Also known as South Carolina Loc. 16
Where: Charleston County, South Carolina (32.7° N, 80.2° W: paleocoordinates 32.7° N, 80.2° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Pamlico Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From Pamlico Formation (Richards 1962). AGE: Sangamon, Pleistocene (Richards 1962).
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast
Collection methods: COLLECTORS: Based on collections of Richards (1936). REPOSITORIES: Collections held in various museums, possibly including the Academy of Natural Sciences, USNM, MCZ (Cambridge), and AMNH.
Primary reference: H. G. Richards. 1962. Studies on the marine Pleistocene: Part II. The marine Pleistocene mollusks of eastern North America. Transactions of the American Philosophocal Society 52(3):1-142 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 66760: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 15.10.2006, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Yoldia limatula Say 1831 clam | |
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima Say 1820 Atlantic Nut Clam | |
Brachidontes exustus Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
Crassostrea virginica Gmelin 1791 oyster | |
Pteria colymbus Röding 1798 pearl oyster | |
Atrina rigida oyster
Atrina serrata Sowerby 1825 oyster | |
Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck 1801 scallop | |
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle | |
"Aequipecten irradians" = Argopecten irradians
"Aequipecten irradians" = Argopecten irradians Lamarck 1819 calico scallop | |
"Glycymeris pectinata" = Tucetona pectinata, Glycymeris americana
"Glycymeris pectinata" = Tucetona pectinata Gmelin 1791 clam
Glycymeris americana Defrance 1826 clam | |
"Anadara lienosa" = Anadara (Rasia) lienosa, "Anadara brasiliana" = Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, "Anadara ovalis" = Lunarca ovalis
"Anadara lienosa" = Anadara (Rasia) lienosa Say 1832 ark
"Anadara brasiliana" = Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana Lamarck 1819 ark
"Anadara ovalis" = Lunarca ovalis Bruguiere 1789 ark | |
"Noetia (Eontia) ponderosa" = Eontia ponderosa
"Noetia (Eontia) ponderosa" = Eontia ponderosa Say 1822 clam | |
"Venericardia tridentata" = Pleuromeris tridentata, "Cardita floridana" = Carditamera floridana
"Venericardia tridentata" = Pleuromeris tridentata Say 1826 clam
"Cardita floridana" = Carditamera floridana Conrad 1838 clam | |
Crassinella lunulata Conrad 1834 clam | |
Solen viridis clam | |
Ensis directus Conrad 1844 clam
Ensis minor Dall 1899 clam | |
"Pandora trilineatus" = Pandora (Pandora) trilineata, "Pandora trilineata" = Pandora (Pandora) trilineata
"Pandora trilineatus" = Pandora (Pandora) trilineata Say 1822 clam
"Pandora trilineata" = Pandora (Pandora) trilineata Say 1822 clam | |
Gastrochaena cuneiformis Spengler 1783 clam | |
"Trachycardium muricatum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum, Laevicardium mortoni, Dinocardium robustum
"Trachycardium muricatum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Laevicardium mortoni Conrad 1831 cockle
Dinocardium robustum Lightfoot 1786 cockle | |
Semele bellastriata, Semele proficua, Cumingia tellinoides, Ervilia polita2, Ervilia concentrica2, Abra aequalis
Semele bellastriata Conrad 1837 clam
Semele proficua Pulteney 1799 clam
Cumingia tellinoides Conrad 1831 clam
Abra aequalis Say 1822 abra | |
"Tagelus gibbus" = Tagelus plebeius
"Tagelus gibbus" = Tagelus plebeius Lightfoot 1786 clam | |
"Tellina alternata" = Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata, Macoma tenta, "Macoma balthica" = Macoma (Macoma) balthica, Strigilla mirabilis, Tellidora cristata, "Tellina texana" = Angulus texanus
"Tellina alternata" = Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata Say 1822 tellin clam
