Jablonski & Raup Locality 16 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: Wilcox County, Alabama (32.1° N, 87.4° W: paleocoordinates 35.6° N, 65.0° W)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

PaleoDB collection 1306: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 06.01.1993

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Taxonomic list

• history: old m-16, vetted by DJ in 1991, additions by DJ '92, '94
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Bivalvia
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea sp.
Panopea sp. Menard 1807 clam
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
 Hippuritida - Antillocaprinidae
Antillocaprina sp.
Antillocaprina sp. Trechmann 1924 rudist
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Pachycardium sp." = Protocardia (Pachycardium), "Pachycardium spillmani" = Protocardia (Pachycardium), Granocardium lowei, Granocardium kuemmeli, Brevicardium fragile, Pleuriocardia sp.
"Pachycardium sp." = Protocardia (Pachycardium) Conrad 1869 cockle
"Pachycardium spillmani" = Protocardia (Pachycardium) cockle
Granocardium kuemmeli Weller 1907 cockle
Brevicardium fragile Stephenson 1941 cockle
Pleuriocardia sp. Scott 1978 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Linearia sp." = Linearis
"Linearia sp." = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Tenea sp., Veniella conradi, Etea sp.
Tenea sp. Conrad 1870 clam
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Etea sp. Conrad 1873 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora berryi
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyclorisma parva, Legumen ellipticum, Cyprimeria sp., Cyprimeria alta
Cyclorisma parva venus clam
Legumen ellipticum venus clam
Cyprimeria sp. Conrad 1864 venus clam
Cyprimeria alta venus clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula crassiplica
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Clavipholas pectorosa
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Clisocolus concentricum
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella crenalirata
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
"Scabrotrigonia thoracica" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica
"Scabrotrigonia thoracica" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica Morton 1834 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Eonavicula newspecies1, Striarca sp.
Eonavicula newspecies1 Arkell 1929 clam
Striarca sp. Conrad 1862 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris hamula, Glycymerita sp.
Glycymerita sp. Finlay and Marwick 1937 clam
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon sp.
Nemodon sp. Conrad 1869 clam
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Cucullaea capax" = Idonearca capax, Cucullaea littlei
"Cucullaea capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam
Cucullaea littlei Gabb 1877 clam
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis sp.
Limopsis sp. Sassi 1827 clam
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp.
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
"Gervillia ensiformis" = Gervilliopsis ensiformis
"Gervillia ensiformis" = Gervilliopsis ensiformis Conrad 1858 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Gryphaeostrea vomer, Pycnodonte belli, Pycnodonte vesicularis, "Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata
Gryphaeostrea vomer Morton 1828 oyster
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Ambigostrea tecticosta, Agerostrea falcata
Agerostrea falcata Morton 1827 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Rastellum aguilerae
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
Atreta melleni
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia argentaria, Paranomia scabra
Anomia argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula mullicaensis, Plicatula tetrica
Plicatula tetrica Conrad 1860 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Pseudolimea reticulata, Limatula acutilineata, Lima deatsvillensis, "Pseudolimea pelagica" = Lima (Lima) pelagica
Pseudolimea reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam
Limatula acutilineata Conrad 1858 file clam
"Pseudolimea pelagica" = Lima (Lima) pelagica Morton 1833 file clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Microchlamys venustus" = Dhondtichlamys, Camptonectes bubonis, Spondylus sp.
"Microchlamys venustus" = Dhondtichlamys scallop
Camptonectes bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop
 Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Neithea bexarensis, Neithea quinquecostata
Neithea quinquecostata Sowerby 1814 scallop
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus sp.
Inoceramus sp. Sowerby 1814 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga sp., Modiolus sp.
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp., Nuculana whitfieldi
Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam
Nuculana whitfieldi pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Malletia littlei, Malletia longifrons
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula percrassa, Nucula camia
Nucula camia nut clam