Ferrotepec Fm., col. 1509 (Miocene of Mexico)

Where: Michoacan, Mexico (18.0° N, 103.6° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 21.3° N, 99.2° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ferrotepec Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shoreface; poorly lithified sandstone and poorly lithified siltstone

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Primary reference: M.C. Perrilliat. 1987. Gasteropodos y un cefalopodo de la formacion Ferrotepec (Mioceno Medio) de Michoacan. Paleontologia Mexicana 52:1-58 [S. Peters/S. Peters/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 66164: authorized by Shanan Peters, entered by Shanan Peters on 03.10.2006, edited by Austin Hendy

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Saccella cf. fabalis2 Olsson 1964 pointed nut clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten (Pecten) mexicanus2 Perrilliat 1992 scallop
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"? Tenuicorbula sp." = Corbula (Tenuicorbula)2 Olsson 1932 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Psammacoma zapotalensis2 Spieker 1922 tellin clam
Psammacoma gatunensis2 Toula 1909 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Ventricolaria cf. harrisiana2 Olsson 1922 venus clam
Lirophora (Lirophora) falconensis2 Hodson et al. 1927 venus clam
Pitar sp.2 Römer 1857 venus clam
Cyclinella cyclica2 Guppy 1866 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Harvella cf. sincola2 Olsson 1922 clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solena (Solena) sp.2 Moore 2003 razor clams
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina (Here) edwilsoni2 Perrilliat 1992 clam
"Lucina (Parvilucina) mazatlanica" = Parvilucina mazatlanica2 Carpenter 1857 clam
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Calliostoma "sp. 1"2 Swainson 1840 top snail
Calliostoma "sp. 2"2 Swainson 1840 top snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella ocoyana Conrad 1855 turret shell
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Scalina sp.2 Conrad 1865 wentletrap
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum sp. Schumacher 1817 slipper shell
"Crucibulum chipolanum" = Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum Dall 1892 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria (Cancellaria) sp.2 Lamarck 1799 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus cf. angosturis Olsson 1964 cone shell
"Conus multiliratus" = Conasprelloides multiliratus Olsson 1922 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
"Crassispira consors" = Hindsiclava consors
"Crassispira consors" = Hindsiclava consors Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Pleurofusia sp. de Gregorio 1890 turrid
Lepicythara sp.2 Olsson 1964 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra sp. Bruguière 1789 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra ecuadoriana Olsson 1964 mitre shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Muracypraea sp.1 Woodring 1957 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica cf. canrena" = Naticarius canrena
"Natica cf. canrena" = Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail