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

Also known as USGS 22391

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 Sr dating for nearby sections indicates an age of approximately 11.1 Ma (Hendy, unpublished data).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 93147: 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.
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Saccella balboae5 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 pointed nut clam
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
"Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata5
"Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata5 Montagu 1808 clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Leptopecten ecnomius Woodring 1982 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Potiarca) cf. berjadinensis5 Hodson et al. 1927 ark
"Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata5 Bruguière 1789 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) aminensis" = Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) aminensis
"Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) aminensis" = Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) aminensis Dall 1900 cockle
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia valhosierr Gardner 1928 clam
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Solecurtus broggii Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 clam
SUBSPECIES: Solecurtus broggii gatunensis
Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus Spengler 1794 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia (Dosinia) delicatissima Brown and Pilsbry 1913 venus clam
"Dosinia (Dosinia) aff. ponderosa" = Dosinia ponderosa Gray 1838 venus clam
SUBSPECIES: Dosinia (Dosinia) aff ponderosa titan
Lirophora (Panchione) mactropsis Conrad 1855 venus clam
"Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Clementia (Clementia) dariena Conrad 1855 venus clam
Lamelliconcha cora Brown and Pilsbry 1911 venus clam
"Agriopoma (Pitarella) gatunensis" = Callocardia (Agriopoma) gatunensis Dall 1903 venus clam
Gouldia costaricensis Olsson 1922 venus clam
 Cardiida - Kelliellidae
Alveinus rotundus Dall 1900 clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula oropendula Olsson 1922 clam
SUBSPECIES: Caryocorbula oropendula stena
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Dentalium) armillatum5 tusk shell
SUBSPECIES: Dentalium (Dentalium) armillatum armillatum
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichnella atacata4 Woodring 1928 snail
SUBSPECIES: Cylichnella atacata stibara
Acteocina elachista4 barrel-bubble
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Rictaxis oryza4 Gabb 1872 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
"Xancus dodonaius" = Turbinella5, "Xancus validus" = Turbinella valida3
"Xancus dodonaius" = Turbinella5 snail
SUBSPECIES: Xancus dodonaius praelaevigatus
"Xancus validus" = Turbinella valida3 Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
"Trigonostoma cf. scalatella" = Axelella scalatella4, Cancellaria (Pyruclia) cibarcola4, "Cancellaria (Euclia) codazzii" = Euclia codazzii4, Bivetiella dariena1
"Trigonostoma cf. scalatella" = Axelella scalatella4 Guppy 1873 snail
Cancellaria (Pyruclia) cibarcola4 Anderson 1929 snail
"Cancellaria (Euclia) codazzii" = Euclia codazzii4 Anderson 1929 snail
Bivetiella dariena1 Toula 1908 snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Agladrillia (Agladrillia) acaria4, "Crassispira (Hindsiclava) consors" = Hindsiclava consors4
Agladrillia (Agladrillia) acaria4 Mansfield 1925 snail
"Crassispira (Hindsiclava) consors" = Hindsiclava consors4 Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus bravoi4 Spieker 1922 cone shell
Conus aemulator4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Kurtziella (Kurtziella) pagella4 Woodring 1970 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum spiriferum4 Dall 1895 auger snail
Strioterebrum indocayapum4 Olsson 1964 auger snail
Terebra (Oreoterebra) subsulcifera4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula) fusinus" = Cruziturricula fusinus4, Polystira sp.2
"Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula) fusinus" = Cruziturricula fusinus4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 turrid
Polystira sp.2 Woodring 1928 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Bailya crossata5 true whelk
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sculpturatus4 Lea 1846 worm shell
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Balcis (Balcis) cetia4 Woodring 1970 snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella abrupta4 Spieker 1922 turret shell