USGS Loc. 5631 - Oak Grove [Oak Grove Sand] (Miocene of the United States)

Where: Okaloosa County, Florida (30.9° N, 86.6° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 33.7° N, 79.2° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Oak Grove Formation (Alum Bluff Group), Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Oak Grove Fm of the Alum Bluff Gp, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: late Early Miocene, on the basis of macro fossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From unknown position within formation.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified, gray, green, calcareous sandstone

• grey-green sands, for the most part unconsolidated, in places highly calcareous

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USGS

Primary reference: J. R. Gardner. 1947. The Molluscan Fauna of the Alum Bluff Group of Florida. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (142A-H)1-709 [A. Miller/K. Layou/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 42642: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 03.08.2004

Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)

Taxonomic list

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Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
"Cadulus (Gadila) clarae" = Gadila
"Cadulus (Gadila) clarae" = Gadila tusk shell
present
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Sulcularia chipolana, Acteon hamadryados
Sulcularia chipolana snail
present
Acteon hamadryados Maury 1910 snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Nannodiella nemorensis
Nannodiella nemorensis Maury 1910 snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Kurtziella ramondi, Ithycythara tarri
Kurtziella ramondi snail
rare
Ithycythara tarri Maury 1910 snail
present
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Nassarina trachea, Mitrella phagon, Mitrella perfervida, Mitrella mikra
Nassarina trachea snail
rare
Mitrella phagon snail
rare
Mitrella perfervida snail
rare; ? in occurrence table
Mitrella mikra Gardner 1947 snail
present
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Uzita dryas" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita ischna" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita eutykta" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita dalli" = Nassarius (Uzita), "Uzita berthae" = Nassarius (Uzita)
"Uzita dryas" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
present; also U. dryas leptalea (rare)
"Uzita ischna" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
? in occurrence table
"Uzita eutykta" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
rare
"Uzita dalli" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
present
"Uzita berthae" = Nassarius (Uzita) snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Serrata) critha
Marginella (Serrata) critha Gardner 1947 margin shell
rare
 Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Marginella (Gibberula) dryados
Marginella (Gibberula) dryados Maury 1910 snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Oliva liodes" = Oliva (Omogymna) liodes
"Oliva liodes" = Oliva (Omogymna) liodes Dall 1903 olive snail
rare
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
"Vexillum (Uromitra) hamadryas" = Uromitra
"Vexillum (Uromitra) hamadryas" = Uromitra ribbed mitre
present
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria druidarum
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica (Tectonatica) semen" = Tectonatica, "Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus" = Neverita
"Natica (Tectonatica) semen" = Tectonatica moon snail
present
"Polinices (Neverita) eucallosus" = Neverita moon snail
rare
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sculpturatus
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846 worm shell
rare
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Crucibulum chipolanum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum, Calyptraea centralis, Crepidula aesop, Crepidula fornicata
"Crucibulum chipolanum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum Dall 1892 slipper shell
rare; C. chipolanum dodoneum
Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell
present
Crepidula aesop slipper shell
rare; ? in occurrence table
Crepidula fornicata Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
present
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella alcida, Turritella subgrundifera
Turritella alcida turret shell
present; also T. alcida bicarinata (rare)
Turritella subgrundifera Dall 1892 turret shell
rare
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Crassispira boadicea
 Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae
Cylichnella biplicata, Cylichna quercinensis
Cylichnella biplicata Lea 1845 snail
common
Cylichna quercinensis snail
present
 Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae
"Volvula oxytata" = Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata
"Volvula oxytata" = Volvulella (Volvulella) oxytata Bush 1885 snail
present; V. oxytata dodona
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sinaria
Nucula sinaria Dall 1898 nut clam
common
 Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia frater
Yoldia frater clam
present
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycymeris drymanos" = Costaglycymeris drymanos
"Glycymeris drymanos" = Costaglycymeris drymanos Gardner 1926 clam
rare
 Arcida - Arcidae
Trinacria meekii, "Arca (Diluvarca) dodona" = Anadara (Diluvarca), "Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana" = Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana, Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides
Trinacria meekii clam
rare
"Arca (Diluvarca) dodona" = Anadara (Diluvarca) ark
present
"Arca (Diluvarca) santarosana" = Anadara (Diluvarca) santarosana Dall 1898 ark
rare
Diluvarca (Cunearca) cardioides Gardner 1947 ark
rare; ? in occurrence table
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus" = Chlamys
"Pecten (Chlamys) sayanus" = Chlamys scallop
present
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia floridana
Anomia floridana jingle
rare
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia himerta" = Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) himerta, Venericardia (Pleuromeris) scitula
"Venericardia himerta" = Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) himerta Dall 1903 clam
rare
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Phacoides (Lucinisca) plesiolophus" = Lucina (Lucinisca), "Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis" = Parvilucina
"Phacoides (Lucinisca) plesiolophus" = Lucina (Lucinisca) clam
common
"Phacoides (Parvilucina) piluliformis" = Parvilucina clam
common
 Cardiida - Sportellidae
Sportella lioconcha
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Cardium (Fragum) apateticum" = Fragum, "Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium" = Dinocardium taphrium
"Cardium (Fragum) apateticum" = Fragum cockle
present
"Cardium (Cerastoderma) taphrium" = Dinocardium taphrium Dall 1900 cockle
rare
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia planata
Ervilia planata Dall 1898 clam
rare
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Moerella) acalypta
Tellina (Moerella) acalypta Dall 1900 tellin clam
rare
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Spisula (Hemimactra) densa" = Hemimactra
"Spisula (Hemimactra) densa" = Hemimactra clam
present
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Chione (Lirophora) glyptocyma" = Lirophora
"Chione (Lirophora) glyptocyma" = Lirophora venus clam
abundant
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama chipolana
Pseudochama chipolana jewel box
rare
 Cardiida - Erycinidae
Erycina (Scacchia) actinophora
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitfieldi" = Cuneocorbula whitfieldi, "Corbula (Bothrocorbula) radiatula" = Bothrocorbula radiatula
"Corbula (Caryocorbula) whitfieldi" = Cuneocorbula whitfieldi Brown 1905 clam
present
"Corbula (Bothrocorbula) radiatula" = Bothrocorbula radiatula Dall 1898 clam
rare
 Pandorida - Pandoridae
"Pandora (Kennerleyia) dodona" = Pandora (Pandorella) dodona
"Pandora (Kennerleyia) dodona" = Pandora (Pandorella) dodona Dall 1903 clam
present