Neck of Paracas (Eocene to of Peru)

Also known as 95DV 560

Where: Peru (13.9° S, 76.3° W: paleocoordinates 16.1° S, 69.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Otuma Formation, Priabonian to Priabonian (38.0 - 28.1 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; sandstone

• bioclastic sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: T. J. DeVries. 1998. Oligocene deposition and Cenozoic sequence boundaries in the Pisco Basin (Peru). Journal of South American Earth Sciences 11(3):217-231 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 206259: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 05.11.2019

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea sp.
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita newelli
Cardita newelli Rivera 1957 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Dosinia" lechuzaensis
"Dosinia" lechuzaensis Rivera 1957 venus clam
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella woodsi
Turritella woodsi Lisson 1925 turret shell
 Neogastropoda - Pseudolividae
"Sulcobuccinum parinasensis" = Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis
"Sulcobuccinum parinasensis" = Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis Woods 1922 snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Clathrodrillia mira
Clathrodrillia mira Olsson 1931 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Peruchilus culberti
Peruchilus culberti Olsson 1931 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora carditigera
Xenophora carditigera Nielsen and DeVries 2002 carrier shell