Sohl 018 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as Scarped area N of dam of Union County lake, 1.1 miles NE of Pleasant ridge, Union Co., Miss.

Where: Union County, Mississippi (34.5° N, 89.0° W: paleocoordinates 38.1° N, 66.3° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nostoceras alternatum ammonoid zone, Coon Creek Tongue Member (Ripley Formation), Early/Lower Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• Ammonoid zone from Cobban 1974 and Cobban and Kennedy 1995. upper Coon creek

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; glauconitic, gray, silty, calcareous sandstone

• Sand, blue-gray, silty, calcareous, micaceous, glaconitic, very fossiliferous.

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: USGS 18078, 18629: L.C. Conant and A. Brown 1939, USGS 18616: L. W. Stephenson and W. H. Monroe 1940, USGS 25411: N.F. Sohl 1950-2, 1955

Primary reference: N. F. Sohl. 1960. Archeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda and stratigraphy of the Ripley, Owl Creek, and Prairie Bluff Formations. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 331:1-151 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 7586: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 18.07.2000

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Seguenzioidea - Eucyclidae
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus snail
Calliomphalus (Calliomphalus) americanus Wade
 Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Weeksia amplificata snail
Weeksia amplificata (Wade)
 Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
Lupira turbinea Sohl 1964 snail
Lupira turbinea Sohl
Lupira pyriformis Stephenson 1941 snail
Lupira pyriformis Stephenson
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Striaticostatum bexarense Stephenson 1941 wentletrap
Striaticostatum bexarense (Stephenson)
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
"Cossmannia tennesseensis" = Anteglosia tennesseensis Wade 1926 snail
Anteglosia tennesseensis (Wade)
Eulima laevigata Lea 1843 snail
Eulima laevigata Wade
Eulima gracilistylis Sohl 1964 snail
Eulima gracilistylis Sohl
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad 1860 slipper shell
Thylacus cretaceus Conrad
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium weeksi Wade 1926 cerith snail
Cerithium weeksi Wade
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Laxispira lumbricalis Gabb 1877 turret shell
Laxispira lumbricalis Gabb
Trobus corona turret shell
Trobus corona (Conrad)
Turritella hilgardi turret shell
Turritella hilgardi Sohl
Turritella howelli turret shell
Turritella howelli Harbison
Turritella tippana Conrad 1858 turret shell
Turritella tippana Conrad
"Haustator trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella trilira Conrad
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
Turritella vertebroides Morton
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
Urceolabrum tuberculatum snail
Urceolabrum tuberculatum callistum Harbison
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Graciliala calcaris snail
Graciliala calcaris (Wade)
Anchura abrupta snail
Anchura abrupta Conrad
Pugnellus goldmani snail
Pugnellus goldmani Gardner
Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus snail
Pugnellus (Pugnellus) densatus Conrad
"Pugnellus (Gymnarus) abnormalis" = Bizarrus abnormalis Wade 1926 snail
Pugnellus (Gymnarus) abnormalis Wade
Pterocerella sp. Meek 1864 snail
Pterocerella sp. A Sohl 1960
Drepanochilus triliratus snail
Drepanochilus triliratus Stephenson
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Paleofusimitra elongata Sohl 1963 mitre shell
Paleofusimitra elongata Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Pyropsis cornutus Sohl 1964 snail
Pyropsis cornutus Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinopsis solida Wade 1917 true whelk
Buccinopsis solida (Wade)
Buccinopsis dorothiella Sohl 1964 true whelk
Buccinopsis dorothiella Sohl
Ornopsis (Pornosis) modica Sohl 1964 true whelk
Ornopsis (Pornosis) modica Sohl
Ornopsis (Pornosis) digressa Wade 1926 true whelk
Ornopsis (Pornosis) digressa (Wade)
Stantonella ripleyana Conrad 1860 true whelk
Stantonella ripleyana (Conrad)
Aliofusus stamineus Sohl 1964 true whelk
Aliofusus stamineus Sohl
Hydrotribulus elegans Sohl 1964 true whelk
Hydrotribulus elegans Sohl
? Odontobasis sulcata Sohl 1964 true whelk
Odontobasis? sulcata Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Remera microstriata Stephenson 1941 snail
Remera microstriata Stephenson
Remera stephensoni Harbison 1945 snail
Remera stephensoni Harbison
Anomalofusus subnodosus Sohl 1964 snail
Anomalofusus subnodosus Sohl
