Aquia Creek (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Stafford County, Virginia (38.5° N, 77.6° W: paleocoordinates 39.1° N, 59.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Piscataway Member (Aquia Formation), Late/Upper Paleocene (58.7 - 55.8 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USNM

Primary reference: M. Leriche. 1942. Contribution a l'etude des faunes ichthyologiques marines des terrains tertiaires de la plaine cotiere Atlantique et du centre des Etats-Unis. Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France (Nouvelle Serie) 45:1-111 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 84048: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.09.2008, edited by Kristin Feoli and Patricia Holroyd

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
"Solarium sp." = Trochus (Solarium)2
"Solarium sp." = Trochus (Solarium)2 top snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Scala virginiana n. sp.2 Clark 1895 wentletrap
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Calyptraea trochiformis" = Calyptraea (Trochita) trochiformis2
"Calyptraea trochiformis" = Calyptraea (Trochita) trochiformis2 Gmelin 1791 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni2, Turritella humerosa2
"Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni2 Conrad 1830 turret shell
Turritella humerosa2 Conrad 1835 turret shell
 Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Pyropsis sp.2 Conrad 1860 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Fusus (Strepsidura) perlatus2 Conrad 1858 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Fusus sp.2 Bruguière 1789 snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Fusus (Levifusus) trabeatus2 Conrad 1858 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Caricella sp.2, "Volutilithes petrosa" = Athleta petrosa2
Caricella sp.2 Conrad 1835 volute
"Volutilithes petrosa" = Athleta petrosa2 Conrad 1833 volute
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Vermetus sp.2 Daudin 1800 worm shell
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea gigantea2 Conrad 1862 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea sellaeformis" = Cubitostrea sellaeformis2 Conrad 1832 oyster
Ostrea sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostrea compressirostra2 Say 1824 oyster
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina aquiana n. sp.2 Clark 1895 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya marylandica2 Conrad 1842 clam
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Cytherea ovata" = Pitar (Pitar) ovatus2 Rogers and Rogers 1837 venus clam
Dosiniopsis lenticularis2 Rogers 1838 venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina virginiana n. sp.2 Clark 1895 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena sp.2 Spengler 1783 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopaea elongata2 Conrad 1835 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia planicosta" = Venericor planicosta2
"Venericardia planicosta" = Venericor planicosta2 Lamarck 1801 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella aquiana n. sp.2, "Crassatella alaeformis" = Bathytormus alaeformis2
Crassatella aquiana n. sp.2 Clark 1895 clam
"Crassatella alaeformis" = Bathytormus alaeformis2 Conrad 1830 clam
Chondrichthyes
 Myliobatiformes - Myliobatidae
"Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni, "Myliobatis copeanus" = Aetomylaeus dixoni2
"Myliobatis dixoni" = Aetomylaeus dixoni Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
"Myliobatis copeanus" = Aetomylaeus dixoni2 Agassiz 1843 eagle ray
 Myliobatiformes - Aetobatidae
"Aetobatis irregularis" = Aetobatus irregularis, "Aetobatis arcuatus" = Aetobatus irregularis3
"Aetobatis irregularis" = Aetobatus irregularis Agassiz 1843 stingray
"Aetobatis arcuatus" = Aetobatus irregularis3 Agassiz 1843 stingray
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
"Galeocerdo contortus" = Physogaleus contortus2
"Galeocerdo contortus" = Physogaleus contortus2 Gibbes 1847 requiem shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
"Oxyrhina hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis2
"Oxyrhina hastalis" = Carcharodon hastalis2 Agassiz 1838 white shark
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
"Odontaspis elegans" = Striatolamia macrota3
"Odontaspis elegans" = Striatolamia macrota3 Agassiz 1838 goblin shark
 Lamniformes - Otodontidae
"Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus3, "Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus, "Lamna ? obliqua" = Otodus obliquus2, "Otodus obliquus" = Otodus obliquus3
"Odontaspis macrota" = Otodus macrotus3 Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
"Lamna obliqua" = Otodus obliquus Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
"Lamna ? obliqua" = Otodus obliquus2 Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
"Otodus obliquus" = Otodus obliquus3 Agassiz 1838 mackerel shark
Reptilia
 Testudines -
Planetochelys savoiei n. gen. n. sp.4
Planetochelys savoiei n. gen. n. sp.4 Weems 1988 turtle
 Testudines - Pantrionychidae
Trionyx virginiana n. sp.2 Clark 1895 turtle
 Crocodylia -
"Thecachampsa contusor" = Thecachampsa antiquus1
"Thecachampsa contusor" = Thecachampsa antiquus1 Leidy 1852 crocodilian
Actinopteri
 Tetraodontiformes - Ostraciidae
Ostracion meretrix Daimeries 1891