TU 1446 (Rio Yaque del Norte) (Miocene of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.9° N, 71.7° W: paleocoordinates 19.8° N, 70.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Miocene (23.0 - 5.3 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: AGE: THICKNESS: STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: COMMENTS:

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified siliciclastic sediments

• ENVIRONMENT: Appearing to be shallow marine siliciclastic environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown, presumably silcicilastic. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified based on observation of figures.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Reposited in the PRI

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTOR: E. Vokes. REPOSITORY: PRI. FIDELITY: Moderate ecological fidelity.

Primary reference: A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 74913: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 05.09.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• TAXONOMY: Most taxa Identified by A. Hendy, with some earlier identifications by E. Vokes, P. Jung, H. Vokes, L. Anderson.
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Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama involuta
Chama involuta Guppy 1873 jewel box
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele claytoni
Semele claytoni Maury 1917 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellinidae indet.
Tellinidae indet. Blainville 1814 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium (Dallocardia) tintinnabularum, Americardia guppyi
Americardia guppyi Thiele 1910 cockle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Chlamys" sp.
"Chlamys" sp. Röding 1798 scallop
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula sp.
Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia simplex
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Rasia) sp.
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycymeris jamaicensis" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) jamaicensis, Tucetona acuticostata
"Glycymeris jamaicensis" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) jamaicensis Dall 1898 clam
Tucetona acuticostata Sowerby 1849 clam
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sp.
Petaloconchus sp. Lea 1843 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus sp.
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitridae indet.
Mitridae indet. Swainson 1831 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet., Lepicythara sp.
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Lepicythara sp. Olsson 1964 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus symmetricus" = Purpuriconus symmetricus, Conus sp., "Conus olssoni" = Conus (Atlanticonus) olssoni, "Conus planiliratus" = Conasprelloides planiliratus
"Conus symmetricus" = Purpuriconus symmetricus Sowerby 1849 cone shell
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
"Conus olssoni" = Conus (Atlanticonus) olssoni Maury 1917 cone shell
"Conus planiliratus" = Conasprelloides planiliratus Sowerby 1850 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Uromitra sp.
Uromitra sp. Bellardi 1887 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Chicoreus sp., "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus, Chicoreus (Siratus) sp.
Chicoreus sp. Monfort 1810 murex snail
"Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus Guppy 1876 murex snail
Chicoreus (Siratus) sp. Jousseaume 1880 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella sp.
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus sp., Latirus sp.
Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815 snail
Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp.
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Parametaria islahispaniolae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Solenosteira sp.
Solenosteira sp. Dall 1890 true whelk
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica (Natica) sp., Polinices sp.
Natica (Natica) sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Potamididae indet.
Potamididae indet. Adams and Adams 1854 horn snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp.
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) plebeia
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Pachycrommium guppyi
Pachycrommium guppyi Gabb 1873 snail
Malacostraca
 Decapoda -
Decapoda indet.
Decapoda indet. Latreille 1802 decapod