PBDB Collection

PRI 751 (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Monroe County, Alabama (31.8° N, 87.4° W: paleocoordinates 34.3° N, 70.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Greggs Landing Marl Member (Tuscahoma Formation), Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; unlithified, fine-grained, medium, glauconitic, shelly/skeletal, gray, green, silty, calcareous sandstone

• Environment from PBDB col 80495.

• Greggs Landing Marl Member is sand, grayish-green, weathers to brown, massive, fine- to medium grained, silty, calcareous, glauconitic, very fossiliferous. Lithology from PBDB 80495.

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: Collected by G.D. Harris.

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 90818: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 18.08.2009

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Tenuiacteon pertenuis Tenuiacteon pertenuis
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Litorhadia elongatoidea, Saccella robusta, Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida, Nuculana corpulentoides Litorhadia elongatoidea pointed nut clam Litorhadia elongatoidea "var." B Saccella robusta pointed nut clam Yoldia (Calorhadia) pharcida Dall 1898 pointed nut clam Nuculana corpulentoides pointed nut clam Nuculana corpulentoides "var."
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea Conrad 1862 clam Cucullaea (Cyphoxis) gigantea "var."
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides Conrad 1833 clam Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides "var."
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idonea Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idonea Conrad 1865 clam Glycymeris (Glycymeris) idonea subsp. B
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	"Chlamys greggi" = Dhondtichlamys greggi "Chlamys greggi" = Dhondtichlamys greggi Harris 1897 scallop
Carditida - Crassatellidae	"Crassatella halei" = Crassatella aquiana, Crassatella tumidula "Crassatella halei" = Crassatella aquiana Clark 1895 clam Crassatella tumidula Whitfield 1865 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia (? Venericor) greggiana" = Venericardia (Baluchicardia) greggiana, Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithi, "Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi" = Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi, Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata "Venericardia (? Venericor) greggiana" = Venericardia (Baluchicardia) greggiana Dall 1903 clam Venericardia (Venericor) aposmithi clam "Venericardia (Leuroactis) pilsbryi" = Venericardia (Venericor) pilsbryi Stewart 1930 clam Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata Gardner and Bowles 1939 clam including Venericardia (Venericor) nanaplata nanna
Cardiida - Veneridae	Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis venus clam including Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis greggi
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Nemocardium harrisi Nemocardium harrisi cockle
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina bellsiana, Tellina greggi, Tellina semirotunda, Tellina temperata, Tellina (Arcopagia) trumani Tellina bellsiana tellin clam Tellina greggi tellin clam Tellina semirotunda tellin clam Tellina temperata Aldrich 1911 tellin clam Tellina (Arcopagia) trumani Harris 1897 tellin clam
Cardiida - Semelidae	Ervilia lignitica Ervilia lignitica clam
Cardiida - Psammobiidae	Gari harrisi Gari harrisi clam
Cardiida - Sportellidae	Basterotia prima Basterotia prima Aldrich 1921 clam
Pholadida - Pholadidae	Pholas alatoidea, Pholas aldrichi Pholas alatoidea clam Pholas aldrichi clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	"Corbula subengonata" = Cuneocorbula subengonata, Vokesula aldrichi "Corbula subengonata" = Cuneocorbula subengonata Dall 1898 clam Vokesula aldrichi Meyer 1885 clam
Hiatellida - Hiatellidae	Panopea alabama Panopea alabama clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Miltha (cf. Saxolucina) greggi Miltha (cf. Saxolucina) greggi clam
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium multannulatum Dentalium multannulatum tusk shell
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus "sp. D" Cadulus "sp. D" Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Gastropoda
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
Cerithioidea - Melanopsidae	Melanopsis anita Melanopsis anita snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella bellifera, Turritella eurynome, Turritella praecincta, Mesalia alabamiensis Turritella bellifera turret shell Turritella eurynome turret shell Turritella praecincta turret shell Mesalia alabamiensis De Gregorio 1890 turret shell
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Epitonium exquisitum, Epitonium munistriatum Epitonium exquisitum wentletrap Epitonium munistriatum wentletrap
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	"Ampullella recurva" = Ampullina "Ampullella recurva" = Ampullina snail Ampullella recurva "var."
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	cf. Natica aperta, Euspira marylandica cf. Natica aperta moon snail Euspira marylandica Conrad 1865 moon snail Euspira marylandica var. A
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Caricella demissa Caricella demissa Conrad 1848 volute Caricella demissa "var."
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Odontopolys sublevis Odontopolys sublevis murex snail
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Bonellitia graciloides, Sveltia gilberti, Narona greggi Bonellitia graciloides snail including Bonellitia graciloides bella Sveltia gilberti snail Narona greggi snail
Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae	Fulgurofusus rugatus Fulgurofusus rugatus snail
Neogastropoda -	Fusitoma sipha Fusitoma sipha snail
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	Cochlespira greggi Cochlespira greggi snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	? Surculoma servatoidea, Coronia childreni, "Turris" sp., Hemisurcula silicata, cf. Sullivania roscoei ? Surculoma servatoidea turrid Coronia childreni Lea 1833 turrid Coronia childreni vars. "Turris" sp. Röding 1798 turrid Hemisurcula silicata turrid cf. Sullivania roscoei turrid
Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae	"Surcula nasuta" = Turricula "Surcula nasuta" = Turricula snail Surcula nasuta "var."
Neogastropoda - Olivellidae	Agaronia "sp. B" Agaronia "sp. B" Gray 1839 snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Mazzalina tuomeyi, Palaeorhaphis pergracilis Mazzalina tuomeyi snail Palaeorhaphis pergracilis snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Cantharus (Endopachychilus) elegantissimus, cf. Pseudoneptunea harrisi Cantharus (Endopachychilus) elegantissimus true whelk cf. Pseudoneptunea harrisi true whelk
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	Bullia tuomeyi, Nassarius exilis Bullia tuomeyi snail Nassarius exilis snail
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus supraplanus, Cornulina minax Levifusus supraplanus snail Cornulina minax Solander 1766 snail Cornulina minax compressa
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Aporrhais aldrichi Aporrhais aldrichi snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	Calyptraphorus trinodiferus Calyptraphorus trinodiferus snail
Sorbeoconcha - Eocypraeidae	Eocypraea eosmithi Eocypraea eosmithi Aldrich 1886 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Perissolax eocensis, Priscoficus triserialis Perissolax eocensis fig shell Priscoficus triserialis fig shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae	Cerithiopsis greggiensis Cerithiopsis greggiensis Aldrich 1911 snail
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Pyramidella (Iphiana) obtusoides, Odostomia insignifica, "Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) clinensis" = Ptycheulimella, Turbonilla (Cingulina) tuscahomensis Pyramidella (Iphiana) obtusoides snail Odostomia insignifica Anderson and Hanna 1925 snail "Turbonilla (Ptycheulimella) clinensis" = Ptycheulimella snail Turbonilla (Cingulina) tuscahomensis snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica greggi, Architectonica intusa Architectonica greggi sundial Architectonica intusa sundial
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	Crenilabium cossmanni Crenilabium cossmanni snail
Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae	Atys robustoides Atys robustoides snail
Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae	Scaphander alabamensis Scaphander alabamensis snail
Trochoidea - Skeneidae	Solariorbis "sp. B" Solariorbis "sp. B" Conrad 1865 snail
Lepetellida - Fissurellidae	Diodora alabama Diodora alabama snail