PBDB

M 2745 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Catahoula County, Louisiana (31.6° N, 91.8° W: paleocoordinates 32.3° N, 84.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Danville Landing Member (Yazoo Formation), Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; lithified, concretionary, gypsiferous, shelly/skeletal, yellow, blue, argillaceous, calcareous mudstone

• Environment from PBDB col# 45017.

• "blue to yellow, calcareous, gypsiferous, fossiliferous, argillaceous, concretionary clay and mudstone." "data assembled from surface sections and shallow borings indicates a thickness of at least 100ft." Lithology from PBDB col# 45017.

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 98689: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 19.10.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium (Antalis) danvillense Dentalium (Antalis) danvillense Harris and Palmer 1947 tusk shell
Bivalvia
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Chlamys danvillensis Chlamys danvillensis scallop
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Caestocorbula wailesiana Caestocorbula wailesiana clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Pitar (Pitar) securiformis Pitar (Pitar) securiformis Conrad 1865 venus clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Nemocardium (Nemocardium) nicolletti Nemocardium (Nemocardium) nicolletti Conrad 1854 cockle
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana, "Architectonica (Solariaxis) acuta" = Architectonica acuta Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana Harris and Palmer 1947 sundial Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana subsplendida "Architectonica (Solariaxis) acuta" = Architectonica acuta Conrad 1854 sundial
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) danvillense, Acrilla unilineata Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) danvillense Harris and Palmer 1947 wentletrap Acrilla unilineata Heilprin 1880 wentletrap
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	"Turritella arenicola" = Kapalmerella arenicola "Turritella arenicola" = Kapalmerella arenicola Conrad 1865 turret shell Turritella arenicola danvillensis
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Sinum danvillense, Natica permunda Sinum danvillense Harris and Palmer 1947 moon snail Natica permunda Conrad 1854 moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	Calyptraphorus stamineus Calyptraphorus stamineus snail
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus branneri Levifusus branneri snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Tritonatractus pearlensis, Dolicholatirus leaensis Tritonatractus pearlensis Aldrich 1885 snail including Tritonoatractus pearlensis danvillensis and Tritonoatractus pearlensis montgomeriensis [entered as Tritonoatractus pearlensis] Dolicholatirus leaensis Harris 1897 snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Pseudoliva vetusta, cf. Penion penrosei, Siphonalia sullivani Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk Pseudoliva vetusta perspectiva cf. Penion penrosei true whelk Siphonalia sullivani Harris and Palmer 1947 true whelk including Siphonalia sullivani ouachitae
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	Tritiaria hilli Tritiaria hilli Harris 1895 snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Caricella howei Caricella howei Harris and Palmer 1947 volute
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Hexaplex (Hexaplex) supernus Hexaplex (Hexaplex) supernus Harris and Palmer 1947 murex snail
Neogastropoda - Conidae	"Conus tortilis" = Conus sauridens "Conus tortilis" = Conus sauridens Conrad 1833 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae	Microdrillia ouachitae, Asthenotoma danvitexa, Asthenotoma "sp. A", Asthenotoma "sp. B", Pseudotoma heilprini Microdrillia ouachitae snail Asthenotoma danvitexa snail Asthenotoma "sp. A" Harris and Burrows 1891 snail Asthenotoma "sp. B" Harris and Burrows 1891 snail Pseudotoma heilprini Aldrich 1885 snail Pseudotoma heilprini "var."
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Trypanotoma terebriformis, Sinistrella americana, "Coronia montgomeryensis" = Gemmula (Coronia), "? Coronia plentopsis" = Gemmula (Coronia), "Coronia genitiva" = Gemmula (Coronia) genitiva, Coronia conjuncta, Coronia nodulina, Eopleurotoma ouachitensis, Pleurofusia danvicola, Eucheilodon crenocarinata Trypanotoma terebriformis Harris 1937 turrid Trypanotoma terebriformis curta Sinistrella americana Aldrich 1885 turrid "Coronia montgomeryensis" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid "? Coronia plentopsis" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid "Coronia genitiva" = Gemmula (Coronia) genitiva Casey 1904 turrid Coronia genitiva "var." Coronia conjuncta Casey 1904 turrid Coronia nodulina Casey 1904 turrid including Coronia nodulina bunkerensis, Coronia nodulina ouachitensis and Coronia nodulina "var." Eopleurotoma ouachitensis Harris 1937 turrid Pleurofusia danvicola Harris 1937 turrid including Pleurofusia danvicola var. Eucheilodon crenocarinata turrid
Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae	Turricula plutonica Turricula plutonica Casey 1903 snail Turricula plutonica weisbordi
Neogastropoda - Drilliidae	Cymatosyrinx palmerae Cymatosyrinx palmerae snail
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	"Mitra (Fusimitra) millingtoni" = Mitra (Fusimitra) mellingtoni, "Conomitra hammakeri" = Mitra hammakeri "Mitra (Fusimitra) millingtoni" = Mitra (Fusimitra) mellingtoni Conrad 1854 mitre shell "Conomitra hammakeri" = Mitra hammakeri Harris 1894 mitre shell
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	Niso "sp. B" Niso "sp. B" Risso 1826 snail
Opisthobranchia - Retusidae	cf. Rhizorus sp. cf. Rhizorus sp. Montfort 1810 snail
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Abderospira leblanci Abderospira leblanci Palmer 1947 snail