Where: Venezuela (10.6° N, 64.1° W: paleocoordinates 10.6° N, 63.6° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Mare Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Mare Formation, for which lithsotratigraphic relations are not discussed. AGE: middle-late Pliocene; stated to be included in the Globorotalia tosaensis Zone (Rögl, pers. comm., 1986; Boli & Saunders, 1985). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within section.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the NMB
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland (NMB).
Primary reference: P. Jung. 1989. Revision of the Strombina-group (Gastropoda; Columbellidae), fossil and living. Schweierische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 111:1-298 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 131218: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 21.07.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Gastropoda | |
Turbo (Marmarostoma) sp. Swainson 1829 snail | |
"Arene (Marevalvata) laguairana" = Marevalvata
"Arene (Marevalvata) laguairana" = Marevalvata snail | |
"Tegula (Agathistoma) phalera" = Agathistoma
"Tegula (Agathistoma) phalera" = Agathistoma snail | |
Parviturbo venezuelensis snail
Haplocochlias cf. swifti snail | |
Calliostoma curucutianum top snail
Calliostoma puntagordanum top snail
Calliostoma sp. Swainson 1840 top snail | |
Diodora cayenensis, Diodora meta, Diodora cf. listeri, Fissurella sp., Puncturella sp., Hemitoma (Hemitoma) octoradiata, Lucapinella cf. limatula
Diodora cayenensis Lamarck 1822 snail
Diodora meta Ihering 1927 snail
Diodora cf. listeri d'Orbigny 1842 snail
Fissurella sp. Bruguière 1789 snail
Puncturella sp. Lowe 1827 puncturella
Hemitoma (Hemitoma) octoradiata Gmelin 1791 snail
Lucapinella cf. limatula Reeve 1850 snail | |
Vanikoro pilsbryi snail | |
Polygireulima spatha snail | |
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus Gmelin 1791 slipper shell | |
Turritella (Broderiptella) variegata Linnaeus 1758 turret shell
Vermicularia trilineata Guppy 1864 turret shell | |
Alaba incerta d'Orbigny 1842 snail | |
Obtortio dubia snail | |
Modulus modulus Linnaeus 1758 snail
Modulus carchedonius Lamarck 1822 snail | |
Epitonium sp., Epitonium (Asperiscala) cf. candeanum, Epitonium (Epitonium) cf. foliaceicostum, Scalina (Scalina) sp.
Epitonium sp. Bolten 1798 wentletrap
Epitonium (Asperiscala) cf. candeanum d'Orbigny 1842 wentletrap
Epitonium (Epitonium) cf. foliaceicostum wentletrap
Scalina (Scalina) sp. Conrad 1865 wentletrap | |
Alvania (Alvania) auberiana, Alvania (Alvania) meridioamericana, Rissoina (Phosinella) puntagordana, Rissoina (Phosinella) sp., "Schwartziella cf. maiquetiana" = Rissoina (Schwartziella), "Schwartziella venezuelana" = Rissoina (Schwartziella)
Rissoina (Phosinella) sp. Mörch 1876 snail
"Schwartziella cf. maiquetiana" = Rissoina (Schwartziella) snail
"Schwartziella venezuelana" = Rissoina (Schwartziella) snail | |
"Seila adamsi" = Seila adamsii, Cerithiopsis cf. bicolor, Cerithiopsis cf. exilis, Cerithiopsis cf. lata, Cerithiopsis sp., "Cerithiopsis cf. greeni" = Cerithiopsis greenii, Cerithiopsis cf. emersoni
"Seila adamsi" = Seila adamsii Lea 1845 snail
Cerithiopsis cf. bicolor snail
Cerithiopsis cf. exilis snail
Cerithiopsis cf. lata snail
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail
"Cerithiopsis cf. greeni" = Cerithiopsis greenii Adams 1839 snail
Cerithiopsis cf. emersoni Adams 1839 snail | |
"Triphora cf. decorata" = Triphora (Cosmotriphora) decorata
"Triphora cf. decorata" = Triphora (Cosmotriphora) decorata Adams 1850 snail | |
"Oliva (Oliva) reticularis" = Oliva reticularis, Olivella sp.
