Sohl and Koch OFR # 43: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Mississippi
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Crenella serica Conrad | ||||||||||
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Crenella elegantula
Meek and Hayden 1862
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Crenella elegantula Meek & Hayden | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Modiolus sedesclaris
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| Modiolus sedesclaris Gardner | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Parallelodontidae
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Nemodon eufaulensis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis] | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax
Conrad 1858
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Idonearca capax | ||||||||||
| Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Limopsidae
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Limopsis meeki
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| Limopsis meeki Wade | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea plumosa
Morton 1833
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Ostrea plumosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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251 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
| Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Pinna (Pinna) laqueata
Conrad 1858
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Pinna (Pinna) laqueata Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis
(Stephenson 1941)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis ( | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica
Conrad 1860
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica Conr | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) acutilineata
Conrad 1858
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Limatula acutilineata | ||||||||||
| Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Vetericardiella crenalirata
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Vetericardiella crenalirata (Conra | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Pholadidae
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Clavipholas pectorosa
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Claripholas pectorosa (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Granocardium (Granocardium) sp.
(Gabb 1869)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Trachycardium | ||||||||||
| Granocardium (Granocardium) sp. | ||||||||||
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Protocardia (Pachycardium) spillmani
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Protocardium (Pachycardium) spillm - originally entered as "Protocardium spillmani" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Liothyris cf. carolinensis
Conrad 1875
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Liothyris cf. L. carolinensis (Con - originally entered as "Liothyris cf. carolinensis" | ||||||||||
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Linearia metastriata
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Linearis | ||||||||||
| Linearia metastriata Conrad | ||||||||||
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Linearia pectinis
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15 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Linearis | ||||||||||
| Linearia pectinis Stephenson | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Legumen ellipticum
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Legumen ellipticum Conrad | ||||||||||
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Cyprimeria alta
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Cyprimeria alta Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Cymbophora sp.
Gabb 1869
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Cymbophora sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Anatinellidae
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Anatina cf. jerseyensis
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Anatina cf. jerseyensis Weller - originally entered as "Anatina cf. jerseyensis" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Poromyidae
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Liopistha protexta
Conrad 1853
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Liopistha protexta Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pandorida
- Laternulidae
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Laternula ? robusta
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| Laternula ? robusta Stephenson - originally entered as "Laternula ? robusta" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) angulicostata
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) ang | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira
(Conrad 1860)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Turritella trilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C | ||||||||||
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Turritella tippana
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Turritella tippana Conrad | ||||||||||
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Turritella vertebroides
Morton 1834
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella vertebroides Morton | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Euspira rectilabrum
(Conrad 1858)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gyrodes spillmani
Gabb 1861
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani | ||||||||||
| Gyrodes spillmani Gabb | ||||||||||
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Gyrodes supraplicatus
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Gyrodes supraplicatus (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turbinellidae
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Napulus octoliratus
Conrad 1858
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Napulus octoliratus Conrad | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Stantonella interupta
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| corrected as Stantonella interrupta | ||||||||||
| Stantonella interupta (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Pyrifusus subdensatus
Conrad 1858
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Pyrifusus subdensatus Conrad | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Anomalofusus lemniscatus
Sohl 1964
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| Anomalofusus lemniscatus Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Paladmetidae
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Paladmete cancellaria
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus Con | ||||||||||
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Graciliala decemlirata
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Graciliala decemlirata Conrad | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Mississippi | County: | Tippah |
| Coordinates: | 34.7° North, 88.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 38.3° North, 66.1° West | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| *Period: | Late/Upper Cretaceous | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Senonian |
| *International age/stage: | Middle - Late/Upper Maastrichtian | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Ammonoid zone: | Discoscaphites iris |
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic,gray calcareous sandstone | ||
| Environment: | marine indet. | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
| Collection method comments: Sohl collection | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Yancy Hill; USGS # 26354 | ||
| Database number: | 4124 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 | Last modified: | 2017-07-04 19:08:49 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 283. | N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1983. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) Mollusca from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. USGS Open File Report 83-451:1-239 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Uhen] |
Secondary references:
| 29915 | J. A. Sessa, T. J. Bralower, M. E. Patzkowsky, J. C. Handley, and L. C. Ivany. 2012. Environmental and biological controls on the diversity and ecology of Late Cretaceous through early Paleogene marine ecosystems in the US Gulf Coastal Plain. Paleobiology 38(2):218-239 [M. Patzkowsky/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] |