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NY Loc. 3 - Gardiners Island, Suffolk County, New York, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	41.0978,-72.1033
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	New York, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Suffolk County, New York, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
NY Loc. 3 - Gardiners Island	Clark W.B. (1906)		STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: no stratigraphic data reported in text, Gardiners Clay and Jacob Sand according to Richards (1962). Jacobs Sand (Sangamon-Wisconsin) overlies the Gardiners Clay (Sangamon). AGE: Sangamon (MacClintock and Richards 1962), Pleistocene (Richards 1962).	claystone	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Anadara (Larkinia) transversa species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : *Anadara (Larkinia) transversa*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Lunarca ovalis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Lunarca : *Lunarca ovalis*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Astarte elliptica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Astartidae : Astarte : *Astarte elliptica*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Cyclocardia borealis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Cyclocardia : *Cyclocardia borealis*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Nucula (Nucula) proxima species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Nuculidae : Nucula : *Nucula (Nucula) proxima*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Crassostrea virginica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Crassostrea : *Crassostrea virginica*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Anomia simplex species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia : *Anomia simplex*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : *Chlamys (Chlamys) islandica*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Placopecten magellanicus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Placopecten : *Placopecten magellanicus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Mya (Arenomya) arenaria species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pholadida : Myidae : Mya : *Mya (Arenomya) arenaria*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Thracia (Homoeodesma) conradi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Thraciida : Thraciidae : Thracia : *Thracia (Homoeodesma) conradi*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Arctica islandica species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Arcticidae : Arctica : *Arctica islandica*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Mulinia lateralis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Mactridae : Mulinia : *Mulinia lateralis*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Mercenaria mercenaria species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Mercenaria : *Mercenaria mercenaria*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Acteocina canaliculata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Tornatinidae : Acteocina : *Acteocina canaliculata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Neptunea lyrata decemcostata subspecies	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Neptunea : *Neptunea lyrata decemcostata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Neptunea stonei species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Neptunea : *Neptunea stonei*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Astyris lunata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae : Astyris : *Astyris lunata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Busycotypus canaliculatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Busycotypus : *Busycotypus canaliculatus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Nucella lapillus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Nucella : *Nucella lapillus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Urosalpinx cinerea species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Urosalpinx : *Urosalpinx cinerea*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Ilyanassa obsoleta species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Tritia : *Tritia obsoleta*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Ilyanassa trivittata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Ilyanassa : *Ilyanassa trivittata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Nassarius (Nassarius) vibex species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Nassarius : *Nassarius (Nassarius) vibex*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Crepidula fornicata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Crepidula : *Crepidula fornicata*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Crepidula plana species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Calyptraeidae : Crepidula : *Crepidula plana*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Euspira heros species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Euspira : *Euspira heros*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Neverita duplicatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Neverita : *Neverita duplicatus*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Turbonilla interrupta species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pyramidellidae : Turbonilla : *Turbonilla interrupta*	0.126 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

References

Clark W.B. (1906) Pliocene and Pleistocene, Maryland Geological Survey

Richards H. G. (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

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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