PBDB Collection

Cantaure Formation (unspecified localities) (Miocene of Venezuela)

Where: Falcón, Venezuela (11.9° N, 69.8° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 12.5° N, 64.2° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Cantaure Formation, Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Cantaure Formation, for which lithsotratigraphic relations are not discussed. AGE: Lower Miocene. Díaz de Gamero (1974), based on planktic forams, assigned a Lower Miocene age to the Cantaure Formation, placing it in the Globigerinatella insueta and Praeorbulina glomerosa Zones of Bolli (1966) and Zones N7-N8 of Blow (1969). Rey (1996) confirmed this age based on the nannofossil assemblage, and placing it in the Helicosphaera ampliaperta and Sphenolithus heteromorphus Zones, NN4-NN5. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within section.

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: transition zone or lower shoreface; unlithified siliciclastic sediments

• Tropical shallow-water assemblage, neritic, no deep-water genera present, normal salinity, perhaps nearby brackish source. Cantaure Formation consists predominantly of siltstones with some muddy sandstones and bioturbated sandstones. The crustacean, foram, mollusk, otolith, and chondrichthyan faunas all support shallow depths (< 50 m), but the relatively fine grain size may indicate offshore-transition rather than shoreface environments.

• LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, on the basis of figured specimens. LITHOLOGY: No lithologic data provided, but assumed to be siliciclastic.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying,

• COLLECTORS: B. Landau and R. Petit. REPOSITORY: Bernard Landau collection, Portugal (BL coll.).; FLMNH; EDIMAR (Museo de la Estacio´n de Investigaciones Marinas de Margarita)

Primary reference: B. Landau, R. Petit, and C. M. Silva. 2007. The Pliocene Cancellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Cubagua Formation (Cerro Negro Member) from Cubagua Island, with a new species from the Miocene Cantaure Formation, Venezuela. The Veliger 49(1) [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 96434: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 07.06.2010

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Taxonomic list based on single group of taxa described in paper. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution.

