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 | |
Gammatodon superstes, Sassella frosti, Bieleraxis discoidea, Bieleraxis sp., Multitrochia tehuacana, ? Acrocoleum cancellata, Parmarella gelus, Parmarella hilli, Parmarella saffordi, Tripsycha (Tripsycha) strapplei, Straticostatum (Paginacosta) figus, Crassaseila paleocenica, Puposynola obliqua, Eoaceton punctatus, Parmesalia sp., Chevalliera sp., Tumidosipho tehuacana, Sassella mixta, Nodolargena frosti, Pagonia spiralis, Gentilifulgur aff. mortoni, Gentilifulgur praemortoni, Paleofusus sp., ? Paleopsepharea sp., Proceraedis imbricataria, Proceraedis tegumenis, Paleofusus bellus, Paleofusus elegantissima, cf. Anticlinura sp., ? Eocithera laurencei, Paleofusus parvicrassus, Nodovoluta coronata
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Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium spp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell | |
Cadulus praepalmerae tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Ptychatractus cataractus snail | |
Acteonidae sp., Acteon pseudotypica, Acteon pseudotypica, Tornatellaea globosa, Tornatellaea linifera
Acteonidae sp. d'Orbigny 1835 snail
Acteon pseudotypica snail
Tornatellaea globosa snail
Tornatellaea linifera snail | |
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail
Gilbertina sp. Morlett 1888 snail | |
Creonella hebetertia, "Puposyrnola euani" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), "Puposyrnola multibaca" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), "? Puposyrnola confusa" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), "? Puposyrnola sp." = Syrnola (Puposyrnola)
Creonella hebetertia snail
"Puposyrnola euani" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) snail
"Puposyrnola multibaca" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) snail
"? Puposyrnola confusa" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) snail
"? Puposyrnola sp." = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) Cossmann 1921 snail | |
Toulminella alabamensis, Mathilda (Echinimathilda) duogenta, Mathilda (Mathilda) aff. claibornensis, Gegania cf. marylandica
Gegania cf. marylandica snail | |
Solariella microstriata snail | |
Solariorbis planulatus snail | |
? Zeidora sp. Adams 1860 snail | |
Doliella parnitens snail | |
? Cheilospicata sp. snail | |
Creseis sp. Rang 1828 snail | |
Volvulella sp. Newton 1891 snail | |
Cylichna (Cylichnopsis) elliptica Sowerby 1824 snail | |
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 (Notacirsa) texana wentletrap
Acirsa (? Hemiacirsa) sp. de Boury 1890 wentletrap
"Acrisa (Acirsella) sublineata" = Acirsa (Acirsella) wentletrap
Cerithiscala tehuacana wentletrap
Opalia (Opalia) tehuacana wentletrap
"Amaea (Confusiscala) paleocaenica" = Confusiscala wentletrap
"Amaea (? Confusiscala) sp." = Confusiscala de Boury 1909 wentletrap | |
"cf. Pseudomaura sp." = Ampullina (Pseudamaura)
"cf. Pseudomaura sp." = Ampullina (Pseudamaura) Fischer 1885 snail | |
"Thylacodes sp." = Vermetus (Thylaeodus)
"Thylacodes sp." = Vermetus (Thylaeodus) Mörch 1862 worm shell | |
Rissoidae sp. Gray 1847 snail
"Zebinella tehuacana" = Rissoina (Zebinella) snail
? Attenuata danica snail
Pusillina sp. Monterosato 1884 snail | |
Polinices (Polinices) tehuacana moon snail
Polinices eminulus Conrad 1833 moon snail
Sinum sp. Röding 1798 moon snail
"Natica" saffordi moon snail | |
Calyptraphorus sp. Conrad 1857 snail
Calyptraphorus velusus snail | |
Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell | |
Exilia sp. Conrad 1860 snail | |
Eoancilla lapicidina olive snail
Olivella tehuacanensis olive snail | |
Sveltella novus snail
Unitas euani snail
Unitas petiti snail
Unitas sp. Harris and Palmer 1947 snail | |
Campylacrum texanum snail | |
Clinuropsis sp. snail | |
Buccinopsis sp. Conrad 1857 true whelk
aff. Aquilofusus sp. Kautsky 1925 true whelk
? Parvisipho spiralis true whelk
Pseudoliva sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk
Popenoeum tabulatum true whelk | |
Euthriofusus stephensoni, Conradconfusus texanus, ? Palaeorhaphis laevis, Falsifusus problematicus, aff. Falsifusus sp., Taioma texana, ? Latirus asperpellis, ? Latirus sp., Pseudolatirus acuelatus
Conradconfusus texanus snail
? Palaeorhaphis laevis snail
Falsifusus problematicus snail
aff. Falsifusus sp. snail
Taioma texana snail
? Latirus asperpellis snail
? Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
Pseudolatirus acuelatus snail | |
aff. Levifusus trabeatus Conrad 1858 snail | |
Fusulculus texanus snail | |
Volutomorpha ultima, Cryptochorda paleocaenica, Lyria (Paleolyria) tehuacana, Lyria (? Lyria) elongata, "Volutocorbis texanus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis)
Volutomorpha ultima volute
Cryptochorda paleocaenica volute
Lyria (Paleolyria) tehuacana volute
Lyria (? Lyria) elongata volute
"Volutocorbis texanus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute | |
"Poireria (Paziella) delera" = Poirieria (Paziella), Hexaplex nascium
"Poireria (Paziella) delera" = Poirieria (Paziella) murex snail
Hexaplex nascium murex snail | |
aff. Paleofusimitra sp. Sohl 1963 mitre shell | |
"Eoturris fallsensis" = Eopleurotoma, Surculites sp., Lutema gracilis, Oxyacrum gracilis, Oxyacrum sp., cf. Hemisurcula sp., cf. Fusimilis sp.
