List of the Mesozoic life of Tennessee
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This list of the Mesozoic life of Tennessee contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Tennessee and are between 252.17 and 66 million years of age.
A
[edit]- †Aciculiscala
- Acirsa
- †Acirsa americana – type locality for species
- †Acirsa cerithiformis
- †Acirsa corrugata
- †Acirsa cretacea
- †Acirsa microstriata
- †Acirsa wadei
- Acmaea
- †Acteon
- †Acteon conicus – type locality for species
- †Acteon ellipticus – type locality for species
- †Acteon modicellus
- †Acteon pistilliformis
- †Acteon substriatus – type locality for species
- †Acteonina
- †Acteonina orientalis – type locality for species
- †Acteonina parva – type locality for species
- †Acutostrea
- †Aenona
- Alderina
- †Alderina nelsoni – type locality for species
- †Amaurellina
- Amauropsis
- †Amauropsis lirata – type locality for species
- †Ambigostrea
- Ammatophora
- †Ammatophora cretacea – type locality for species
- Amphiblestrum
- †Amphiblestrum denticulatum – type locality for species
- †Ampullina
- †Ampullina lirata
- †Ampullina potens – type locality for species
- †Ampullina umbilica
- Amuletum
- †Anatimya
- †Anchura
- †Anchura calcaris – type locality for species
- †Anchura convexa – type locality for species
- †Anchura noakensis – tentative report
- †Anchura pergracilis
- †Anchura quadrilirata – type locality for species
- †Anchura substriata – type locality for species
- †Ancilla
- †Anomalofusus
- †Anomia
- †Anomia argentaria
- †Anomia perlineata – type locality for species
- †Anomia tellinoides
- †Anomoeodus
- Anteglosia
- †Aphrodina
- †Arca
- †Arca mcnairyensis – type locality for species
- †Arca pergracilis – type locality for species
- †Arca securiculata – type locality for species
- Arctica
- †Arctica incerta – type locality for species
- †Aspidolithus
- †Astandes
- †Avitelmessus
B
[edit]- †Baculites
- Barbatia
- †Barbatia cochlearis – type locality for species
- †Barbatia fractura – type locality for species
- †Barbatia saffordi
- †Bellifusus
- †Belliscala – or unidentified comparable form
- Berenicea
- †Beretra
- †Bizarrus
- †Bizarrus abnormalis – type locality for species
- †Boltenella
- Brachidontes
- †Buccinopsis
C
[edit]- Cadulus
- Caestocorbula
- Callianassa
- †Calliomphalus
- †Calliomphalus americanus – type locality for species
- †Calliomphalus angustus
- †Calliomphalus argenteus – type locality for species
- †Calliomphalus argenteus spinosus
- †Calliomphalus conanti
- †Calliomphalus decoris
- Callopora
- †Callopora anatina – type locality for species
- †Callopora sulcata – type locality for species
- †Callopora torquata – type locality for species
- Cancellaria
- †Cancellaria acuta – type locality for species
- †Cancellaria macnairyensis
- †Caprinella
- Capulus
- †Capulus corrugatus – type locality for species
- †Capulus monroei
- Cardium
- †Cardium kuemmeli
- †Cardium stantoni – type locality for species
- †Caveola
- Cerithiopsis
- †Cerithiopsis meeki – type locality for species
- †Cerithiopsis quadrilirata – type locality for species
- Cerithium
- †Cerithium nodoliratum – type locality for species
- †Cerithium percostatum – type locality for species
- †Cerithium semirugatum – type locality for species
- †Cerithium weeksi – type locality for species
- Charonia
- †Charonia univaricosum – type locality for species
- Chiton
- †Cinulia
- †Cinulia paraquensis – type locality for species
- Clavagella
- Cliona
- †Colombellina
- †Colombellina americana – type locality for species
- Conopeum
- †Conopeum ovatum – type locality for species
- †Conopeum parviporum – type locality for species
- †Conopeum prismaticum – type locality for species
- †Conopeum wadei – type locality for species
- †Conorbis
- Corbula
- †Corbula paracrassa – type locality for species
- †Corbula suffalciata – type locality for species
- †Corbula torta
