Upper Cretaceous Bivalvia of Alabama
Andrew K. Rindsberg
Geological Survey of Alabama
P.O. Box O
Tuscaloosa, AL 35486 USA
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Note: Most of these species are from the last two epochs of the Cretaceous, the
Campanian and Maestrichtian; a few are from the preceding epoch, the Santonian.
Nuculacea
Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) percrassa Conrad, 1858
Nucula (Nucula) severnensis Wingard and Sohl, 1990
Nucula (Leionucula?) cuneifrons Conrad, 1860
Nuculanacea
Malletiidae
Malletia longifrons (Conrad, 1860)
Nuculanidae
Nuculana? perequalis (Conrad, 1860)
Nuculana protexta Gabb, 1860
Nuculana rostrotruncata (Gardner)
Nuculana whitfieldi (Gardner)
Nuculana? stephensoni Richards, 1958
Arcacea
Arcidae
Arca rostellata Morton, 1834
Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufalensis (Gabb, 1860)
Nemodon brevifrons Conrad, 1873
Nemodon cf. grandis Wade, 1926
Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea (Idonearca) capax Conrad, 1858
Cucullaea (Idonearca) littlei Gabb, 1876
Cucullaea (Idonearca) cf. powersi Stephenson, 1941
Cucullaea (Idonearca) ungula Tuomey, 1854
Noetiidae
Striarca saffordi (Gardner, 1916)
Striarca symmetros (Stephenson, 1956)
Striarca cuneata Gabb, 1876
Limopsacaea
Glycymerididae
Glycymeris rotundata (Gabb, 1860)
Glycymeris hamula (Morton, 1834)
Postligata wordeni Gardner, 1916
Trigonarca maconensis (Conrad, 1862)
Trigonarca inflata Stephenson, 1956
Protarca obliqua Stephenson, 1923
Mytilacea
Mytilidae
Lycettia tippana (Conrad, 1858)
Crenella serica Conrad, 1860
Crenella elegantula Meek and Hayden
Pinnacea
Pinnidae
Pinna laqueata Conrad, 1858
Pteriacea
Bakevilliidae
Gervillia ensiformis Conrad, 1858
Pseudoptera securiformis Stephenson, 1956
Inoceramidae
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) triangularis Tuomey, 1854
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) biformis Tuomey, 1854
Inoceramus (Inoceramus) proximus Tuomey, 1854
Inoceramus barabini Morton, 1834
Inoceramus alveatus Morton, 1834
Endocostea inflata (Tuomey, 1854)
"Inoceramus" salebrosus Tuomey, 1854
Pulvinitidae
Pulvinites argenteus Conrad, 1858
Pectinacea
Pectinidae
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) burlingtonensis (Gabb, 1860)
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) hilgardi (Stephenson, 1923)
Camptonectes (Camptonectes) bellisculptus Conrad, 1869
Eburneopecten simplicius (Conrad, 1860)
Chlamys venusta (Morton, 1833)
Chlamys (Radiopecten) quinquinarius (Conrad, 1853)
Syncyclonema sp.
Neithea (Neithea) quinquecostata (Sowerby, 1814)
Neithea (Neithea) complexicosta Gabb, 1876
Plicatulidae
Plicatula saffordi Conrad, 1860
Plicatula urticosa (Morton, 1833)
Plicatula tetrica Conrad, 1860
Dimyidae
Atreta cretacea cretacea (Conrad, 1866)
Atreta cretacea striata (Stephenson, 1934)
Atreta melleni (Stephenson, 1935)
Spondylidae
Spondylus echinatus (Morton, 1835)
Anomiacea
Anomiidae
Anomia argentaria Morton, 1833
Anomia tellinoides Morton, 1833
Anomia andersoni Mazyck and Vogdes, 1878
Anomia ornata Gabb, 1876
Paranomia scabra (Morton, 1834)
Limacea
Limidae
Limea (Pseudolimea) reticulata (Lyell and Forbes, 1845)
Lima pelagica (Morton, 1833)
Lima squarrosa (Gabb, 1861)
Limatula acutilineata (Conrad, 1858)
Ostracea
Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte (Pycnodonte) mutabilis (Morton, 1828)
Pycnodonte (Phygraea) aucella (Roemer, 1849)
Pycnodonte (Phygraea) convexa (Say, 1820)
Pycnodonte panda (Morton, 1833)
Gryphaeostrea vomer (Morton, 1828)
Exogyra ponderosa Roemer, 1849
Exogyra erraticostata Stephenson, 1914
Exogyra upatoiensis Stephenson, 1914
Exogyra costata costata Say, 1820
Exogyra costata spinifera Stephenson, 1941
Exogyra cancellata Stephenson, 1914
Ostreidae
Ostrea elegantula Newberry in White, 1884
Crassostrea cusseta Sohl and Kauffman, 1964
Turkostrea sloani (Stephenson, 1923)
Turkostrea littlei (Gabb, 1876)
Cubitostrea tecticosta (Gabb, 1876)
