Little River [Waccamaw Fm]: Early/Lower Pleistocene, South Carolina
collected by Tuomey
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Infundibulum depressum
Say 1826
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Trochus philantropus
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula fornicata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella alticosta
(Conrad 1834)
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| recombined as Turritella (Turritella) alticostata | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Oliva litterata
Lamarck 1811
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| synonym of Oliva (Ispidula) sayana | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Fusus cinereus
Say 1822
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| recombined as Urosalpinx cinerea | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Marginella limatula
Conrad 1834
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| recombined as Prunum limatulum | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Pyrula carica
(Gmelin 1792)
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| recombined as Busycon carica | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Columbella avara
(Say 1822)
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| Colombella avara | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus adversarius
Conrad 1840
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| recombined as Conus (Contraconus) adversarius | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triviidae
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Cypraea pediculus
Linnaeus 1758
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| recombined as Pusula pediculus | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica carolinensis
(Dall 1889)
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| recombined as Sigatica carolinensis | |||||||
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Natica duplicata
(Say 1822)
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| recombined as Neverita duplicatus | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Carditamera arata
(Conrad 1832)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte radians
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Astarte concentrica
Conrad 1834
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Pholadidae
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Pholas turgidus
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Myidae
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Myalina subovata
Conrad 1845
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| recombined as Paramya subovata | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Artemis acetabulum
Conrad 1832
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| recombined as Dosinia acetabulum | |||||||
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Venus cribraria
Conrad 1843
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| recombined as Chione cribraria | |||||||
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Cytherea sayana
Conrad 1833
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| synonym of Pitar morrhuanus | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Mactra lateralis
Say 1822
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| recombined as Mulinia lateralis | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama congregata
Conrad 1833
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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
- Solecurtidae
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Solecurtus caribaeus
(Lamarck 1818)
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| synonym of Tagelus plebeius | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Pectunculus subovatus
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| synonym of Glycymeris | |||||||
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Pectunculus quinquerugatus
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| synonym of Glycymeris | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea virginiana
(Gmelin 1791)
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| recombined as Crassostrea virginica | |||||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | South Carolina | County: | Horry |
| Coordinates: | 33.9° North, 78.5° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 33.9° North, 78.1° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Waccamaw | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Waccamaw Fm. AGE: Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene, but here assigned to the Early Pleistocene following DuBar (1971). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within formation. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | blue unlithified claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Blue clay. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, assumed on the basis of age and facies description. | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine, shelfal siliciclastic. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Collectors: | Tuomey |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Tuomey (c. 1800's). REPOSITORIES: Unknown. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Limited to characteristic bivalves and gastropods. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication and with antiquated nomenclature but with species-resolution identifications. Nomenclature updated with subsequent publications. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 92407 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | L. Eccles | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-10 12:16:46 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-11-10 12:16:46 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 31145. | C. W. Cooke. 1936. Geology of the Coastal Plain of South Carolina. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 837 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |