USGS Loc. 9960 - Folk's Creek [Shoal River Fm]: Serravallian, 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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| present; ? in occurrence table | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Leda polychoa
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| synonym of Nuculana | ||||||||||
| present; also L. polychoa defuniak (present) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula defuniak
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| common | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Divaricella waltonia
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| rare | ||||||||||
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Phacoides (Parvilucina) vaughani
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| spelled with current rank as Parvilucina | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Phacoides (Parvilucina) flumenvadosa
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| spelled with current rank as Parvilucina | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina (Moerella) piesa
Gardner 1947
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| rare | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium
Dall 1900
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| recombined as Dinocardium taphrium | ||||||||||
| rare; ? in occurrence table | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitfieldi
Brown 1905
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| recombined as Cuneocorbula whitfieldi | ||||||||||
| present; C. (C.) whitfieldi stikta | ||||||||||
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Corbula (Caryocorbula) parawhitfieldi
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| rare | ||||||||||
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Corbula (Caryocorbula) seminella
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| present | ||||||||||
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Corbula waltonensis
Gardner 1928
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| synonym of Varicorbula disparilis | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte (Ashtarotha) sima
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| rare | ||||||||||
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Astarte (Bythiamena) wagneri
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Crassatellites (Crassinella) tanicus
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| original and current combination Crassinella | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca (Diluvarca) waltonia
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| spelled with current rank as Anadara (Diluvarca) | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Arca (Diluvarca) strebla
Gardner 1947
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| recombined as Anadara (Diluvarca) strebla | ||||||||||
| rare; ? in occurrence table | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten (Chlamys) nicholsi
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| original and current combination Chlamys | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia floridana
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| present | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica (Tectonatica) semen
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| original and current combination Tectonatica | ||||||||||
| present | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Strombina lissa
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| rare | ||||||||||
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Strombina waltonia
Gardner 1947
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| recombined as Strombina (Strombina) waltonia | ||||||||||
| rare | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crucibulum constrictum
(Conrad 1842)
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| recombined as Crucibulum (Dispotaea) constrictum | ||||||||||
| present; C. constrictum conjuge | ||||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus (Gadila) spiniformis
Gardner 1947
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| rare | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Florida | County: | Walton |
| Coordinates: | 30.6° North, 86.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 31.0° North, 83.8° 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: | 43031 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Miller | Enterer: | K. Layou |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-08-09 12:13:12 | Last modified: | 2012-12-05 21:08:44 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-08-09 12:13:12 |
| 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] |