A New Species of Pulvinites (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from the Upper Paleocene Paspotansa Member of the Aquia Formation in Virginia
Journal of Paleontology
By: L. W. Ward and T.R. Waller
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Abstract
Pulvinites lawrencei n.sp. is described from the upper Paleocene (Landenian Stage) Paspotansa Member of the Aquia Formation in Stafford County, Virginia. This is the first report of a member of the pteriacean family Pulvinitidae in the Tertiary on either side of the Atlantic, the only other post-Mesozoic records of Pulvinites being in the Paleocene of California and the present-day Pacific off southeast Australia. The stratigraphic setting and co-occurring molluscan assemblage of the new species indicate shallow-shelf, open-marine conditions with near normal salinities.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A New Species of Pulvinites (Mollusca: Bivalvia) from the Upper Paleocene Paspotansa Member of the Aquia Formation in Virginia |
| Series title | Journal of Paleontology |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Paleontological Society |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 51 |
| Last page | 55 |