- †Corbula williardi – type locality for species
- †Crania – tentative report
- †Crania americana – type locality for species
- Crassatella
- †Crenella
- †Creonella
- †Creonella secunda – type locality for species
- †Creonella subangulata
- †Creonella triplicata
- †Cryptoconus – tentative report
- †Cryptorhytis
- †Cryptorhytis nobilis – type locality for species
- †Cryptorhytis torta – type locality for species
- Cucullaea
- Cyclina
- †Cyclina magna – type locality for species
- †Cyclina parva
- Cylichna
- †Cylindrotruncatum
- †Cymbophora
- †Cyprimeria
D
[edit]- †Dakoticancer
- †Dentalium
- †Dentalium inornatum – type locality for species
- †Dentalium intercalatum – type locality for species
- †Dentalium ripleyanum
- †Deussenia
- †Dircella
- †Discoscaphites
- †Dolicholatirus
- †Dreissensia
- †Drepanochilus
- †Drilluta
- †Drilluta communis
- †Drilluta dimurorum – type locality for species
- †Drilluta distans
- †Drilluta major
- †Dysnoetopora – type locality for genus
- †Dysnoetopora celleporoides – type locality for species
E
[edit]- †Ecphora
- †Ellipsoscapha
- †Enchodus
- †Endoptygma
- †Enoploclytia
- †Enoploclytia sculpta – type locality for species
- †Eoacteon
- †Eothoracosaurus
- †Eriptycha – tentative report
- †Eriptycha americana – type locality for species
- †Etea
- †Eucycloscala
- †Eulima
- †Eulima clara – type locality for species
- †Eulima impressa – type locality for species
- †Eulima laevigata – type locality for species
- †Eulima persimplica
- †Euspira
- Euthriofusus – tentative report
- †Eutrephoceras
- †Exilia
- †Exilia ripleyana – type locality for species
- †Exogyra
F
[edit]- Falsifusus
- †Falsifusus convexus – type locality for species
- †Falsifusus mesozoicus
- Fasciolaria – tentative report
- †Fasciolaria ripleyana – type locality for species
- †Frurionella – type locality for genus
- †Frurionella grandipora – type locality for species
- †Frurionella parvipora – type locality for species
- †Fulgerca
- †Fulgerca attenuata – type locality for species
- †Fusimilis
G
[edit]- Gastrochaena
- †Gegania
- Gemmula
- Gephyrotes
- †Gephyrotes lamellaria – type locality for species
- †Gervilliopsis
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Glycymeris lacertosa – type locality for species
- †Glycymeris microsulci – type locality for species
- †Glycymeris subcrenata – type locality for species
- †Goniocylichna – type locality for genus
- †Goniocylichna bisculpturata – type locality for species
- †Graciliala
- †Granocardium
- †Graphidula
- †Gryphaeostrea
- Gyrodes
- †Gyrodes alveata
- †Gyrodes americanus
- †Gyrodes crenata
- †Gyrodes major – type locality for species
- †Gyrodes spillmani
- †Gyrodes supraplicatus
H
[edit]- †Hamulus
- †Haplovoluta
- †Helicaulax
- †Helicoceras
- †Hemiacirsa
- Hemiaster
- †Hercorhyncus
- Heteropora
- †Heteropora tennesseensis – type locality for species
- †Hippocampoides
- †Hippocampoides liratus – type locality for species
- †Hippocampoides serratus
- †Hoploparia
- †Hoploparia tennesseensis – type locality for species
- †Hydrotribulus
I
[edit]- †Icanotia
- †Icanotia pulchra – type locality for species
- †Inoceramus
- †Inoperna
- †Ischyrhiza
J
[edit]L
[edit]- †Lacrimiforma
- †Latiala
- †Latiala lobata – type locality for species
- Latiaxis
- †Laxispira
- †Leda
- †Legumen
- Leiostraca
- †Lemniscolittorina
- †Leptosolen
- Limatula
- †Limatula woodsi – type locality for species
- Limopsis
- †Limopsis meeki – type locality for species
- †Limopsis perbrevis – type locality for species
- †Linearis
- †Liopeplum
- †Liopeplum canalis
- †Liopeplum carinatum – type locality for species
- †Liopeplum cretaceum
- †Liopeplum leioderma
- †Liopeplum leiodermum
- †Liopeplum subjugosum
- †Liopistha
- †Liothyris
- †Lirosoma
- Lithophaga
- Littorina
- †Littorina berryi – type locality for species
- †Lomirosa
- †Longoconcha
- Lopha
- †Lowenstamia
- †Lucina
- †Lucina ripleyana – type locality for species
