Sohl and Koch OFR # 134: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Alabama

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Lithophagidae indet.
Lithophagid borings
Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
? Linthia sp. Desor 1853
Linthia sp.? - originally entered as "Linthia ? sp."
unclassified
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Fish parts
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Bone material
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Shark parts
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (encrusting)
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Baculitidae
Baculites columna Morton 1834
3 specimens
recombined as Trachybaculites columna
Baculites columna Morton
Baculites tippahensis
134 specimens
Baculites tippahensis Conrad
Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus Morton 1834
227 specimens
recombined as Eubaculites carinatus
Baculites (Eubaculites) carinatus
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Discoscaphites sp. Meek 1870
1 specimen
Discoscaphites sp.
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae
Sphenodiscus sp. Meek 1871
1 specimen
Sphenodiscus sp.
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton 1834)
6 specimens
Eutrephoceras dekayi (Morton)
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758
4 specimens
Dentalium sp.
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus obnutus
2 specimens
Cadulus obnutus (Conrad)
Gastropoda
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795
2 specimens
indeterminate gastropods
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Margaritella sp. Meek and Hayden 1860
1 specimen
Margaritella sp.
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Actaeon sp. Oken 1815
1 specimen
replaced by Acteon
Acteon sp. - originally entered as "Acteon sp."
Nonacteonina sp. (Stephenson 1941)
2 specimens
original and current combination Nonactaeonina
Nonacteonina sp.
Cylindrotruncatum sp. Sohl 1963
Cylindrotruncata sp.
Goniocylichna sp. Wade 1926
1 specimen
Goniocylichna sp.
Gastropoda - Eucyclidae
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus
4 specimens
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) amer
Gastropoda - Siphonariidae
Anisomyon sp. Meek and Hayden 1860
2 specimens
Anisomyon sp.
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha mortoni Forbes 1845
4 specimens
Ellipsoscapha mortoni (Forbes)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (Stephenson 1941)
1 specimen
recombined as Haustator bilira
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Laxispira sp. Gabb 1877
1 specimen
Laxispira sp.
Laxispira monilifera Sohl 1964
2 specimens
Laxispira monilifera Sohl
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799
25 specimens
Turritella sp.
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (Conrad 1860)
4 specimens
original and current combination Turritella trilira
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834
12 specimens
Turritella vertebroides Morton
Gastropoda - Pickworthiidae
Urceolabrum sp. Wade 1916
1 specimen
Urceolabrum sp.
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad 1860
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Gyrodes abyssinus
12 specimens
Gyrodes abyssinus (Morton)
Gyrodes petrosus
20 specimens
Gyrodes petrosus (Morton)
Euspira sp. Agassiz 1837
20 specimens
Euspira sp.
Amaurellina sp. Fischer 1885
5 specimens
Amaurellina sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda indet. Thiele 1929
57 specimens
Neogastropods indeterminate
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Anomalofusus sp. Wade 1916
6 specimens
Anomalofusus sp.
Graphidula sp. Stephenson 1941
12 specimens
Graphidula sp.
Drilluta sp. Wade 1916
5 specimens
Drilluta sp.
Bellifusus sp. Stephenson 1941
10 specimens
Bellifusus sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Pyrifusus sp. Conrad 1858
2 specimens
Pyrifusus sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Mataxa sp. Wade 1916
1 specimen
Mataxa sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Pyropsis sp. (Conrad 1860)
1 specimen
Pyropsis spp.
Medionapus sp. Stephenson 1941
3 specimens
Medionapus sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Napulus sp. Stephenson 1941
14 specimens
Napulus sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Longoconcha sp. Stephenson 1941
3 specimens
Longoconcha spp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Lowenstamia sp. Sohl 1964
3 specimens
Lowenstamia sp.
Sargana sp. Stephenson 1923
1 specimen
Sargana sp.
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Anchura sp. Conrad 1860
3 specimens
Anchura sp.
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora leprosa (Morton 1834)
4 specimens
recombined as Xenophora (Endoptygma) leprosa
Xenophora leprosa (Morton)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp. Link 1807
10 specimens
Nuculana sp.
Nuculana whitfieldi
13 specimens
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Perissonata littlei
2 specimens
original and current combination Perrisonota
Perissonata littlei Gardner
Malletia longfrons
8 specimens
Malletia longfrons (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula percrassa
7 specimens
Nucula percrassa Conrad
Nucula amica Gardner 1916
10 specimens
Nucula amica Gardner
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica Conrad 1860
17 specimens
Crenella serica Conrad
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga cf. borealis
20 specimens
Lithophaga cf. borealis author - originally entered as "Lithophaga cf. borealis"
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798
Lithophaga sp.
