Okaloacoochee Mbr, Fort Thompson Fm (unspecified localities): Late/Upper Pleistocene, Florida
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Oliva (Strephona) sayana
Ravenel 1834
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| SUBSPECIES: Oliva (Strephona) sayana sarasotaensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus lindae
Petuch 1991
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| SUBSPECIES: Strombus lindae dowlingorum | ||||||||||
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Strombus alatus
Gmelin 1792
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| SUBSPECIES: Strombus alatus kendrewi | ||||||||||
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Macrostrombus costatus
(Gmelin 1791)
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| recombined as Lobatus costatus | ||||||||||
| SUSBPECIES: Macrostrombus costatus griffini | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Jaspidiconus phluegeri
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| synonym of Conus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Melongena (Rexmela) corona
(Gmelin 1791)
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| recombined as Melongena corona | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Melongena (Rexmela) corona subcoronata | ||||||||||
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Fulguropsis spiratum
(Lamarck 1816)
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| recombined as Busycotypus spiratus | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Fulguropsis spiratum pahayokee | ||||||||||
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Sinistrofulgur perversum
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Busycon perversum | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Sinistrofulgur peversum okeechobeensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Batillariidae
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Pyrazisinus gravesae
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Gastropoda
- Modulidae
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Modulus calusa
Petuch 1988
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Argopecten irradians
(Lamarck 1819)
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Euvola ziczac
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Mercenaria campechiensis
(Gmelin 1791)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Rangia cuneata
(Sowerby 1831)
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida |
| Coordinates: | 26.8° North, 81.4° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 26.8° North, 81.4° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | basin |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Fort Thompson | Member: | Okaloacoochee | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | member | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Okaloacoochee Mbr of the Fort Thompson Fm, which is overlain by the Coffee Mill Hammock Mbr. Correlative with the Canepatch Fm. THICKNESS: Varies between 1 and 4 m across areal extent. AGE: Late Pleistocene. Based on uranium isotope dating (Lyons, 1991, p. 160) the unit is dated as mid-late Illinoian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Checklist representative of entire member. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | fine,medium,shelly/skeletal,gray,white poorly lithified sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Marl, moderately indurated. Fine-medium quartz sand, white to light gray. LITHIFICATION: Poorly-lithified, based on facies description. | |
| Environment: | marginal marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Abundance in sediment: | abundant |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Unknown, presumably the authors and others. REPOSITORY: No repository stated. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Includes only the more abundant and indicative species of gastropoda and bivalvia. NOMENCLATURE: Modern nomenclature, with subgenus and species-resolution assignments. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 79738 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-03-20 18:00:15 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-03-20 18:00:15 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 26813. | E. J. Petuch and C. E. Roberts. 2007. The geology of the Everglades and adjacent areas 1-212 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |