PBDB Collection

USGS 6843, A&M College: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Mississippi
collected by W.N. Logan

List of taxa

Where & when

Geology

Taphonomy & methods

Metadata & references

Taxonomic list

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida

	Hardouinia dalli	Sohl and Koch 1983
	corrected as Harduinia
	Hardouinea dalli Clark

	Hardouinia aequorea (Morton 1834)
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Hemiasteridae

	Hemiaster wetherbyi de Loriol 1887
unclassified

	Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801	Sohl and Koch 1983
	Shark parts
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae

	Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758	Sohl and Koch 1983
	Serpula sp.
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Diplomoceratidae

	Diplomoceras trabeatus	Sohl and Koch 1983	6 specimens
	Diplomoceras trabeatus (Morton)
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Baculitidae

	Baculites columna Morton 1834	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	recombined as Trachybaculites columna
	Baculites columna Morton

	Baculites sp. Lamarck 1799	Sohl and Koch 1983	6 specimens
	Baculites sp.

	Baculites tippahensis	Sohl and Koch 1983	5 specimens
	Baculites tippahensis Conrad

	Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus Morton 1834	Sohl and Koch 1983	10 specimens
	recombined as Eubaculites carinatus
	Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae

	Discoscaphites conradi (Morton 1834)	Sohl and Koch 1983	7 specimens
	Discoscaphites conradi (Morton) va
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae

	Sphenodiscus pleurisepta (Conrad 1857)	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Sphenodiscus pleurisepta (Conrad)
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae

	Eutrephoceras perlata (Morton 1834)	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	recombined as Eutrephoceras perlatus
	Eutrephoceras perlata Morton
Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitellidae

	Belemnitella americana	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Belemnitella americana (Morton)
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae

	Gegania sp. Jeffreys 1884	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Tuba sp.
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

	Weeksia deplanata	Sohl and Koch 1983	3 specimens
	Weeksia deplanata (Johnson)
Gastropoda - Vasidae

	Lupira sp. Stephenson 1941	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Lupira sp.
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae

	Ellipsoscapha sp. Stephenson 1941	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Ellipsoscapha ? sp.

	Ellipsoscapha mortoni Forbes 1845	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Ellipsoscapha mortoni (Forbes)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae

	Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799	Sohl and Koch 1983	13 specimens
	Turritella sp.

	Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (Conrad 1860)	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	original and current combination Turritella trilira
	Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C

	Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Turritella vertebroides Morton
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae

	Ampullellinae indet.	Sohl and Koch 1983	8 specimens
	Ampullellinae indeterminate
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

	Striaticostatum sparsum Sohl 1964	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Striaticostatum sparsum Sohl

	Striaticostatum congestum Sohl 1964	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Striaticostatum congestum Sohl

	Striaticostatum asperum Sohl 1964	Sohl and Koch 1983	5 specimens
	Striaticostatum asperum Sohl
Gastropoda - Naticidae

	Gyrodes abyssinus	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Gyrodes abyssinus (Morton)

	Gyrodes petrosus	Sohl and Koch 1983	21 specimens
	Gyrodes petrosus (Morton)

	Gyrodes spillmani Gabb 1861	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	recombined as Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani
	Gyrodes spillmani Gabb
Gastropoda - Capulidae

	Capulus cuthandensis	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Capulus cuthandensis Stephenson
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

	Anomalofusus sp. Wade 1916	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Anomalofusus sp.

	Graphidula sp. Stephenson 1941	Sohl and Koch 1983	4 specimens
	Graphidula sp.

	? Drilluta sp. Wade 1916	Sohl and Koch 1983	8 specimens
	Drilluta ? sp. - originally entered as "Drilluta ? sp."

	? Bellifusus sp. Stephenson 1941	Sohl and Koch 1983	10 specimens
	Bellifusus ? sp. - originally entered as "Bellifusus ? sp."
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

	Stantonella sp. Wade 1926	Sohl and Koch 1983	5 specimens
	Stantonella ? sp.

	Ornopsis sp. Wade 1916	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Ornopsis sp.

	Ornopsis (Pornosis) sp. Wade 1916	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Ornopsis (Pornosis?) s.

	Buccinopsis sp. Conrad 1857	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Buccinopsis sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

	Deussenia sp. Stephenson 1941	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Deussenia sp.

	Pyrifusus sp. Conrad 1858	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Pyrifusus sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae

	? Pyropsis sp. (Conrad 1860)	Sohl and Koch 1983	4 specimens
	Pyropsis ? sp. - originally entered as "Pyropsis ? sp."

	Pyropsis sp. (Conrad 1860)	Sohl and Koch 1983	20 specimens
	Pyropsis spp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae

	Napulus sp. Stephenson 1941	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Napulus sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae

	Morea sp. Conrad 1860	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Morea sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

	Longoconcha sp. Stephenson 1941	Sohl and Koch 1983	7 specimens
	Longoconcha spp.

