ACl-4 Gosport: Bartonian, Alabama

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Lepisostidae indet.
Ebersole et al. 2019 10 specimens
Albula sp.
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae
Turbinolia pharetra Lea 1833
6 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Platytrochus goldfussi
1 specimen
Platytrochus stokesi
48 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum cuneiforme (Lonsdale 1845)
4 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Endopachys lonsdale
53 specimens
Gastropoda - Skeneidae
Solariorbis depressus
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea aperta (Solander 1766)
3 specimens
recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
Crepidula dumosa Conrad 1834
1 specimen
Crepidula lirata Conrad 1833
59 specimens
Gastropoda - Siliquariidae
Tenagodus vitis (Conrad 1835)
64 specimens
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Mesalia vetusta (Conrad 1833)
247 specimens
Turritella ghigna
45 specimens
? Turritella houstonia
7 specimens
Turritella nasuta
4 specimens
Turritella apita de Gregorio 1890
3 specimens
Turritella obruta Conrad 1833
9 specimens
Turritella carinata Lea 1833
9 specimens
recombined as Haustator carinata
Gastropoda - Rostellariidae
Calyptraphorus velatus (Conrad 1833)
190 specimens
recombined as Calyptraphorus velata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia bombylis Conrad 1833
8 specimens
Agaronia alabamensis Conrad 1833
120 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832
32 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Lacinia alveata (Conrad 1833)
47 specimens
cf. Buccitriton texanum
1 specimen
Buccitriton sagenum (Conrad 1833)
15 specimens
Pseudoliva vetusta (Conrad 1833)
25 specimens
original and current combination Monoceros vetusta
1 Pseudoliva vetusta carinata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Bullia scamba
1 specimen
Bullia altilis (Conrad 1832)
19 specimens
4 Bullia altilis subglobosa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Papillina papillata
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus trabeatus Conrad 1858
1 specimen
Levifusus mortonii
4 specimens
Cornulina armigera Conrad 1833
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Pseudotoma gardnerae
1 specimen
spelled with current rank as Genota (Pseudotoma)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Eopleurotoma nupera
2 specimens
1 Eopleurotoma nupera nuppygis
Eopleurotoma sp. Cossmann 1889
1 specimen
Eopleurotoma sayi Lea 1833
3 specimens
? Hesperiturris nodocarinatus Gabb 1860
1 specimen
Eosurcula tardereperta
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Conomitra fusoides (Lea 1833)
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Prunum columba
1 specimen
Cryptospira silabra (Palmer 1937)
1 specimen
original and current combination Marginella silabra
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Caricella claibornensis
1 specimen
Caricella doliata
22 specimens
Caricella praetenuis
2 specimens
Caricella pyruloides Conrad 1832
20 specimens
Caricella bolaris Conrad 1833
33 specimens
Lapparia pactilis
2 specimens
Bullata plicata
1 specimen
spelled with current rank as Closia (Bullata)
Bullata semen Lea 1833
3 specimens
Bullata larvata Conrad 1833
1 specimen
Athleta petrosus (Conrad 1833)
5 specimens
recombined as Athleta petrosa
Athleta sayanus Conrad 1833
55 specimens
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficopsis penita
37 specimens
synonym of Ficus
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Doliocassis nupera (Conrad 1833)
16 specimens
Gastropoda - Bursidae
Ranellina maclurii (Lea 1833)
1 specimen
original and current combination Ranellina sulcata
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices eminulus (Conrad 1833)
2 specimens
Neverita limula (Conrad 1833)
110 specimens
Sinum declive Conrad 1833
3 specimens
Sinum bilix (Conrad 1833)
11 specimens
"Natica" semilunata Lea 1833
6 specimens
recombined as Natica (Naticarius) semilunata
Euspira leana (Palmer 1937)
1 specimen
original and current combination Natica semilunata leana
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis squamulosus Conrad 1834
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Triforidae
Cerithiella nassula
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Tornatellaea lata (Conrad 1834)
2 specimens
original and current combination Actaeon latus
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica alveata (Conrad 1833)
1 specimen
recombined as Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum
Architectonica elaborata Conrad 1833
14 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania antiquata
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna acrotoma
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa galba
15 specimens
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia sp. Gray 1842
1 specimen
Barbatia rhomboidella (Lea 1833)
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris idonea (Conrad 1865)
