Reklaw-locality 6: Ypresian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Carditida - Condylocardiidae
Cuna sp. Hedley 1902
2 specimens
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
4 specimens
Claibornicardia coloradonis subsp.
Claibornicardia sp. (Stenzel and Krause 1957)
11 specimens
Venericor densata n. sp. (Conrad 1845)
2 specimens
Venericor densata reklawensis Garvie, 1996
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kelliellidae
3 specimens
Lutetia cf. texana Garvie, 1996
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
90 specimens
Notocorbula marquezensis Garvie, 1996
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
4 specimens
24 specimens
Litorhadia milamensis Garvie, 1996
1 specimen
2 specimens
Nuculana (Jupiteria) turgeo
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
52 specimens
Bittium tresquatrum Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Litiopidae
9 specimens
Litiopa texana Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
118 specimens
Gastropoda - Naticidae
1 specimen
Amaurellina plummeri Garvie, 1996
3 specimens
Polinices (Pliconacca) onustus reklawensis Garvie, 1996
1 specimen
2 specimens
Sinum taylori Garvie, 1996
23 specimens
Natica (Carinacca) moffitti Garvie, 1996
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Ficidae
12 specimens
Ficopsis nucleoides Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla staminea n. sp. Conrad 1832
18 specimens
Ancilla (Olivula) staminea reklawensis Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
71 specimens
Colwellia bilineata Garvie, 1996
Colwellia sp. Nuttall and Cooper 1973
15 specimens
43 specimens
Tritiaria nodosa Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
8 specimens
? Levifusus serrae Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
8 specimens
Latirus (Polygona) traceyi Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
13 specimens
Mitrella (Clinurella) nuttalli Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
1 specimen
Antillophos multilineatum Garvie, 1996
4 specimens
1 specimen
Siphonalia sp. Adams 1863
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta petrosus (Conrad 1833)
36 specimens
Athleta petrosus smithii
20 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
2 specimens
Hexaplex eoa Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
3 specimens
Raphitoma (Microsurcula) bastropensis Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
61 specimens
Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) planus Garvie, 1996
57 specimens
Tropisurcula (Tropisurcula) milamensis Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
10 specimens
Hastula (Bulbihastula) ampulla Garvie, 1996
7 specimens
Hastula (Hastula) milamensis Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
22 specimens
? Hesperiturris monilis Garvie, 1996
30 specimens
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus crassus Garvie, 1996
20 specimens
Michela trabeatoides n. sp. Harris 1895
1 specimen
Michela trabeatoides carinata Garvie, 1996
9 specimens
Protosurcula aurora Garvie, 1996
Eosurcula moorei n. sp. Gabb 1860
33 specimens
Eosurcula moorei reklawensis Garvie, 1996
2 specimens
12 specimens
Surculoma imbricata Garvie, 1996
3 specimens
15 specimens
Coronia taylori Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
10 specimens
Trigonostoma (? Ventrilia) herbae Garvie, 1996
? Admetula sp. Cossmann 1889
1 specimen
? Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
2 specimens
Volvariella milamensis Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Distorsio nucleoides n. sp. Garvie 1996
4 specimens
Distorsio (Personella) nucleoides Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
6 specimens
Amaea (Scalina) macula Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae
3 specimens
Mathilda (? Echinimathilda) cribraea Garvie, 1996
2 specimens
Mathilda (Fimbriatella) iugum Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
12 specimens
Pyramidella (Cossmannica) tundrae zigguratum Garvie, 1996
2 specimens
Odostomia (? Doliella) ova Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
4 specimens
Acteon pomilius punctatus
1 specimen
Semiacteon texanum Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
25 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
4 specimens
Architectonica (Granosolarium) aldrichi caterva Garvie, 1996
15 specimens
Architectonica (Granosolarium) geminicostata Garvie, 1996
6 specimens
Pseudomalaxis reklawensis Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Skeneidae
37 specimens
Solariorbis conicus Garvie, 1996
18 specimens
Solariorbis discoides Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Scaphandridae
2 specimens
Mnestia confusa Garvie, 1996
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata
1 specimen
Skaptotion reklawensis Garvie, 1996
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Gadilinidae
4 specimens
Episiphon gracilis Garvie, 1996
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
2 specimens
Dentalium (Antalis) aff. thalloides
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
2 specimens
Cadulus bisissura Garvie, 1996
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas County:Rusk
Coordinates: 30.0° North, 97.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.8° North, 74.5° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period: Paleogene Epoch: Eocene
Stage: Ypresian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 2
Key time interval: Ypresian Foram zone:  NP13
Age range of interval: 56 - 48.07 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Claiborne Formation:Reklaw Member:Marquez Shale
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Upper layer of up to 100' of brown clay with streaks of sand, green-sand, clay and clay-ironstone concretions.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:concretionary,brown,green unlithified sandy claystone
Lithology description: Brown clay with streaks of sand, green sand, clay and clay-ironstone concretions.
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Although abundance data was not published in the monograph, it was provided by C. Garvie to J. Sessa.
Metadata
Database number:84325
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:J. Sessa
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2008-10-08 05:35:37 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2008-10-08 05:35:37
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:

495. C. L. Garvie. 1996. The Molluscan Macrofauna of the Reklaw Formation, Marquez Member (Eocene: Lower Claibornian), in Texas. Bulletins of American Paleontology 111(352):1-177 [L. Ivany/E. Kowalski]