Also known as South Carolina Loc. 12
Where: Charleston County, South Carolina (32.8° N, 79.9° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Pamlico Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From Pamlico Formation (Richards 1962). AGE: Sangamon, Pleistocene (Richards 1962).
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast
Collection methods: COLLECTORS: Based on collections of Richards (1936). REPOSITORIES: Collections held in various museums, possibly including the Academy of Natural Sciences, USNM, MCZ (Cambridge), and AMNH.
Primary reference: H. G. Richards. 1962. Studies on the marine Pleistocene: Part II. The marine Pleistocene mollusks of eastern North America. Transactions of the American Philosophocal Society 52(3):1-142 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 66756: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 15.10.2006
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Crassostrea virginica Gmelin 1791 oyster | |
"Anadara ovalis" = Lunarca ovalis
"Anadara ovalis" = Lunarca ovalis Bruguiere 1789 ark | |
"Phacoides crenella" = Parvilucina crenella, "Codakia costata" = Parvilucina costata, "Divaricella quadrisulcata" = Divalinga quadrisulcata
"Phacoides crenella" = Parvilucina crenella Dall 1901 clam
"Codakia costata" = Parvilucina costata d'Orbigny 1846 clam
"Divaricella quadrisulcata" = Divalinga quadrisulcata d'Orbigny 1846 clam | |
Barnea costata clam | |
Dinocardium robustum Lightfoot 1786 cockle | |
"Tellina alternata" = Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata
"Tellina alternata" = Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata Say 1822 tellin clam | |
Semele proficua Pulteney 1799 clam
Semele bellastriata Conrad 1837 clam | |
"Tagelus gibbus" = Tagelus plebeius
"Tagelus gibbus" = Tagelus plebeius Lightfoot 1786 clam | |
Mercenaria mercenaria Linnaeus 1758 quahog
Mercenaria campechiensis Gmelin 1791 quahog
Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767 venus clam | |
"Spisula solidissima" = Hemimactra solidissima, Mulinia lateralis
"Spisula solidissima" = Hemimactra solidissima Dilwyn 1817 clam
Mulinia lateralis Say 1822 clam | |
"Labiosa plicatella" = Raeta plicatella
"Labiosa plicatella" = Raeta plicatella Lamarck 1818 clam | |
Crassinella lunulata Conrad 1834 clam | |
"Venericardia tridentata" = Pleuromeris tridentata
"Venericardia tridentata" = Pleuromeris tridentata Say 1826 clam | |
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima Say 1820 Atlantic Nut Clam | |
Gastropoda | |
"Oliva sayana" = Oliva (Ispidula) sayana
"Oliva sayana" = Oliva (Ispidula) sayana Ravenel 1834 olive snail | |
"Busycon canaliculatum" = Busycotypus canaliculatus
"Busycon canaliculatum" = Busycotypus canaliculatus Linnaeus 1758 whelk | |
"Columbella (Anachis) obesa" = Parvanachis obesa
"Columbella (Anachis) obesa" = Parvanachis obesa Adams 1845 snail | |
Nassarius vibex, "Nassarius acutus" = Nassarius (Nassarius) acutus, "Nassarius obsoletus" = Ilyanassa obsoleta
Nassarius vibex Say 1822 snail
"Nassarius acutus" = Nassarius (Nassarius) acutus Say 1822 snail
"Nassarius obsoletus" = Ilyanassa obsoleta Say 1822 snail | |
"Cantharus cancellata" = Solenosteira cancellaria
"Cantharus cancellata" = Solenosteira cancellaria Conrad 1846 true whelk | |
Urosalpinx cinerea Say 1822 murex snail | |
Cerithiopsis emersonii Adams 1839 snail | |
"Littorina irrorata" = Littoraria irrorata
"Littorina irrorata" = Littoraria irrorata Say 1822 periwinkle | |
"Polinices duplicatus" = Neverita duplicatus
"Polinices duplicatus" = Neverita duplicatus Say 1822 moon snail | |
Diodora cayenensis Lamarck 1822 snail | |
"Melampus lineatus" = Melampus bidentatus
"Melampus lineatus" = Melampus bidentatus Say 1822 snail |