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