PBDB Collection

PRI 2185 (Paleocene of the United States)

Where: Wilcox County, Alabama (32.0° N, 87.3° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 36.0° N, 58.9° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Matthews Landing Marl Member (Porters Creek Formation), Selandian (61.6 - 59.2 Ma)

• Porters Creek fm. AKA Sucarnoochee

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal shelf; unlithified, micaceous, gray, sandy, calcareous claystone

• Lithology and environment from PBDB col. 86180

• Lithology from PBDB col. 86180

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 90606: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 10.08.2009

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
Opisthobranchiata - Haminoeidae	Atys meyeri Atys meyeri snail
Ptenoglossa - Vasidae	Sceptrum "sp. A" Sceptrum "sp. A" snail
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Polinices onustus, Polinices eminulus, Neverita "sp. A", Euspira perspecta, "Natica" mediavia, "Natica (Naticarius) reversa" = Naticarius Polinices onustus moon snail Polinices eminulus Conrad 1833 moon snail Polinices eminulus variation Neverita "sp. A" Risso 1826 moon snail Euspira perspecta moon snail "Natica" mediavia moon snail "Natica (Naticarius) reversa" = Naticarius moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cymatiidae	Ranella showalteri Ranella showalteri snail
Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae	Pleurotomella whitfieldi Pleurotomella whitfieldi snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	""Pleurotoma" "sp. C"" = Turris, ""Pleurotoma" (? Cythara) leania" = Turris ""Pleurotoma" "sp. C"" = Turris Röding 1798 turrid ""Pleurotoma" (? Cythara) leania" = Turris turrid
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Bonellitia annosa Bonellitia annosa snail
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	Orthosurcula adeona, Orthosurcula longipersa, Orthosurcula persa Orthosurcula adeona ribbed mitre Orthosurcula longipersa ribbed mitre Orthosurcula persa ribbed mitre
Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae	Exilia pergracilis Exilia pergracilis Conrad 1860 snail
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Pterynotus (Pterynotus) matthewsensis, Poirieria (Paziella) harrisi Pterynotus (Pterynotus) matthewsensis Aldrich 1886 mustached bat Poirieria (Paziella) harrisi Vokes 1970 murex snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	"Volutocorbis limopsis" = Athleta (Volutocorbis), "Volutocorbis rugatus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis), "Scaphella showalteri" = Scaphella "Volutocorbis limopsis" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute "Volutocorbis rugatus" = Athleta (Volutocorbis) volute "Scaphella showalteri" = Scaphella volute
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Falsifusus harrisi, cf. Papillina mohri, cf. Latirus biplicatus Falsifusus harrisi snail cf. Papillina mohri snail cf. Latirus biplicatus snail
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Levifusus regularoides, Levifusus "sp. K", Levifusus suteri, ""Levifusus" pagoda" = Levifusus pagodiformis Levifusus regularoides snail Levifusus "sp. K" Conrad 1865 snail Levifusus suteri snail ""Levifusus" pagoda" = Levifusus pagodiformis Heilprin 1881 snail "Levifusus" "pagoda var."
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Laevibuccinum constrictum, Strepsidura contorea, Pseudoliva "sp. A", Pseudoliva unicarinata, Pseudoliva vetusta Laevibuccinum constrictum true whelk Strepsidura contorea true whelk Pseudoliva "sp. A" Swainson 1840 true whelk Pseudoliva unicarinata Aldrich 1886 true whelk Pseudoliva vetusta Conrad 1833 true whelk Pseudoliva vetusta forma B
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Agaronia mediavia Agaronia mediavia olive snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rostellariidae	Calyptraphorus aldrichi Calyptraphorus aldrichi snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Perissolax sp., Priscoficus (Fulguroficus) spp. Perissolax sp. Gabb 1861 fig shell Priscoficus (Fulguroficus) spp. Conrad 1866 fig shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae	? Cerithiopsis dalli ? Cerithiopsis dalli snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triforidae	Cerithiella chamberlaini Cerithiella chamberlaini snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	Rissoina alabamensis Rissoina alabamensis snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	? Mesalia "sp. A", Turritella levicunea ? Mesalia "sp. A" Gray 1847 turret shell Turritella levicunea turret shell
Heterostropha - Mathildidae	"Solariella alabamensis" = Toulminella alabamensis "Solariella alabamensis" = Toulminella alabamensis Aldrich 1886 snail
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula alabamensis Ringicula alabamensis snail
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	Odostomia matthewsensis Odostomia matthewsensis snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica periscelida, Architectonica "sp. C", Architectonica alabamensis Architectonica periscelida sundial Architectonica "sp. C" Röding 1798 sundial Architectonica alabamensis Dall 1892 sundial
Scaphopoda
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus turgidus Cadulus turgidus tusk shell
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Litorhadia elongatoidea, Nuculana bella, Jupiteria (Ledina) smirna Litorhadia elongatoidea pointed nut clam Litorhadia elongatoidea "var." A Nuculana bella pointed nut clam Nuculana "bella var." Jupiteria (Ledina) smirna Dall 1898 pointed nut clam
Pectinida - Propeamussiidae	Amusium (Propeamussium) alabamense Amusium (Propeamussium) alabamense Aldrich 1886 mud scallop
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	Cucullaea macrodonta Cucullaea macrodonta clam
Cardiida - Glossidae	Glossus mediavia Glossus mediavia clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula subcompressa Corbula subcompressa clam
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia wilcoxensis" = Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis "Venericardia wilcoxensis" = Venericardia (Baluchicardia) wilcoxensis Dall 1903 clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Lirodiscus mediavia Lirodiscus mediavia clam