ACl-3 Lisbon (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Clarke County, Alabama (31.8° N, 88.1° W: paleocoordinates 33.0° N, 76.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Member (Lisbon Formation), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• Beds of "Ostrea" sellaeformis zone are exposed. Bed 5 of the geologic section described by Smith and Johnson (1887) p.32 contains large fauna.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; unlithified, glauconitic, gray, blue, calcareous sandstone

• Sand, blue-gray, calcareous, glauconitic, fossiliferous.

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: L. D. Toulmin. 1977. Stratigraphic Distribution of Paleocene and Eocene Fossils in the Eastern Gulf Coast Region. Geological Survey of Alabama, Monograph 13(1):1-602 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 81238: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Jocelyn Sessa on 11.06.2008, edited by Patricia Holroyd and Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum cuneiforme
Flabellum cuneiforme Lonsdale 1845 stony coral
Flabellum cuneiforme pachyphyllum
 Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Discotrochus orbigianus
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Endopachys lonsdale, Endopachys maclurii
Endopachys maclurii Lea 1833 stony coral
Actinopteri
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Albula oweni1
Albula oweni1 Agassiz 1844 bonefish
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionychidae indet.2
Trionychidae indet.2 Gray 1825 softshell turtle
Osteichthyes
 Acipenseriformes -
Cylindracanthus rectus1
Cylindracanthus rectus1 Agassiz 1843 ray-finned fish
Gnathostomata
  -
Chondrichthyes batoides, Chondrichthyes indet.
Chondrichthyes batoides cartilaginous fish
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
Aetomylaeus sp.1, Myliobatis sp.1
Aetomylaeus sp.1 Garman 1908 eagle ray
Myliobatis sp.1 Cuvier 1816 eagle ray
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
"Physogaleus alabamensis" = Galeocerdo alabamensis1, Galeocerdo eaglesomei1
"Physogaleus alabamensis" = Galeocerdo alabamensis1 Leriche 1942 tiger shark
Galeocerdo eaglesomei1 White 1926 tiger shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae
Abdounia enniskilleni1
Abdounia enniskilleni1 White 1956 cat shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
"Negaprion gilmorei" = Sphyrna gilmorei1
"Negaprion gilmorei" = Sphyrna gilmorei1 Leriche 1942 hammerhead shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus mancinae n. sp.1
Carcharhinus mancinae n. sp.1 Ebersole et al. 2019 requiem shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
Striatolamia macrota1
Striatolamia macrota1 Agassiz 1838 goblin shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Macrorhizodus praecursor1
Macrorhizodus praecursor1 Leriche 1905 mackerel shark
 Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Odontaspididae indet.1, "Jaekelotodus robustus" = Jaekelotodus robusta1, Tethylamna dunni1, Brachycarcharias lerichei1, Hypotodus verticalis1
Odontaspididae indet.1 Müller and Henle 1839 sand tiger shark
"Jaekelotodus robustus" = Jaekelotodus robusta1 Leriche 1905 sand tiger shark
Tethylamna dunni1 Cappetta and Case 2016 sand tiger shark
Brachycarcharias lerichei1 Casier 1946 sand tiger shark
Hypotodus verticalis1 Agassiz 1843 sand tiger shark
Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula lirata
Crepidula lirata Conrad 1833 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"? Turritella carinata" = Haustator carinata, "Turritella rina" = Haustator rina, Mesalia claibornensis, Turritella obruta
"? Turritella carinata" = Haustator carinata Lea 1833 turret shell
"Turritella rina" = Haustator rina turret shell
1 Turritella rina subrina
Mesalia claibornensis turret shell
Turritella obruta Conrad 1833 turret shell
 Neogastropoda -
Eodrilla texanopsis
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lapparia mooreana, Athleta haleanus, "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa
"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pseudoliva vetusta
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus mortoniopsis
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Papillina sp.
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Eopleurotoma lisboncola, "Protosurcula gabbi" = Protosurcula gabbii, ? Pleurofusia huppertzi
"Protosurcula gabbi" = Protosurcula gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid
? Pleurofusia huppertzi turrid
? Pleurofusia huppertzi hammetensis
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sauridens
Conus sauridens Conrad 1833 cone shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Distorsio septemdentata" = Distorsio septendentata
"Distorsio septemdentata" = Distorsio septendentata triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Neverita spp., Sinum arctatum, Sinum sp.
Neverita spp. Risso 1826 moon snail
Sinum arctatum moon snail
Sinum sp. Röding 1798 moon snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica meekana
Architectonica meekana sundial
Architectonica meekana splendida
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp., "Nucula mauricensis" = Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
"Nucula mauricensis" = Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis Harris 1919 nut clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella texalta, Bathytormus clarkensis
Crassatella texalta Harris 1895 clam
Bathytormus clarkensis Dall 1900 clam
3 Bathytomus clarkensis ferrocarolinus
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia spp., "Venericardia densata" = Venericardia (Venericor) densata, "? Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda, "cf. Venericardia trapaquara" = Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara
Venericardia spp. Lamarck 1801 clam
"Venericardia densata" = Venericardia (Venericor) densata Conrad 1845 clam
"? Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam
"cf. Venericardia trapaquara" = Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara Harris 1895 clam
[entered as Venericardia trapaquata]
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredo simplex
Teredo simplex Lea 1833 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula extenuata, Caestocorbula fossata, Caryocorbula deusseni
Corbula extenuata Dall 1898 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Katherinella trigoniata, Pitar nuttali
Pitar nuttali Conrad 1834 venus clam
 Cardiida - Anatinellidae
Pteropsella praelapidosa
 Arcida - Arcidae
Pachecoa lisbonensis, Barbatia rhomboidella
Barbatia rhomboidella Lea 1833 clam
Barbatia rhomboidella subscopula
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Cubitostrea sellaeformis, "Cubitostrea divaricata" = Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) divaricata
Cubitostrea sellaeformis Conrad 1832 oyster
"Cubitostrea divaricata" = Cubitostrea (Cubitostrea) divaricata Lea 1833 oyster
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia lisbonensis
Anomia lisbonensis Aldrich 1886 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Eburneopecten sp., Chlamys spp., Chlamys wahtubbeana
Eburneopecten sp. Conrad 1865 scallop
Chlamys spp. Röding 1798 scallop
Chlamys wahtubbeana Dall 1898 scallop
1Ebersole et al. 2019; 2Jasinski 2013