PPP# 653 - Limón [Moin Fm]: Calabrian, Costa Rica
collected by Jung & Panchaud 1989

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Clathodrillia sp.
1 specimen
Eulimid indet.
1 specimen
Rissoine sp.
5 specimens
Turbonilline sp.
5 specimens
Typhine sp.
6 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Hippoporinidae
? Hippomenella fissurata
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Smittinidae
Smittoidea pacifica Soule and Soule 1973
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Sertellidae
Reteporellina evelinae
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Microporellidae
Microporella umbracula
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cheiloporinidae
Hippaliosina rostrigera
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Gigantoporidae
Semihaswellia sinuosa
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cellariidae
Cellaria mandibulata Hincks 1882
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Celleporidae
Buskea aff. dichotoma
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
Hippoporella gorgonensis Hastings 1930
1 specimen
Schedocleidochasma cleidostoma
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Gemelliporellidae
Gemelliporella punctata
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Metrarabdotosidae
Metrarabdotos informal n. sp. 8
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Microporidae
Micropora coriacea (Johnston 1847)
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae
Puellina aff. radiata
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae
Celleporaria albirostris
1 specimen
Celleporaria sp. Lamouroux 1821
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Arachnopusiidae
Tremogasterina mucronata
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Steginoporellidae
Steginoporella magnilabris (Busk 1854)
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Candidae
? Scrupocellaria sp. van Beneden 1845
1 specimen
Canda simplex
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Antroporidae
Antropora typica
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Quadricellariidae
Nellia tenella (Lamarck 1816)
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Mamilloporidae
Mamillopora cavernulosa
10 specimens
Mamillopora tuberosa
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Cupuladria aff. canariensis
11 specimens
Vibracellina laxibasis
1 specimen
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844
4 specimens
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758
32 specimens
sensu lato
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Jupiteria sp. Bellardi 1875
7 specimens
? Adrana sp. Adams and Adams 1858
2 specimens
Saccella sp. Woodring 1925
6 specimens
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
2 specimens
[entered as Ostreid indet.]
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae
Dimya sp. Rouault 1850
3 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Cyclopecten sp. Verrill 1897
2 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
? Spathochlamys sp. Waller 1993
3 specimens
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis sp. Sassi 1827
21 specimens
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia (Barbatia) sp. Gray 1842
1 specimen
Acar sp. Gray 1857
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Diplodonta sp. Bronn 1831
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Transennella sp. (Dall 1884)
1 specimen
? Cyclinella sp. Dall 1902
6 specimens
Gouldia sp. Adams 1847
2 specimens
Dosinia sp. Scopoli 1777
17 specimens
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Trigonulina sp. d'Orbigny 1946
10 specimens
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinisca sp. Dall 1901
6 specimens
spelled with current rank as Lucina (Lucinisca)
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander sp. Monfort 1810
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Volvulella (Volvulella) sp. Newton 1891
1 specimen
Sulcoretusa sp. Burch 1945
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla sp. Linnaeus 1758
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cavoliniidae
Styliola sp. Gray 1850
7 specimens
Diacria sp. Gray 1847
9 specimens
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epitonium (Epitonium) sp. Röding 1798
1 specimen
Epitonium (Asperiscala) sp. (de Boury 1909)
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810
7 specimens
Tectonatica sp. Sacco 1890
1 specimen
Stigmaulax sp. Morch 1852
10 specimens
? Sigatica sp. (Meyer and Aldrich 1886)
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
Cyclostremiscus sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1945
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Tornidae
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853
6 specimens
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Alvania sp. Risso 1826
17 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799
5 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Subcancilla sp. Olsson and Harbison 1953
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Glyphostoma (Glyphostoma) sp. Gabb 1872
3 specimens
Glyphostoma (Euglyphostoma) sp. Woodring 1970
5 specimens
Nannodiella sp. (Dall 1919)
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Kurtziella (Cryoturris) sp. (Woodring 1928)
