Jazida B-17 (Miocene of Brazil)
Where: Para, Brazil (1.0° S, 47.2° W: paleocoordinates 1.0° S, 43.0° W)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Pirabas Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: 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]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 112590: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 13.07.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Echinoidea | |
Prionocidaris sp. Agassiz 1863 pencil urchin | |
unclassified | |
Echinoidea | |
"Abertella complanata" = Placatenella complanata
"Abertella complanata" = Placatenella complanata Brito 1981 sand dollar | |
Agassizia eugeniae heart urchin | |
Reptilia | |
Crocodylia indet. crocodilian | |
Pleurodira indet. Cope 1865 sideneck turtle | |
Mammalia | |
Dioplotherium allisoni Kilmer 1965 dugong
Rytiodus sp. Lartet 1866 dugong
"Metaxitherium sp." = Metaxytherium de Christol 1840 dugong | |
Chondrichthyes | |
Galeocerdo paulinoi tiger shark | |
Sphyrna magna Cope 1868 hammerhead shark | |
Scoliodon taxandriae, Carcharhinus ackermanii, Carcharhinus priscusi, Carcharhinus sp., Carcharhinus egertoni
Scoliodon taxandriae Leriche 1926 requiem shark
Carcharhinus ackermanii requiem shark
Carcharhinus priscusi requiem shark
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark
Carcharhinus egertoni Agassiz 1843 requiem shark | |
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark | |
Nebrius obliquus, "Ginglymostoma serra" = Nebrius serra
Nebrius obliquus Leidy 1877 nurse shark
"Ginglymostoma serra" = Nebrius serra Leidy 1877 nurse shark | |
Carcharodon subauriculatus Agassiz 1839 white shark based on Costa et al. 2009 who corrected this identification from C. megalodon to C. subauriculatus
Isurus novus mackerel shark | |
Gastropoda | |
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial | |
"Fissuridea derbyi" = Diodora derbyi
"Fissuridea derbyi" = Diodora derbyi Maury 1924 snail | |
Calliostoma (Eutrochus) decampose top snail
"Trochus cirrus" = Calliostoma cirrus White 1887 top snail
Calliostoma pirabicum Maury 1924 top snail | |
Cylindritella truncata snail | |
Cerithium pachecoi cerith snail
Cerithium pirabicum cerith snail | |
Mesalia rathbuni, "Turritella (Torcula) paraensis" = Torcula, Turritella meunieri, Turritella sulcigyrata, Turritella tuberculata, Turritella gatunensis, Turritella (Torcula) altilira
Mesalia rathbuni Maury 1934 turret shell
"Turritella (Torcula) paraensis" = Torcula turret shell
Turritella meunieri turret shell
Turritella sulcigyrata turret shell
Turritella tuberculata turret shell
Turritella gatunensis Conrad 1857 turret shell
Turritella (Torcula) altilira Conrad 1857 turret shell | |
Amauropsis nativitatis, "Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata" = Stigmaulax sulcata, "Natica canrena" = Naticarius canrena, Lunatia lunula
Amauropsis nativitatis moon snail
"Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata" = Stigmaulax sulcata Born 1778 moon snail
"Natica canrena" = Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail
Lunatia lunula moon snail | |
Manzonia apudina snail | |
Fusus baumanni snail | |
Colubraria conditorius, Colubraria lisboae, Colubraria longesperatus, Colubraria pachecoi, Colubraria paraensis, Colubraria pirabensis, Colubraria restitutus, Colubraria withei, Colubraria (Conorbis) restitutus, Tritonidea amazonica
Colubraria conditorius true whelk
Colubraria lisboae true whelk
Colubraria longesperatus true whelk
Colubraria pachecoi true whelk
Colubraria paraensis true whelk
Colubraria pirabensis true whelk
Colubraria restitutus true whelk
Colubraria withei true whelk
Colubraria (Conorbis) restitutus true whelk
Tritonidea amazonica true whelk | |
Cancellaria calypso snail
Cancellaria hatti snail | |
Mitra senecta mitre shell | |
"Drillia consors" = Hindsiclava consors
"Drillia consors" = Hindsiclava consors Sowerby 1850 snail | |
"Surcula (Pleurofusia) camposi" = Pleurofusia
"Surcula (Pleurofusia) camposi" = Pleurofusia turrid | |
Turbinella tuberculata, "Turbinella brasilianus" = Turbinella brasilianus, "Xancus brasilianus" = Turbinella brasilianus
Turbinella tuberculata snail
"Turbinella brasilianus" = Turbinella brasilianus Maury 1934 snail
"Xancus brasilianus" = Turbinella brasilianus Maury 1934 snail | |
"Lyria calligona" = Voluta calligona
"Lyria calligona" = Voluta calligona Maury 1934 volute | |
"Murex pennae" = Murex (Haustellum) pennae, "Murex brevifrons" = Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons, "Murex (Chicoreus) brevifrons" = Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons
"Murex pennae" = Murex (Haustellum) pennae Maury 1934 murex snail
"Murex brevifrons" = Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons Lamarck 1822 murex snail
"Murex (Chicoreus) brevifrons" = Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons Lamarck 1822 murex snail | |
