M 103 (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Charles County, Maryland (38.5° N, 77.3° W: paleocoordinates 39.1° N, 58.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Aquia Formation (Pamunkey Group), Late/Upper Paleocene (58.7 - 55.8 Ma)

• member-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 91890: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 22.10.2009, edited by Ursula Smith

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
 Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
cf. Tudicla "sp. B" Röding 1798 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna venusta Clark 1895 snail
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus "sp. F" Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea "sp. A" Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostrea "sp. J" Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya marylandica Conrad 1842 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo virginiana Clark 1895 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosiniopsis lenticularis Rogers 1838 venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Angulus) virginiana Clark 1895 tellin clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
""Lucina" uhleri" = Myrtaea (Myrtaea) curta
""Lucina" uhleri" = Myrtaea (Myrtaea) curta Conrad 1865 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Bathytormus alaeformis Conrad 1830 clam
Crassatella "sp. F" Lamarck 1799 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana cliftonensis pointed nut clam
Nuculana cultelliformis pointed nut clam