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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Polychaeta | |
Polyplacophora | |
Cephalopoda | |
Hercoglossa ulrichi White 1882 nautiloid | |
Bivalvia | |
"Lucina (Cavilinga) crassiplica" = Cavilinga, "Eomiltha strangensis" = Gibbolucina (Eomiltha), Lucina (Lucina) multivittae, "Lucina (Callucina) tehuacanensis" = Callucina
"Lucina (Cavilinga) crassiplica" = Cavilinga clam
"Eomiltha strangensis" = Gibbolucina (Eomiltha) clam
"Lucina (Callucina) tehuacanensis" = Callucina clam | |
? Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam | |
Teredinidae sp. Rafinesque 1815 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 | |
Tellina (Moerella) brevis tellin clam
cf. Arcopagia sp. Leach 1827 tellin clam | |
cf. Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle | |
? Cuspidaria sp. Dall 1886 clam
Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) sp. Dall 1886 clam | |
Pandora sp. Bruguière 1797 clam | |
cf. Cultellus sp. Schumacher 1817 clam | |
? 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 | |
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Arcopsis subrhombus clam
Arcopsis tumulus clam | |
Acar (Acar) beadata miniature ark | |
Glycymeris laevigata clam | |
Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster | |
cf. Atrina sp. Gray 1842 oyster | |
cf. Neopycnodonte lapidicina oyster | |
Ostrea cf. crenulimarginata Gabb 1860 oyster | |
cf. Amusium (Propeamusium) alabamense Aldrich 1886 mud scallop | |
Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam | |
Lithophaga cf. gainsensis mussel | |
Gregariella frosti clam
Gregariella sp. Monterosato 1883 clam | |
Nuculana eoa pointed nut clam | |
Nucula (Nucula) cf. ovula Lea 1833 nut clam | |
Scaphopoda | |
Cadulus praepalmerae tusk shell | |
Dentalium spp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
? Zeidora sp. Adams 1860 snail | |
Solariella microstriata snail | |
Solariorbis planulatus snail | |
Gegania cf. marylandica, Toulminella alabamensis, Mathilda (Echinimathilda) duogenta, Mathilda (Mathilda) aff. claibornensis
Gegania cf. marylandica 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 | |
Gilbertina sp. Morlett 1888 snail
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail | |
"Puposyrnola euani" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), "Puposyrnola multibaca" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), "? Puposyrnola confusa" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), "? Puposyrnola sp." = Syrnola (Puposyrnola), Creonella hebetertia
"Puposyrnola euani" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) snail
"Puposyrnola multibaca" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) snail
"? Puposyrnola confusa" = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) snail
"? Puposyrnola sp." = Syrnola (Puposyrnola) Cossmann 1921 snail
Creonella hebetertia snail | |
Ptychatractus cataractus snail | |
"Thylacodes sp." = Vermetus (Thylaeodus)
"Thylacodes sp." = Vermetus (Thylaeodus) Mörch 1862 worm shell | |
Chevallieria texanopsis snail | |
Teinostoma regularis snail | |
Vitrinella discus snail
Vitrinella praelaevis snail | |
"Caecum (? Meioceras) texanum" = Meioceras
"Caecum (? Meioceras) texanum" = Meioceras snail | |
Lacunella sp. Deshayes 1861 snail | |
Polinices eminulus Conrad 1833 moon snail
Polinices (Polinices) tehuacana moon snail
Sinum sp. Röding 1798 moon snail
"Natica" saffordi moon snail | |
Lacuna sp. Turton 1827 periwinkle
Littorina elongata periwinkle
"Littorina (Prosthenodon) incrtus" = Prosthenodon periwinkle | |
Rissoidae sp. Gray 1847 snail
Pusillina sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
? Attenuata danica snail
"Zebinella tehuacana" = Rissoina (Zebinella) snail | |
Variseila sp. Dockery 1993 snail
Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail | |
Seila sp. Adams 1861 snail | |
Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell | |
Calyptraphorus sp. Conrad 1857 snail
Calyptraphorus velusus snail | |
Priscoficus aff. juvenis fig shell
Priscoficus johnfoxi fig shell
Priscoficus nodulina fig shell
"Ficopsis sp." = Ficus Röding 1798 fig shell | |
Cymatium (? Cymatium) danianum triton shell | |
Fusulculus texanus snail | |
Terebra (Mirula) mexia auger snail | |
cf. Hemisurcula sp., "Eoturris fallsensis" = Eopleurotoma, cf. Fusimilis sp., Lutema gracilis, Surculites sp., Oxyacrum gracilis, Oxyacrum sp.
