PRI 896 (Eocene to of the United States)

Where: Jefferson County, Arkansas (34.4° N, 92.1° W: paleocoordinates 35.3° N, 83.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: White Bluff Formation (Jackson Group), Bartonian to Bartonian (41.3 - 33.9 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: Collected by G.G. Harris, K V.W. and E.L. Palmer, G.S.A. grant #24338. Field loc. No. 3. Sept. 8, 1938.

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 91084: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 03.09.2009

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Antalis) vincense Harris and Palmer 1947 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon idoneus1 Conrad 1833 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa (Cylichnina) jacksonensis snail
Retusa (Cylichnina) jacksonensis exta
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Mesalia vetusta, "Turritella arenicola" = Kapalmerella arenicola
Mesalia vetusta Conrad 1833 turret shell
"Turritella arenicola" = Kapalmerella arenicola Conrad 1865 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices eminulus Conrad 1833 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta symmetricus1 Conrad 1854 volute
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Cornulina dalli" = Mazzalina dalli, Mazzalina inaurata
"Cornulina dalli" = Mazzalina dalli Harris 1894 snail
Mazzalina inaurata Conrad 1833 snail
Including Mazzalina inaurata oweni and Mazzalina inaurata humerosa
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Pseudoliva vetusta, "Tritiaria albirupina" = Phos albirupina
Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
Pseudoliva vetusta perspectiva
"Tritiaria albirupina" = Phos albirupina Harris 1894 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
"Terebra (Mirula) jacksonensis" = Terebra jacksonensis
"Terebra (Mirula) jacksonensis" = Terebra jacksonensis Cooke 1926 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
? Eopleurotoma albirupsis Harris and Palmer 1947 turrid
Coronia childreni Lea 1833 turrid
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) rubamnis" = Orthoyoldia, "Yoldia (? Orthoyoldia) "sp. E"" = Orthoyoldia, "Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) psammotaea" = Orthoyoldia psammotaea2, ? Litorhadia albirupina, Yoldia (Calorhadia) reginajacksonis
"Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) rubamnis" = Orthoyoldia pointed nut clam
"Yoldia (? Orthoyoldia) "sp. E"" = Orthoyoldia Verrill 1897 pointed nut clam
"Yoldia (Orthoyoldia) psammotaea" = Orthoyoldia psammotaea2 Dall 1898 pointed nut clam
? Litorhadia albirupina pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia (cf. Calorhadia) sp. Möller 1842 clam
Yoldia (Calorhadia) cf. opulenta
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) magnifica Conrad 1833 nut clam
Nucula (Nucula) magnifica <"var." C>
 Cardiida - Mactridae
cf. Spisula sp. Gray 1837 clam
Spisula cf. praetenuis
 Cardiida - Veneridae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula (Caryocorbula) willistoni" = Caryocorbula willistoni
"Corbula (Caryocorbula) willistoni" = Caryocorbula willistoni Meyer 1885 clam
Including Caryocorbula willistoni arkansia and Corbula (Caryocorbula) willistoni arkansia
 Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Periploma collardi Harris 1895 clam
Including Periploma collardi turgidum and Periploma collardi variation
 Carditida - Carditidae
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia corvamnis Harris 1946 clam