Estacao Agronomica (Miocene of Brazil)

Where: Para, Brazil (1.2° S, 47.4° W: paleocoordinates 1.2° S, 43.3° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Pirabas Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

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 112582: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 13.07.2011, edited by Austin Hendy

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Ventriocolaria thalestris
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium paulini
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella meunieri, Turritella (Torcula) altilira
Turritella meunieri turret shell
Turritella (Torcula) altilira Conrad 1857 turret shell
subspecies altilira
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica canrena" = Naticarius canrena
"Natica canrena" = Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Cypraea paraensis, Cypraea pennae
Cypraea pennae White 1887 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
"Pyrula paraensis" = Ficus paraensis
"Pyrula paraensis" = Ficus paraensis White 1887 fig shell
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella ceresis, Marginella estaciana
Marginella ceresis margin shell
Marginella estaciana margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra derbyi, Terebra estaciana
Terebra derbyi auger snail
Terebra estaciana auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus longesperatus
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Polystira sp., "? Surcula (Pleurofusia) camposi" = Pleurofusia
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928 turrid
"? Surcula (Pleurofusia) camposi" = Pleurofusia turrid
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia concors
Drillia concors snail
var. pennae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica nobilis
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Calliostoma (Eutrochus) derbyi, Calliostoma retectum, "Solarium eudaidelum" = Trochus (Solarium)
Calliostoma (Eutrochus) derbyi Maury 1924 top snail
Calliostoma retectum Maury 1924 top snail
"Solarium eudaidelum" = Trochus (Solarium) top snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda (Adrana) agronomica" = Adrana agronomica
"Leda (Adrana) agronomica" = Adrana agronomica Maury 1924 pointed nut clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) agricolae, Corbula (Caryocorbula) giga, Corbula (Caryocorbula) vertumni
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama agronomica, Arcinella yaquensis
Arcinella yaquensis Maury 1917 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) vertumni, Chione (Lirophora) agraria, Antigona proserpinae, "Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) vertumni Maury 1924 venus clam
Chione (Lirophora) agraria White 1887 venus clam
"Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena Conrad 1855 venus clam
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Solecurtus cereris
Solecurtus cereris Maury 1924 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina penthesileae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Fragum proavitum, Cardium coutinhoi, Cardium hortensium, Cardium viridarii
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina frugalis
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia agriculturae, Venericardia amazoniana
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Chlamys (Argopecten) daidela" = Argopecten, Chlamys (Argopecten) agronomica
"Chlamys (Argopecten) daidela" = Argopecten calico scallop
Chlamys (Argopecten) agronomica Maury 1924 calico scallop
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula eroessa
 Arcida - Arcidae
Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris bineminis, Glycymeris eumita
Glycymeris eumita Maury 1924 clam
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
Lunulites pileolus
 Cheilostomata - Steginoporellidae
Steginoporella pirabensis