Macoma tenta Say 1834 tellin clam
"Macoma balthica" = Macoma (Macoma) balthica Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Strigilla mirabilis Philippi 1841 tellin clam
Tellidora cristata Récluz 1842 tellin clam
"Tellina texana" = Angulus texanus Dall 1900 tellin clam | |
Donax fossor Say 1822 clam | |
"Echinochama arcinella" = Arcinella arcinella
"Echinochama arcinella" = Arcinella arcinella Linnaeus 1767 jewel box | |
"Labiosa lineata" = Anatina anatina, "Labiosa plicatella" = Raeta plicatella
"Labiosa lineata" = Anatina anatina Spengler 1802 clam
"Labiosa plicatella" = Raeta plicatella Lamarck 1818 clam | |
"Mactra fragilis" = Mactrotoma fragilis, Mulinia lateralis
"Mactra fragilis" = Mactrotoma fragilis Gmelin 1792 surfclam
Mulinia lateralis Say 1822 clam | |
"Chione intapurpurea" = Puberella intapurpurea, Chione cancellata, "Chione grus" = Timoclea grus, Mercenaria campechiensis, Mercenaria mercenaria, "Macrocallista nimbosa" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) nimbosa, "Rupellaria typica" = Choristodon robustus, "Petricola pholadiformis" = Petricolaria pholadiformis, "Petricola lata" = Petricolaria pholadiformis
"Chione intapurpurea" = Puberella intapurpurea Conrad 1849 venus clam
Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
"Chione grus" = Timoclea grus Holmes 1858 venus clam
Mercenaria campechiensis Gmelin 1791 quahog
Mercenaria mercenaria Linnaeus 1758 quahog
"Macrocallista nimbosa" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) nimbosa Solander 1786 venus clam
"Rupellaria typica" = Choristodon robustus Sowerby 1834 venus clam SPELLING: originall Ropellaria typica
"Petricola pholadiformis" = Petricolaria pholadiformis Lamarck 1818 venus clam
"Petricola lata" = Petricolaria pholadiformis Lamarck 1818 venus clam | |
Diplodonta soror Adams 1852 clam | |
"Polymesoda carolinensis" = Polymesoda caroliniana
"Polymesoda carolinensis" = Polymesoda caroliniana Bosc 1801 clam | |
Aligena elevata Stimpson 1851 aligena | |
Sportella constricta, Sportella protexta, "Anisodonta elliptica" = Basterotia (Basterotella) elliptica
Sportella constricta clam
Sportella protexta clam
"Anisodonta elliptica" = Basterotia (Basterotella) elliptica Récluz 1850 clam | |
"Pholas campechiensis" = Pholas (Thovana) campechiensis, Barnea costata, "Pholas truncata" = Barnea truncata, Martesia cuneiformis
"Pholas campechiensis" = Pholas (Thovana) campechiensis Gmelin 1791 clam
Barnea costata clam
"Pholas truncata" = Barnea truncata Say 1822 clam | |
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria
"Mya arenaria" = Mya (Arenomya) arenaria Linnaeus 1758 softshell clam | |
"Divaricella quadrisulcata" = Divalinga quadrisulcata, "Phacoides trisulcata" = Cavilinga trisulcata, "Phacoides radians" = Callucina keenae, "Lucina amiantus" = Radiolucina amianta
"Divaricella quadrisulcata" = Divalinga quadrisulcata d'Orbigny 1846 clam
"Phacoides trisulcata" = Cavilinga trisulcata Conrad 1841 clam
"Phacoides radians" = Callucina keenae Chavan 1971 clam
"Lucina amiantus" = Radiolucina amianta Dall 1901 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
"Retusa canaliculata" = Acteocina canaliculata
"Retusa canaliculata" = Acteocina canaliculata Say 1826 barrel-bubble | |
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial | |
"Pyramidella crenulata" = Pyramidella suturalis
"Pyramidella crenulata" = Pyramidella suturalis Lea 1843 snail | |
Crepidula fornicata Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
Crepidula convexa Say 1822 slipper shell
Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell
Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell | |
"Adeorbis holmesi" = Cochliolepis holmesi
"Adeorbis holmesi" = Cochliolepis holmesi Dall 1889 snail | |
"Littorina irrorata" = Littoraria irrorata
"Littorina irrorata" = Littoraria irrorata Say 1822 periwinkle | |
