Where: Duplin County, North Carolina (34.9° N, 78.1° W: paleocoordinates 35.0° N, 77.4° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Duplin Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• No lithostratigraphic details or stratigraphic relationships provided in text. From Siple (1957) "The Duplin in South Carolina is considered to be equivalent to the upper Yorktown of Virginia and the Cancellaria biofacies within the Choctawhatchee stage of Florida." AGE: Late Pliocene. Campbell (1974) suggested an age of zone N-20, or about 3.0-3.5 Ma for the type section of the Duplin Fm at Natural Well, late Pliocene age.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified, medium-grained, coarse, shelly/skeletal, gray, blue, calcareous sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the USNM
• Collections reposited in USNM and USGS collections.
Primary reference: J. A. Gardner. 1943. Mollusca from the Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina. Part 1. Pelecypoda. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 199(A):1-178 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/S. Ávila]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 59307: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 25.03.2006, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
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"Strombiformis biconica" = Balcis biconica1, Strombiformis dalli1, Strombiformis bartschi1, Strombiformis lina1, "Strombiformis (Polygireulima) spatulata" = Polygireulima1
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Epitonium (? Hyaloscala) fasciatum1, Epitonium (Hyaloscala) carolinae1, Epitonium (Hyaloscala) junceum1
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"Cypraea (Cypraeorbis) carolinensis" = Akleistostoma carolinensis1
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"Kurtziella eritima" = Glyphoturris eritima1
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""Drillia" simpsoni" = Cerodrillia simpsoni1, "Drillia" drewi1, "Drillia" polygonalis1, Cymatosyrinx ziczac1, Cymatosyrinx tiara1, ""Drillia" emmonsi" = Clathrodrillia emmonsi1
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"Uzita consensoides" = Nassarius (Uzita)1, "Uzita caloosaensis" = Nassarius (Uzita)1, "Uzita vibex" = Nassarius (Uzita)1, Uzita bidentata1, Uzita smithiana1, "Uzita chowanensis" = Nassarius chowanensis1, Trajana pyta1, Ilyanassa arata1, Ilyanassa harpuloides1, Ilyanassa granifera1, Ilyanassa sexdentata1, Ilyanassa johnsoni1, Ilyanassa scalaspira1
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"Anachis (Thiarinella) styliola" = Metulella (Thiarinella)1, Aesopus stearnsii1, "Mitrella lunata" = Astyris lunata1, "Strombina anomala" = Sincola anomala1, "Anachis (Costoanachis) avara" = Costoanachis avara1
"Anachis (Thiarinella) styliola" = Metulella (Thiarinella)1 snail Subspecies: A. (T.) styliola obsoleta
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"Cypraeolina lachrimula" = Pugnus lachrimula1
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"Marginella (Bullata) antiqua" = Closia (Bullata)1 volute Subspecies: M. (Bullata) antiqua oliviformis
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Marginella (Serrata) denticulata1, "Marginella (Serrata) macronuclea" = Serrata1, "Marginella (Volvarina) avena" = Volvarina avena1
"Marginella (Volvarina) avena" = Volvarina avena1 Kiener 1834 margin shell Subspecies: M. (V.) avena avenacea
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"Sconsia hodgei" = Sconsia hodgii1
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Bivalvia | |
Crassinella lunulata Conrad 1834 clam | |
"Glans (Pleuromeris) tridentata" = Pleuromeris tridentata, "Glans (Pteromeris) perplana" = Pteromeris perplana
"Glans (Pleuromeris) tridentata" = Pleuromeris tridentata Say 1826 clam Also includes: G. (P.) tridentata
"Glans (Pteromeris) perplana" = Pteromeris perplana Dall 1903 clam Also includes: G. (P.) perplana abbreviata
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"Astarte (Ashtarotha) concentrica" = Astarte concentrica
