Coffeeville, AL, middle fault block, bed C oysters, bag #2: Bartonian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus sp.
Philippi 1844
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10 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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377 individuals | |||||||||
| all species | ||||||||||
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Mesalia claibornensis
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34 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Naticidae indet.
Guilding 1834
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14 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Phalium brevicostatum
(Conrad 1834)
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1 individual | |||||||||
| original and current combination Cassis brevicostatus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Distorsio septemdentata
()
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1 individual | |||||||||
| original and current combination Distorsio septendentata | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Distortio septemdentata" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Ficopsis penita
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1 individual | |||||||||
| synonym of Ficus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Conomitra texana
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3 individuals | |||||||||
| C. t. orangeburgensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Ancilla staminea
Conrad 1832
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5 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Trigonostoma gemmatum
Conrad 1833
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Clavilithes penrosei
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Latirus moorei
Gabb 1860
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Pseudoliva vetusta
(Conrad 1833)
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10 individuals | |||||||||
| original and current combination Monoceros vetusta | ||||||||||
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Terebrifusus multiplicatus
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Buccitriton texanum
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3 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Levifusus mortoniopsis
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10 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Lapparia mooreana
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Bullata semen
Lea 1833
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Athleta petrosus
(Conrad 1833)
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9 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Athleta petrosa | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Murex vanuxemi
Conrad 1865
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1 individual | |||||||||
| recombined as Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Hastula houstonia
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Glyptotoma conradiana
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Conus sauridens
Conrad 1833
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Surculoma falsabenes
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Eosurcula moorei
Gabb 1860
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Borsoniidae
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Cordieria biconica
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Cordiera biconica" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Hipponicidae
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Hipponix pygmaeus
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19 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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Vitrinella sp.
Adams 1850
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Mathildidae
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Gegania antiquata
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| G. a. striata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica amoena
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Architectonica meekana
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5 individuals | |||||||||
| A. m. splendida | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Actaeon idoneus
Conrad 1833
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1 individual | |||||||||
| recombined as Acteon idoneus | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Acteon idoneus" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula trapaquara
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3 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Tegulidae
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Norrisia micromphala
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Retusa galba
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97 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet.
Linnaeus 1758
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8.5 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula extenuata
Dall 1898
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78 individuals | |||||||||
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Caryocorbula alabamiensis
(Lea 1833)
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21 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar sp.
Römer 1857
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.5 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella minor
(Lea 1833)
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12 individuals | |||||||||
| original and current combination Astarte minor | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia rotunda
Lea 1833
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16.5 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda | ||||||||||
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Venericardia planicosta
Lamarck 1801
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3 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Venericor planicosta | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Cubitostrea divaricata
(Lea 1833)
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32.5 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) divaricata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Barbatia rhomboidella
(Lea 1833)
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4.5 individuals | |||||||||
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Gymnolaemata
- Cheilostomata
- Lepraliellidae
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Holoporella granulosa
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4 individuals | |||||||||
| synonym of Celleporaria | ||||||||||
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Gymnolaemata
- Cheilostomata
- Lunulitidae
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Lunulitidae indet.
Lagaaij 1952
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38 individuals | |||||||||
| lunulitid A | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
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Anthozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1834
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10 individuals | |||||||||
| coral B | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Dendrophylliidae
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Endopachys maclurii
(Lea 1833)
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41 individuals | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Turbinoliidae
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Turbinolia pharetra
Lea 1833
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33 individuals | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Clarke |
| Coordinates: | 31.8° North, 88.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 32.4° North, 79.2° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Bartonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
| *Period: | Tertiary | *Local age/stage: | Claibornian |
| Key time interval: | Bartonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 41.20000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic unlithified sandstone | ||
| Secondary lithology: | marl | ||
| Environment: | offshore | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | bulk,mechanical,sieve,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:includes all countable macrofossils | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | ACl-3-c2 | ||
| Database number: | 2441 | ||
| Authorizer: | L. Ivany | Enterer: | L. Ivany |
| Modifier: | J. Sessa | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-07-05 08:07:44 | Last modified: | 2010-08-10 14:09:42 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-07-05 08:07:44 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 72. | L. C. Ivany. 1997. Faunal stability and environmental change in the middle Eocene Gulf Coastal Plain (PhD Thesis, Harvard University). 1-221 [L. Ivany/L. Ivany/A. Clement] |