PBDB Collection

Bahia Lechuza (Eocene of Peru)

Where: Ica, Peru (13.9° S, 76.4° W: paleocoordinates 16.5° S, 67.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Paracas Formation, Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Primary reference: R. Rivera. 1957. Moluscos fosiles de la Formacion Paracas, Dpto. de Ica. Sociedad Geologica del Peru Primer Congreso Nacional de Geologia Anales - Parte II 32:165-219 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 84680: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.11.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	"Turritella paracasensis" = Cristispira paracasensis "Turritella paracasensis" = Cristispira paracasensis Rivera 1957 turret shell
Cerithiacea - Melaniidae	Anconia elenensis Anconia elenensis Olsson 1931 snail n. subspecies surensis
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Sinum pacificum n. sp., Polinices sp. Sinum pacificum n. sp. Rivera 1957 moon snail Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae	Cerithiopsis lechuzaensis n. sp. Cerithiopsis lechuzaensis n. sp. Rivera 1957 snail
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	"Voluta (Peruluta) mancorensis" = Peruluta mancorensis "Voluta (Peruluta) mancorensis" = Peruluta mancorensis Olsson 1928 volute
Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae	Xancus talarensis Xancus talarensis Olsson 1930 snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Andicula olssoni n. sp., Andicula occidentalis, Eopleurotoma paracasina n. sp. Andicula olssoni n. sp. Rivera 1957 turrid Andicula occidentalis Woods 1922 turrid Eopleurotoma paracasina n. sp. Rivera 1957 turrid
Neogastropoda - Pseudolividae	"Pseudoliva parinasensis" = Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis "Pseudoliva parinasensis" = Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis Woods 1922 snail var samanica
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Siphonalia trilira n. sp., Siphonalia acuta n. sp., Dorsanum lagunitensis, Pseudoliva monilis Siphonalia trilira n. sp. true whelk Siphonalia acuta n. sp. Rivera 1957 true whelk Dorsanum lagunitensis Woods 1922 true whelk Pseudoliva monilis Olsson 1928 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Melongena sp. Melongena sp. Schumacher 1817 snail
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Admete (Bonellitia) olssoni n. sp. Admete (Bonellitia) olssoni n. sp. Rivera 1957 snail
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Epitonium (Acrilla) peruvianum Epitonium (Acrilla) peruvianum Olsson 1928 wentletrap
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	Ampullina paracasina n. sp. Ampullina paracasina n. sp. Rivera 1957 snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	"Architectonica (Stellaxis) cf. sullana" = Architectonica sullana "Architectonica (Stellaxis) cf. sullana" = Architectonica sullana Olsson 1928 sundial
Bivalvia
Cardiida - Veneridae	Pitaria (Lamelliconcha) baldryi, Macrocallista (Costacallista) steinekei, Dosinia lechuzaensis n. sp. Pitaria (Lamelliconcha) baldryi Olsson 1928 venus clam Macrocallista (Costacallista) steinekei Clark and Durham 1946 venus clam Dosinia lechuzaensis n. sp. Rivera 1957 venus clam
Pholadida - Raetomyidae	"Raetomya arbolensis" = Amotapus arbolensis "Raetomya arbolensis" = Amotapus arbolensis Woods 1922 clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula paracasensis n. sp. Corbula paracasensis n. sp. Rivera 1957 clam
Arcida - Arcidae	Arginella icaensis Arginella icaensis Rivera 1957 clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	Glycymeris arquilloensis n. sp. Glycymeris arquilloensis n. sp. Rivera 1957 clam