Jablonski & Raup Locality 18 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: Barbour County, Alabama (31.8° N, 85.2° W: paleocoordinates 34.8° N, 62.9° W)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

PaleoDB collection 1308: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 06.01.1993

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Taxonomic list

• history: old m-18, vetted by DJ in 1991, additions by DJ '92
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
Nuculana rostratruncata Gardner 1916 pointed nut clam
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
Solemya sp. Children 1823 Awning Clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula camia nut clam
"Leionucula cuneifrons" = Nucula cunifrons Conrad 1860 nut clam
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
"Scabrotrigonia cerulea" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia), "Scabrotrigonia eufalensis" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia), "Scabrotrigonia thoracica" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica
"Scabrotrigonia cerulea" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) clam
"Scabrotrigonia eufalensis" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) clam
"Scabrotrigonia thoracica" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica Morton 1834 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Nymphalucina linearia Stephenson 1941 clam
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Clisocolus sp. Gabb 1869 clam
 Pandorida - Laternulidae
Anatimya anteradiata Conrad 1860 clam
Periplomya sp. Conrad 1870 clam
 Pandorida - Clavagellidae
Ascaulocardium armatum Morton 1833 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
 Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata Conrad 1858 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Pachycardium spillmani" = Protocardia (Pachycardium) cockle
"Brevicardium sp." = Nemocardium (Brevicardium) Stephenson 1941 cockle
Granocardium kuemmeli Weller 1907 cockle
Pleuriocardia sp. Scott 1978 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Liothyris sp. Conrad 1873 tellin clam
Tellinimera buboana tellin clam
Tellinimera gabbi tellin clam
Aenona sp. Conrad 1870 tellin clam
Aenona eufaulensis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Solyma sp. Conrad 1870 tellin clam
"Linearia magnoliensis" = Linearis tellin clam
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis tellin clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Legumen ellipticum venus clam
Legumen sp. Conrad 1858 venus clam
Aphrodina sp. Conrad 1869 venus clam
Aphrodina tippana venus clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Etea carolinensis Conrad 1875 clam
Tenea sp. Conrad 1870 clam
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Eufistulana ripleyana clam
originally entered as "Eufistulana ripleyana"
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana Stephenson 1941 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Bathytormus pteropsis Conrad 1860 clam
Scambula perplana Conrad 1869 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
Crenella elegantula Meek and Hayden 1862 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
 Pectinida - Limidae
Pseudolimea reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam
Limatula acutilineata Conrad 1858 file clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ornata Gabb 1876 jingle
Anomia argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula tetrica Conrad 1860 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
"Microchlamys venustus" = Dhondtichlamys scallop
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema kingi Stephenson 1941 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Agerostrea falcata Morton 1827 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
"Gervillia ensiformis" = Gervilliopsis ensiformis
"Gervillia ensiformis" = Gervilliopsis ensiformis Conrad 1858 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus sp. Sowerby 1814 clam
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca sp. Conrad 1862 clam
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Cucullaea capax" = Idonearca capax, Cucullaea littlei
"Cucullaea capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam
Cucullaea littlei Gabb 1877 clam