Section 5 (Chowan River Fm) - Lee Creek Mine (Pliocene of the United States)
Also known as B 25366
Where: North Carolina (35.3° N, 76.6° W: paleocoordinates 35.3° N, 76.0° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Chowan RIver Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• Exposure of less than 1 m of Chowan River Fm at base of section, overlain by James City Fm. Basinal/regional section name: Lee Creek Mine
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; poorly lithified, burrowed, coarse-grained, shelly/skeletal sandstone
• Shallow shelf at a water depth of approximately 15 m, most of the beds being at a depth of 20 m or slightly greater.
• Olive gray coarse sand, bedded, burrowed, mottled, partly indurated with differential leaching. Fine shell in unleached portions.
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: cast, original aragonite
Reposited in the USNM
• Collections reposited in USGS and USNM
Primary reference: L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder. 1987. Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Mollusca from the James City and Chowan River Formations at Lee Creek Mine. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 61:113-283 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 58895: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 28.02.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
• Exhaustive for Mollusca and with good nomenclature.
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| Bivalvia | |
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Nuculana acuta Conrad 1832 pointed nut clam | |
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima, Nucula taphria
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima Say 1820 Atlantic Nut Clam
Nucula taphria Dall 1898 nut clam | |
Cavilinga trisulcata, "Parvilucina multilineata" = Parvilucina multistriata
Cavilinga trisulcata Conrad 1841 clam
"Parvilucina multilineata" = Parvilucina multistriata Conrad 1841 clam | |
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Abra aequalis Say 1822 abra | |
"Tellina agilis" = Angulus agilis
"Tellina agilis" = Angulus agilis Stimpson 1857 tellin clam | |
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Donax fossor Say 1822 clam | |
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Bornia triangula Glenn 1904 clam | |
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Diplodonta acclinis Conrad 1832 clam | |
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Raeta plicatella Lamarck 1818 clam | |
"Spisula solidissima" = Hemimactra solidissima
"Spisula solidissima" = Hemimactra solidissima Dilwyn 1817 clam | |
Pitar chioneformis, Transennella stimpsoni, Mercenaria permagna, Gouldia metastriata, Macrocallista greeni
Pitar chioneformis venus clam
Transennella stimpsoni Dall 1902 venus clam
Mercenaria permagna Conrad 1838 quahog
Macrocallista greeni Ward and Blackwelder 1987 venus clam | |
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Ensitellops elongata clam | |
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Aligena striata Lea 1843 aligena | |
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Cyrtopleura sp. Tryon 1862 clam | |
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Caryocorbula contracta Say 1822 clam | |
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Paramya subovata Conrad 1845 softshell clam | |
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Thracia brioni Ward and Blackwelder 1987 clam | |
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Verticordia emmonsii clam | |
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Pandora tuomeyi clam | |
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Ensis directus Conrad 1844 clam | |
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Crassinella johnsoni Ward and Blackwelder 1987 clam
Crassinella lunulata Conrad 1834 clam | |
Cyclocardia cf. granulata, Pleuromeris auroraensis, Pleuromeris decemcostata, Carditamera arata, Pteromeris perplana
Cyclocardia cf. granulata Say 1824 clam
Pleuromeris auroraensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987 clam
Pleuromeris decemcostata Conrad 1867 clam
Carditamera arata Conrad 1832 clam
Pteromeris perplana Dall 1903 clam | |
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Erycinella ovalis Conrad 1845 clam | |
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Astarte berryi clam
Astarte concentrica Conrad 1834 clam | |
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Crenella decussata Montagu 1808 clam | |
Mytilus sp., "Modiolus cf. modiolus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel
"Modiolus cf. modiolus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) modiolus Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
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Conradostrea lawrencei Ward and Blackwelder 1987 oyster | |
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Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle | |
"Plicatula marginata" = Plicatula gibbosa
"Plicatula marginata" = Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck 1801 scallop | |
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? Leptopecten auroraensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987 scallop
Carolinapecten eboreus Conrad 1833 scallop | |
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"Glycymeris arata" = Tucetona arata Conrad 1841 clam
Glycymeris hummi Ward and Blackwelder 1987 clam
Glycymeris americana Defrance 1826 clam
Glycymeris sloani Ward and Blackwelder 1987 clam | |
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Noetia limula clam | |
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Anadara aequicostata Conrad 1845 ark | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Balcis biconica Gardner 1948 snail | |
Calyptraea centralis, "Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus, Crucibulum lawrencei, Crepidula plana, Crepidula fornicata
Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus Gmelin 1791 slipper shell
Crucibulum lawrencei Ward and Blackwelder 1987 slipper shell
Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell
Crepidula fornicata Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell | |
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Serpulorbis ganifera worm shell | |
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Vexillum wandoense Holmes 1859 ribbed mitre | |
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Olivella mutica Say 1822 olive snail
Oliva carolinensis olive snail | |
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Cymatosyrinx lunata Lea 1833 snail | |
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Strioterebrum sp. Sacco 1891 auger snail | |
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Nassarius cornelliana snail
Nassarius chowanensis Gardner 1943 snail | |
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Aesopus stearnsii dovesnail
Aesopus gardnerae Ward and Blackwelder 1987 dovesnail
Anachis milleri snail | |
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Busycon adversarius whelk | |
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Prunum limatulum Conrad 1834 margin shell
Dentimargo ? polyspira Olsson and Harbison 1953 margin shell
Volvarina avena Kiener 1834 margin shell | |
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Urosalpinx cf. perrugata Conrad 1846 murex snail | |
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Granulina ovuliformis d'Orbigny 1842 snail | |
"Polinices duplicata" = Neverita duplicatus, Tectonatica pusilla
"Polinices duplicata" = Neverita duplicatus Say 1822 moon snail
Tectonatica pusilla Say 1822 moon snail | |
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Teinostoma smirkon snail | |
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Caecum pulchellum snail
"Caecum flemingi" = Caecum (Defolinia) flemingi Gardner and Aldrich 1919 snail
Caecum imbricatum Carpenter 1858 snail | |
"Seila adamsi" = Seila adamsii
"Seila adamsi" = Seila adamsii Lea 1845 snail | |
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Epitonium carolinae wentletrap
Epitonium leai Ward and Blackwelder 1987 wentletrap
Epitonium sohli Ward and Blackwelder 1987 wentletrap | |
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Turritella perexilis turret shell
Turritella beaufortensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987 turret shell
Vermicularia spirata Philippi 1836 turret shell | |
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Acteocina candei d'Orbigny 1841 barrel-bubble | |
Turbonilla abrupta, "Pyrgiscus daedaleum" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus), "Pyrgiscus sp." = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus)
Turbonilla abrupta snail
"Pyrgiscus daedaleum" = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) snail
"Pyrgiscus sp." = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) Philippi 1841 snail | |
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Diodora nucula snail | |
"Arene pergemma" = Marevalvata tricarinata
"Arene pergemma" = Marevalvata tricarinata Stearns 1872 snail | |
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Didianema carolinae snail | |
| Scaphopoda | |
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Cadulus quadridentatus tusk shell | |