12 specimens
Kurtziella (Kurtziella) sp. Dall 1918
26 specimens
Ithycythara sp. Woodring 1928
1 specimen
Bellaspira sp. Conrad 1868
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Cochlespira (Ancistrosyrinx) sp. (Dall 1881)
3 specimens
synonym of Cochlespira
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Hindsiclava sp. Hertlein and Strong 1955
1 specimen
Cerodrillia sp. Bartsch and Rehder 1939
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840
6 specimens
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928
1 specimen
Scobinella sp. Conrad 1848
1 specimen
Cruziturricula sp. Marks 1951
5 specimens
spelled with current rank as Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Gymnobela sp. Verrill 1884
2 specimens
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Pleurotomella sp. Verrill 1872
1 specimen
Daphnella sp. Hinds 1844
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum sp. Sacco 1891
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella (Macgintiella) sp. Olsson 1956
17 specimens
Olivella (Minioliva) sp. Olsson 1956
15 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806
35 specimens
sensu lato
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Antillophos (Antillophos) sp. Woodring 1928
1 specimen
? Neosconsia sp. Olsson 1964
1 specimen
Strombinophos sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Anachis sp. Adams and Adams 1853
11 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum (Costellaria) sp. Swainson 1840
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Eratoidae
Erato (Hespererato) sp. (Schilder 1932)
1 specimen
original and current combination Hespererato
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Niso sp. Risso 1826
1 specimen
? Stilifer sp. Broderip 1832
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799
6 specimens
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Carinodrillia sp. (Dall 1919)
11 specimens
Crassispira (Crassispira) sp. Swainson 1840
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Skeneidae
Solariorbis sp. Conrad 1865
4 specimens
Gastropoda - Eucyclidae
Euchelus (Mirachelus) sp. (Woodring 1928)
7 specimens
original and current combination Mirachelus
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissurella sp. Bruguière 1789
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon sp. Montfort 1810
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula (Ringiculella) sp. (Sacco 1892)
7 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
? Ondina sp. de Folin 1870
1 specimen
Eulimastoma sp. Bartsch 1916
1 specimen
Triptychus sp. Mörch 1875
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Costa Rica State/province:Limon
Coordinates: 10.0° North, 83.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:10.7° North, 83.4° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
Stage:Calabrian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Calabrian
Age range of interval:1.80000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago
Age estimate:1.6 Ma (age-depth)
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Limon Formation:Moin
Local section:Lomas del Mar Local bed:Western Reef Flank Sequence
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Moin Formation, which sits conformably on the Quebrada Chocolate Fomation and has no upper contact. AGE: direct date from Cheetham et al. (1999).
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,blue silty claystone
Secondary lithology:volcaniclastic,shelly/skeletal sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Blue-gray silty claystone and blocky, muddy, shelly volcaniclastic sandstone with common basalt granules. The lower part of the section contains laminated pyritic, organic-rich claystone and erect branching broyzoans.
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Geology comments: Contains reef units in some parts of section.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils,some macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Museum repositories:NMB
Collectors:Jung & Panchaud Collection dates:1989
Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Peter Jung, R. Panchaud, et al., 4.4.1989. REPOSITORIES:collections presumably held at USNM, BMNH and Naturhistorisches Museum Basel (NMB),
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia and scaphopoda. NOMENCLATURE: modern nomenclature, though only identified to subgenus resolution.
Metadata
Also known as:NMB Loc. 18088
Database number:79844
Authorizer:A. Miller, A. Hendy Enterer:K. Bulinski, A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-03-25 12:13:28 Last modified:2012-12-02 11:55:16
Access level:authorizer only Released:2009-03-25 12:13:28
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

17667. L. S. Collins and A. G. Coates. 1999. A paleobiotic survey of Caribbean faunas from the Neogene of the Isthmus of Panama. Bulletins of American Paleontology (357) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

43588 A. H. Cheetham and J. B. C. Jackson. 1999. Neogene cheilostome Bryozoa of tropical America: Comparison and contrast between the Central American Isthmus (Panama, Costa Rica) and the north-central Caribbean (Dominican Republic). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (357)159-192 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]