Bellifusus angulicostatus Sohl 1964 snail
Bellifusus angulicostatus Sohl
Bellifusus curvicostatus Wade 1926 snail
Bellifusus curvicostatus (Wade)
Graphidula terebriformis Stephenson 1941 snail
Graphidula terebriformis Stephenson
Graphidula melanopsis Conrad 1860 snail
Graphidula melanopsis (Conrad)
Drilluta distans Conrad 1860 snail
Drilluta distans (Conrad)
Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) tippanus Conrad 1860 snail
Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) tippanus Conrad
Paleopsephaea mutabilis Wade 1926 snail
Paleopsephaea mutabilis Wade
Paleopsephaea tenuilirata Sohl 1964 snail
Paleopsephaea tenuilirata Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Protobusycon binodosum Sohl 1964 snail
Protobusycon binodosum Sohl
Deussenia sp. Stephenson 1941 snail
Deussenia sp.
Deussenia ripleyana Harbison 1945 snail
Deussenia ripleyana Harbison
Pyrifusus subdensatus Conrad 1858 snail
Pyrifusus subdensatus Conrad
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Fusimilis kummeli Sohl 1964 turrid
Fusimilis kummeli Sohl
Beretra gracilis Wade 1926 turrid
Beretra gracilis (Wade)
Amuletum macnairyensis turrid
Amuletum macnairyensis torquatum Sohl
Amuletum wadei turrid
Amuletum wadei Sohl
Amuletum dumasensis Sohl 1964 turrid
Amuletum dumasensis Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Napulus fragilis Sohl 1964 snail
Napulus fragilis Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae
Morea rotunda Sohl 1964 snail
Morea rotunda Sohl
Morea marylandica Gardner 1916 snail
Morea marylandica Gardner
Morea corsicanensis Stephenson 1941 snail
Morea corsicanensis Stephenson
 Neogastropoda -
Fulgerca ? attenuata Wade 1926 snail
Fulgerca attenuata (Wade)?
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Sargana stantoni, "Lowenstamia liratus" = Sohliina liratus
Sargana stantoni Weller 1907 murex snail
Sargana stantoni (Weller)
"Lowenstamia liratus" = Sohliina liratus Wade 1926 murex snail
Lowenstamia liratus (Wade)
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Parafusus coloratus Wade 1917 volute
Parafus coloratus Wade
Parafusus callilateris Wade 1917 volute
Parafus callilateris Wade
Longoconcha quadrilirata Sohl 1964 volute
Longoconcha quadrilirata Sohl
Volutomorpha sp. Gabb 1877 volute
Volutomorpha sp. A Sohl 1960
Volutomorpha dumasensis Dall 1907 volute
Volutomorpha dumasensis Dall
Volutomorpha aspera Dall 1907 volute
"Volutomorpha" aspera Wade
Volutomorpha producta Sohl 1964 volute
Volutomorpha producta Sohl
Volutomorpha valida Sohl 1964 volute
Volutomorpha valida Sohl
Volutomorpha retifera Dall 1907 volute
Volutomorpha retifera Dall
Liopeplum leioderma Conrad 1860 volute
Liopeplum leioderma (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Trigonostoma ripleyana Sohl 1964 snail
Trigonostoma ripleyana Sohl
Caveola acuta Wade 1926 snail
Caveola acuta speciosa Sohl
 Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete laevis Sohl 1964 snail
Paladmete laevis Sohl
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858 snail
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad), abundance entered as 200+
Paladmete gardnerae Wade snail
Paladmete gardnerae pygmaea Sohl, abundance entered as 200+
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
Trichotropis mississippiensis snail
Trichotropis mississippiensis Sohl
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
"Gyrodes spillmani" = Gyrodes (Sohlella) spillmani Gabb 1861 moon snail
Gyrodes spillmani Gabb
Gyrodes supraplicatus Conrad 1858 moon snail
Gyrodes supraplicatus (Conrad)
 Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae
Nudivagus sp. snail
Nudivagus sp.
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Cylindrotruncatum demersum Sohl 1963 snail
Cylindrotruncatum demersum Sohl
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
"Ringicula pulchella" = Ringicula (Ringicula) pulchella Shumard 1861 snail
Ringicula pulchella Shumard
Oligoptycha corrugata Sohl 1964 snail
Oligoptycha corrugata Sohl
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Creonella triplicata Wade 1917 snail
Creonella triplicata Wade
Creonella subangulata Sohl 1964 snail
Creonella subangulata Sohl
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Margaritella pumila snail
Margaritella pumila Stephenson
Pseudomalaxis pilsbryi snail
Pseudomalaxis pilsbryi Harbison
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania bella snail
Gegania bella prodiga Sohl
? Mathilda (Mathilda) cedarensis Stephenson 1941 snail
Mathilda (Mathilda?) cedarensis Stephenson
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna intermissia Sohl 1964 snail
Cylichna intermissia Sohl
Cylichna incisa Stephenson 1941 snail
Cylichna incisa Stephenson