San Juan Raya, San Juan Raya Formation, Puebla: Aptian, Mexico
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Gordenellidae
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Turritella minuta
Koch and Dunker 1837
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common category | |||||||||
| recombined as Turritelloidea minuta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Nerinellidae
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Cossmannea (Eunerinea) hicoriensis
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rare category | |||||||||
| original and current combination Eunerinea | ||||||||||
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Cossmannea (Eunerinea) cf. aptiensis
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rare category | |||||||||
| original and current combination Eunerinea | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Nerineidae
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Nerinea (Nerinea) galatea
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rare category | |||||||||
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Nerinea azteca n. sp.
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rare category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Aporrhaidae
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Chenopus sp.
Philippi
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rare category | |||||||||
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Harpagodes cf. desori
(Pictet and Campiche 1864)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica cf. sueurii
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Lunatia praegrandis
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common category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Tylostomatidae
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Tylostoma aguilerai n. sp.
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very abundant category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Acteoninidae
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Actaeonina (Goniocylindrites) tehuacanensis
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common category | |||||||||
| original and current combination Acteonina | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cassiopidae
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Cassiope suturosa
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very abundant category | |||||||||
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Cassiope cf. renevieri
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Procerithiidae
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Uchauxia fraasi
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rare category | |||||||||
| synonym of Procerithium | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium bustamantii
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very abundant category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Batillariidae
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Pyrazus cf. scalariformis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Craginia floresi n. sp.
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abundant category | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Nododelphinulidae
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Nododelphinula galeotti
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Arcticidae
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"Cyprina" sanzi
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very abundant category | |||||||||
| synonym of Arctica | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Panopea neocomiensis
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common category | |||||||||
| listed as Panope neocomiensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadomyida
- Pholadomyidae
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Pholadomya cf. gigantea
(Sowerby 1836)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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"Sphaera" corrugata
Sowerby 1822
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very abundant category | |||||||||
| listed as Corbis ("Sphaera") corrugata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Astartidae
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Astarte subcostata
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rare category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Trigoniida
- Megatrigoniidae
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Pterotrigonia plicatocostata
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very abundant category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Parallelodontidae
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Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) rayaensis n. sp.
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rare category | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Cosmetodon | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Malleidae
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Isognomon lamberti
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common category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Exogyra acuticosta
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very abundant category | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea alicula
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rare category | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Plesiastreidae
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Plesiastrea sulcatilamellosa
(Michelin 1841)
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Reyeros-Navarro 1963 | |||||||||
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= "Plesiastrea" sulcatilamellosa
Michelin 1841
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Kiessling 2008 | |||||||||
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Stylina vaughani n. sp.
Reyeros-Navarro 1963
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Reyeros-Navarro 1963 | |||||||||
| synonym of Plesiastrea moravica | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Thamnasteriidae
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Thamnasteria felixi n. sp.
Reyeros-Navarro 1963
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Reyeros-Navarro 1963 | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Cyathophoridae
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Procyathophora aguilerai n. sp.
Reyeros-Navarro 1963
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Reyeros-Navarro 1963 | |||||||||
| recombined as Cryptocoenia aguilerai | ||||||||||
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Cyathophora atempa
Felix 1891
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Reyeros-Navarro 1963 | |||||||||
| synonym of Cryptocoenia biedai | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Latomeandridae
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Felixastraea mexicana n. sp.
Reyeros-Navarro 1963
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Reyeros-Navarro 1963 | |||||||||
| recombined as Loboseris mexicana | ||||||||||
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Thamnasteria crespoi
(Felix 1891)
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Reyeros-Navarro 1963 | |||||||||
| recombined as Fungiastraea crespoi | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Faviidae
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Procyathophora poblana n. sp.
Reyeros-Navarro 1963
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Reyeros-Navarro 1963 | |||||||||
| recombined as Ksiazkiewiczia poblana | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Comoseriidae
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Polyphylloseris conophora
(Felix 1891)
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Reyeros-Navarro 1963 | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Siderastreidae
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Thamnasteria decipiens
(Michelin 1845)
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Reyeros-Navarro 1963 | |||||||||
| recombined as Astraeofungia decipiens | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Calamophylliidae
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Baryphyllia confusa
(D'Orbigny 1850)
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Reyeros-Navarro 1963 | |||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Astrocoeniidae
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Complexastrea cyclops
(Felix 1891)
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Reyeros-Navarro 1963 | |||||||||
| recombined as Haldonia cyclops | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Mexico |
| Coordinates: | 18.3° North, 97.6° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 16.8° North, 54.8° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Aptian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 3 |
| Key time interval: | Aptian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 121.40000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | San Juan Raya |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" |
| Lithology description: 'The San Juan Raya foramtion... consists basically of calcareous lutites with intercalations of calcareous sandstone... maximum thickness of 1250 meters.' | |
| Environment: | open shallow subtidal |
| Geology comments: '... during the Aptian, the region of Zapotitlan-San Juan Raya was an area close to the coast, covered with shallow waters ' | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | mold/impression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: collected by J. G. Aguilera in the end of the 19th century | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 69900 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Aberhan, W. Kiessling | Enterer: | S. Nurnberg, U. Merkel |
| Modifier: | S. Nurnberg | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2007-03-09 03:16:52 | Last modified: | 2007-04-12 03:55:50 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-03-09 03:16:52 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 23451. | G. A. d.e. Cserna. 1956. Pelecipidos y gasteropodos del Cretacico inferior de la region de San Juan Raya-Zapotitlan, Estado de Puebla. Paleontologia Mexicana (2)1-47 [M. Aberhan/S. Nurnberg/S. Nurnberg] |
Secondary references:
| 26431 | W. Kiessling. 2008. New opinions on coral taxonomy. [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling] | |
| 30752 | M. M. Reyeros-Navarro. 1963. Corales del Cretacico inferior de San Juan Raya, Estado de Puebla [Lower Cretaceous corals from San Juan Raya, Puebla]. Paleontologia Mexicana 17:1-21 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |