PPP# 196 - Cayo Agua [Cayo Agua Fm (Pliocene of Panama)

Also known as NMB# 17631; 87-29-02

Where: Bocas del Toro, Panama (9.2° N, 82.1° W: paleocoordinates 9.1° N, 81.6° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Cayo Agua Formation (Bocas del Toro Group), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: the Cayo Agua Fm is equivalent in age to the upper part of the Shark Hole Point Fm and the lower part of the Escudo de Veraguas Fm, no contacts are known. BIOSTRATIGRAPHY: from Collins et al. (1999), 3.5 MY; direct date from Cheetham et al. (1999).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; poorly lithified, bioturbated, shelly/skeletal, gray, blue, argillaceous, silty sandstone

• ENVIRONMENT: from Collins et al. 1999 (p. 94), open inner neritic, estimated depth of 30 m.
• GENERAL LITHOLOGY: from Collins et al. 1999 (p. 29), pervasively bioturbated gray blue, muddy, silty, lithic sandstone with comon horizons of abundant thick shelled mollusks and ahermatypic corals.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original calcite

Reposited in the BMNH, NMB, USNM

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia and scaphopoda. COLLECTORS: unknown (PPP staff), 8/11/87. REPOSITORIES:collections presumably held at USNM, BMNH and Naturhistorisches Museum Basel (NMB),

Primary reference: L. S. Collins and A. G. Coates. 1999. A paleobiotic survey of Caribbean faunas from the Neogene of the Isthmus of Panama. Bulletins of American Paleontology (357) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 61339: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 05.06.2006

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• NOMENCLATURE: modern nomenclature, though only identified to subgenus resolution. IDENTIFIER: presumably identified by J. Jackson, J. Todd, H. Fortunato, and P. Jung.
unclassified
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Turbonillidae indet.
originally entered as "Turbonillidae sp."
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Septastrea altispina Cairns 1995 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Paracyathus adetos n. sp. Cairns 1995 stony coral
Oxysmilia pliocenica Cairns 1995 stony coral
Antillocyathus gracilis Cairns 1995 stony coral
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Cupuladria biporosa Canu and Bassler 1923
Cupuladria aff. biporosa Canu and Bassler 1923
Discoporella "n. sp. 6" d'Orbigny 1852
Discoporella "n. sp. 7" d'Orbigny 1852
 Cheilostomata - Smittinidae
 Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae
 Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
 Cheilostomata - Mamilloporidae
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Saccella sp. Woodring 1925 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Leionucula sp. Quenstedt 1930 nut clam
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella sp. Brown 1827 clam
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Hyotissa sp. Stenzel 1971 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster
 Pectinida - Limidae
? Limaria sp. Link 1807 file clam
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus sp. Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Flabellipecten sp. Sacco 1897 scallop
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Cyclopecten sp. Verrill 1897 mud scallop
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Tucetona sp. Iredale 1939 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark
 Arcida - Noetiidae
Eontia sp. MacNeil 1937 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Carditidae indet. Fleming 1820 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella sp. Guppy 1874 clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopea sp. Menard 1807 clam
 Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Trigonulina sp. d'Orbigny 1946 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium sp. Mörch 1853 cockle
sensu-lato
Laevicardium sp. Swainson 1840 cockle
Cardium sp. Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Trigoniocardia sp. Dall 1900 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Phyllodina) sp. Dall 1900 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Ventricolaria sp." = Globivenus, Lirophora sp.
"Ventricolaria sp." = Globivenus Coen 1934 venus clam
Lirophora sp. Conrad 1863 venus clam
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Martesia sp. Sowerby 1824 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Varicorbula sp." = Corbula (Varicorbula) Grant and Gale 1931 clam
Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam
Juliacorbula sp. Olsson 1953 clam
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Tesseracme sp. Pilsbry 1898 tusk shell
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
sensu-lato
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Sulcoretusa sp. Burch 1945 snail
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
Styliola sp. Gray 1850 snail
Hyalocylis sp. Fol 1875 snail
Cavolinia sp. Avilgaard 1791 snail
Creseis sp. Rang 1828 snail
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Acteon sp. Montfort 1810 snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
Spirolaxis sp. Monterosato 1913 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
"Odostomia" sp. Fleming 1817 snail
Eulimastoma sp. Bartsch 1916 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum (Crucibulum) sp. Schumacher 1817 slipper shell
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Caecidae
Caecidae indet. Gray 1850 snail
Meioceras sp. Carpenter 1858 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Cyclostremiscus sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1945 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799 margin shell
Dentimargo sp. Cossmann 1899 margin shell
Volvarina sp. Hinds 1844 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Haustellum sp. Schumacher 1817 murex snail
Typhinae indet. Cossmann 1903 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Voluta sp. Linnaeaus 1758 volute
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Agatrix sp. Petit 1967 nutmeg
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Ancilla sp. Lamarck 1799 olive snail
Oliva (Oliva) sp. Bruguière 1789 olive snail
Olivella (Macgintiella) sp. Olsson 1956 olive snail
Olivella (Dactylidella) sp. Woodring 1928 olive snail
Olivella (Olivella) sp. Swainson 1831 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
? Kurtziella sp. Dall 1918 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum sp. Sacco 1891 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail
sensu-lato
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
"Phalium (Tylocassis) sp." = Semicassis
"Phalium (Tylocassis) sp." = Semicassis Mörch 1852 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
Malea sp. Valenciennes 1833 tun shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
? Cypraeidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
"Petaloconchus sp." = Petaloconchus
"Petaloconchus sp." = Petaloconchus Lea 1843 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Stigmaulax sp. Morch 1852 moon snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
"Amaea (Scalina) sp." = Scalina, Epitonium sp.
"Amaea (Scalina) sp." = Scalina Conrad 1865 wentletrap
Epitonium sp. Bolten 1798 wentletrap
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Miraclathurella sp. Woodring 1928 snail
Carinodrillia sp. Dall 1919 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Modulidae
Modulus sp. Gray 1842 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Alabina sp. Dall 1902 cerith snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Calliostoma sp. Swainson 1840 top snail