Station 2245 [Moore House Mbr, Yorktown Fm]: Late/Upper Pliocene, Virginia
collected by Harris 1890

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epitonium sp. Bolten 1798
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Eulima sp. Risso 1826
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus 1758)
Crepidula plana Say 1822
Crepidula spinosa Conrad 1843
synonym of Bostrycapulus aculeatus
Crucibulum constrictum (Conrad 1842)
recombined as Crucibulum (Dispotaea) constrictum
Gastropoda - Planaxidae
Fossarus lyra
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella alticostata Conrad 1834
recombined as Turritella (Turritella) alticostata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Ptychosalpinx laqueata
[entered as Ptychosalpinx laqueatum]
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus exilis Dall 1890
Peristernia filicata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella communis (Conrad 1862)
recombined as Astyris communis
Anachis harrisii
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Busycotypus incile
Busycon sp. Röding 1798
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Cymatosyrinx lunata (Lea 1833)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella bella
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Ecphora quadricostata (Conrad 1830)
Urosalpinx trossulus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Trigonostoma sp. Blainville 1827
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Lunatia heros (Say 1822)
recombined as Euspira heros
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis granulifera
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Seila adamsii (Lea 1845)
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
Cyclostremiscus obliquestriatus
[entered as Cyclostremiscus obliquestriatus]
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Noetia incile (Say 1824)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Striarca centenaria (Say 1824)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula marginata Say 1824
synonym of Plicatula gibbosa
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chesapecten madisonius (Say 1824)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Conradostrea sculpturata (Conrad 1840)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Parvilucina crenulata (Conrad 1840)
Ctena speciosa (Rogers and Rogers 1837)
recombined as Ctena (Ctena) speciosa
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae
Pandora crassidens Conrad 1838
recombined as Pandora (Clidiophora) crassidens
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Kuphus fistula (Lea 1843)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula inaequalis Say 1824
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Gouldia metastriata
[entered as Gouldia metastriatum]
Pleiorytis centenaria
Gemma magna Dall 1903
SUBSPECIES: Gemma magna virginiana
Dosinia acetabulum (Conrad 1832)
Mercenaria sp. Schumacher 1817
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae
Bornia triangulata (Anderson and Martin 1914)
original and current combination Donax triangulata
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Ensis ensiformis (Conrad 1843)
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus 1767)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte coheni
Astarte concentrica Conrad 1834
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cyclocardia granulata (Say 1824)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Marvacrassatella undulata
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana acuta (Conrad 1832)
Lingulata - Discinida - Disciniidae
Discinisca lugubris (Conrad 1834)
Thecostraca - Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus sp. Da Costa 1778
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Virginia County:York
Coordinates: 37.2° North, 76.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:37.3° North, 75.8° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
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 - 2.58800 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Yorktown Member:Moore House
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Moore House Mbr of the Yorktown Fm, which unconformably overlies regionally the Morgarts Beach and Rushmere Mbrs of the Yorkown Fm, and is unconformably overlain regionally by the Chowan River Fm. AGE: Late Pliocene according to Ward (1993). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position in member.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "siliciclastic"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown, but presumably siliciclastic. LITHIFICATION: Unknown.
Environment:coastal indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Not stated in text, but appears to be relatively shallow shelf depths.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Museum repositories:UNSM
Collectors:Harris Collection dates:1890
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: G.D. Harris, 1890. REPOSITORY: USNM.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Not exhaustive (as commented by Ward 1993, p. 3), but includes fairly comprehensive lists of characteristic gastropods and bivalves. NOMENCLATURE: Lists compiled by R. Arnold, based on identifications by Harris, with nomenclature subsequently revised by Ward to a modern standard, with species-resolution assignments.
Metadata
Database number:78262
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-01-31 20:23:29 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2008-01-31 20:23:29
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

26351. L. W. Ward. 1993. The G.D Harris 1890 manuscript on the stratigraphy of Miocene and Pliocene beds at Yorktown, Virginia. Paleontological Research Institute Special Publication 20:1-118 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]