USGS Loc. 5630 - Oak Grove [Oak Grove Sand]: Burdigalian, Florida
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Yoldiidae
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Yoldia frater
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| rare | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina santarosana
Dall 1903
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| recombined as Pegophysema santarosana | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis
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| spelled with current rank as Parvilucina | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Phacoides (Lucinisca) plesiolophus
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| spelled with current rank as Lucina (Lucinisca) | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Ervilia chipolana
Dall 1898
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| rare | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina (Eurytellina) roburina
Dall 1900
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| present | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium
Dall 1900
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| recombined as Dinocardium taphrium | ||||||||||
| common | ||||||||||
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Cardium (Trachycardium) malacum
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| original and current combination Trachycardium | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Pseudochama chipolana
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| present | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Spisula (Hemimactra) dodona
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| original and current combination Hemimactra | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Callocardia (Agriopoma) prosayana
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| rare; C. (A.) prosayana dodona n. subsp. | ||||||||||
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Chione (Lirophora) glyptocyma
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| original and current combination Lirophora | ||||||||||
| common | ||||||||||
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Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Macrocallista maculata | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Panope parawhitfieldi
Gardner 1928
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| recombined as Panopea parawhitfieldi | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatellites (Scambula) densus
(Dall 1900)
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| recombined as Crassatella densus | ||||||||||
| common | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula
Dall 1903
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| rare | ||||||||||
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Venericardia himerta
Dall 1903
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| recombined as Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) himerta | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Ostrea haitensis
Sowerby 1850
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| recombined as Hyotissa haitensis | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea pauciplicata
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| present | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus
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| original and current combination Chlamys | ||||||||||
| common | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris drymanos
Gardner 1926
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| recombined as Costaglycymeris drymanos | ||||||||||
| common, also G. drymanos grapta (rare) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca (Diluvarca) hypomela
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| spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca) | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Arca (Diluvarca) dodona
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| spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca) | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana
(Dall 1898)
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| recombined as Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crucibulum chipolanum
(Dall 1892)
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| recombined as Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum | ||||||||||
| present; C. chipolanum dodoneum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Lemintina granifera
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| present; ? in occurrence table | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus dodoneus
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| abundant | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Ithycythara tarri
(Maury 1910)
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| rare | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Uzita dryas
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| spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Pteropurpura dryas n. sp.
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| rare | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices judsoni
(Maury 1910)
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| original and current combination Natica judsoni | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Natica (Tectonatica) semen
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| original and current combination Tectonatica | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella alcida
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| present; also T. alcida bicarinata n. subsp. (present) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Sulcularia chipolana
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| rare | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida | County: | Okaloosa |
| Coordinates: | 30.9° North, 86.6° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 31.3° North, 82.9° 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 |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Alum Bluff | Formation: | Oak Grove | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Oak Grove Fm of the Alum Bluff Gp, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: late Early Miocene, on the basis of macro fossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown position within formation. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | gray,green unlithified calcareous sandstone |
| Lithology description: gray-green sands, 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: | 42656 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Miller | Enterer: | K. Layou |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-08-03 12:53:57 | Last modified: | 2012-12-05 20:39:07 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-08-03 12:53:57 |
| 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] |