PPP# 631 - Pueblo Nuevo [Moin Fm] (Pleistocene of Costa Rica)

Also known as NMB Loc. 18080

Where: Limon, Costa Rica (10.0° N, 83.0° W: paleocoordinates 10.0° N, 83.3° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Member (Moin Formation), Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: The Moin Formation sits conformably on the Quebrada Chocolate Fomation and has no upper contact. AGE: direct date from Cheetham et al. (1999).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gray, blue, silty claystone and volcaniclastic, shelly/skeletal sandstone

• Contains reef units in some parts of section.
• 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.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the NMB

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTORS: unknown (PPP staff) collected on 4/3/89. REPOSITORIES: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel (NMB),

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79835: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Kate Bulinski on 25.03.2008, edited by Austin Hendy

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia and scaphopoda. NOMENCLATURE: modern nomenclature, though only identified to subgenus resolution.
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unclassified
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Caecid indet., Carditesine indet., Cysticus sp., Eulimid indet., Olivid indet., Rissoine sp., Triphorid indet., Turbonilline indet., Drepanophora tuberculatum
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella sp.
Crenella sp. Brown 1827 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
? Spathochlamys sp., Argopecten sp.
? Spathochlamys sp. Waller 1993 scallop
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Cyclopecten sp.
Cyclopecten sp. Verrill 1897 mud scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
Acar sp., Arca sp., Anadara (Rasia) sp.
Acar sp. Gray 1857 miniature ark
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Tucetona sp.
Tucetona sp. Iredale 1939 clam
 Arcida - Noetiidae
Arcopsis sp.
Arcopsis sp. Koenen 1885 clam
 Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis sp.
Limopsis sp. Sassi 1827 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Lucinisca sp." = Lucina (Lucinisca), Parvilucina sp.
"Lucinisca sp." = Lucina (Lucinisca) Dall 1901 clam
Parvilucina sp. Dall 1901 clam
sensu lato
 Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cardiomya sp.
Cardiomya sp. Adams 1864 clam
 Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Trigonulina sp.
Trigonulina sp. d'Orbigny 1946 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama sp., Chama sp.
Pseudochama sp. Odhner 1917 jewel box
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Anomalocardia sp., "Ventricolaria sp." = Globivenus, Gouldia sp.
Anomalocardia sp. Schumacher 1817 venus clam
"Ventricolaria sp." = Globivenus Coen 1934 venus clam
Gouldia sp. Adams 1847 venus clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trigoniocardia sp.
Trigoniocardia sp. Dall 1900 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp., Tellina (Phyllodina) sp.
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Tellina (Phyllodina) sp. Dall 1900 tellin clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula sp., Juliacorbula sp., "Varicorbula sp." = Corbula (Varicorbula)
Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam
Juliacorbula sp. Olsson 1953 clam
"Varicorbula sp." = Corbula (Varicorbula) Grant and Gale 1931 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella sp.
Crassinella sp. Guppy 1874 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Leionucula sp., Nucula (Lamellinucula) sp.
Leionucula sp. Quenstedt 1930 nut clam
Nucula (Lamellinucula) sp. Schenck 1944 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Jupiteria sp., Saccella sp.
Jupiteria sp. Bellardi 1875 pointed nut clam
Saccella sp. Woodring 1925 pointed nut clam
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Heliacus sp.
Heliacus sp. d'Orbigny 1842 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora sp.
Diodora sp. Gray 1821 snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Astraea (Lithopoma) sp." = Lithopoma, Arene sp.
"Astraea (Lithopoma) sp." = Lithopoma Gray 1850 snail
Arene sp. Adams and Adams 1854 snail
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
Solariorbis sp.
Solariorbis sp. Conrad 1865 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Episcynia sp., Cyclostremiscus sp.
Episcynia sp. Morch 1875 snail
Cyclostremiscus sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1945 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
Teinostoma sp.
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis sp.
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail
 Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Daphnella sp.
Daphnella sp. Hinds 1844 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp.
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet., Polystira sp.
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
? Kurtziella sp., Kurtziella (Kurtziella) sp.
? Kurtziella sp. Dall 1918 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Nannodiella sp.
Nannodiella sp. Dall 1919 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp.
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail
sensu lato
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Volvarina sp.
Volvarina sp. Hinds 1844 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
? Murex sp.
? Murex sp. Linnaeus 1758 murex snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
Erato sp.
Erato sp. Risso 1826 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
"Petaloconchus sp." = Petaloconchus
"Petaloconchus sp." = Petaloconchus Lea 1843 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica (Naticarius) sp." = Naticarius
"Natica (Naticarius) sp." = Naticarius Dumeril 1806 moon snail
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Niso sp.
Niso sp. Risso 1826 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina sp.
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Sulcoretusa sp., Volvulella (Volvulella) sp.
Sulcoretusa sp. Burch 1945 snail
Volvulella (Volvulella) sp. Newton 1891 snail
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
Cavolinia sp.
Cavolinia sp. Avilgaard 1791 snail
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp.
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
sensu lato
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Biflustra savartii, Cupuladria aff. canariensis, Cupuladria biporosa, Cupuladria aff. biporosa, Discoporella "n. sp. 3", Discoporella "n. sp. 6", Vibracellina laxibasis
Biflustra savartii Audouin 1826
Cupuladria biporosa Canu and Bassler 1923
Cupuladria aff. biporosa Canu and Bassler 1923
Discoporella "n. sp. 3" d'Orbigny 1852
Discoporella "n. sp. 6" d'Orbigny 1852
 Cheilostomata - Escharinidae
Escharina porosa
 Cheilostomata - Mamilloporidae
Mamillopora tuberosa, Mamillopora "n. sp. 1"
 Cheilostomata - Steginoporellidae
Steginoporella aff. connexa
 Cheilostomata - Arachnopusiidae
Tremogasterina mucronata
 Cheilostomata - Exechonellidae
Triporula stellata
 Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae
Celleporaria albirostris, Celleporaria brunnea
 Cheilostomata - Candidae
Scrupocellaria pusilla, Scrupocellaria regularis, Caberea sp., Canda simplex
 Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae
Puellina radiata
 Cheilostomata - Antroporidae
Antropora leucocypha, Antropora typica
 Cheilostomata - Onychocellidae
Floridina minima
 Cheilostomata - Quadricellariidae
Nellia tenella
Nellia tenella Lamarck 1816
 Cheilostomata - Adeonidae
Bracebridgia subsulcata
 Cheilostomata - Celleporidae
Turbicellepora sp.
Turbicellepora sp. Ryland 1963
 Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
Schedocleidochasma "n. sp. 3", Hippoporella costulata, Hippoporella gorgonensis
Hippoporella gorgonensis Hastings 1930
 Cheilostomata - Gigantoporidae
Semihaswellia sinuosa
 Cheilostomata - Cheiloporinidae
Tremoschizodina lata, Hippaliosina rostrigera
 Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae
Stylopoma projectum, Stylopoma "n. sp. 3", Characodoma contractum, Gemelliporidra multilamellosa
 Cheilostomata - Margarettidae
Margaretta buski
 Cheilostomata - Tetraplariidae
Tetraplaria dichotoma
 Cheilostomata - Bitectiporidae
Hippoporina aculeata
 Cheilostomata - Smittinidae
Parasmittina parsevaliformis, Parasmittina "n. sp. 7"
 Cheilostomata - Sertellidae
Reteporellina evelinae
 Cheilostomata - Stomachetosellidae
Cigclisula porosa
 Cheilostomata - Petraliidae
Petraliella bisinuata