Locality I, Venezuela - Weisbord (1964) (Pliocene of Venezuela)

Also known as Locality I

Where: Sucre, Venezuela (10.0° N, 64.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 10.2° N, 62.8° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lower Member (Mare Formation), Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• From lower Mare Formation. The lower 10-15 ft are made up of incoherent grits and sands containing many well-preserved fossils. The lower member starts as a pebble to granule gravel or "grit". The Playa Grande and Mare formations of the Cabo Blanco Group are believed to be early Pliocene in age, and the Guaiguaza clay late Pliocene.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified, shelly/skeletal conglomerate and sandstone

• Shallow-marine deposit.
• Comprises incoherent grits and sands containing many well-preserved fossils. The lower member starts as a pebble to granule gravel or "grit".

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the PRI

Collection methods: quarrying,

• Collected by Weisbord in 1955 and 1956. Collections also held at Flordia State University

Primary reference: N. E. Weisbord. 1964. Late Cenozoic scaphopods and serpulid polychaets from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 47(214):111-199 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/O. Alfaro]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41543: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 16.07.2004

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Taxonomic list

• Exhaustive for mollusca, and serpulids
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
unclassified
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Gastropoda
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Mammalia
 Ferae -
Melaniella sp.1 placental
Sedentaria
 Sabellida - Serpulidae
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Adeonidae
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Graptacme) semistriolatum, "Dentalium (? Antalis) sp." = Antalis
"Dentalium (? Antalis) sp." = Antalis Adams and Adams 1854 tusk shell
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
"Cadulus (Polyschides) quadridentatus" = Polyschides
"Cadulus (Polyschides) quadridentatus" = Polyschides tusk shell
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
"Venericardia (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi" = Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi2, "Cardita (Carditamera) gracilis" = Carditamera2
"Venericardia (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi" = Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi2 Weisbord 1964 clam
"Cardita (Carditamera) gracilis" = Carditamera2 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Codakia (Jagonia) umbonicostata" = Ctena2
"Codakia (Jagonia) umbonicostata" = Ctena2 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Papyridea aff. soleniformis2 Bruguière 1787 cockle
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma (Psammacoma) hybrida2, "Tellina (Eurytellina) punicea" = Eurytellina punicea2
"Tellina (Eurytellina) punicea" = Eurytellina punicea2 Born 1778 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
 Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax vagus2 wedge clams
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama congregata2 Conrad 1833 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Periglypta aff. listeri2 Gray 1838 venus clam
"Chione (Chione) cancellata" = Chione cancellata2 Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
"Chione (Lirophora) cultellata" = Lirophora2 venus clam
"Chione (Lirophora) riomaturensis" = Lirophora (Lirophora) riomaturensis2 Maury 1925 venus clam
Macrocallista maculata2 Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
"Pitar (Hysteroconcha) dione" = Hysteroconcha dione2 Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Transennella caboblanquensis2 Weisbord 1964 venus clam
 Solenida - Solenidae
Solen sp.2 Linnaeus 1758 razor clams
 Thraciida - Periplomatidae
Periploma margaritacea2 Lamarck 1801 lantern shells
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara (Lunarca) ovalis" = Lunarca ovalis2, Anadara (Cunearca) cumanensis
"Anadara (Lunarca) ovalis" = Lunarca ovalis2 Bruguiere 1789 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris (Glycymerella) decussata2 Linnaeus 1758 bittersweet clam
"Glycymeris (Tucetona) pectinata" = Tucetona pectinata2 Gmelin 1791 clam
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula gibbosa2 Lamarck 1801 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten (Pecten) caribeus2, Pecten (Pecten) maiquetiensis2, "Lyropecten (Nodipecten) "sp. A"" = Nodipecten2, "Chlamys (Argopecten) gibbus" = Argopecten gibbus2, "Chlamys (Leptopecten) desultoria" = Leptopecten2
"Lyropecten (Nodipecten) "sp. A"" = Nodipecten2 Dall 1898 scallop
"Chlamys (Argopecten) gibbus" = Argopecten gibbus2 Linnaeus 1758 Atlantic calico scallop
"Chlamys (Leptopecten) desultoria" = Leptopecten2 scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus lateralis2, "Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata2
"Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata2 Montagu 1808 cross-sculpture crenella
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana (Saccella) karlmartini Weisbord 1964 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula (Nucula) venezuelana" = Nucula (Nucula) vieta2
