BV 26 - Gauche River Formation (Pliocene of Haiti)

Where: Haiti (18.4° N, 72.7° W: paleocoordinates 18.4° N, 72.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Riviere Gauche Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From Riviere Gauche Formation, which presumably overlies Miocene strata of the Thomonde Foramtion. AGE: Stated in text as being from the Pliocene. Confirmed in other sources to be Pliocene (Martini and Bramlette 1963).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marineunlithified

• ENVIRONMENT: No environmental data reported in text.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Lithologic data not stated in text. LITHIFICATION: Assumed to be unlifithied on the basis of age. No figured specimens observed.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying,

• COLLECTOR: Collecton code (BV) probably refers to the author (J. Butterlin). REPOSITORY: Unknown repository.

Primary reference: J. Butterlin. 1960. Géologie générale et régionale de la République D'Haiti. Travaux et Mémoires de L'Institute des Hautes Estudes de L'Amérique Latine 6:1-190 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/S. Ávila]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 66816: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 17.10.2006

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for marcroinvertebrates, including coelenterata, brachiopoda, echinoidea, bivalvia and gastropoda. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication. Uses antiquated nomenclature, but with species resolution designations.
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora cf. saludensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Mitrella sp. Risso 1826 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys vulgaris, "Chlamys portoricensis" = Chlamys portoricoensis
"Chlamys portoricensis" = Chlamys portoricoensis Hubbard 1920 scallop
SUBSPECIES: C. portoricensis reticularis
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea guppyi Woodring 1925 oyster
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama involuta Guppy 1873 jewel box
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Protocardia gurabica" = Nemocardium (Lophocardium) gurabicum
"Protocardia gurabica" = Nemocardium (Lophocardium) gurabicum Maury 1917 cockle