Lee Creek, Pungo River Fm, Bonnerton Mmb (Miocene to of the United States)

Where: North Carolina (35.4° N, 76.8° W: paleocoordinates 35.6° N, 73.0° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Bonnerton Member (Pungo River Formation), Early/Lower Miocene to Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 13.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: deep subtidal; phosphatic, gray limestone and gray sandstone

• grades upward from a gray, phosphatic limestone to gray, phosphatic, sandy limestone with molluscan molds and casts, plus gray sand with shell fragments, greenish white phosphatic limestone, calcareous clay, clayey sand, and, near the top of the section, light green to yellow-green diatomaceous to calcareous clay and sand with abundant fragmental bryozoans, bamacles, pectinids, and hydrozoans

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: J. G. Carter and J. Nekola. 1992. Molluscan fauna of the Pungo River Formation, Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina. Southeastern Section, The Paleontological Society [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 173047: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 08.09.2015

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Aturiidae
Aturia sp.
Aturia sp. Bronn 1838 nautiloid
Bivalvia
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinoma contracta
Lucinoma contracta Say 1824 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbuia (Caryocorbula) inaequalis" = Corbula inaequalis, Bicorbula idonea
"Corbuia (Caryocorbula) inaequalis" = Corbula inaequalis Say 1824 clam
Bicorbula idonea Conrad 1833 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia acetabulum, "Lirophora latilirata" = Lirophora (Lirophora) latilirata
Dosinia acetabulum Conrad 1832 venus clam
"Lirophora latilirata" = Lirophora (Lirophora) latilirata Conrad 1841 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Timothynus subvexa
Timothynus subvexa Conrad 1833 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
? Tellina sp.
? Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele carinata
Semele carinata Conrad 1830 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Chesacardium "sp. 1", Chesacardium "sp. 2"
Chesacardium "sp. 1" Ward 1992 cockle
Chesacardium "sp. 2" Ward 1992 cockle
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea goldfussii
Panopea goldfussii Wagner 1839 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Marvacrassatella ? turgidula
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte ? thisphila, Astarte cf. thisphila
Astarte ? thisphila Glenn 1904 clam
Astarte cf. thisphila Glenn 1904 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Dallarca aff. elevata, ? Dallarca subrostrata
? Dallarca subrostrata Conrad 1841 clam
 Ostreida - Malleidae
Isognomon (Hippochaeta) sp.
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Atrina sp.
Atrina sp. Gray 1842 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte (Gigantostrea) leeana
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea mauricensis
Ostrea mauricensis Gabb 1860 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten mclellani, Pecten humphreysii, "Chesapecten ? nefrens" = Chesapecten (Chesapecten) nefrens, Rebeccapecten ? berryae
Pecten mclellani Gibson 1987 scallop
Pecten humphreysii Conrad 1842 scallop
spp. humphreysii
"Chesapecten ? nefrens" = Chesapecten (Chesapecten) nefrens Ward and Blackwlder 1975 scallop
Rebeccapecten ? berryae Ward 1992 scallop
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus ducatellii, Mytilus conradinus
Modiolus ducatellii Conrad 1840 mussel
Mytilus conradinus d'Orbigny 1852 mussel
Gastropoda
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora cf. catillifonnis, Diodora cf. marylandica
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Calliostoma cf. bella
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis granifera
Serpulorbis granifera Say 1824 worm shell
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra sp.
Terebra sp. Bruguière 1789 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
"Drillia cf. limatula" = Cymatosyrinx limatula
"Drillia cf. limatula" = Cymatosyrinx limatula Conrad 1830 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Ecphora tricostata
Ecphora tricostata Martin 1904 murex snail
spp. pamlico
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria "sp. 1", Cancellaria "sp. 2"
Cancellaria "sp. 1" Lamarck 1799 snail
Cancellaria "sp. 2" Lamarck 1799 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Siphonalia cf. devexa" = Siphonalia devexus
"Siphonalia cf. devexa" = Siphonalia devexus Conrad 1843 true whelk
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella cf. cumberlandia, Turritella cf. aequistriata, Turritella cf. indenta
Turritella cf. cumberlandia Conrad 1863 turret shell
Turritella cf. aequistriata Conrad 1863 turret shell
Turritella cf. indenta Conrad 1841 turret shell
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Calyptraea cf. aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea cf. aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell