USGS Loc. 2646 - Oak Grove [Oak Grove Sand]: Burdigalian, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
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Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Laevidentalium) santarosanum
common
Dentalium (Graptacme) eboreum
present
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus (Gadila) clarae
original and current combination Gadila
prolific
Gastropoda - Phasianellidae
Tricolia affinis
rare; ? in occurrence table, T. affinis chipolana
Tricolia probrevis
present
Gastropoda - Skeneidae
Solariorbis microforatis
rare
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Chlorostoma exolutum
rare
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora chipolana (Dall 1892)
rare
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Lemintina granifera
abundant; ? in occurrence table
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846
abundant
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva liodes Dall 1903
recombined as Oliva (Omogymna) liodes
present
Olivella cotinados
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Serrata) coloba Gardner 1947
present; M. (S.) coloba conoispira
Marginella (Serrata) denticulatoides (Maury 1910)
common
Marginella (Serrata) critha n. sp. Gardner 1947
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Marginella (Persicula) majuscula n. sp. Gardner 1947
replaced by Persicula amplior
rare
Marginella (Gibberuula) dryados (Maury 1910)
abundant
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Muricopsis laccopoia Gardner 1947
recombined as Poirieria (Panamurex) laccopoia
rare
Urosalpinx phagon n. sp. Gardner 1947
recombined as Poirieria (Panamurex) phagon
present
Urosalpinx xustris n. sp.
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Busycon radix n. sp. Gardner 1947
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Uzita watsoni
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
present
Uzita dryas n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
common; also U. dryas leptalea n. subsp. (common)
Uzita eutykta n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
common
Uzita ischna n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
rare
Uzita bimitrodita n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
rare
Uzita dalli
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
common
Uzita berthae
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
common
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella phagon n. sp.
common
Mitrella perfervida
present
Mitrella mikra n. sp. Gardner 1947
common
Nassarina trachea
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria druidarum n. sp.
common
Cancellaria stibara
rare
Cancellaria bifoliata Aldrich 1903
recombined as Axelella bifoliata
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Xancus dodonaius n. sp.
replaced by Turbinella
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Uromitra) hamadryas n. sp.
original and current combination Uromitra
abundant
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Ithycythara tarri (Maury 1910)
common
"Mangelia" teirata n. sp.
corrected as Cythara (Mangelia)
rare
Kurtziella thektapleura
rare; ? in occurrence table
Kurtziella ramondi
common
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Agladrillia subvaricosa Gardner 1938
recombined as Clathrodrillia subvaricosa
rare
Eumetadrillia dodona n. sp. Gardner 1947
recombined as Agladrillia (Eumetadrillia) dodona
common
"Drillia" pachycheila
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Nannodiella nemorensis (Maury 1910)
present
Glyphostoma aldrichi
common
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus dodona n. sp. Gardner 1937
abundant
rare
Conus corrugatus n. sp. Sowerby 1870
abundant
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra aulakoessa n. sp.
rare
Terebra (Strioterebrum) langdoni
original and current combination Strioterebrum
present; ? in occurrence table
Terebra (Strioterebrum) spirifera (Dall 1895)
recombined as Strioterebrum spiriferum
present
Spineoterebra psilis
present
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Strombus dodoneus n. sp.
prolific
Strombus aldrichi Dall 1890
recombined as Persististrombus aldrichi
present
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Rissoa phagon n. sp.
rare
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
Episcynia mauryi
common
"Circulus" mitorraphes n. sp.
rare
Gastropoda - Tornidae
Cochliolepis arietina n. sp.
present
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Sigatica caractica Gardner 1947
common
Sinum dodoneum n. sp.
present
Sinum chipolanum (Dall 1892)
common
Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus n. sp.
original and current combination Neverita
prolific
Polinices (Neverita) chipolanus Dall 1892
recombined as Neverita chipolanus
present
Polinices judsoni (Maury 1910)
original and current combination Natica judsoni
abundant
Natica (Tectonatica) semen n. sp.
original and current combination Tectonatica
prolific
Natica (Naticarius) precursor Gardner 1947
recombined as Naticarius precursor
common
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Crassispira boadicea
common
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Globularia fischeri (Dall 1892)
rare
Pachycrommium dodonum n. sp.
rare
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula aesop
present; ? in occurrence table
Crepidula plana Say 1822
present
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus 1758)
abundant
Crucibulum grande
present; ? in occurrence table
Crucibulum multilineatum (Conrad 1842)
abundant
Crucibulum chipolanum (Dall 1892)
recombined as Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum
abundant; C. chipolanum dodoneum n. subsp.