"Oliva (Oliva) reticularis" = Oliva reticularis Lamarck 1811 olive snail
Olivella sp. Swainson 1831 olive snail | |
Favartia (Pygmaepterys) sp. Jousseaume 1880 murex snail
Muricopsis (Risomurex) gilbertharrisi murex snail | |
Prunum circumvittatum Weisbord 1962 margin shell
Dentimargo sp. Cossmann 1899 margin shell | |
Persicula porcellana snail
Persicula sp. Schumacher 1817 snail | |
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail | |
Latirus sp. Monfort 1810 snail | |
Rhombinella laevigata snail
Strombina (Strombina) pumilio Reeve 1858 snail | |
Agatrix epomis Woodring 1928 nutmeg | |
Daphnella retifera snail | |
Conus jaspideus Gmelin 1791 cone shell
Conus cf. talis Jung 1965 cone shell
Conus cf. spurius Gmelin 1791 cone shell | |
Microdrillia cf. trina Mansfield 1925 snail | |
Terebridae indet. Mörch 1852 auger snail | |
Trivia sp. Broderip 1837 snail | |
Cypraeidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 cowry | |
Marsupina bufo Bruguiére 1792 frog shell | |
Parviturboides interruptus, Cyclostremiscus (Ponocyclus) pentagonus, Cyclostremiscus (Cyclostremiscus) puntagordensis
Cyclostremiscus (Ponocyclus) pentagonus Gabb 1873 snail
Cyclostremiscus (Cyclostremiscus) puntagordensis Weisbord 1962 snail | |
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail | |
Caecum marense, "Elephantanellum imbricatum" = Caecum imbricatum, "Brochina aff. vestita" = Caecum (Brochina), Fartulum tomaculum, Elephantanellum puntagordanum
Caecum marense snail
"Elephantanellum imbricatum" = Caecum imbricatum Carpenter 1858 snail
"Brochina aff. vestita" = Caecum (Brochina) snail
Fartulum tomaculum snail | |
Polinices brunneus moon snail
Tectonatica venezuelana moon snail | |
"Cylichnina cf. sulcata" = Retusa (Cylichnina), Volvulella (Volvulella) cf. persimilis
"Cylichnina cf. sulcata" = Retusa (Cylichnina) snail
Volvulella (Volvulella) cf. persimilis Mörch 1875 snail | |
Scaphander cf. watsoni snail
Acteocina candei d'Orbigny 1841 barrel-bubble | |
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial | |
Egila sp., Chrysallida dux, Chrysallida sp., Chrysallida gemmulosa, Strioturbonilla (Strioturbonilla) pupoides, Besla elegans, Odostomia antilleana, Peristichia sp., Miralda (Miralda) havanensis, Longchaeus candidus, Careliopsis styliformis, "Pyrgiscus sp." = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus), Cingulina babylonia
Egila sp. Dall and Bartsch 1904 snail
Chrysallida dux snail
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856 snail
Chrysallida gemmulosa Adams 1850 snail
Besla elegans snail
Odostomia antilleana snail
Peristichia sp. Dall 1889 snail
Longchaeus candidus snail
Careliopsis styliformis snail
"Pyrgiscus sp." = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) Philippi 1841 snail
Cingulina babylonia snail | |
Aorotrema cf. humboldti snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Nuculidae indet. Gray 1824 nut clam | |
Nuculanidae indet. Adams and Adams 1858 pointed nut clam | |
Crassinella aduncata clam
Crassinella lunulata Conrad 1834 clam | |
Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi Weisbord 1964 clam | |
"Bellucina katherinepalmerae" = Cardiolucina
"Bellucina katherinepalmerae" = Cardiolucina clam | |
"Cyathodonta aff. magnifica" = Thracia (Cyathodonta)
"Cyathodonta aff. magnifica" = Thracia (Cyathodonta) clam | |
Pholadomya cf. candida Sowerby 1823 clam | |
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
"Varicorbula puntagordensis" = Corbula (Varicorbula), Caryocorbula cf. lavalleana
"Varicorbula puntagordensis" = Corbula (Varicorbula) clam | |
"Macrocallista (Megapitaria) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata, Lirophora cf. paphia, Gouldia cerina, Transennella caboblanquensis
"Macrocallista (Megapitaria) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Lirophora cf. paphia Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
Gouldia cerina Adams 1845 venus clam
Transennella caboblanquensis Weisbord 1964 venus clam | |
Chama cf. congregata Conrad 1833 jewel box | |
"Phlyctiderma soror" = Diplodonta soror
"Phlyctiderma soror" = Diplodonta soror Adams 1852 clam | |
Laevicardium sybariticum, Americardia media, Americardia guppyi, "Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) caboblanquensis" = Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) antillarum, Papyridea aff. semisulcata, Trachycardium (Trachycardium) cf. isocardia, Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum
Laevicardium sybariticum Dall 1886 cockle
Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758 cockle
Americardia guppyi Thiele 1910 cockle
"Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) caboblanquensis" = Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) antillarum d'Orbigny 1853 cockle
Papyridea aff. semisulcata Gray 1825 cockle
Trachycardium (Trachycardium) cf. isocardia Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
Abra lioica Dall 1886 abra | |
Tellinidae indet. Blainville 1814 tellin clam | |
Donax vagus clam | |
Gastrochaena ovata Sowerby 1834 clam | |
Crenella gemma clam | |
Acar domingensis Lamarck 1819 miniature ark | |
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster | |
Lima (Lima) sp. Bruguiére 1796 file clam | |
Pectinidae indet. Wilkes 1810 scallop |