NMB Loc. 15902 - Río Gurabo [Gurabo Fm] (Miocene of Dominican Republic)

Also known as PJ# 1528

Where: Dominican Republic (19.3° N, 71.7° W: paleocoordinates 19.3° N, 71.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Gurabo Formation, Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Gurabo Formation, which unconformably overlies the Cercado Formation, and is unconformably overlain by the Mao Formation. AGE: Late Miocene, based on Table 1 of Saunders et al. (1986); late Miocene according to Jung (1994, p. 260); direct date from Cheetham et al. (1999). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From 126 m above base of section

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; siltstone

• LITHIFICATION: Unknown. LITHOLOGY: Scattered in silts.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the NMB

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland (NMB).

Primary reference: J. B. Saunders, P. Jung, and B. Biju-Duval. 1986. Neogene Paleontology in the Northern Dominican Republic: 1. Field Surveys, Lithology, Environment, and Age. Bulletins of American Paleontology 89(323):1-79 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 131676: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 28.07.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with species-resolution identifications, and modern nomenclature. COVERAGE: Limited to taxa described in text.
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Argopecten eccentricus7 Gabb 1873 calico scallop
Amusium papyraceum7 Gabb 1873 scallop
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
"Ochetoclava terpna" = Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava)1
"Ochetoclava terpna" = Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava)1 cerith snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Pachycrommium sp.1 Woodring 1928 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet.1 Guilding 1834 moon snail
Stigmaulax sp.1 Morch 1852 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus domingensis1 Sowerby 1849 worm shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius6
"Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius6 Sowerby 1841 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
"Prunum maoense" = Marginella maoensis4
"Prunum maoense" = Marginella maoensis4 Maury 1917 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria (Cancellaria) guppyi3, "Cancellaria (Bivetiella) epistomifera" = Bivetiella epistomifera3
"Cancellaria (Bivetiella) epistomifera" = Bivetiella epistomifera3 Guppy 1876 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fasciolaria semistriata1 Sowerby 1850 tulip snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Tritiaria (Antillophos) moorei1 Guppy 1866 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Metulella venusta2 Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena sp.1 Schumacher 1817 snail