STRI Loc. 290045 - Estacion de Policia ["Ware" Fm] (Pliocene of Colombia)

Where: La Guajira, Colombia (11.9° N, 71.3° W: paleocoordinates 11.7° N, 70.8° W)

• coordinate based on unpublished field data

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Ware Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Ware Formation, which unconformably overlies the Castilletes Formation (Middle Miocene). AGE: late Pliocene, on the basis of macrofaunal composition and Sr-isotope dating by enterer. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From 462 m above Jimol/Castilletes Fm

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithified, calcareous sandstone

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Lithified calcarenite. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, as determined in the field and based on museum-reposited specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: cast, mold/impression

Collected by Hendy in 2011

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTOR: A. Hendy, 03/16/2011. REPOSITORY: Presently reposited at FLMNH, Gainesville.

Primary reference: A. J. W. Hendy, D. S. Jones, F. Moreno, V. Zapata, and C. Jaramillo. 2015. Neogene molluscs, shallow marine paleoenvironments, and chronostratigraphy of the Guajira Peninsula, Colombia. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 134(1):45-75 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 136994: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 08.12.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for mollusca. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Lithopoma sp. Gray 1850 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla striata BruguiƩre 1792 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Neverita sp. Risso 1826 moon snail
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Turbinella sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva cf. tuberaensis Anderson 1929 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Volutidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 volute
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 cowry
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum sp. Schumacher 1817 slipper shell
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Bivalvia
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 clam
Anodontia sp. Link 1807 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Acrosterigma cf. dalli Heilprin 1887 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Psammotreta sp. Dall 1900 tellin clam
"Psammacoma sp." = Macoma (Psammacoma) Dall 1900 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
"Chione (Chione) cancellata" = Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
Dosinia sp. Scopoli 1777 venus clam
Periglypta sp. Jukes-Browne 1914 venus clam
Lirophora sp. Conrad 1863 venus clam
Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Arcinella arcinella Linnaeus 1767 jewel box
 Cardiida - Anatinellidae
Raeta sp. Gray 1853 clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactrellona sp. Marks 1915 clam
 Arcida - Noetiidae
"Noetia ponderosa" = Eontia ponderosa
"Noetia ponderosa" = Eontia ponderosa Say 1822 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara sp. Gray 1847 ark
Anadara (Cunearca) sp. Dall 1898 ark
"Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Atrina serrata Sowerby 1825 oyster
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck 1801 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus bostrychites Guppy 1867 scallop
"Amusium luna" = Amusium toulae Brown and Pilsbry 1911 scallop
Lindapecten sp. Petuch 1988 scallop
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop
Euvola codercola Harris 1927 scallop
Nodipecten colinensis Hodson and Hodson 1927 scallop
Echinoidea
 Irregularia -
Clypeasteroida indet. Agassiz 1836 sand dollar