PBDB Collection

BL (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as Bells Landing, Alabama River

Where: Monroe County, Alabama (31.8° N, 87.4° W: paleocoordinates 34.5° N, 69.3° W)

When: Bells Landing Member (Tuscahoma Formation), Selandian (61.6 - 59.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified sandstone

• glauconitic sand

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by Christopher Garvie

Primary reference: W. J. Foster, C. L. Garvie, A. M. Weiss, A. D. Muscente, M. Aberhan, J. W. Counts, and R. C. Martindale. 2020. Resilience of marine invertebrate communities during the early Cenozoic hyperthermals. Scientific Reports 10:2176 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 205427: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus sp. Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Calorhadia (Calorhadia) pharcida Calorhadia (Calorhadia) pharcida Dall 1898 pointed nut clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula sp. Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericardia aposmithii Venericardia aposmithii Gardner and Bowles 1939 clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatella tumidula Crassatella tumidula Whitfield 1865 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Pitar nuttalliopsis, Pitar sp. Pitar nuttalliopsis venus clam Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Lucina sp. Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	Gigantostrea sylvaerupis Gigantostrea sylvaerupis oyster
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea sinuosa Ostrea sinuosa oyster
Gastropoda
Trochoidea - Skeneidae	Solariorbis liniferus Solariorbis liniferus snail
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	? Abderospira sp., Abderospira sabina, Acteocina leai ? Abderospira sp. Dall 1896 snail Abderospira sabina Palmer 1937 snail Acteocina leai barrel-bubble
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	Retusa spp. Retusa spp. Brown 1827 snail
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula butleriana Ringicula butleriana snail
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Acteon pomilis, ? Acteon sp., Acteon sp. Acteon pomilis snail punctatus ? Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	? Rissoina spp. ? Rissoina spp. d'Orbigny 1840 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	cf. Natica aperta, "Euspira sabina" = Natica semilunata sabina, cf. Sigatica clarkeana, Polinices onustus, Sinum declive cf. Natica aperta moon snail "Euspira sabina" = Natica semilunata sabina Palmer 1937 moon snail cf. Sigatica clarkeana Aldrich 1887 moon snail Polinices onustus moon snail Sinum declive Conrad 1833 moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	Calyptraphorus trinodiferus Calyptraphorus trinodiferus snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Priscoficus fulgeroficus, Priscoficus triserialis Priscoficus fulgeroficus fig shell Priscoficus triserialis fig shell
Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae	"Surcula nasuta" = Turricula "Surcula nasuta" = Turricula snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	? Eosurcula sp. ? Eosurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	cf. Scaphella newcombiana, Athleta tuomeyi cf. Scaphella newcombiana volute Athleta tuomeyi volute
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Bonellitia graciloides, Bonellitia sp., Trigonostoma cf. naruieanum Bonellitia graciloides snail Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail Trigonostoma cf. naruieanum snail
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus supraplanus, Levifusus pagodiformis, Levifusus aff. trabeatus Levifusus supraplanus snail Levifusus pagodiformis Heilprin 1881 snail Levifusus aff. trabeatus Conrad 1858 snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Lirofusus subtenuis, Latirus sp. Lirofusus subtenuis snail Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Terebrifusus sp., "Pseudoliva cf. scalina" = Popenoeum scalina, Siphonalia sp. Terebrifusus sp. Conrad 1865 true whelk "Pseudoliva cf. scalina" = Popenoeum scalina Heilprin 1881 true whelk Siphonalia sp. Adams 1863 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Olivella sp. Olivella sp. Swainson 1831 olive snail
Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae	Teinostoma sp. Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Mesalia alabamiensis, Turritella mortomi, Turritella bellifera, Turritella eurynome, Turritella praecincta, Turritella sp. Mesalia alabamiensis De Gregorio 1890 turret shell tetradeirus Turritella mortomi turret shell postmortoni Turritella bellifera turret shell Turritella eurynome turret shell Turritella praecincta turret shell Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell