Sohl and Koch OFR # 101: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Mississippi
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea
- Spatangoida
- Schizasteridae
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? Linthia sp.
Desor 1853
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| Linthia sp.? - originally entered as "Linthia ? sp." | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Bryozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1831
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| Bryozoa (encrusting) | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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| Serpula sp. | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Baculitidae
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Baculites sp.
Lamarck 1799
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Baculites sp. | ||||||||||
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Baculites tippahensis
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Baculites tippahensis Conrad | ||||||||||
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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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Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Nautilidae
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Eutrephoceras dekayi
(Morton 1834)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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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 (Sohlitella) trilira
(Conrad 1860)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Turritella trilira | ||||||||||
| Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C | ||||||||||
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Turritella vertebroides
Morton 1834
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella vertebroides Morton | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Striaticostatum sillimani
(Morton 1834)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Epitonium sillimani | ||||||||||
| Striaticostatum sillimani (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Gyrodes abyssinus
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| Gyrodes abyssinus (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Drilluta sp.
Wade 1916
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Drilluta sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Pholidotomidae
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Morea sp.
Conrad 1860
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Morea sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula percrassa
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Nucula percrassa Conrad | ||||||||||
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Nucula sp.
Lamarck 1799
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Nucula sp. | ||||||||||
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Nucula amica
Gardner 1916
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Nucula amica Gardner | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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4 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
- Myalinida
- Inoceramidae
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Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp.
Sowerby 1814
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Inoceramus (Inoceramus) sp. | ||||||||||
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Tenuipteria argenteus
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25 specimens | |||||||||
| Tenuiptereus argenteus (Conrad) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis
(Stephenson 1941)
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12 specimens | |||||||||
| Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis ( | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) acutilineata
Conrad 1858
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Limatula acutilineata | ||||||||||
| Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad | ||||||||||
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Lima (Lima) reticulata
Forbes 1845
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lima reticulata | ||||||||||
| Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For | ||||||||||
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Lima (Lima) sp.
Bruguiére 1796
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Lima (Lima) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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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
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula (Plicatula) sp.
Lamarck 1801
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Plicatula (Plicatula) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Entoliidae
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Syncyclonema simplicius
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Pinna (Pinna) laqueata
Conrad 1858
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Pinna (Pinna) laqueata Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Flemingostreidae
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Cubitostrea tecticosta
(Gabb 1860)
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Exogyra sp.
Say 1820
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| Exogyra sp. | ||||||||||
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Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
| Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
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Gryphaeostrea vomer
(Morton 1828)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton | ||||||||||
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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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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax
Conrad 1858
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10 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Idonearca capax | ||||||||||
| Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cardium sp. | ||||||||||
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Protocardia (Pachycardium) sp.
(Conrad 1869)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Protocardium (Pachycardium) sp. - originally entered as "Protocardium sp." | ||||||||||
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Trachycardium sp.
Mörch 1853
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Trachycardium sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Linearia metastriata
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Linearis | ||||||||||
| Linearia metastriata Conrad | ||||||||||
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? Tellina sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Tellina ? sp. - originally entered as "Tellina ? sp." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Cyprimeria depressa
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cyprimeria depressa Conrad | ||||||||||
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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
- Pandorida
- Laternulidae
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Laternula ? robusta
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Laternula ? robusta Stephenson - originally entered as "Laternula ? robusta" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Myrtea stephensoni
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Myrtea stephensoni Gardner | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Crassatella sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica
(Morton 1834)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) tho | ||||||||||
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis
(Gabb 1860)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Mississippi | County: | Union |
| Coordinates: | 34.5° North, 89.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 38.1° North, 66.3° West | ||||
| 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: | middle | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Haustator bilira assemblage zone | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic silty,sandy claystone | ||
| Secondary lithology: | siltstone | ||
| Environment: | marine indet. | 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,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
| Collection method comments: Sohl collection | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | S New Albany; USGS # 30759 : 30572 | ||
| Database number: | 4168 | ||
| 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 19:27:16 |
| 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] |