Curvostrea? whitei (Stephenson, 1923)
Pseudoperna congesta (Conrad, 1843)
Striostrea plumosa (Morton, 1833)
Agerostrea falcata (Morton, 1827)
Flemingostrea cretacea (Morton, 1834)
Flemingostrea battensis (Stephenson, 1936)
Flemingostrea blackensis (Stephenson, 1923)
Flemingostrea pratti (Stephenson, 1923)
Flemingostrea subpatulata (Lyell and Sowerby in Forbes, 1845)
Nicaisolopha ucheensis (Stephenson, 1956)
Palaeolophidae
Rastellum (Arctostrea) aguilerae (Böse, 1906)
Trigoniaceae
Trigoniidae
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) bartrami (Stephenson, 1923)
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica (Morton, 1834)
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) eufalensis (Gabb, 1860)
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) angulicosta (Gabb, 1876)
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) marionensis (Stephenson in Gardner, 1916)
Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) cerulea (Whitfield, 1885)
Lucinacea
Lucinidae
Lucina mattiformis Stephenson, 1941
Lucina glebula Conrad, 1873
Lucina ripleyana Wade, 1926
Myrtea stephensoni Gardner, 1916
Mactromyidae
Clisocolus? concentricus (Conrad, 1860)
Ungulinidae
Brachymeris carolinensis (Conrad, 1873)
Leptonacea
Leptonidae
Anomalokellia? cretacea (Conrad, 1860)
Carditacea
Carditiidae
Vetericardiella crenalirata (Conrad, 1860)
Vetericardiella webbervillensis (Stephenson, 1941)
Crassatellacea
Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton, 1834
Crassatella hodgei (Stephenson, 1923)
Bathytormus pteropsis (Conrad, 1860)
Scambula perplana Conrad, 1869
Cardiacea
Cardiidae
Granocardium (Granocardium) kuemmeli (Weller, 1907)
Granocardium (Criocardium) alabamense (Gabb, 1876)
Trachycardium eufalense Conrad, 1860
Protocardia (Pachycardium) stantoni (Wade, 1926)
Protocardia (Pachycardium) spillmani (Conrad, 1858)
Mactracea
Mactridae
Cympbophora trigonalis Stephenson, 1923
Cymbophora lintea (Conrad, 1860)
Cymbophora berryi Gardner, 1916
Cymbophora appressa (Gabb, 1876)
Solenacea
Cultellidae
Leptosolen biplicatus (Conrad, 1858)
Tellinacea
Tellinidae
"Tellina" georgiana Gabb, 1876
Aenona eufaulensis (Conrad, 1860)
Linearia (Linearia) metastriata Conrad, 1860
Tellinimeria eborea Conrad, 1860
Tellinimeria buboana Stephenson, 1955
Arcticacea
Arcticidae
Etea carolinensis Conrad, 1873
Etea trapezoidea (Conrad, 1860)
Tenea parilis (Conrad, 1860)
Veniella conradi (Morton, 1833)
Veneracea
Veneridae
Aeora eufaulensis (Conrad, 1860)
Aphrodina tippana (Conrad, 1858)
Aphrodina regia Conrad, 1873
Cyprimeria depressa (Conrad, 1860)
Cyprimeria major Gardner, 1916
Cyclorisma parva (Gardner, 1916)
Legumen cf. carolinense (Conrad, 1873)
Legumen ellipticum Conrad, 1858
Myacea
Corbulidae
Corbula eufaulense Conrad, 1860
Corbula monmouthensis Gardner, 1916
Corbula subradiata Gardner
Corbula torta Stephenson
Caryocorbula? veatchi Stephenson, 1956
Caryocorbula? veatchi longa Stephenson, 1956
Caryocorbula? georgiana Stephenson, 1956
Caestocorbula (Caestocorbula) crassaplica (Gabb)
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) percompressa (Gardner)
Caestocorbula (Parmicorbula) suffalciata (Wade)
Gastrochaenacea
Gastrochaenidae
Eufistulana cf. ripleyana Stephenson, 1941
Hiatellacea
Hiatellidae
Panopea decisa Conrad, 1853
Pholadacea
Pholadidae
Teredinidae
Teredolithus calamoides (Gabb, 1861)
Hippuritacea
Radiolitidae
Radiolites? spp.
Durania? spp.
Pandoracea
Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya conradi Gardner, 1916
Pholadomya littlei Gabb, 1876
Laternulidae
Anatimya anteradiata Conrad, 1860
Periplomya applicata (Conrad, 1858)
Periplomya sp.
Poromyacea
Poromyidae
Liopistha protexta (Conrad, 1853)
Cymella bella bella Conrad, 1873
Cymella bella texana Stephenson, 1941
Cuspidariidae
Cuspidaria jerseyensis Weller, 1907
Clavagellacea
Clavagellidae
Ascaulocardium armatum (Morton, 1833)
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