Cynthia Pit: Priabonian, Mississippi
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Solariorbus subangulatus
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Reptilia
- Palaeophiidae
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Pterosphenus schucherti
Lucas 1898
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Holman et al. 1991 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cetacea
- Basilosauridae
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Cynthiacetus maxwelli n. gen., n. sp.
Uhen 2005
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Uhen 2005 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Yoldiidae
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Yoldia sp.
Möller 1842
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Yoldia reginajacksonis
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= Calorhadia reginajacksonis
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Palmer and Brann 1965 | |||||||||
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Nuculana sp.
Link 1807
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula sp.
Lamarck 1799
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Lirodiscus sp.
Conrad 1869
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia diversidentata
Meyer 1885
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| recombined as Venericardia (Rotundicardia) diversidentata | ||||||||||
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Venericardia apodensata
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula densata
Conrad 1854
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Caestocorbula wailesiana
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Kelliellidae
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Kelliella ? boettgeri
()
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar securiformis
Conrad 1865
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Nemocardium nicolletti
(Conrad 1854)
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Spheniopsidae
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Spheniopsis ? mississippiensis
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Bivalvia
- Thraciida
- Periplomatidae
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Periploma sp.
Schumacher 1816
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Gonimyrtea curta
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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? Modiolus sp.
(Lamarck 1801)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Limopsidae
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Limopsis sp.
Sassi 1827
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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? Trinacria sp.
Mayer 1868
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Barbatia ? ludoviciana
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys danvillensis
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Atrina sp.
Gray 1842
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea falco
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus sp.
Philippi 1844
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Scaphandridae
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Mnestia meyeri
Cossmann 1893
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Abderospira oviformis
(Meyer 1886)
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Scaphander ? jacksonensis
Harris and Palmer 1947
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Retusa (Cylichnina) jacksonensis
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| Retusa (Cylichnina) jacksonensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Limacinidae
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Limacina sp.
Bosc 1817
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
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Bovicornu eocenense
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
(Solander 1766)
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| Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Bittium koeneni
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella arenicola
Conrad 1865
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| recombined as Kapalmerella arenicola | ||||||||||
| Turritella arenicola danvillensis | ||||||||||
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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Turritella perdita
Conrad 1865
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| Turritella perdita jacksonensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Tornidae
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Teinostoma (Idioraphe) verrilli
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| spelled with current rank as Teinostoma (Idioraphie) | ||||||||||
| T. (Idioraphe) verrilli | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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? Ottoina sp.
Harris and Palmer 1947
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Caricella howei
Harris and Palmer 1947
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Athleta sp.
Conrad 1853
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Bullata semen
Lea 1833
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| Bullata semen jacksonensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Hexaplex (Hexaplex) supernus
(Harris and Palmer 1947)
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| Hexaplex (Hexaplex) supernus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Bonellitia jacksonica
Cooke 1926
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Pyramimitra ? terebraeformis
(Conrad 1848)
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| original and current combination Mitra terebraeformis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Cymatosyrinx palmerae
Harris and Palmer 1947
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cochlespiridae
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? Eodrillia sp.
Casey 1904
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| spelled with current rank as Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) | ||||||||||
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Cochlespira bella
Harris 1937
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| Cochlespira bella polita | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Borsoniidae
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Pseudotoma heilprini
Aldrich 1885
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Microdrillia ouachitae
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Asthenotoma danvitexa
Harris and Palmer 1947
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Cordieria ludoviciana
(Vaughn 1896)
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| recombined as Cordiera ludoviciana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Coronia montgomeryensis
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| spelled with current rank as Gemmula (Coronia) | ||||||||||
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Coronia conjuncta
Casey 1904
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Coronia nodulina
Casey 1904
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| Coronia nodulina ouachitensis | ||||||||||
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? Eopleurotoma sp.
Cossmann 1889
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Eucheilodon crenocarinata
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Sinistrella americana
(Aldrich 1885)
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| recombined as Trypanotoma (Sinistrella) americana | ||||||||||
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Infracoronia ludoviciana
Harris and Palmer 1947
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| Infracoronia ludoviciana normani | ||||||||||
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Pleurofusia danvicola
Harris 1937
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Turricula plutonica
Casey 1903
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| Turricula plutonica weisbordi | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mitridae
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Conomitra hammakeri
(Harris 1894)
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| original and current combination Mitra hammakeri | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Perissityidae
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Siphonalia sullivani
Harris and Palmer 1947
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| Siphonalia sullivani ouachitae | ||||||||||
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Cantharus sp.
