Sohl and Koch OFR # 161: Late/Upper Maastrichtian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Demospongiae
- Clavulina
- Clionaidae
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Cliona sp.
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| Clione sp. | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Bryozoa indet.
Ehrenberg 1831
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| Bryozoa (encrusting) | ||||||||||
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Rhynchonellata
- Terebratulida
- Cancellothyrididae
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Terebratulina floridana
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Terebratulina floridana (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Serpulimorpha
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Hamulus onyx
Morton 1834
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| Hamulus onyx Morton | ||||||||||
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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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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella serica
Conrad 1860
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Crenella serica Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax
Conrad 1858
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Idonearca capax | ||||||||||
| Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Arca sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea mesenterica
Morton 1834
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lopha mesenterica | ||||||||||
| Ostrea mesenterica Morton | ||||||||||
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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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Pycnodonte vesicularis
(Lamarck 1806)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Pycnodonta vesicularis | ||||||||||
| Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck | ||||||||||
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Exogyra costata
(Say 1820)
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16 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata | ||||||||||
| Exogyra costata Say | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Dimyidae
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Atreta melleni
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Atreta melleni (Stephenson) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Camptonectes (Camptonectes) sp.
Meek 1864
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Camptonectes (Comptonectes) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis
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41 specimens | |||||||||
| Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis | ||||||||||
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Plicatula (Plicatula) sp.
Lamarck 1801
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Plicatula (Plicatula) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia (Anomia) argentaria
Morton 1833
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima (Lima) reticulata
Forbes 1845
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Lima reticulata | ||||||||||
| Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Myoida
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Eufistulina ripleyana
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Eufistulana | ||||||||||
| Eufistulana ripleyana (Stephenson) - originally entered as "Eufistulana ripleyana" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatella vadosa
Morton 1834
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Vetericardiella sp.
Chavan 1969
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Vetericardiella sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica
Vincent 1910
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica" | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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5 specimens | |||||||||
| Cardium sp. | ||||||||||
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Granocardium (Granocardium) sp.
(Gabb 1869)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Trachycardium | ||||||||||
| Granocardium (Granocardium) sp. | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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Veniella conradi
Morton 1833
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Veniella conradi (Morton) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Cymbophora sp.
Gabb 1869
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Cymbophora sp. | ||||||||||
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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
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica
(Morton 1834)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) tho | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
- Ammonitida
- Baculitidae
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Baculites columna
Morton 1834
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Trachybaculites columna | ||||||||||
| Baculites columna Morton | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Nonacteonina sp.
(Stephenson 1941)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Nonactaeonina | ||||||||||
| Nonacteonina sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Laxispira monilifera
Sohl 1964
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Laxispira monilifera Sohl | ||||||||||
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella sp. | ||||||||||
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Turritella vertebroides
Morton 1834
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Turritella vertebroides Morton | ||||||||||
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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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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
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Neogastropoda indet.
Thiele 1929
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| Neogastropods indeterminate | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Pyrifusus sp.
Conrad 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Pyrifusus sp. | ||||||||||
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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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Bellifusus sp.
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Bellifusus sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Longoconcha sp.
Stephenson 1941
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Longoconcha spp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Sargana sp.
Stephenson 1923
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| Sargana sp. | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Thylacus cretaceus
Conrad 1860
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| Thylacus cretaceus Conrad | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Lowndes |
| Coordinates: | 32.0° North, 86.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 35.1° North, 64.6° 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: | lower | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| 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 |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USGS |
| Collection method comments: others collection | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | SW Sandy Ridge; USGS # 17543 | ||
| Database number: | 4228 | ||
| 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 21:13:27 |
| 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] |