Locality WA 20 - Unit 5 (Canepatch Fm): Late/Upper Pleistocene, South Carolina
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Chlamys solarioides
Heilprin 1887
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Elphidiidae
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Elphidium delicatulum
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Rotaliidae
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Ammonia beccarii
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Globothalamea
- Rotaliida
- Discorbidae
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Buccella frigida
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Echinoidea
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Echinoidea indet.
(Leske 1778)
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium antillarum
(de Boury 1909)
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| synonym of Epitonium candeanum | ||||||||||
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Epitonium angulatum
(Say 1831)
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Melanella conoidea
(Kurtz and Stimpson 1851)
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula aculeata
(Gmelin 1791)
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| recombined as Bostrycapulus aculeatus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella subanulata
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices duplicatus
(Say 1822)
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| recombined as Neverita duplicatus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Oliva sayana
Ravenel 1834
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| recombined as Oliva (Ispidula) sayana | ||||||||||
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Olivella mutica
(Say 1822)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Cantharus tinctus
(Conrad 1846)
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| recombined as Gemophos tinctus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Anachis avara
(Say 1822)
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| Colombella avara | ||||||||||
| Subspecies: A. avara translirata | ||||||||||
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Mitrella lunata
(Say 1826)
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| recombined as Astyris lunata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Marginella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Eupleura caudata
(Say 1822)
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Turbonilla interrupta
(Totten 1835)
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Odostomia fusca
(Adams 1839)
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| recombined as Sayella fusca | ||||||||||
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Odostomia seminuda
(Adams 1839)
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| recombined as Boonea seminuda | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Diodora sp.
Gray 1821
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Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Pharidae
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Ensis directus
(Conrad 1844)
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Caryocorbula barrattiana
(Adams 1852)
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| synonym of Caryocorbula caribaea | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Gemma magna
Dall 1903
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Transenella carolinensis
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| spelled with current rank as Transennella | ||||||||||
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Macrocallista nimbosa
(Solander 1786)
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| recombined as Macrocallista (Macrocallista) nimbosa | ||||||||||
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Mercenaria campechiensis
(Gmelin 1791)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Mulinia lateralis
(Say 1822)
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Spisula solidissima
(Dilwyn 1817)
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| recombined as Hemimactra solidissima | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Corbiculidae
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Corbicula densata
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Donacidae
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Donax variabilis
Say 1822
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| recombined as Serrula variabilis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semele proficua
(Pulteney 1799)
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Ervillia concentrica
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= Ervilia concentrica
Holmes 1858
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Rosenberg 2005 | |||||||||
| MISSPELLING: Ervillia = Ervilia | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Phacoides multilineatus
(Conrad 1841)
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| recombined as Parvilucina multistriata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella dupliniana
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Crassinella lunulata
(Conrad 1834)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cardita granulata
(Say 1824)
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| recombined as Cyclocardia granulata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte sp.
Sowerby 1816
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys (Aequipecten) gibbus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Argopecten gibbus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia simplex
d'Orbigny 1845
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea sculpturata
Conrad 1840
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| recombined as Conradostrea sculpturata | ||||||||||
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Crassostrea virginica
(Gmelin 1791)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara transversa
(Say 1822)
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| recombined as Anadara (Larkinia) transversa | ||||||||||
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Arca umbonata
Lamarck 1819
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| synonym of Lamarcka imbricata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Noetiidae
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Noetia ponderosa
(Say 1822)
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| recombined as Eontia ponderosa | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris americana
(Defrance 1826)
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Stenolaemata
- Cyclostomata
- Lichenoporidae
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Disporella denticulata
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Rhizangiidae
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Septastrea crassa
(Holmes 1860)
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| Spelt: Septastraea | ||||||||||
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Demospongiae
- Clavulina
- Clionaidae
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Cliona sp.
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Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | South Carolina | County: | Horry |
| Coordinates: | 33.8° North, 78.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 33.9° North, 78.5° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Canepatch | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Unit 5; Canepatch Fm (Pleistocene age). Unknown stratigraphic possition (unit names in faunal table do not match up with those from lithologic column). Local section name: Nixonville. Basinal/regional section name: Intracoastal Waterway | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | fine,shelly/skeletal,gray unlithified sandy sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: Sand, quartz, medium to coarse, subangular to subrounded, frosted, yellowish gray, macrofossils abundant, well preserved, commonly life-orented. | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Geology comments: No environmental information reported. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | excellent |
| Articulated whole bodies: | some |
| Spatial resolution: | autochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Collection method comments: Unknown repository. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:Not exhaustive for mollusca, but containing common forms, with excellent nomenclature. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 60930 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | L. Eccles | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-05-27 21:44:30 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-05-27 21:44:30 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 17556. | J. R. DuBar. 1971. Neogene Stratigraphy of the lower Coast Plain of the Carolinas. Atlantic Coastal Plain Geological Association 12th Annual Field Conference [A. Miller/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
| 19419 | G. Rosenberg. 2005. Malacolog 4.0: A database of Western Atlantic marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.0)] URL http://data.acnatsci.org/wasp [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |