Woods Bluff (PRI 791): Ypresian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus informal sp. E
Philippi 1844
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sylvaerupis
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Dentalium microstria
Heilprin 1880
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Cephalopoda
- Nautilida
- Nautilidae
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"Nautilus" informal sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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= Nautilidae indet.
de Blainville 1825
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Clapham 2015 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida
(Dall 1898)
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Litorhadia aldrichiana
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Litorhadia elongatoidea
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Litorhadia acala
(Dall 1898)
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Saccella robusta
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula informal sp. C
Lamarck 1799
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Atrina informal sp. D
Gray 1842
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pteriidae
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Pteria informal sp. B
Scopoli 1777
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Pycnodonta sylvaerupis
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| corrected as Pycnodonte | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea informal sp. I
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Propeamussiidae
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Amusium (Propeamussium) cf. squamulum
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| original and current combination Pecten (Propeamussium) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys choctavensis
(Aldrich 1895)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Pachecoa (Pachecoa) microcancellata
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Brachidontes alabamensis
(Aldrich 1895)
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula subengonata
Dall 1898
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| recombined as Cuneocorbula subengonata | ||||||||||
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Physoida clarkeana
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Leptonidae
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Lepton vaughani
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Nemocardium harrisi
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina cynoglossa
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Tellina semipapyria
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Tellina subtriangularis
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Kelliidae
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Bornia prima
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta informal sp. C
Bronn 1831
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Diplodonta (Diplodonta) hopkinsensis
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis
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| including Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis heilprini | ||||||||||
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Callista (Macrocallista) sylvaerupis
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| original and current combination Macrocallista | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Gastrochaenidae
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Gastrochaena striatula
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Verticordiidae
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Haliris granuloides
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Cuspidariidae
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Cuspidaria prima
Aldrich and Meyer 1886
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina (? Callucina) ulrichi
Harris 1897
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| synonym of Myrtaea (Myrtaea) curta | ||||||||||
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Anodontia (Eophysema) ozarkana
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"Lucina" sylvaerupis
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Lucina (Cavilinga) pomilia
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| Lucina (Cavilinga) pomilia smithi | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Lirodiscus (Lirodiscus) smithvillensis
Harris 1895
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| Lirodiscus (Lirodiscus) smithvillensis "var." | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) alticostata
Conrad 1833
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| Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) alticostata "var." A | ||||||||||
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Venericardia informal spp. H
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Venericardia (Venericor) bashiplata
Gardner and Bowles 1939
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Venericardia (Leuroactis) horatiana
(Gardner 1927)
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| recombined as Venericardia (Venericor) horatiana | ||||||||||
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Venericardia gulielmi
Gardner and Bowles 1939
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cf. Miodontiscus sp.
Dall 1903
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cf. Miodontiscus timothii
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Abderospira sabina
Palmer 1937
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Umbraculidae
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Umbraculum sylvaerupis
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Gastropoda
- Ampullinidae
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Ampullella recurva
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| synonym of Ampullina | ||||||||||
| Ampullella recurva "var." | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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Cyclostremiscus dalli
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Cyclostremiscus sylvaerupis
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Vitrinella aldrichi
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Gastropoda
- Triforidae
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Cerithiella informal sp. A
Verrill 1882
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Cerithiella terebropsis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Athleta clarae
(Harris 1899)
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| recombined as Volutilithes clarae | ||||||||||
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Caricella heilprini
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Trigonostoma marieanum
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Bonellitia silvaerupis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cochlespiridae
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Cochlespira greggi
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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cf. Sullivania tombigbeensis
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Coronia mediavia
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| spelled with current rank as Gemmula (Coronia) | ||||||||||
| Coronia mediavia "var." and Coronia mediavia equiseta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olivellidae
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Agaronia informal sp. B
(Gray 1839)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella semilignitica
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Ancilla staminea
Conrad 1832
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| Ancilla staminea maternae | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Laevibuccinum (? Euryochetus) harrisi
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Metula sylvaerupis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Clavilithes informal sp. A
Swainson 1840
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Lirofusus subtenuis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Mitrella (Columbellopsis) mississippiensis
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| original and current combination Columbellopsis | ||||||||||
| Mitrella (Columbellopsis) mississippiensis meyeri | ||||||||||
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Astyris subfraxa
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Gastropoda
- Eocypraeidae
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Eocypraea eosmithi
(Aldrich 1886)
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Gastropoda
- Xenophoridae
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Xenophora informal sp. A
Fischer von Waldheim 1807
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Gastropoda
- Capulidae
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Capulus expansus
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Balcis wheeleri
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella gilberti
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Gastropoda
- Pleuroceridae
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Elimia sylvaerupsis
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Elimia trigemmata
Conrad 1860
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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"Cerithium" tombigbeense
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
(Solander 1766)
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Diodora informal sp. A
Gray 1821
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Diodora unilineata
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica cupola
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Architectonica huppertzi
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| Architectonica huppertzi "var." | ||||||||||
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Architectonica sabinia
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Architectonica sylvaerupis
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Clarke |
| Coordinates: | 31.9° North, 88.1° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.0° North, 73.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Ypresian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Wilcox | Formation: | Hatchetigbee | Member: | Bashi Marl |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | glauconitic calcareous sandstone |
| Environment: | shoreface |
| Geology comments: A transgressive lag composed of glauconitic and calcareous marl and sand, representing an inner shelf environment (Dockery, 1980, 1998; Gibson, 1982; Mancini, 1984; Siesser, 1983; Ingram, 1991; Mancini and Tew, 1991, 1995; Sessa et al., 2012). Woods Bluff is one of the more proximal sites (Sessa et al., 2012), depicted as having similar lithology to the Meridian, MS site in Mississippi that contained trough cross-bedding, Ophiomorpha, and coquina-like shell deposits to indicate shoreface conditions. | |
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. Flower and K.V.W. Palmer, 1935. Field Notebook No.34. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 92375 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Sessa, M. Clapham | Enterer: | L. Eccles, M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-09 15:38:57 | Last modified: | 2019-08-10 22:25:53 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-11-09 15:38:57 |
| 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:
| 27487 | M. E. Clapham. 2015. Personal Opinions. [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
| 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] |