"Nucula (Nucula) venezuelana" = Nucula (Nucula) vieta2 Guppy 1874 nut clam
Gastropoda
  -
Gastropoda indet.1 Cuvier 1795 snail
 Opisthobranchiata - Cylichnidae
"Cylichnella mareana" = Acteocina bidentata1
"Cylichnella mareana" = Acteocina bidentata1 d'Orbigny 1841 barrel-bubble
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora cayenensis1 Lamarck 1822 keyhole limpet
 Trochoidea - Tegulidae
"Tegula (Agathistoma) puntagordanum" = Tegula1, "Tegula (Agathistoma) trilirata" = Tegula1
"Tegula (Agathistoma) puntagordanum" = Tegula1 snail
"Tegula (Agathistoma) trilirata" = Tegula1 snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Turbo "sp. A"1 Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Trochoidea - Phasianellidae
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula phalaena1 slipper shell
[entered as Crepidula phalaeana]
Crepidula avirostra1 slipper shell
Crepidula juliella1 slipper shell
"Crepidula plana triangula" = Crepidula plana1 Say 1822 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella maiquetana1 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
Erato venezuelana1 Weisbord 1962 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
? Cymatium sp.1, "Cymatium (Septa) krebsii" = Monoplex krebsii1
? Cymatium sp.1 Röding 1798 triton shell
"Cymatium (Septa) krebsii" = Monoplex krebsii1 Mörch 1877 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
"Malea ringens mareana" = Malea mareana1, Tonna ? galea1
"Malea ringens mareana" = Malea mareana1 Weisbord 1962 tun shell
Tonna ? galea1 Linnaeus 1758 tun shell
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
"Anachis (Costoanachis) obesa" = Parvanachis obesa1, ? Anachis impunis1, Anachis (Litoterma) exuta1, "Strombina caboblanquensis" = Strombina (Strombina) pumilio1, "Mazatlania aciculata" = Mazatlania cosentini1, "? Strombina galba" = Mazatlania cosentini1, "Columbella williamgabbi" = Columbella mercatoria1, "Pyrene (Eurypyrene) venezuelanum" = Eurypyrene1
"Anachis (Costoanachis) obesa" = Parvanachis obesa1 Adams 1845 dove shell
? Anachis impunis1 dove shell
"Strombina caboblanquensis" = Strombina (Strombina) pumilio1 Reeve 1858 dove shell
"Mazatlania aciculata" = Mazatlania cosentini1 Philippi 1836 dove shell
"? Strombina galba" = Mazatlania cosentini1 Philippi 1836 dove shell
"Columbella williamgabbi" = Columbella mercatoria1 Linnaeus 1758 dove shell
"Pyrene (Eurypyrene) venezuelanum" = Eurypyrene1 dove shell
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Fasciolaria (? Pleuroploca) crassinoda" = Pleuroploca1, "Fusinus marensis" = Fusinus dilectus1
"Fasciolaria (? Pleuroploca) crassinoda" = Pleuroploca1 snail
"Fusinus marensis" = Fusinus dilectus1 Adams 1856 spindle shell
 Neogastropoda -
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Murex (Murex) chrysostomus" = Vokesimurex chrysostoma1, "Murex (Phyllonotus) pomum" = Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum1, "Thais (Stramonita) chocolata" = Stramonita chocolata1, "Thais (Stramonita) haemastoma" = Stramonita haemostoma1
"Murex (Murex) chrysostomus" = Vokesimurex chrysostoma1 Sowerby 1834 murex snail
"Murex (Phyllonotus) pomum" = Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum1 Gmelin 1791 murex snail
"Thais (Stramonita) chocolata" = Stramonita chocolata1 Duclos 1832 murex snail
"Thais (Stramonita) haemastoma" = Stramonita haemostoma1 Linnaeus 1767 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Hyalina (Volvarina) lustra1 Weisbord 1962 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
"Persicula (Rabicea) venezuelana lavelana" = Persicula lavelana1, "Persicula (? Rabicea) hodsoni" = Persicula interruptalineata1
"Persicula (Rabicea) venezuelana lavelana" = Persicula lavelana1 Hodson 1927 snail
"Persicula (? Rabicea) hodsoni" = Persicula interruptalineata1 Megerle von Mühlfeld 1818 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Oliva (Ispidula) schepmani" = Oliva (Ispidula) tisiphona1 Duclos 1844 olive snail
Olivella (Niteoliva) minuta1 Link 1807 olive snail
Olivella (Olivella) venezuelensis1 Olsson 1956 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Ancilla (Eburnea) venezuelana1 Weisbord 1962 snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
"Drillia" "sp. A"1 Gray 1838 snail
"Clathrodrillia mareana" = Clathrodrillia gatunensis1 Toula 1909 snail
Clathrodrillia gibbosa1 Reeve 1843 snail
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
"Terebra (Strioterebrum) quadrispiralis" = Strioterebrum quadrispiralis1, "Terebra (Strioterebrum) gatunensis" = Strioterebrum spiriferum1
"Terebra (Strioterebrum) quadrispiralis" = Strioterebrum quadrispiralis1 Weisbord 1962 auger snail
"Terebra (Strioterebrum) gatunensis" = Strioterebrum spiriferum1 Dall 1895 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria torula1 Weisbord 1962 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis cf. papulosus1 Guppy 1866 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Caecidae
 Mesogastropoda - Melaniidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica nobilis1 Röding 1798 sundial
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
"Odostomia (Evalea) antilleana" = Evalea1, "Odostomia (Evalea) mareana" = Evalea1, Odostomia ambigua1
"Odostomia (Evalea) antilleana" = Evalea1 snail
"Odostomia (Evalea) mareana" = Evalea1 snail
Strigilla carnaria
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Strigilla carnaria2 Linnaeus 1758