FQ (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as Hwy 7, Kosse

Where: Kosse County, Texas (31.3° N, 96.7° W: paleocoordinates 36.1° N, 77.1° W)

When: Tehucana Limestone Member (Kincaid Formation), Danian (66.0 - 61.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by Christopher Garvie

Primary reference: W. J. Foster, C. L. Garvie, A. M. Weiss, A. D. Muscente, M. Aberhan, J. W. Counts, and R. C. Martindale. 2020. Resilience of marine invertebrate communities during the early Cenozoic hyperthermals. Scientific Reports 10:2176 [A. Miller/J. Sessa/W. Foster]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 205466: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium spp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Gastropoda
 Ptenoglossa - Vasidae
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail
Gilbertina sp. Morlett 1888 snail
 Stylommatophora - Urocoptidae
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Creonella hebetertia, "Puposyrnola euani" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), "Puposyrnola multibaca" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), "? Puposyrnola confusa" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), "? Puposyrnola sp." = Syrnola (Puposyrnola)
"Puposyrnola euani" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) snail
"Puposyrnola multibaca" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) snail
"? Puposyrnola confusa" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) snail
"? Puposyrnola sp." = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) Cossmann 1921 snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
 Trochoidea - Solariellidae
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
? Zeidora sp. Adams 1860 snail
 Heterostrophia -
 Thecosomata -
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
Creseis sp. Rang 1828 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Amaea (Coniscala) sp., Papuliscala acus, Acirsa (Notacirsa) texana, Acirsa (? Hemiacirsa) sp., "Acrisa (Acirsella) sublineata" = Acirsa (Acirsella), Cerithiscala tehuacana, Opalia (Opalia) tehuacana, "Amaea (Confusiscala) paleocaenica" = Confusiscala, "Amaea (? Confusiscala) sp." = Confusiscala
Amaea (Coniscala) sp. Adams and Adams 1853 wentletrap
Papuliscala acus wentletrap
Acirsa (? Hemiacirsa) sp. de Boury 1890 wentletrap
"Acrisa (Acirsella) sublineata" = Acirsa (Acirsella) wentletrap
"Amaea (Confusiscala) paleocaenica" = Confusiscala wentletrap
"Amaea (? Confusiscala) sp." = Confusiscala de Boury 1909 wentletrap
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
"cf. Pseudomaura sp." = Ampullina (Pseudamaura)
"cf. Pseudomaura sp." = Ampullina (Pseudamaura) Fischer 1885 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
"Thylacodes sp." = Vermetus (Thylaeodus)
"Thylacodes sp." = Vermetus (Thylaeodus) Mörch 1862 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
Rissoidae sp. Gray 1847 snail
"Zebinella tehuacana" = Rissoina (Zebinella) snail
Pusillina sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices eminulus Conrad 1833 moon snail
Sinum sp. Röding 1798 moon snail
"Natica" saffordi moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell
 Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae
Exilia sp. Conrad 1860 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Unitas sp. Harris and Palmer 1947 snail
 Neogastropoda -
 Neogastropoda - Speightiidae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinopsis sp. Conrad 1857 true whelk
aff. Aquilofusus sp. Kautsky 1925 true whelk
Pseudoliva sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
aff. Levifusus trabeatus Conrad 1858 snail
 Neogastropoda - Pseudolividae
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Poireria (Paziella) delera" = Poirieria (Paziella), Hexaplex nascium
"Poireria (Paziella) delera" = Poirieria (Paziella) murex snail
Hexaplex nascium murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
aff. Paleofusimitra sp. Sohl 1963 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Eoturris fallsensis" = Eopleurotoma turrid
Surculites sp. Conrad 1865 turrid
Oxyacrum sp. Cossmann 1889 turrid
cf. Hemisurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid
cf. Fusimilis sp. Stephenson 1941 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
 Neogastropoda - Clavatulidae
? Turricula sp. Schumacher 1817 snail
"Crenaturricula minuta" = Turricula (Crenaturricula) snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis sp." = Ficus Röding 1798 fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Seila sp. Adams 1861 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail
Variseila sp. Dockery 1993 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Littorinidae
"Littorina (Prosthenodon) incrtus" = Prosthenodon, Lacuna sp., Littorina elongata
"Littorina (Prosthenodon) incrtus" = Prosthenodon periwinkle
Lacuna sp. Turton 1827 periwinkle
Littorina elongata periwinkle
 Sorbeoconcha - Iravadiidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Elachisinidae
Lacunella sp. Deshayes 1861 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Caecidae
"Caecum (? Meioceras) texanum" = Meioceras
"Caecum (? Meioceras) texanum" = Meioceras snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Capulidae
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Mesalia mavericki turret shell
Turritella calax turret shell
Turritella ola turret shell
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella cf. humerosa Conrad 1835 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
? Orthochetus sp. Cossmann 1889 cerith snail
Bittium prekoeneni cerith snail
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Hercoglossidae
Hercoglossa ulrichi White 1882 nautiloid
Polyplacophora
 Chitonida - Chitonidae
Bivalvia
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina (Lucina) multivittae, "Lucina (Callucina) tehuacanensis" = Callucina, "Eomiltha strangensis" = Gibbolucina (Eomiltha), "Lucina (Cavilinga) crassiplica" = Cavilinga
"Lucina (Callucina) tehuacanensis" = Callucina clam
"Eomiltha strangensis" = Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) clam
"Lucina (Cavilinga) crassiplica" = Cavilinga clam
 Pandorida - Pandoridae
Pandora sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
cf. Arcopagia sp. Leach 1827 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
? Tivelina sp. Cossmann 1886 venus clam
Tivelina texana venus clam
? Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
 Cardiida - Montacutidae
aff. Mysella sp. Angas 1877 clam
 Pholadida - Teredinidae
Teredinidae sp. Rafinesque 1815 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Solenida - Pharidae
cf. Cultellus sp. Schumacher 1817 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
? Vetericardiella sp. Chavan 1969 clam
"cf. Claibornicardia sp." = Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) Stenzel and Krause 1957 clam
"Claibornicardia sp." = Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) Stenzel and Krause 1957 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
 Arcida - Noetiidae
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
 Arcida - Arcidae
Acar (Acar) beadata miniature ark
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
cf. Atrina sp. Gray 1842 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
cf. Amusium (Propeamusium) alabamense Aldrich 1886 mud scallop
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Gregariella sp. Monterosato 1883 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana eoa pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) cf. ovula Lea 1833 nut clam
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -