Sohl and Koch OFR # 228: Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Georgia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Pseudomalaxis stantoni Sohl 1960
4 specimens
Pseudomalaxis stantoni Sohl
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Otolith
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Fish parts
Vertebrata indet. Lamarck 1801
Shark parts
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
Longitubus sp.
Longitubus sp.
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus obnutus
77 specimens
Cadulus obnutus (Conrad)
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium leve Stephenson 1923
250 specimens
Dentalium leve Stephenson
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Aciculiscala acuta Sohl 1963
2 specimens
Aciculiscala acuta Sohl
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) sp. (de Boury 1890)
1 specimen
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) sp.
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Eulima sp. Risso 1826
11 specimens
Eulima sp.
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella hilgardi
7 specimens
Turritella hilgardi Sohl
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (Conrad 1860)
3 specimens
original and current combination Turritella trilira
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (Stephenson 1941)
470 specimens
recombined as Haustator bilira
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Gastropoda - Acteoninidae
Eoacteon linteus (Conrad 1858)
1 specimen
Ecoacteon linteus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Ecoacteon linteus"
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Gyrodes supraplicatus Conrad 1858
1 specimen
Gyrodes supraplicatus (Conrad)
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad 1858)
12 specimens
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
Polinices kummeli Sohl 1960
1 specimen
Polinices kummeli Sohl
Gastropoda - Triforidae
Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882
5 specimens
Cerithiella sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete laevis Sohl 1964
3 specimens
Paladmete laevis Sohl
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Stantonella interupta Conrad 1858
10 specimens
corrected as Stantonella interrupta
Stantonella interupta (Conrad)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad 1858
2 specimens
Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad)
Myobarbum laevigatum Sohl 1963
2 specimens
Myobarbum laevigatum Sohl
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda
Fulgerca aff. attenuata (Wade 1926)
2 specimens
Fulgerca aff. A. attenuata (Wade) - originally entered as "Fulgerca aff. attenuata"
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Graciliala sp. Sohl 1960
1 specimen
Graciliala sp.
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Creonella sp. n. sp. Wade 1917
3 specimens
Creonella n. sp. - originally entered as "Creonella n. sp."
Creonella triplicata Wade 1917
105 specimens
Creonella triplicata Wade
Creonella cf. subangulata Sohl 1964
66 specimens
Creonella cf. C. subangulata Sohl - originally entered as "Creonella cf. subangulata"
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonellidae
Actaeonella sp. (d'Orbigny 1843)
1 specimen
original and current combination Acteonella
Acteonella sp. - originally entered as "Acteonella sp."
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Actaeon sp. Oken 1815
1 specimen
replaced by Acteon
Acteon sp. - originally entered as "Acteon sp."
Zikkuratia tabannensis Sohl 1963
6 specimens
corrected as Zikkuratia tabanneensis
Zikkuratia tabannensis Sohl
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki Durham 1944
4 specimens
recombined as Ringicula (Ringiculina) clarki
Ringicula (Ringiculella) clarki Ga
Gastropoda - Ataphridae
Ataphrus sp. n. sp. Gabb 1869
20 specimens
Ataphrus n. sp. - originally entered as "Ataphrus n. sp."
Gastropoda - Skeneidae
Teinostoma clara Sohl 1960
4 specimens
recombined as Solariorbis clara
Teinostoma clara Sohl
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846
6 specimens
Cylichna sp.
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp. Link 1807
1 specimen
Nuculana sp.
Nuculana whitfieldi
4 specimens
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
Nuculana rostrotruncata (Gardner 1916)
3 specimens
recombined as Nuculana rostratruncata
Nuculana rostrotruncata (Gardner)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula percrassa
14 specimens
Nucula percrassa Conrad
Nucula amica Gardner 1916
10 specimens
Nucula amica Gardner
Nucula cuneifrons (Conrad 1860)
4 specimens
original and current combination Nucula cunifrons
Nucula cunifrons Conrad
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner 1916
19 specimens
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789
15 specimens
Corbula sp.
Corbula subradiata
12 specimens
Corbula subradiata Gardner
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) suffalciata
11 specimens
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) suffa - originally entered as "Caesticorbula suffalciata"
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) terramaria
73 specimens
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) terra - originally entered as "Caesticorbula terramaria"
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp. Conrad 1869
1 specimen
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp.
Cyclorisma parva
1 specimen
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
Legumen ellipticum
1 specimen
Legumen ellipticum Conrad
Cyprimeria depressa
7 specimens
Cyprimeria depressa Conrad
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860
8 specimens
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad)
Tellinimera gabbi
1 specimen
Tellinimeria gabbi Gardner - originally entered as "Tellinimeria gabbi"
Tellina sp. n. sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Tellina n. sp. (smooth) - originally entered as "Tellina n. sp."
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad 1860)
12 specimens
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenson 1941)
13 specimens
recombined as Nymphalucina linearia
Nymphalucina ? linearea (Stephenso - originally entered as "Nymphalucina ? linearea"
Phacoides ? mattiformis
8 specimens
Phacoides ? mattiformis (Stephenso - originally entered as "Phacoides ? mattiformis"
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834
6 specimens
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad 1860)
6 specimens
Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Condylocardiidae
Uddenia texana Stephenson 1941
20 specimens
recombined as Cuna texana
Uddenia texana Stephenson
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (Stephenson 1941)
2 specimens
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb 1876
14 specimens
Anomia (Anomia) ornata Gabb
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833
13 specimens
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius
2 specimens
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb 1860)
21 specimens
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca cuneata
88 specimens
Striarca cuneata Gabb
Striarca saffordi
48 specimens
Striarca saffordi (Gardner) non Gab
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis
2 specimens
Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis]
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp. (Conrad 1862)
1 specimen
Cucullaea (Idonearca) sp.
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (branching)
Malacostraca
Malacostraca indet. (Latreille 1802)
Crab parts
Thecostraca
Cirripidea indet. Rafinesque 1816
Barnacles plates
    = Cirripedia indet. Rafinesque 1816
Hendy 2008
misspelling
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae
Micrabacia sp. Milne-Edwards 1849
Micrabacia spp.
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Georgia County:Clay
Coordinates: 31.7° North, 85.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.6° North, 63.3° 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:Early/Lower Maastrichtian Foram zone: Contusotruncana contusa
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Providence Member:upper
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: Foraminiferal zonation from King and Skotnicki, 1992.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray silty,carbonaceous sandstone
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:12.9mi S Eufaula; USGS # 27560
Database number:4265
Authorizer:M. Kosnik, A. Hendy Enterer:M. Kosnik, A. Hendy
Modifier:M. Manojlovic Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:1999-08-14 13:00:00 Last modified:2016-07-25 21:30:02
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:

26349 A. J. W. Hendy. 2008. Personal opinions and reidentification of pre-Cenozoic Mollusca. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
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]