Lake Carmel pit, 6.0-6.3 m (New Orleans barrier trend): Holocene, Louisiana
collected by Mollyn
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium angulatum
(Say 1831)
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R category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Balcis cf. jamaicensis
(Adams 1845)
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Melanella jamaicensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula fornicata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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C category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Neverita duplicatus
(Say 1822)
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U category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Oliva sayana
Ravenel 1834
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Oliva (Ispidula) sayana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Fasciolaria lilium
Fischer 1807
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Cinctura lilium | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Fasciolaria lilium hunteria | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Cantharus cancellarius
(Conrad 1846)
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C category | |||||||||
| recombined as Solenosteira cancellaria | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius acutus
(Say 1822)
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C category | |||||||||
| recombined as Nassarius (Nassarius) acutus | ||||||||||
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Nassarius vibex
(Say 1822)
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A category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Marginella apicina
Menke 1828
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Prunum apicinum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Acteocina canaliculata
(Say 1826)
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R category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana concentrica
(Say 1824)
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R category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Thraciida
- Periplomatidae
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Periploma margaritaceum
(Lamarck 1801)
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R category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Pholadidae
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Diplothyra smithii
Tryon 1862
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U category | |||||||||
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Barnea truncata
(Say 1822)
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R category | |||||||||
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Cyrtopleura costata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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U category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta cf. soror
(Adams 1852)
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C category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Agriopoma texasiana
(Dall 1892)
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R category | |||||||||
| recombined as Callocardia (Agriopoma) texasiana | ||||||||||
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Mercenaria campechiensis
(Gmelin 1791)
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A category | |||||||||
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Dosinia discus
(Reeve 1850)
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C category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Mulinia lateralis
(Say 1822)
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C category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Anatinellidae
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Raeta plicatella
(Lamarck 1818)
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U category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Macoma tenta
(Say 1834)
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C category | |||||||||
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Tellina texana
Dall 1900
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U category | |||||||||
| recombined as Angulus texanus | ||||||||||
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Tellidora cristata
(Récluz 1842)
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U category | |||||||||
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Tellina alternata
Say 1822
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C category | |||||||||
| recombined as Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Donacidae
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Donax texasianus
Philippi 1847
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U category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Abra aequalis
(Say 1822)
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C category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Dinocardium robustum
(Lightfoot 1786)
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U category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Crassostrea virginica
(Gmelin 1791)
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U category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara ovalis
(Bruguiere 1789)
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U category | |||||||||
| recombined as Lunarca ovalis | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Louisiana | County: | Orleans |
| Coordinates: | 30.1° North, 90.0° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 30.1° North, 90.0° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Local section: | Lake Carmel pit | Local bed: | 6.2 m | ||
| Local order: | top to bottom | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the New Orleans barrier trend, which overlies the Michoud Fm (Holocene), and is overlain by the St Bernards delta complex. AGE: Holocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From 6.0-6.3 m in section. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | unlithified argillaceous sandstone |
| Secondary lithology: | unlithified sandy claystone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Clayey sand-sandy clay. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified. | |
| Environment: | shoreface |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Barrier bar. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some genera,some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collectors: | Mollyn |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: G. Mollyn. REPOSITORY: Unknown. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia and scaphopoda. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature and species-resolution identifications. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 92775 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-11-28 11:56:09 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2009-11-28 11:56:08 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 31288. | W. Miller III. 1983. Stratigraphy of newly exposed Quaternary sediments, eastern Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 17(3-4):85-104 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |