Sohl and Koch OFR # 218: Early/Lower Maastrichtian, Alabama

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
metazoan indet.
Worm Tubes
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Scaphitidae
Discoscaphites sp. Meek 1870
1 specimen
Discoscaphites sp.
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphenodiscidae
Sphenodiscus sp. Meek 1871
1 specimen
Sphenodiscus sp.
Sphenodiscus lobatus (Tuomey 1856)
1 specimen
Sphenodiscus lobatus (Toumey)
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella elegantula Meek and Hayden 1862
2 specimens
Crenella elegantula Meek & Hayden
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798
2 specimens
Lithophaga sp.
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Pecten) venustus
1 specimen
Pecten (Pecten?) venustus Morton
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (Stephenson 1941)
22 specimens
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Syncyclonema simplicius
222 specimens
Syncylonema simplicus (Conrad) - originally entered as "Syncylonema simplicius"
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton 1833
13 specimens
Anomia (Anomia) argentaria Morton
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad 1858
1 specimen
recombined as Limatula acutilineata
Lima (Lima) acutilineata Conrad
Lima (Lima) reticulata Forbes 1845
1 specimen
recombined as Pseudolimea reticulata
Lima (Lima) reticulata Lyell & For
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillia ensiformis Conrad 1858
1 specimen
recombined as Gervilliopsis ensiformis
Gervillia ensiformis (Conrad)
Gervillia sp. Defrance 1820
1 specimen
Gervillia sp.
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777
5 specimens
Pteria sp.
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra costata (Say 1820)
2 specimens
original and current combination Exogyra (Exogyra) costata
Exogyra costata Say
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758
8 specimens
Ostrea sp.
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Arca sp.
Striarca sp. Conrad 1862
2 specimens
Striarca sp.
Bivalvia - Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea (Idonearca) littlei Gabb 1877
2 specimens
Cucullaea (Idonearca) littlei Gabb
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufaulensis
9 specimens
Nemodon eufaulensis (Gabb) [entered as Nemodon eufaulensis]
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris rotundata
5 specimens
Glycymeris rotundata (Gabb)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Unicardium sp. d'Orbigny 1850
3 specimens
Unicardium sp.
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata (Conrad 1858)
2 specimens
Leptosolen biplicata (Conrad)
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853
17 specimens
Liopistha protexta Conrad
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora sp. Gabb 1869
8 specimens
Cymbophora sp.
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp. Conrad 1869
1 specimen
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp.
Cyclorisma parva
1 specimen
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner)
Cyclorisma sp. Dall 1902
19 specimens
Cyclorisma sp.
Legumen sp. Conrad 1858
5 specimens
Legumen sp.
Cyprimeria depressa
1 specimen
Cyprimeria depressa Conrad
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Arcticidae
Tenea sp. Conrad 1870
4 specimens
Tenea sp.
Veniella conradi Morton 1833
18 specimens
Veniella conradi (Morton)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium sp. Mörch 1853
1 specimen
Trachycardium sp.
Granocardium (Granocardium) kummeli
1 specimen
synonym of Trachycardium
Granocardium (Granocardium) kummel
Granocardium (Granocardium) sp. (Gabb 1869)
11 specimens
synonym of Trachycardium
Granocardium (Granocardium) sp.
Protocardia (Brevicardium) sp. (Beyrich 1845)
9 specimens
Protocardium (Brevicardium) sp. - originally entered as "Protocardium sp."
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Aenona sp. Conrad 1870
15 specimens
Aenona sp.
Linearia metastriata
1 specimen
original and current combination Linearis
Linearia metastriata Conrad
Linearia sp. (Conrad 1860)
4 specimens
original and current combination Linearis
Linearia sp.
? Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758
4 specimens
Tellina ? sp. - originally entered as "Tellina ? sp."
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. Vincent 1910
18 specimens
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) sp. - originally entered as "Caesticorbula sp."
Caestocorbula (Caesticorbula) crassaplica Vincent 1910
176 specimens
Caesticorbula (Caesticorbula) cras - originally entered as "Caesticorbula crassaplica"
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789
4 specimens
Corbula sp.
Varicorbula sp. Grant and Gale 1931
7 specimens
spelled with current rank as Corbula (Varicorbula)
Varicorbula sp.
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Scambula perplana Conrad 1869
2 specimens
Scambula perplana Conrad
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella sp. Chavan 1969
4 specimens
Vetericardiella sp.
Bivalvia - Trigoniida - Megatrigoniidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis (Gabb 1860)
5 specimens
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
Bivalvia - Myoida
Eufistulina ripleyana
1 specimen
original and current combination Eufistulana
Eufistulana ripleyana (Stephenson) - originally entered as "Eufistulana ripleyana"
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula amica Gardner 1916
20 specimens
Nucula amica Gardner
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana whitfieldi
34 specimens
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Perissonata sp. (Conrad 1869)
1 specimen
original and current combination Perrisonota
Perrisonota sp.
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Margaritella sp. Meek and Hayden 1860
1 specimen
Margaritella sp.