- †Lupira
M
[edit]- †Mammila
- †Mammila americana – type locality for species
- Martesia
- †Martesia procurva – type locality for species
- †Martesia truncata – type locality for species
- †Mataxa
- †Mathilda
- †Mathildia
- †Mathildia ripleyana – type locality for species
- Melanatria
- †Melanatria cretacea – type locality for species
- Membranipora
- †Membranipora crassimargo – type locality for species
- Membraniporella
- †Membraniporella irregularis – type locality for species
- Meretrix
- †Mesorhytis
- †Mesorhytis obscura – type locality for species
- †Mesostoma
- †Mesostoma americanum – type locality for species
- †Mesostoma costatum – type locality for species
- †Metopaster
- †Metopaster tennesseensis – type locality for species
- †Micrabacia
- Micropora
- †Micropora baccata – type locality for species
- †Mitridomus
- †Morea
- †Mosasaurus
- †Mystriopora – tentative report
- †Mystriopora stipata – type locality for species
N
[edit]- †Napulus
- †Neithea
- †Nemodon
- †Nemodon eufaulensis
- †Nemodon grandis – type locality for species
- †Nemodon stantoni
- †Nonactaeonina
- †Notopocorystes
- †Notopocorystes testacea – type locality for species
- Nucula
- †Nucula microconcentrica – type locality for species
- †Nucula percrassa
- Nuculana
- †Nuculana australis – type locality for species
- †Nudivagus
O
[edit]- †Obeliscus
- †Odontobasis
- †Odontobasis australis – type locality for species
- †Odontofusus
- †Odontofusus curvicostata – type locality for species
- †Odostomia
- †Odostomia impressa – type locality for species
- †Odostomia plicata – type locality for species
- †Oligoptycha
- Opalia
- †Ornopsis
- †Ornopsis digressa – type locality for species
- †Ornopsis elevata
- †Ornopsis glenni
- Ostrea
- †Ostrea bryani
- †Ostrea mcnairyensis – type locality for species
- †Ostrea monmouthensis
- †Ostrea penegemmea – type locality for species
P
[edit]- †Paladmete
- †Paladmete cancellaria
- †Paladmete densata – type locality for species
- †Paladmete gardnerae – type locality for species
- †Paleopsephaea – type locality for genus
- †Paleopsephaea mutabilis – type locality for species
- †Paleopsephaea pergracilis – type locality for species
- Panopea
- †Parafusus
- †Paramorea
- † Paranomia
- †Parietiplicatum
- †Parvivoluta – type locality for genus
- †Parvivoluta concinna – type locality for species
- †Pecten
- †Pedalion
- †Pedalion periridescens – type locality for species
- †Peneus
- †Peneus wenasogensis – type locality for species
- Periploma
- †Perissolax
- Pholadomya
- †Piestochilus
- †Piestochilus cancellatus – type locality for species
- †Piestochilus pergracilis – type locality for species
- †Plioplatecarpus
- †Podocratus
- Polinices
- †Polinices kummeli
- †Polinices stephensoni – type locality for species
- †Polinices umbilica – type locality for species
- †Polyascosoecia
- †Polyascosoecia tripora – type locality for species
- †Postligata
- †Postligata crenata – type locality for species
- †Postligata wordeni
- †Praeleda
- †Prognathodon
- †Promathildia
- †Promathildia cretacea – type locality for species
- †Protobusycon
- †Protocardia
- †Protocardia parahillana – type locality for species
- †Pseudocardia
- †Pseudocardia gregaria
- †Pseudocardia subangulata – type locality for species
- †Pseudocardia subcircula – type locality for species
- †Pseudolimea
- Pseudomalaxis
- †Pseudomalaxis amplificata – type locality for species
- †Pseudomalaxis pilsbryi
- †Pseudomalaxis ripleyana – type locality for species
- †Pteria
- †Pteria percompressa – type locality for species
- †Pteria petrosa
- †Pterocerella
- †Pterotrigonia
- †Ptychosyca
- †Pugnellus
- Pulvinites
- Pycnodonte
- †Pyrifusus
- †Pyrifusus ejundicus
- †Pyrifusus subdensatus
- †Pyrifusus subliratus – type locality for species
- †Pyropsis
- †Pyropsis interstriatus
- †Pyropsis perornatus
- †Pyropsis proxima – type locality for species
- †Pyropsis spinosus
