List of the Cenozoic life of South Carolina
Appearance
This list of the Cenozoic life of South Carolina contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of South Carolina and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
A
[edit]- †Abra
- Acanthocardia
- Acteocina
- Acteon
- †Adeorbis
- †Adocus
- Aequipecten
- Agaronia
- Agassizia
- †Aglyptorhynchus
- †Agomphus
- †Agomphus alabamensis – or unidentified related form
- †Agomphus pectoralis
- †Agorophius
- Aligena
- Alligator
- †Alopecias
- Alopias
- †Alopias vulpinus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Altrix
- †Amalthea
- Ammonia
- Amphistegina
- Amusium
- †Amusium mortoni – type locality for species
- Anachis
- Anadara
- Anatina
- Ancilla
- Angaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Angulogerina
- Angulus
- †Anomalina
- †Anomalina pliocenica – or unidentified comparable form
- Anomia
- Antalis
- Antigona
- †Araloselachus
- Arbacia
- Arca
- †Archaeodelphis – type locality for genus
- †Archaeodelphis patrius – type locality for species
- Architectonica
- Arcinella
- Arcopagia
- Arcoperna
- Arcopsis
- Arcoscalpellum
- †Arctodus
- Argopecten
- Argyrotheca
- †Argyrotheca laevis – type locality for species
- †Argyrotheca quadrata
- Artena
- †Ashleycetus – type locality for genus
- †Ashleycetus planicapitis – type locality for species
- †Ashleychelys – type locality for genus
- †Ashleychelys palmeri – type locality for species
- †Aspideretoides
- †Aspideretoides virginianus – or unidentified comparable form
- Astarte
- Astyris
- Athleta
- †Athleta cormacki – tentative report
- †Athleta petrosa
- †Athleta petrosus
- Atrina
- †Aturia
- †Aturia alabamensis
- †Aturia laticlava – or unidentified comparable form
- Aulacomya
- †Axiopsis
- †Axiopsis eximia – type locality for species
B
[edit]- †Bairdemys
- †Bairdemys healeyorum – type locality for species
- Balaenoptera
- Balanophyllia
- Balanus
- †Balanus halosydne – type locality for species
- †Balanus peregrinus
- Balcis
- Barbatia
- †Barbatia cuculloides – or unidentified comparable form
- Barnea
- †Basilosaurus
- Basterotia
- †Batequeus
- Bathytormus
- †Bathytormus clarkensis
- †Bathytormus flexurus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Bathytormus protexta
- †Belemnoziphius
- †Belemnoziphius prorops – type locality for species
- Bellucina
- Bison
- Bolivina
- †Bonellitia
- Boonea
- Bornia
- †Borophagus
- †Borophagus hilli – or unidentified comparable form
- Borsonia
- Bostrycapulus
- †Bothremys – tentative report
- †Bottosaurus
- †Braarudosphaera
- Brachidontes
- Brissus
- Buccella
- Bulimina
- Buliminella
- Bullia
- †Bullinella
- Busycon
- †Busycotyphis
- Busycotypus
- †Bythaelurus
C
[edit]- Cadulus
- Caecum
- Caestocorbula
- Calliostoma
- †Calliostoma aphelium – or unidentified comparable form
- Callista
- Callucina
- †Calorhadia
- Calotrophon
- Calyptraea
- †Calyptraphorus
- †Calyptraphorus jacksoni – or unidentified comparable form
- Cancellaria
- Canis
- Carcharhinus
- Carcharias
- Carcharodon
- Cardita
- Carditamera
- Cardium (bivalve)
- †Caricella
- †Carolia
- †Carolinacetus – type locality for genus
- †Carolinacetus gingerichi – type locality for species
- †Carolinachelys
- †Carolinapecten
- Caryocorbula
- Cassidulina
- Castor
- †Castoroides
- †Castoroides leiseyorum
- †Castoroides ohioensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Cavilinga
- Cerithiella – tentative report
- Cerithiopsis
- Cerithium – tentative report
- †Cervalces
- Cervus
- †Ceterhinops – type locality for genus
- †Ceterhinops longifrons – type locality for species
- Chama
- Cheilea
- Chelydra
- †Chesaconcavus
