PRI 2249 (Eocene of the United States)
Where: Grant County, Louisiana (31.7° N, 92.9° W: paleocoordinates 32.7° N, 84.1° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Moodys Branch Formation (Jackson Group), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 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 92374: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 09.11.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana, Architectonica (Architectonica) bellistriata, "Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum, Architectonica (Architectonica) "sp. D", "Architectonica (Solariaxis) acuta" = Architectonica acuta
Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana Harris and Palmer 1947 sundial Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana subsplendida
Architectonica (Architectonica) bellistriata Conrad 1854 sundial
"Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata" = Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum Conrad 1833 sundial Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata A
Architectonica (Architectonica) "sp. D" Röding 1798 sundial
"Architectonica (Solariaxis) acuta" = Architectonica acuta Conrad 1854 sundial | |
Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) ranellinum, Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) danvillense, Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) nassulum
Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) ranellinum wentletrap
Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) danvillense Harris and Palmer 1947 wentletrap | |
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Hemisinus jacksonius Harris and Palmer 1947 snail | |
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Turritella clevelandia Harris 1894 turret shell
"Turritella alveata" = Kapalmerella alveata Conrad 1854 turret shell | |
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Calyptraea alta Conrad 1854 slipper shell
Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell | |
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Capulus americanus Conrad 1854 snail | |
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Polinices weisbordi moon snail
Euspira jacksonensis Harris and Palmer 1947 moon snail | |
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Serpulorbis chavani Harris and Palmer 1947 worm shell | |
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Conomitra jacksonensis Cooke 1926 ribbed mitre
Uromitra grantensis Johnson 1899 ribbed mitre | |
"Latirus humilior" = Turbinella humilior
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Metula subgracilis Johnson 1899 true whelk | |
Tritonatractus pearlensis, Dolicholatirus leaensis, "Cornulina dalli" = Mazzalina dalli, Clavilithes humerosus
Tritonatractus pearlensis Aldrich 1885 snail Tritonoatractus pearlensis montgomeriensis [entered as Tritonoatractus pearlensis]
Dolicholatirus leaensis Harris 1897 snail
Clavilithes humerosus snail | |
Tritiaria hilli, "Fusinus insectoides" = Fusus insectoides
Tritiaria hilli Harris 1895 snail
"Fusinus insectoides" = Fusus insectoides Harris 1896 snail | |
"Mitra (Fusimitra) millingtoni" = Mitra (Fusimitra) mellingtoni
"Mitra (Fusimitra) millingtoni" = Mitra (Fusimitra) mellingtoni Conrad 1854 mitre shell | |
"Harpa (Eocithara) jacksonensis" = Harpa jacksonensis
"Harpa (Eocithara) jacksonensis" = Harpa jacksonensis Harris 1896 snail | |
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Hexaplex (Hexaplex) marksi Harris 1894 murex snail | |
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Caricella turneri volute
Caricella howei Harris and Palmer 1947 volute
Caricella subangulata Conrad 1854 volute | |
Calyptraphorus stamineus, "Dientomochilus (Dasyostoma) rugostomum" = Dasyostoma rugostoma
Calyptraphorus stamineus snail
"Dientomochilus (Dasyostoma) rugostomum" = Dasyostoma rugostoma Johnson 1899 snail | |
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Cypraeorbis ventripotens Cossmann 1903 cowry | |
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Sulcocypraea healeyi Aldrich 1923 snail | |
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Umbraculum planulatum snail | |