Charleston, Charleston Co. - Pamlico Fm (Pleistocene): Late/Upper Pleistocene, South Carolina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Sinum perspectivum (Say 1831)
Polinices duplicatus (Say 1822)
recombined as Neverita duplicatus
Natica pusila
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Seila adamsi (Lea 1845)
recombined as Seila adamsii
Gastropoda - Littorinidae
Littorina irrorata (Say 1822)
recombined as Littoraria irrorata
Gastropoda - Ovulidae
Simnia acicularis (Lamarck 1811)
recombined as Cymbovula acicularis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Urosalpinx cinerea (Say 1822)
Eupleura caudata (Say 1822)
Murex pomum Gmelin 1791
recombined as Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Prunum roscidum (Redfield 1860)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva sayana Ravenel 1834
recombined as Oliva (Ispidula) sayana
Olivella mutica (Say 1822)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra dislocata (Say 1822)
recombined as Strioterebrum dislocatum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Mangilia cerina (Kurtz and Stimpson 1851)
recombined as Kurtziella cerina
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Columbella (Astyris) lunata (Say 1826)
recombined as Astyris lunata
Columbella (Anachis) avara (Say 1822)
Colombella avara
Columbella (Anachis) obesa (Adams 1845)
recombined as Parvanachis obesa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Fusus" conus Holmes 1858
"Fusus" bullata Holmes 1858
Nassarius acutus (Say 1822)
recombined as Nassarius (Nassarius) acutus
Nassarius obsoletus (Say 1822)
recombined as Ilyanassa obsoleta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fasciolaria distans Lamarck 1822
synonym of Cinctura lilium
Fasciolaria gigantea Kiener 1840
recombined as Triplofusus giganteus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cantharus cancellata (Conrad 1846)
recombined as Solenosteira cancellaria
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Busycon perversum (Linnaeus 1758)
Busycon carica (Gmelin 1792)
Gastropoda - Tornidae
Cochliolepis nautiliformis (Holmes 1859)
synonym of Cochliolepis parasitica
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus 1758)
Crepidula aculeata (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Bostrycapulus aculeatus
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epitonium rupicolum (Kurtz 1860)
recombined as Epitonium rupicola
Epitonium angulatum (Say 1831)
Epitonium humphreysii (Kiener 1838)
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Melanella conoidea (Kurtz and Stimpson 1851)
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Retusa canaliculata (Say 1826)
recombined as Acteocina canaliculata
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Pyramidella crenuata
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
"Angaria" crassa Holmes 1859
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck 1822)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana acuta (Conrad 1832)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella lunulata (Conrad 1834)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Sportella protexta
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta soror (Adams 1852)
Diplodonta semiaspera Philippi 1836
recombined as Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) semiaspera
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mulinia lateralis (Say 1822)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Petricola pholadiformis Lamarck 1818
recombined as Petricolaria pholadiformis
Chione cancellata (Linnaeus 1767)
Chione grus (Holmes 1858)
recombined as Timoclea grus
Mercenaria campechiensis (Gmelin 1791)
Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Strigilla mirabilis (Philippi 1841)
Tellina texana Dall 1900
recombined as Angulus texanus
Tellidora cristata (Récluz 1842)
Tellina alternata Say 1822
recombined as Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax fossor Say 1822
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Cumingia tellinoides (Conrad 1831)
Ervillia concentrica
    = Ervilia concentrica Holmes 1858
Rosenberg 2005
MISSPELLING: Ervillia = Ervilia
Abra angulata Holmes 1860
Semele proficua (Pulteney 1799)
Semele bellastriata (Conrad 1837)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Laevicardium laevigatum (Linnaeus 1758)
replaced by Laevicardium serratum
Trachycardium muricatum (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum
Dinocardium robustum (Lightfoot 1786)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Martesia cuneiformis (Say 1822)
SPELLING: M. cunieformis
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Ensis minor Dall 1899
Ensis directus (Conrad 1844)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina multilineata (Conrad 1841)
recombined as Parvilucina multistriata
Lucina amiantus (Dall 1901)
original and current combination Phacoides (Bellucina) amiantus
Divaricella quadrisulcata (d'Orbigny 1846)
recombined as Divalinga quadrisulcata
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Atrina rigida
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria colymbus (Röding 1798)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara ovalis (Bruguiere 1789)
recombined as Lunarca ovalis
Anadara brasiliana (Lamarck 1819)
recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Arca adamsi Dall 1886
recombined as Arcopsis adamsi
Noetia (Eontia) ponderosa (Say 1822)
recombined as Eontia ponderosa
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris pectinata (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Tucetona pectinata
unclassified
Quadrans lintea (Conrad 1837)
synonym of Tellina (Merisca) aequistriata
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:South Carolina County:Charleston
Coordinates: 32.8° North, 79.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.8° North, 79.9° 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:Pamlico
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From Pamlico Formation (Richards 1962). AGE: Sangamon, Pleistocene (Richards 1962).
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). 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: South Carolina Loc. 14
Database number:66758
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:L. Eccles Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2006-10-15 12:50:55 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:group members Released:2007-10-15 12:50:55
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]

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]