Where: Dominican Republic (19.3° N, 71.7° W: paleocoordinates 19.3° N, 71.2° 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; 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 Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions.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 75036: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 16.09.2007, edited by Uta Merkel
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail | |
Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell | |
Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sp. Swainson 1840 cerith snail
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) plebeia cerith snail | |
"Natica (Naticarius) canrena" = Naticarius canrena
"Natica (Naticarius) canrena" = Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail | |
Petaloconchus laddfranklinae Maury 1917 worm shell | |
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Cassis sulcifera Sowerby 1850 snail
Sconsia laevigata Guppy 1850 snail | |
Distorsio simillima Sowerby 1850 snail | |
Charonia variegata2, Charonia lampas2, Cymatium praefemorale2, Monoplex gurabonicus2, Monoplex krebsii2
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Malea camura Guppy 1866 tun shell | |
Erosaria spurca, "Zonaria raymondrobertsi" = Pseudozonaria raymondrobertsi
Erosaria spurca Linnaeus 1758 cowry
"Zonaria raymondrobertsi" = Pseudozonaria raymondrobertsi Pilsbry 1922 cowry | |
Uromitra sp. Bellardi 1887 ribbed mitre | |
"Cancellaria (Bivetiella) epistomifera" = Bivetiella epistomifera Guppy 1876 snail | |
Subcancilla sp. Olsson and Harbison 1953 mitre shell | |
"Fusinus haitensis" = Fusinus henekeni haitensis, Fasciolaria carminamaris, Latirus (Polygona) fusiformis
"Fusinus haitensis" = Fusinus henekeni haitensis Sowerby 1850 snail
Fasciolaria carminamaris Maury 1917 tulip snail
Latirus (Polygona) fusiformis Gabb 1873 snail | |
Antillophos (Antillophos) moorei Guppy 1866 true whelk | |
Metulella venusta Sowerby 1850 snail | |
Lyria (Lyria) pulchella Sowerby 1850 volute | |
Marginellidae indet. Fleming 1828 margin shell
Serrata glaphyra Woodring 1928 margin shell | |
"Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius, Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomatus9, Chicoreus (Siratus) formosus, Chicoreus (Siratus) eumekes9, Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis9, "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus, Acanthotrophon striatus
"Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius Sowerby 1841 murex snail
Chicoreus (Siratus) formosus Sowerby 1841 murex snail
"Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus Guppy 1876 murex snail
Acanthotrophon striatus knobbed trophon | |
Morum (Oniscidia) domingense Sowerby 1850 snail | |
Strioterebrum sp. Sacco 1891 auger snail | |
"Conus planiliratus" = Conasprelloides planiliratus, Conus sp., "Conus proteus" = Conus spurius, Conus consobrinus
"Conus planiliratus" = Conasprelloides planiliratus Sowerby 1850 cone shell
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
"Conus proteus" = Conus spurius Gmelin 1791 cone shell
Conus consobrinus Sowerby 1850 cone shell | |
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Polystira haitensis Sowerby 1850 turrid | |
Euclathurella sp. Woodring 1928 snail | |
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch | |
Xenophora delecta Guppy 1876 carrier shell | |
Astralium sp. Link 1807 snail | |
Scaphander sp. Monfort 1810 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
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Chama involuta Guppy 1873 jewel box
Arcinella antiquata Guppy 1866 jewel box | |
Pitar (Pitar) sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
Ventricolaria blandiana Guppy 1873 venus clam | |
Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis8, Agnocardia cinderellae8, Trachycardium (Phlogocardium) lingualeonis8
Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis8 Sowerby 1850 cockle SUBSPECIES: Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis cercadica
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Glans scabricostata Guppy 1866 clam | |
Palliolum sp., Argopecten thetidis10, Lindapecten paramuscosus10, Spathochlamys vaginula10, Nodipecten colinensis10, Amusium papyraceum10
Palliolum sp. Monterosato 1884 scallop | |
Dendostrea haitensis oyster | |
"Glycymeris acuticostatus" = Tucetona acuticostata
"Glycymeris acuticostatus" = Tucetona acuticostata Sowerby 1849 clam | |
Anthozoa | |
"Dendrophyllia cornucopia" = Eguchipsammia cornucopia3
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Antillocyathus maoensis3, "Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) chevalieri" = Trochocyathus chevalieri3
"Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) chevalieri" = Trochocyathus chevalieri3 Cairns and Wells 1987 stony coral | |
Gurabopecten uniplicatus | |
Gurabopecten uniplicatus10 Waller 2011 |