M 244 (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Milam County, Texas (31.1° N, 96.8° W: paleocoordinates 35.9° N, 77.3° W)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kincaid Formation (Midway Group), Danian (66.0 - 61.6 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 91832: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 21.10.2009, edited by Ursula Smith

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Taxonomic list

Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium" "sp. A" Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Periploma "sp. E" Schumacher 1816 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Amusium (Propeamussium) alabamense Aldrich 1886 mud scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea (Ostrea) pulaskensis Harris 1892 oyster
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Jupiteria (Ledina) smirna Dall 1898 pointed nut clam
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae
"Atys (Aliculastrum) "sp. A"" = Aliculastrum
"Atys (Aliculastrum) "sp. A"" = Aliculastrum Pilsbry 1896 snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Tornatellaea "spp." Conrad 1860 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
 Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae
Exilia pergracilis Conrad 1860 snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus "sp. O" Conrad 1865 snail
Levifusus "sp. P" Conrad 1865 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
"Volutocorbis texanus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis)
"Volutocorbis texanus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae