Natural Well - Duplin Formation: Late/Upper Pliocene, North Carolina
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris duplinensis
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Glycymeris americana
(Defrance 1826)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara carolinensis
(Conrad 1849)
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recombined as Barbatia carolinensis | ||||||||||
Anadara lienosa
(Say 1832)
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recombined as Anadara (Rasia) lienosa | ||||||||||
Anadara callicestosa
(Dall 1898)
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Subspecies: Anadara callicestosa wilsoni | ||||||||||
Anadara (Cunearca) scalaris
(Conrad 1844)
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recombined as Cunearca scalaris | ||||||||||
Anadara magnoliana
Gardner 1943
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Chama striata
Smith 1817
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synonym of Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) virgula | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys (Aequipecten) eborea
(Conrad 1833)
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recombined as Carolinapecten eboreus | ||||||||||
Amusium mortoni
(Ravenel 1844)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula marginata
Say 1824
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synonym of Plicatula gibbosa | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella dupliniana
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Crassinella lunulata
(Conrad 1834)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte (Ashtarotha) concentrica
(Conrad 1834)
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original and current combination Astarte concentrica | ||||||||||
Also includes: A. (A.) concentrica conradi | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Glans (Pteromeris) perplana
(Dall 1903)
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recombined as Pteromeris perplana | ||||||||||
Also includes: G. (P.) perplana abbreviata | ||||||||||
Glans (Pleuromeris) tridentata
(Say 1826)
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recombined as Pleuromeris tridentata | ||||||||||
Also includes: G. (P.) tridentata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Phacoides (Parvilucina) multilineatus
(Conrad 1841)
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recombined as Parvilucina multistriata | ||||||||||
Ctena microimbricata
Gardner 1943
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recombined as Ctena (Ctena) microimbricata | ||||||||||
Ctena speciosa
(Rogers and Rogers 1837)
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recombined as Ctena (Ctena) speciosa | ||||||||||
Ctena magnoliana
(Dall 1903)
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recombined as Ctena (Ctena) magnoliana | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula (Caryocorbula) conradi
Gardner 1944
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recombined as Caryocorbula conradi | ||||||||||
Subspecies: C. (C.) conradi retusa | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Lasaeidae
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Aligena rhomboidea
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Sportellidae
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Sportella constricta
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Trigoniocardia (Americardia) media
(Linnaeaus 1758)
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recombined as Americardia media | ||||||||||
Laevicardium sublineatum
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Cerastoderma acutilaqueatum
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semele (Semelina) nuculoides
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Abra aequalis
(Say 1822)
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Ervilia lata
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Also: Ervilia lata radiata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Donacidae
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Donax emmonsi
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Donax fossor
Say 1822
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina (Moerella) dupliniana
(Dall 1900)
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recombined as Moerella dupliniana | ||||||||||
Tellina (Moerella) macilenta
(Dall 1900)
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recombined as Moerella macilenta | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) soror
(Adams 1852)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Chione (Chione) grus
(Holmes 1858)
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recombined as Timoclea grus | ||||||||||
Chione (Chione) cribraria
(Conrad 1843)
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recombined as Chione cribraria | ||||||||||
Venus (Mercenaria) campechiensis
(Gmelin 1791)
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recombined as Mercenaria campechiensis | ||||||||||
Subspecies V. (M.) campechiensis rileyi | ||||||||||
Macrocallista (Costacallista) emmonsi
Gardner 1943
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Cooperella carpenteri
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Macrocallista reposta
(Conrad 1834)
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recombined as Macrocallista (Macrocallista) reposta | ||||||||||
Gemma magna
Dall 1903
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Pseudochama corticosa
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Mulinia congesta
(Conrad 1833)
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Also: Mulinia congesta magnoliana | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Erycinidae
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Erycina carolinensis
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Kelliidae
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Bornia triangula
(Glenn 1904)
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Verticordiidae
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Verticordia (Trigonulina) emmonsii
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original and current combination Trigonulina | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula proxima
Say 1820
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recombined as Nucula (Nucula) proxima | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Diodora carolinensis
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Cylichna duplinensis
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium (? Hyaloscala) fasciatum
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Epitonium (Hyaloscala) carolinae
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Epitonium (Hyaloscala) junceum
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Strombiformis dalli
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Strombiformis bartschi
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Strombiformis lina
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Strombiformis biconica
Gardner 1948
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recombined as Balcis biconica | ||||||||||
Strombiformis (Polygireulima) spatulata
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
original and current combination Polygireulima | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Vermicularia spirata
(Philippi 1836)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Turritella (Torculoidella) duplinensis
(Gardner and Aldrich 1919)
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Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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"Circulus" orbignyi
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Listed as: "Circulus" (?supra-nitidus Wood subsp.) orbignyi | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Tornidae
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? Macromphalina sp.