- †Chesaconcavus belgradensis – type locality for species
- †Chesapecten
- †Chiasmolithus
- Chicoreus
- Chione
- Chionopsis
- Chlamys
- †Chlamys biddleana
- †Chlamys burlesonensis
- †Chlamys cawcawensis
- †Chlamys cocoana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Chlamys cookei
- †Chlamys decemnarius
- †Chlamys deshayesii
- †Chlamys membranosa
- †Chlamys membranosus
- †Chlamys solarioides
- †Chlamys wahtubbeana
- †Chlamys wahtubbeanus
- †Choneziphius
- †Choneziphius chonops – type locality for species
- †Choneziphius liops – type locality for species
- †Choneziphius macrops – type locality for species
- †Choneziphius trachops – type locality for species
- Choristodon
- Chrysemys
- †Chrysocetus – type locality for genus
- †Chrysocetus healyorum – type locality for species
- Cibicides
- Cidaris
- Cinctura
- †Cirostrema
- †Cirostrema nassulum – or unidentified comparable form
- Cirsotrema
- Cladocora
- Clavilithes
- Clavus
- †Clavus lapenotieri – or unidentified related form
- Cliona
- Closia
- Coccolithus
- Cochlespira
- †Cochlespirella
- Cochliolepis
- Coelopleurus
- Coluber – or unidentified comparable form
- Columbellopsis
- Concavus
- Conomitra
- †Conosaurops – type locality for genus
- †Conosaurops bowmani – type locality for species
- †Conradostrea
- Conus
- Coralliophila
- Corbicula
- Corbula
- †Corbula alabamiensis
- †Corbula chipolana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Corbula extenuata
- †Corbula fossata
- †Corbula inaequalis
- †Coronia
- †Coronodon – type locality for genus
- †Coronodon havensteini – type locality for species
- †Costaglycymeris
- †Cotylocara – type locality for genus
- †Cotylocara macei – type locality for species
- †Coupatezia
- Crassatella
- Crassinella
- Crassostrea
- †Crenatosiren
- Crepidula
- †Cretolamna
- Crucibulum
- Cryptonatica
- †Cryptonatica platabasis – or unidentified comparable form
- Ctena
- †Cubitostrea
- Cucullaea
- Cumingia
- †Cuvieronius
- †Cyclagelosphaera
- Cyclocardia
- Cyclostremiscus
- †Cyclostremsicus
- †Cyclotomodon – type locality for genus
- †Cyclotomodon vagrans – type locality for species
- Cylichna
- Cymbovula
- Cypraea
- †Cypraeorbis
- Cythara
- Cytherea
D
[edit]- Daphnella
- Dasyatis
- Dasypus
- Democrinus
- Dendraster
- Dentalium
- Dentimargo
- †Dhondtichlamys
- †Dhondtichlamys greggi – or unidentified related form
- Dinocardium
- †Dinoziphius
- †Dinoziphius carolinensis – type locality for species
- Diodon
- Diodora
- †Dioplotherium – type locality for genus
- †Dioplotherium manigaulti – type locality for species
- Diplodonta
- Discinisca
- †Discoaster
- Discoporella
- Discorbis
- Disporella
- Divalinga
- Donax
- †Dorudon – type locality for genus
- †Dorudon serratus – type locality for species
- Dosinia
- †Dosinia acetabulum
- †Dosinia chipolana – or unidentified comparable form
- Dosinidia
- Dyocibicides
E
[edit]- †Eboroziphius – type locality for genus
- †Eboroziphius coelops – type locality for species
- †Eburneopecten
- Echinocardium
- †Echovenator – type locality for genus
- †Echovenator sandersi – type locality for species
- †Ecphora
- †Ectoganus
- Elaphe – or unidentified comparable form
- †Ellipsolithus
- Elphidium
- †Elphidium australis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Elphidium delicatulum
- †Elphidium discoidale
- †Elphidium fimbriatulum
- †Elphidium gunteri
- †Elphidium incertum
- †Elphidium latispatium – or unidentified comparable form
- Encope
- Endopachys
- Ensis
- †Eomysticetus – type locality for genus
- †Eomysticetus carolinensis – type locality for species
- †Eomysticetus whitmorei – type locality for species