R
[edit]- †Reinhardites
- †Remera
- †Remnita
- †Rhombopsis
- †Rhombopsis microstriatus – type locality for species
- †Rhombopsis orientalis – type locality for species
- Ringicula
- Rissoina
- †Rissoina fragilis – type locality for species
- †Rissoina subornata – type locality for species
- †Rissoina tennesseensis – type locality for species
- Rostellaria – tentative report
- †Rostellaria mcnairyensis – type locality for species
S
[edit]- †Sargana
- †Saurodon – tentative report
- †Scala
- Scalpellum
- †Scambula
- Scaphander
- †Scaphander rarus – type locality for species
- †Scaphites
- †Scaphites reesidei – type locality for species
- †Schizobasis
- †Schizobasis depressa
- †Schizobasis immersa – type locality for species
- Seila
- †Seminola
- Serpula
- †Serpula adnata – type locality for species
- †Serpula pervermiformis – type locality for species
- Serpulorbis
- †Serpulorbis marylandica
- †Serpulorbis tennesseensis – type locality for species
- †Serrifusus
- †Serrifusus tennesseensis – type locality for species
- †Siphonaria
- †Siphonaria wieseri – type locality for species
- †Solariorbis
- †Solyma
- †Stantonella – type locality for genus
- †Stantonella subnodosa – type locality for species
- †Stephanophyllia
- Striarca
- †Striaticostatum
- †Syncyclonema
T
[edit]- †Tectaplica
- Teinostoma
- †Teinostoma prenanum – type locality for species
- Tellina
- †Tellina multiconcentrica – type locality for species
- †Tellinimera
- †Tenea
- †Teredo
- †Teredo rectus – type locality for species
- †Thylacus
- †Tintorium
- †Tornatellaea
- †Tornatellaea cretacea – type locality for species
- †Tornatellaea globulosa – type locality for species
- †Toxochelys
- Trichotropis
- †Trichotropis imperfecta – type locality for species
- †Trigonia
- †Trochifusus
- †Trochifusus interstriatus – type locality for species
- †Trochifusus perornatus – type locality for species
- †Trochifusus spinosus – type locality for species
- Trochus
- †Trochus ripleyanus – type locality for species
- †Troostella – type locality for genus
- †Troostella perimpressa – type locality for species
- †Troostella substriatus
- †Tuba
- †Tuba parabella – type locality for species
- Turbinella
- †Turbinella major – type locality for species
- †Turbinella variabilis – type locality for species
- Turboella
- †Turricula
- †Turricula amica
- †Turricula anomalocostata – type locality for species
- †Turricula biacuminata – type locality for species
- †Turricula fasciolata – type locality for species
- †Turricula gracilis – type locality for species
- †Turricula mcnairyensis – type locality for species
- †Turricula ripleyana
- Turris
- †Turris constricta – type locality for species
- †Turris proxima – type locality for species
- Turritella
- †Turritella bilira
- †Turritella encrinoides
- †Turritella macnairyensis
- †Turritella mcnairyensis – type locality for species
- †Turritella paravertebroides
- †Turritella tippana
- †Turritella trilira
- †Turritella vertebroides
U
[edit]- †Unicardium
- †Unicardium concentricum – type locality for species
- †Urceolabrum
V
[edit]- †Variseila
- †Veniella
- †Vetericardia
- †Volutoderma
- †Volutoderma appressa – type locality for species
- †Volutoderma protracta
- †Volutoderma tennesseensis – type locality for species
- †Volutomorpha
- †Volutomorpha aspera
- †Volutomorpha gigantea – type locality for species
- †Volutomorpha mutabilis – type locality for species
- †Volutomorpha retifera – or unidentified comparable form
W
[edit]- †Wadeopsammia
- †Wadeopsammia nodosa – type locality for species
- †Weeksia
- †Woodsella – type locality for genus
- †Woodsella typica – type locality for species
- †Wormaldia
- †Wormaldia praemissa – type locality for species
Y
[edit]- Yoldia
- †Yoldia longifrons
- †Yoldia multiconcentrica – type locality for species
References
[edit]- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 7 August 2017.