PRI 790: Thanetian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda
- Skeneidae
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Solariorbis informal sp. B
Conrad 1865
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Solariorbis subangulatus
(Meyer 1886)
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original and current combination Adeorbis subangulatus | ||||||||||
Solariorbis subangulatus smithi | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
(Solander 1766)
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Mesalia alabamiensis
(De Gregorio 1890)
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including Mesalia alabamiensis tetradeiras | ||||||||||
Turritella eurynome
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Turritella praecincta
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Gastropoda
- Potamididae
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"Potamides" fulvarupis
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Gastropoda
- Rostellariidae
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Calyptraphorus trinodiferus
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Cantharus johnsoni
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Pseudoliva scalina
Heilprin 1881
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recombined as Popenoeum scalina | ||||||||||
Pseudoliva santander
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Pseudoliva vetusta
(Conrad 1833)
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original and current combination Monoceros vetusta | ||||||||||
Pseudoliva vetusta forma | ||||||||||
Pseudoliva tuberculifera
Conrad 1860
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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cf. Cyllene bellana
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Buccinanops ellipticum
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spelled with current rank as Bullia (Buccinanops) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Palaeorhaphis pergracilis
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Glyptostyla bacula
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Mazzalina plena
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Mazzalina tuomeyi
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Levifusus bellanus
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Levifusus informal sp. J
Conrad 1865
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Levifusus supraplanus
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Surcula nasuta
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synonym of Turricula | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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"Pleurotoma" capax
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synonym of Turris | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Caricella podagrina
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cf. Scaphella newcombiana
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original and current combination Scaphella | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Narona greggi
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Priscoficus triserialis
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Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Galeodea koureos
(Gardner 1939)
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Gastropoda
- Eocypraeidae
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Simnia regularoidea
(Aldrich 1921)
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recombined as Transovula regularoidea | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Capulidae
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Capulus expansus
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices sp.
Monfort 1810
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Euspira marylandica
(Conrad 1865)
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Euspira marylandica var. A | ||||||||||
Sinum fiski
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cf. Natica aperta
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula butleriana
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Turbonilla informal sp. A
Risso 1826
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Turbonilla (Cingulina) tuscahomensis
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Pyramidella (Iphiana) anita
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Odostomia (Evalea) bartschi
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original and current combination Evalea | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica bellensis
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Acteocina leai
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea
Conrad 1862
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Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea "var." | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys greggi
Harris 1897
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recombined as Dhondtichlamys greggi | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea (Ostrea) intermedoides
(Aldrich 1921)
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Pholadidae
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Pholas alatoidea
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Pholas aldrichi
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula subengonata
Dall 1898
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recombined as Cuneocorbula subengonata | ||||||||||
Corbula concha
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Vokesula aldrichi
(Meyer 1885)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Sportellidae
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Basterotia prima
Aldrich 1921
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Montacutidae
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Montacuta bicuspidata
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Mysella minuta
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis
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including Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis greggi | ||||||||||
Dosiniopsis lenticularis
(Rogers 1838)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Nemocardium harrisi
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Donacidae
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Donax acutangula
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina bellsiana
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Tellina semirotunda
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semele langdoniana
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Semele monroensis
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Ervilia lignitica
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Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Panopea bellsensis
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Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Saxicavellidae
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Saxicavella alabamensis
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia informal spp. H
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Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithi
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Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi
(Stewart 1930)
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recombined as Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida
(Dall 1898)
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Monroe |
Coordinates: | 31.5° North, 87.5° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 34.0° North, 70.4° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
Stage: | Thanetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
Key time interval: | Thanetian | ||
Age range of interval: | 59.20000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Geological group: | Wilcox | Formation: | Tuscahoma | Member: | Bells Landing Marl |
Stratigraphic resolution: | member |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | very fine,glauconitic unlithified argillaceous sandstone |
Lithology description: Lithology from PBDB # 90141 very fine grained, unlithified glauconitic clayey sand | |
Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
Geology comments: Environment from PBDB # 90141.
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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, R. Flowr and K.V.W. Palmer, Paleontological Research Inst. Exp. 1935. Field notebook No. 40. |
Metadata
Database number: | 92352 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Sessa | Enterer: | L. Eccles |
Modifier: | J. Sessa | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2009-11-08 19:35:07 | Last modified: | 2018-05-13 16:55:07 |
Access level: | group members | Released: | 2014-11-08 19:35:07 |
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:
34008 | L. C. Ivany, C. Pietsch, J. C. Handley, R. Lockwood, W. D. Allmon and J. A. Sessa. 2018. Little lasting impact of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum on shallow marine mollusk faunas. Science Advances [J. Sessa/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] | |
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] |