Perdue Hill, north (Oligocene of the United States)

Also known as Station 14205, 10334

Where: Monroe County, Alabama (31.5° N, 87.5° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 35.0° N, 74.4° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Chickasawhay Formation, Rupelian (33.9 - 28.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: W. C. Mansfield. 1940. Mollusks of the Chickasawhay Marl. Journal of Paleontology 14(3):171-226 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 205613: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 16.10.2019

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon sp.
Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyria cf. mississippiensis
Lyria cf. mississippiensis Conrad 1843 volute
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sinum cf. mississippiense
Sinum cf. mississippiense Conrad 1848 moon snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea sp.
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella cf. gatunensis, Turritella perduensis n. sp., Turritella monroensis n. sp.
Turritella cf. gatunensis Conrad 1857 turret shell
Turritella perduensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 turret shell
Turritella monroensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Clava (? Ochetoclava) perduensis n. sp.
Clava (? Ochetoclava) perduensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 cerith snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris cf. suwanneensis, Glycymeris sp.
Glycymeris sp. Da Costa 1778 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia cf. cuculloides, Anadara macneili
Barbatia cf. cuculloides Conrad 1833 clam
Anadara macneili Mansfield 1938 ark
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea vicksburgensis" = Lopha (Lopha) vicksburgensis
"Ostrea vicksburgensis" = Lopha (Lopha) vicksburgensis Conrad 1848 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria cf. argentea
Pteria cf. argentea Conrad 1848 pearl oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys (Plagioctenium) mcguirti n. sp., Chlamys (Aequipecten) glendonensis, Chlamys (Aequipecten) waynensis n. sp.
Chlamys (Plagioctenium) mcguirti n. sp. Mansfield 1940 calico scallop
Chlamys (Aequipecten) glendonensis Mansfield 1940 scallop
Chlamys (Aequipecten) waynensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia taylorensis
Anomia taylorensis Mansfield 1940 jingle
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatellites parmesus" = Crassatella
"Crassatellites parmesus" = Crassatella clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia" waynensis n. sp.
"Venericardia" waynensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Miltha cf. chipolana
Miltha cf. chipolana Dall 1903 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Chione (Lirophora) perduensis n. sp." = Lirophora (Lirophora) perduensis, "Macrocallista (Chionella) cf. sobrina" = Pitar (Chionella), Macrocallista (? Chionella) perduensis n. sp.
"Chione (Lirophora) perduensis n. sp." = Lirophora (Lirophora) perduensis Mansfield 1940 venus clam
"Macrocallista (Chionella) cf. sobrina" = Pitar (Chionella) venus clam
Macrocallista (? Chionella) perduensis n. sp. Mansfield 1940 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta cf. alta anclotensis