"Eoturris fallsensis" = Eopleurotoma turrid
Surculites sp. Conrad 1865 turrid
Lutema gracilis turrid
Oxyacrum gracilis turrid
Oxyacrum sp. Cossmann 1889 turrid
cf. Hemisurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid
cf. Fusimilis sp. Stephenson 1941 turrid | |
Terebra (Mirula) mexia auger snail | |
Turricula imbricata, Turricula frosti, ? Turricula sp., "Crenaturricula minuta" = Turricula (Crenaturricula)
Turricula imbricata snail
Turricula frosti snail
? Turricula sp. Schumacher 1817 snail
"Crenaturricula minuta" = Turricula (Crenaturricula) snail | |
Priscoficus aff. juvenis fig shell
Priscoficus johnfoxi fig shell
Priscoficus nodulina fig shell
"Ficopsis sp." = Ficus Röding 1798 fig shell | |
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry | |
Cymatium (? Cymatium) danianum triton shell | |
Seila sp. Adams 1861 snail | |
Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail
Variseila sp. Dockery 1993 snail | |
"Littorina (Prosthenodon) incrtus" = Prosthenodon periwinkle
Lacuna sp. Turton 1827 periwinkle
Littorina elongata periwinkle | |
Chevallieria texanopsis snail | |
Lacunella sp. Deshayes 1861 snail | |
Vitrinella discus snail
Vitrinella praelaevis snail | |
"Caecum (? Meioceras) texanum" = Meioceras
"Caecum (? Meioceras) texanum" = Meioceras snail | |
Teinostoma regularis snail | |
Capulus gelus snail | |
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell | |
Mesalia mavericki, ? Vermicularia columella, Turritella calax, Turritella ola, Turritella sp., Turritella cf. humerosa, Haustator cf. alabamensis
Mesalia mavericki turret shell
? Vermicularia columella turret shell
Turritella calax turret shell
Turritella ola turret shell
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella cf. humerosa Conrad 1835 turret shell
Haustator cf. alabamensis turret shell | |
Sansonia texana snail | |
Clava (Semivertagus) scriba cerith snail
? Orthochetus sp. Cossmann 1889 cerith snail
Bittium prekoeneni cerith snail | |
Cephalopoda | |
Hercoglossa ulrichi White 1882 nautiloid | |
Polyplacophora | |
Bivalvia | |
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 | |
Pandora sp. Bruguière 1797 clam | |
? Cuspidaria sp. Dall 1886 clam
Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) sp. Dall 1886 clam | |
cf. Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle | |
cf. Arcopagia sp. Leach 1827 tellin clam
Tellina (Moerella) brevis tellin clam | |
? Tivelina sp. Cossmann 1886 venus clam
? Tivelina trigonalis venus clam
Tivelina texana venus clam
? Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam | |
aff. Mysella sp. Angas 1877 clam | |
Teredinidae sp. Rafinesque 1815 clam | |
? Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam | |
cf. Cultellus sp. Schumacher 1817 clam | |
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? Vetericardiella sp., ? Baluchicardia eoplata, Pteromeris nodulina, "cf. Claibornicardia sp." = Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia), "Claibornicardia sp." = Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia)
? Vetericardiella sp. Chavan 1969 clam
Pteromeris nodulina clam
"cf. Claibornicardia sp." = Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) Stenzel and Krause 1957 clam
"Claibornicardia sp." = Glyptoactis (Claibornicardia) Stenzel and Krause 1957 clam | |
Glycymeris laevigata clam | |
Arcopsis subrhombus clam
Arcopsis tumulus clam | |
Acar (Acar) beadata miniature ark | |
Ostrea cf. crenulimarginata Gabb 1860 oyster | |
cf. Neopycnodonte lapidicina oyster | |
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster | |
cf. Atrina sp. Gray 1842 oyster | |
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam | |
cf. Amusium (Propeamusium) alabamense Aldrich 1886 mud scallop | |
Gregariella frosti clam
Gregariella sp. Monterosato 1883 clam | |
Lithophaga cf. gainsensis mussel | |
Nuculana eoa pointed nut clam | |
Nucula (Nucula) cf. ovula Lea 1833 nut clam | |
Polychaeta | |