2 specimens
original and current combination Axinea idonea
Glycymeris staminea Conrad 1833
45 specimens
Glycymeris trigonella (Conrad 1833)
28 specimens
original and current combination Pectunculus trigonella
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula filamentosa (Conrad 1833)
16 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys deshayesii (Lea 1833)
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria limula Conrad 1833
5 specimens
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea alabamiensis (Lea 1833)
18 specimens
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Corbis urdata
3 specimens
replaced by Fimbria
Eomiltha pandata (Conrad 1833)
32 specimens
Linga carinifera
1 specimen
Linga pomilia Conrad 1833
8 specimens
5 Linga pomilia alveata
Lucina dolabra Conrad 1833
1 specimen
recombined as Recurvella dolabra
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula sp. Vincent 1910
1 specimen
cf. Caestocorbula murchisonii (Lea 1833)
15 specimens
cf. Parmicorbula gibbosa Lea 1833
2 specimens
Caryocorbula alabamiensis (Lea 1833)
25 specimens
recombined as Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Erycinidae
Mactropsis aequorea (Conrad 1833)
1 specimen
original and current combination Erycina aequorea
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Callista aldrichi
7 specimens
Callista perovata (Conrad 1833)
93 specimens
Callista mortoni Conrad 1834
21 specimens
recombined as Costacallista mortoni
Callista aequorea Conrad 1833
114 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta ungulina Conrad 1833
54 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
? Spisula sp. Gray 1837
1 specimen
Spisula parilis Conrad 1833
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina alta Conrad 1833
1 specimen
Macoma danai Harris 1919
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele sp. Schumacher 1817
1 specimen
? Abra nitens (Lea 1833)
1 specimen
original and current combination Egeria nitens
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Lirodiscus tellinoides (Conrad 1833)
39 specimens
original and current combination Astarte tellinoides
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia parva Lea 1833
5 specimens
recombined as Venericardia (Pleuromeris) parva
Venericardia alticostata (Conrad 1833)
141 specimens
recombined as Venericardia (Claibornicardia) alticostata
Venericardia spp.
2 specimens
Venericardia claiboplata Conrad 1848
6 specimens
recombined as Venericardia carolinensis
Venericardia rotunda Lea 1833
39 specimens
recombined as Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella alta Conrad 1855
16 specimens
synonym of Crassatella uvasana
Bathytormus clarkensis (Dall 1900)
56 specimens
recombined as Crassatella clarkensis
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula ovula Lea 1833
4 specimens
recombined as Nucula (Nucula) ovula
Nucula magnifica Conrad 1833
12 specimens
recombined as Nucula (Nucula) magnifica
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana coelata (Hinds 1843)
1 specimen
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium blandum
56 specimens
Dentalium thalloides
94 specimens
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes batoides
1 specimen
tooth
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880
9 specimens
shark teeth
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Myliobatidae indet. Bonaparte 1838
Ebersole et al. 2019 762 specimens
Myliobatis sp. Cuvier 1816
Ebersole et al. 2019 48 specimens
sp. 2
Burnhamia daviesi (Woodward 1889)
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Meridiania cf. convexa Case 1994
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Aetomylaeus sp. Garman 1908
Ebersole et al. 2019 153 specimens
Rhinoptera sp. Cuvier 1829
Ebersole et al. 2019 1525 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae
"Dasyatis" sp. Rafinesque 1810
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
Jacquhermania duponti (Winkler 1874)
Ebersole et al. 2019 16 specimens
recombined as Dasyatis duponti
Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Heterodontus sp. de Blainville 1816
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae
Pristidae indet. Bonaparte 1838
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
Anoxypristis sp. White and Moy-Thomas 1941
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
Pristis sp. Linck 1790
Ebersole et al. 2019 35 specimens
Propristis schweinfurthi Priem 1897
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Rhinobatidae
"Rhinobatos" bruxelliensi
Ebersole et al. 2019 14 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Abdounia sp. Cappetta 1980
Ebersole et al. 2019 8 specimens
Abdounia enniskilleni (White 1956)
Ebersole et al. 2019 257 specimens
Abdounia beaugei (Arambourg 1935)
Ebersole et al. 2019 3 specimens
Abdounia minutissima (Winkler 1874)
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Pseudabdounia claibornensis (White 1956)
Ebersole et al. 2019 88 specimens
