PBDB Collection

Dry Creek (Paleocene of the United States)

Also known as Navosota River

Where: Bastrop County, Texas (30.2° N, 97.5° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 36.8° N, 71.1° W (Wright 2013)

When: Seguin Member (Weches Formation), Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 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 205455: authorized by William Foster, entered by William Foster on 15.10.2019

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Crassauris seguinensis Crassauris seguinensis
Bivalvia
Nuculida - Nuculidae	aff. Nucula sp. aff. Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
Nuculanida - Yoldiidae	Yoldia kindlei Yoldia kindlei clam
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	cf. Nuculana corpulentoides, Nuculana milamensis, Calorhadia diminutia, ? Calorhadia sp. cf. Nuculana corpulentoides pointed nut clam Nuculana milamensis pointed nut clam Calorhadia diminutia pointed nut clam ? Calorhadia sp. Stewart 1930 pointed nut clam
Carditida - Carditidae	cf. Venericardia sp. cf. Venericardia sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
Cardiida - Kelliidae	? Bornia sp. ? Bornia sp. clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Katherinella sp., Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis Katherinella sp. Tegland 1929 venus clam Pitar (Pitar) nuttalliopsis venus clam heilprini
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Arcopagia (Johnsonella) seguinensis, Arcopagia (Arcopagia) solomonis Arcopagia (Johnsonella) seguinensis tellin clam Arcopagia (Arcopagia) solomonis tellin clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	cf. Caryocorbula coloradoensis, "Notocorbula sp." = Corbula (Notocorbula) cf. Caryocorbula coloradoensis clam "Notocorbula sp." = Corbula (Notocorbula) Iredale 1930 clam
Thraciida - Periplomatidae	Cochlodesma cf. howei Cochlodesma cf. howei clam
Poromyida - Poromyidae	aff. Poromya sp. aff. Poromya sp. Forbes 1844 clam
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium cf. mediaviense, Dentalium sp. Dentalium cf. mediaviense tusk shell Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Dentaliida - Fustiariidae	Fustiaria spp. Fustiaria spp. Stoliczka 1868 tusk shell
Gastropoda
Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae	Cylichna (Cylichnopsis) bicarinata Cylichna (Cylichnopsis) bicarinata snail
Opisthobranchiata - Scaphandridae	Mnestia ovata Mnestia ovata snail
Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae	Retusa (Cylichnina) bastropensis Retusa (Cylichnina) bastropensis snail
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	"Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) obliqueatum" = Chemnitzia, Odostomia (Doliella) deprimere, Odostomia sp., Pyramidella sp. "Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) obliqueatum" = Chemnitzia snail Odostomia (Doliella) deprimere snail Odostomia sp. Fleming 1817 snail Pyramidella sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula alabamensis Ringicula alabamensis snail
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	cf. Acteon sp. cf. Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica (Dinaxis) cf. planiformis Architectonica (Dinaxis) cf. planiformis sundial
Heterostropha - Mathildidae	Mathilda sp. Mathilda sp. Semper 1865 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae	Cochliolepis (Tylaxis) palaeocenica Cochliolepis (Tylaxis) palaeocenica snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Polinices (Polinices) onustus, Polinices eminulus, Natica (Carinacca) seguinensis Polinices (Polinices) onustus moon snail Polinices eminulus Conrad 1833 moon snail Natica (Carinacca) seguinensis moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae	Ranella sp. Ranella sp. Lamarck 1816 snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	"Volutocorbis olssoni" = Athleta (Volutocorbis), "Volutocorbis sp." = Athleta (Volutocorbis) "Volutocorbis olssoni" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute "Volutocorbis sp." = Athleta (Volutocorbis) Dall 1890 volute
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Eoancilla hordea Eoancilla hordea olive snail
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	Colwellia humerosa, Colwellia nodulina, "? Tritiaria sequinensis" = Nassarius (Tritiaria) Colwellia humerosa snail Colwellia nodulina snail "? Tritiaria sequinensis" = Nassarius (Tritiaria) snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Palaeorhaphis palaeocenica, ? Fasciolaria sp., Pleuroploca plummeri, Lirofusus sp., ? Latirus aff. stephensoni, Latirus (Levalatirus) textilis Palaeorhaphis palaeocenica snail ? Fasciolaria sp. Lamarck 1799 tulip snail Pleuroploca plummeri snail Lirofusus sp. Conrad 1865 snail ? Latirus aff. stephensoni snail Latirus (Levalatirus) textilis snail
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	"Levifusus pagoda" = Levifusus pagodiformis "Levifusus pagoda" = Levifusus pagodiformis Heilprin 1881 snail sequinensis
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Metula reticulata, Cantharus sequinensis, Terebrifusus aff. amoenus, Pseudoliva ostrarupis, Pseudoliva sp. Metula reticulata true whelk Cantharus sequinensis true whelk Terebrifusus aff. amoenus Conrad 1833 true whelk Pseudoliva ostrarupis true whelk Pseudoliva sp. Swainson 1840 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) cingula, Apiotoma (Lavarotoma) alva Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) cingula snail Apiotoma (Lavarotoma) alva snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	"Coronia sp." = Gemmula (Coronia), "Coronia vallare" = Gemmula (Coronia), aff. Protosurcula sp., Eopleurotoma aff. molineuxae, Eopleurotoma molineuxae, Eopleurotoma sp. "Coronia sp." = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid "Coronia vallare" = Gemmula (Coronia) turrid aff. Protosurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid Eopleurotoma aff. molineuxae turrid Eopleurotoma molineuxae turrid Eopleurotoma sp. Cossmann 1889 turrid
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Caveola ostium, ? Bonellitia sp., cf. Cancellaria sp. Caveola ostium snail ? Bonellitia sp. Jousseaume 1887 snail cf. Cancellaria sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Orthosurcula cf. adeona, Orthosurcula anacona, Orthosurcula cf. longipersa, aff. Orthosurcula phoenicea Orthosurcula cf. adeona ribbed mitre Orthosurcula anacona ribbed mitre Orthosurcula cf. longipersa ribbed mitre aff. Orthosurcula phoenicea ribbed mitre
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella polysticha, ? Turritella sp., "Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni Turritella polysticha turret shell ? Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell "Turritella mortoni" = Kapalmerella mortoni Conrad 1830 turret shell crassa
Trochoidea - Skeneidae	Solariorbis sp., Solariorbis velarum Solariorbis sp. Conrad 1865 snail Solariorbis velarum snail