Jablonski & Raup Locality 21 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: North Carolina (34.3° N, 78.0° W: paleocoordinates 35.5° N, 54.9° W)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

PaleoDB collection 1311: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 17.02.1994

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Taxonomic list

• history: old m-21, vet by DJ '91, comb.w/vet-98, adds by DJ '92
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana multiconcentrica pointed nut clam
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes sp. Meek 1864 scallop
Camptonectes bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Costellacesta sp. Kauffman 1964 file clam
Limatula acutilineata Conrad 1858 file clam
Lima kerri Stephenson 1923 file clam
"Pseudolimea pelagica" = Lima (Lima) pelagica Morton 1833 file clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ornata Gabb 1876 jingle
Anomia argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
 Ostreida - Malleidae
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon sp. Conrad 1869 clam
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea sp., "Cucullaea capax" = Idonearca capax
Cucullaea sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
"Cucullaea capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca sp. Conrad 1862 clam
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Arcida - Limopsidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Pleuriocardia sp. Scott 1978 cockle
Granocardium sp. Gabb 1869 cockle
"Pachycardium spillmani" = Protocardia (Pachycardium) cockle
"Pachycardium sp." = Protocardia (Pachycardium) Conrad 1869 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellinimera sp., "Linearia magnoliensis" = Linearis, "Linearia metastriata" = Linearis, Liothyris carolinensis
Tellinimera sp. Conrad 1860 tellin clam
"Linearia magnoliensis" = Linearis tellin clam
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis tellin clam
Liothyris carolinensis Conrad 1875 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Aphrodina sp. Conrad 1869 venus clam
Aphrodina tippana venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Etea sp. Conrad 1873 clam
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Opertochasma sp. Stephenson 1953 clam
 Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata Conrad 1858 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Cymella sp. Meek 1864 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Uddenia sp. Stephenson 1941 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella sp. Chavan 1969 clam
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
"Scabrotrigonia cerulea" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia), "Scabrotrigonia eufalensis" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia)
"Scabrotrigonia cerulea" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) clam
"Scabrotrigonia eufalensis" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) clam