Station 2245 [Moore House Mbr, Yorktown Fm]: Late/Upper Pliocene, Virginia
collected by Harris 1890
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana acuta
(Conrad 1832)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte coheni
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Astarte concentrica
Conrad 1834
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cyclocardia granulata
(Say 1824)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Marvacrassatella undulata
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Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Hiatella arctica
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Pharidae
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Ensis ensiformis
(Conrad 1843)
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Teredinidae
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Kuphus fistula
(Lea 1843)
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula inaequalis
Say 1824
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pleiorytis centenaria
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Gemma magna
Dall 1903
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SUBSPECIES: Gemma magna virginiana | ||||||||||
Gouldia metastriata
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[entered as Gouldia metastriatum] | ||||||||||
Mercenaria sp.
Schumacher 1817
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Dosinia acetabulum
(Conrad 1832)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Donacidae
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Bornia triangulata
(Anderson and Martin 1914)
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original and current combination Donax triangulata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pandorida
- Pandoridae
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Pandora crassidens
Conrad 1838
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recombined as Pandora (Clidiophora) crassidens | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Parvilucina crenulata
(Conrad 1840)
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Ctena speciosa
(Rogers and Rogers 1837)
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recombined as Ctena (Ctena) speciosa | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Striarca centenaria
(Say 1824)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Noetiidae
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Noetia incile
(Say 1824)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chesapecten madisonius
(Say 1824)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula marginata
Say 1824
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synonym of Plicatula gibbosa | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Conradostrea sculpturata
(Conrad 1840)
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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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Crucibulum constrictum
(Conrad 1842)
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recombined as Crucibulum (Dispotaea) constrictum | ||||||||||
Crepidula spinosa
Conrad 1843
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synonym of Bostrycapulus aculeatus | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella alticostata
Conrad 1834
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recombined as Turritella (Turritella) alticostata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Planaxidae
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Fossarus lyra
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Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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Cyclostremiscus obliquestriatus
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[entered as Cyclostremiscus obliquestriatus] | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Marginella bella
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Ecphora quadricostata
(Conrad 1830)
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Urosalpinx trossulus
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Trigonostoma sp.
Blainville 1827
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Cymatosyrinx lunata
(Lea 1833)
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Gastropoda
- Perissityidae
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Ptychosalpinx laqueata
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[entered as Ptychosalpinx laqueatum] | ||||||||||
Mitrella communis
(Conrad 1862)
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recombined as Astyris communis | ||||||||||
Anachis harrisii
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Peristernia filicata
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Fusinus exilis
Dall 1890
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Busycon sp.
Röding 1798
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Busycotypus incile
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Nassarius sp.
Duméril 1806
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Gastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Serpulorbis granulifera
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Eulima sp.
Risso 1826
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Seila adamsii
(Lea 1845)
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Lunatia heros
(Say 1822)
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recombined as Euspira heros | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium sp.
Bolten 1798
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Lingulata
- Discinida
- Disciniidae
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Discinisca lugubris
(Conrad 1834)
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Thecostraca
- Balanomorpha
- Balanidae
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Balanus sp.
Da Costa 1778
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | Virginia | County: | York |
Coordinates: | 37.2° North, 76.5° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 37.3° North, 75.8° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
Stage: | Piacenzian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pliocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 3.60000 - 2.58000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Yorktown | Member: | Moore House | ||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Moore House Mbr of the Yorktown Fm, which unconformably overlies regionally the Morgarts Beach and Rushmere Mbrs of the Yorkown Fm, and is unconformably overlain regionally by the Chowan River Fm. AGE: Late Pliocene according to Ward (1993). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position in member. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | "siliciclastic" |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown, but presumably siliciclastic. LITHIFICATION: Unknown. | |
Environment: | coastal indet. |
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Not stated in text, but appears to be relatively shallow shelf depths. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection | ||
Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
Museum repositories: | UNSM | ||
Collectors: | Harris | Collection dates: | 1890 |
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: G.D. Harris, 1890. REPOSITORY: USNM. | |||
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Not exhaustive (as commented by Ward 1993, p. 3), but includes fairly comprehensive lists of characteristic gastropods and bivalves. NOMENCLATURE: Lists compiled by R. Arnold, based on identifications by Harris, with nomenclature subsequently revised by Ward to a modern standard, with species-resolution assignments. |
Metadata
Database number: | 78262 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2008-01-31 20:23:29 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-01-31 20:23:29 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
26351. | L. W. Ward. 1993. The G.D Harris 1890 manuscript on the stratigraphy of Miocene and Pliocene beds at Yorktown, Virginia. Paleontological Research Institute Special Publication 20:1-118 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |