USGS Loc. 5618 - DeFuniak Springs [Shoal River Fm]: Serravallian, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Mulina orthria n. sp.
present
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda polychoa
synonym of Nuculana
common; L. polychoa defuniak n. subsp.
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula defuniak n. sp.
common
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Divaricella waltonia
present
Phacoides (Pseudomiltha) paranodonta n. sp.
original and current combination Pseudomiltha
present
Phacoides (Parvilucina) vaughani
spelled with current rank as Parvilucina
common
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele paramutica Gardner 1947
rare; ? in occurrence table
Ervilia valhosierr Gardner 1928
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Moerella) piesa Gardner 1947
rare; ? in occurrence table
Macoma (Psammacoma) torynoides n. sp. Gardner 1947
recombined as Psammacoma torynoides
rare
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia sp. (Beyrich 1845)
rare
    = Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876
Woodring 1982
Cardium (Cerastoderma) waltonianum Dall 1900
abundant
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia (Dosinidia) dalli Gardner 1947
rare
Venus prodroma Gardner 1947
recombined as Mercenaria prodroma
common
Chione (Lirophora) funiakensis n. sp. Gardner 1947
recombined as Lirophora (Panchione) funiakensis
common
Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Macrocallista maculata
present; ? in occurrence table
Gafrarium (Gouldia) phacotum Gardner 1926
synonym of Gouldia costaricensis
rare
Macrocallista (Paradione) waltonensis
spelled with current rank as Pitar (Paradione)
rare; ? in occurrence table
Callocardia (Agriopoma) prosayana
present
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama draconis Dall 1903
recombined as Arcinella draconis
rare; ? in occurrence table
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula (Hemimactra) craspedota Gardner 1947
recombined as Spisula craspedota
rare; ? in occurrence table
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta acclinis (Conrad 1832)
rare
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) parawhitfieldi
present
Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella
common
Corbula (Caryocorbula) funiakensis n. sp.
common
Corbula waltonensis Gardner 1928
synonym of Varicorbula disparilis
present; ? in occurrence table
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cuspidaria (Plectodon) cf. granulata (Dall 1881)
recombined as Plectodon granulatus
rare
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita (Carditamera) defuniak Gardner 1947
recombined as Carditamera (Carditamera) defuniak
present
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte (Ashtarotha) sima
present
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites (Scambula) densus (Dall 1900)
recombined as Crassatella densus
common
Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus
original and current combination Crassinella
present
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Arca (Barbatia) adamsi Dall 1886
recombined as Arcopsis adamsi
rare; ? in occurrence table
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Diluvarca) waltonia
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca)
common
Arca (Diluvarca) strebla Gardner 1947
recombined as Anadara (Diluvarca) strebla
present
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Chlamys) nicholsi
original and current combination Chlamys
common
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Pecten (Pseudamussium) defuniak n. sp. Gardner 1926
recombined as Cyclopecten defuniak
present
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ostrea haitensis Sowerby 1850
recombined as Hyotissa haitensis
present
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna anthera
rare
Cylichnella biplicata (Lea 1845)
abundant; ? in occurrence table
Acteocina rusa
rare
Abderospira funiakensis n. sp.
rare
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Volvula oxytata Bush 1885
recombined as Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata
rare
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Strombiformis (Polygireulima) defuniak n. sp.
original and current combination Polygireulima
rare
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
"Circulus" trilix
rare
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices judsoni (Maury 1910)
original and current combination Natica judsoni
rare
Natica (Tectonatica) semen
original and current combination Tectonatica
rare
Natica (Tectonatica) mino
original and current combination Tectonatica
rare
Natica (Naticarius) precursor Gardner 1947
recombined as Naticarius precursor
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex (Murex) nicholsi Gardner 1947
rare
Urosalpinx tribaka
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Serrata) vadosa Gardner 1947
rare; also M. (S.) vadosa ischna (present)
Cypraeolina defuniak Gardner 1947
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Crassispira calligonoides Gardner 1938
recombined as Crassispira (Hindsiclava) calligonoides
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra (Strioterebrum) waltonensis Gardner 1947
recombined as Strioterebrum waltonensis
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Hemipleurotoma eileta Gardner 1938
synonym of Gemmula vaningeni
present
Polystira (Pleuroliria) tenagos Gardner 1947
recombined as Polystira tenagos
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Kurtziella prionota
common
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella eleutheria
rare
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Uzita paraprista n. sp. Gardner 1944
recombined as Nassarius (Nanarius) parapristus
common
Uzita dystakta
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
common
Uzita grapta
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita)
present
Uzita waltonensis (Gardner 1936)
recombined as Nassarius (Uzita) waltonensis
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella tytha
rare; ? in occurrence table
Strombina lampra n. sp.
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria waltoniana
rare
Cancellaria defuniak n. sp. Gardner 1947
recombined as Cancellaria (Cancellaria) defuniak
present
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Uromitra) ctenotum
original and current combination Uromitra
rare
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella segmenta Gardner 1947
rare
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea centralis (Conrad 1841)
rare
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus 1758)
rare; ? in occurrence table
Crepidula aculeata (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Bostrycapulus aculeatus
rare; C. aculeata costata
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Volvula phoinicoides
present
Sulcularia prosulcata
rare
Acteon hamadryados (Maury 1910)
rare; ? in occurrence table
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula stiphera
present
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica quadriseriata (Sowerby 1850)
synonym of Architectonica nobilis
rare; A. quadriseriata waltonensis
Architectonica verecunda Gardner 1936
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:43024
Authorizer:A. Miller, A. Hendy Enterer:K. Layou, A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2004-08-09 11:08:44 Last modified:2012-12-05 21:07:52
Access level:the public Released:2004-08-09 11:08:44
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]

Secondary references:

13359 W. P. Woodring. 1982. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(F) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]