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Bivalvia
Arcida - Noetiidae	Noetia (Noetia) reversa macdonaldi¹¹ Noetia (Noetia) reversa macdonaldi¹¹ clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) venezuelana¹² Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) venezuelana¹² Hodson 1927 clam
Cardiida - Chamidae	Arcinella arcinella¹², Chama berjadinensis¹² Arcinella arcinella¹² Linnaeus 1767 jewel box Chama berjadinensis¹² Hodson 1927 jewel box
Cardiida - Veneridae	Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum¹², Ventricolaria harrisiana¹², Cyclinella cyclica¹² Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum¹² Brown and Pilsbry 1911 venus clam Ventricolaria harrisiana¹² Olsson 1922 venus clam Cyclinella cyclica¹² Guppy 1866 venus clam
Arcida - Arcidae	"Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata¹¹ "Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata¹¹ Bruguière 1789 clam
Ostreida - Pinnidae	Atrina (Serratrina) serrata¹¹ Atrina (Serratrina) serrata¹¹ Sowerby 1825 oyster
Gastropoda
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Zonaria pingata n. sp.⁴, Zonaria pseudotumulus n. sp.⁴, Muracypraea hyaena⁴, Pseudozonaria primarobertsi n. sp.⁴, Pseudozonaria falconensis n. sp.⁴, Pseudozonaria praeaequinoctialis n. sp.⁴, Luria cantaurana n. sp.⁴, Luria isabellaprimitiva n. sp.⁴, Trona ingrami n. sp.⁴, Trona trinitatensis⁴, Propustularia longidentata n. sp.⁴, Propustularia paraguanensis n. sp.⁴ Zonaria pingata n. sp.⁴ Landau and Groves 2011 cowry Zonaria pseudotumulus n. sp.⁴ Landau and Groves 2011 cowry Muracypraea hyaena⁴ Schilder 1939 cowry Pseudozonaria primarobertsi n. sp.⁴ Landau and Groves 2011 cowry Pseudozonaria falconensis n. sp.⁴ Landau and Groves 2011 cowry Pseudozonaria praeaequinoctialis n. sp.⁴ Landau and Groves 2011 cowry Luria cantaurana n. sp.⁴ Landau and Groves 2011 cowry Luria isabellaprimitiva n. sp.⁴ Landau and Groves 2011 cowry Trona ingrami n. sp.⁴ Landau and Groves 2011 cowry Trona trinitatensis⁴ Mansfield 1925 cowry Propustularia longidentata n. sp.⁴ Landau and Groves 2011 cowry Propustularia paraguanensis n. sp.⁴ Landau and Groves 2011 cowry
Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae	Turritriton domingensis¹, Reticutriton sp.¹, Monoplex krebsii¹, Monoplex jackwinorum¹, Monoplex cercadicus¹, Monoplex ritteri¹ Turritriton domingensis¹ Gabb 1873 triton shell Reticutriton sp.¹ Habe 1966 triton shell Monoplex krebsii¹ Mörch 1877 triton shell Monoplex jackwinorum¹ Beu 2010 triton shell Monoplex cercadicus¹ Maury 1917 triton shell Monoplex ritteri¹ Schmelz 1989 triton shell
Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae	Malea sp.¹, Eudolium subfasciatum¹ Malea sp.¹ Valenciennes 1833 tun shell Eudolium subfasciatum¹ Sacco 1890 tun shell
Sorbeoconcha - Personidae	Distorsio jungi¹, Distorsio biangulata¹, Distorsio mcgintyi¹ Distorsio jungi¹ snail Distorsio biangulata¹ Beu 2010 snail Distorsio mcgintyi¹ Emerson and Puffer 1953 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae	Bursa rhodostoma¹, Bursa rugosa¹ Bursa rhodostoma¹ Sowerby 1835 frog shell Bursa rugosa¹ Sowerby 1835 frog shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	Sconsia laevigata¹, Cypraecassis cantaurana¹, Cypraecassis testiculus¹, Echinophoria hadra¹, Semicassis aldrichi¹ Sconsia laevigata¹ Guppy 1850 snail Cypraecassis cantaurana¹ Beu 2010 snail Cypraecassis testiculus¹ Linnaeus 1758 snail Echinophoria hadra¹ Woodring and Olsson 1957 snail Semicassis aldrichi¹ Dall 1890 snail
Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae	"Vasum haitense" = Vasum haitensis⁵, Vasum tuberculatum⁹ "Vasum haitense" = Vasum haitensis⁵ Sowerby 1850 snail Vasum tuberculatum⁹ Gabb 1873 snail
Neogastropoda - Columbellidae	Mitrella "sp. A"³, Mitrella cantaurana² Mitrella "sp. A"³ Risso 1826 dove shell Strombina (Strombina) in Gibson-Smith & Gibson-Smith (1974) Mitrella cantaurana² Gibson-Smith 1974 dove shell Strombina (Strombina) cantaurana in Gibson-Smith (1974)
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Melongena venezuelana⁵ Melongena venezuelana⁵ Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 1983 snail
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Haustellum gilli⁸, Vokesimurex messorius⁵, Poirieria (Panamurex) eugeniae⁵, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) corrigendum⁸, Chicoreus (Siratus) denegatus⁸, Chicoreus (Siratus) quirosensis⁸, Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus⁵, "Pterynotus (Subterynotus) textilis" = Murexiella (Subpterynotus) textilis¹⁰, "Murexiella (Subpterynotus) textilis" = Murexiella (Subpterynotus) textilis⁹ Haustellum gilli⁸ murex snail Vokesimurex messorius⁵ Sowerby 1841 murex snail Poirieria (Panamurex) eugeniae⁵ Vokes 1992 murex snail Chicoreus (Chicoreus) corrigendum⁸ Vokes 1989 murex snail Chicoreus (Siratus) denegatus⁸ murex snail Chicoreus (Siratus) quirosensis⁸ murex snail Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus⁵ Guppy 1876 murex snail "Pterynotus (Subterynotus) textilis" = Murexiella (Subpterynotus) textilis¹⁰ Gabb 1873 murex snail "Murexiella (Subpterynotus) textilis" = Murexiella (Subpterynotus) textilis⁹ Gabb 1873 murex snail
Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae	Glyphostoma (Glyphostoma) dentiferum¹⁰ Glyphostoma (Glyphostoma) dentiferum¹⁰ Gabb 1872 snail
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Cancellaria (Cancellaria) hodsonae, "Cancellaria (Euclia) werenfelsi" = Euclia werenfelsi, "Cancellaria (Bivetopsia) sp." = Bivetopsia, Cancellaria (Bivetopsia) herberti n. sp., Massyla terryi⁷, "Cancellaria (Massyla) cantaurana" = Massyla cantaurana, Cancellaria (Bivetiella) lugogonzalezorum n. sp., Narona barystoma⁶ Cancellaria (Cancellaria) hodsonae Landau and Petit 1997 snail "Cancellaria (Euclia) werenfelsi" = Euclia werenfelsi Jung 1965 snail "Cancellaria (Bivetopsia) sp." = Bivetopsia Jousseaume 1887 snail Cancellaria (Bivetopsia) herberti n. sp. Landau et al. 2007 snail Massyla terryi⁷ Olsson 1942 snail "Cancellaria (Massyla) cantaurana" = Massyla cantaurana Landau and Petit 1996 snail Cancellaria (Bivetiella) lugogonzalezorum n. sp. Landau et al. 2007 snail Narona barystoma⁶ Woodring 1970 snail
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	Architectonica nobilis⁵ Architectonica nobilis⁵ Röding 1798 sundial
Cephalopoda
Nautilida - Aturiidae	"Aturia curvilineata" = Aturia cubaensis¹² "Aturia curvilineata" = Aturia cubaensis¹² Lea 1841

¹Beu 2010; ²Jung 1989; ³Jung 1994; ⁴Landau and Groves 2011; ⁵Landau and Marques da Silva 2010; ⁶Landau et al. 2012; ⁷Landau et al. 2012; ⁸Vokes 1990; ⁹Vokes 1998; ¹⁰Woodring 1970; ¹¹Woodring 1973; ¹²Woodring 1982