Atalaia: Langhian - Serravallian, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Macrocalista maculata
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Crassispira (Crassispira) jamaicensis Guppy 1866
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Polystria albida
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Umbrella derbyi
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Callapa circularis
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Callapilia brooksi
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Criptodira indet.
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Foraminiferida
Foraminiferida indet. (Eichwald 1830)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
spelled with current rank as Foraminifera
Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Aphrocallistidae
Aphrocallistes lobata (Pomel 1872)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Aphrocallistes estevoui Termier and Termier 1981
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) sp. (Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
synonym of Balanophyllia
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Discotrochus sp. Milne-Edwards 1848
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora cf. silicensis Weisbord 1973
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum lyricum
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Flabellum wailesi
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) fernandesi Tavora et al. 2002
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Ostracoda
Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Calappidae
Acanthocarpus obscurus (Rathbun 1918)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
original and current combination Mursia obscura
Malacostraca - Decapoda - Portunidae
Portunus haitensis (Rathbun 1923)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Arenaeus cribarians
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Callinectes pirabensis
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Callinectes reticulatus Rathbun 1918
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Scylla costata Rathbun 1919
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Cupuladria canariensis
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
Lunulites pileolus
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Lunulites pirabicus
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Steginoporellidae
Steginoporella pirabensis
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus canoasensis Olsson 1931
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Cubitostrea glucomarides
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Crassostrea distans
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Lima) graptea
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula eroessa
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus bostrychites Guppy 1867
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys (Chlamys) callimorpha
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Chlamys (Chlamys) indissolubilis (Maury 1924)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Chlamys thalerus (Maury 1924)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Chlamys (Argopecten) tetristriata
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
original and current combination Argopecten
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris acuticostata (Sowerby 1849)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Tucetona acuticostata
Glycymeris bineminis
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Glycymeris pirabensis
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara brasiliana (Lamarck 1819)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana
Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi (Maury 1924)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Barbatia disclusa
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita morganiana
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Venericardia perumbonata
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Venericardia isaurae Maury 1924
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Venericardia perimetra Maury 1924
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium paraense
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Cardium pessoae Maury 1924
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Trachycardium (Trachycardium) pessoae
Laevicardium laevigatum (Linnaeus 1758)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
replaced by Laevicardium serratum
Cardium indistinctum
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Cardium (Neocardium) indistinctum
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Cardium philotarium Maury 1924
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina celetes
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama eudeiela
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Chama (Argopecten) daidela
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Chama (Lirophora) penthesileae
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Arcinella callipona
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Arcinella praearcinella
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Arcinella yaquensis (Maury 1917)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra chipolana
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia concentrica (Born 1778)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica
Dosinia brasiliensis White 1887
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
synonym of Dosinia (Dosinia) delicatissima
Ventricolaria thalestris
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
synonym of Globivenus
Chione paraensis (White 1887)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Chama (Lirophora) agraria (White 1887)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Chama (Lirophora) paphia (Linnaeus 1767)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Mercenaria prototypa
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Clementia dariena (Conrad 1855)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Clementia (Clementia) dariena
Pitar circinatus
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) delgada
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Corbula (Caryocorbula) mimosa
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Corbula (Caryocorbula) querida
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Linga (Linga) glenni (Dall 1903)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Here glenni
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia
Cylindritella crassilicata
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Cylindritella truncata
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Pachycrommium nativitatis
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Manzonia apudina
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Thersiteidae
Orthaulax brasiliensis Maury 1925
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Orthaulax pugnax (Heilprin 1887)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Orthaulax inornatus Gabb 1872
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus paraensis (White 1887)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Turbinella tuberculata
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Turbinella brasilianus (Maury 1934)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Xancus brasilianus Maury 1934
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Turbinella brasilianus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex brevifrons Lamarck 1822
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons
Murex (Chicoreus) brevifrons (Lamarck 1822)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons
Murex pennae Maury 1934
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Murex (Haustellum) pennae
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyria calligona Maury 1934
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Voluta calligona
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria calypso
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Cancellaria hatti
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva paraensis
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Oliva pirabica
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Olivella paraensis
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia consors (Sowerby 1850)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Hindsiclava consors
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Surcula (Pleurofusia) camposi
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
spelled with current rank as Pleurofusia
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Fusus baumanni
