USGS Loc. 7054 - Oak Grove [Oak Grove Sand]: Burdigalian, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus (Gadila) clarae
original and current combination Gadila
common
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica alvear
rare
Architectonica quadriseriata (Sowerby 1850)
synonym of Architectonica nobilis
rare
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon hamadryados (Maury 1910)
present
Sulcularia chipolana
common
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula semilimata
rare
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Volvula oxytata Bush 1885
recombined as Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata
present; V. oxytata dodona
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichnella biplicata (Lea 1845)
abundant
Cylichna quercinensis
present
Acteocina sphalera
rare
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella alcida
common; also T. alcida bicarinata (present)
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula plana Say 1822
rare
Crucibulum chipolanum (Dall 1892)
recombined as Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum
present; C. chipolnaum dodoneum
Calyptraea centralis (Conrad 1841)
present
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Pachycrommium dodonum
rare
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Sigatica caractica Gardner 1947
rare
Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus
original and current combination Neverita
present
Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus Dall 1892
recombined as Neverita chipolanus
rare
Natica (Tectonatica) semen
original and current combination Tectonatica
abundant
Polinices judsoni (Maury 1910)
original and current combination Natica judsoni
rare
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
"Circulus" anthera
rare
Episcynia mauryi
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella phagon
present
Mitrella perfervida
common
Mitrella mikra Gardner 1947
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Uzita watsoni
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
rare
Uzita dryas
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
present; also U. dryas leptalea (rare)
Uzita eutykta
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
present
Uzita dalli
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
present
Uzita berthae
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria druidarum
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Ithycythara tarri (Maury 1910)
present
Kurtziella ramondi
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Glyphostoma aldrichi
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra (Strioterebrum) bipartita Sowerby 1849
rare; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus corrugatus Sowerby 1870
common
Conus dodona Gardner 1937
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Uromitra) climacoton n. sp.
original and current combination Uromitra
rare
Vexillum (Uromitra) hamadryas
original and current combination Uromitra
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Xancus dodonaius
replaced by Turbinella
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Serrata) coloba Gardner 1947
rare; M. (S.) coloba conoispira
Marginella (Serrata) critha Gardner 1947
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Marginella (Gibberula) dryados (Maury 1910)
present
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Strombus dodoneus
common
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846
rare
Lemintina granifera
present; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Crassispira boadicea
rare
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia frater
common
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sinaria Dall 1898
common
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus
original and current combination Chlamys
abundant
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia floridana
present
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula densata Conrad 1843
rare
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea pauciplicata
common
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ostrea haitensis Sowerby 1850
recombined as Hyotissa haitensis
abundant
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Trinacria meekii
rare
Arca (Barbatia) marylandica (Conrad 1840)
recombined as Barbatia marylandica
rare
Arca (Barbatia) reticulata (Gmelin 1792)
rare
    = Acar domingensis Lamarck 1819
Hendy et al. 2008
Arca (Diluvarca) dodona
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca)
common
Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana (Dall 1898)
recombined as Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana
present
Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides Gardner 1947
rare
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris drymanos Gardner 1926
recombined as Costaglycymeris drymanos
abundant; also G. drymanos grapta (present)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Sportella lioconcha
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae
Aligena lineata
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Cerastoderma) druidicum
original and current combination Cerastoderma
rare
Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium Dall 1900
recombined as Dinocardium taphrium
common
Cardium (Fragum) apateticum
original and current combination Fragum
common
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia chipolana Dall 1898
rare
Ervilia planata Dall 1898
rare
Semele (Semelina) striulata
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Eurytellina) roburina Dall 1900
rare
Tellina (Moerella) agria (Dall 1900)
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama chipolana
common
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Chione (Lirophora) glyptocyma
original and current combination Lirophora
abundant
Dosinia (Dosinidia) liogona Dall 1903
recombined as Dosinia (Dosinia) liogona
present
Venus prodroma Gardner 1947
recombined as Mercenaria prodroma
rare; ? in occurrence table
Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Macrocallista maculata
common
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula (Hemimactra) densa
original and current combination Hemimactra
common
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Erycinidae
Erycina fabulina
rare
Erycina (Scacchia) actinophora
rare
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Bothrocorbula) synarmostes Dall 1898
recombined as Bothrocorbula synarmostes
rare
Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitfieldi Brown 1905
recombined as Cuneocorbula whitfieldi
common
Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella
rare
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Ensis cf. directus (Conrad 1844)
present
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solen amphistemma
rare
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae
Pandora (Kennerleyia) dodona Dall 1903
recombined as Pandora (Pandorella) dodona
present
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides (Cardiolucina) parawhitfieldi
original and current combination Cardiolucina
rare
Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus Dall 1903
recombined as Miltha chipolana
rare
Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis
spelled with current rank as Parvilucina
common
Lucina santarosana Dall 1903
recombined as Pegophysema santarosana
present
Phacoides (Lucinisca) plesiolophus
spelled with current rank as Lucina (Lucinisca)
common
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites (Scambula) densus (Dall 1900)
recombined as Crassatella densus
common
Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus
original and current combination Crassinella
present
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia himerta Dall 1903
recombined as Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) himerta
present
Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula Dall 1903
rare
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida County:Okaloosa
Coordinates: 30.9° North, 86.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.3° North, 82.9° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Burdigalian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Burdigalian
Age range of interval:20.44000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Alum Bluff Formation:Oak Grove
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Oak Grove Fm of the Alum Bluff Gp, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: late Early Miocene, on the basis of macro fossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown position within formation.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,green unlithified calcareous sandstone
Lithology description: gray-green sands, for the most part unconsolidated, in places highly calcareous
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:USGS
Metadata
Database number:42663
Authorizer:A. Miller, A. Hendy Enterer:K. Layou, A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2004-08-03 14:14:50 Last modified:2012-12-05 20:45:44
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-03 14:14:50
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11206. J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709 [A. Miller/K. Layou/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

19909 A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]