Igarape Marciano: Early/Lower Miocene, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
Lunulites pileolus
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Steginoporellidae
Steginoporella pirabensis
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella agronomica
Turritella pirabica
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus (Macrophragma) subvarians
spelled with current rank as Macrophragma
Gastropoda - Thersiteidae
Orthaulax pugnax (Heilprin 1887)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus restitutus
Conus whitei
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Siphocypraea (Muracypraea) pennai White 1887
recombined as Siphocypraea pennai
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Sinum cf. gabbi (Brown and Pilsbry 1913)
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora immortalis (Maury 1924)
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Calliostoma derbyi Maury 1924
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria serini
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys (Argopecten) capanemensis
original and current combination Argopecten
Chlamys (Argopecten) gibbus (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Argopecten gibbus
Chlamys (Argopecten) glendonensis Mansfield 1940
Chlamys (Chlamys) sentis (Reeve 1853)
recombined as Caribachlamys sentis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula eroessa
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris bineminis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Arca) imbricata (Bruguière 1789)
recombined as Lamarcka imbricata
Anadara (Anadara) brasiliana (Lamarck 1819)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita (Carditamera) manteia Maury 1924
Venericardia agriculturae
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama cf. agronomica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia concentrica (Born 1778)
recombined as Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica
Chione (Lirophora) agraria (White 1887)
Ventricolaria thalestris
synonym of Globivenus
Chione paraensis (White 1887)
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) perarcana
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) querida
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina pectinata
Linga glomeramen (Maury 1924)
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae
Calappa circularis Beurlen 1958
recombined as Calappilia circularis
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae
Cyclocancer tuberculatus Lima et al. 2023
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil State/province:Maranhao
Coordinates: 2.6° South, 43.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:2.4° South, 39.2° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Early/Lower Miocene
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 15.98000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Pirabas
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:112596
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2011-07-13 03:03:25 Last modified:2011-07-12 13:03:25
Access level:the public Released:2011-07-13 03:03:25
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
36658. V. Araujo Tavora, A. A. R. dos Santos, and R. N. Araujo. 2010. Localidades fossiliferas da Formacao Pirabas (Mioceno Inferior). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi Ciências Naturais, Belém 5(2):207-224 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]