Sta. 7972 - Pee Dee Rive, Yauhannah Ferry [Waccamaw Fm]: Early/Lower Pleistocene, South Carolina
collected by Tuomey

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium aff. disparile d'Orbigny 1847
recombined as Paradentalium disparile
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Vermicularia spirata (Philippi 1836)
Gastropoda - Triphoridae
Triforis sp. Deshayes 1834
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Seila adamsi (Lea 1845)
recombined as Seila adamsii
Gastropoda - Littorinidae
Littorina irrorata (Say 1822)
recombined as Littoraria irrorata
SUBSPECIES: Littorina irrorata carolinensis
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Trivia sp. Broderip 1837
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Mitra wandoensis (Holmes 1859)
recombined as Vexillum wandoense
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva litterata Lamarck 1811
synonym of Oliva (Ispidula) sayana
Olivella mutica (Say 1822)
Olivella nitidula (Dillwyn 1817)
synonym of Olivella (Niteoliva) minuta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Ilyanassa irrorata (Conrad 1863)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799
Marginella aureocincta Stearns 1872
recombined as Dentimargo aureocinctus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra dislocata (Say 1822)
recombined as Strioterebrum dislocatum
SUBSPECIES: Terebra dislocata indentata
Gastropoda - Caecidae
Caecum ibex
Caecum cooperi Smith 1860
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Planorbidae
Planorbis sp. Muller 1774
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Physidae
Physa aff. meigsii
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissuridea aff. alternata (Say 1822)
synonym of Diodora cayenensis
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina canaliculata (Say 1826)
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Yoldiidae
Yoldia sp. Möller 1842
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula proxima Say 1820
recombined as Nucula (Nucula) proxima
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula inaequalis Say 1824
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Gemma magna Dall 1903
Venus rileyi Conrad 1838
recombined as Mercenaria campechiensis rileyi
Chione latilirata (Conrad 1841)
recombined as Lirophora (Lirophora) latilirata
SUBSPECIES: Chione latilirata athleta
Chione grus (Holmes 1858)
recombined as Timoclea grus
Chione cribraria (Conrad 1843)
Gouldia metastriata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Rangia clathrodonta
Mulinia lateralis (Say 1822)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax cf. fossor Say 1822
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides waccamawensis Dall 1903
recombined as Bellucina waccamawensis
Phacoides radians (Conrad 1841)
replaced by Callucina keenae
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella lunulata (Conrad 1834)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita (Carditamera) sp. (Conrad 1838)
original and current combination Carditamera
Venericardia tridentata Say 1826
recombined as Pleuromeris tridentata
Venericardia perplana (Dall 1903)
recombined as Pteromeris perplana
SUBSPECIES: Venericardia perplana abbreviata
Venericardia granulata Say 1824
recombined as Cyclocardia granulata
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte concentrica Conrad 1834
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten eboreus (Conrad 1833)
recombined as Carolinapecten eboreus
SUBSPECIES: Pecten eboreus solaroides
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea virginica Gmelin 1791
recombined as Crassostrea virginica
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca lienosa Say 1832
recombined as Anadara (Rasia) lienosa
Arca aff. transversa Say 1822
recombined as Anadara (Larkinia) transversa
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Arca adamsi Dall 1886
recombined as Arcopsis adamsi
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris aff. duplinensis
Glycymeris pennacea (Lamarck 1819)
synonym of Glycymeris decussata
Glycymeris americanus (Defrance 1826)
recombined as Glycymeris americana
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:South Carolina County:Horry
Coordinates: 33.6° North, 79.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:33.7° North, 78.7° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Early/Lower Pleistocene
Age range of interval:2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Waccamaw
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Waccamaw Fm. AGE: Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene, but here assigned to the Early Pleistocene following DuBar (1971). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From Bed 1 in the Pee Dee River at Yahunnah Ferry section.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:coarse,shelly/skeletal,gray,yellow,blue unlithified marl
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Coarse blue-gray to yellow shell marl. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, assumed on the basis of age and facies description.
Environment:coastal indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine, shelfal siliciclastic.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Fragmentation:frequent
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collectors:Tuomey
Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Tuomey (c. 1800's). REPOSITORIES: Unknown.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Limited to characteristic bivalves and gastropods. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication and with antiquated nomenclature but with species-resolution identifications. Nomenclature updated with subsequent publications.
Metadata
Also known as:Loc. 234
Database number:92408
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:L. Eccles Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2009-11-10 12:47:21 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2009-11-10 12:47:21
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

31145. C. W. Cooke. 1936. Geology of the Coastal Plain of South Carolina. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 837 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]