San Juan Raya, San Juan Raya Formation, Puebla (Cretaceous of Mexico)

Where: Mexico (18.3° N, 97.6° W: paleocoordinates 16.8° N, 54.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: San Juan Raya Formation, Aptian (125.0 - 113.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; lithified mixed carbonate-siliciclastic sediments

• '... during the Aptian, the region of Zapotitlan-San Juan Raya was an area close to the coast, covered with shallow waters '
• 'The San Juan Raya foramtion... consists basically of calcareous lutites with intercalations of calcareous sandstone... maximum thickness of 1250 meters.'

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: mold/impression

Collection methods: collected by J. G. Aguilera in the end of the 19th century

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 69900: authorized by Martin Aberhan, entered by Sabine Nürnberg on 09.03.2007, edited by Uta Merkel

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
"Complexastrea cyclops" = Haldonia cyclops2
"Complexastrea cyclops" = Haldonia cyclops2 Felix 1891 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae
Baryphyllia confusa2
Baryphyllia confusa2 D'Orbigny 1850 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
"Thamnasteria decipiens" = Astraeofungia decipiens2
"Thamnasteria decipiens" = Astraeofungia decipiens2 Michelin 1845 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
"Procyathophora poblana n. sp." = Ksiazkiewiczia poblana2
"Procyathophora poblana n. sp." = Ksiazkiewiczia poblana2 Reyeros-Navarro 1963 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Comoseriidae
Polyphylloseris conophora2
Polyphylloseris conophora2 Felix 1891 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
"Felixastraea mexicana n. sp." = Loboseris mexicana2, "Thamnasteria crespoi" = Fungiastraea crespoi2
"Felixastraea mexicana n. sp." = Loboseris mexicana2 Reyeros-Navarro 1963 stony coral
"Thamnasteria crespoi" = Fungiastraea crespoi2 Felix 1891 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae
"Cyathophora atempa" = Cryptocoenia biedai2, "Procyathophora aguilerai n. sp." = Cryptocoenia aguilerai2
"Cyathophora atempa" = Cryptocoenia biedai2 Morycowa 1964 stony coral
"Procyathophora aguilerai n. sp." = Cryptocoenia aguilerai2 Reyeros-Navarro 1963 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Thamnasteriidae
Thamnasteria felixi n. sp.2
Thamnasteria felixi n. sp.2 Reyeros-Navarro 1963 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Plesiastreidae
"Plesiastrea" sulcatilamellosa1, "Stylina vaughani n. sp." = Plesiastrea moravica2
"Plesiastrea" sulcatilamellosa1 Michelin 1841 stony coral
"Stylina vaughani n. sp." = Plesiastrea moravica2 Trauth 1911 stony coral
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Parallelodontidae
"Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) rayaensis n. sp." = Cosmetodon
"Grammatodon (Cosmetodon) rayaensis n. sp." = Cosmetodon clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea alicula
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Exogyra acuticosta
 Ostreida - Malleidae
Isognomon lamberti
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte subcostata
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Sphaera" corrugata
"Sphaera" corrugata Sowerby 1822 clam
listed as Corbis ("Sphaera") corrugata
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
""Cyprina" sanzi" = Arctica
""Cyprina" sanzi" = Arctica clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea neocomiensis
Panopea neocomiensis clam
listed as Panope neocomiensis
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya cf. gigantea
Pholadomya cf. gigantea Sowerby 1836 clam
 Trigoniida - Megatrigonioidae
Pterotrigonia plicatocostata
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Nododelphinulidae
Nododelphinula galeotti
 Heterostropha - Nerinellidae
"Cossmannea (Eunerinea) hicoriensis" = Eunerinea, "Cossmannea (Eunerinea) cf. aptiensis" = Eunerinea
"Cossmannea (Eunerinea) hicoriensis" = Eunerinea snail
"Cossmannea (Eunerinea) cf. aptiensis" = Eunerinea snail
 Heterostropha - Nerineidae
Nerinea (Nerinea) galatea, Nerinea azteca n. sp.
Nerinea azteca n. sp. snail
 Heterostropha - Gordenellidae
"Turritella minuta" = Turritelloidea minuta
"Turritella minuta" = Turritelloidea minuta Koch and Dunker 1837 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium bustamantii
 Cerithioidea - Batillariidae
Pyrazus cf. scalariformis
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Craginia floresi n. sp.
Craginia floresi n. sp. turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Procerithiidae
"Uchauxia fraasi" = Procerithium
"Uchauxia fraasi" = Procerithium snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassiopidae
Cassiope suturosa, Cassiope cf. renevieri
 Sorbeoconcha - Acteoninidae
"Actaeonina (Goniocylindrites) tehuacanensis" = Acteonina
"Actaeonina (Goniocylindrites) tehuacanensis" = Acteonina snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tylostomatidae
Tylostoma aguilerai n. sp.
Tylostoma aguilerai n. sp. snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica cf. sueurii, Lunatia praegrandis
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Harpagodes cf. desori, Chenopus sp.
Harpagodes cf. desori Pictet and Campiche 1864 snail
Chenopus sp. Philippi snail
1Kiessling 2008; 2Reyeros-Navarro 1963