Solomons Branch (Paleocene to of the United States)

Where: Bastrop County, Texas (30.3° N, 97.4° W: paleocoordinates 34.7° N, 80.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Seguin Formation, Middle Paleocene to Middle Paleocene (61.7 - 55.8 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified claystone

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ),

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: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 84651: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Jocelyn Sessa on 05.11.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Rudiscala sp., Texmelanatria sp.
Texmelanatria sp.
Texmelanatria n. sp. Garvie
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte sp.
Astarte sp. Sowerby 1816 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp., Arcopagia sp.
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Arcopagia sp. Leach 1827 tellin clam
Arcopagia (Johnsonella) n. sp. Garvie
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Acanthocardia tuomeyi
Acanthocardia tuomeyi Aldrich 1886 cockle
 Cardiida - Kelliidae
Bornia sp.
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar nuttalliopsis, Pitar sp.
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Vokesula aldrichi
Vokesula aldrichi Meyer 1885 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Bathyarca sp.
Bathyarca sp. Kobelt 1891 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sinuosa
 Ostreida - Malleidae
Isognomon sp.
Isognomon sp. Lightfoot 1786 oyster
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula mediavia" = Nucula (Nucula) mediavia
"Nucula mediavia" = Nucula (Nucula) mediavia Harris 1896 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana corpulentoides
Nuculana corpulentoides pointed nut clam
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Pyramidella spp.
Pyramidella spp. Lamarck 1799 snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon sp.
Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania sp.
Gegania sp. Jeffreys 1884 snail
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
Solariorbis sp.
Solariorbis sp. Conrad 1865 snail
 Turbinoidea - Proconulidae
Tylotrochus sp.
Tylotrochus sp. Koken 1896 snail
Tylotrochus n. sp. Garvie
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella spp.
Turritella spp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella sp., spp., & poor pres
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sp., Polinices onustus, Polinices eminulus, Euspira marylandica
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Polinices onustus moon snail
Polinices eminulus Conrad 1833 moon snail
Polinices eminulis var
Euspira marylandica Conrad 1865 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
Teinostoma sp.
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
Teinostoma (Idioraphie) n. sp. Garvie
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
Cerithiella sp.
Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Pleurotomella whitfieldi
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula sp., "Leptosurcula sp." = Turricula (Leptosurcula)
Turricula sp. Schumacher 1817 snail
"Leptosurcula sp." = Turricula (Leptosurcula) Casey 1904 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae sp., "Pleurotoma capax" = Turris, Eosurcula sp., "Coronia mediavia" = Gemmula (Coronia), "Coronia sp." = Gemmula (Coronia), Eopleurotoma sp., Pleurofusia spp.
Turridae sp. Swainson 1840 turrid
Turridae n. gen n. sp. Garvie
"Pleurotoma capax" = Turris turrid
Eosurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid
"Coronia mediavia" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
Coronia mediavia var or C. m equiseta
"Coronia sp." = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
Eopleurotoma sp. Cossmann 1889 turrid
Pleurofusia spp. de Gregorio 1890 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla sp.
Ancilla sp. Lamarck 1799 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia sp.
Agaronia sp. Gray 1839 snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Orthosurcula cf. langdoni, Orthosurcula longipersa
Orthosurcula longipersa ribbed mitre
Orthosurcula longipersa & Orthosurcula longipersa var.
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Fulgurofusus quercollis
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Siphonalia sp., Pseudoliva ostrarupis, Pseudoliva sp., Strepsidura "sp. A", Strepsidura "sp. B", Metula ? sp.
Siphonalia sp. Adams 1863 true whelk
Pseudoliva ostrarupis true whelk
109 of Psuedoliva ostrarupis pauper? & 37 of Pseudoliva ostrarupis
Pseudoliva sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk
Strepsidura "sp. A" Swainson 1840 true whelk
Strepsidura n. sp. Garvie
Strepsidura "sp. B" Swainson 1840 true whelk
Metula ? sp. Adams and Adams 1853 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Colwellia "sp. A", Colwellia "sp. B", Colwellia "sp. C"
Colwellia "sp. A" Nuttall and Cooper 1973 snail
Colwellia n. sp. A Garvie
Colwellia "sp. B" Nuttall and Cooper 1973 snail
Colwellia n. sp. B Garvie
Colwellia "sp. C" Nuttall and Cooper 1973 snail
Colwellia n. sp. C Garvie
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fasciolariidae indet., Mazzalina sp., Latirus ostrarupis
Fasciolariidae indet. Gray 1853 snail
Mazzalina sp. Conrad 1860 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella sp.
Mitrella sp. Risso 1826 snail
Mitrella (Columbellopsis) sp.
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus sp., Levifusus mortoniopsis, Sycostoma sp.
Levifusus sp. Conrad 1865 snail
Sycostoma sp. Cox 1931 snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella carnea
Marginella carnea margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
"Volutocorbis olssoni" = Athleta (Volutocorbis), "Volutocorbis sp." = Athleta (Volutocorbis)
"Volutocorbis olssoni" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute
"Volutocorbis sp." = Athleta (Volutocorbis) Dall 1890 volute
 Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae
Ranella sp.
Ranella sp. Lamarck 1816 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa sp.
Retusa sp. Brown 1827 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Umbraculidae
Umbraculum sp.
Umbraculum sp. Schumacher 1817 snail
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp.
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell