Jablonski & Raup Locality 21 (Cretaceous of the United States)

Where: North Carolina (34.3° N, 78.0° W: paleocoordinates 35.5° N, 54.9° W)

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology:

Primary reference: D. Jablonski and D. M. Raup. 1999. Unpublished data on Cretaceous-Paleocene molluscan assemblages. [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/A. Hendy]more details

PaleoDB collection 1311: authorized by Dave Jablonski, entered by Dave Jablonski on 17.02.1994

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Taxonomic list

• history: old m-21, vet by DJ '91, comb.w/vet-98, adds by DJ '92
Bivalvia
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Opertochasma sp. Stephenson 1953 clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Etea sp. Conrad 1873 clam
Veniella conradi Morton 1833 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Aphrodina sp. Conrad 1869 venus clam
Aphrodina tippana venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Liothyris carolinensis, Tellinimera sp., "Linearia magnoliensis" = Linearis, "Linearia metastriata" = Linearis
Liothyris carolinensis Conrad 1875 tellin clam
Tellinimera sp. Conrad 1860 tellin clam
"Linearia magnoliensis" = Linearis tellin clam
"Linearia metastriata" = Linearis tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Pleuriocardia sp. Scott 1978 cockle
Granocardium sp. Gabb 1869 cockle
"Pachycardium spillmani" = Protocardia (Pachycardium) cockle
"Pachycardium sp." = Protocardia (Pachycardium) Conrad 1869 cockle
 Poromyida - Poromyidae
Cymella sp. Meek 1864 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
 Solenida - Pharidae
Leptosolen biplicata Conrad 1858 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
Vetericardiella sp. Chavan 1969 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatella vadosa Morton 1834 clam
Uddenia sp. Stephenson 1941 clam
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
"Scabrotrigonia cerulea" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia), "Scabrotrigonia eufalensis" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia)
"Scabrotrigonia cerulea" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) clam
"Scabrotrigonia eufalensis" = Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) clam
 Arcida - Limopsidae
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
Striarca sp. Conrad 1862 clam
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Nemodon sp. Conrad 1869 clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea sp., "Cucullaea capax" = Idonearca capax
Cucullaea sp. Lamarck 1801 clam
"Cucullaea capax" = Idonearca capax Conrad 1858 clam
 Ostreida - Malleidae
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
"Exogyra costata" = Exogyra (Exogyra) costata Say 1820 oyster
Pycnodonte vesicularis Lamarck 1806 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Ostreida - Flemingostreidae
 Pectinida - Entoliidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
"Pseudolimea pelagica" = Lima (Lima) pelagica Morton 1833 file clam
Costellacesta sp. Kauffman 1964 file clam
Limatula acutilineata Conrad 1858 file clam
Lima kerri Stephenson 1923 file clam
Pseudolimea reticulata Forbes 1845 file clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia argentaria Morton 1833 jingle
Anomia ornata Gabb 1876 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Camptonectes sp. Meek 1864 scallop
Camptonectes bubonis Stephenson 1941 scallop
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella serica Conrad 1860 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana multiconcentrica pointed nut clam