Lee Creek, Pungo River Fm, Bonnerton Mmb: Early Miocene - Langhian, North Carolina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus ducatellii (Conrad 1840)
Mytilus conradinus d'Orbigny 1852
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Dallarca aff. elevata
? Dallarca subrostrata (Conrad 1841)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae
Atrina sp. Gray 1842
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Malleidae
Isognomon (Hippochaeta) sp. ()
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea mauricensis Gabb 1860
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Pycnodonte (Gigantostrea) leeana Wilson 1987
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten humphreysii Conrad 1842
spp. humphreysii
Pecten mclellani Gibson 1987
Chesapecten ? nefrens Ward and Blackwlder 1975
Rebeccapecten ? berryae Ward 1992
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinoma contracta (Say 1824)
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea goldfussii Wagner 1839
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia acetabulum (Conrad 1832)
Lirophora latilirata (Conrad 1841)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Timothynus subvexa (Conrad 1833)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele carinata (Conrad 1830)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
? Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Chesacardium informal sp. 1
Chesacardium informal sp. 2
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbuia (Caryocorbula) inaequalis (Say 1824)
Bicorbula idonea (Conrad 1833)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte ? thisphila Glenn 1904
Astarte cf. thisphila Glenn 1904
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Marvacrassatella ? turgidula (Conrad 1843)
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Aturiidae
Aturia sp. Bronn 1838
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora cf. catillifonnis
Diodora cf. marylandica
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Calliostoma cf. bella
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella cf. aequistriata Conrad 1863
Turritella cf. cumberlandia Conrad 1863
Turritella cf. indenta Conrad 1841
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea cf. aperta (Solander 1766)
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis granifera (Say 1824)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria informal sp. 1
Cancellaria informal sp. 2
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Siphonalia cf. devexa (Conrad 1843)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra sp. Bruguière 1789
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia cf. limatula (Conrad 1830)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Ecphora tricostata Martin 1904
spp. pamlico
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:North Carolina
Coordinates: 35.4° North, 76.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:35.6° North, 73.0° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Neogene Epoch: Miocene
10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 5
Key time interval: Early Miocene - Langhian
Age range of interval: 23.03 - 13.82 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Pungo River Member:Bonnerton
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:phosphatic,gray "limestone"
Secondary lithology:gray sandstone
Environment:deep subtidal indet.
Geology comments: grades upward from a gray, phosphatic limestone to gray, phosphatic, sandy limestone with molluscan molds and casts, plus gray sand with shell fragments, greenish white phosphatic limestone, calcareous clay, clayey sand, and, near the top of the section, light green to yellow-green diatomaceous to calcareous clay and sand with abundant fragmental bryozoans, bamacles, pectinids, and hydrozoans
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Metadata
Database number:173047
Authorizer:W. Kiessling Enterer:M. Krause
Modifier:M. Krause Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2015-09-08 08:48:49 Last modified:2015-09-09 09:28:42
Access level:the public Released:2015-09-08 08:48:49
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
56266. J. G. Carter and J. Nekola. 1992. Molluscan fauna of the Pungo River Formation, Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina. Southeastern Section, The Paleontological Society [W. Kiessling/M. Krause/M. Krause]