Station 2247b [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 - Trochidae
Calliostoma sp. Swainson 1840
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina candei (d'Orbigny 1841)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella alticostata Conrad 1834
recombined as Turritella (Turritella) alticostata
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 - Epitoniidae
Epitonium sp. Bolten 1798
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Lunatia herosa (Say 1822)
recombined as Euspira heros
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Seila adamsii (Lea 1845)
Gastropoda - Triphoridae
Triphora sp. Blainville 1828
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
Adeorbis sp. Wood 1848
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Anachis sp. Adams and Adams 1853
Mitrella communis (Conrad 1862)
recombined as Astyris communis
Mitrella sp. Risso 1826
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Peristernia filicata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Ilyanassa procina
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Busycon maximus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
"Drillia" eburnea Conrad 1862
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra sp. Bruguière 1789
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus marylandicus Green 1830
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella sp. Swainson 1831
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella limatula Conrad 1834
recombined as Prunum limatulum
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Scaphella sp. Swainson 1832
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Ecphora quadricostata (Conrad 1830)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Granulina ovuliformis (d'Orbigny 1842)
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis granifera (Say 1824)
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Strombiformis sp. da Costa 1778
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia laevis (Say 1824)
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus ducateli
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chesapecten madisonius (Say 1824)
Carolinapecten eboreus (Conrad 1833)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula marginata Say 1824
synonym of Plicatula gibbosa
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Conradostrea sculpturata (Conrad 1840)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Noetia incile (Say 1824)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Costaglycymeris subovata (Say 1824)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Chesacardium acutilaqueatum (Conrad 1839)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta acclinis (Conrad 1832)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia acetabulum (Conrad 1832)
Mercenaria sp. Schumacher 1817
Pitar sayana (Conrad 1833)
synonym of Pitar morrhuanus
Pleiorytis centenaria
Macrocallista reposta (Conrad 1834)
recombined as Macrocallista (Macrocallista) reposta
Gemma magna Dall 1903
SUBSPECIES: Gemma magna virgiana
Transenella carolinensis
spelled with current rank as Transennella
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Rangia clathrodon
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Cyrtopleura arcuata
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus 1767)
Bivalvia - Pandorida - Pandoridae
Pandora arenosa Conrad 1834
recombined as Pandora (Pandorella) arenosa
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Margaritariidae
Margaritaria abrupta (Conrad 1832)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Parvilucina crenulatus (Conrad 1840)
recombined as Parvilucina crenulata
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Carditamera arata (Conrad 1832)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte concentrica 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 - 2.58000 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 cross-bedded, upper facies of the Moore House Mbr.
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:78266
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-01-31 20:27:36 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2008-01-31 20:27:36
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]