Where: Dominican Republic (19.3° N, 70.5° W: paleocoordinates 19.3° N, 70.0° 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; unlithified siliciclastic sediments
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 Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions.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 74967: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 09.09.2007, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri | |
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Bivalvia | |
Nucula (Nucula) sp., "Nucula (Leionucula) sp." = Leionucula
Nucula (Nucula) sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam
"Nucula (Leionucula) sp." = Leionucula Quenstedt 1930 nut clam | |
Glans scabricostata Guppy 1866 clam | |
"Caryocorbula sericea" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea Dall 1898 clam | |
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Arcinella antiquata Guppy 1866 jewel box | |
Pitar (Pitar) sp. Römer 1857 venus clam | |
Agnocardia cinderellae8, Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis8, Americardia media, Americardia guppyi
Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis8 Sowerby 1850 cockle INCLUDES: Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis cercadica and h. sambaica
Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758 cockle
Americardia guppyi Thiele 1910 cockle | |
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Linga sp. de Gregorio 1885 clam
Anodontia (Pegophysema) sp. Stewart 1930 clam | |
Limopsis ovalis Gabb 1873 clam | |
Tucetona acuticostata, "Glycymeris jamaicensis" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) jamaicensis
Tucetona acuticostata Sowerby 1849 clam
"Glycymeris jamaicensis" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) jamaicensis Dall 1898 clam | |
"Barbatia (Cucullaearca) candida" = Barbatia candida, Barbatia (Obliquarca) sp., "Arca (Arca) zebra" = Byssoarca zebra, Anadara (Rasia) sp.
"Barbatia (Cucullaearca) candida" = Barbatia candida Helbling 1779 clam
Barbatia (Obliquarca) sp. Sacco 1898 clam
"Arca (Arca) zebra" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark | |
Amusium papyraceum10, Euvola soror10, Lindapecten paramuscosus10, Argopecten sp., Argopecten thetidis10, Argopecten eccentricus10
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop | |
Dimya grandis scallop | |
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Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster
Dendostrea haitensis oyster | |
Gastropoda | |
Miraclathurella sp. Woodring 1928 snail
Carinodrillia sp. Dall 1919 snail | |
Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell | |
Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sp. Swainson 1840 cerith snail
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) plebeia cerith snail | |
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Vermicularia spirata Philippi 1836 turret shell | |
Distorsio simillima Sowerby 1850 snail | |
Sconsia laevigata Guppy 1850 snail | |
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Luria isabella Linnaeus 1758 Isabell cowry
Muracypraea henekeni Sowerby 1850 cowry
Erosaria spurca Linnaeus 1758 cowry | |
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch | |
Xenophora delecta Guppy 1876 carrier shell | |
Marginellidae indet. Fleming 1828 margin shell
Marginella sowerbyi Gabb 1873 margin shell
Prunum coniforme Sowerby 1850 margin shell | |
Lyria (Lyria) pulchella Sowerby 1850 volute | |
Morum (Oniscidia) domingense Sowerby 1850 snail | |
Stramonita sp., Muricopsis quisqueyensis, "Typhis (Talityphis) alatus" = Typhina alata7, Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) cercadicus, "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus9, Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis9, Chicoreus (Siratus) eumekes9, Murex (Haustellum) pennae9, Poirieria (Paziella) domiciensis, "Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius9, Thais santodomingensis, Dermomurex (Trialatella) pterynoides
Stramonita sp. Schumacher 1817 murex snail
Muricopsis quisqueyensis murex snail
Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) cercadicus Maury 1917 murex snail
Poirieria (Paziella) domiciensis murex snail
Thais santodomingensis murex snail
Dermomurex (Trialatella) pterynoides murex snail | |
Admetula zalayana5, "Cancellaria (Sveltia) inquilinus" = Sveltia inquilinus5, Agatrix losquemadica, Cancellaria (Cancellaria) sp., "Cancellaria (Bivetiella) epistomifera" = Bivetiella epistomifera, Aphera islacolonis5
Agatrix losquemadica Jung and Petit 1990 nutmeg
Cancellaria (Cancellaria) sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
"Cancellaria (Bivetiella) epistomifera" = Bivetiella epistomifera Guppy 1876 snail | |
Fusiturricula sp. Woodring 1928 ribbed mitre
Fusiturricula humerosa Gabb 1873 ribbed mitre
Uromitra sp. Bellardi 1887 ribbed mitre | |
Conus sp., "Conus proteus" = Conus spurius
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
"Conus proteus" = Conus spurius Gmelin 1791 cone shell | |
Hindsiclava sp. Hertlein and Strong 1955 snail | |
Ithycythara elongata Gabb 1873 snail | |
Turridae sp. Swainson 1840 turrid
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928 turrid
Polystira haitensis Sowerby 1850 turrid | |
Subcancilla henekeni Sowerby 1850 mitre shell | |
Buccinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 true whelk | |
Antillophos sp., Antillophos (Antillophos) pitti, Antillophos (Antillophos) moorei, Metaphos dominicana, Strombina (Strombina) sp., Metulella sp., Metulella venusta, Latirus (Polygona) sp., Fusinus henekeni, Nassarius (Nassarius) sp., Nassarius (Uzita) gurabensis
Antillophos sp. Woodring 1928 true whelk
Antillophos (Antillophos) pitti true whelk
Antillophos (Antillophos) moorei Guppy 1866 true whelk
Strombina (Strombina) sp. Mörch 1858 true whelk
Metulella sp. Gabb 1873 true whelk
Metulella venusta Sowerby 1850 true whelk
Latirus (Polygona) sp. Schumacher 1817 true whelk
Fusinus henekeni Sowerby 1850 true whelk
Nassarius (Nassarius) sp. Duméril 1806 true whelk
Nassarius (Uzita) gurabensis Maury 1917 true whelk | |
Petaloconchus laddfranklinae Maury 1917 snail | |
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
Stigmaulax guppyi moon snail
Stigmaulax vererugosum Cossmann 1924 moon snail | |
"Astraea (Lithopoma) sp." = Lithopoma, Turbo (Taeniaturbo) dominicensis
"Astraea (Lithopoma) sp." = Lithopoma Gray 1850 snail
Turbo (Taeniaturbo) dominicensis Gabb 1873 snail | |
Trochidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 top snail
Calliostoma grabaui Maury 1917 top snail
Monodontinae indet. Cossman 1916 top snail | |
"Acteon riomaensis" = Japonactaeon punctostriata
"Acteon riomaensis" = Japonactaeon punctostriata Adams 1840 snail | |
"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis
"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial | |
Gurabopecten uniplicatus | |
Gurabopecten uniplicatus10 Waller 2011 |