Sample# 17c - Kempsville Mbr, Acredale Fm (Pleistocene of the United States)

Where: Virginia (36.8° N, 76.2° W: paleocoordinates 36.8° N, 76.2° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Kempsville Member (Acredale Formation), Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• Collection from 3.66 m above the base of the section, from 1.28 m thick sandstone. Kempsville Member of Acredale Fm. Late Pleistocene in age, presumably from stage 5 (70-125,000 ybp).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified, fine-grained, coarse, gray, blue, silty sandstone

• "shallow marine" in stratigraphic column; sublittoral open shelf environment in text
• Silty sand, light gray to blue-gray, fine to coarse; cross-bedding in upper part, not apparent in lower part, very fossiliferous, mostly disarticulated shell material, although some bivalves in life position

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the UNSM

Collection methods: bulk,

• Collected by authors. Collections reside in the USNM

Primary reference: R. S. Spencer and L.D. Campbell. 1987. The fauna and paleoecology of the Late Pleistocene marine sediments of southeastern Virginia. Bulletins of American Paleontology 92(327):1-124 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 57705: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 19.12.2005, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Exhaustive and authoritative. Includes Foraminifera, Porifera, Coelenterata, Bryozoa, Annelida, in addition to Mollusca.
Mammalia
 Carnivora - Odobenidae
Odobenus rosmarus Linnaeus 1758 walrus
 Carnivora - Phocidae
Halichoerus grypus Fabricius 1791 grey seal
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Electridae
 Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
 Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae
 Cheilostomata - Hippoporidridae
 Cheilostomata - Cryptosulidae
 Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae
 Cheilostomata - Microporellidae
Polychaeta
 Serpulimorpha -
 Spionida - Spionidae
Polydora sp. Bosk 1801
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina canaliculata Say 1826 barrel-bubble
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula fornicata Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell
Crepidula convexa Say 1822 slipper shell
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Epitonium humphreysii Kiener 1838 wentletrap
Epitonium multistriatum Say 1826 wentletrap
Epitonium angulatum Say 1831 wentletrap
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
"Cerithiopsis greeni" = Cerithiopsis greenii
"Cerithiopsis greeni" = Cerithiopsis greenii Adams 1839 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Hydrobiidae
"Hydrobia totteni" = Hydrobia truncata
"Hydrobia totteni" = Hydrobia truncata Vanatta 1924 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Circulus liratus Verrill 1882 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
"Anachis lafresnayi" = Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) lafresnayi
"Anachis lafresnayi" = Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) lafresnayi Fischer and Bernardi 1857 snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Busycon carica, "Busycon canaliculatum" = Busycotypus canaliculatus
Busycon carica Gmelin 1792 whelk
"Busycon canaliculatum" = Busycotypus canaliculatus Linnaeus 1758 whelk
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Kurtziella cerina Kurtz and Stimpson 1851 snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
"Dentimargo aureocincta" = Dentimargo aureocinctus
"Dentimargo aureocincta" = Dentimargo aureocinctus Stearns 1872 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Atractodon stonei murex snail
Eupleura caudata Say 1822 murex snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana acuta Conrad 1832 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima Say 1820 Atlantic Nut Clam
 Solemyida - Solemyidae
"Solemya velum" = Solemya (Petrasma) velum
"Solemya velum" = Solemya (Petrasma) velum Say 1822 Atlantic Awning Clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus 1758 mussel
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Argopecten gibbus Linnaeus 1758 calico scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea virginica Gmelin 1791 oyster
 Arcida - Noetiidae
"Noetia (Eontia) ponderosa" = Eontia ponderosa
"Noetia (Eontia) ponderosa" = Eontia ponderosa Say 1822 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara transversa" = Anadara (Larkinia) transversa
"Anadara transversa" = Anadara (Larkinia) transversa Say 1822 ark
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Dinocardium robustum Lightfoot 1786 cockle
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra aequalis Say 1822 abra
Semele cf. purpurascens Gmelin 1791 clam
Cumingia tellinoides Conrad 1831 clam
 Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax parvula, "Donax roemeri" = Serrula variabilis
"Donax roemeri" = Serrula variabilis Say 1822 clam
Subspecies: Donax roemeri protracta
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina texana" = Angulus texanus, "Tellina agilis" = Angulus agilis
"Tellina texana" = Angulus texanus Dall 1900 tellin clam
"Tellina agilis" = Angulus agilis Stimpson 1857 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta punctata Say 1822 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Mercenaria campechiensis Gmelin 1791 quahog
Mercenaria mercenaria Linnaeus 1758 quahog
"Petricola pholadiformis" = Petricolaria pholadiformis Lamarck 1818 venus clam
Gemma purpurea venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Spisula solidissima" = Hemimactra solidissima Dilwyn 1817 clam
Mulinia lateralis Say 1822 clam
Rangia cuneata Sowerby 1831 clam
 Cardiida - Kelliidae
 Pholadida - Myidae
Paramya subovata Conrad 1845 softshell clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula contracta" = Caryocorbula contracta
"Corbula contracta" = Caryocorbula contracta Say 1822 clam
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Barnea truncata Say 1822 clam
 Solenida - Pharidae
Ensis directus Conrad 1844 clam
 Pandorida - Lyonsiidae
Lyonsia hyalina Conrad 1831 clam
 Pandorida - Pandoridae
"Pandora gouldiana" = Pandora (Pandora) gouldiana, "Pandora trilineata" = Pandora (Pandora) trilineata
"Pandora gouldiana" = Pandora (Pandora) gouldiana Say 1822 clam
"Pandora trilineata" = Pandora (Pandora) trilineata Say 1822 clam
 Thraciida - Periplomatidae
"Periploma leana" = Aperiploma lena
"Periploma leana" = Aperiploma lena Conrad 1831 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Divalinga quadrisulcata, "Parvilucina multilineata" = Parvilucina multistriata
Divalinga quadrisulcata d'Orbigny 1846 clam
"Parvilucina multilineata" = Parvilucina multistriata Conrad 1841 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella lunulata Conrad 1834 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Astrangia danae Agassiz 1850 stony coral
Demospongiae
 Clavulina - Clionaidae
Cliona sp. demosponge
Globothalamea
 Rotaliida - Cibicididae
 Rotaliida - Nonionidae
 Rotaliida - Discorbidae
Nodosariata
 Polymorphinida - Polymorphinidae
Foraminifera
 Rotaliacea - Rotaliidae
Tubothalamea
 Miliolida - Hauerinidae
Foraminifera
 Rotalioidea - Haynesinidae
 Rotalioidea - Elphidiidae