Woodring Loc. 138d - Cativa [lower Gatun Fm] (Miocene of Panama)

Also known as USGS 22016

Where: Panama (9.3° N, 79.8° W: paleocoordinates 9.1° N, 78.5° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: lower Gatun Member (Gatun Formation), Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• Same stratigraphic position as previous collection (52173). Lower part of the Gatun Formation. The Gatun Formation is sibdivided into three faunal zones (proposed by Thomson and Keen, 1946): lower, middle, and upper. AGE: Late Miocene, on the basis of microfossil biostratigraphy (see Collins and Coates, 1999), refined by enterer to Tortonian based on more recent dating (Hendy, 2012). Sr dating for nearby sections indicates an age of approximately 11.1 Ma (Hendy, unpublished data).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified, fine-grained, silty sandstone

• No specific environmental data presented.
• LITHOLOGY: Soft, silty fine-grained sandstone.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: Not stated in text. REPOSITORY: USNM.

Primary reference: W. P. Woodring. 1982. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(F) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 93146: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 05.01.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropods and bivalves. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publications, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Gastropoda
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Niso (Niso) mesata5 Woodring 1970 snail
Balcis (Balcis) cetia5 Woodring 1970 snail
Eulima sarissiformis5 Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 snail
Eulima nobilis5 Guppy 1896 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella abrupta5 Spieker 1922 turret shell
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Mitra (Tiara) dariensis" = Subcancilla dariensis4
"Mitra (Tiara) dariensis" = Subcancilla dariensis4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella (Niteoliva) terryi4, "Oliva (Oliva) gatunensis" = Oliva gatunensis4
Olivella (Niteoliva) terryi4 Olsson 1956 olive snail
"Oliva (Oliva) gatunensis" = Oliva gatunensis4 Toula 1908 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cymatophos veatchi4 Olsson 1922 true whelk
SUBSPECIES: Cymatophos veatchi veatchi
Strombinophos mimicus4 Woodring 1964 true whelk
Hanetia dalli4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 true whelk
SUBSPECIES: Hanetia dalli dalli & protera
"Antillophos (Antillophos) candei" = Antillophos candeanus4 d'Orbigny 1842 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius (Uzita) praeambiguus4 Brown and Pilsbry 1913 snail
Calophos ectyphus4 Woodring 1964 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Strombina (Strombina) lessepsiana4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 snail
Sincola (Dorsina) pigea1 Olsson 1964 snail
"Mitrella (Columbellopsis) aff. fenestrata" = Columbellopsis nycteis4 Duclos 1846 snail
Anachis (Costoanachis) sp.4 Sacco 1890 snail
Anachis (Costoanachis) mira4 Dall 1896 snail
SUBSPECIES: Anachis (Costoanachis) mira fugax
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus burckhardti5 Bose 1906 cone shell
Conus molis5 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 cone shell
Conus imitator5 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 cone shell
Conus aemulator5 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Clathrodrillia gatunensis5 Toula 1909 snail
"Crassispira (Hindsiclava) consors" = Hindsiclava consors5 Sowerby 1850 snail
Agladrillia (Eumetadrillia) isthmica5 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 snail
Agladrillia (Agladrillia) acaria5 Mansfield 1925 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Kurtziella (Kurtziella) pagella5 Woodring 1970 snail
Kurtziella (Cryoturris) sp.5 Woodring 1928 snail
Dolostoma anorhepes5 Woodring 1970 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra (Panaterebra) cucurrupiensis5 Oinomikado 1939 auger snail
Terebra (Oreoterebra) subsulcifera5 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 auger snail
Strioterebrum indocayapum5 Olsson 1964 auger snail
Strioterebrum monidum5 Woodring 1928 auger snail
Strioterebrum spiriferum5 Dall 1895 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula) fusinus" = Cruziturricula fusinus5, Polystira sp.3
"Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula) fusinus" = Cruziturricula fusinus5 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 turrid
Polystira sp.3 Woodring 1928 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
"Prunum (Mircrospira) gatunense" = Prunum gatunense5
"Prunum (Mircrospira) gatunense" = Prunum gatunense5 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria (Pyruclia) cibarcola5, "Cancellaria (Euclia) dinota" = Euclia dinota5, "Cancellaria (Euclia) codazzii" = Euclia codazzii5, Bivetiella dariena2, "Cancellaria (Narona) barystoma" = Narona barystoma5, "Cancellaria (Charcolleria) terryi" = Massyla terryi5
"Cancellaria (Euclia) dinota" = Euclia dinota5 Woodring 1970 snail
"Cancellaria (Euclia) codazzii" = Euclia codazzii5 Anderson 1929 snail
Bivetiella dariena2 Toula 1908 snail
"Cancellaria (Narona) barystoma" = Narona barystoma5 Woodring 1970 snail
"Cancellaria (Charcolleria) terryi" = Massyla terryi5 Olsson 1942 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichnella atacata5 Woodring 1928 snail
SUBSPECIES: Cylichnella atacata stibara
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Rasia) sechurana6 Olsson 1932 ark
Anadara (Rasia) fissicosta6 Spieker 1922 ark
Anadara (Rasia) dariensis6 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 ark
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Leptopecten ecnomius, "Flabellipecten gatunensis" = Leopecten gatunensis
Leptopecten ecnomius Woodring 1982 scallop
"Flabellipecten gatunensis" = Leopecten gatunensis Toula 1909 scallop
SUBSPECIES: Flabellipecten gatunensis gatunensis
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria inornata6 Gabb 1873 pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Hyotissa haitensis Sowerby 1850 oyster
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
"Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata6
"Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata6 Montagu 1808 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Bellucina actinus Dall 1903 clam
Lucinoma sp. Dall 1901 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula prenasuta Olsson 1964 clam
Caryocorbula oropendula Olsson 1922 clam
SUBSPECIES: Caryocorbula oropendula stena
 Cardiida - Kelliellidae
Alveinus rotundus Dall 1900 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Arcinella arcinella Linnaeus 1767 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Lamelliconcha cora Brown and Pilsbry 1911 venus clam
"Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Lirophora (Panchione) mactropsis Conrad 1855 venus clam
Lirophora (Lirophora) falconensis Hodson et al. 1927 venus clam
Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum Brown and Pilsbry 1911 venus clam
"Nioche (Antinioche) dolicha" = Leukoma dolicha Woodring 1982 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) aminensis" = Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) aminensis Dall 1900 cockle
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus Spengler 1794 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Eurytellina) angulosa, "Tellina (Eurytellina) punicea" = Eurytellina punicea
Tellina (Eurytellina) angulosa Gmelin 1791 tellin clam
SUBSPECIES: Tellina (Eurytellina) angulosa costaricana
"Tellina (Eurytellina) punicea" = Eurytellina punicea Born 1778 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia valhosierr Gardner 1928 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Saccella balboae6 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 pointed nut clam
Saccella acrita6 Dall 1908 pointed nut clam
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae