M 161 (Eocene of the United States)
Where: Monmouth County, New Jersey (40.2° N, 74.2° W: paleocoordinates 39.8° N, 62.7° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Shark River Formation, Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 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 91760: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 19.10.2009, edited by Ursula Smith
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Taxonomic list
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| unclassified | |
| Cephalopoda | |
"Eutrephoceras cookanum" = Nautilus cookana
"Eutrephoceras cookanum" = Nautilus cookana Whitfield 1892 nautiloid | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Architectonica annosa sundial | |
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Tornatellaea lata Conrad 1834 snail | |
""Pleurotomaria" perlata" = Isfarispira perlata
""Pleurotomaria" perlata" = Isfarispira perlata Hall 1852 snail | |
Actaeonema priscum, "cf. Turritella elongata" = Haustator elongatus
Actaeonema priscum turret shell
"cf. Turritella elongata" = Haustator elongatus Sowerby 1814 turret shell | |
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Epitonium tenuiliratum wentletrap | |
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cf. Natica globulella moon snail | |
Clavilithes hercules, Clavilithes paucicostatus, Clavilithes propinquus, Clavilithes samsoni, Clavilithes "sp. B", Falsifusus hector, "Fasciolaria" crookiana, Papillina conradi, Papillina eocenica, cf. Papillina sp., Dolicholatirus eocenensis, cf. Latirus angularis, cf. Latirus perobesus, Latirus pleuricostatus
Clavilithes hercules snail
Clavilithes propinquus snail
Clavilithes samsoni snail
Clavilithes "sp. B" Swainson 1840 snail
"Fasciolaria" crookiana tulip snail
Papillina conradi snail
Papillina eocenica snail
cf. Papillina sp. snail
cf. Latirus angularis snail
cf. Latirus perobesus snail
Latirus pleuricostatus snail | |
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Pseudoliva "sp. B" Swainson 1840 true whelk
cf. Penion multicostatus true whelk | |
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cf. Bonellitia rudis snail | |
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens Conrad 1833 cone shell | |
? Surculoma perobesa, Surculites annosus, Surculites cadaverosus, ? Eopleurotoma altispira, ? Eopleurotoma regularicostata
? Surculoma perobesa turrid
Surculites annosus turrid
Surculites cadaverosus turrid
? Eopleurotoma altispira turrid | |
"cf. Scaphella parvula" = Scaphella, "cf. Scaphella perelevata" = Scaphella, "Scaphella scaphoides" = Scaphella, "cf. Scaphella "sp. B"" = Scaphella, Caricella lelia, Caricella ponderosa, Caricella vesta, "Volutocorbis cancellatus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis)
"cf. Scaphella parvula" = Scaphella volute
"cf. Scaphella perelevata" = Scaphella volute
"Scaphella scaphoides" = Scaphella volute
"cf. Scaphella "sp. B"" = Scaphella Swainson 1832 volute
Caricella lelia volute
Caricella ponderosa volute
Caricella vesta volute
"Volutocorbis cancellatus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute | |
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Murex laevavaricosus murex snail
Murex "sp. B" Linnaeus 1758 murex snail | |
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Calyptraphorus "sp. F" Conrad 1857 snail | |
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Eocypraea sabuloviridis Whitfield 1892 snail | |
"Mambrinia "n. sp."" = Galeodea
"Mambrinia "n. sp."" = Galeodea Link 1807 snail | |
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Xenophora lapiferens carrier shell | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Nuculana albaria pointed nut clam | |
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Nucula circe nut clam
Nucula secunda nut clam | |
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Chlamys kneiskerni scallop | |
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? Pteria annosa pearl oyster | |
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Glycymeris conradi Whitfield 1885 clam | |
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Nemocardium curtum cockle | |
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? Glossus vetus clam | |
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Pitar ovalis venus clam
Pitar vetus venus clam | |
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"Corbula" nasutoides clam | |
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Teredo emacerata clam | |
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"Astarte" castanella clam | |