PBDB Collection

USGS 17691 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Also known as South side of Chesapeake and Delaware canal at station 62+

Where: Delaware (39.5° N, 75.7° W: paleocoordinates 39.0° N, 45.6° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Merchantville Formation, Early/Lower Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine

Reposited in the USGS

• collected by C. W. Carter 1935-7

Primary reference: J. P. Owens, J. P. Minard, N. F. Sohl and F. James Mello. 1970. Stratigraphy of the outcropping post-Magothy Upper Cretaceous formations in Southern New Jersey an Northern Delmarva peninsula, Delaware and Maryland. USGS Professional Paper 674:1-60 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 6134: authorized by Matt Kosnik, entered by Matt Kosnik on 28.01.2000

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Taxonomic list

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Polychaeta
Serpulimorpha -	Hamulus major Hamulus major Hamulus major Gabb
Bivalvia
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula percrassa Nucula percrassa nut clam Nucula slackiana (Gabb)
Cardiida - Arcticidae	cf. Etea carolinensis cf. Etea carolinensis Conrad 1875 clam Etea cf. E. carolinensis Conrad
Cardiida - Veneridae	Legumen sp. n. sp., Legumen planulatum Legumen sp. n. sp. Conrad 1858 venus clam Legumen n. sp. (Owens et al) Legumen planulatum venus clam Legumen planulatum (Conrad)
Cardiida - Tellinidae	Tellina sp., ? Aenona sp. Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam Tellina sp. ? Aenona sp. Conrad 1870 tellin clam Aenona ? sp.
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Cardium sp. Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle Cardium spp.
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Caestocorbula crassiplica Caestocorbula crassiplica Gabb 1860 clam Caesticorbula crassiplica (Gabb)
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Pholadomya occidentalis Pholadomya occidentalis Morton clam Pholadomya occidentalis (Morton)
Poromyida - Poromyidae	cf. Cymella ironensis, Cymella bella cf. Cymella ironensis clam Cymella cf. C. ironensis Stephenson Cymella bella clam Cymella bella Conrad
Carditida - Crassatellidae	cf. Crassatella newkirkensis cf. Crassatella newkirkensis clam Crassatella cf. C. newkirkensis Stephenson
Arcida - Arcidae	Arca sp. Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark Arca sp.
Pectinida - Limidae	Lima sp. Lima sp. Bruguière 1797 file clam Lima sp.
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Camptonectes bellisculptus Camptonectes bellisculptus scallop Camptonectes bellisculptus (Conrad)
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	Dentalium subarctuatum Dentalium subarctuatum tusk shell Dentalium subarctuatum Conrad
Gastropoda
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Laxispira lumbricalis, Turritella merchantvillensis, cf. Turritella merchantvillensis, Turritella quadrilira Laxispira lumbricalis Gabb 1877 turret shell Laxispira lumbricalis Gabb Turritella merchantvillensis turret shell Turritella merchantvillensis Weller cf. Turritella merchantvillensis turret shell Turritella cf. T. merchantvillensis Weller Turritella quadrilira Johnson 1898 turret shell Haustator quadrilira (Johnson)
Cerithioidea - Pickworthiidae	Urceolabrum ? mantachieensis Urceolabrum ? mantachieensis Sohl 1964 snail Urceolabrum mantachiensis Sohl?
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Euspira sp. Euspira sp. Agassiz 1837 moon snail Euspira sp.
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Arrhoges (Latiala) sp., Graciliala sp., Graciliala johnsoni Arrhoges (Latiala) sp. Gabb 1868 snail Arrhoges (Latiala) sp. Graciliala sp. Sohl 1960 snail Graciliala sp. Graciliala johnsoni Stephenson 1923 snail Graciliala johnsoni (Stephenson)
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Hercorhyncus sp. n. sp. Hercorhyncus sp. n. sp. Conrad 1868 snail Hercorhynchus n. sp. (Owens et al)
Heterostropha - Ringiculidae	Ringicula sp. n. sp. Ringicula sp. n. sp. Deshayes 1838 snail Ringicula n. sp. (Owens et al)