GE-1 (Santee Limestone, South Carolina) (Eocene of the United States)

Where: Georgetown County, South Carolina (33.3° N, 79.7° W: paleocoordinates 33.3° N, 70.7° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• This collection is from the upper part of the Santee LS.

• 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 5354: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Karen Layou on 27.09.1999, edited by Austin Hendy

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Cladocora sp.
Cladocora sp. Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum sp.
Flabellum sp. Lesson 1831 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia sp., Endopachys sp.
Balanophyllia sp. Wood 1844 stony coral
Endopachys sp. Lonsdale 1845 stony coral
Asteroidea
 Valvatida - Goniasteridae
Recurvaster sp.
Recurvaster sp. Brünnich-Nielsen 1943 sea star
Echinoidea
 Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Coelopleurus infulatus
Coelopleurus infulatus Morton 1833 sea urchin
 Clypeasteroida - Protoscutellidae
Protoscutella conradi
Protoscutella conradi Cotteau 1891 sand dollar
 Cassiduloida - Neolampadidae
Eurhodia holmesii, Eurhodia rugosa
Eurhodia rugosa Ravenel 1848 sea urchin
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Linthia hanoverensis, Linthia harmatuki, Agassizia wilmingtonica
Linthia hanoverensis Kellum 1926 heart urchin
Linthia harmatuki Kier 1980 heart urchin
Agassizia wilmingtonica Cooke 1942 heart urchin
 Spatangoida - Prenasteridae
Unifascia carolinensis
Unifascia carolinensis Clark and Twitchell 1915 heart urchin
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Cidaris pratti
Cidaris pratti Clark and Twitchell 1915 pencil urchin
Crinoidea
 Comatulida - Bourgueticrinidae
Democrinus sp.
Democrinus sp. Perrier 1883 Feather star
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Nautilidae
Eutrephoceras carolinensis
Eutrephoceras carolinensis Kellum 1926 nautiloid
 Nautilida - Aturiidae
"Aturia alabamanensis" = Aturia alabamensis
"Aturia alabamanensis" = Aturia alabamensis Morton 1834 nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp.
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Epitonium sp.
Epitonium sp. Bolten 1798 wentletrap
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum sp.
Crucibulum sp. Schumacher 1817 slipper shell
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp.
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus abruptus
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia sp.
Agaronia sp. Gray 1839 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Athleta sp.
Athleta sp. Conrad 1853 volute
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella sp.
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799 margin shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus sp.
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Cypraea sp.
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Sconsia sp.
Sconsia sp. Gray 1847 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Ficopsis sp." = Ficus
"Ficopsis sp." = Ficus Röding 1798 fig shell
 Cerithioidea - Siliquariidae
Tenagodus cf. vitus
Tenagodus cf. vitus snail
Tenagodus cf. T. vitus
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella spp.
Turritella spp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula spheniopsis" = Nucula (Nucula) sphenopsis
"Nucula spheniopsis" = Nucula (Nucula) sphenopsis Conrad 1865 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Calorhadia sp.
Calorhadia sp. Stewart 1930 pointed nut clam
 Arcida -
"Arcacea indet." = Arcoidea
"Arcacea indet." = Arcoidea Lamarck 1809 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia rhomboidella, Barbatia cf. cuculloides
Barbatia rhomboidella Lea 1833 clam
Barbatia cf. cuculloides Conrad 1833 clam
Barbatia cf. B. cuculloides
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula filamentosa
Plicatula filamentosa Conrad 1833 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Eburneopecten scintillatus, Chlamys spp., Chlamys membranosus, Spondylus lamellacea
Eburneopecten scintillatus Conrad 1854 scallop
Chlamys spp. Röding 1798 scallop
Spondylus lamellacea Kellum 1926 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp., Cubitostrea sp.
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
Cubitostrea sp. Sacco 1897 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Modiolus sp., Lithophaga sp.
Modiolus sp. Lamarck 1801 mussel
Lithophaga sp. Röding 1798 mussel
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina sp.
Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 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 - Cardiidae
Cardiidae indet.
Cardiidae indet. Lamarck 1809 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina papyria" = Tellina (Eurytellina) papyria
"Tellina papyria" = Tellina (Eurytellina) papyria Conrad 1833 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
Gari eborea
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya sp.
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solena sp.
Solena sp. Mörch 1853 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella cf. texalta, "Crassatellites sp." = Crassatella
Crassatella cf. texalta Harris 1895 clam
Crassatella cf. C. texalta
"Crassatellites sp." = Crassatella Lamarck 1799 clam
Crassatellites sp. b
 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. V. natusa
 Carditida - Astartidae
Lirodiscus sp.
Lirodiscus sp. Conrad 1869 clam
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Terebratulina spp.
Terebratulina spp. d'Orbigny 1847
 Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
"Terebratula wilmingtonensis" = Plicatoria wilmingtonensis
"Terebratula wilmingtonensis" = Plicatoria wilmingtonensis Lyell and Sowerby 1845
 Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Argyrotheca sp.
Argyrotheca sp. Dall 1900
 Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
"Probolarina holmesii" = Probolarina holmesi, Probolarina salpinx
"Probolarina holmesii" = Probolarina holmesi Dall 1903
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Zanthopsidae
? Zanthopsis sp.
? Zanthopsis sp. M'Coy 1849 crab
 Decapoda - Menippidae
? Menippe sp.
? Menippe sp. De Haan 1833 crab
 Decapoda - Raninidae
? Ranina sp.
? Ranina sp. Lamarck 1801 crab