Physogaleus secundus (Winkler 1876)
Ebersole et al. 2019 38 specimens
recombined as Physodon secundus
Carcharhinus mancinae Ebersole et al. 2019
Ebersole et al. 2019 98 specimens
Scoliodon conecuhensis Cappetta and Case 2016
Ebersole et al. 2019 30 specimens
Rhizoprionodon ganntourensis (Arambourg 1952)
Ebersole et al. 2019 74 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Negaprion gilmorei (Leriche 1942)
Ebersole et al. 2019 1382 specimens
original and current combination Sphyrna gilmorei
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo sp. Müller and Henle 1837
Ebersole et al. 2019 16 specimens
Galeocerdo eaglesomei White 1926
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
Galeocerdo clarkensis White 1956
Ebersole et al. 2019 80 specimens
Physogaleus alabamensis (Leriche 1942)
Ebersole et al. 2019 15 specimens
original and current combination Galeocerdo alabamensis
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Ginglymostoma sp. Müller and Henle 1838
Ebersole et al. 2019 21 specimens
Nebrius thielensi
Ebersole et al. 2019 22 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspididae indet. Müller and Henle 1839
Ebersole et al. 2019 8 specimens
Hypotodus verticalis (Agassiz 1843)
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Jaekelotodus robustus (Leriche 1905)
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
recombined as Jaekelotodus robusta
Brachycarcharias lerichei (Casier 1946)
Ebersole et al. 2019 49 specimens
Brachycarcharias twiggsensis (Case 1981)
Ebersole et al. 2019 6 specimens
Brachycarcharias atlasi (Nolf 1972)
Ebersole et al. 2019 4 specimens
Tethylamna dunni Cappetta and Case 2016
Ebersole et al. 2019 3 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Lamnidae indet. Müller and Henle 1838
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Striatolamia macrota (Agassiz 1838)
Ebersole et al. 2019 455 specimens
original and current combination Otodus macrotus
Anomotodon sp. Arambourg 1952
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Acipenseriformes
Cylindracanthus sp. Leidy 1856
Ebersole et al. 2019 6 specimens
Cylindracanthus rectus (Agassiz 1843)
Ebersole et al. 2019 2 specimens
Actinopteri - Acanthuriformes - Sciaenidae
Fisherichthys aff. folmeri Weems 1999
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Ostraciidae
Ostraciidae indet.
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Diodontidae
Progymnodon hilgendorphi
Ebersole et al. 2019 118 specimens
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Scomberomorus bleekeri (Storms 1892)
Ebersole et al. 2019 4 specimens
original and current combination Cybium (Enchodus) bleekeri
Palaeocybium proosti (Storms 1895)
Ebersole et al. 2019 4 specimens
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Trichiuridae
Eutrichiurides plicidens (Arambourg 1952)
Ebersole et al. 2019 3 specimens
original and current combination Trichiurus plicidens
Trichiurides sagittidens Winkler 1874
Ebersole et al. 2019 10 specimens
Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Ariidae
Ariidae indet. Berg 1958
Ebersole et al. 2019 34 specimens
Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae
Phyllodus toliapicus Agassiz 1839
Ebersole et al. 2019 3 specimens
Egertonia isodonta Cocchi 1866
Ebersole et al. 2019 37 specimens
Actinopteri - Albuliformes - Albulidae
Albula oweni (Agassiz 1844)
Ebersole et al. 2019 6 specimens
Albula eppsi White and Frost 1931
Ebersole et al. 2019 1 specimen
Actinopteri - Acanthopteri - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793
Ebersole et al. 2019 43 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Alabama County:Clarke
Coordinates: 31.5° North, 87.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.1° North, 79.0° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Bartonian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 3
Key time interval:Bartonian
Age range of interval:41.30000 - 38.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Claiborne Formation:Gosport Sand
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: None.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:glauconitic unlithified sandy sandstone
Lithology description: None.
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:81266
Authorizer:A. Miller, M. Uhen Enterer:J. Sessa, M. Uhen
Modifier:U. Smith Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2008-06-15 10:16:04 Last modified:2010-10-15 00:31:58
Access level:the public Released:2008-06-15 10:16:04
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

124. L. D. Toulmin. 1977. Stratigraphic Distribution of Paleocene and Eocene Fossils in the Eastern Gulf Coast Region. Geological Survey of Alabama, Monograph 13(1):1-602 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/P. Mannion]

Secondary references:

71232 J. A. Ebersole, D. J. Cicimurri, and G. L. Stringer. 2019. Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths. European Journal of Taxonomy 585:1-274 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]