Sohl and Koch OFR # 233 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as 14.8mi S Eufaula; USGS # 26975

Where: Henry County, Alabama (31.7° N, 85.1° W: paleocoordinates 34.6° N, 63.3° W)

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Contusotruncana contusa foram zone, upper Member (Providence Formation), Early/Lower Maastrichtian (70.6 - 66.0 Ma)

• Foraminiferal zonation from King and Skotnicki, 1992.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; silty sandstone

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original calcite

Reposited in the USGS

Collection methods: bulk,

• Sohl collection

Primary reference: N. F. Sohl and C. F. Koch. 1983. Upper Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) Mollusca from the Haustator bilira Assemblage Zone in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. USGS Open File Report 83-451:1-239 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 4270: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 14.08.1999

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp. demosponge
Clione sp.
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus onyx Morton 1834
Hamulus onyx Morton
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula sp. Linnaeus 1758
Serpula sp.
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Ataphrus sp. n. sp.
Ataphrus sp. n. sp. Gabb 1869 snail
Ataphrus n. sp. - originally entered as "Ataphrus n. sp."
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
Cerithium sp.
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella hilgardi, Turritella (Unilira) sp. n. sp., "Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira, Turritella tippana, Turritella vertebroides, "Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira
Turritella hilgardi turret shell
Turritella hilgardi Sohl
Turritella (Unilira) sp. n. sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella n. sp. (Unilira) - originally entered as "Turritella n. sp."
"Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira" = Turritella trilira Conrad 1860 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) trilira (C
Turritella tippana Conrad 1858 turret shell
Turritella tippana Conrad
Turritella vertebroides Morton 1834 turret shell
Turritella vertebroides Morton
"Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira" = Haustator bilira Stephenson 1941 turret shell
Turritella (Sohlitella) bilira (St
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Acrilla sp. Adams and Adams 1860 wentletrap
? Acrilla? sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Gyrodes sp. Conrad 1860 moon snail
Gyrodes sp.
Euspira rectilabrum Conrad 1858 moon snail
Euspira rectilabrum (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Liopeplum canalis Conrad 1858 volute
Liopeplum canalis (Conrad)
 Neogastropoda - Moreidae
Hercorhynchus (Hercorhyncus) sp. snail
Hercorhyncus (Hercorhyncus) sp. - originally entered as "Hercorhyncus sp."
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Stantonella sp. Wade 1926 true whelk
Stantonella sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae
Cerithiella sp. Verrill 1882 snail
Cerithiella sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Acteoninidae
Eoacteon sp. Stephenson 1955 snail
Ecoacteon sp. - originally entered as "Ecoacteon sp."
Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) angulicostata clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) ang
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufaulensis Gabb 1860 clam
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) euf
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Myrtea stephensoni clam
Myrtea stephensoni Gardner
Phacoides ? mattiformis clam
Phacoides ? mattiformis (Stephenso - originally entered as "Phacoides ? mattiformis"
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Cardium sp.
Granocardium (Granocardium) tippananum cockle
Granocardium (Granocardium) tippan
Protocardia (Pachycardium) sp. Conrad 1869 cockle
Protocardium (Pachycardium) sp. - originally entered as "Protocardium sp."
Trachycardium eufaulensis Conrad 1860 cockle
Trachycardium eufaulensis (Conrad)
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis, "Linearia sp. n. sp." = Linearis, "Linearia sp." = Linearis, Solyma aff. elliptica
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis tellin clam
Linearia metastriata Conrad
"Linearia sp. n. sp." = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Linearia n. sp. (convex sulcate) - originally entered as "Linearia n. sp."
"Linearia sp." = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Linearia sp.
Solyma aff. elliptica Gabb 1861 tellin clam
Solyma aff. S. elliptica (Conrad) - originally entered as "Solyma aff. elliptica"
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora berryi clam
Cymbophora berryi (Gardner)
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
Veniella conradi (Morton)
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) sp. Conrad 1869 venus clam
Aphrodina (Aphrodina) ?
Cyprimeria sp. Conrad 1864 venus clam
Cyprimeria major Gardner
Cyclorisma sp. Dall 1902 venus clam
Cyclorisma sp.
 Cardiida - Glossidae
Glossus sp. Poli 1795 clam
Glossus sp.
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) suffalciata clam
Caesticorbula (Parmicorbula) suffa - originally entered as "Caesticorbula suffalciata"
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
Corbula sp.
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta Conrad 1853 clam
Liopistha protexta Conrad
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Crassatella vadosa vadosa Morton
 Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella sp. Chavan 1969 clam
Vetericardiella sp.
 Carditida - Condylocardiidae
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana
"Uddenia texana" = Cuna texana Stephenson 1941 clam
Uddenia texana Stephenson
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon sp. Conrad 1869 clam
Nemodon sp.
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Postligata wordeni clam
Postligata wordeni Gardner
Glycymeris rotundata clam
Glycymeris rotundata (Gabb)
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillia sp. Defrance 1820 oyster
Gervillia sp.
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
Cubitostrea tecticosta Gabb 1860 oyster
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb)
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostrea sp.
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bubonis (
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lycettia tippanus mussel
Lycettia tippanus (Conrad)
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella elegantula Meek and Hayden 1862 clam
Crenella elegantula Meek & Hayden