Röding 1798
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Tritiaria albirupina
(Harris 1894)
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| original and current combination Phos albirupina | ||||||||||
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Pseudoliva vetusta
(Conrad 1833)
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| original and current combination Monoceros vetusta | ||||||||||
| Pseudoliva vestuta perspectiva | ||||||||||
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Latirus sp.
Monfort 1810
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Mazzalina inaurata
(Conrad 1833)
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| recombined as Fusus (Bulbifusus) inauratus | ||||||||||
| Mazzalina inaurata oweni | ||||||||||
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Tritonatractus montgomeriensis
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| [entered as Tritonoatractus montgomeriensis] | ||||||||||
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Tritonatractus pearlensis
Aldrich 1885
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| Tritonoatractus pearlensis danvillensis [entered as Tritonoatractus pearlensis] | ||||||||||
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Levifusus spiniger
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Gastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Melanella jacksonensis
(de Gregorio 1890)
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| original and current combination Eulima aciculata jacksonensis | ||||||||||
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Polinices weisbordi
()
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Natica permunda
Conrad 1854
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) danvillense
Harris and Palmer 1947
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| Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) danvillense | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula sp.
Deshayes 1838
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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Acteon annectens
(Meyer 1885)
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? Tornatellaea lata
(Conrad 1834)
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| original and current combination Actaeon latus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Pyramidella bastropensis
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Turbonilla (Strioturbonilla) major
(Meyer 1887)
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| original and current combination Turbonilla major | ||||||||||
| Turbonilla (Strioturbonilla) major | ||||||||||
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Pyramidella (Syrnola) meyeri
(Cossmann 1893)
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| original and current combination Syrnola meyeri | ||||||||||
| Pyramidella (Syrnola) meyeri | ||||||||||
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Odostomia jacksonensis
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica (Architectonica) bellistriata
Conrad 1854
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| Architectonica (Architectonica) bellistriata | ||||||||||
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Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana
Harris and Palmer 1947
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| Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana subsplendida | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Mathildidae
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Mathilda regularis
(Meyer 1886)
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| original and current combination Eglisia regularis | ||||||||||
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Cephalopoda
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Belosaepia sp.
Voltz 1830
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unclassified
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Niso umbilicata
(Lea 1833)
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| original and current combination Pasithea umbilicata | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Mississippi | County: | Hinds |
| Coordinates: | 32.5° North, 90.3° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 33.1° North, 82.4° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Priabonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 3 |
| *Period: | Middle Tertiary | *Epoch: | Late/Upper Eocene |
| *International age/stage: | Late/Upper Priabonian - Late/Upper Priabonian | *Local age/stage: | Late/Upper Jackson - Late/Upper Jackson |
| Key time interval: | Priabonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 37.71000 - 33.90000 m.y. ago | ||
| * legacy (obsolete) database fields | |||
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | shelly/skeletal,gray unlithified claystone | ||
| Includes fossils? | Y | ||
| Lithology description: fossiliferous. blocky, blue gray clay fossils interspersed throughout, with shell hash beds that become more closely spaced upsection | |||
| Environment: | offshore | Tectonic setting: | passive margin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | all microfossils,some macrofossils,difficult macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | bulk,mechanical,sieve,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis |
| Taxonomic list comments:mollusks only | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Jackson Ready-Mix Concrete Company, Miss Lite Division quarry | ||
| Database number: | 6802 | ||
| Authorizer: | L. Ivany, M. Uhen, J. Sessa | Enterer: | L. Ivany, J. Sessa, M. Uhen |
| Modifier: | M. Uhen | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2000-03-17 08:53:47 | Last modified: | 2012-09-03 15:18:41 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2000-03-17 08:53:47 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 415. | D. M. Haasl and T.A. Hansen. 1996. Timing of latest Eocene molluscan extinction patterns in Mississippi. Palaios 11(5):487-494 [L. Ivany/L. Ivany] |
Secondary references:
| 27447 | J. A. Holman, D. T. Dockery, and G. R. Case. 1991. Paleogene snakes of Mississippi. Mississippi Geology 11(1):1-12 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
| 11845 | K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy] | |
| 12000 | M. D. Uhen. 2005. A new genus and species of archaeocete whale from Mississippi. Southeastern Geology 43(3):157-172 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |