PBDB Collection

Woods Bluff (PRI 791) (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Clarke County, Alabama (31.9° N, 88.1° W: paleocoordinates 34.0° N, 73.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bashi Marl Member (Hatchetigbee Formation), Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)

• group-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shoreface; glauconitic, calcareous sandstone

• A transgressive lag composed of glauconitic and calcareous marl and sand, representing an inner shelf environment (Dockery, 1980, 1998; Gibson, 1982; Mancini, 1984; Siesser, 1983; Ingram, 1991; Mancini and Tew, 1991, 1995; Sessa et al., 2012). Woods Bluff is one of the more proximal sites (Sessa et al., 2012), depicted as having similar lithology to the Meridian, MS site in Mississippi that contained trough cross-bedding, Ophiomorpha, and coquina-like shell deposits to indicate shoreface conditions.

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: Collected by G.D. Harris, R. Flower and K.V.W. Palmer, 1935. Field Notebook No.34.

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 92375: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 09.11.2009, edited by Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Show authors, comments, and common names

Bivalvia
Carditida - Carditidae	cf. Miodontiscus sp., cf. Miodontiscus timothii, Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) alticostata, Venericardia "spp. H", "Venericardia (Leuroactis) horatiana" = Venericardia (Venericor) horatiana, Venericardia (Venericor) bashiplata, Venericardia gulielmi cf. Miodontiscus sp. Dall 1903 clam cf. Miodontiscus timothii clam Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) alticostata Conrad 1833 clam Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) alticostata "var." A Venericardia "spp. H" Lamarck 1801 clam "Venericardia (Leuroactis) horatiana" = Venericardia (Venericor) horatiana Gardner 1927 clam Venericardia (Venericor) bashiplata Gardner and Bowles 1939 clam Venericardia gulielmi Gardner and Bowles 1939 clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Lirodiscus (Lirodiscus) smithvillensis Lirodiscus (Lirodiscus) smithvillensis Harris 1895 clam Lirodiscus (Lirodiscus) smithvillensis "var."
Lucinida - Lucinidae	"Lucina" sylvaerupis, Lucina (Cavilinga) pomilia, "Lucina (? Callucina) ulrichi" = Myrtaea (Myrtaea) curta, Anodontia (Eophysema) ozarkana "Lucina" sylvaerupis clam Lucina (Cavilinga) pomilia clam Lucina (Cavilinga) pomilia smithi "Lucina (? Callucina) ulrichi" = Myrtaea (Myrtaea) curta Conrad 1865 clam Anodontia (Eophysema) ozarkana clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	"Corbula subengonata" = Cuneocorbula subengonata, Physoida clarkeana "Corbula subengonata" = Cuneocorbula subengonata Dall 1898 clam Physoida clarkeana clam
Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae	Gastrochaena striatula Gastrochaena striatula clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis, "Callista (Macrocallista) sylvaerupis" = Macrocallista Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis venus clam including Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis heilprini "Callista (Macrocallista) sylvaerupis" = Macrocallista venus clam
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	Diplodonta "sp. C", Diplodonta (Diplodonta) hopkinsensis Diplodonta "sp. C" Bronn 1831 clam Diplodonta (Diplodonta) hopkinsensis clam
Cardiida - Kelliidae	Bornia prima Bornia prima clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina cynoglossa, Tellina semipapyria, Tellina subtriangularis Tellina cynoglossa tellin clam Tellina semipapyria tellin clam Tellina subtriangularis tellin clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Nemocardium harrisi Nemocardium harrisi cockle
Cardiida - Leptonidae	Lepton vaughani Lepton vaughani clam
Poromyida - Verticordiidae	Haliris granuloides Haliris granuloides clam
Poromyida - Cuspidariidae	Cuspidaria prima Cuspidaria prima Aldrich and Meyer 1886 clam
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	"Pycnodonta sylvaerupis" = Pycnodonte "Pycnodonta sylvaerupis" = Pycnodonte oyster
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea "sp. I" Ostrea "sp. I" Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostreida - Pteriidae	Pteria "sp. B" Pteria "sp. B" Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Atrina "sp. D" Atrina "sp. D" Gray 1842 oyster
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Chlamys choctavensis Chlamys choctavensis Aldrich 1895 scallop
Pectinida - Propeamussiidae	"Amusium (Propeamussium) cf. squamulum" = Propeamussium "Amusium (Propeamussium) cf. squamulum" = Propeamussium mud scallop
