Smith Loc. 7 - Whites Creek [Shoal River Fm]: Serravallian, Florida
collected by Smith

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Sarcenaria acutauricularis
Amphisterigina cf. lessoni
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon korphys Gardner 1947
Acteon textilis (Guppy 1873)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia soror
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda polychoa
synonym of Nuculana
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula chipolana
SUBSPECIES: Nucula chipolana waltonensis
Nucula defuniak
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea cf. densata
Ostrea cf. pauciplicata
Ostrea cf. podagrina Dall 1895
recombined as Ostrea (Ostrea) podagrina
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia floridana
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Pecten (Pseudamussium) defuniak Gardner 1926
recombined as Cyclopecten defuniak
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Lyropecten) acanikos Gardner 1926
recombined as Lindapecten acanikos
Pecten (Pecten) burnsi
Pecten (Nodipecten) pyx
original and current combination Nodipecten
Pecten (Euvola) aff. bowdenensis Dall 1898
recombined as Euvola bowdenensis
Pection (Plagioctenium) nicholsi
synonym of Argopecten
Pecten (Lyropecten) nicholsi
original and current combination Lyropecten
SUBSPECIES: Pecten (Lyropecten) nicholsi neotera
Pecten (Nodipecten) condylomatus Dall 1898
recombined as Lyropecten condylomatus
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris waltonensis Gardner 1947
recombined as Costaglycymeris waltonensis
Glycymeris aff. pectinata (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Tucetona pectinata
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Arca (Fossularca) adamsi Dall 1886
recombined as Arcopsis adamsi
Eontia cf. incile
spelled with current rank as Noetia (Eontia)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Plagiarca) marylandica (Conrad 1840)
recombined as Barbatia marylandica
Arca occidentalis Philippi 1847
synonym of Byssoarca zebra
Arca (Acar) retciulata
original and current combination Acar
Arca (Anadara) gunteri
original and current combination Anadara
Arca (Anadara) metastrebla
original and current combination Anadara
Arca (Diluvarca) latidentata
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca)
Arca (Diluvarca) hypomela
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca)
Arca (Diluvarca) acompsa
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides (Cardiolucina) parawhitfieldi
original and current combination Cardiolucina
Phacoides (Callucina) cala
spelled with current rank as Callucina
Phacoides (Linga) gelnni
original and current combination Linga
Lucina santarosana Dall 1903
recombined as Pegophysema santarosana
Lucina janus Dall 1903
recombined as Pegophysema janus
Phacoides (Parvilucina) vaughani
spelled with current rank as Parvilucina
Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis
spelled with current rank as Parvilucina
Phacoides (Parvilucina) diktyota
spelled with current rank as Parvilucina
Phacoides (Pseudomiltha) paranodonta
original and current combination Pseudomiltha
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae
Pandora (Kennerleyia) dodona (Dall 1903)
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Periploma discus Stearns 1890
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) cala
Corbula (Caryocorbula) parawhitfieldi
Corbula waltonensis Gardner 1928
synonym of Varicorbula disparilis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula (Hemimactra) craspedota Gardner 1947
recombined as Spisula craspedota
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kelliellidae
Alveinus micculus Gardner 1926
synonym of Alveinus rotundus
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Gafrarium (Gouldia) erosum
original and current combination Gouldia
Transenella caryera
spelled with current rank as Transennella
Venus nannodes Gardner 1947
recombined as Mercenaria nannodes
Chione (Lirophora) crossata
original and current combination Lirophora
Chione (Lirophora) cymaina
original and current combination Lirophora
Chione (Lirophora) trimeris Gardner 1947
recombined as Lirophora (Lirophora) trimeris
Chione (Lirophora) ceramota Gardner 1947
recombined as Lirophora (Lirophora) ceramota
Chione (Lirophora) funiakensis Gardner 1947
recombined as Lirophora (Panchione) funiakensis
Chione (Timoclea) grus (Holmes 1858)
recombined as Timoclea grus
Dosinia (Dosinidia) dalli Gardner 1947
Chione aff. chipolana Dall 1903
Callocardia (Agriopoma) sincera
Callocardia (Agriopoma) calceola Gardner 1936
recombined as Agriopoma (Pitarella) calceola
Pitar (Hysteroconcha) cypta
Macrocallista (Paradione) waltonensis
spelled with current rank as Pitar (Paradione)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama cf. chipolana
Pseudochama (Echinochama) arcinella (Linnaeus 1767)
recombined as Arcinella arcinella
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Trigoniocardia) aliculum (Dall 1900)
recombined as Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) aliculum
Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium Dall 1900
recombined as Dinocardium taphrium
Cardium (Cerastoderma) waltonianum Dall 1900
Cardium (Trachycardium) plectopleura