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus (Spondylus) sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Spondylus (Spondylus) sp.
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) sp. Meek 1864
3 specimens
Camptonectes (Comptonectes) sp.
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (Stephenson 1941)
1 specimen
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
Pecten (Pecten) venustus
13 specimens
Pecten (Pecten?) venustus Morton
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad 1858
2 specimens
recombined as Limatula acutilineata
Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad
Lima (Lima) sp. Bruguiére 1796
1 specimen
Lima (Lima) sp.
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833
7 specimens
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
Paranomia scabra
1 specimen
Paranomia scabra (Morton)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis
2 specimens
Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis
Plicatula (Plicatula) sp. Lamarck 1801
6 specimens
Plicatula (Plicatula) sp.
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius
11 specimens
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna (Pinna) sp. Linnaeus 1758
2 specimens
Pinna (Pinna) sp.
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758
6 specimens
Ostrea sp.
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb 1860)
18 specimens
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra sp. Say 1820
Exogyra sp.
Exogyra costata (Say 1820)
24 specimens
original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata
Exogyra costata Say
Gryphaeostrea vomer (Morton 1828)
38 specimens
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton
Pycnodonte vesicularis (Lamarck 1806)
8 specimens
recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon sp. Conrad 1869
1 specimen
Nemodon sp.
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea (Idonearca) cf. powersi Stephenson 1941
2 specimens
Cucullaea (Idonearca) cf. I. powersi - originally entered as "Cucullaea cf. powersi"
Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad 1858
78 specimens
recombined as Idonearca capax
Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca saffordi
1 specimen
Striarca saffordi (Gardner) non Gab
Striarca sp. Conrad 1862
3 specimens
Striarca sp.
Arca rostellata
1 specimen
Arca rostellata (Morton)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis sp. Sassi 1827
1 specimen
Limopsis sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Granocardium (Granocardium) alabam
3 specimens
synonym of Trachycardium
Granocardium (Granocardium) alabam
Granocardium (Granocardium) lowei
synonym of Trachycardium
Granocardium (Granocardium) lowei
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758
47 specimens
Cardium sp.
Protocardia (Brevicardium) fragile (Stephenson 1941)
1 specimen
Protocardium (Brevicardium) fragil - originally entered as "Protocardium fragile"
Protocardia (Brevicardium) sp. (Beyrich 1845)
1 specimen
Protocardium (Brevicardium) sp. - originally entered as "Protocardium sp."
Protocardia (Pachycardium) sp. (Conrad 1869)
1 specimen
Protocardium (Pachycardium) sp. - originally entered as "Protocardium sp."
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Linearia sp. (Conrad 1860)
23 specimens
original and current combination Linearis
Linearia sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma parva
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
Legumen ellipticum
1 specimen
Legumen ellipticum Conrad
Cyprimeria alta
1 specimen
Cyprimeria alta Conrad
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Etea sp. Conrad 1873
2 specimens
Etea sp.
Veniella conradi Morton 1833
28 specimens
Veniella conradi (Morton)
Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Caprinidae
Caprinidae indet. d'Orbigny 1850
4 specimens
Caprinid indeterminate
Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Antillocaprinidae
Antillocaprina sp. Trechmann 1924
1 specimen
Antillocaprina sp.
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789
19 specimens
Corbula sp.
Corbula subradiata
1 specimen
Corbula subradiata Gardner
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Clavipholas pectorosa
6 specimens
Claripholas pectorosa (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) cf. jerseyensis
2 specimens
Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) cf. jersey - originally entered as "Cuspidaria cf. jerseyensis"
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853
47 specimens
Liopistha protexta Conrad
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Unicardium concentricum
3 specimens
Unicardium concentricum (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834
220 specimens
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
Bivalvia - Carditida - Condylocardiidae
Uddenia texana Stephenson 1941
1 specimen
recombined as Cuna texana
Uddenia texana Stephenson
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella crenalirata
11 specimens
Vetericardiella crenalirata (Conra
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigoniidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica (Morton 1834)
5 specimens
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) tho
Malacostraca
Malacostraca indet. (Latreille 1802)
Crab parts
Demospongiae - Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp.
Clione sp.
unclassified
Chondrites sp. von Sternberg 1833
Chondrites - originally entered as "Chondrites "
Thalassinoides sp. Ehrenberg 1944
Thalassanoides - originally entered as "Thalassanoides "
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Alabama County:Wilcox
Coordinates: 32.2° North, 87.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.6° North, 65.5° 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:glauconitic,gray unlithified sandy 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:NW Catherine; USGS # 30723
Database number:4201
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 19:38:21
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]