USGS 8663 Arroyo Las Lavas (Miocene of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 70.8° W: paleocoordinates 19.4° N, 69.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; limestone and marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: T. W. Vaughan, W. Cooke, D. D. Condit, C. P. Ross, W. P. Woodring and F. C. Calkins. 1921. A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic. Geological Survey of the Dominican Republic Memoir 1:1-268 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 124722: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 22.02.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Conocerithium gurabense" = Cerithium, "Conocerithium uniseriale" = Cerithium, "Conocerithium sp." = Cerithium
"Conocerithium gurabense" = Cerithium cerith snail
"Conocerithium uniseriale" = Cerithium cerith snail
"Conocerithium sp." = Cerithium Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella submortoni
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus sp.
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Coralliophila sp.
Coralliophila sp. Adams and Adams 1853 murex snail
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea folium" = Dendostrea folium
"Ostrea folium" = Dendostrea folium Linnaeus 1758 foliate oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spondylus guamanomocon
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca (Argina) sp." = Anadara (Lunarca), "Arca (Scapharca) golfoyaquensis" = Anadara (Rasia) golfoyaquensis, "Arca (Scapharca) sp." = Scapharca
"Arca (Argina) sp." = Anadara (Lunarca) Gray 1857 ark
"Arca (Scapharca) golfoyaquensis" = Anadara (Rasia) golfoyaquensis Maury 1917 ark
"Arca (Scapharca) sp." = Scapharca Gray 1847 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Corbula cercadica" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea
"Corbula cercadica" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea Dall 1898 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Gafrarium (Gouldia) sp." = Gouldia
"Gafrarium (Gouldia) sp." = Gouldia Adams 1847 venus clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp.
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Orbicella limbata, Orbicella aff. limbata, "Antillia sp." = Trachyphyllia, Antillia dominicensis
Orbicella limbata Duncan 1863 stony coral
Orbicella aff. limbata Duncan 1863 stony coral
"Antillia sp." = Trachyphyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Antillia dominicensis Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1925 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Dichocoenia tuberosa
Dichocoenia tuberosa Duncan 1863 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
"Teleiophyllia magnifica" = Manicina, "Maeandra aff. strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa, Mussa sp.
"Teleiophyllia magnifica" = Manicina stony coral
"Maeandra aff. strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa Dana 1846 stony coral
Mussa sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Paracyathus henekeni, Placocyathus sp., Placocyathus costatus, Placocyathus aff. variabilis
Paracyathus henekeni Duncan 1863 stony coral
Placocyathus sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Placocyathus costatus Duncan 1864 stony coral
Placocyathus aff. variabilis Duncan 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea siderea
Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Agaricia sp., Agaricia dominicensis
Agaricia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral
Agaricia dominicensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites sp., Porites aff. astreoides, Porites aff. furcata
Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
Porites aff. astreoides Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Porites aff. furcata Lamarck 1816 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Stephanocoenia intersepta, Madracis decactis
Stephanocoenia intersepta Esper 1795 stony coral
Madracis decactis Lyman 1859 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora sp., Stylophora minor, Stylophora affinis, Pocillopora crassoramosa
Stylophora sp. Schweigger 1819 stony coral
Stylophora minor Duncan 1863 stony coral
Stylophora affinis Duncan 1863 stony coral
Pocillopora crassoramosa Duncan 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
"Orbicella cavernosa" = Montastrea cavernosa
"Orbicella cavernosa" = Montastrea cavernosa Linne 1767 stony coral