Orthaulax brasiliensis Maury 1925 snail
Orthaulax inornatus Gabb 1872 snail
Orthaulax pugnax Heilprin 1887 snail | |
"Cypraea macrovoluta" = Siphocypraea macrovoluta, Cypraea pennae
"Cypraea macrovoluta" = Siphocypraea macrovoluta Ferreira and Cunha 1957 cowry
Cypraea pennae White 1887 cowry | |
Sconsia felix Maury 1934 snail | |
Ficus paraensis White 1887 fig shell | |
Xenophora conchyliophora Born 1780 carrier shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Mytilus canoasensis Olsson 1931 mussel | |
Spondylus bostrychites, Chlamys (Chlamys) callimorpha, Chlamys (Chlamys) indissolubilis, Chlamys thalerus, "Chlamys (Argopecten) tetristriata" = Argopecten, "Chlamys (Argopecten) daideleus" = Argopecten daideleus
Spondylus bostrychites Guppy 1867 scallop
Chlamys (Chlamys) callimorpha scallop
Chlamys (Chlamys) indissolubilis Maury 1924 scallop
Chlamys thalerus Maury 1924 scallop
"Chlamys (Argopecten) tetristriata" = Argopecten calico scallop
"Chlamys (Argopecten) daideleus" = Argopecten daideleus Maury 1924 calico scallop | |
Lima (Lima) graptea file clam | |
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle | |
Plicatula eroessa scallop | |
Cubitostrea glucomarides oyster
Crassostrea distans oyster | |
Barbatia disclusa, "Anadara brasiliana" = Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana, Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi
Barbatia disclusa clam
"Anadara brasiliana" = Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana Lamarck 1819 ark
Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi Maury 1924 ark | |
Glycymeris bineminis clam
"Glycymeris acuticostata" = Tucetona acuticostata Sowerby 1849 clam | |
Cardium indistinctum, Cardium (Neocardium) indistinctum, Cardium philotarium, Trachycardium paraense, "Cardium pessoae" = Trachycardium (Trachycardium) pessoae, "Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum
Cardium indistinctum cockle
Cardium philotarium Maury 1924 cockle
Trachycardium paraense cockle
"Cardium pessoae" = Trachycardium (Trachycardium) pessoae Maury 1924 cockle
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
Tellina celetes tellin clam | |
Arcinella callipona, Arcinella praearcinella, Arcinella yaquensis, Chama eudeiela, Chama (Argopecten) daidela, Chama (Lirophora) penthesileae
Arcinella callipona jewel box
Arcinella praearcinella jewel box
Arcinella yaquensis Maury 1917 jewel box
Chama eudeiela jewel box
Chama (Argopecten) daidela jewel box
Chama (Lirophora) penthesileae jewel box | |
Chama (Lirophora) paphia, Chama (Lirophora) agraria, "Ventricolaria thalestris" = Globivenus, "Dosinia concentrica" = Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica, Mercenaria prototypa, Pitar circinatus, "Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena
Chama (Lirophora) paphia Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
Chama (Lirophora) agraria White 1887 venus clam
"Ventricolaria thalestris" = Globivenus venus clam
"Dosinia concentrica" = Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica Born 1778 venus clam
Mercenaria prototypa quahog
Pitar circinatus venus clam
"Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena Conrad 1855 venus clam | |
Mactra chipolana clam | |
"Linga (Linga) glenni" = Here glenni
"Linga (Linga) glenni" = Here glenni Dall 1903 clam | |
Deuteropoda | |
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod | |
Malacostraca | |
Euphylax septendentatus, Scylla costata, Necronectes tajinensis, Callinectes pirabensis, Callinectes sp., Callinectes cf. declivis, Callinectes reticulatus, Portunus atecuicitilis, Portunus spimanus, Portunus haitensis
Euphylax septendentatus Beurlen 1958 swimming crab
Scylla costata Rathbun 1919 swimming crab
Necronectes tajinensis Vega et al. 1999 swimming crab
Callinectes pirabensis swimming crab
Callinectes sp. Stimpson 1860 swimming crab
Callinectes cf. declivis Rathbun 1918 swimming crab
Callinectes reticulatus Rathbun 1918 swimming crab
Portunus atecuicitilis swimming crab
Portunus spimanus swimming crab
Portunus haitensis Rathbun 1923 swimming crab | |
Acanthocarpus obscurus Rathbun 1918 box crab | |
Tetraxanthus rathbunae Chace 1939 crab | |
Thecostraca | |
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus 1758 barnacle
Balanus dentivarians barnacle
Balanus eburneus Gould 1841 barnacle
Balanus improvisus Darwin 1854 barnacle | |
Anthozoa | |
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) fernandesi Tavora et al. 2002 stony coral | |
Flabellum lyricum stony coral
Flabellum wailesi stony coral | |
Hexactinellida | |
Aphrocallistes lobata Pomel 1872 glass sponge
Aphrocallistes estevoui Termier and Termier 1981 glass sponge | |
Foraminifera | |
"Foraminiferida indet." = Foraminifera
"Foraminiferida indet." = Foraminifera Eichwald 1830 foram | |
Anisopetalus | |
Scapharca brasiliana | |
Scapharca (Cunearca) brasiliana Lamarck 1819 |