Beaufort, Cartaret Co. - Pamlico Fm (Pleistocene): Late/Upper Pleistocene, North Carolina
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula fornicata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Crepidula plana
Say 1822
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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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Sinum perspectivum
(Say 1831)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius trivittatus
(Say 1822)
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| recombined as Ilyanassa trivittata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Busycon carica
(Gmelin 1792)
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Busycon canaliculatum
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Busycotypus canaliculatus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra concava
(Say 1827)
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| recombined as Strioterebrum concava | ||||||||||
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Terebra dislocata
(Say 1822)
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| recombined as Strioterebrum dislocatum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella mutica
(Say 1822)
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Oliva sayana
Ravenel 1834
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| recombined as Oliva (Ispidula) sayana | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Aequipecten irradians
(Lamarck 1819)
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| recombined as Argopecten irradians | ||||||||||
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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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Crassostrea virginica
(Gmelin 1791)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Noetiidae
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Noetia (Eontia) ponderosa
(Say 1822)
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| recombined as Eontia ponderosa | ||||||||||
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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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Anadara ovalis
(Bruguiere 1789)
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| recombined as Lunarca ovalis | ||||||||||
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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
- Tellinidae
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Tellina texana
Dall 1900
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| recombined as Angulus texanus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama macerophylla
Gmelin 1791
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Chione cancellata
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Mercenaria mercenaria
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Gemma gemma
(Totten 1834)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Mulinia lateralis
(Say 1822)
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Rangia cuneata
(Sowerby 1831)
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula contracta
Say 1822
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| recombined as Caryocorbula contracta | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Pharidae
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Ensis directus
(Conrad 1844)
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Divaricella quadrisulcata
(d'Orbigny 1846)
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| recombined as Divalinga quadrisulcata | ||||||||||
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Anodontia alba
Link 1807
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| [entered as Anodonta alba] | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella lunulata
(Conrad 1834)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cardita floridana
(Conrad 1838)
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| original and current combination Carditamera floridana | ||||||||||
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Venericardia tridentata
Say 1826
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| recombined as Pleuromeris tridentata | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | North Carolina | County: | Pamlico |
| Coordinates: | 34.8° North, 76.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.8° North, 76.7° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
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: | Pamlico | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From Pamlico Formation (Richards 1962). AGE: Sangamon, Pleistocene (Richards 1962). Little evidence for Wisconsin age. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | unlithified "siliciclastic" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: No detailed lithologic data reported in text. LITHIFICATION: Assumed to be unlithified given age and figured specimens in Richards (1962). | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: No specific environment provided in text for individual collection. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | cast |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Based on collections of Richards (1936, 1950). REPOSITORIES: Collections held in various museums, possibly including the Academy of Natural Sciences, USNM, MCZ (Cambridge), and AMNH. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda and bivalvia. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoratative publication, and somewhat antiquated. However, all occurrences include species-resolution assignments and list synonymies. | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | North Carolina Loc. 8 | ||
| Database number: | 66749 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | L. Eccles | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-10-15 12:21:37 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | group members | Released: | 2007-10-15 12:21:37 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 18974. | 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] |