original and current combination Trachycardium
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Phyllodina) leptalea Gardner 1947
Tellina (Moerella) piesa Gardner 1947
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele taracodes
Semele aff. stearnsii
Semele (Seminella) aff. striulata
Ervilia condra
Ervilia valhosierr Gardner 1928
Ervilia planata Dall 1898
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae
Aligena lineata
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus
original and current combination Crassinella
Crassatellites (Scambula) densus (Dall 1900)
recombined as Crassatella densus
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita (Carditamera) defuniak Gardner 1947
recombined as Carditamera (Carditamera) defuniak
Venericardia (Megacardia) hesperide
Venericardia (Pleuromeris) aposcitula
original and current combination Pleuromeris
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte (Astharotha) sima
Astarte (Bythiamena) wagneri
unclassified
Reusella spinulosa
Globigerinidae
Orbulina universa d'Orbigny 1839
Rotaliidae
Rotalia beccarii
Uvigerinidae
Uvigerina perigrina
Cassidulinidae
Cassidulina crassa
Cassidulina laevigata
Islandiellidae
Cassidulinoides braydi
Bagginidae
Cancris sagra Cushman and Todd 1942
Bolivinidae
Bolivina floridana
Bolivina paula
Bolivina marginata Cushman 1918
Buliminidae
Buliminella elegantissima
Buliminella curta Cushman 1925
Bulimina gracilis
Ellipsolagena bidens
synonym of Fissurina
Virgulina cf. fusiformis
Virgulina pontoni
Virgulina (Virgulinella) miocenica
Angulogerina occidentalis (Cushman 1923)
Lituolida - Lituolidae
Bigenerina floridana
Textularia articulata d'Orbigny 1846
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Valvulineria floridana
Eponides antillarum
Discorbis floridana
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Nonionidae
Nonion grateloupi
Nonion pizarrensis
Nonion glabrellum
Nonion washingtonensis
Nonionella auris
Globothalamea - Rotaliida - Cibicididae
Cibicides concentricus
Cibicides lobatulus
Dyocibicides biserialis
Elphidiidae
Elphidium chipolensis
Elphidium advenum Cushman 1922
Elphidium poeyanum d'Orbigny 1948
recombined as Elphidium latispatium pontium
Nodosariata - Vaginulinida - Lagenidae
Lagena clavata Millett 1901
recombined as Hyalinonetrion clavatum
Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Polymorphina cf. advena
Guttulina caudata
Guttulina lactea Walker and Jacob 1798
Globulina inaequalis Reuss 1850
Globulina gibba d'Orbigny 1832
Nodosariata - Polymorphinida - Plectofrondiculariidae
Plectofrondicularia mansfieldi
Nodosariata - Nodosariida - Nodosariidae
Dentalina communis
Lagena substriata (Williamson 1848)
Lagena hexagona (Williamson 1848)
Robulus americanus
Robulus iotus
Robulus vaughani
Nodosariata - Robertinida - Ceratobuliminidae
Lamarckina atlantica Cushman 1931
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida County:Walton
Coordinates: 30.6° North, 86.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.9° North, 83.3° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Serravallian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Serravallian
Age range of interval:13.82000 - 11.63000 m.y. ago
Age estimate:12.4 Ma (Sr isotope)
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Alum Bluff Formation:Shoal River
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Shoal River Fm of the Alum Bluff, which lies between the Chipola Fm (Early Miocene) and the Chochtawatchee Fm [Early Pliocene). AGE: Early Miocene (Gardener 1947); Middle Miocene in Vokes (1990) and Portell et al. (2006), although Jones et al. (1993) reports 87Sr/86Sr ratios that yielded average age estimates of 12.4 Ma [=Serravalian]. STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the "Whites Creek Beds" of Smith (1941), which is approximately in the middle of the Shoal River Fm.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray unlithified marl
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: LITHOLOGY: Fossiliferous gray marl. LITHIIFCATION: Unlithified, assumed on the basis of age and facies description, and inspection of other collections from Chochtawhatchee Fm outcrops.
Environment:coastal indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Not discussed in text, but appears to be shallow marine siliciclastic.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils,microfossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collectors:Smith
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: R.H. Smith, c. 1940. REPOSITORY: Probably Florida Geological Survey.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for macrofossils and microfossils. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication with somewhat antiquated nomenclature, though with species-resolution identifications.
Metadata
Database number:94810
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2010-03-24 09:53:00 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2010-03-24 09:53:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

32333. R. H. Smith. 1941. Micropaleontology and stratigraphy of a deep well at Niceville, Okaloosa County, Florida. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 25(2):263-286 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]