M 713 (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as LGS 40

Where: Sabine County, Louisiana (31.5° N, 93.6° W: paleocoordinates 35.0° N, 76.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pendleton Ferry Formation (Wilcox Group), Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: D. T. Dockery. 1980. Invertebrate Macropaleontolgy of the Clarke County Mississippi Area. Bulletin - Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographic Survey 122 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/L. Eccles]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 101126: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 17.12.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia (Venericor) densata
Venericardia (Venericor) densata Conrad 1845 clam
Venericardia (Venericor) densata pendletonensis
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Phacoides (Parvilucina) sabelli" = Parvilucina
"Phacoides (Parvilucina) sabelli" = Parvilucina clam
 Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Periploma howei n. sp.
Periploma howei n. sp. clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solen pendletonensis n. sp.
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitaria (Pitaria) nuttelliopsis
Pitaria (Pitaria) nuttelliopsis venus clam
including Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis greggi
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Plagiocardium sp.
Plagiocardium sp. Cossmann 1866 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina ? sp.
Tellina ? sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) cappa, "Corbula (Carycorbula) aldrichi" = Vokesula aldrichi
"Corbula (Carycorbula) aldrichi" = Vokesula aldrichi Meyer 1885 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca (Barbatia) cuculloides" = Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides
"Arca (Barbatia) cuculloides" = Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides Conrad 1833 clam
Arca (Barbatia) cuculloides ludoviciana
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea thirsae" = Odontogryphaea thirsae
"Ostrea thirsae" = Odontogryphaea thirsae Gabb 1862 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus (Brachydontes) alabamensis" = Brachidontes alabamensis
"Modiolus (Brachydontes) alabamensis" = Brachidontes alabamensis Aldrich 1895 mussel
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana ovula, Nuculana corpulentoidea
Nuculana ovula pointed nut clam
Nuculana corpulentoidea pointed nut clam
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica bellense
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Ampullina alabamiensis
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni, Turritella eurynome, Turritella praecincta, Turritella bellifera
"Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni Conrad 1830 turret shell
Turritella mortoni postmortoni
Turritella eurynome turret shell
Turritella praecincta turret shell
Turritella bellifera turret shell
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Epitonium multiliniferum
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Galeodea (Mambrinia) koureos" = Galeodea koureos
"Galeodea (Mambrinia) koureos" = Galeodea koureos Gardner 1939 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Priscoficus (Fulguroficus) juvenis
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Calyptraphorus trinodiferus
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Turricula nasuto
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Hemisurcula silicata
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Pleurotomella veatchi
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Voluta newcombiana, Athleta petrosa
Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus supraplanus, Levifusus identus, Levifusus trabeatus, "Levifusus pagoda" = Levifusus pagodiformis, Cornulina minax
Levifusus trabeatus Conrad 1858 snail
"Levifusus pagoda" = Levifusus pagodiformis Heilprin 1881 snail
Cornulina minax Solander 1766 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius exilis, "Buccinanops ellipticum" = Bullia (Buccinanops)
"Buccinanops ellipticum" = Bullia (Buccinanops) snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Tritonidea pachecoi, Pseudoliva santander, Pseudoliva vetusta, Buccitriton sagenum
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
Buccitriton sagenum Conrad 1833 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Mazzalina plena
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sinum fiski n. sp., Natica aperta, Polinices harrisii
Sinum fiski n. sp. moon snail
Natica aperta moon snail
Polinices harrisii moon snail
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Aturiidae
Aturia (Brazaturia) sp.
Aturia (Brazaturia) sp. Stenzel 1935 nautiloid
Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Linthia hollandi n. sp.
Linthia hollandi n. sp. heart urchin
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Madracis gregorioi
Madracis gregorioi Vaughan 1900 stony coral