MGS 26b (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as PRI 3664

Where: Clarke County, Mississippi (32.2° N, 88.8° W: paleocoordinates 33.4° N, 77.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kosciusko Formation (Claiborne Group), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• Fossiliferous marine beds in the top of the Kosciusko fm. below basal contact of the Archusa marl.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: D. T. Dockery. 1980. Invertebrate Macropaleontolgy of the Clarke County Mississippi Area. Bulletin - Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographic Survey 122 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/L. Eccles]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 99673: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 18.11.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Terrebrifusus amoenus
Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula lirata
Crepidula lirata Conrad 1833 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella dobyensis, Turritella sp., Mesalia claibornensis
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Mesalia claibornensis turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sinum bilix, Neverita sp., "Natica" ("Naticarius") semilunata
Sinum bilix Conrad 1833 moon snail
Neverita sp. Risso 1826 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Phalium brevicostatum" = Cassis brevicostatus
"Phalium brevicostatum" = Cassis brevicostatus Conrad 1834 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Distorsio (Personella) septemdentata" = Sassia (Personella) septemdentata
"Distorsio (Personella) septemdentata" = Sassia (Personella) septemdentata Gabb 1860 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae
Sulcocypraea kennedyi
Sulcocypraea kennedyi Harris 1895 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla staminea
Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail
Ancilla staminea punctulifera
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bonellitia parilis
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Latirus moorei
Latirus moorei Gabb 1860 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pseudoliva vetusta, Lacinia alveata, Buccitriton texanus
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
Lacinia alveata Conrad 1833 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus mortoniopsis
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
cf. Bullia (Anbullina) ancillops
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta petrosa, Caricella pyruloides
Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute
Caricella pyruloides Conrad 1832 volute
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Hastula houstonia
Hastula houstonia auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Glyptotoma crassiplicata, "Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens
Glyptotoma crassiplicata Gabb 1860 cone shell
"Conus (Lithoconus) sauridens" = Conus sauridens Conrad 1833 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Michela trabeatoides, cf. Scobinella ferrosilica, Hesperiturris nodocarinatus, Trypanotoma terebriformis, Eosurcula moorei, Protosurcula gabbii, Cochlespiropsis engonata, Coronia childreni, Eopleurotoma lisboncola, Eopleurotoma cochlea, Eopleurotoma sayi
Michela trabeatoides Harris 1895 turrid
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860 turrid
Trypanotoma terebriformis Harris 1937 turrid
Trypanotoma terebriformis cooperi
Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid
Protosurcula gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid
Coronia childreni Lea 1833 turrid
Coronia childreni var. B
Eopleurotoma lisboncola turrid
Eopleurotoma lisboncola var.
Eopleurotoma sayi Lea 1833 turrid
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Calyptraphorus velatus
Calyptraphorus velatus Conrad 1833 snail
Calyptraphorus velatus nodovelatus
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica (Solariaxis) elaborata, "Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata
"Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata Conrad 1833 snail
Architectonica scrobiculata hicoria
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa (Cylichnina) galba
Retusa (Cylichnina) galba Conrad 1833 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Yoldia (Calorhadia) compsa
Yoldia (Calorhadia) compsa Gabb 1860 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis
Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis Harris 1919 nut clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Carycorbula) sp., Corbula (Caryocorbula) deusseni
Corbula (Carycorbula) sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta ? sp.
Diplodonta ? sp. Bronn 1831 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
cf. Pitar (Calpitaria) petroplitanus, Pitar (Calpitaria) texacola
Pitar (Calpitaria) texacola Harris 1895 venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Moerella) petropolitana, Tellina (Arcopagia) raveneli
Tellina (Moerella) petropolitana Stenzel and Krause 1957 tellin clam
Tellina (Arcopagia) raveneli Conrad 1846 tellin clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda, Venericardia (Venericor) densata, Venericardia (Venericor) claiboplata
Venericardia (Venericor) claiboplata Gardner and Bowles 1939 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Cubitostrea sp.
Cubitostrea sp. Sacco 1897 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
Pachecoa (Pachecoa) declivis, Barbatia (Cucullaearca) ludoviciana, Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Zanthopsidae
Harpactocarcinus sp.
Harpactocarcinus sp. Milne-Edwards 1862 crab
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Dendrophyllia lisbonensis
Dendrophyllia lisbonensis Vaughan 1900 stony coral