Arcida - Arcidae	Pachecoa (Pachecoa) microcancellata Pachecoa (Pachecoa) microcancellata clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Brachidontes alabamensis Brachidontes alabamensis Aldrich 1895 mussel
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula "sp. C" Nucula "sp. C" Lamarck 1799 nut clam
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida, Litorhadia aldrichiana, Litorhadia elongatoidea, Litorhadia acala, Saccella robusta Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida Dall 1898 pointed nut clam Litorhadia aldrichiana pointed nut clam Litorhadia elongatoidea pointed nut clam Litorhadia acala Dall 1898 pointed nut clam Saccella robusta pointed nut clam
Cephalopoda
Nautilida - Nautilidae	Nautilidae indet. Nautilidae indet. de Blainville 1825 nautiloid
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica cupola, Architectonica huppertzi, Architectonica sabinia, Architectonica sylvaerupis Architectonica cupola sundial Architectonica huppertzi sundial Architectonica huppertzi "var." Architectonica sabinia sundial Architectonica sylvaerupis sundial
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Diodora "sp. A", Diodora unilineata Diodora "sp. A" Gray 1821 snail Diodora unilineata snail
Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae	Vitrinella aldrichi, Cyclostremiscus dalli, Cyclostremiscus sylvaerupis Vitrinella aldrichi snail Cyclostremiscus dalli snail Cyclostremiscus sylvaerupis snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Clavilithes "sp. A", Lirofusus subtenuis Clavilithes "sp. A" Swainson 1840 snail Lirofusus subtenuis snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Metula sylvaerupis, Laevibuccinum (? Euryochetus) harrisi Metula sylvaerupis true whelk Laevibuccinum (? Euryochetus) harrisi true whelk
Neogastropoda - Columbellidae	Astyris subfraxa, "Mitrella (Columbellopsis) mississippiensis" = Columbellopsis Astyris subfraxa snail "Mitrella (Columbellopsis) mississippiensis" = Columbellopsis snail Mitrella (Columbellopsis) mississippiensis meyeri
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	Cochlespira greggi Cochlespira greggi snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	cf. Sullivania tombigbeensis, "Coronia mediavia" = Gemmula (Coronia) cf. Sullivania tombigbeensis turrid "Coronia mediavia" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid Coronia mediavia "var." and Coronia mediavia equiseta
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	"Athleta clarae" = Volutilithes clarae, Caricella heilprini "Athleta clarae" = Volutilithes clarae Harris 1899 volute Caricella heilprini volute
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Bonellitia silvaerupis, Trigonostoma marieanum Bonellitia silvaerupis snail Trigonostoma marieanum snail
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Olivella semilignitica, Ancilla staminea Olivella semilignitica olive snail Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail Ancilla staminea maternae
Neogastropoda - Olivellidae	Agaronia "sp. B" Agaronia "sp. B" Gray 1839 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae	Eocypraea eosmithi Eocypraea eosmithi Aldrich 1886 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae	Xenophora "sp. A" Xenophora "sp. A" Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell
Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae	Capulus expansus Capulus expansus snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	Cerithiella "sp. A", Cerithiella terebropsis Cerithiella "sp. A" Verrill 1882 snail Cerithiella terebropsis snail
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	"Ampullella recurva" = Ampullina "Ampullella recurva" = Ampullina snail Ampullella recurva "var."
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella gilberti Turritella gilberti turret shell
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	"Cerithium" tombigbeense "Cerithium" tombigbeense cerith snail
Cerithioidea - Pleuroceridae	Elimia sylvaerupsis, Elimia trigemmata Elimia sylvaerupsis snail Elimia trigemmata Conrad 1860 snail
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	Balcis wheeleri Balcis wheeleri snail
Opisthobranchia - Umbraculidae	Umbraculum sylvaerupis Umbraculum sylvaerupis snail
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Abderospira sabina Abderospira sabina Palmer 1937 snail
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium sylvaerupis, Dentalium microstria Dentalium sylvaerupis tusk shell Dentalium microstria Heilprin 1880 tusk shell
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus "sp. E" Cadulus "sp. E" Philippi 1844 tusk shell