Turritella seriatim–granulata Roemer, 1849

Remarks

• Collector:    Dan Woehr

• Formation:  Washita Group, Weno Limestone

• Location:     Grayson County, Texas

General Info

Synonyms (older names and misidentifications in the literature)

• 1849 Turritella seriatim–granulata Römer

• 1852 Turritella seriatim–granulata Römer

• 1879 Turritella marnochi White, in part

• 1910 Turritella vibrayeana d'Orbigny; Bose

• 1928 Turritella vibrayeana d'Orbigny; Adkins

• 1940 Turritella macropleura Stainbrook

• 1944 Mesalia seriatim–granulata (Roemer); Shimer & Shrock

• 1955 T. (Haustator) seriatim–granulata gainsvillensis Stanton; Allison

• 1955 Turritella (Haustator) seriatim–granulata (Roemer); Allison

• 1955 Mesalia (Turritella) seriatim–granulata (Roemer); Finsley

• 1997 Turritella seriatim–granulata Roemer; Akers & Akers

Stratigraphic Occurrence

• Washita Group, Pawpaw Formation of North Texas

• Washita Group, Weno Formation of North Texas

• Fredericksburg Group, Kiamichi Formation of North Texas

• Fredericksburg Group, Edwards Formation of Central Texas

• Fredericksburg Group, Comanche Peak Formation of North Texas

• Fredericksburg Group, Goodland Formation of North Texas

• Fredericksburg Group, Walnut Formation of North Texas

Age

• Turritella seriatim–granulata Roemer is a long–ranging gastropod that occurs from about the Oxytropidoceras (Mirapelia) salasi (Young) zone to the Mortoniceras (Angolaites) drakei (Young) zone,late MiddleAlbian to late Albian (~105–98 mya).

Geographic Occurrence (not an all-inclusive list)

• Bexar County, TX
• Gillespie County, TX
• Grayson County, TX
• Hudspeth County, TX
• Jeff Davis County, TX
• Lynn County, TX
• Somervell County, TX
• Tarrant County, TX

Remarks

         For identification and descriptions, see:

• Stanton, T. W.  1947.  Studies of Some Comanche Pelecypods and Gastropods.  United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 211, 75–76; plate 56, fig's 7, 11, and 17–24.