Cooper River, Charleston Co. - Pamlico Fm (Pleistocene): Late/Upper Pleistocene, South Carolina
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Noetiidae
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Noetia (Eontia) ponderosa
(Say 1822)
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| recombined as Eontia ponderosa | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara brasiliana
(Lamarck 1819)
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| recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana | |||||||
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Anadara ovalis
(Bruguiere 1789)
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| recombined as Lunarca ovalis | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia simplex
d'Orbigny 1845
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Divaricella quadrisulcata
(d'Orbigny 1846)
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| recombined as Divalinga quadrisulcata | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Pholadidae
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Barnea costata
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Trachycardium muricatum
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum | |||||||
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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
- Donacidae
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Donax fossor
Say 1822
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Macoma calcarea
(Gmelin 1792)
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| recombined as Macoma (Macoma) calcarea | |||||||
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Macoma balthica
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Macoma (Macoma) balthica | |||||||
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Macoma constricta
(Bruguière 1792)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Petricola pholadiformis
Lamarck 1818
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| recombined as Petricolaria pholadiformis | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Mulinia lateralis
(Say 1822)
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Spisula solidissima
(Dilwyn 1817)
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| recombined as Hemimactra solidissima | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Diodora cayenensis
(Lamarck 1822)
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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
- Naticidae
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Polinices duplicatus
(Say 1822)
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| recombined as Neverita duplicatus | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Cantharus cancellata
(Conrad 1846)
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| recombined as Solenosteira cancellaria | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Busycon canaliculatum
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Busycotypus canaliculatus | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius obsoletus
(Say 1822)
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| recombined as Ilyanassa obsoleta | |||||||
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Nassarius vibex
(Say 1822)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra dislocata
(Say 1822)
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| recombined as Strioterebrum dislocatum | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Eupleura caudata
(Say 1822)
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Urosalpinx cinerea
(Say 1822)
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| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | South Carolina | County: | Charleston |
| Coordinates: | 32.8° North, 79.9° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 32.8° North, 79.9° 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). | |||||
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). 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: | South Carolina Loc. 11 | ||
| Database number: | 66755 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | L. Eccles | Research group: | GCP,marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2006-10-15 12:46:46 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | group members | Released: | 2007-10-15 12:46:46 |
| 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] |