Sohl and Koch OFR # 83: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Mississippi
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Scaphitidae
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Discoscaphites conradi
(Morton 1834)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Discoscaphites conradi (Morton) va | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Striaticostatum congestum
Sohl 1964
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Striaticostatum congestum Sohl | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella sp. | ||||||||||
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Turritella vertebroides
Morton 1834
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Turritella vertebroides Morton | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Anchura sp.
Conrad 1860
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Anchura sp. | ||||||||||
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Pterocerella sp.
Meek 1864
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pterocerella sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Longoconcha sp.
Stephenson 1941
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Longoconcha spp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Pyropsidae
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Pyropsis sp.
(Conrad 1860)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Pyropsis spp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Graphidula sp.
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Graphidula sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Gyrodes abyssinus
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Gyrodes abyssinus (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Gyrodes petrosus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Gyrodes petrosus (Morton) | ||||||||||
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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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Euspira cf. rectilabrum
(Conrad 1858)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Euspira cf. Euspira rectilabrum (C - originally entered as "Euspira cf. rectilabrum" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Flemingostreidae
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Cubitostrea tecticosta
(Gabb 1860)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Pycnodonte vesicularis
(Lamarck 1806)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis | ||||||||||
| Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck | ||||||||||
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Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
| Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
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Gryphaeostrea vomer
(Morton 1828)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Paranomia scabra
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Paranomia scabra (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Morton 1833
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Neitheidae
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Neithea (Neitheops) sp.
(Stewart 1930)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Neitheops | ||||||||||
| Neithea (Neitheops) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax
Conrad 1858
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26 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Idonearca capax | ||||||||||
| Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica
(Morton 1834)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) tho | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Poromyidae
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Liopistha protexta
Conrad 1853
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Liopistha protexta Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pandorida
- Clavagellidae
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Clavagella sp.
Blainville 1817
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Clavagella sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pandorida
- Laternulidae
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Plectomya sp.
Loriol 1868
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Plectomya sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Cymbophora ? lintea
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Cymbophora lintea Conrad? - originally entered as "Cymbophora lintea ?" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Cyprimeria alta
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cyprimeria alta Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Granocardium (Granocardium) sp.
(Gabb 1869)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Trachycardium | ||||||||||
| Granocardium (Granocardium) sp. | ||||||||||
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Echinoidea
- Cassiduloida
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Hardouinia weatherbyi
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| corrected as Harduinia | ||||||||||
| Hardouinea weatherbyi deLoriol | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Mississippi | County: | Okitibbeha |
| Coordinates: | 33.5° North, 88.8° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 37.1° North, 66.5° 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 conradi |
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Prairie Bluff | Member: | lower | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Haustator bilira assemblage zone | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray lithified silty,sandy lime mudstone | ||
| 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: | N Starkville; USGS # 25436 | ||
| Database number: | 4157 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Kosnik | Enterer: | M. Kosnik |
| Modifier: | M. Manojlovic | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-08-14 13:00:00 | Last modified: | 2016-07-25 19:26:11 |
| 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] |