	Volutomorpha sp. Gabb 1877	Sohl and Koch 1983	5 specimens
	Volutomorpha sp.

	Volutomorpha cf. retifera Dall 1907	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Volutomorpha cf. V. retifera Dall - originally entered as "Volutomorpha cf. retifera"
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

	Lowenstamia cf. subplanus	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Lowenstamia cf. L. subplanus (Gabb - originally entered as "Lowenstamia cf. subplanus"
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

	Pugnellus sp. Conrad 1860	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Pugnellus sp.

	Arrhoges (Latiala) cf. lobata (Wade 1926)	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	recombined as Latiala lobata
	Arrhoges (Latiala) cf. A. Lobata ( - originally entered as "Arrhoges cf. lobata"

	Anchura ? noakensis	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Anchura noakensis? Stephenson - originally entered as "Anchura noakensis ?"

	Anchura sp. Conrad 1860	Sohl and Koch 1983	10 specimens
	Anchura sp.
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae

	Xenophora leprosa (Morton 1834)	Sohl and Koch 1983	5 specimens
	recombined as Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa
	Xenophora leprosa (Morton)
Gastropoda - Acteoninidae

	Eoacteon sp. Stephenson 1955	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Ecoacteon sp. - originally entered as "Ecoacteon sp."
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

	Malletia longfrons	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Malletia longfrons (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae

	Nucula percrassa	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Nucula percrassa Conrad
Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

	Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp. Sowerby 1814	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp.
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae

	Atreta melleni	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Atreta melleni (Stephenson)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae

	Spondylus (Spondylus) sp. n. sp. Linnaeus 1758	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Spondylus (Spondylus) n. sp. - originally entered as "Spondylus n. sp."
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

	Pecten (Pecten) venustus	Sohl and Koch 1983	7 specimens
	Pecten (Pecten?) venustus Morton
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

	Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad 1858	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	recombined as Limatula acutilineata
	Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

	Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton

	Paranomia scabra	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Paranomia scabra (Morton)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae

	Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica Conrad 1860	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Plicatula (Plicatula) tetrica Conr

	Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis	Sohl and Koch 1983	20 specimens
	Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae

	Ostrea plumosa Morton 1833	Sohl and Koch 1983	3 specimens
	Ostrea plumosa Morton

	Arctostrea falacata	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Arctostrea falacata (Gabb)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae

	Exogyra costata (Say 1820)	Sohl and Koch 1983	5 specimens
	original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata
	Exogyra costata Say

	Gryphaeostrea vomer (Morton 1828)	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton

	Pycnodonte vesicularis (Lamarck 1806)	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis
	Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae

	Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad 1858	Sohl and Koch 1983	22 specimens
	recombined as Idonearca capax
	Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae

	Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Arca sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

	Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758	Sohl and Koch 1983	4 specimens
	Cardium sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae

	Legumen ellipticum	Sohl and Koch 1983	6 specimens
	Legumen ellipticum Conrad
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae

	Tenea parilis	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Tenea parilis Conrad
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae

	Panopea monmouthensis	Sohl and Koch 1983	1 specimen
	Panopea monmouthensis Gardner
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

	Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) cf. jerseyensis	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) cf. jersey - originally entered as "Cuspidaria cf. jerseyensis"
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae

	Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853	Sohl and Koch 1983
	Liopistha protexta Conrad
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae

	Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834	Sohl and Koch 1983	5 specimens
	Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigoniidae

	Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica (Morton 1834)	Sohl and Koch 1983	2 specimens
	Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) tho
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

	Dasmosmilia sp. Pourtalès 1880	Sohl and Koch 1983
	Dasmosmilia sp.
Demospongiae - Clavulina - Clionaidae

	Cliona sp.	Sohl and Koch 1983
	Clione sp.
see common names

Geography

Country:	United States	State/province:	Mississippi	County:	Okitibbeha
Coordinates:	33.5° North, 88.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:	37.0° North, 66.4° West
Basis of coordinate:	based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:	outcrop

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:	group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Haustator bilira assemblage zone

Lithology and environment

Primary lithology:	glauconitic,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:	field collection
Reason for describing collection:	paleoecologic analysis
Museum repositories:	USNM
Collectors:	W.N. Logan

Metadata

Also known as:	Sohl and Koch OFR # 87
Database number:	4160
Authorizer:	M. Kosnik, W. Kiessling	Enterer:	M. Kosnik, U. Merkel
Modifier:	M. Clapham	Research group:	GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:	1999-08-14 13:00:00	Last modified:	2018-10-26 21:59:32
Access level:	the public	Released:	1999-08-14 13:00:00
Creative Commons license:	CC BY

Reference information

Primary reference:

26335.

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C. W. Cooke. 1953. American Upper Cretaceous Echinoidea. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 254-A:1-44 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel/M. Clapham]

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]
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]