PRI 790: Thanetian, Alabama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula butleriana
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Odostomia (Evalea) bartschi
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original and current combination Evalea | ||||||||||
Turbonilla informal sp. A
Risso 1826
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Turbonilla (Cingulina) tuscahomensis
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Pyramidella (Iphiana) anita
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica bellensis
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
(Solander 1766)
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella eurynome
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Turritella praecincta
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Mesalia alabamiensis
(De Gregorio 1890)
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including Mesalia alabamiensis tetradeiras | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Potamididae
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"Potamides" fulvarupis
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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cf. Natica aperta
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Polinices sp.
Monfort 1810
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Euspira marylandica
(Conrad 1865)
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Euspira marylandica var. A | ||||||||||
Sinum fiski
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Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Galeodea koureos
(Gardner 1939)
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Gastropoda
- Rostellariidae
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Calyptraphorus trinodiferus
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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cf. Cyllene bellana
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Buccinanops ellipticum
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spelled with current rank as Bullia (Buccinanops) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Levifusus bellanus
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Levifusus informal sp. J
Conrad 1865
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Levifusus supraplanus
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Pseudoliva scalina
Heilprin 1881
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recombined as Popenoeum scalina | ||||||||||
Pseudoliva santander
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Pseudoliva vetusta
(Conrad 1833)
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original and current combination Monoceros vetusta | ||||||||||
Pseudoliva vetusta forma | ||||||||||
Pseudoliva tuberculifera
Conrad 1860
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Cantharus johnsoni
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Glyptostyla bacula
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Mazzalina plena
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Mazzalina tuomeyi
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Palaeorhaphis pergracilis
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Narona greggi
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Caricella podagrina
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cf. Scaphella newcombiana
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original and current combination Scaphella | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Surcula nasuta
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synonym of Turricula | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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"Pleurotoma" capax
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synonym of Turris | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Eocypraeidae
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Simnia regularoidea
(Aldrich 1921)
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recombined as Transovula regularoidea | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Priscoficus triserialis
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Gastropoda
- Capulidae
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Capulus expansus
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Acteocina leai
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Gastropoda
- Skeneidae
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Solariorbis informal sp. B
Conrad 1865
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Solariorbis subangulatus
(Meyer 1886)
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original and current combination Adeorbis subangulatus | ||||||||||
Solariorbis subangulatus smithi | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Cucullaeidae
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Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea
Conrad 1862
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Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea "var." | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys greggi
Harris 1897
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recombined as Dhondtichlamys greggi | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea (Ostrea) intermedoides
(Aldrich 1921)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia informal spp. H
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Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithi
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Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi
(Stewart 1930)
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recombined as Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Sportellidae
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Basterotia prima
Aldrich 1921
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Nemocardium harrisi
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Donacidae
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Donax acutangula
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina bellsiana
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Tellina semirotunda
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Ervilia lignitica
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Semele langdoniana
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Semele monroensis
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Montacutidae
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Mysella minuta
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Montacuta bicuspidata
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis
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including Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis greggi | ||||||||||
Dosiniopsis lenticularis
(Rogers 1838)
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Pholadidae
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Pholas alatoidea
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Pholas aldrichi
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula subengonata
Dall 1898
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recombined as Cuneocorbula subengonata | ||||||||||
Corbula concha
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Vokesula aldrichi
(Meyer 1885)
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Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Panopea bellsensis
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Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Saxicavellidae
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Saxicavella alabamensis
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida
(Dall 1898)
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Alabama | County: | Monroe |
Coordinates: | 31.5° North, 87.5° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 34.0° North, 70.4° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Paleocene |
Stage: | Thanetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 1 |
Key time interval: | Thanetian | ||
Age range of interval: | 59.20000 - 56.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Geological group: | Wilcox | Formation: | Tuscahoma | Member: | Bells Landing Marl |
Stratigraphic resolution: | member |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | very fine,glauconitic unlithified argillaceous sandstone |
Lithology description: Lithology from PBDB # 90141 very fine grained, unlithified glauconitic clayey sand | |
Environment: | shallow subtidal indet. |
Geology comments: Environment from PBDB # 90141.
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Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Collection method comments: Collected by G.D. Harris, R. Flowr and K.V.W. Palmer, Paleontological Research Inst. Exp. 1935. Field notebook No. 40. |
Metadata
Database number: | 92352 | ||
Authorizer: | J. Sessa | Enterer: | L. Eccles |
Modifier: | J. Sessa | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2009-11-08 19:35:07 | Last modified: | 2018-05-13 16:55:07 |
Access level: | group members | Released: | 2014-11-08 19:35:07 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
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] |
Secondary references:
34008 | L. C. Ivany, C. Pietsch, J. C. Handley, R. Lockwood, W. D. Allmon and J. A. Sessa. 2018. Little lasting impact of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum on shallow marine mollusk faunas. Science Advances [J. Sessa/J. Sessa/J. Sessa] | |
11846 | K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1966. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene Mollusks of the Southern and Eastern United States Part II. Gastropoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:471-1057 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Sessa] |