Calyptraea crenata n. sp. Gardner 1947
recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) crenata
rare
Calyptraea centralis (Conrad 1841)
abundant
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella alcida
abundant; also T. alcida bicarinata (common)
Turritella subgrundifera Dall 1892
present
Gastropoda - Litiopidae
Litiopa palaeosargassina
rare
Alaba dodona n. sp.
rare
Gastropoda - Planaxidae
Fossarus florius
rare; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica alvear
common
Architectonica quadriseriata (Sowerby 1850)
synonym of Architectonica nobilis
rare
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon luculi (Maury 1910)
rare
Acteon hamadryados (Maury 1910)
abundant
Sulcularia chipolana
abundant
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula stiphera
rare
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Volvula oxytata Bush 1885
recombined as Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata
abundant
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina sphalera
abundant
Cylichna quercinensis
abundant
Cylichnella biplicata (Lea 1845)
prolific
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae
Atys (Roxaniella) gracilis
rare
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia himerta Dall 1903
recombined as Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) himerta
common
Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula Dall 1903
present
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte (Bythiamena) wagneri
present
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites (Scambula) densus (Dall 1900)
recombined as Crassatella densus
abundant
Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus
original and current combination Crassinella
common
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae
Pandora (Kennerleyia) dodona Dall 1903
recombined as Pandora (Pandorella) dodona
abundant
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella
present
Corbula waltonensis Gardner 1928
synonym of Varicorbula disparilis
present
Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitfieldi Brown 1905
recombined as Cuneocorbula whitfieldi
abundant; also C. (C.) whitfieldi stikta n. subsp. (present)
Corbula (Bothrocorbula) radiatula Dall 1898
recombined as Bothrocorbula radiatula
common
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Sportella obolus
present
Sportella lioconcha
present
Sportella unicarinata
rare
Sportella lubrica
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Lasaeidae
Aligena lineata
common
Aligena pustulosa Dall 1898
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena dodona n. sp.
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele compacta
common
Semele (Semelina) striulata
present
Ervilia chipolana Dall 1898
present
Ervilia planata Dall 1898
common
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Moerella) hypolispa (Dall 1900)
rare; ? in occurrence table
Tellina (Moerella) acalypta (Dall 1900)
common
Tellina (Moerella) agria (Dall 1900)
present
Tellina (Eurytellina) roburina Dall 1900
common
Tellina (Phyllodina) dodona (Dall 1898)
present
Macoma paralenis n. sp. Gardner 1947
recombined as Macoma (Macoma) paralenis
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax (Paradonax) aldrichi n. sp. Gardner 1947
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Laevicardium) compressum Dall 1900
recombined as Laevicardium compressum
common
Cardium (Trachycardium) delphicum
original and current combination Trachycardium
rare
Cardium (Trachycardium) malacum
original and current combination Trachycardium
present
Cardium (Fragum) apateticum
original and current combination Fragum
abundant
Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium Dall 1900
recombined as Dinocardium taphrium
prolific
Cardium (Acanthocardia) ctenolium
original and current combination Acanthocardia
rare
Cardium (Cerastoderma) panastrum
original and current combination Cerastoderma
rare
Cardium (Cerastoderma) druidicum
original and current combination Cerastoderma
common
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama chipolana
abundant
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta sphaeromorpha n. sp.
rare; (nucleiformis subsp.?)
