PRI 734 (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Monroe County, Alabama (31.5° N, 87.5° W: paleocoordinates 32.1° N, 78.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: upper Lisbon Member (Lisbon Formation), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: Collected by G.D. Harris, R. Flower and K.V.W. Palmer, Paleontological Research Institute Exp. 1935. Same Locality as 734. Field notebook No. 38.

Primary reference: K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 90469: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 29.07.2009

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Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Dendrophyllia lisbonensis1 Vaughan 1900 stony coral
Thecostraca
 Calanticomorpha - Calanticidae
Euscalpellum eocenense1 Meyer 1885 barnacle
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon pomilius snail
Acteon pomilius punctatus
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania antiquata snail
Gegania antiquata striata
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
 Opisthobranchia - Umbraculidae
Umbraculum sp. Schumacher 1817 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Trichotropidae
Cerithioderma primum Conrad 1860 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta1 Solander 1766 slipper shell
Crepidula lirata Conrad 1833 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella rina" = Haustator rina turret shell
Turritella ghigna turret shell
Turritella nasuta turret shell
Turritella nasuta felli
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia bombylis Conrad 1833 snail
Agaronia alabamensis Conrad 1833 snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Conomitra fusoides Lea 1833 ribbed mitre
Conomitra fusoides lepa
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Trigonostoma gemmatum Conrad 1833 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Bullata semen Lea 1833 volute
Athleta lisbonensis volute
[entered as Athleta lisbonesis]
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Levifusus mortoniopsis snail
including Levifusus mortoniopsis carexus
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccitriton sagenum Conrad 1833 true whelk
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
Including Pseudoliva vetusta carinata
Penion bellus Conrad 1833 true whelk
Penion bellus leai
Monoptygma leai true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Buccinanops calli" = Bullia (Buccinanops)
"Buccinanops calli" = Bullia (Buccinanops) snail
 Neogastropoda -
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid
Including Eosurcula moorei cocinna
"Coronia lancea" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865 snail
Cochlespira engonata blanda
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus
"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae
"Transovula (Oxycypraea) transovuloides" = Cypropterina transovuloides
"Transovula (Oxycypraea) transovuloides" = Cypropterina transovuloides Schilder 1927 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora "sp. H" Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
Calyptraphorus velatus Conrad 1833 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Neverita "spp. B" Risso 1826 moon snail
Polinices aratus moon snail
Euspira aldrichi moon snail
Euspira marylandica Conrad 1865 moon snail
Euspira marylandica var. B
Sigatica boettgeri Meyer and Aldrich 1886 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
"Ampullella recurva" = Ampullina
"Ampullella recurva" = Ampullina snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula "sp. A" Lamarck 1799 nut clam
Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis2 Harris 1919 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) "sp. A"" = Orthoyoldia, "Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) psammotaea" = Orthoyoldia psammotaea, Yoldia (Calorhadia) equalis, Yoldia (Calorhadia) semen, Nuculana crassiparva
"Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) "sp. A"" = Orthoyoldia Verrill 1897 pointed nut clam
"Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) psammotaea" = Orthoyoldia psammotaea Dall 1898 pointed nut clam
Yoldia (Calorhadia) equalis pointed nut clam
Yoldia (Calorhadia) semen Lea 1883 pointed nut clam
Nuculana crassiparva pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
 Nuculanida - Polidevciidae
"Nuculana magna" = Polidevcia magna
"Nuculana magna" = Polidevcia magna Lea 1833 clam
Nuculana magna lisbonensis
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia lisbonensis Aldrich 1886 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys clarkeana Aldrich 1895 scallop
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Pycnodonta johnsoni" = Pycnodonte
"Pycnodonta johnsoni" = Pycnodonte oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
Pachecoa (Pachecoa) decisa Conrad 1833 clam
Pachecoa (Pachecoa) decisa <"var." B>
Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella Lea 1833 clam
including Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella subscopula
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solen (Eosolen) lisbonensis Aldrich 1886 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya claibornensis Aldrich 1886 clam
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cuspidaria attenuata Dall 1903 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium harrisi" = Ringicardium harrisi cockle
Nemocardium "sp. B" Meek 1876 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina tallicheti tellin clam
"Tellina aldrichi" = Tellina (Moerella) aldrichi Dall 1900 tellin clam
Tellina (Eurytellina) papyria Conrad 1833 tellin clam
Tellina (Arcopagia) raveneli Conrad 1846 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula parilis2 Conrad 1833 clam
Spisula parilis bistriata
 Cardiida - Anatinellidae
Pteropsella lapidosa Conrad 1846 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar "sp. D" Römer 1857 venus clam
Pitar (Calpitaria) sp. Jukes-Browne 1908 venus clam
Callista (Callista) perovata Conrad 1833 venus clam
including Callista (Callista) perovata lisbonesis and Callista (Callista) perovata subvitrea
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Bathytormus clarkensis Dall 1900 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
"Astarte" triangulatoides Harris 1919 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae