BE-0 (Upper Santee Limestone, South Carolina) (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Berkeley County, South Carolina (33.3° N, 80.1° W: paleocoordinates 33.4° N, 71.1° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Cubitostrea lisbonensis/Pteropis lapidosa zone, Santee Limestone Formation, Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• This collection is from the upper Santee Limestone.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, shelly/skeletal grainstone and wackestone

• "The Santee Limestone possesses a diverse and abundant fauna which, in over-all association, suggests a tropical climate."
• the santee limestone is composed primarily of bryozoan biosparrudites and biomicrudites which grade laterally westward into foraminiferal biomicrites and diatomites.

Primary reference: R. J. Powell and G. R. Baum. 1982. Eocene biostratigraphy of South Carolina and its relationship to Gulf Coastal Plain zonations and global changes of coastal onlap. Geological Society of America Bulletin 93:1099-1108 [A. Miller/K. Layou]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 5344: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 27.09.1999

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Pecchiola dalliana
Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Linthia harmatuki, Linthia hanoverensis
Linthia harmatuki Kier 1980 heart urchin
Linthia hanoverensis Kellum 1926 heart urchin
 Cassiduloida - Neolampadidae
Eurhodia holmesii, Eurhodia rugosa
Eurhodia rugosa Ravenel 1848 sea urchin
 Clypeasteroida - Protoscutellidae
Protoscutella plana, Protoscutella conradi
Protoscutella plana Conrad 1865 sand dollar
Protoscutella conradi Cotteau 1891 sand dollar
 Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Coelopleurus infulatus
Coelopleurus infulatus Morton 1833 sea urchin
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris pratti
Cidaris pratti Clark and Twitchell 1915 pencil urchin
Asteroidea
 Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Recurvaster sp.
Recurvaster sp. Brünnich-Nielsen 1943 sea star
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
"Crassatellites sp." = Crassatella, Crassatella cf. texalta
"Crassatellites sp." = Crassatella Lamarck 1799 clam
Crassatellites sp. b
Crassatella cf. texalta Harris 1895 clam
Crassatella cf. C. texalta
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia spp., "Venericardia cf. nasuta" = Venericardia (Claibornicardia) nasuta
Venericardia spp. Lamarck 1801 clam
"Venericardia cf. nasuta" = Venericardia (Claibornicardia) nasuta Dall 1903 clam
Venericardia cf. natusa
 Carditida - Astartidae
Lirodiscus sp.
Lirodiscus sp. Conrad 1869 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar sp.
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp., Chama richardsi
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Chama sp. a
Chama richardsi jewel box
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari eborea
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele cf. linosa
Semele cf. linosa Conrad 1833 clam
Semela cf. S. linosa
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina papyria" = Tellina (Eurytellina) papyria
"Tellina papyria" = Tellina (Eurytellina) papyria Conrad 1833 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardiidae indet., Nemocardium sp.
Cardiidae indet. Lamarck 1809 cockle
Nemocardium sp. Meek 1876 cockle
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solena sp.
Solena sp. Mörch 1853 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Lithophaga sp., Modiolus sp.
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia cf. cuculloides, Barbatia rhomboidella
Barbatia cf. cuculloides Conrad 1833 clam
Barbatia cf. B. cuculloides
Barbatia rhomboidella Lea 1833 clam
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula filamentosa
Plicatula filamentosa Conrad 1833 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys spp., Chlamys membranosus, Chlamys wahtubbeana, ? Chlamys deshayesii, Placopecten ? spp., Eburneopecten scintillatus, Spondylus lamellacea
Chlamys spp. Röding 1798 scallop
Chlamys wahtubbeana Dall 1898 scallop
? Chlamys deshayesii Lea 1833 scallop
Placopecten ? spp. Verrill 1897 scallop
Eburneopecten scintillatus Conrad 1854 scallop
Spondylus lamellacea Kellum 1926 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp., Alectryonia cf. ludoviciana, Cubitostrea sp., Cubitostrea sellaeformis
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Alectryonia cf. ludoviciana Harris 1919 oyster
Alectryonia cf. A. ludoviciana
Cubitostrea sp. Sacco 1897 oyster
Cubitostrea sellaeformis Conrad 1832 oyster
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula sp.
Nucula sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Cypraea sp.
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus sp.
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp.
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus abruptus
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Caricella sp., Athleta sp.
Caricella sp. Conrad 1835 volute
Athleta sp. Conrad 1853 volute
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella sp.
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia sp.
Agaronia sp. Gray 1839 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis sp." = Ficus
"Ficopsis sp." = Ficus Röding 1798 fig shell
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea sp.
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella spp.
Turritella spp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Aturiidae
"Aturia alabamanensis" = Aturia alabamensis
"Aturia alabamanensis" = Aturia alabamensis Morton 1834
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras carolinensis
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina spp.
Terebratulina spp. d'Orbigny 1847
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Menippidae
? Menippe sp.
? Menippe sp. De Haan 1833 crab
 Decapoda - Raninidae
Ranina sp.
Ranina sp. Feldmann et al. 1996 crab
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Cladocora sp.
Cladocora sp. Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Endopachys sp.
Endopachys sp. Lonsdale 1845 stony coral