Reklaw-locality 4. Bluff on Ridge Creek: Ypresian, Texas

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Gegania antiquata
Gegania antiquata texana
Mathilda (Fimbriatella) iugum n. sp.
original and current combination Fimbriatella
Mathilda (Mathilda) cf. retisculpta
Mathilda (Mathilda) cf. retisculpta aldrichi
? Mathilda (Echinimathilda) cribraea n. sp.
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Semiacteon texanum n. sp.
misspelling Semiactaeon
Acteon pomilis
Acteon pomilis punctatus
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Turbonilla cf. neglecta
? Odostomia (Doliella) ova
Pyramidella (Cossmannica) tundrae
Pyramidella (Cossmannica) tundrae zigguratum
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Rugatiscala cooperi n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Opalia (Rugatiscala)
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Bittium tresquatrum n. sp.
Gastropoda - Littorinidae
Littorina (Prostheiiodon) eofasciata n. sp.
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
Cyclostremiscus axacuus
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis multiclavus n. sp.
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Ectinochilus sp. Cossmann 1889
synonym of Rimella
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Laevibuccinum lineatum
Metula elongatoides n. sp.
Euryochetus punctatum n. sp.
Antillophos multilineatum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Latirus (Polygona) traceyi n. sp.
Fusinus claibornica n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Admetula irregularis n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda
Pseudometula gradus n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Pterynotus (Pterynotus) cf. stenzeli Vokes 1970
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Bathytoma cf. nonplicata
Microdrillia sp. Casey 1903
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Raphitoma (Mircula) bastropensis n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Domenginella ridgei n. sp.
Varicobela filum n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Spirotropis claibornica n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
? Hesperiturris monilis n. sp.
Coronia cf. margaritosa
spelled with current rank as Gemmula (Coronia)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) grandis n. sp.
Gastropoda - Eocypraeidae
Neosimnia scobina n. sp. Garvie 1996
recombined as Transovula scobina
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
? Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsina) sp. (Bartsch 1911)
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa (Cylichnina) cf. adamski
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Philine sp. Ascanius 1772
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Mnestia confusa n. sp.
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia
Trimalaxis ora n. sp.
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Gadilinidae
Episiphon gracilis n. sp.
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Antalis) palmerae n. sp.
original and current combination Antalis
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Gregariella ridgei n. sp.
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus (Crenomytilus) sp. (Soot-Ryen 1955)
original and current combination Crenomytilus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Amusium (Propeamusium) zinguli n. sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida
Tenuimactra hodgkinsoni n. sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kelliellidae
Lutetia cf. texana
spelled with current rank as Kellyella (Lutetia)
Alveinus cf. minutus Conrad 1865
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar (Calpitaria) turneri n. sp.
? Pitar (Calpitaria) sp. Jukes-Browne 1908
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Verticordia (Trigonulina) cf. satex
original and current combination Trigonulina
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya cf. leonensis
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Cochlodcsma (Cochlodesma) ovalis n. sp.
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Texas County:Milam
Coordinates: 30.8° North, 96.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.1° North, 82.6° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
Stage:Ypresian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2
Key time interval:Ypresian Nannofossil zone: NP 13
Age range of interval:56.00000 - 47.80000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Claiborne Formation:Reklaw Member:Marquez Shale
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: Layer of up to 100' of brown clay with streaks of sand, green-sand, clay and clay-ironstone concretions.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:concretionary,brown,green unlithified sandy claystone
Lithology description: Brown clay with streaks of sand, green sand, clay and clay-ironstone concretions.
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Taxonomic list comments:Although abundance data was not published in the monograph, it was provided by C. Garvie to J. Sessa.
Metadata
Also known as:= Lyth, 1949, locality 7
Database number:178054
Authorizer:P. Wagner Enterer:P. Wagner
Modifier:P. Wagner Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2016-04-15 12:26:36 Last modified:2016-06-16 16:20:18
Access level:the public Released:2016-04-15 12:26:36
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
495. C. L. Garvie. 1996. The Molluscan Macrofauna of the Reklaw Formation, Marquez Member (Eocene: Lower Claibornian), in Texas. Bulletins of American Paleontology 111(352):1-177 [L. Ivany/E. Kowalski]