"Astarte (Ashtarotha) concentrica" = Astarte concentrica Conrad 1834 clam Also includes: A. (A.) concentrica conradi
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"Verticordia (Trigonulina) emmonsii" = Trigonulina
"Verticordia (Trigonulina) emmonsii" = Trigonulina clam | |
Aligena rhomboidea aligena | |
Sportella constricta clam | |
"Tellina (Moerella) dupliniana" = Moerella dupliniana, "Tellina (Moerella) macilenta" = Moerella macilenta
"Tellina (Moerella) dupliniana" = Moerella dupliniana Dall 1900 tellin clam
"Tellina (Moerella) macilenta" = Moerella macilenta Dall 1900 tellin clam | |
Abra aequalis Say 1822 abra | |
Donax emmonsi clam
Donax fossor Say 1822 clam | |
Laevicardium sublineatum, "Trigoniocardia (Americardia) media" = Americardia media, Cerastoderma acutilaqueatum
Laevicardium sublineatum cockle
"Trigoniocardia (Americardia) media" = Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758 cockle
Cerastoderma acutilaqueatum cockle | |
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Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) soror Adams 1852 clam | |
Pseudochama corticosa jewel box | |
Gemma magna, Macrocallista (Costacallista) emmonsi, "Chione (Chione) grus" = Timoclea grus, "Venus (Mercenaria) campechiensis" = Mercenaria campechiensis, "Chione (Chione) cribraria" = Chione cribraria, "Macrocallista reposta" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) reposta, Cooperella carpenteri
Gemma magna Dall 1903 venus clam
Macrocallista (Costacallista) emmonsi Gardner 1943 venus clam
"Chione (Chione) grus" = Timoclea grus Holmes 1858 venus clam
"Venus (Mercenaria) campechiensis" = Mercenaria campechiensis Gmelin 1791 quahog Subspecies V. (M.) campechiensis rileyi
"Chione (Chione) cribraria" = Chione cribraria Conrad 1843 venus clam
"Macrocallista reposta" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) reposta Conrad 1834 venus clam
Cooperella carpenteri venus clam | |
Erycina carolinensis clam | |
Bornia triangula Glenn 1904 clam | |
"Corbula (Caryocorbula) conradi" = Caryocorbula conradi
"Corbula (Caryocorbula) conradi" = Caryocorbula conradi Gardner 1944 clam Subspecies: C. (C.) conradi retusa
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"Ctena microimbricata" = Ctena (Ctena) microimbricata, "Ctena speciosa" = Ctena (Ctena) speciosa, "Ctena magnoliana" = Ctena (Ctena) magnoliana, "Phacoides (Parvilucina) multilineatus" = Parvilucina multistriata
"Ctena microimbricata" = Ctena (Ctena) microimbricata Gardner 1943 clam
"Ctena speciosa" = Ctena (Ctena) speciosa Rogers and Rogers 1837 clam
"Ctena magnoliana" = Ctena (Ctena) magnoliana Dall 1903 clam
"Phacoides (Parvilucina) multilineatus" = Parvilucina multistriata Conrad 1841 clam | |
Glycymeris americana Defrance 1826 clam | |
"Anadara carolinensis" = Barbatia carolinensis, Anadara magnoliana, Anadara callicestosa, "Anadara (Cunearca) scalaris" = Cunearca scalaris, "Anadara lienosa" = Anadara (Rasia) lienosa
"Anadara carolinensis" = Barbatia carolinensis Conrad 1849 clam
Anadara magnoliana Gardner 1943 ark
"Anadara (Cunearca) scalaris" = Cunearca scalaris Conrad 1844 ark
"Anadara lienosa" = Anadara (Rasia) lienosa Say 1832 ark | |
"Chama striata" = Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) virgula
"Chama striata" = Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) virgula Deshayes 1831 oyster | |
"Plicatula marginata" = Plicatula gibbosa
"Plicatula marginata" = Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck 1801 scallop | |
Amusium mortoni, "Chlamys (Aequipecten) eborea" = Carolinapecten eboreus
Amusium mortoni Ravenel 1844 scallop
"Chlamys (Aequipecten) eborea" = Carolinapecten eboreus Conrad 1833 scallop | |
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima
"Nucula proxima" = Nucula (Nucula) proxima Say 1820 Atlantic Nut Clam | |
Foraminifera | |
"Globigerina apertura" = Globoturborotalita apertura2
"Globigerina apertura" = Globoturborotalita apertura2 Cushman 1918 | |
Triphora dupliniana | |
"Triphora dupliniana" = Cosmotriphora dupliniana1
"Triphora dupliniana" = Cosmotriphora dupliniana1 Olsson 1916 |