TU 1206, Santiago de los Caballeros [Gurabo Fm] (Miocene to of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 70.7° W: paleocoordinates 19.4° N, 70.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Gurabo Formation, Messinian to Messinian (7.2 - 3.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Gurabo Fm, which overlies the Cercado Fm, and is overlain by the Mao Fm (Pliocene). AGE: Late Miocene-Early Pliocene, based on Table 1 of Saunders et al. (1986); assigned to Messinian-Zanclean at present. THICKNESS: Unknown. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within section.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified siliciclastic sediments

• ENVIRONMENT: Appearing to be shallow marine firmground environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown, presumably silcicilastic. LITHIFICATION: Poorly lithified based on observation of figures.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Reposited in the PRI

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTOR: E. Vokes. REPOSITORY: PRI. FIDELITY: Moderate ecological fidelity.

Primary reference: A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 74966: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 09.09.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• TAXONOMY: Most taxa Identified by A. Hendy, with some earlier identifications by E. Vokes, P. Jung, H. Vokes, L. Anderson.
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Vermicularia spirata Philippi 1836 turret shell
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Carinodrillia elocata Pilsbry and Johnson 1922 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus proximus3 Sowerby 1850 conch
Strombus bifrons3 Sowerby 1850 conch
Lobatus haitensis3 Sowerby 1850 true conch
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Buccinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 true whelk
Antillophos (Antillophos) moorei Guppy 1866 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Calophos sp. Woodring 1964 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus henekeni Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp., Conus consobrinus, "Conus symmetricus" = Purpuriconus symmetricus, "Conus multiliratus" = Conasprelloides multiliratus
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus consobrinus Sowerby 1850 cone shell
"Conus symmetricus" = Purpuriconus symmetricus Sowerby 1849 cone shell
"Conus multiliratus" = Conasprelloides multiliratus Olsson 1922 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
"Cythara" polygona Gabb 1873 snail
Ithycythara sp. Woodring 1928 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Polystira haitensis Sowerby 1850 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius5, "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus5, Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis5, Murex (Haustellum) pennae5
"Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius5 Sowerby 1841 murex snail
"Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus5 Guppy 1876 murex snail
Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis5 Sowerby 1850 murex snail
Murex (Haustellum) pennae5 Maury 1934 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyria (Lyria) pulchella Sowerby 1850 volute
 Sorbeoconcha - Personidae
Distorsio simillima Sowerby 1850 snail
Distorsio simillima2 Sowerby 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
Malea camura Guppy 1866 tun shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Cassis sulcifera Sowerby 1850 snail
Sconsia laevigata Guppy 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Muracypraea henekeni Sowerby 1850 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora delecta Guppy 1876 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica (Naticarius) canrena" = Naticarius canrena
"Natica (Naticarius) canrena" = Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis papulosus Guppy 1866 worm shell
Petaloconchus laddfranklinae Maury 1917 worm shell
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis
"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Argopecten parathetidis6 Waller 2011 calico scallop
Argopecten thetidis6 Sowerby 1850 calico scallop
Euvola sp. Dall 1898 scallop
Euvola soror6 Gabb 1873 scallop
Amusium papyraceum Gabb 1873 scallop
Present as fragments, not count
Aequipecten sp. Fischer 1886 scallop
Spathochlamys vaginula6 Dall 1898 scallop
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Atrina sp. Gray 1842 oyster
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lepilucina gratis Olsson 1964 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Caryocorbula sericea" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea1 Dall 1898 clam
Varicorbula sanctidominici1 Maury 1925 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Arcinella antiquata Guppy 1866 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Ventricolaria blandiana Guppy 1873 venus clam
"Antigona tarquina" = Periglypta tarquinia Dall 1900 venus clam
Listed as "A. caesarina"
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Acrosterigma linguatigris Maury 1917 cockle
[entered as Acrosterigma linguatugris]
Laevicardium vitellinum Reeve 1844 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Eurytellina sp." = Tellina (Eurytellina)
"Eurytellina sp." = Tellina (Eurytellina) Fischer 1887 tellin clam
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae