Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.3° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.5° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Cercado Formation, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)
• Zone H. From unknown formation (Possibly Cercado, Gurabo or Mao) at the time of writing. Section approximately 100 ft thick, 580 ft from base of section. Later shown to be correlated to the Cercado Fm.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, concretionary, pebbly, gray, blue claystone and poorly lithified conglomerate
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: concretion, original aragonite
Reposited in the PRI
Collection methods: quarrying,
• Collections reposited at Cornell University and now reside at PRI.
Primary reference: C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43 [A. Miller/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 58867: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 27.02.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Lithophaga antillarum d'Orbigny 1853 mussel
Lithophaga nigra d'Orbigny 1845 mussel
Botula hispaniolae mussel | |
"Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra, "Scapharca willardausteni" = Arca (Tosarca) willardausteni, Barbatia submarylandica, "Arca umbonata" = Lamarcka imbricata, "Scapharca riocanensis" = Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, "Scapharca golfoyaquensis" = Anadara (Rasia) golfoyaquensis
"Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark
"Scapharca willardausteni" = Arca (Tosarca) willardausteni Maury 1917 ark
Barbatia submarylandica Maury 1917 clam
"Arca umbonata" = Lamarcka imbricata Bruguière 1789 clam
"Scapharca riocanensis" = Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis Maury 1917 ark
"Scapharca golfoyaquensis" = Anadara (Rasia) golfoyaquensis Maury 1917 ark | |
"Pecten nodosus" = Nodipecten nodosus
"Pecten nodosus" = Nodipecten nodosus Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
"Phacoides yaquensis" = Parvilucina yaquensis, "Phacoides actinus" = Bellucina actinus, "Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis, "Lucina chrysostoma" = Anodontia alba, "Miltha riocanensis" = Armimiltha riocanensis
"Phacoides yaquensis" = Parvilucina yaquensis Gabb 1873 clam
"Phacoides actinus" = Bellucina actinus Dall 1903 clam
"Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Lucina chrysostoma" = Anodontia alba Link 1807 clam
"Miltha riocanensis" = Armimiltha riocanensis Maury 1917 clam | |
Siliqua subaequalis clam | |
"Corbula caimitica" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea, "Corbula dominicensis" = Caryocorbula dominicensis
"Corbula caimitica" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea Dall 1898 clam
"Corbula dominicensis" = Caryocorbula dominicensis Gabb 1873 clam | |
"Cardium tintinnabularum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) tintinnabularum, "Cardium linguatigris" = Acrosterigma linguatigris
"Cardium tintinnabularum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) tintinnabularum Maury 1917 cockle
"Cardium linguatigris" = Acrosterigma linguatigris Maury 1917 cockle | |
Donax aequalis clam | |
Tellina riocanensis, "Tellina cibaoica" = Eurytellina cibaoica, "Scissula scitula" = Moerella (Scissula), Strigilla caimitica
Tellina riocanensis tellin clam
"Tellina cibaoica" = Eurytellina cibaoica Maury 1917 tellin clam
"Scissula scitula" = Moerella (Scissula) tellin clam
Strigilla caimitica tellin clam | |
Petricola caimitica, "Petricola riocanensis" = Choristodon robustus, "Antigona tarquinia" = Periglypta tarquinia, "Pitaria circinata" = Lamelliconcha circinata
Petricola caimitica venus clam
"Petricola riocanensis" = Choristodon robustus Sowerby 1834 venus clam
"Pitaria circinata" = Lamelliconcha circinata Born 1778 venus clam | |
Coralliophaga coralliophaga Gmelin 1791 clam | |
Chama caimitica jewel box
Chama riocanica jewel box
"Chama congregatoides" = Chama congregata Conrad 1833 jewel box | |
Gastropoda | |
Retusa yaquensis Maury 1917 snail | |
Bullaria paupercula, Acteocina canaliculata, "Acteocina (Cylichnella) triticumtritonis" = Cylichnella triticumtritonis
Bullaria paupercula Sowerby 1849 snail
Acteocina canaliculata Say 1826 barrel-bubble
"Acteocina (Cylichnella) triticumtritonis" = Cylichnella triticumtritonis Maury 1917 snail | |
"Fissuridea henekeni" = Diodora cayenensis henekeni
"Fissuridea henekeni" = Diodora cayenensis henekeni Maury 1917 snail | |
Turbo cenulatoides snail
Astralium karlschmidti snail | |
"Amauropsis guppyi" = Pachycrommium guppyi
"Amauropsis guppyi" = Pachycrommium guppyi Gabb 1873 snail | |
Strombus bifrons Sowerby 1850 conch | |
"Cypraea henekeni" = Muracypraea henekeni
"Cypraea henekeni" = Muracypraea henekeni Sowerby 1850 cowry | |
"Phalium moniliferum" = Semicassis reclusa, Cassis sulcifera
"Phalium moniliferum" = Semicassis reclusa Guppy 1873 snail
Cassis sulcifera Sowerby 1850 snail | |
"Conus haytensis" = Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis, "Conus recognitus" = Conus (Pyruconus) recognitus, Conus furvoides, "Conus proteus" = Conus spurius, "Conus kitteredgei" = Conasprella (Ximeniconus) kitteredgei
"Conus haytensis" = Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis Sowerby 1850 cone shell
"Conus recognitus" = Conus (Pyruconus) recognitus Guppy 1867 cone shell
Conus furvoides Gabb 1873 cone shell
"Conus proteus" = Conus spurius Gmelin 1791 cone shell
"Conus kitteredgei" = Conasprella (Ximeniconus) kitteredgei Maury 1917 cone shell | |
"Cythara elongata" = Ithycythara elongata
"Cythara elongata" = Ithycythara elongata Gabb 1873 snail | |
"Terebra berlinerae" = Strioterebrum berlinerae
"Terebra berlinerae" = Strioterebrum berlinerae Maury 1917 auger snail | |
Mitra henekeni Sowerby 1850 mitre shell | |
"Strombina nanniebellae" = Sincola (Sincola) nanniebellae
"Strombina nanniebellae" = Sincola (Sincola) nanniebellae Maury 1917 snail | |
"Fusus henekeni" = Fusinus henekeni
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"Phos fasciolatus" = Pallacera guadelupensis
"Phos fasciolatus" = Pallacera guadelupensis Petit 1852 snail | |
"Olivella muticoides" = Olivella (Olivella) muticoides, Oliva cristobalcoloni, Oliva cylindrica, Oliva giraudi
"Olivella muticoides" = Olivella (Olivella) muticoides Gabb 1873 olive snail
Oliva cristobalcoloni Maury 1917 olive snail
Oliva cylindrica Sowerby 1850 olive snail
Oliva giraudi Cossmann 1913 olive snail | |
"Cancellaria harrisi" = Cancellaria (Cancellaria) harrisi
"Cancellaria harrisi" = Cancellaria (Cancellaria) harrisi Maury 1917 snail | |
"Murex cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus
"Murex cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus Guppy 1876 murex snail | |
"Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata" = Stigmaulax sulcata, Neverita nereidis, "Polinices subclausa" = Polinices hepaticus
"Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata" = Stigmaulax sulcata Born 1778 moon snail
Neverita nereidis Maury 1917 moon snail
"Polinices subclausa" = Polinices hepaticus Röding 1798 moon snail | |
Turbonilla turritissima snail |