Conecuh River (H76-52) (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as H76-52

Where: Covington County, Alabama (31.3° N, 86.5° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 34.7° N, 66.8° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cook Mountain Formation, Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; unlithified, yellow, sandy siltstone

• "buff colored sand; fossiliferous with diverse fauna"

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical, sieve,

Primary reference: T. A. Hansen. 1978. Ecological control of evolutionary rates in Paleocene - Eocene marine molluscs. Ph.D. Thesis, Yale University 1-310 [T. Hansen/M. Sommers/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 1444: authorized by Thor Hansen, entered by Mike Sommers on 15.04.1999

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
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Anthozoa indet.
Anthozoa indet. Ehrenberg 1834
Corals
Bivalvia
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Bivalvia indet.
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam
misc. bivalves, 9 species, 1 specimen each.
 Nuculanida - Polidevciidae
"Nuculana magna" = Polidevcia magna
"Nuculana magna" = Polidevcia magna Lea 1833 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Calorhadia semen, Saccella catasarca, Nuculana crassiparva, "Nuculana coelata" = Leda coelata, Nuculana multilineata
Calorhadia semen Lea 1883 pointed nut clam
Saccella catasarca pointed nut clam
Nuculana crassiparva pointed nut clam
"Nuculana coelata" = Leda coelata Hinds 1843 pointed nut clam
Nuculana multilineata pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula ovula" = Nucula (Nucula) ovula
"Nucula ovula" = Nucula (Nucula) ovula Lea 1833 nut clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris cf. lisbonensis
Glycymeris cf. lisbonensis Harris 1919 clam
originally entered as "Glycymeris cf. lisbonensis"
 Arcida - Arcidae
Pachecoa decisa, Barbatia ludoviciana, Barbatia rhomboidella
Barbatia rhomboidella Lea 1833 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys clarkeana
Chlamys clarkeana Aldrich 1895 scallop
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte sp.
Pycnodonte sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1835 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Cubitostrea sellaeformis
Cubitostrea sellaeformis Conrad 1832 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Atrina sp.
Atrina sp. Gray 1842 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria limula
Pteria limula Conrad 1833 pearl oyster
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia trapaquara" = Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara, "Venericardia cf. rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda, Venericardia stewarti
"Venericardia trapaquara" = Venericardia (Claibornicardia) trapaquara Harris 1895 clam
"Venericardia cf. rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam
originally entered as "Venericardia cf. rotunda"
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Miltha claibornensis, Miltha pandata, Lucina sp., Lucina pomilia
Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula extenuata, Caryocorbula deusseni
Corbula extenuata Dall 1898 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Nemocardium sp.
Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina tallicheti
Tellina tallicheti tellin clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra nitens
Abra nitens Lea 1833 abra
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta ungulina
Diplodonta ungulina Conrad 1833 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Spisula praetenuis
Spisula praetenuis Conrad 1833 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar cf. petropolitanus, Callista perovata
Pitar cf. petropolitanus venus clam
originally entered as "Pitar cf. petropolitanus"
Callista perovata Conrad 1833 venus clam
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp.
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
misc. gastropods, 10 species, 1 specimen each.
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata
"Architectonica scrobiculata" = Patulaxis scrobiculata Conrad 1833 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella ? carinata" = Haustator carinata, Mesalia vetusta
"Turritella ? carinata" = Haustator carinata Lea 1833 turret shell
originally entered as "Turritella ? carinata"
Mesalia vetusta Conrad 1833 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet., Sinum sp.
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail
"Naticid sp."
Sinum sp. Röding 1798 moon snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta, Crepidula sp.
"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell
originally entered as "Calyptrea aperta"
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
 Trochoidea - Solariellidae
Solariella louisiana
 Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae
Retusa galba