Surculoma servatoidea turrid
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	Cochlespira greggi Cochlespira greggi snail
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	Nassarius exilis, Bullia tuomeyi Nassarius exilis snail Bullia tuomeyi snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	cf. Pseudoneptunea harrisi, Cantharus (Endopachychilus) elegantissimus cf. Pseudoneptunea harrisi true whelk Cantharus (Endopachychilus) elegantissimus true whelk
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Cornulina minax, Levifusus supraplanus Cornulina minax Solander 1766 snail Cornulina minax compressa Levifusus supraplanus snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Palaeorhaphis pergracilis, Mazzalina tuomeyi Palaeorhaphis pergracilis snail Mazzalina tuomeyi snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Priscoficus triserialis, Perissolax eocensis Priscoficus triserialis fig shell Perissolax eocensis fig shell
Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus "sp. D" Cadulus "sp. D" Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium multannulatum Dentalium multannulatum tusk shell