Neills Eddy Landing - Waccamaw Formation: Early/Lower Pleistocene, North Carolina
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Pseudomelaniidae
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Crassispira perrugata
(Dall 1890)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella (Torculoidella) duplinensis
(Gardner and Aldrich 1919)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Vermicularia spirata
(Philippi 1836)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Niso dalli
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Strombiformis biconica
Gardner 1948
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Balcis biconica | ||||||||||
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Strombiformis juncea
Gardner 1948
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Eulima juncea | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Ficus papyratia
(Say 1822)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| Subspecies: Ficus papyratia caloosahatchiensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triviidae
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Trivia pediculus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Pusula pediculus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Scaphella pecursor
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Aurinia obtusa
(Emmons 1858)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Murex (Phyllonotus) pomum
(Gmelin 1791)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum | ||||||||||
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Eupleura caudata
(Say 1822)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Urosalpinx stimpsoni
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Urosalpinx perrugata
(Conrad 1846)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Busycon (Sycotypus) concinnum
Conrad 1875
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Busycotypus concinnum | ||||||||||
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Busycon amoenum
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Busycon bladenense
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Busycon willcoxiana
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Uzita lapenotierei
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita) | ||||||||||
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Uzita consensoides
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita) | ||||||||||
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Uzita caloosaensis
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita) | ||||||||||
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Uzita zeta
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Uzita) | ||||||||||
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Uzita neogenensis
(Gardner and Aldrich 1919)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Ilyanassa johnsoni
(Dall 1892)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Ilyanassa sexdentata
(Conrad 1843)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Ilyanassa isogramma
(Dall 1892)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Ilyanassa schizopyga
Dall 1892
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Ilyanassa scalaspira
(Conrad 1868)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Pisania (Celatoconus) nux
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Fasciolaria cronlyensis
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Anachis (Costoanachis) milleri
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Anachis (Costoanachis) avara
(Say 1822)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| Colombella avara | ||||||||||
| Subspecies: A. (Costoanachis) avara translirata, similis, and caloosaensis | ||||||||||
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Aesopus stearnsii
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Mitrella waccamawensis
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Mitrella lunata
(Say 1826)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Astyris lunata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Syntomodrillia lissotropis
(Dall 1881)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| Subspecies: S. lissotropis scissurata | ||||||||||
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"Drillia" simpsoni
(Dall 1887)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Cerodrillia simpsoni | ||||||||||
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"Drillia" emmonsi
Olsson 1916
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Clathrodrillia emmonsi | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Ithycythara psila
(Bush 1885)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Kurtziella eritima
(Bush 1885)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Glyphoturris eritima | ||||||||||
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Cryoturris magnoliana
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Kurtziella (Cryoturris) | ||||||||||
| Subspecies: Cryoturris magnoliana chariessa | ||||||||||
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Cryoturris cerinella
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Kurtziella (Cryoturris) | ||||||||||
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"Mangelia" stellata
Stearns 1872
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Stellatoma stellata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra (Strioterebrum) protexta
(Conrad 1845)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Terebra protexta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clathurellidae
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Glyphostoma scoptes
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Clavatula cornelliana
(Olsson 1916)
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Tornidae
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Teinostoma smikron
Gardner 1948
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Macromphalina pierrot
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Caecidae
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Caecum flemingi
Gardner and Aldrich 1919
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Caecum (Defolinia) flemingi | ||||||||||
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Caecum regulare
Carpenter 1858
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Gardner 1948 | |||||||||
| recombined as Caecum (Caecum) regulare | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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Rissoa geraea
Dall 1892
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Gastropoda
- Littorinidae
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Littorina irrorata
(Say 1822)
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| recombined as Littoraria irrorata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Areneidae
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Liotia (Arene) pergemma
Gardner 1948
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| synonym of Marevalvata tricarinata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Acteocina canaliculata
(Say 1826)
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| Subspecies: Acteocina canaliculata vaughani | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula proxima
Say 1820
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| recombined as Nucula (Nucula) proxima | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Brachidontes (Ischadium) recurvus
(Rafinesque 1820)
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| recombined as Ischadium recurvum | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Chama striata
Smith 1817
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| synonym of Nanogyra (Palaeogyra) virgula | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula marginata
Say 1824
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| synonym of Plicatula gibbosa | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys (Aequipecten) eborea
(Conrad 1833)
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| recombined as Carolinapecten eboreus | ||||||||||
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Chlamys (Lyropecten) ernestsmithi
(Tucker 1931)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris americana
(Defrance 1826)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara lienosa
(Say 1832)
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| recombined as Anadara (Rasia) lienosa | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Phacoides (Parvilucina) multilineatus
(Conrad 1841)
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| recombined as Parvilucina multistriata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pandorida
