Charleston, Charleston Co. - Pamlico Fm (Pleistocene) (Pleistocene of the United States)
Also known as South Carolina Loc. 14
Where: Charleston County, South Carolina (32.8° N, 79.9° W: paleocoordinates 32.8° N, 79.9° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-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
• ENVIRONMENT: No specific environment provided in text for individual collection.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: No detailed lithologic data reported in text. LITHIFICATION: Assumed to be unlithified given age and figured specimens in Richards (1962).
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 66758: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 15.10.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda and bivalvia. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoratative publication, and somewhat antiquated. However, all occurrences include species-resolution assignments and list synonymies.
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| Gastropoda | |
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Melanella conoidea Kurtz and Stimpson 1851 snail | |
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus, Crepidula fornicata
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus Gmelin 1791 slipper shell
Crepidula fornicata Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell | |
"Seila adamsi" = Seila adamsii
"Seila adamsi" = Seila adamsii Lea 1845 snail | |
"Cochliolepis nautiliformis" = Cochliolepis parasitica
"Cochliolepis nautiliformis" = Cochliolepis parasitica Stimpson 1858 snail | |
"Littorina irrorata" = Littoraria irrorata
"Littorina irrorata" = Littoraria irrorata Say 1822 periwinkle | |
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"Polinices duplicatus" = Neverita duplicatus Say 1822 moon snail
Natica pusila moon snail
Sinum perspectivum Say 1831 moon snail | |
"Oliva sayana" = Oliva (Ispidula) sayana, Olivella mutica
"Oliva sayana" = Oliva (Ispidula) sayana Ravenel 1834 olive snail
Olivella mutica Say 1822 olive snail | |
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Prunum roscidum Redfield 1860 margin shell | |
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"Murex pomum" = Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum Gmelin 1791 murex snail
Urosalpinx cinerea Say 1822 murex snail
Eupleura caudata Say 1822 murex snail | |
"Fasciolaria distans" = Cinctura lilium, "Fasciolaria gigantea" = Triplofusus giganteus
"Fasciolaria distans" = Cinctura lilium Fischer 1807 snail
"Fasciolaria gigantea" = Triplofusus giganteus Kiener 1840 snail | |
"Columbella (Astyris) lunata" = Astyris lunata, "Columbella (Anachis) obesa" = Parvanachis obesa, "Columbella (Anachis) avara" = Costoanachis avara
"Columbella (Astyris) lunata" = Astyris lunata Say 1826 snail
"Columbella (Anachis) obesa" = Parvanachis obesa Adams 1845 snail
"Columbella (Anachis) avara" = Costoanachis avara Say 1822 snail | |
"Cantharus cancellata" = Solenosteira cancellaria
"Cantharus cancellata" = Solenosteira cancellaria Conrad 1846 true whelk | |
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Busycon carica Gmelin 1792 whelk
Busycon perversum Linnaeus 1758 whelk | |
"Nassarius obsoletus" = Ilyanassa obsoleta, "Nassarius acutus" = Nassarius (Nassarius) acutus, "Fusus" bullata, "Fusus" conus
"Nassarius obsoletus" = Ilyanassa obsoleta Say 1822 snail
"Nassarius acutus" = Nassarius (Nassarius) acutus Say 1822 snail
"Fusus" bullata Holmes 1858 snail
"Fusus" conus Holmes 1858 snail | |
"Terebra dislocata" = Strioterebrum dislocatum
"Terebra dislocata" = Strioterebrum dislocatum Say 1822 auger snail | |
"Mangilia cerina" = Kurtziella cerina
"Mangilia cerina" = Kurtziella cerina Kurtz and Stimpson 1851 snail | |
"Simnia acicularis" = Cymbovula acicularis
"Simnia acicularis" = Cymbovula acicularis Lamarck 1811 snail | |
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Epitonium humphreysii Kiener 1838 wentletrap
"Epitonium rupicolum" = Epitonium rupicola Kurtz 1860 wentletrap
Epitonium angulatum Say 1831 wentletrap | |
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"Angaria" crassa Holmes 1859 snail | |
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Diodora cayenensis Lamarck 1822 snail | |
"Retusa canaliculata" = Acteocina canaliculata
"Retusa canaliculata" = Acteocina canaliculata Say 1826 barrel-bubble | |
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Pyramidella crenuata snail | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Nuculana acuta Conrad 1832 pointed nut clam | |
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Crassinella lunulata Conrad 1834 clam | |
"Lucina multilineata" = Parvilucina multistriata, "Divaricella quadrisulcata" = Divalinga quadrisulcata, "Lucina amiantus" = Radiolucina amianta
"Lucina multilineata" = Parvilucina multistriata Conrad 1841 clam
"Divaricella quadrisulcata" = Divalinga quadrisulcata d'Orbigny 1846 clam
"Lucina amiantus" = Radiolucina amianta Dall 1901 clam | |
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Ensis directus Conrad 1844 clam
Ensis minor Dall 1899 clam | |
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Sportella protexta clam | |
"Diplodonta semiaspera" = Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) semiaspera, Diplodonta soror
"Diplodonta semiaspera" = Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) semiaspera Philippi 1836 clam
Diplodonta soror Adams 1852 clam | |
"Chione grus" = Timoclea grus, Chione cancellata, Mercenaria mercenaria, Mercenaria campechiensis, "Petricola pholadiformis" = Petricolaria pholadiformis
"Chione grus" = Timoclea grus Holmes 1858 venus clam
Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
Mercenaria mercenaria Linnaeus 1758 quahog
Mercenaria campechiensis Gmelin 1791 quahog
"Petricola pholadiformis" = Petricolaria pholadiformis Lamarck 1818 venus clam | |
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Mulinia lateralis Say 1822 clam | |
Dinocardium robustum, "Trachycardium muricatum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum, "Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum
Dinocardium robustum Lightfoot 1786 cockle
"Trachycardium muricatum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
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Donax fossor Say 1822 clam | |
"Tellina alternata" = Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata, "Tellina texana" = Angulus texanus, Strigilla mirabilis, Tellidora cristata
"Tellina alternata" = Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata Say 1822 tellin clam
"Tellina texana" = Angulus texanus Dall 1900 tellin clam
Strigilla mirabilis Philippi 1841 tellin clam
Tellidora cristata Récluz 1842 tellin clam | |
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Semele proficua Pulteney 1799 clam
Semele bellastriata Conrad 1837 clam
Cumingia tellinoides Conrad 1831 clam
Abra angulata Holmes 1860 abra
Ervilia concentrica Holmes 1858 clam | |
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"Anadara ovalis" = Lunarca ovalis, "Anadara brasiliana" = Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana
"Anadara ovalis" = Lunarca ovalis Bruguiere 1789 ark
"Anadara brasiliana" = Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana Lamarck 1819 ark | |
"Glycymeris pectinata" = Tucetona pectinata
"Glycymeris pectinata" = Tucetona pectinata Gmelin 1791 clam | |
"Noetia (Eontia) ponderosa" = Eontia ponderosa, "Arca adamsi" = Arcopsis adamsi
"Noetia (Eontia) ponderosa" = Eontia ponderosa Say 1822 clam
"Arca adamsi" = Arcopsis adamsi Dall 1886 clam | |
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Atrina rigida oyster | |
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Pteria colymbus Röding 1798 pearl oyster | |
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Crassostrea virginica Gmelin 1791 oyster | |
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Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle | |
| Merisca aequistriata | |
"Quadrans lintea" = Merisca aequistriata
"Quadrans lintea" = Merisca aequistriata Say 1824 | |