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Turboella sp. Leach in Gray 1847
1 specimen
Turboella sp.
Gastropoda
Tintorium sp. Sohl 1960
3 specimens
Tintorium sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Moreidae
Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) sp.
1 specimen
Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) sp. - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus sp."
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Beretra sp. Stephenson 1941
1 specimen
Beretra sp.
Amuletum sp. Stephenson 1941
2 specimens
Amuletum sp.
Remnita sp. Stephenson 1941
1 specimen
Remnita sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Drilluta sp. Wade 1916
1 specimen
Drilluta sp.
? Palaeopsephaea sp. (Wade 1926)
1 specimen
original and current combination Paleopsephaea
Paleopsephaea ? sp. - originally entered as "Paleopsephaea ? sp."
Bellifusus sp. Stephenson 1941
15 specimens
Bellifusus sp.
Remera sp. Stephenson 1941
2 specimens
Remera sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinopsis crassicostata Gabb 1876
6 specimens
Buccinopsis crassicostata (Gabb)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Paladmetidae
Paladmete laevis Sohl 1964
3 specimens
Paladmete laevis Sohl
Paladmete cancellaria Conrad 1858
6 specimens
Paladmete cancellaria (Conrad)
Paladmete gardneri Wade
2 specimens
corrected as Paladmete gardnerae
Paladmete gardneri Wade
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Caveola sp. Stephenson 1941
1 specimen
Caveola sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Sargana sp. Stephenson 1923
1 specimen
Sargana sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Liopeplum sp. Dall 1890
3 specimens
Liopeplum sp.
Liopeplum cretaceum Conrad 1858
1 specimen
Liopeplum cretaceum (Conrad)
Liopeplum canalis Conrad 1858
1 specimen
Liopeplum canalis (Conrad)
Volutomorpha sp. Gabb 1877
1 specimen
Volutomorpha sp.
Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae
Pterocerella sp. Meek 1864
1 specimen
Pterocerella sp.
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Gyrodes sp. Conrad 1860
1 specimen
Gyrodes sp.
Amaurellina stephensoni
4 specimens
Amaurellina stephensoni (Wade)
Euspira sp. Agassiz 1837
1 specimen
Euspira sp.
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) sp. (de Boury 1890)
1 specimen
Acirsa (Hemiacirsa) sp.
Striaticostatum sp. Sohl 1963
2 specimens
Striaticostatum sp.
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum sp. Schumacher 1817
1 specimen
Crucibulum sp.
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella hilgardi
9 specimens
Turritella hilgardi Sohl
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (Conrad 1860)
1 specimen
original and current combination Turritella trilira
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
Turritella tippana Conrad 1858
1 specimen
Turritella tippana Conrad
Laxispira monilifera Sohl 1964
12 specimens
Laxispira monilifera Sohl
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (Stephenson 1941)
2 specimens
recombined as Haustator bilira
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna sp. Lovén 1846
3 specimens
Cylichna sp.
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Scaphandridae
Ellipsoscapha mortoni Forbes 1845
1 specimen
Ellipsoscapha mortoni (Forbes)
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus obnutus
3 specimens
Cadulus obnutus (Conrad)
Polychaeta - Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Polychaeta - Serpulimorpha
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
unclassified
Bryozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1831
Bryozoa (branching)
Malacostraca
Malacostraca indet. (Latreille 1802)
Crab parts
unclassified
Mesostoma sp. Ehrenberg 1837
2 specimens
Mesostoma sp.
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Alabama County:Barbour
Coordinates: 31.8° North, 85.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.7° North, 63.4° West
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Cretaceous Epoch:Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stage:Maastrichtian 10 m.y. bin:Cretaceous 8
*Period:Late/Upper Cretaceous *Epoch:Late/Upper Senonian
*International age/stage:Middle - Late/Upper Maastrichtian
Key time interval:Early/Lower Maastrichtian Foram zone: Contusotruncana contusa
Age range of interval:72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:Providence Member:lower
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: Foraminiferal zonation from King and Skotnicki, 1992.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray lithified calcareous sandstone
Environment:marine indet. Tectonic setting:passive margin
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Museum repositories:USGS
Collection method comments: Sohl collection
Metadata
Also known as:Cheneyhatchee Ck; USGS # 27524 : 27899
Database number:4255
Authorizer:M. Kosnik Enterer:M. Kosnik
Modifier:M. Manojlovic Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:1999-08-14 13:00:00 Last modified:2016-07-25 21:20:20
Access level:the public Released:1999-08-14 13:00:00
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
283. N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1983. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) Mollusca from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. USGS Open File Report 83-451:1-239 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

29915 J. A. Sessa, T. J. Bralower, M. E. Patzkowsky, J. C. Handley, and L. C. Ivany. 2012. Environmental and biological controls on the diversity and ecology of Late Cretaceous through early Paleogene marine ecosystems in the US Gulf Coastal Plain. Paleobiology 38(2):218-239 [M. Patzkowsky/J. Sessa/J. Sessa]