PBDB Collection

Coffeeville Landing, south fault block, lowermost shell bed (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as ACl-3-a

Where: Clarke County, Alabama (31.8° N, 88.1° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 35.5° N, 70.8° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Upper Member (Lisbon Formation), Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• very base of upper Lisbon Fm, above unconformity on purple sand presumed to be middle Lisbon Fm

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; unlithified, glauconitic, calcareous sandstone

• glauconitic fine sand

transgressive lag

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite, original phosphate

Collection methods: bulk, mechanical, sieve,

Primary reference: L. C. Ivany. 1997. Faunal stability and environmental change in the middle Eocene Gulf Coastal Plain (PhD Thesis, Harvard University). 1-221 [L. Ivany/L. Ivany/A. Clement]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 2416: authorized by Linda Ivany, entered by Linda Ivany on 03.07.1999

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Taxonomic list

• includes all countable macrofossils

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Gymnolaemata
Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae	Lunulitidae indet. Lunulitidae indet. Lagaaij 1952 lunulitid A
Gastropoda
-	Gastropoda indet., Gastropoda indet., Gastropoda indet., Gastropoda indet. Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail Gastropod A Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail Gastropod N Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail Gastropod W Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail Gastropod Z
Trochoidea - Skeneidae	"Skena pignus" = Skenea pignus "Skena pignus" = Skenea pignus de Gregorio 1890 snail originally entered as "Skenea pignus"
Trochoidea - Solariellidae	Solariella sp. Solariella sp. Wood 1842 snail S. tricostata?
Heterostropha - Mathildidae	Gegania antiquata Gegania antiquata snail G. a. striata
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Pyramidella pseudopymaea Pyramidella pseudopymaea snail
Heterostropha - Acteonidae	"Actaeon idoneus" = Acteon idoneus, "Actaeon pomilius" = Acteon "Actaeon idoneus" = Acteon idoneus Conrad 1833 snail originally entered as "Acteon idoneus" "Actaeon pomilius" = Acteon snail originally entered as "Acteon pomilius"
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula trapaquara Ringicula trapaquara snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica meekana Architectonica meekana sundial A. m. splendida
Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae	Retusa galba Retusa galba snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Naticidae indet., Sinum inconstans, Sinum bilix, Sinum declive Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail Sinum inconstans moon snail Sinum bilix Conrad 1833 moon snail Sinum declive Conrad 1833 moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae	Cyclostremiscus exacuus Cyclostremiscus exacuus snail
Neogastropoda - Terebridae	Terebra (Mirula) texagyra Terebra (Mirula) texagyra auger snail originally entered as "Terebra (Mirula) texagyra"
Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae	"Eodrillia texana" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) texana, Cochlespira engonata "Eodrillia texana" = Tropisurcula (Eodrillia) texana Conrad 1865 snail originally entered as "Eodrillia texana" Cochlespira engonata Conrad 1865 snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Eopleurotoma lisboncola, Eosurcula sp., Eosurcula moorei, "Protosurcula gabbi" = Protosurcula gabbii, Sullivania hicoricola, Cochlespirella nana, Trypanotoma longispira Eopleurotoma lisboncola turrid Eosurcula sp. Casey 1904 turrid n. sp.? Eosurcula moorei Gabb 1860 turrid "Protosurcula gabbi" = Protosurcula gabbii Conrad 1865 turrid Sullivania hicoricola turrid Cochlespirella nana turrid Trypanotoma longispira turrid
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Ancilla staminea Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	Fusimitra polita Fusimitra polita mitre shell
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Trigonostoma babylonicum, Trigonostoma gemmatum, Bonellitia bastropensis, Bonellitia "sp. A", Bonellitia "sp. B" Trigonostoma babylonicum Lea 1833 snail Trigonostoma gemmatum Conrad 1833 snail Bonellitia bastropensis snail Bonellitia "sp. A" Jousseaume 1887 snail spp A Bonellitia "sp. B" Jousseaume 1887 snail spp B
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	"Murex vanuxemi" = Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi, Murex fusates "Murex vanuxemi" = Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi Conrad 1865 murex snail Murex fusates murex snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	"Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa, Athleta lisbonensis, Athleta haleanus, Bullata semen "Athleta petrosus" = Athleta petrosa Conrad 1833 volute Athleta lisbonensis volute Athleta haleanus volute Bullata semen Lea 1833 volute
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Terebrifusus multiplicatus, Buccitriton texanum, Penion bellus, Pseudoliva vetusta Terebrifusus multiplicatus true whelk Buccitriton texanum true whelk Penion bellus Conrad 1833 true whelk Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus sp., Levifusus mortoniopsis, Levifusus mortonii Levifusus sp. Conrad 1865 snail n. sp.? Levifusus mortoniopsis snail Levifusus mortonii snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	Calyptraphorus velatus Calyptraphorus velatus Conrad 1833 snail C. v. nodovelatus - originally entered as "Calyptraphorus velatus"
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	"Ficopsis penita" = Ficus, "Ficopsis texana" = Ficus "Ficopsis penita" = Ficus fig shell "Ficopsis texana" = Ficus fig shell
Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae	Hipponix pygmaeus Hipponix pygmaeus hoof shell
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Cirsotrema sp. Cirsotrema sp. Mörch 1852 wentletrap
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	Eulima extremis Eulima extremis Aldrich 1911 snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Mesalia vetusta, Turritella sp. Mesalia vetusta Conrad 1833 turret shell Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell all species
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	"Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta, Crepidula dumosa "Calyptraea aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell Crepidula dumosa Conrad 1834 slipper shell
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Calorhadia bella Calorhadia bella pointed nut clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	"Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica "Nucula magnifica" = Nucula (Nucula) magnifica Conrad 1833 nut clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	"Caryocorbula alabamiensis" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis, Corbula extenuata, Vokesula smithvillensis "Caryocorbula alabamiensis" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) alabamiensis Lea 1833 clam Corbula extenuata Dall 1898 clam Vokesula smithvillensis Harris 1919 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Pitar sp., Callista perovata Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam Callista perovata Conrad 1833 venus clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Nemocardium gambrinum Nemocardium gambrinum cockle
Cardiida - Donacidae	Egerella limatula Egerella limatula clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina leana, Macoma sp. Tellina leana tellin clam Macoma sp. Leach 1819 tellin clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Linga pomilia, Lucina papyracea Linga pomilia Conrad 1833 clam Lucina papyracea Lea 1833 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda, "Venericardia planicosta" = Venericor planicosta "Venericardia rotunda" = Venericardia (Rotundicardia) rotunda Lea 1833 clam "Venericardia planicosta" = Venericor planicosta Lamarck 1801 clam
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Eburneopecten sp. Eburneopecten sp. Conrad 1865 scallop
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia sp. Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Cubitostrea sellaeformis Cubitostrea sellaeformis Conrad 1832 oyster
Arcida - Arcidae	Barbatia rhomboidella, Pachecoa sp. Barbatia rhomboidella Lea 1833 clam Pachecoa sp. Harris 1919 clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris trigonella Glycymeris trigonella Conrad 1833 clam
Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus sp. Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Turbinoliidae	Turbinolia pharetra Turbinolia pharetra Lea 1833 stony coral