PBDB Collection

USGS 785/USHS 5348, Snow Hill (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: Greene County, North Carolina (35.5° N, 77.7° W: paleocoordinates 35.4° N, 48.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Black Creek Formation, Campanian (83.6 - 72.1 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; glauconitic, gray, green, argillaceous sandstone

• "dark green, glauconitic, argillaceous sand or sandy clay"

Size class: mesofossils

Collected by Conrad, Stanton in 1891

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

Primary reference: L. W. Stephenson. 1912. The Cretaceous formations. North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey 3:73-171 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 190555: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 11.12.2017

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Arena carolinensis, Baroda carolinensis, Hercedon ellipticus, Trichoptropis sp. Arena carolinensis Baroda carolinensis Hercedon ellipticus Trichoptropis sp.
Aves
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Oena plana Oena plana dove
Actinopteri
Ichthyodectiformes - Ichthyodectidae	"Portheus ? molossus" = Xiphactinus audax "Portheus ? molossus" = Xiphactinus audax Leidy 1870
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae	"Lamna texana" = Scapanorhynchus texanus "Lamna texana" = Scapanorhynchus texanus Roemer 1852 goblin shark
Rhynchonellata
Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae	Cyclothyris alta, Cyclothyris carolinensis Cyclothyris alta Cyclothyris carolinensis
Polychaeta
Serpulimorpha -	Hamulus major Hamulus major
Sabellida - Serpulidae	Serpula cretacea Serpula cretacea
Cephalopoda
Ammonitida - Placenticeratidae	Placenticeras placenta Placenticeras placenta DeKay 1828 ammonite
Scaphopoda
Dentaliida - Dentaliidae	? Dentalium sp. ? Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Gadilida - Gadilidae	Cadulus obnutus Cadulus obnutus tusk shell
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae	? Chemnitzia sp. ? Chemnitzia sp. d'Orbigny 1840 snail
Euomphalina - Elasmonematidae	"Callonema carolinensis" = Elasmonema "Callonema carolinensis" = Elasmonema snail
Trochoidea - Ataphridae	Ataphrus kerri Ataphrus kerri snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella quadrilira Turritella quadrilira Johnson 1898 turret shell
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Gyrodes crenata, Lunatia sp. Gyrodes crenata moon snail Lunatia sp. Gray 1847 moon snail
Neogastropoda - Pyropsidae	Pyropsis sp. Pyropsis sp. Conrad 1860 snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Liopeplum thoracica Liopeplum thoracica volute
Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae	Pugnellus densatus, Anchura sp. Pugnellus densatus snail Anchura sp. Conrad 1860 snail "n. sp."
Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	"Leda sp." = Nuculana "Leda sp." = Nuculana Link 1807 pointed nut clam
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula aff. percrassa Nucula aff. percrassa nut clam "n. sp."
Mytilida - Mytilidae	"Inoperna carolinensis" = Modiolus (Inoperna) carolinensis, Mytilus condecoratus, Mytilus nasutus "Inoperna carolinensis" = Modiolus (Inoperna) carolinensis Conrad 1875 mussel Mytilus condecoratus mussel Mytilus nasutus mussel
Myalinida - Inoceramidae	Inoceramus proximus Inoceramus proximus clam
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Pecten sp. Pecten sp. Müller 1776 scallop "n. sp."
Pectinida - Limidae	Lima reticulata, Lima oxypleura Lima reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam Lima oxypleura file clam
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia linifera, Anomia lintea, Anomia sp. Anomia linifera jingle Anomia lintea jingle Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle "n. sp."
Ostreida - Bakevelliidae	Gervillia sp. Gervillia sp. Defrance 1820 oyster
Ostreida - Pteriidae	Pteria petrosa Pteria petrosa pearl oyster
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea sp. Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	Exogyra ponderosa, Gryphaea sp. Exogyra ponderosa oyster Gryphaea sp. Lamarck 1801 oyster
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	Nemodon eufalensis, Nemodon brevifrons Nemodon eufalensis clam Nemodon brevifrons Conrad 1875 clam
Arcida - Cucullaeidae	"Cucullaea carolinensis" = Idonearca carolinensis "Cucullaea carolinensis" = Idonearca carolinensis Gabb 1876 clam
Arcida - Arcidae	"Barbatia (Plagiarca) carolinensis" = Barbatia carolinensis, "Barbatia (Plagiarca) lintea" = Plagiarca "Barbatia (Plagiarca) carolinensis" = Barbatia carolinensis Conrad 1849 clam "Barbatia (Plagiarca) lintea" = Plagiarca clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris congesta, "Trigonoarca (Breviarca) umbonata" = Trigonarca, "Trigonoarca (Breviarca) carolinensis" = Trigonarca, "Trigonoarca sp." = Trigonarca Glycymeris congesta clam "Trigonoarca (Breviarca) umbonata" = Trigonarca clam "Trigonoarca (Breviarca) carolinensis" = Trigonarca clam "Trigonoarca sp." = Trigonarca Conrad 1862 clam "n. sp."
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Cardium carolinensis, Cardium aff. alabamense, "Protocardium carolinensis" = Protocardia, "Cardium eufaulense" = Trachycardium eufaulensis Cardium carolinensis cockle Cardium aff. alabamense cockle "Protocardium carolinensis" = Protocardia cockle "Cardium eufaulense" = Trachycardium eufaulensis Conrad 1860 cockle
Cardiida - Tellinidae	"Linearia "n. sp. (a)"" = Linearis, "Linearia "n. sp. (b)"" = Linearis, Linearia (Liothyris) carolinensis "Linearia "n. sp. (a)"" = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam "Linearia "n. sp. (b)"" = Linearis Conrad 1860 tellin clam Linearia (Liothyris) carolinensis Conrad 1875 tellin clam
Cardiida - Ungulinidae	Brachymeris alta Brachymeris alta clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	Legumen planulatum, Aphrodina regia, Cyprimeria depressa, Cyprimeria densata Legumen planulatum venus clam Aphrodina regia venus clam Cyprimeria depressa venus clam Cyprimeria densata venus clam
Cardiida - Mactridae	Cymbophora lintea Cymbophora lintea clam
Cardiida - Arcticidae	Etea carolinensis, Veniella conradi, Tenea parilis Etea carolinensis Conrad 1875 clam Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam Tenea parilis clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula crassiplica, Corbula carolinensis, Corbula sp. Corbula crassiplica Gabb 1860 clam Corbula carolinensis clam Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789 clam "n. sp."
Pholadida - Pholadidae	Pholas sp. Pholas sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam "n. sp."
Solenida - Pharidae	Leptosolen biplicata Leptosolen biplicata Conrad 1858 clam
Poromyida - Poromyidae	Cymella bella Cymella bella clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Lucina glebula Lucina glebula clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	"Crassatellites carolinensis" = Crassatella carolinensis, "Crassatellites pteropsis" = Bathytormus pteropsis "Crassatellites carolinensis" = Crassatella carolinensis Conrad 1875 clam "Crassatellites pteropsis" = Bathytormus pteropsis Conrad 1860 clam
Carditida - Astartidae	Eriphyla conradi Eriphyla conradi clam
Trigoniida - Trigoniidae	Trigonia sp. Trigonia sp. Bruguière 1789 clam "n. sp."