Core Creek Canal, Cartaret Co. - Pamlico Fm (Pleistocene): Late/Upper Pleistocene, North Carolina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun 1896
Rathbun 1935
one finger, Cat. No. 371263 USNM
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices duplicatus (Say 1822)
recombined as Neverita duplicatus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra dislocata (Say 1822)
recombined as Strioterebrum dislocatum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Columbella (Anachis) avara (Say 1822)
Colombella avara
Columbella (Astyris) lunata (Say 1826)
recombined as Astyris lunata
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius trivittatus (Say 1822)
recombined as Ilyanassa trivittata
Nassarius obsoletus (Say 1822)
recombined as Ilyanassa obsoleta
Nassarius acutus (Say 1822)
recombined as Nassarius (Nassarius) acutus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Busycon carica (Gmelin 1792)
Busycon canaliculatum (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Busycotypus canaliculatus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Eupleura caudata (Say 1822)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella mutica (Say 1822)
Oliva sayana Ravenel 1834
recombined as Oliva (Ispidula) sayana
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula convexa Say 1822
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epitonium rupicolum (Kurtz 1860)
recombined as Epitonium rupicola
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Retusa canaliculata (Say 1826)
recombined as Acteocina canaliculata
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana acuta (Conrad 1832)
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula proxima Say 1820
recombined as Nucula (Nucula) proxima
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Noetia (Eontia) ponderosa (Say 1822)
recombined as Eontia ponderosa
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara ovalis (Bruguiere 1789)
recombined as Lunarca ovalis
Anadara transversa (Say 1822)
recombined as Anadara (Larkinia) transversa
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Phacoides crenella Dall 1901
recombined as Parvilucina crenella
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Dinocardium robustum (Lightfoot 1786)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax variabilis Say 1822
recombined as Serrula variabilis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Macrocallista nimbosa (Solander 1786)
recombined as Macrocallista (Macrocallista) nimbosa
Gemma gemma (Totten 1834)
Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus 1758)
Mercenaria campechiensis (Gmelin 1791)
Chione cancellata (Linnaeus 1767)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mulinia lateralis (Say 1822)
Rangia cuneata (Sowerby 1831)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula contracta Say 1822
recombined as Caryocorbula contracta
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Pholadidae
Barnea costata
Bivalvia - Solenida - Pharidae
Ensis directus (Conrad 1844)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia tridentata Say 1826
recombined as Pleuromeris tridentata
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:North Carolina County:Pamlico
Coordinates: 34.8° North, 76.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:34.8° North, 76.7° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Late/Upper Pleistocene 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Pleistocene
Age range of interval:0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Pamlico
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From Pamlico Formation (Richards 1962). AGE: Sangamon, Pleistocene (Richards 1962). Little evidence for Wisconsin age.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified "siliciclastic"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: No detailed lithologic data reported in text. LITHIFICATION: Assumed to be unlithified given age and figured specimens in Richards (1962).
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: No specific environment provided in text for individual collection.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:cast
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Based on collections of Richards (1936, 1950). REPOSITORIES: Collections held in various museums, possibly including the Academy of Natural Sciences, USNM, MCZ (Cambridge), and AMNH.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda and bivalvia. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoratative publication, and somewhat antiquated. However, all occurrences include species-resolution assignments and list synonymies.
Metadata
Also known as: North Carolina Loc. 9
Database number:66750
Authorizer:A. Hendy, C. Schweitzer Enterer:A. Hendy, S. Yost
Modifier:L. Eccles Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2006-10-15 12:23:08 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:group members Released:2007-10-15 12:23:08
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
18974. H. G. Richards. 1962. Studies on the marine Pleistocene: Part II. The marine Pleistocene mollusks of eastern North America. Transactions of the American Philosophocal Society 52(3):1-142 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

45555decapod,fossil record M. J. Rathbun. 1935. Fossil Crustacea of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. Geological Society of America Special Paper (2)1-160 [C. Schweitzer/S. Yost]