Cossmann 1888
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Gastropoda
- Caecidae
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Caecum stevensoni
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Lemintina granifera
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Also: L. granifera tenera | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cypraeidae
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Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) carolinensis
(Conrad 1841)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
recombined as Akleistostoma carolinensis | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Anachis (Costoanachis) avara
(Say 1822)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Colombella avara | ||||||||||
Also: A. (C.) avara amydra | ||||||||||
Anachis (Thiarinella) styliola
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
spelled with current rank as Metulella (Thiarinella) | ||||||||||
Subspecies: A. (T.) styliola obsoleta | ||||||||||
Strombina anomala
(Gardner and Aldrich 1919)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
recombined as Sincola anomala | ||||||||||
Aesopus stearnsii
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Mitrella lunata
(Say 1826)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
recombined as Astyris lunata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Colubraria aclinica
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Pisania (Celatoconus) nux
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Ptychosalpinx multirugata
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Ilyanassa sexdentata
(Conrad 1843)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Ilyanassa arata
(Say 1824)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Ilyanassa scalaspira
(Conrad 1868)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Ilyanassa johnsoni
(Dall 1892)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Ilyanassa harpuloides
(Conrad 1844)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Ilyanassa granifera
(Conrad 1868)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Trajana pyta
Gardner 1948
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Uzita consensoides
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita) | ||||||||||
Uzita caloosaensis
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita) | ||||||||||
Uzita vibex
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita) | ||||||||||
Uzita bidentata
(Emmons 1858)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Uzita smithiana
(Olsson 1916)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Uzita chowanensis
Gardner 1943
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recombined as Nassarius chowanensis | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Fusinus heilprini
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Fasciolaria sparrowi
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Cancellaria (Cancellaria) rotunda
(Dall 1892)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Clavatula cornelliana
(Olsson 1916)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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"Drillia" simpsoni
(Dall 1887)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
recombined as Cerodrillia simpsoni | ||||||||||
Subspecies: D. simpsoni cingulata | ||||||||||
"Drillia" polygonalis
Gardner 1948
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"Drillia" drewi
Gardner 1948
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Cymatosyrinx tiara
Gardner 1948
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Cymatosyrinx ziczac
Gardner 1948
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"Drillia" emmonsi
Olsson 1916
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recombined as Clathrodrillia emmonsi | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra (Strioterebrum) carolinensis
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
original and current combination Strioterebrum | ||||||||||
Terebra (Paraterebra) unilineata
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clathurellidae
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Glyphostoma zoster
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Also: G. zoster phroudon | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Kurtziella eritima
(Bush 1885)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
recombined as Glyphoturris eritima | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Scaphella trenholmii
(Tuomey and Holmes 1857)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Marginella (Bullata) antiqua
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
spelled with current rank as Closia (Bullata) | ||||||||||
Subspecies: M. (Bullata) antiqua oliviformis | ||||||||||
Aurinia obtusa
(Emmons 1858)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cystiscidae
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Cypraeolina lachrimula
(Gould 1862)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
recombined as Pugnus lachrimula | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Marginella (Volvarina) avena
(Kiener 1834)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
recombined as Volvarina avena | ||||||||||
Subspecies: M. (V.) avena avenacea | ||||||||||
Marginella (Serrata) denticulata
Conrad 1830
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Marginella (Serrata) macronuclea
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
original and current combination Serrata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Urosalpinx phrikna
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Urosalpinx suffolkensis
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Tritonalia cellulosa
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
spelled with current rank as Purpura (Tritonalia) | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Sconsia hodgei
(Conrad 1841)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
recombined as Sconsia hodgii | ||||||||||
[entered as Sconsia hodgii] | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cerithiopsidae
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Cerithiopsis (Laskeya) emersonii
(Adams 1839)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
Subspecies: C. (L.) emersonii persubulata | ||||||||||
= Retilaskeya bicolor
Adams 1845
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Hendy et al. 2008 | |||||||||
Cerithiopsis emersoni(i) is unavailable | ||||||||||
Globigerinidae
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Globigerina apertura
Cushman 1918
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Gibson 1983 | |||||||||
recombined as Globoturborotalita apertura | ||||||||||
unclassified
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Triphora dupliniana
(Olsson 1916)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
recombined as Cosmotriphora dupliniana | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | United States | State/province: | North Carolina | County: | Duplin |
Coordinates: | 34.9° North, 78.1° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 35.0° North, 77.4° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
Stage: | Piacenzian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pliocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 3.60000 - 2.58000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Duplin | ||||
Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: No lithostratigraphic details or stratigraphic relationships provided in text. From Siple (1957) "The Duplin in South Carolina is considered to be equivalent to the upper Yorktown of Virginia and the Cancellaria biofacies within the Choctawhatchee stage of Florida." AGE: Late Pliocene. Campbell (1974) suggested an age of zone N-20, or about 3.0-3.5 Ma for the type section of the Duplin Fm at Natural Well, late Pliocene age. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | medium,coarse,shelly/skeletal,gray,blue unlithified calcareous sandstone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: Shelly, medium- to coarse-grained sand, sandy marl, and limestone, bluish gray. | |
Environment: | coastal indet. |
Geology comments: No geologic or paleoenvironmental data reported in text. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | field collection,survey of museum collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Museum repositories: | USNM |
Collection method comments: Collections reposited in USNM and USGS collections. | |
Taxonomic list comments:Exhaustive for Gastropoda, Bivalvia and Scaphopoda. Nomenclature is somewhat antiquated but provided to species resolution and authoritative. |
Metadata
Database number: | 59307 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Hendy, M. Uhen | Enterer: | A. Hendy, M. Uhen |
Modifier: | L. Eccles | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2006-03-25 17:34:18 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-03-25 17:34:18 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
16984. | J. A. Gardner. 1943. Mollusca from the Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina. Part 1. Pelecypoda. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 199(A):1-178 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/S. Ávila] |
Secondary references:
17048 | J. A. Gardner. 1948. Mollusca from the Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina: Part 2. Scaphopoda and Gastropoda. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 199(B):179-310 [A. Miller/A. Hendy] | |
17886 | T. G. Gibson. 1983. Key foraminifera from upper Oligocene to lower Pleistocene strata of the central Atlantic coastal plain. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53:355-453 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen] | |
19909 | A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |