USGS 785/USHS 5348, Snow Hill (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: Greene County, North Carolina (35.5° N, 77.7° W: paleocoordinates 35.4° N, 48.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Black Creek Formation, Campanian (83.6 - 72.1 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; glauconitic, gray, green, argillaceous sandstone

• "dark green, glauconitic, argillaceous sand or sandy clay"

Size class: mesofossils

Collected by Conrad, Stanton in 1891

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: L. W. Stephenson. 1912. The Cretaceous formations. North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey 3:73-171 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 190555: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 11.12.2017

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Arena carolinensis, Baroda carolinensis, Hercedon ellipticus, Trichoptropis sp.
Rhynchonellata
 Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Cyclothyris alta, Cyclothyris carolinensis
Cephalopoda
 Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae
Placenticeras placenta
Placenticeras placenta DeKay 1828 ammonite
Gastropoda
 Euomphalina - Elasmonematidae
"Callonema carolinensis" = Elasmonema
"Callonema carolinensis" = Elasmonema snail
 Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae
Pyropsis sp.
Pyropsis sp. Conrad 1860 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Liopeplum thoracica
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Anchura sp., Pugnellus densatus
Anchura sp. Conrad 1860 snail
"n. sp."
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Lunatia sp., Gyrodes crenata
Lunatia sp. Gray 1847 moon snail
Gyrodes crenata moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella quadrilira
Turritella quadrilira Johnson 1898 turret shell
 Trochoidea - Ataphridae
Ataphrus kerri
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
? Chemnitzia sp.
? Chemnitzia sp. d'Orbigny 1840 snail
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus obnutus
Cadulus obnutus tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
? Dentalium sp.
? Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula aff. percrassa
Nucula aff. percrassa nut clam
"n. sp."
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda sp." = Nuculana
"Leda sp." = Nuculana Link 1807 pointed nut clam
 Myalinida - Inoceramidae
Inoceramus proximus
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria petrosa
Pteria petrosa pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Bakevelliidae
Gervillia sp.
Gervillia sp. Defrance 1820 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp.
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Gryphaea sp., Exogyra ponderosa
Gryphaea sp. Lamarck 1801 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten sp.
Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop
"n. sp."
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia linifera, Anomia lintea, Anomia sp.
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle
"n. sp."
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima oxypleura, "Lima reticulata" = Pseudolimea reticulata
Lima oxypleura file clam
"Lima reticulata" = Pseudolimea reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Barbatia (Plagiarca) carolinensis" = Barbatia carolinensis, "Barbatia (Plagiarca) lintea" = Plagiarca
"Barbatia (Plagiarca) carolinensis" = Barbatia carolinensis Conrad 1849 clam
"Barbatia (Plagiarca) lintea" = Plagiarca clam
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
"Cucullaea carolinensis" = Idonearca carolinensis
"Cucullaea carolinensis" = Idonearca carolinensis Gabb 1876 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris congesta, "Trigonoarca (Breviarca) umbonata" = Trigonarca, "Trigonoarca (Breviarca) carolinensis" = Trigonarca, "Trigonoarca sp." = Trigonarca
"Trigonoarca (Breviarca) umbonata" = Trigonarca clam
"Trigonoarca (Breviarca) carolinensis" = Trigonarca clam
"Trigonoarca sp." = Trigonarca Conrad 1862 clam
"n. sp."
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon eufalensis, Nemodon brevifrons
Nemodon brevifrons Conrad 1875 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Inoperna carolinensis" = Modiolus (Inoperna) carolinensis, Mytilus condecoratus, Mytilus nasutus
"Inoperna carolinensis" = Modiolus (Inoperna) carolinensis Conrad 1875 mussel
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
Trigonia sp.
Trigonia sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
"n. sp."
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatellites pteropsis" = Bathytormus pteropsis, "Crassatellites carolinensis" = Crassatella carolinensis
"Crassatellites pteropsis" = Bathytormus pteropsis Conrad 1860 clam
"Crassatellites carolinensis" = Crassatella carolinensis Conrad 1875 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Eriphyla conradi
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Cymella bella
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Cyprimeria depressa, Cyprimeria densata, Aphrodina regia, Legumen planulatum
Cyprimeria densata venus clam
Aphrodina regia venus clam
Legumen planulatum venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Cymbophora lintea
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Brachymeris alta
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Tenea parilis, Etea carolinensis, Veniella conradi
Etea carolinensis Conrad 1875 clam
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Protocardium carolinensis" = Protocardia, Cardium carolinensis, Cardium aff. alabamense, "Cardium eufaulense" = Trachycardium eufaulensis
"Protocardium carolinensis" = Protocardia cockle
"Cardium eufaulense" = Trachycardium eufaulensis Conrad 1860 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Linearia "n. sp. (a)"" = Linearis, "Linearia "n. sp. (b)"" = Linearis, Linearia (Liothyris) carolinensis
"Linearia "n. sp. (a)"" = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
"Linearia "n. sp. (b)"" = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam
Linearia (Liothyris) carolinensis Conrad 1875 tellin clam
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Pholas sp.
Pholas sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam
"n. sp."
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula crassiplica, Corbula carolinensis, Corbula sp.
Corbula crassiplica Gabb 1860 clam
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam
"n. sp."
 Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata
Leptosolen biplicata Conrad 1858 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina glebula
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
Hamulus major
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Serpula cretacea
Chondrichthyes
 Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae
"Lamna texana" = Scapanorhynchus texanus
"Lamna texana" = Scapanorhynchus texanus Roemer 1852 goblin shark
Aves
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Oena plana
Actinopteri
 Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae
"Portheus ? molossus" = Xiphactinus audax
"Portheus ? molossus" = Xiphactinus audax Leidy 1870