Bahia Arquillo: Middle Eocene, Peru

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Raetomyidae
Raetomya arbolensis (Woods 1922)
recombined as Amotapus arbolensis
Amotapus arbolensis (Woods 1922)
DeVries et al. 2017
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris arquilloensis Rivera 1957
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arginella icaensis n. sp. Rivera 1957
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudolividae
Sulcobuccinum coronaria
DeVries et al. 2017
Sulcobuccinum monilis
DeVries et al. 2017
Pseudoliva parinasensis Woods 1922
recombined as Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis
var. samanica
Sulcobuccinum parinasensis (Woods 1922)
DeVries et al. 2017
recombined as Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivancillaria inca Olsson 1930
DeVries et al. 2017
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Andicula occidentalis (Woods 1922)
DeVries et al. 2017
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Dorsanum lagunitensis (Woods 1922)
DeVries et al. 2017
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Xancus paytensis Olsson 1930
DeVries et al. 2017
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora carditigera Nielsen and DeVries 2002
DeVries et al. 2017
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella paracasensis Rivera 1957
recombined as Cristispira paracasensis
Cristispira paracasensis (Rivera 1957)
DeVries et al. 2017
Turritella lagunillasensis Rivera 1957
DeVries et al. 2017
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epitonium peruvianum Olsson 1928
DeVries et al. 2017
see common names

Geography
Country:Peru State/province:Ica
Coordinates: 13.9° South, 76.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:16.5° South, 67.5° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2-3
Key time interval:Middle Eocene
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Paracas
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:84674
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Modifier:M. Uhen Research group:vertebrate
Created:2008-11-06 08:20:02 Last modified:2008-11-06 12:49:20
Access level:the public Released:2008-11-06 08:20:02
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

28388. R. Rivera. 1957. Moluscos fosiles de la Formacion Paracas, Dpto. de Ica. Sociedad Geologica del Peru Primer Congreso Nacional de Geologia Anales - Parte II 32:165-219 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

70795 T. J. DeVries, M. Urbina, and N. A. Jud. 2017. The Eocene-Oligocene Otuma Depositional Sequence (East Pisco Basin, Peru): Paleogeographic and Paleoceanographic Implications of New Data. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica del Perú 112:14-38 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]