Diplodonta radiata
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra (Mactrotoma) cymata
original and current combination Mactrotoma
rare
Spisula (Hemimactra) densa
original and current combination Hemimactra
prolific
Spisula (Hemimactra) dodona
original and current combination Hemimactra
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Clementia grayi Dall 1900
recombined as Clementia (Egesta) grayi
rare
Transenella santarosana
spelled with current rank as Transennella
present
Gafrarium (Gouldia) altum Dall 1903
recombined as Gouldia alta
present
Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Macrocallista maculata
abundant
Dosinia (Dosinidia) liogona Dall 1903
recombined as Dosinia (Dosinia) liogona
common
Chione (Lirophora) sellardsi
original and current combination Lirophora
rare
Chione (Lirophora) glyptocyma
original and current combination Lirophora
prolific; also C. (L.) glyptocyma daphne (rare)
Callocardia (Agriopoma) prosayana
present; C. (A.) prosayana dodona
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Erycinidae
Erycina fabulina
present
Erycina curtidens
present
Erycina (Scacchia) actinophora
common
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kelliidae
Bornia dodona
present
Bornia floridana
rare
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solen amphistemma
present
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Ensis cf. directus (Conrad 1844)
common
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panope parawhitfieldi n. sp. Gardner 1928
recombined as Panopea parawhitfieldi
present
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina santarosana Dall 1903
recombined as Pegophysema santarosana
prolific
Phacoides (Lucinisca) plesiolophus
spelled with current rank as Lucina (Lucinisca)
prolific
Phacoides (Linga) densatus
original and current combination Linga
present
Phacoides (Linga) sp. (de Gregorio 1885)
original and current combination Linga
rare
Phacoides (Miltha) chipolanus Dall 1903
recombined as Miltha chipolana
rare
Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis
spelled with current rank as Parvilucina
prolific
Divaricella chipolana Dall 1903
recombined as Divaricella (Divaricella) chipolana
rare
Phacoides (Cardiolucina) parawhitfieldi n. sp.
original and current combination Cardiolucina
common
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris drymanos n. sp. Gardner 1926
recombined as Costaglycymeris drymanos
prolific; also G. drymanos grapta n. subsp. (prolific)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Trinacria meekii
common
Arca (Diluvarca) dodona
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca)
prolific
Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana (Dall 1898)
recombined as Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana
abundant
Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides n. sp. Gardner 1947
present
Arca umbonata Lamarck 1819
synonym of Lamarcka imbricata
rare
Arca occidentalis Philippi 1847
synonym of Byssoarca zebra
rare
Arca (Barbatia) phalacra Dall 1890
recombined as Calloarca (Taeniarca) phalacra
rare
Arca (Barbatia) marylandica (Conrad 1840)
recombined as Barbatia marylandica
rare
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Arca (Barbatia) adamsi Dall 1886
recombined as Arcopsis adamsi
rare
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Pedalion solereperta
common
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Atrina chipolana
present
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ostrea haitensis Sowerby 1850
recombined as Hyotissa haitensis
present
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea pauciplicata
abundant
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula densata Conrad 1843
present
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia floridana
abundant
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima carolinensis Dall 1898
recombined as Limaria (Limaria) carolinensis
present; ? in occurrence table
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus
original and current combination Chlamys
abundant
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus chipolanus Dall 1890
rare
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga oryzoides n. sp.
rare
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda proteracuta
synonym of Nuculana
rare; ? in occurrence table, L. proteracuta leita n. subsp.
Leda dodona
synonym of Nuculana
present
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia frater
prolific
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sinaria Dall 1898
prolific
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida County:Okaloosa
Coordinates: 30.9° North, 86.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.3° North, 82.9° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Burdigalian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Burdigalian
Age range of interval:20.44000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Alum Bluff Formation:Oak Grove
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Oak Grove Fm of the Alum Bluff Gp, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: late Early Miocene, on the basis of macro fossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown position within formation.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,green unlithified calcareous sandstone
Lithology description: grey-green sands, for the most part unconsolidated, in places highly calcareous
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:USGS
Metadata
Database number:42482
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:K. Layou
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-30 08:14:01 Last modified:2012-12-05 20:37:49
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-30 08:14:01
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11206. J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709 [A. Miller/K. Layou/A. Hendy]