cf. Hemisurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid
"Eoturris fallsensis" = Eopleurotoma turrid
cf. Fusimilis sp. Stephenson 1941 turrid
Lutema gracilis turrid
Surculites sp. Conrad 1865 turrid
Oxyacrum gracilis turrid
Oxyacrum sp. Cossmann 1889 turrid | |
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 | |
Eoancilla lapicidina olive snail
Olivella tehuacanensis olive snail | |
"Volutocorbis texanus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis), Cryptochorda paleocaenica, Lyria (Paleolyria) tehuacana, Lyria (? Lyria) elongata, Volutomorpha ultima
"Volutocorbis texanus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute
Cryptochorda paleocaenica volute
Lyria (Paleolyria) tehuacana volute
Lyria (? Lyria) elongata volute
Volutomorpha ultima volute | |
Hexaplex nascium, "Poireria (Paziella) delera" = Poirieria (Paziella)
Hexaplex nascium murex snail
"Poireria (Paziella) delera" = Poirieria (Paziella) murex snail | |
Campylacrum texanum snail | |
Clinuropsis sp. snail | |
aff. Paleofusimitra sp. Sohl 1963 mitre shell | |
Exilia sp. Conrad 1860 snail | |
Unitas euani snail
Unitas petiti snail
Unitas sp. Harris and Palmer 1947 snail
Sveltella novus snail | |
? Palaeorhaphis laevis, Conradconfusus texanus, Euthriofusus stephensoni, Pseudolatirus acuelatus, ? Latirus asperpellis, ? Latirus sp., Taioma texana, Falsifusus problematicus, aff. Falsifusus sp.
? Palaeorhaphis laevis snail
Conradconfusus texanus snail
Pseudolatirus acuelatus snail
? Latirus asperpellis snail
? Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
Taioma texana snail
Falsifusus problematicus snail
aff. Falsifusus sp. snail | |
? Parvisipho spiralis true whelk
aff. Aquilofusus sp. Kautsky 1925 true whelk
Buccinopsis sp. Conrad 1857 true whelk
Popenoeum tabulatum true whelk
Pseudoliva sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk | |
aff. Levifusus trabeatus Conrad 1858 snail | |
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry | |
Capulus gelus snail | |
? Orthochetus sp. Cossmann 1889 cerith snail
Bittium prekoeneni cerith snail
Clava (Semivertagus) scriba cerith snail | |
Sansonia texana snail | |
Haustator cf. alabamensis, Mesalia mavericki, ? Vermicularia columella, Turritella calax, Turritella ola, Turritella sp., Turritella cf. humerosa
Haustator cf. alabamensis turret shell
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 | |
Acirsa (Notacirsa) texana, "Acrisa (Acirsella) sublineata" = Acirsa (Acirsella), Acirsa (? Hemiacirsa) sp., Opalia (Opalia) tehuacana, Amaea (Coniscala) sp., "Amaea (Confusiscala) paleocaenica" = Confusiscala, "Amaea (? Confusiscala) sp." = Confusiscala, Papuliscala acus, Cerithiscala tehuacana
Acirsa (Notacirsa) texana wentletrap
"Acrisa (Acirsella) sublineata" = Acirsa (Acirsella) wentletrap
Acirsa (? Hemiacirsa) sp. de Boury 1890 wentletrap
Opalia (Opalia) tehuacana wentletrap
Amaea (Coniscala) sp. Adams and Adams 1853 wentletrap
"Amaea (Confusiscala) paleocaenica" = Confusiscala wentletrap
"Amaea (? Confusiscala) sp." = Confusiscala de Boury 1909 wentletrap
Papuliscala acus wentletrap
Cerithiscala tehuacana wentletrap | |
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell | |
"cf. Pseudomaura sp." = Ampullina (Pseudamaura)
"cf. Pseudomaura sp." = Ampullina (Pseudamaura) Fischer 1885 snail | |
? Cheilospicata sp. snail | |
Creseis sp. Rang 1828 snail | |
Doliella parnitens snail | |
Volvulella sp. Newton 1891 snail | |
Cylichna (Cylichnopsis) elliptica Sowerby 1824 snail |