Sohl and Koch OFR # 108: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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rhizopodea indet.
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Forams | ||||||||||
Trochocyathidae indet.
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Trochocyathid coral | ||||||||||
Demospongiae
- Clavulina
- Clionaidae
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Cliona sp.
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Clione sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana sp.
Link 1807
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Nuculana sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp.
(Dietrich 1933)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Vetericardiella sp.
Chavan 1969
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Vetericardiella sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula sp.
Bruguière 1789
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Corbula sp. | ||||||||||
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica
Vincent 1910
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8 specimens | |||||||||
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica" | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Cardium sp. | ||||||||||
Protocardia (Brevicardium) sp.
(Beyrich 1845)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Protocardium (Brevicardium) sp. - originally entered as "Protocardium sp." | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Crenella serica Conrad | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax
Conrad 1858
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45 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Idonearca capax | ||||||||||
Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Parallelodontidae
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Nemodon sp.
Conrad 1869
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Nemodon sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Striarca sp.
Conrad 1862
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Striarca sp. | ||||||||||
Arca sp. n. sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Arca n. sp. 2 (borer) - originally entered as "Arca n. sp." | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Spondylidae
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Spondylus (Spondylus) sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Spondylus (Spondylus) sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis
(Stephenson 1941)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis ( | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Dimyidae
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Atreta melleni
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Atreta melleni (Stephenson) | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Entoliidae
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Syncyclonema simplicius
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius" | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) sp.
Bruguiére 1796
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Lima (Lima) sp. | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Ostrea sp. | ||||||||||
Gryphaeostrea vomer
(Morton 1828)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton | ||||||||||
Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Myalinida
- Inoceramidae
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Inoceramus (Endocostea) sp.
(Whitfield 1877)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Inoceramus (Endocostea) sp. | ||||||||||
Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus sp.
Philippi 1844
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Cadulus sp. | ||||||||||
Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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3 specimens | |||||||||
Dentalium sp. (ribbed) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna sp.
Lovén 1846
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Cylichna sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Bullidae
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? Bulla sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Bulla? sp. - originally entered as "Bulla ? sp." | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Thylacus cretaceus
Conrad 1860
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24 specimens | |||||||||
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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17 specimens | |||||||||
Turritella sp. | ||||||||||
Turritella vertebroides
Morton 1834
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5 specimens | |||||||||
Turritella vertebroides Morton | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Neogastropoda indet.
Thiele 1929
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18 specimens | |||||||||
Neogastropods indeterminate | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Pyropsidae
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Medionapus sp.
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Medionapus sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Perissityidae
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Drilluta sp.
Wade 1916
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7 specimens | |||||||||
Drilluta sp. | ||||||||||
Bellifusus sp.
Stephenson 1941
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Bellifusus sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Cerithiopsis sp.
Hanley 1849
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Cerithiopsis sp. | ||||||||||
Gyrodes abyssinus
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Gyrodes abyssinus (Morton) | ||||||||||
Gyrodes petrosus
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2 specimens | |||||||||
Gyrodes petrosus (Morton) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Striaticostatum sp.
Sohl 1963
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Striaticostatum sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Eucyclidae
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Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) amer | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula cf. pulchella
Shumard 1861
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3 specimens | |||||||||
recombined as Ringicula (Ringicula) pulchella | ||||||||||
Ringicula cf. R. pulchella Shumard - originally entered as "Ringicula cf. pulchella" | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Goniocylichna sp.
Wade 1926
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Goniocylichna sp. | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Mathildidae
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Gegania sp.
Jeffreys 1884
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Tuba sp. | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Scaphitidae
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Discoscaphites conradi
(Morton 1834)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
Discoscaphites conradi (Morton) va | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Baculitidae
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Baculites columna
Morton 1834
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1 specimen | |||||||||
recombined as Trachybaculites columna | ||||||||||
Baculites columna Morton | ||||||||||
Baculites tippahensis
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6 specimens | |||||||||
Baculites tippahensis Conrad | ||||||||||
Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Nautilidae
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Eutrephoceras dekayi
(Morton 1834)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton) | ||||||||||
Polychaeta
- Sabellida
- Serpulidae
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Serpula sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Serpula sp. | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Bryozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1831
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Bryozoa (encrusting) | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Sumter |
Coordinates: | 32.7° North, 88.3° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 36.2° North, 66.2° 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: | lithified silty 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: | Looksokold Ck; USGS # 31739 | ||
Database number: | 4175 | ||
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 19:33:06 |
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] |