Also known as B 25366
Where: North Carolina (35.3° N, 76.6° W: paleocoordinates 35.3° N, 76.0° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Chowan RIver Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• Exposure of less than 1 m of Chowan River Fm at base of section, overlain by James City Fm. Basinal/regional section name: Lee Creek Mine
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; poorly lithified, burrowed, coarse-grained, shelly/skeletal sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, original aragonite
Reposited in the USNM
• Collections reposited in USGS and USNM
Primary reference: L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder. 1987. Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Mollusca from the James City and Chowan River Formations at Lee Creek Mine. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 61:113-283 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 58895: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 28.02.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Nuculana acuta Conrad 1832 pointed nut clam | |
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima, Nucula taphria
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima Say 1820 Atlantic Nut Clam
Nucula taphria Dall 1898 nut clam | |
Astarte berryi clam
Astarte concentrica Conrad 1834 clam | |
Carditamera arata, Pteromeris perplana, Pleuromeris auroraensis, Pleuromeris decemcostata, Cyclocardia cf. granulata
Carditamera arata Conrad 1832 clam
Pteromeris perplana Dall 1903 clam
Pleuromeris auroraensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987 clam
Pleuromeris decemcostata Conrad 1867 clam
Cyclocardia cf. granulata Say 1824 clam | |
Erycinella ovalis Conrad 1845 clam | |
Crassinella johnsoni Ward and Blackwelder 1987 clam
Crassinella lunulata Conrad 1834 clam | |
Ensis directus Conrad 1844 clam | |
Cyrtopleura sp. Tryon 1862 clam | |
Paramya subovata Conrad 1845 softshell clam | |
Caryocorbula contracta Say 1822 clam | |
Aligena striata Lea 1843 aligena | |
Ensitellops elongata clam | |
"Spisula solidissima" = Hemimactra solidissima
"Spisula solidissima" = Hemimactra solidissima Dilwyn 1817 clam | |
Raeta plicatella Lamarck 1818 clam | |
Diplodonta acclinis Conrad 1832 clam | |
Macrocallista greeni, Transennella stimpsoni, Gouldia metastriata, Pitar chioneformis, Mercenaria permagna
Macrocallista greeni Ward and Blackwelder 1987 venus clam
Transennella stimpsoni Dall 1902 venus clam
Pitar chioneformis venus clam
Mercenaria permagna Conrad 1838 quahog | |
Bornia triangula Glenn 1904 clam | |
Donax fossor Say 1822 clam | |
"Tellina agilis" = Angulus agilis
"Tellina agilis" = Angulus agilis Stimpson 1857 tellin clam | |
Abra aequalis Say 1822 abra | |
Verticordia emmonsii clam | |
Pandora tuomeyi clam | |
Thracia brioni Ward and Blackwelder 1987 clam | |
"Parvilucina multilineata" = Parvilucina multistriata, Cavilinga trisulcata
"Parvilucina multilineata" = Parvilucina multistriata Conrad 1841 clam
Cavilinga trisulcata Conrad 1841 clam | |
Crenella decussata Montagu 1808 clam | |
"Modiolus cf. modiolus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus, Mytilus sp.
"Modiolus cf. modiolus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
"Glycymeris arata" = Tucetona arata Conrad 1841 clam
Glycymeris sloani Ward and Blackwelder 1987 clam
Glycymeris hummi Ward and Blackwelder 1987 clam
Glycymeris americana Defrance 1826 clam | |
Anadara aequicostata Conrad 1845 ark | |
Noetia limula clam | |
Carolinapecten eboreus Conrad 1833 scallop
? Leptopecten auroraensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987 scallop | |
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle | |
"Plicatula marginata" = Plicatula gibbosa
"Plicatula marginata" = Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck 1801 scallop | |
Conradostrea lawrencei Ward and Blackwelder 1987 oyster | |
Scaphopoda | |
Cadulus quadridentatus tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Acteocina candei d'Orbigny 1841 barrel-bubble | |
Calyptraea centralis, Crepidula fornicata, Crepidula plana, Crucibulum lawrencei, "Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus
Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell
Crepidula fornicata Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell
Crucibulum lawrencei Ward and Blackwelder 1987 slipper shell
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus Gmelin 1791 slipper shell | |
Turritella perexilis turret shell
Turritella beaufortensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987 turret shell
Vermicularia spirata Philippi 1836 turret shell | |
Caecum pulchellum snail
"Caecum flemingi" = Caecum (Defolinia) flemingi Gardner and Aldrich 1919 snail
Caecum imbricatum Carpenter 1858 snail | |
Teinostoma smirkon snail | |
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Volvarina avena Kiener 1834 margin shell
Dentimargo ? polyspira Olsson and Harbison 1953 margin shell
Prunum limatulum Conrad 1834 margin shell | |
Granulina ovuliformis d'Orbigny 1842 snail | |
Urosalpinx cf. perrugata Conrad 1846 murex snail | |
Vexillum wandoense Holmes 1859 ribbed mitre | |
Strioterebrum sp. Sacco 1891 auger snail | |
Cymatosyrinx lunata Lea 1833 snail | |
Olivella mutica Say 1822 olive snail
Oliva carolinensis olive snail | |
Aesopus stearnsii, Aesopus gardnerae, Anachis milleri, Busycon adversarius, Nassarius cornelliana, Nassarius chowanensis
Aesopus stearnsii dovesnail
Aesopus gardnerae Ward and Blackwelder 1987 dovesnail
Anachis milleri true whelk
Busycon adversarius whelk
Nassarius cornelliana true whelk
Nassarius chowanensis Gardner 1943 true whelk | |
Serpulorbis ganifera snail | |
Balcis biconica, "Seila adamsi" = Seila adamsii, "Polinices duplicata" = Neverita duplicatus, Tectonatica pusilla
Balcis biconica Gardner 1948 snail
"Seila adamsi" = Seila adamsii Lea 1845 snail
"Polinices duplicata" = Neverita duplicatus Say 1822 moon snail
Tectonatica pusilla Say 1822 moon snail | |
Epitonium carolinae wentletrap
Epitonium leai Ward and Blackwelder 1987 wentletrap
Epitonium sohli Ward and Blackwelder 1987 wentletrap | |
Diodora nucula snail | |
Didianema carolinae snail | |
"Arene pergemma" = Marevalvata tricarinata
"Arene pergemma" = Marevalvata tricarinata Stearns 1872 snail | |
Turbonilla abrupta, "Pyrgiscus daedaleum" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus), "Pyrgiscus sp." = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus)
Turbonilla abrupta snail
"Pyrgiscus daedaleum" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) snail
"Pyrgiscus sp." = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) Philippi 1841 snail |