- Pandoridae
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Pandora (Kennerlia) naviculoides
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| synonym of Pandora (Pandorella) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Thraciida
- Thraciidae
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Thracia transversa
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Pholadidae
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Barnea (Scobinopholas) arcuata
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Myidae
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Mya arenaria
Linnaeus 1758
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| recombined as Mya (Arenomya) arenaria | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula (Caryocorbula) scutata
Gardner 1943
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| recombined as Juliacorbula scutata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Kelliidae
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Bornia triangula
(Glenn 1904)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Montacutidae
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Mysella stantoni
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Mysella velaini
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Mysella majorina
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Erycinidae
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Erycina carolinensis
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| Subspecies: Erycina carolinensis elongata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Mulinia congesta
(Conrad 1833)
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| Subspecies: Mulinia congesta magnoliana | ||||||||||
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Mactra (Mactrodesma) fragilis
(Gmelin 1792)
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| recombined as Mactrotoma fragilis | ||||||||||
| Subspecies: M. (M.) fragilis precursor | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Macrocallista reposta
(Conrad 1834)
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| recombined as Macrocallista (Macrocallista) reposta | ||||||||||
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Petricola (Petricolaria) pholadiformis
Lamarck 1818
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| recombined as Petricolaria pholadiformis | ||||||||||
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Venus (Mercenaria) campechiensis
(Gmelin 1791)
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| recombined as Mercenaria campechiensis | ||||||||||
| Subspecies V. (M.) campechiensis rileyi and carolinensis | ||||||||||
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Chione (Chione) grus
(Holmes 1858)
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| recombined as Timoclea grus | ||||||||||
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Dosinia (Dosinidia) elegans
(Conrad 1838)
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Chione (Chione) cribraria
(Conrad 1843)
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| recombined as Chione cribraria | ||||||||||
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Gemma magna
Dall 1903
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| Subspecies: G. magna majorina and insulcata | ||||||||||
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Callocardia (Agriopoma) sayana
(Conrad 1833)
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| synonym of Pitar morrhuanus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta caloosaensis
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Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma) soror
(Adams 1852)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Corbiculidae
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Corbicula densata
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Laevicardium sublineatum
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Trigoniocardia (Americardia) media
(Linnaeaus 1758)
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| recombined as Americardia media | ||||||||||
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Trachycardium emmonsi
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Donacidae
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Donax emmonsi
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Donax aequilibrata
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Donax fossor
Say 1822
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina (Moerella) dupliniana
(Dall 1900)
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| recombined as Moerella dupliniana | ||||||||||
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Tellina (Moerella) sayi
(Dall 1900)
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| synonym of Angulus texanus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semele bellastriata
(Conrad 1837)
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Abra aequalis
(Say 1822)
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| Also includes: Abra aequalis deltoidea | ||||||||||
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Ervilia lata
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| Also: Ervilia lata radiata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Solecurtidae
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Tagelus gibbus
(Spengler 1794)
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| synonym of Tagelus plebeius | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Sportellidae
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Sportella gibberosa
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Sportella waccamawensis
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Sportella compressa
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella dupliniana
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Crassinella lunulata
(Conrad 1834)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Carditamera columbiana
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Glans (Pteromeris) perplana
(Dall 1903)
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| recombined as Pteromeris perplana | ||||||||||
| Also includes: G. (P.) perplana abbreviata | ||||||||||
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Glans (Pleuromeris) tridentata
(Say 1826)
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| recombined as Pleuromeris tridentata | ||||||||||
| Also includes: G. (P.) tridentata decemcostata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte (Ashtarotha) concentrica
(Conrad 1834)
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| original and current combination Astarte concentrica | ||||||||||
| Also includes: A. (A.) concentrica conradi | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | North Carolina | County: | Columbus |
| Coordinates: | 34.3° North, 78.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 34.4° North, 77.8° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Waccamaw | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: No lithostratigraphic details or stratigraphic relationships provided in text. AGE: Late Pliocene-Early Pleistocene, but here assigned to the Early Pleistocene following DuBar (1971). | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | shelly/skeletal,brown,gray,blue unlithified silty sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: Fossiliferous sand with silt and clay, bluish-gray to tan, loosely consolidated | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Geology comments: No geologic or paleoenvironmental data reported in text. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USNM |
| Collection method comments: Collections reposited in USNM and USGS collections. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:Exhaustive for Gastropoda, Bivalvia and Scaphopoda. Nomenclature is somewhat antiquated but provided to species resolution and authoritative. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 59316 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | L. Eccles | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-03-25 18:03:41 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-03-25 18:03:41 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 16984. | 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] |
Secondary references:
| 17048 | J. A. Gardner. 1948. Mollusca from the Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina: Part 2. Scaphopoda and Gastropoda. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 199(B):179-310 [A. Miller/A. Hendy] |