USGS Loc. 5079 - Shell Bluff [Shoal River Fm]: Serravallian, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Strombiformis ischna n. sp.
rare
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus 1758)
present
Crucibulum waltonense Gardner 1947
recombined as Crucibulum (Dispotaea) waltonense
rare; ? in occurrence table
Crucibulum multilineatum (Conrad 1842)
present
Crucibulum chipolanum (Dall 1892)
recombined as Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum
present; C. chipolanum dodoneum
Calyptraea centralis (Conrad 1841)
present
Gastropoda - Planaxidae
Fossarus florius
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella cotinados
present
Oliva liodes Dall 1903
recombined as Oliva (Omogymna) liodes
rare; ? in occurrence table, O. liodes waltoniana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Uzita dasa n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
present
Uzita prista n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
present
Uzita waltonensis (Gardner 1936)
recombined as Nassarius (Uzita) waltonensis
abundant; U. waltonensis deleta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Strombina lampra
rare
Mitrella tytha n. sp.
common
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Busycon aldrichi n. sp. Gardner 1947
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Clavatula proebenina n. sp.
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Agladrillia subvaricosa n. sp. Gardner 1938
recombined as Clathrodrillia subvaricosa
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Kurtziella stephanophora n. sp.
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra (Strioterebrum) spirifera (Dall 1895)
recombined as Strioterebrum spiriferum
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Uromitra) triptum
original and current combination Uromitra
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Serrata) denticulatoides (Maury 1910)
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex (? Chicoreus) pyknos
original and current combination Chicoreus
common; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria (Narona) atraktoides
original and current combination Narona
present
Cancellaria druidarum
present
Cancellaria runchaena Gardner 1947
recombined as Cancellaria (Massyla) runchaena
rare
Cancellaria (Trigonostoma) sphenoidostoma
original and current combination Trigonostoma
rare
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus
original and current combination Neverita
common
Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus Dall 1892
recombined as Neverita chipolanus
common
Natica (Naticarius) precursor Gardner 1947
recombined as Naticarius precursor
rare
Polinices judsoni (Maury 1910)
original and current combination Natica judsoni
rare; ? in occurrence table
Natica (Tectonatica) mino
original and current combination Tectonatica
rare
Natica (Tectonatica) semen
original and current combination Tectonatica
common
Gastropoda - Caecidae
Caecum pararegulare
rare
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
"Circulus" trilix
rare
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula semilimata
rare
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla striata BruguiƩre 1792
common; B. striata waltonensis n. subsp.
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna anthera
present; ? in occurrence table
Acteocina sphalera
abundant
Acteocina rusa
common
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Volvula oxytata Bush 1885
recombined as Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata
rare; V. oxytata dodona
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Smaragdia grammica n. sp.
rare
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Diluvarca) waltonia
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca)
abundant; ? in occurrence table
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris waltonensis Gardner 1947
recombined as Costaglycymeris waltonensis
common
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia floridana
common
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Chlamys) nicholsi
original and current combination Chlamys
abundant; ? in occurrence table
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides (Pseudomiltha) paranodonta
original and current combination Pseudomiltha
rare
Phacoides (Parvilucina) vaughani n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Parvilucina
prolific
Lucina santarosana Dall 1903
recombined as Pegophysema santarosana
present
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae
Pandora (Kennerleyia) dodona Dall 1903
recombined as Pandora (Pandorella) dodona
common
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia sp. Blainville 1824
rare
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitfieldi Brown 1905
recombined as Cuneocorbula whitfieldi
common
Corbula (Caryocorbula) parawhitfieldi
rare; ? in occurrence table
Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella
common
Corbula waltonensis n. sp. Gardner 1928
synonym of Varicorbula disparilis
prolific
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Sportella lioconcha
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae
Aligena lineata
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kelliidae
Bornia dodona
common
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Macrocallista (Paradione) waltonensis
spelled with current rank as Pitar (Paradione)
common
Clementia grayi Dall 1900
recombined as Clementia (Egesta) grayi
rare; ? in occurrence table
Pitaria waltonensis
rare
Chione (Lirophora) funiakensis Gardner 1947
recombined as Lirophora (Panchione) funiakensis
common; ? in occurrence table
Dosinia (Dosinidia) dalli Gardner 1947
common
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta leptodoma
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula (Hemimactra) craspedota n. sp. Gardner 1947
recombined as Spisula craspedota
prolific
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Fragum) apateticum
original and current combination Fragum
present
Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium Dall 1900
recombined as Dinocardium taphrium
common
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax (Paradonax) valhosierr
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Strigilla sphaerion n. sp. Gardner 1947
common
Tellina (Moerella) piesa Gardner 1947
common
Macoma (Psammacoma) torynoides Gardner 1947
recombined as Psammacoma torynoides
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele taracodes n. sp.
present
Ervilia valhosierr n. sp. Gardner 1928
prolific
Ervilia chipolana Dall 1898
rare; ? in occurrence table
Ervilia planata Dall 1898
rare; ? in occurrence table
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Ensis cf. directus (Conrad 1844)
common
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte eugonia n. sp.
rare
Astarte (Ashtarotha) sima
present
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus
original and current combination Crassinella
abundant
Crassatellites (Scambula) densus (Dall 1900)
recombined as Crassatella densus
rare
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula defuniak
present
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda polychoa
synonym of Nuculana
rare; ? in occurrence table, also L. polychoa defuniak (rare)
Leda dodona
synonym of Nuculana
present; ? in occurrence table
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus (Gadila) spiniformis n. sp. Gardner 1947
rare
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida County:Walton
Coordinates: 30.7° North, 86.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.0° North, 83.4° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Serravallian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Serravallian
Age range of interval:13.82000 - 11.62000 m.y. ago
Age estimate:12.4 Ma (Sr isotope)
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Alum Bluff Formation:Shoal River
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Shoal River Fm of the Alum Bluff, which lies between the Chipola Fm (Early Miocene) and the Chochtawatchee Fm [Early Pliocene). AGE: Early Miocene (Gardener 1947); Middle Miocene in Vokes (1990) and Portell et al. (2006), although Jones et al. (1993) reports 87Sr/86Sr ratios that yielded average age estimates of 12.4 Ma [=Serravalian]. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified calcareous marl
Secondary lithology: unlithified calcareous sandstone
Lithology description: marls, sands, clays, 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:42886
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:K. Layou
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2004-08-06 13:03:45 Last modified:2012-12-05 21:01:03
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-06 13:03:45
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]