PRI 729: Bartonian, Mississippi

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Bristocorbula fossata
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Paracyathus bellus Vaughan 1900
Dockery 1980
Paracyathus alternatus Vaughan 1900
Dockery 1980
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum cuneiforme (Lonsdale 1845)
Dockery 1980
Flabellum cuneiforme pachyphyllum
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Endopachys maclurii (Lea 1833)
Dockery 1980
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta (Solander 1766)
Dockery 1980
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia alabamensis Conrad 1833
Dockery 1980
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pseudoliva vetusta (Conrad 1833)
original and current combination Monoceros vetusta
Pseudoliva vetusta carinata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus mortoniopsis
Levifusus mortoniopsis carexus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Dentimargo) constrictoides
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus (Conrad 1833)
Dockery 1980
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lapparia mooreana
Bullata semen Lea 1833
Bullata larvata Conrad 1833
Athleta petrosa (Conrad 1833)
Dockery 1980
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bonellitia garvani
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficopsis texana
synonym of Ficus
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Phalium brevicostatum (Conrad 1834)
Dockery 1980
original and current combination Cassis brevicostatus
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices aratus
Euspira newtonensis
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata (Conrad 1833)
recombined as Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum
Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveata sp.B
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
cf. Rhizorus volutatus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys wahtubbeana Dall 1898
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula fossata
Dockery 1980
Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis (Lea 1833)
Harris 1919
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama harrisi
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Bathytormus clarkensis (Dall 1900)
recombined as Crassatella clarkensis
Bathytormus clarkensis and Bathytormus clarkensis ludovicianus
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Mississippi County:Clarke
Coordinates: 32.2° North, 88.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.9° North, 79.9° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
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:Cook Mountain
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Collected by G.D. Harris.
Metadata
Database number:90708
Authorizer:J. Sessa Enterer:L. Eccles, U. Smith
Modifier:L. Eccles Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2009-08-13 07:50:52 Last modified:2010-11-30 19:37:45
Access level:group members Released:2014-08-13 07:50:52
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11845. K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]

Secondary references:

11842 D. T. Dockery. 1980. Invertebrate Macropaleontolgy of the Clarke County Mississippi Area. Bulletin - Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographic Survey 122 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/L. Eccles]
35561 G. D. Harris. 1919. Pelecypoda of the St. Maurice and Claiborne stages. Bulletins of American Paleontology 6(31):1-208 [J. Sessa/L. Eccles]
11846 K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1966. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene Mollusks of the Southern and Eastern United States Part II. Gastropoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:471-1057 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Sessa]