USGS Loc. 7264 - DeFuniak Cardium beds [Shoal River Fm]: Serravallian, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Mulina orthria
present
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica (Tectonatica) semen
original and current combination Tectonatica
common
Polinices judsoni (Maury 1910)
original and current combination Natica judsoni
rare
Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus
original and current combination Neverita
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria waltoniana
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Ithycythara defuniak n. sp. Gardner 1938
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra (Strioterebrum) rabdota
original and current combination Strioterebrum
rare
Terebra (Strioterebrum) bipartita Sowerby 1849
rare; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Strombina lampra
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Uzita dystakta
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
present
Uzita nanna
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
rare
Uzita paraprista Gardner 1944
recombined as Nassarius (Nanarius) parapristus
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Serrata) vadosa Gardner 1947
rare; also M. (S.) vadosa ischna
Cypraeolina defuniak n. sp. Gardner 1947
rare
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina sphalera
rare
Acteocina rusa
rare
Cylichnella biplicata (Lea 1845)
present; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Sulcularia prosulcata
rare
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula stiphera n. sp.
rare
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda polychoa
synonym of Nuculana
present; L. polychoa defuniak
Leda leiorhyncha
synonym of Nuculana
rare; ? in occurrence table
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula defuniak
present
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Pecten (Pseudamussium) defuniak Gardner 1926
recombined as Cyclopecten defuniak
rare
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Chlamys) nicholsi
original and current combination Chlamys
rare; ? in occurrence table
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides (Pseudomiltha) paranodonta
original and current combination Pseudomiltha
rare
Phacoides (Parvilucina) vaughani
spelled with current rank as Parvilucina
present
Divaricella waltonianum
rare
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae
Pandora (Kennerleyia) dodona Dall 1903
recombined as Pandora (Pandorella) dodona
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Cerastoderma) waltonianum Dall 1900
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Moerella) piesa Gardner 1947
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra cylicion
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Macrocallista maculata
rare
Gafrarium (Gouldia) phacotum n. sp. Gardner 1926
synonym of Gouldia costaricensis
rare
Chione (Timoclea) sp. (Brown 1827)
original and current combination Timoclea
rare
Chione (Lirophora) funiakensis Gardner 1947
recombined as Lirophora (Panchione) funiakensis
present
Chione chipolana Dall 1903
rare; ? in occurrence table
Dosinia (Dosinidia) dalli Gardner 1947
rare
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) parawhitfieldi
present
Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella
present
Corbula (Caryocorbula) funiakensis
present
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte (Ashtarotha) sima
rare
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus
original and current combination Crassinella
present
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita (Carditamera) defuniak n. sp. Gardner 1947
recombined as Carditamera (Carditamera) defuniak
rare
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida County:Walton
Coordinates: 30.7° North, 86.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:31.0° North, 83.4° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Serravallian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Serravallian
Age range of interval:13.82000 - 11.63000 m.y. ago
Age estimate:12.4 Ma (Sr isotope)
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Alum Bluff Formation:Shoal River
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Shoal River Fm of the Alum Bluff, which lies between the Chipola Fm (Early Miocene) and the Chochtawatchee Fm [Early Pliocene). AGE: Early Miocene (Gardener 1947); Middle Miocene in Vokes (1990) and Portell et al. (2006), although Jones et al. (1993) reports 87Sr/86Sr ratios that yielded average age estimates of 12.4 Ma [=Serravalian]. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation.
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:43023
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:K. Layou
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2004-08-09 09:06:10 Last modified:2012-12-05 21:07:27
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-09 09:06:10
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]