- Eontia
- †Eophysema
- †Eophysema ozarkana – or unidentified comparable form
- †Eopleurotoma
- †Eosurcula
- †Eotorpedo
- Episcynia
- Epistominella
- Epitonium
- Eponides
- Equus
- †Eremotherium
- Erethizon
- Erignathus
- Ervilia
- Erycina
- Eucrassatella
- Eupatagus
- Eupleura
- †Eurhodia
- Eurytellina
- †Euscalpellum
- †Euscalpellum carolinensis – type locality for species
- †Euscalpellum wheeleri – type locality for species
- Euspira
- †Eutrephoceras
- Evalea
F
[edit]G
[edit]- Galeocerdo
- Galeodea
- Galeorhinus
- Gari
- Gastrochaena
- †Gavialosuchus
- Gegania
- Gemma
- Gemophos
- Geochelone
- †Georgiacetus
- †Georgiacetus vogtlensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Gibbolucina
- †Gibbolucina pandata – or unidentified comparable form
- †Gigantostrea
- Ginglymostoma
- Globigerina
- Globulina
- Glossus
- Glycymeris
- †Glycymeris abberans
- †Glycymeris americana
- †Glycymeris decussata
- †Glycymeris duplinensis – or unidentified related form
- †Glycymeris idonea
- †Glycymeris quinquerugatus
- †Glycymeris staminea
- †Glycymeris subovatus
- Glyptoactis
- †Glyptotherium
- Gopherus
- Gouldia
- †Gryphodobatis
- †Gumbelina
- Gymnura
H
[edit]- †Haimesiastraea
- Halichoerus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Halitherium
- †Halitherium alleni – type locality for species
- †Halonanus
- Hanzawaia
- Hastula – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Haustator
- †Hemiauchenia
- Hemimactra
- Hemimetis
- Hemipristis
- Here
- †Here parawhitfieldi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Heterotorpedo
- Hexaplex
- Hiatella
- †Holmesina
- †Hoplocetus
- †Hoplocetus obesus – type locality for species
- †Hornibrookina
- Horologica
- Hyotissa
- †Hyposaurus
I
[edit]- Ilyanassa
- Infundibulum
- †Ischyodus
- †Isocrania
- Isognomon
- †Isogomphodon
- †Isogomphodon aikenensis – type locality for species[1]
J
[edit]K
[edit]- Kalolophus
- †Kapalmerella
- †Keasius – tentative report
- Kinosternon
- †Kleidionella
- Kurtziella
L
[edit]- †Labrodon
- †Laevibuccinum
- Laevicardium
- Lamarckina
- Lamna
- Latirus – tentative report
- †Leiorhynus
- Leodia
- Leptopecten
- †Levifusus
- Lima
- Limaria
- Limatula
- Limopsis
- †Limopsis aviculoides – or unidentified related form
- Linga
- †Linthia
- Liotia
- †Liotia major – or unidentified related form
- †Lirodiscus
- †Lirofusus
- Lirophora
- Lithophaga
- †Lithophaga claibornensis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Litorhadia
- Littoraria
- Lucina
- Lucinisca
- Lunularia
- Lynx
- Lyria
- †Lyrischapa
M
[edit]- Macoma
- Macrocallista
- Mactra
- Mactrotoma
- Malaclemys
- †Mammut
- †Mammuthus
- †Mammuthus columbi – or unidentified comparable form
- Manta
- Maretia
- Marginella
- Martesia
- †Marvacrassatella
- †Mathilda
- †Mauricia
- †Megalonyx
- Meiocardia
- Melampus
- Melanella
- Mellita
- Menippe – tentative report
- Mercenaria
- †Mercimonia – tentative report
- Merisca
- Mesalia
- Mesodesma
- Metalia
- †Metaxytherium
- Metis – tentative report
- Microdrillia
- †Micromysticetus – type locality for genus
- †Micromysticetus rothauseni – type locality for species
- †Mingotherium
- †Mingotherium holtae – type locality for species
- †Miracinonyx
- Mitrella
- Mnestia
- Mobula
- †Mobula loupianensis – or unidentified comparable form
- Modiolus
- Moerella
- Mulinia
- Murex
- Murexiella
- †Murexiella glypta
- †Murexiella macgintyi
- †Murexiella petiti – type locality for species
- †Murexiella shilohensis
- †Murotriton
- †Mya
- Myliobatis
- †Mylohyus
- †Mylohyus fossilis – or unidentified comparable form
- Mysella
- Mytilus
N
[edit]- †Nanosiren – tentative report
