TU 1215, Río Gurabo (Pliocene of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Gurabo Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Gurabo Fm, which overlies the Cercado Fm, and is overlain by the Mao Fm (Pliocene). AGE: Zanclean based on age model in McNeill et al., 2008. THICKNESS: Unknown. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: unit G8 (360-387 m)..

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; unlithified siliciclastic sediments

• ENVIRONMENT: Appearing to be shallow marine firmground environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown, presumably silcicilastic. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified 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. Logan. 1987. Neogene paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic 6. The phylum Brachiopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 93(328):44-55 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 80136: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 06.04.2008, edited by Uta Merkel, Mihaela Krause and Matthew Clapham

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.
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata2
"Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata2 Duncan 1863 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastrea brevis2 Duncan 1864 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Trochidae indet.5 Rafinesque 1815 top snail
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Niso sp.5 Risso 1826 snail
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
"Drillia fusiformis" = Carinodrillia fusiformis5
"Drillia fusiformis" = Carinodrillia fusiformis5 Gabb 1873 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus bifrons3 Sowerby 1850 conch
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra quemadica5 Maury 1917 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cantharus sp.5 Röding 1798 true whelk
Metula gabbi5 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 true whelk
Antillophos (Antillophos) elegans5 Guppy 1866 true whelk
Antillophos (Antillophos) moorei5 Guppy 1866 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp.5 Duméril 1806 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Latirus fusiformis" = Latirus (Polygona) fusiformis5
"Latirus fusiformis" = Latirus (Polygona) fusiformis5 Gabb 1873 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Metulella sp.5 Gabb 1873 snail
Metulella venusta5 Sowerby 1850 snail
"Strombina (Sincola) sp." = Sincola5 Olsson and Harbison 1953 snail
Anachis (Costoanachis) sp.5 Sacco 1890 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conidae sp.4 Fleming 1822 cone shell
Conasprella stenostoma4 Sowerby 1850 cone shell
Conasprella (Dalliconus) cf. sauros4 Garcia 2006 cone shell
Conus anningae4 Hendricks 2015 cone shell
Conus (Ductoconus) cashi4 Hendricks 2015 cone shell
Conus (? Atlanticonus) olssoni4 Maury 1917 cone shell
Conus (? Atlanticonus) franklinae4 Hendricks 2015 cone shell
Conus (Stephanoconus) sewalli4 Maury 1917 cone shell
Conus (Spuriconus) humerosus4 Pilsbry 1921 cone shell
Conus catenatus5 Sowerby 1849 cone shell
Conus (Dauciconus) planiliratus4 Sowerby 1850 cone shell
Conus (Dauciconus) ? karlschmidti4 Maury 1917 cone shell
Conus (Dauciconus) multiliratus4 Böse 1906 cone shell
"Conus symmetricus" = Purpuriconus symmetricus4 Sowerby 1849 cone shell
Conus ("Pyruconus") haytensis4 Sowerby 1850 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
"Vexilum (Costellaria) bullenewtoni" = Vexillum (Costellaria)5, "Mitra tortuosa" = Uromitra tortuosa5
"Vexilum (Costellaria) bullenewtoni" = Vexillum (Costellaria)5 ribbed mitre
"Mitra tortuosa" = Uromitra tortuosa5 Gabb 1873 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella maonensis5 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Muricidae indet.5 Rafinesque 1815 murex snail
Acanthotrophon striatus5 knobbed trophon
Pygmaepterys germainae9 Vokes and D'Attilio 1980 murex snail
Spinidrupa radwini5 murex snail
"Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius5 Sowerby 1841 murex snail
"Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus5 Guppy 1876 murex snail
Chicoreus (Naquetia) compactus5 Gabb 1873 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
"Trigonostoma (Ventrilia) gurabis" = Ventrilia gurabis6, "Cancellaria (Bivetiella) epistomifera" = Bivetiella epistomifera6
"Trigonostoma (Ventrilia) gurabis" = Ventrilia gurabis6 Maury 1917 snail
"Cancellaria (Bivetiella) epistomifera" = Bivetiella epistomifera6 Guppy 1876 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Personidae
Distorsio mcgintyi1 Emerson and Puffer 1953 snail
Distorsio simillima1 Sowerby 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
Malea elliptica1 Pilsbry and Johnston 1917 tun shell
Malea goliath1 Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 tun shell
Malea camura1 Guppy 1866 tun shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Cassis sulcifera1 Sowerby 1850 snail
Sconsia laevigata1 Guppy 1850 snail
Cypraecassis testiculus1 Linnaeus 1758 snail
Semicassis reclusa1 Guppy 1873 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Turritriton domingensis1 Gabb 1873 triton shell
Monoplex gurabonicus1 Maury 1917 triton shell
Monoplex pilearis1 Linnaeus 1758 triton shell
Sassia warreni1 Beu 2010 triton shell
Charonia variegata1 Lamarck 1816 triton
"Gutturnium sp." = Cymatium (Gutturnium)5 Mörch 1853 triton shell
Cymatium praefemorale1 Maury 1917 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae
Bursa grayana1 Dunker 1862 frog shell
Bursa amphitrites1 Maury 1917 frog shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
Trivia sp.5 Broderip 1837 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"Luria cinerea" = Cypraea (Luria) cinerea5 Martini 1769 cowry
Luria isabella5 Linnaeus 1758 Isabell cowry
Erosaria spurca5 Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Macrocypraea zebra5 Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Zonaria spurcoides5 Gabb 1873 cowry
[entered as Zonaria spuroides]
 Sorbeoconcha - Pediculariidae
""Cypraea" gabbiana" = Jenneria gabbiana5
""Cypraea" gabbiana" = Jenneria gabbiana5 Guppy 1876 Jenner's Cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Polinices subclausa" = Polinices hepaticus5
"Polinices subclausa" = Polinices hepaticus5 Röding 1798 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus laddfranklinae5 Maury 1917 worm shell
 Heterostropha - Trimusculidae
Trimusculus sp.5 Schmidt 1818 button snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Argopecten thetidis10 Sowerby 1850 calico scallop
Antillipecten quemadosensis10 Waller 2011 scallop
Lindapecten paramuscosus10 Waller 2011 scallop
Amusium papyraceum10 Gabb 1873 scallop
Nodipecten nodosus10 Linnaeus 1758 scallop
Caribachlamys jungi10 Waller 2011 scallop
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis8 Sowerby 1850 cockle
INCLUDES: Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis cercadica
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Rhynchonellata
 Thecideida - Thecideidae
 Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Echinoidea
 Clypeasteroida - Clypeasteridae
Clypeaster caudatus7 Jackson 1922 sand dollar