Holey Land Mbr, Bermont Fm: Middle Pleistocene, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Microcythara caloosahatcheensis
Calusaconus tomeui
Aramiltha aff. disciformis
Arcohelia limonensis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Manicina sp. Ehrenberg 1834
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Astraea (Lithopoma) lindae
original and current combination Lithopoma
Gastropoda - Potamididae
Cerithidea duerri
Gastropoda - Batillariidae
Pyrazisinus palmbeachensis
Pyrazisinus roseae
Pyrazisinus turriculis
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Strombus erici
Macrostrombus mayacensis
original and current combination Strombus (Macrostrombus)
Macrostrombus diegelae
original and current combination Strombus (Macrostrombus)
Macrostrombus scotti
original and current combination Strombus (Macrostrombus)
Titanostrombus williamsi (Olsson and Petit 1964)
recombined as Lobatus williamsi
Eustrombus gigas (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Lobatus gigas
SUBSPECIES: Eustrombus gigas pahayokee
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva (Porphyria) gravesae
Oliva (Strephona) adami
Oliva (Strephona) ryani
Oliva (Strephona) smithorum
Oliva (Strephona) wendyae
Lindoliva griffini Petuch 1988
synonym of Lindoliva diegelae
Lindoliva spengleri Petuch 1988
synonym of Lindoliva diegelae
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus capeletti
Fasciolaria (Cinctura) capelettii
original and current combination Cinctura
Fasciolaria (Cinctura) holeylandica
original and current combination Cinctura
Fasciolaria okeechobeensis
Fasciolaria okeechobeensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena (Miccosukea) cynthiae
Melongena (Miccosukea) holeylandica
Fulguropsis capelettii
synonym of Busycon
Fulguropsis feldmanni Petuch 1991
Sinistrofulgur holeylandica
synonym of Busycon
Pyruella tomeui
synonym of Busycon
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Cariboconus griffini (Petuch 1990)
synonym of Conus daucus
Jaspidiconus maureenae (Petuch 1994)
original and current combination Conus maureenae
Jaspidiconus hyshugari (Petuch 1994)
original and current combination Conus hyshugari
Ximeniconus palmbeachensis
original and current combination Conus (Ximeniconus)
Gradiconus loxahatcheensis (Petuch 1994)
synonym of Conus largillierti
Gradiconus capelettii (Petuch 1991)
synonym of Conus largillierti
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Vasum floridanum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Vokesimurex diegelae
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Scaphella seminole
Scaphella capelettii Petuch 1994
synonym of Scaphella junonia
Gastropoda - Tonnidae
Malea petiti Petuch 1989
    = Malea springi Petuch 1989
Beu 2010
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Cassis jameshoubricki
Cassis schnirei
Phalium loxahatcheensis (Petuch 1994)
synonym of Semicassis granulata
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Pusula lindajoyceae Petuch 1994
Pusula dadeensis Petuch 1994
Trivia (Niveria) bermontiana (Petuch 1994)
synonym of Pusula pediculus
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Luria voleki Petuch 2003
Macrocypraea joanneae Petuch 2004
Macrocypraea spengleri (Petuch 1990)
original and current combination Cypraea (Macrocypraea) spengleri
Pseudozonaria portelli (Petuch 1990)
Gastropoda - Pediculariidae
Jenneria loxahatchiensis (Maxwell Smith 1936)
Jenneria hepleri Olsson 1967
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Noetia playura
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara sp. Gray 1847
Caloosarca castarca
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Caloosarca)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Carolinapecten jamieae Petuch 2004
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Conradostrea aff. sculpturata (Conrad 1840)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Codakia sp. Scopoli 1777
Miltha carmenae Vokes 1969
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Chione elevata (Say 1822)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele aff. perlamellosa Heilprin 1887
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae
Rhyncholampas cf. evergladensis
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Clypeaster rosaceus (Linnaeus 1758)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida
Coordinates: 26.4° North, 80.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:26.4° North, 80.7° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Middle Pleistocene
Age range of interval:0.78100 - 0.12600 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Okeechobee Formation:Bermont Member:Holey Land
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Holey Land Mbr of the Bermont Fm, Okeechobee Grp, which is overlain by the Belle Glade Mbr. Correlative with the Flanners Beach Fm (North and South Carolina). THICKNESS: Varies between 3.5 and 15 m across areal extent. AGE: Middle Pleistocene. Based on uranium isotope dating the unit is dated as early middle Pleistocene, Aftonian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Checklist representative of entire member.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal poorly lithified sandy,calcareous "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Sandy (quartz), highly fossiliferous limestones (arenaceous biomicrudites and arenaceous crudites), often indurated, sometimes unconsolidated. LITHIFICATION: Poorly-lithified, based on figured specimens and facies description.
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow subtidal carbonate; mangrove forests and intertidal mud flats, turtle grass beds, shallow-sand-bottom lagoons, coral reefs and bioherms.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Degree of concentration:concentrated
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:79747
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:L. Eccles Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2008-03-21 17:09:21 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2008-03-21 17:09:21
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]

Secondary references:

30037 A. G. Beu. 2010. Neogene Tonnoidean Gastropods of Tropical and South America; contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and Uplift of the Central American Isthmus. Bulletins of American Paleontology (377-378)1-550 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]