PBDB Collection

M 304 (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Monroe County, Alabama (31.5° N, 87.5° W: paleocoordinates 34.0° N, 70.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; unlithified, glauconitic, argillaceous sandstone

• Environment from PBDB # 90141.

• Lithology from PBDB # 90141 very fine grained, unlithified glauconitic clayey sand

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 92034: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 27.10.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus "sp. D" Cadulus "sp. D" Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Bivalvia
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idonea Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idonea Conrad 1865 clam Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idonea subsp. B
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea Conrad 1862 clam Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea "var."
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	"Chlamys greggi" = Dhondtichlamys greggi "Chlamys greggi" = Dhondtichlamys greggi Harris 1897 scallop
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithi, Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata, "Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi" = Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithi clam Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata Gardner and Bowles 1939 clam "Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi" = Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi Stewart 1930 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 - Cardiidae	Nemocardium harrisi Nemocardium harrisi cockle
Cardiida - Semelidae	Ervilia lignitica Ervilia lignitica clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina bellsiana, Tellina semirotunda Tellina bellsiana tellin clam Tellina semirotunda tellin clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis venus clam including Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis greggi
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida, Nuculana corpulentoides Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida Dall 1898 pointed nut clam Nuculana corpulentoides pointed nut clam Nuculana corpulentoides "var."
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	"Odostomia (Evalea) bartschi" = Evalea "Odostomia (Evalea) bartschi" = Evalea snail
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Epitonium munistriatum Epitonium munistriatum wentletrap
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	"Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni, Mesalia alabamiensis "Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni Conrad 1830 turret shell Turritella mortoni postmortoni Mesalia alabamiensis De Gregorio 1890 turret shell
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Euspira marylandica, Polinices sp., Sinum fiski, Lacunaria alabamiensis Euspira marylandica Conrad 1865 moon snail Euspira marylandica var. A Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail Sinum fiski moon snail Lacunaria alabamiensis moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae	Capulus expansus Capulus expansus snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Priscoficus triserialis, Priscoficus (Fulguroficus) juvenis Priscoficus triserialis fig shell Priscoficus (Fulguroficus) juvenis fig shell
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus supraplanus Levifusus supraplanus snail
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	cf. Cyllene bellana cf. Cyllene bellana snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Glyptostyla bacula, Mazzalina tuomeyi Glyptostyla bacula snail Mazzalina tuomeyi snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	""Pleurotoma" capax" = Turris ""Pleurotoma" capax" = Turris turrid
Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae	"Surcula nasuta" = Turricula "Surcula nasuta" = Turricula snail
Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae	Pleurotomella whitfieldi Pleurotomella whitfieldi snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Caricella podagrina Caricella podagrina volute
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	Calyptraphorus trinodiferus Calyptraphorus trinodiferus snail