CB-L (Eocene to of the United States)

Also known as Alabama River (Claiborne Bluff)

Where: Monroe County, Alabama (31.6° N, 87.5° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 35.1° N, 68.8° W (Wright 2013)

When: Lisbon Formation (Claiborne Group), Lutetian to Lutetian (47.8 - 38.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified sandstone

• glauconitic sand

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 205439: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis, Nucula (Nucula) magnifica
Nucula (Nucula) mauricensis Harris 1919 nut clam
Nucula (Nucula) magnifica Conrad 1833 nut clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Bathytormus sp., Bathytormus clarkensis
Bathytormus sp. Stewart 1930 clam
Bathytormus clarkensis Dall 1900 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia (Venericor) densata
 Cardiida - Anatinellidae
Pteropsella lapidosus, Pteropsella sp.
Pteropsella sp. Vokes 1956 clam
 Cardiida - Trapezidae
? Coralliophaga sp.
? Coralliophaga sp. Blainville 1824 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar ? poulsoni, Callista (Callista) perovata, ? Mercimonia mercenaroidea
Pitar ? poulsoni venus clam
Callista (Callista) perovata Conrad 1833 venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp., "Tellina cf. papyria" = Tellina (Eurytellina) papyria, "Tellina (Eurytellina) papyria" = Tellina (Eurytellina) papyria, "Tellina aldrichi" = Tellina (Moerella) aldrichi, Tellina (Arcopagia) raveneli
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
"Tellina cf. papyria" = Tellina (Eurytellina) papyria Conrad 1833 tellin clam
"Tellina (Eurytellina) papyria" = Tellina (Eurytellina) papyria Conrad 1833 tellin clam
"Tellina aldrichi" = Tellina (Moerella) aldrichi Dall 1900 tellin clam
Tellina (Arcopagia) raveneli Conrad 1846 tellin clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula deusseni
 Arcida - Arcidae
Pachecoa (Pachecoa) declivis, Trinacria cuneus, Barbatia sp., "Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboilella" = Plagiarca, Barbatia (Plagiarca) cf. rhomboidella
Trinacria cuneus Conrad 1833 clam
Barbatia sp. Gray 1842 clam
"Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboilella" = Plagiarca clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris trigonella, Glycymeris staminea
Glycymeris trigonella Conrad 1833 clam
Glycymeris staminea Conrad 1833 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
cf. Crassostrea alabamensis, Crassostrea alabamensis
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys sp., Chlamys wahtubbeana
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Chlamys wahtubbeana Dall 1898 scallop
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Dentalium (Antalis) minutiannulatum" = Antalis
"Dentalium (Antalis) minutiannulatum" = Antalis tusk shell
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus (Dishides) abruptus
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Neverita sp.
Neverita sp. Risso 1826 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
aff. Athleta haleanus
 Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
"? Eodrillia sp." = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia)
"? Eodrillia sp." = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) Casey 1904 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp., Turritella nasuta, Turritella ? apita, "Turritella rina" = Haustator rina, "Turritella cf. carinata" = Haustator carinata
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Turritella nasuta turret shell
Turritella ? apita de Gregorio 1890 turret shell
"Turritella rina" = Haustator rina turret shell
"Turritella cf. carinata" = Haustator carinata Lea 1833 turret shell
Bacillariophyceae
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Trinacria sp.
Trinacria sp. Heiberg 1863 diatom