- Nassarius
- Natica
- Naticarius
- †Nayadina
- Nebrius
- Nemocardium
- †Neochoerus
- Neofiber
- †Neofiber alleni
- †Neofiber diluvianus – or unidentified comparable form
- Neomonachus
- †Neuconorbina
- Neverita
- Nodipecten
- Noetia
- Nonion
- Nonionella
- Notidanus
- Nucula
- Nuculana
- †Nuculana acuta
- †Nuculana calcarensis
- †Nuculana carolinensis
- †Nuculana flexuosa – or unidentified related form
- †Nuculana kittensis
- †Nuculana magnopsis
- †Nuculana subtrigona
- †Nuculana trochila
- †Nuculana trumani
- †Nuculana vanuxemi
O
[edit]- Oculina
- Odobenus
- Odocoileus
- †Odontapsis
- Odostomia
- †Odostomia carolina
- †Odostomia pedroana – or unidentified comparable form
- Oliva
- Olivella
- †Ontocetus
- †Ophiomorpha
- Orthoyoldia
- †Osteopygis
- Ostrea
- †Otodus
- †Oxyrhina
P
[edit]- †Pachecoa
- †Pachyarmatherium
- †Palaeochenoides – tentative report
- †Palaeohypotodus
- †Palaeolama
- †Palaeophis
- Pandora
- Panopea
- Panthera
- Paracyathus
- Paradentalium
- †Paradentalium disparile – or unidentified related form
- †Paramya
- †Paramylodon
- †Paramylodon harlani – or unidentified comparable form
- Parasmittina
- Parvanachis
- Parvilucina
- †Parvilucina costata
- †Parvilucina crenella
- †Parvilucina crenulata
- †Parvilucina multilineatus
- †Parvilucina multistriata
- †Parvilucina piluliformis – or unidentified comparable form
- †Pecchiola
- Pecten
- †Pectinucula
- †Pelagornis
- †Pelagornis longirostris
- †Pelagornis sandersi – type locality for species
- Penion
- †Peratotoma
- †Periarchus
- Periploma
- Petaloconchus
- Petricola
- Phacoides
- Phalium
- Phoca
- †Phoca debilis – type locality for species
- †Phoca modesta – type locality for species
- Pholadomya
- Pholas
- Phos
- Phyllonotus
- Physa
- †Physa meigsii – or unidentified related form
- Physeter
- †Physeter antiquus – type locality for species
- †Physogaleus
- Pinna
- Pitar
- Placopecten
- Placunanomia
- †Plagiarca
- †Planicardium
- Planorbis
- Planorbulina
- Planulina
- Platytrochus
- Pleuromeris
- Pleurotomaria
- †Plicatoria
- †Plicatoria parva – type locality for species
- †Plicatoria wilmingtonensis
- Plicatula
- †Plinthicus
- Polinices
- Polymesoda
- Poroeponides
- †Prinsius
- †Prionodon
- †Prionodon carolinensis – type locality for species
- †Prionodon egertoni
- †Priscosiren
- Pristis
- †Probolarina
- †Probolarina holmesi
- †Probolarina holmesii
- †Probolarina salpinx
- †Probolarina transversa – type locality for species
- †Procharodon
- †Procolpochelys
- †Procolpochelys charlestonensis – type locality for species
- Procyon
- †Propinnotheroides – type locality for genus
- †Propinnotheroides orangeburgensis – type locality for species
- †Protoscutella
- †Protosiren
- Prunum
- Psammechinus
- †Psephophorus
- Pseudochama
- Pseudoliva
- Pseudorca
- Pteria
- Pteromeris
- †Pteropsella
- Puellina
- †Puma
- Puncturella
- Pusula
- Pycnodonte
- Pyramidella
- Pyrgo
- Pyrulina
Q
[edit]R
[edit]- Radiolucina
- Raeta
- Raja
- †Raja mccollumi – type locality for species
- Rangia
- Rangifer
- †Rangifer tarandus – or unidentified comparable form
- Ranina
- Raphitoma
- †Recurvaster
- Retusa
- Reussella
- †Reussella spinulosa – or unidentified comparable form
- †Rhabdopitaria
- Rhincodon
- †Rhincodon typus – or unidentified comparable form
- Rhinobatos
- †Rhinobatos bruxelliensis
- †Rhinobatos lentiginosus – or unidentified comparable form
- Rhinoptera
- †Rhinoptera bonasus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Rhinoptera dubia
- †Rhinoptera studeri – or unidentified comparable form
- Rhizoprionodon
- †Rhizoprionodon teraenovae – or unidentified comparable form
- Rhynchobatus
