Shiloh Road, Quitman MS; 3' below top of unit 3, bag #1: Bartonian, Mississippi
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Eodrilla texana
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4 individuals | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Eodrillia texana" | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
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Anthozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1834
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1 individual | |||||||||
| coral B | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Fungiidae
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Discotrochus orbignianus
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35 individuals | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Turbinoliidae
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Turbinolia pharetra
Lea 1833
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3 individuals | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Flabellidae
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Flabellum cuneiforme
(Lonsdale 1845)
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73 individuals | |||||||||
| F. c. pachyphyllum | ||||||||||
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Hexactinellida
- Innaecoeliida
- Craticulariidae
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Pleurostoma adolescens
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307 individuals | |||||||||
| originally entered as "Pleurotoma adolescens" | ||||||||||
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Gymnolaemata
- Cheilostomata
- Lunulitidae
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Lunulitidae indet.
Lagaaij 1952
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219 individuals | |||||||||
| lunulitid A | ||||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus sp.
Philippi 1844
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4 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris lisbonensis
Harris 1919
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Pachecoa pulchra
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella
(Lea 1833)
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9 individuals | |||||||||
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Barbatia (Acar) aspera
(Conrad 1854)
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Limopsidae
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Limopsis aviculoides
(Conrad 1862)
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33 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Cubitostrea sellaeformis
(Conrad 1832)
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76 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Eburneopecten scintillatus
(Conrad 1854)
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Chlamys cainei
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10 individuals | |||||||||
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Chlamys wahtubbeana
Dall 1898
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6 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Bathytormus sp.
Stewart 1930
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48 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Lirodiscus smithvillensis
Harris 1895
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia rotunda
Lea 1833
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59 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda | ||||||||||
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Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara
(Harris 1895)
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48.5 individuals | |||||||||
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Venericardia (Pleuromeris) tortidens
Harris 1919
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7 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Caestocorbula fossata
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70 individuals | |||||||||
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Caryocorbula deusseni
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11 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Abra nitens
(Lea 1833)
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40 individuals | |||||||||
| original and current combination Egeria nitens | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Callista perovata
(Conrad 1833)
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3 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Verticordiidae
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Verticordia sotoensis
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15 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Calorhadia mater
(Meyer 1885)
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Nuculana sp.
Link 1807
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11 individuals | |||||||||
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Nuculana multilineata
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60 individuals | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula magnifica
Conrad 1833
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3 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Nucula (Nucula) magnifica | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Cuvier 1795
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1 individual | |||||||||
| limpet #1 | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda indet.
Cuvier 1795
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5 individuals | |||||||||
| Gastropod S - W | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Diodora sp.
Gray 1821
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Skeneidae
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Skena pignus
(de Gregorio 1890)
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1 individual | |||||||||
| recombined as Skenea pignus | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Skenea pignus" | ||||||||||
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Tubiola nautiloides
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3 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Retusa galba
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18 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica sp.
Röding 1798
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6 individuals | |||||||||
| sp A | ||||||||||
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Architectonica amoena
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Pseudomalaxis rotella
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Architectonica scrobiculata
(Conrad 1833)
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1 individual | |||||||||
| recombined as Patulaxis scrobiculata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Pyramidella bastropensis
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Pyramidella propeacicula
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3 individuals | |||||||||
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Pyramidella pseudopymaea
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Actaeon pomilius
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| replaced by Acteon | ||||||||||
| originally entered as "Acteon pomilius" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula biplicata
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5 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Mathildidae
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Gegania antiquata
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1 individual | |||||||||
| G. a. striata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Balcis notata
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3 individuals | |||||||||
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Eulima extremis
Aldrich 1911
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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18 individuals | |||||||||
| all species | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Naticidae indet.
Guilding 1834
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324 individuals | |||||||||
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Sinum sp.
Röding 1798
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4 individuals | |||||||||
| S. spp?? | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Hipponicidae
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Hipponix pygmaeus
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4 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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Vitrinella sp.
Adams 1850
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Fusoficula angelinensis
Harris 1919
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Ficopsis penita
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9 individuals | |||||||||
| synonym of Ficus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Conomitra texana
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4 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Mitrella (Clinurella) bucciniformis
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| Mitrella (Clinurella) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Siphonalia newtonensis
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9 individuals | |||||||||
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Pseudoliva vetusta
(Conrad 1833)
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4 individuals | |||||||||
| original and current combination Monoceros vetusta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Levifusus sp.
Conrad 1865
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13 individuals | |||||||||
| n. sp.? | ||||||||||
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Levifusus mortoniopsis
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8 individuals | |||||||||
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Levifusus mortoniopsis
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1 individual | |||||||||
| L. m. carexus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Falsifusus bastropensis
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Clavilithes kennedyanus
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1 individual | |||||||||
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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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Bonellitia bastropensis
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3 individuals | |||||||||
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Bonellitia garvani
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Sveltella sotoensis
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Lyrosurcula dalli
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1 individual | |||||||||
| L. d. quadricosta | ||||||||||
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Michela trabeatoides
Harris 1895
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10 individuals | |||||||||
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Scobinella reticulatoides
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Surculoma falsabenes
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cochlespiridae
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Ancistrosyrinx bella
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| synonym of Cochlespira | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Raphitomidae
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Raphitoma sp.
Monterosato 1884
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Daphnella sp.
Hinds 1844
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Borsoniidae
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Microdrillia sp.
Casey 1903
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4 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Athleta petrosus
(Conrad 1833)
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6 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Athleta petrosa | ||||||||||
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Bullata semen
Lea 1833
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Caricella stenzeli
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1 individual | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rostellariidae
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Calyptraphorus velatus
(Conrad 1833)
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2 individuals | |||||||||
| recombined as Calyptraphorus velata | ||||||||||
| C. v. nodovelatus - originally entered as "Calyptraphorus velatus" | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Phalium brevicostatum
(Conrad 1834)
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5 individuals | |||||||||
| original and current combination Cassis brevicostatus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Xenophoridae
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Xenophora sp.
Fischer von Waldheim 1807
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2 individuals | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triforidae
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Cerithiella sp.
Verrill 1882
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1 individual | |||||||||
| sp. B | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula lirata
Conrad 1833
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1 individual | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Mississippi | County: | Clarke |
| Coordinates: | 32.0° North, 88.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 32.7° North, 79.8° 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 | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Cook Mountain | Member: | Potterchitto |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic unlithified argillaceous,calcareous sandstone | ||
| Environment: | offshore | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,mechanical,sieve,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:includes all countable macrofossils but bivalves, does include oysters | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | MCl-5-c2 | ||
| Database number: | 2451 | ||
| Authorizer: | L. Ivany, J. Sessa | Enterer: | L. Ivany, J. Sessa |
| Modifier: | L. Eccles | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-07-05 08:46:00 | Last modified: | 2011-01-11 08:07:47 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-07-05 08:46:00 |
| 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] |