USGS Loc. 7893 - Boynton Landing [Chipola Fm]: Burdigalian, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia frater
present
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda proteracuta
synonym of Nuculana
rare; L. proteractua dystakta
Leda diphya n. sp.
synonym of Nuculana
present
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula dasa n. sp.
present
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Divaricella chipolana Dall 1903
recombined as Divaricella (Divaricella) chipolana
present
Phacoides (Parvilucina) sphaeriolus
spelled with current rank as Parvilucina
common; also P. (Parvilucina) sphaeriolus angaleus (present)
Phacoides (Luscinisca) calhounensis
present
Phacoides (Bellucina) nereididetus
rare; ? in occurrence table
Phacoides (Linga) glenni (Dall 1903)
recombined as Here glenni
rare; ? in occurrence table
Lucina santarosana Dall 1903
recombined as Pegophysema santarosana
common
Phacoides (Cardiolucina) trisulcatus (Conrad 1841)
recombined as Cavilinga trisulcata
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele sellardsi
Semele (Semelina) cytheroidea
rare; ? in occurrence table
Ervilia chipolana Dall 1898
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Moerella) cloneta (Dall 1900)
rare
Tellina (Scissula) sp. Dall 1900
reassigned as Moerella (Scissula)
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Fragum) sellardsi n. sp.
original and current combination Fragum
present
Cardium (Laevicardium) compressum Dall 1900
recombined as Laevicardium compressum
present
Cardium (Trachycardium) chipolanum Dall 1900
recombined as Cerastoderma chipolanum
present; also C. (T.) chipolanum alumen (present with ?)
Cardium (Trachycardium) virile
original and current combination Trachycardium
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Transenella dasa n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Transennella
present; also T. dasa makra n. subsp. (present)
Transenella santarosana
spelled with current rank as Transennella
rare; ? in occurrence table
Dosinia (Dosinidia) chipolana Dall 1903
recombined as Dosinia chipolana
rare
Chione (Lirophora) burnsii
original and current combination Lirophora
rare
Chione (Lirophora) sellardsi n. sp.
original and current combination Lirophora
common
Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Macrocallista maculata
present
Gafrarium (Gouldia) altum Dall 1903
recombined as Gouldia alta
rare; ? in occurrence table
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama draconis Dall 1903
recombined as Arcinella draconis
present
Pseudochama chipolana
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Erycinidae
Erycina undosa
present
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula whitfieldi Brown 1905
recombined as Cuneocorbula whitfieldi
present; C. whitfieldi boyntoni n. subsp.
Corbula chipolana Gardner 1928
recombined as Varicorbula chipolana
present
Corbula (Bothrocorbula) synarmostes Dall 1898
recombined as Bothrocorbula synarmostes
present
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita (Carditamera) apotegea
original and current combination Carditamera
rare
Venericardia hadra Dall 1903
recombined as Venericardia (Glyptoactis) hadra
common
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites (Crassinella) triangulatus Dall 1900
present
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Diluvarca) latidentata
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca)
rare
Arca (Diluvarca) hypomela
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca)
rare
Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana (Dall 1898)
recombined as Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana
present; A. (Diluvarca) santarosana geraetera
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris subovata (Say 1824)
recombined as Costaglycymeris subovata
present
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Chlamys) acanikos n. sp. Gardner 1926
recombined as Lindapecten acanikos
present
Pecten (Chlamys) chipolanus Dall 1898
recombined as Lindapecten chipolanus
rare
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia glypta n. sp.
present
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula densata Conrad 1843
present
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga oryzoides
rare
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Chlorostoma (Omphalius) exolutum
rare
Gastropoda - Caecidae
Caecum pararegulare n. sp.
rare
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Sigatica euglypta n. sp. Gardner 1947
rare
Sinum chipolanum (Dall 1892)
rare
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Strombus chipolanus Dall 1890
recombined as Persististrombus chipolanus
rare; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra (Tiara) mitrodita
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Serrata) coloba Gardner 1947
rare
Marginella (Serrata) xanthophaes Gardner 1947
rare
Cypraeolina pyrenoides
spelled with current rank as Marginella (Cypraeolina)
rare
Marginella (Egouena) eleutheria Gardner 1947
recombined as Prunum eleutheria
rare; M. (E.) eleutheria dasa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra (Strioterebrum) langdoni
original and current combination Strioterebrum
rare; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
"Mangelia" pyrgota
corrected as Cythara (Mangelia)
rare
Cryoturris daidalea
spelled with current rank as Kurtziella (Cryoturris)
rare
Ithycythara compsacosta Gardner 1938
recombined as Cytharella compsacosta
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
Clavatula vandenbroecki
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus demiurgus Dall 1903
? in occurrence table
Conus corrugatus Sowerby 1870
rare; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella oryzoides
present
Olivella eleutheria
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Hesperisternia chipolana n. sp.
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Busycon sicyoides Gardner 1947
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Phos (Strongylocera) chipolanus Dall 1896
recombined as Pallacera chipolanus
rare
Uzita harrisi
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
rare
Uzita dasynema Gardner 1944
recombined as Nassarius (Uzita) dasynema
rare; U. dasynema cesta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella belonis n. sp.
rare
Mitrella trajectionis
rare; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria aldrichi
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Uromitra) cnestum
original and current combination Uromitra
rare
Gastropoda - Modulidae
Modulus willcoxii
rare; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella subgrundifera Dall 1892
present
Turritella (Torcula) dalli Gardner 1947
recombined as Turritella dalli
present
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum grande
rare; ? in occurrence table
Crucibulum multilineatum (Conrad 1842)
present
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Sulcularia prosulcata
rare
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula boyntoni n. sp.
rare
Ringicula semilimata
present
unclassified
Crassatellites (Scambula) chipolanus Dall 1903
recombined as Kalolophus chipolanus
rare
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida County:Washington
Coordinates: 30.6° North, 85.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.0° North, 82.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Burdigalian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Burdigalian
Age range of interval:20.44000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago
Age estimate:18.2 Ma (Sr isotope)
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Alum Bluff Formation:Chipola
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: AGE: Direct date from 87Sr/86Sr isotope dating of fossils from elsewhere in Chipola Fm [=Burdigalian age].
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified calcareous marl
Secondary lithology: unlithified calcareous sandstone
Lithology description: marls, sands, clays, for the most part unconsolidated, in places highly calcareous
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:USGS
Metadata
Database number:42225
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:K. Layou
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-26 13:42:33 Last modified:2012-12-05 14:18:21
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-26 13:42:33
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
11206. J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709 [A. Miller/K. Layou/A. Hendy]