- Rhyncholampas
- Robulus
- Rosalina
- Rostellaria – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
S
[edit]- †Santeelampas
- †Santeevoluta
- Sassia
- †Saurocetus – type locality for genus
- †Saurocetus gibbesii – type locality for species
- Sayella
- Scalina
- Scapharca
- Scaphella
- Schizoporella
- Scobinella
- Sconsia
- Scyliorhinus – tentative report
- Seila
- Semele
- †Septastrea
- Serpulorbis
- Sigatica
- Sigmodon
- Sinum
- †Sinum arctatum
- †Sinum beatricae
- †Sinum bilix
- †Sinum chesapeakensis
- †Sinum chipolanum – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sinum declive
- †Sinum inconstans
- †Sinum perspectivum
- Siphocypraea
- Siphonina
- †Sismondia
- †Smilodon
- Solariella
- Solariorbis
- Solemya
- Solen
- Solena
- Solenosteira
- †Spatangus
- Sphyrna
- †Sphyrna americana – type locality for species
- †Sphyrna media – or unidentified comparable form
- †Sphyrna zygaena
- Spirillina
- Spisula
- Spondylus
- Sportella
- †Squalodon
- †Squalodon crassus – type locality for species
- †Squalodon pelagius – type locality for species
- †Squalodon tiedemani – type locality for species
- Squatina
- †Squatina angeloides – or unidentified comparable form
- Stewartia
- Sthenorytis
- Strigilla
- Strioterebrum
- Strombus
- Subcancilla
- †Subcancilla dalli – or unidentified related form
- †Sulcocypraea
- Sveltella
- Sveltia
- †Syllomus
- Sylvilagus
T
[edit]- Tagelus
- Tapirus
- Tectonatica
- Teinostoma
- Tellidora
- Tellina
- Tenagodus
- †Tenagodus vitis
- †Tenagodus vitus – or unidentified comparable form
- Terebra
- †Terebra houstonia
- †Terebra protexta
- †Terebra tantula – or unidentified related form
- †Terebra texagyra
- †Terebraspira
- Terebratulina
- †Terebratulina lachryma
- †Terebratulina wilsoni – type locality for species
- †Terebrifusus
- †Teredina
- Teredo
- Terrapene
- Textularia
- †Thecachampsa
- †Thecachampsa carolinensis – type locality for species
- †Thoracosaurus
- Thracia
- Timoclea
- Torcula
- †Toweius
- Trachycardium
- Transennella
- Tremarctos
- Triakis – tentative report
- Trichechus
- †Triforis
- †Trigonarca
- Trigonostoma
- †Trinacria
- Triplofusus
- Trivia
- Trochammina
- Trochita
- Trochus
- †Tuba
- Tucetona
- †Tucetona arata
- †Tucetona lamyi – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tucetona pectinata
- †Tupelocetus – type locality for genus[2]
- †Tupelocetus palmeri – type locality for species[3]
- Turbo – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature
- Turbonilla
- †Turbonilla aragoni – or unidentified comparable form
- †Turbonilla interrupta
- Turricula
- Turris
- Turritella
- Tursiops
- †Tursiops truncatus – or unidentified comparable form
- †Tusciziphius
- †Tympanonesiotes – type locality for genus
- †Tympanonesiotes wetmorei – type locality for species
- Typhis
U
[edit]- †Unifascia
- Urocyon
- †Urocyon cinereoargenteus – or unidentified comparable form
- Urosalpinx
V
[edit]- Valvulineria
- Venericardia
- †Venericardia bilineata
- †Venericardia carolinensis
- †Venericardia claiboplata
- †Venericardia claviger
- †Venericardia eutawcolens
- †Venericardia klimacodes
- †Venericardia mingoensis
- †Venericardia planicosta
- †Venericardia rotunda
- †Venericardia subquadrata
- †Venericardia subrotunda
- †Venericardia vigintinaria
- †Verericardia
- Vermicularia
- Verticordia
- Vexillum
- Vitis
- Voluta
- †Voluticella
- Volutifusus
X
[edit]- Xenophora
- †Xenorophus – type locality for genus
- †Xenorophus sloanii – type locality for species
- †Xiphiorhynchus
- †Xylotrypa
Y
[edit]Z
[edit]- †Zanthopsis – tentative report
- †Zygodiscus
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