11 m. below New Bern, Craven Co. - Horry Clay (Pleistocene): Late/Upper Pleistocene, North Carolina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara transversa (Say 1822)
recombined as Anadara (Larkinia) transversa
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella lunulata (Conrad 1834)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia tridentata Say 1826
recombined as Pleuromeris tridentata
Cardita floridana (Conrad 1838)
original and current combination Carditamera floridana
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Anisodonta elliptica (Récluz 1850)
recombined as Basterotia (Basterotella) elliptica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Dinocardium robustum (Lightfoot 1786)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra aequalis (Say 1822)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina texana Dall 1900
recombined as Angulus texanus
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta punctata (Say 1822)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mulinia lateralis (Say 1822)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae
Mysella planulata
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Ensis directus (Conrad 1844)
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae
Pandora trilineatus (Say 1822)
recombined as Pandora (Pandora) trilineata
Pandora trilineata Say 1822
recombined as Pandora (Pandora) trilineata
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana acuta (Conrad 1832)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula proxima Say 1820
recombined as Nucula (Nucula) proxima
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Retusa canaliculata (Say 1826)
recombined as Acteocina canaliculata
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Pyramidella crenuata
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Vermicularia spirata (Philippi 1836)
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices duplicatus (Say 1822)
recombined as Neverita duplicatus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Columbella (Anachis) obesa (Adams 1845)
recombined as Parvanachis obesa
Columbella (Astyris) lunata (Say 1826)
recombined as Astyris lunata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius obsoletus (Say 1822)
recombined as Ilyanassa obsoleta
Nassarius trivittatus (Say 1822)
recombined as Ilyanassa trivittata
Nassarius acutus (Say 1822)
recombined as Nassarius (Nassarius) acutus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella mutica (Say 1822)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra concava (Say 1827)
recombined as Strioterebrum concava
Terebra dislocata (Say 1822)
recombined as Strioterebrum dislocatum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Mangilia cerina (Kurtz and Stimpson 1851)
recombined as Kurtziella cerina
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Urosalpinx cinerea (Say 1822)
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:North Carolina County:Pamlico
Coordinates: 35.0° North, 77.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.0° North, 77.0° 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:Horry Clay
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Pleistocene overlies the Pliocene Croatan Formation. LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From Horry Clay (Cooke 1937, 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. 11
Database number:66752
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:L. Eccles Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2006-10-15 12:27:27 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:group members Released:2007-10-15 12:27:27
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]