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Prunum roscidum Redfield 1860 margin shell | |
Eupleura caudata Say 1822 murex snail | |
Cancellaria reticulata Emmon 1858 snail | |
"Oliva sayana" = Oliva (Ispidula) sayana, Olivella mutica
"Oliva sayana" = Oliva (Ispidula) sayana Ravenel 1834 olive snail
Olivella mutica Say 1822 olive snail | |
"Mangilia cerina" = Kurtziella cerina
"Mangilia cerina" = Kurtziella cerina Kurtz and Stimpson 1851 snail | |
"Terebra dislocata" = Strioterebrum dislocatum, "Terebra concava" = Strioterebrum concava, Terebra protexta
"Terebra dislocata" = Strioterebrum dislocatum Say 1822 auger snail
"Terebra concava" = Strioterebrum concava Say 1827 auger snail
Terebra protexta Conrad 1845 auger snail | |
Busycon carica, Busycon perversum, "Busycon spiratum" = Busycotypus spiratus, "Busycon canaliculatum" = Busycotypus canaliculatus
Busycon carica Gmelin 1792 whelk
Busycon perversum Linnaeus 1758 whelk
"Busycon spiratum" = Busycotypus spiratus Lamarck 1816 whelk
"Busycon canaliculatum" = Busycotypus canaliculatus Linnaeus 1758 whelk | |
"Nassarius acutus" = Nassarius (Nassarius) acutus, "Fusus" minor, "Fusus" filiformis, "Fusus" rudis, "Nassarius obsoletus" = Ilyanassa obsoleta, "Nassarius trivittatus" = Ilyanassa trivittata
"Nassarius acutus" = Nassarius (Nassarius) acutus Say 1822 snail
"Fusus" minor Holmes 1858 snail
"Fusus" filiformis Holmes 1858 snail
"Fusus" rudis Holmes 1858 snail
"Nassarius obsoletus" = Ilyanassa obsoleta Say 1822 snail
"Nassarius trivittatus" = Ilyanassa trivittata Say 1822 snail | |
"Columbella (Anachis) obesa" = Parvanachis obesa, "Columbella (Astyris) lunata" = Astyris lunata, "Columbella (Anachis) avara" = Costoanachis avara
"Columbella (Anachis) obesa" = Parvanachis obesa Adams 1845 snail
"Columbella (Astyris) lunata" = Astyris lunata Say 1826 snail
"Columbella (Anachis) avara" = Costoanachis avara Say 1822 snail | |
"Cantharus cancellata" = Solenosteira cancellaria, "Cantharus tinctus" = Gemophos tinctus
"Cantharus cancellata" = Solenosteira cancellaria Conrad 1846 true whelk
"Cantharus tinctus" = Gemophos tinctus Conrad 1846 true whelk | |
Fasciolaria tulipa, "Fasciolaria gigantea" = Triplofusus giganteus, "Fasciolaria distans" = Cinctura lilium
Fasciolaria tulipa Linnaeus 1758 tulip snail
"Fasciolaria gigantea" = Triplofusus giganteus Kiener 1840 snail
"Fasciolaria distans" = Cinctura lilium Fischer 1807 snail | |
"Simnia acicularis" = Cymbovula acicularis
"Simnia acicularis" = Cymbovula acicularis Lamarck 1811 snail | |
"Natica pusilla" = Tectonatica pusilla, Sinum perspectivum, "Polinices duplicatus" = Neverita duplicatus
"Natica pusilla" = Tectonatica pusilla Say 1822 moon snail
Sinum perspectivum Say 1831 moon snail
"Polinices duplicatus" = Neverita duplicatus Say 1822 moon snail | |
"Epitonium lamellosum" = Gryoscala lamellosa, "Epitonium rupicolum" = Epitonium rupicola, Epitonium angulatum, Epitonium humphreysii, Epitonium multistriatum
"Epitonium lamellosum" = Gryoscala lamellosa Lamarck 1822 wentletrap
"Epitonium rupicolum" = Epitonium rupicola Kurtz 1860 wentletrap
Epitonium angulatum Say 1831 wentletrap
Epitonium humphreysii Kiener 1838 wentletrap
Epitonium multistriatum Say 1826 wentletrap | |
Melanella conoidea Kurtz and Stimpson 1851 snail | |
"Bittium cerithidioides" = Finella dubia
"Bittium cerithidioides" = Finella dubia d'Orbigny 1840 snail | |
"Angaria" crassa Holmes 1859 snail | |
Diodora cayenensis Lamarck 1822 snail | |
Echinoidea | |
"Mellita pentapora" = Mellita quinquiesperforata1
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"Toxopneustes variegatus" = Lytechinus variegatus1
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Merisca aequistriata | |
"Quadrans lintea" = Merisca aequistriata
"Quadrans lintea" = Merisca aequistriata Say 1824 |