SKGS-73, Philippines - Tshuto (1969) (Pliocene of Philippines)

Also known as SKGS-73

Where: Panay, Philippines (11.1° N, 122.5° E: paleocoordinates 11.1° N, 122.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• Stratigraphically in the upper part of the Ulian Formation. Pliocene, possibly late Pliocene in age. The molluscan assemblage is som small that an accurate age assessment cannot be expected.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; fine-grained, calcareous sandstone

• Almost autocthonous pure marine association of the fine sand bottom of slightly more than 20 m with the exception of exotic elements from the brackish water environment.
• Well sorted, fine sand with some calareous patches.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite

Collection methods: quarrying,

• All material studied and registered are stored at the Paleontological Laboratory, Department of Geology, Kyushu University

Primary reference: T. Shuto. 1969. Neogene gastropods from Panay Island, the Philippines. Contributions to the Geology and Paleontology of Southeast Asia 6:7-250 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41650: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 19.07.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Exhaustive for gastropods. No other taxa included. Disagregating of the sample is so easy that sampling is expected not to be significantly biased.
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara (Anadara) ferruginea" = Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea Reeve 1844 rusty ark
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia sp., "Fragum (Lunulicardia) subretusa" = Lunulicardium (Lunulicardia)
Protocardia sp. Beyrich 1845 cockle
"Fragum (Lunulicardia) subretusa" = Lunulicardium (Lunulicardia) cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Semelangulus) sp., "Tellina (Merisca) diaphana" = Merisca, "Tellina (Arcopaginula) inflata" = Arcopaginula inflata
Tellina (Semelangulus) sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
"Tellina (Merisca) diaphana" = Merisca tellin clam
"Tellina (Arcopaginula) inflata" = Arcopaginula inflata Gmelin 1791 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Psammobiidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Paphia (Eumarcia) cheribonensis Oostingh 1935 venus clam
Paphia (Paratapes) undulata Born 1778 venus clam
SUBSPECIES: P. (P.) undulata neglecta
Placamen calophylla Philippi 1836 venus clam
Clementia (Clementia) papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam
Meretrix meretrix venus clam
Circe rivularis venus clam