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Colubraria conditorius
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Colubraria lisboae
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Colubraria longesperatus
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Colubraria restitutus
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Colubraria pachecoi
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Colubraria paraensis
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Colubraria pirabensis
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Colubraria withei
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Colubraria (Conorbis) restitutus
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Tritonidea amazonica
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus doris
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Fusinus soperis
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra senecta
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora conchyliophora (Born 1780)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Sconsia felix (Maury 1934)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea pennae (White 1887)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
original and current combination Cypraeactaeon pennai
Cypraea macrovoluta Ferreira and Cunha 1957
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Siphocypraea macrovoluta
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica canrena (Linnaeus 1758)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Naticarius canrena
Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata (Born 1778)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Stigmaulax sulcata
Lunatia lunula
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Amauropsis nativitatis
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Mesalia rathbuni Maury 1934
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Turritella meunieri
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Turritella sulcigyrata
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Turritella tuberculata
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Turritella (Torcula) altilira (Conrad 1857)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Turritella gatunensis Conrad 1857
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Turritella ? matarucana Hodson 1926
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium williamsi
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Cerithium pachecoi
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Cerithium pirabicum
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Calliostoma pirabicum Maury 1924
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Trochus cirrus White 1887
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Calliostoma cirrus
Calliostoma (Eutrochus) decampose
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissuridea derbyi Maury 1924
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Diodora derbyi
Cephalopoda - Nautilida - Aturiidae
Aturia ackermanii
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Reptilia - Crocodilia
Crocodilia indet. Owen 1842
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
spelled with current rank as Crocodylia
Reptilia
Gavialoidea indet. (Brochu 1997)
Moraes-Santos et al. 2011
MPEG 609-V (incomplete cervical vertebra), MPEG 116-V and MPEG 1129-V (two isolated teeth) and MPEG 608-V (articular of left mandible)
Reptilia - Testudines
Pleurodira indet. Cope 1865
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae
Dugongidae indet. Gray 1821
Toledo and Domning 1991 1 specimen
Sirenotherium pirabense (Paula Couto 1967)
    = Dioplotherium cf. allisoni Kilmer 1965
Toledo and Domning 1991
    = Dioplotherium cf. allisoni Kilmer 1965
Kerber and Moraes-Santos 2021
Dioplotherium allisoni (Kilmer 1965)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Rytiodus sp. Lartet 1866
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
cf. Metaxytherium sp. de Christol 1840
Toledo and Domning 1991 1 specimen
Metaxitherium sp. (de Christol 1840)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
original and current combination Metaxytherium
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna magna Cope 1868
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Galeocerdo paulinoi
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus ackermanii
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Carcharhinus priscus Agassiz 1843
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Carcharhinus egertoni Agassiz 1843
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Scoliodon taxandriae Leriche 1926
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Nebrius obliquus (Leidy 1877)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Ginglymostoma obliquum
Ginglymostoma serra (Leidy 1877)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Nebrius serra
Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus novus
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Carcharodon subauriculatus (Agassiz 1839)
Ferreira Costa et al. 2009
based on Costa et al. 2009 who corrected this identification from C. megalodon to C. subauriculatus
Echinoidea - Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Phyllacanthus priscus
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Echinoidea - Cassiduloida - Cassidulidae
Cassidulus sp. Lamarck 1801
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Rhyncholampas candidoi
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Placatenellidae
Abertella complanata Brito 1981
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Placatenella complanata
Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Clypeaster lamegoi
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Clypeaster paulinoi
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
Clypeaster concavus Cotteau 1875
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
unclassified
Scapharca (Cunearca) brasiliana (Lamarck 1819)
Araujo Tavora et al. 2010
recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil State/province:Para
Coordinates: 0.6° South, 47.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:0.5° South, 44.5° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Langhian - Serravallian
Age range of interval:15.97000 - 11.62000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Pirabas
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Aguilera et al. (2020) considered the exposed fossiliferous levels of the Atalaia beach as late Langhian to Serravallian (14.2–12.7 Ma).
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Geology comments: This sedimentary unit was deposited during the early to middle Miocene in coastal marine environments with a tidal regime, marginal lagoons with mangrove forests, and tropical storms, before the origin of the Amazon delta (Aguilera et al. 2020).
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Also known as:Salinopolis; Salinópolis
Database number:58454
Authorizer:M. Uhen, P. Mannion Enterer:M. Uhen, P. Mannion
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2006-02-07 10:30:02 Last modified:2021-06-07 16:27:49
Access level:the public Released:2006-02-07 10:30:02
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

16575. P. M. Toledo. 1989. Sobre novos achados de sirenios (Sirenotherium pirabense Paula Couto, 1976) na Formacao Pirabas (Para, Brasil). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Serie Ciencias da Terra 1(1):5-10 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

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]
52106 S. A. R. Ferreira Costa, M. Richter, P.M. Toledo and H.M. Moraes-Santos. 2009. Shark teeth from Pirabas Formation (Lower Miocene), northeastern Amazonia, Brazil. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi 4(3):221-230 [C. Jaramillo/C. Pimiento]
77074 L. Kerber and H. Moraes-Santos. 2021. Endocranial Morphology of a Middle Miocene South American Dugongid and the Neurosensorial Evolution of Sirenians. Journal of Mammalian Evolution [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]
46552 H. Moraes-Santos, J. Bocquentin Villanueva, and P. M. Toledo. 2011. New remains of a gavialoid crocodilian from the late Oligocene-early Miocene of the Pirabas Formation, Brazil. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163:S132-S139 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]
36647 P. M. Toledo and D. P. Domning. 1991. Fossil Sirenia (Mammalia: Dugongidae) from the Pirabas Formation (Early Miocene), Northern Brazil. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Série Ciências da Terra 1(2):119-146 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]