NMB Loc. 17514 - Punta Gorda [Mare Fm]: Late/Upper Pliocene, Venezuela

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Pachybathron kienerianum
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 3 specimens
Salassiella (Salassiella) sp.
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 21 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Amathinidae
Aorotrema cf. humboldti
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Egila sp. Dall and Bartsch 1904
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 138 specimens
Chrysallida dux
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 25 specimens
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 17 specimens
Chrysallida gemmulosa (Adams 1850)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 7 specimens
Odostomia antilleana
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 80 specimens
Miralda (Miralda) havanensis
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 7 specimens
Peristichia sp. Dall 1889
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 5 specimens
Strioturbonilla (Strioturbonilla) pupoides
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 26 specimens
Pyrgiscus sp. Philippi 1841
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 18 specimens
spelled with current rank as Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus)
Cingulina babylonia
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 7 specimens
Careliopsis styliformis
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 3 specimens
Longchaeus candidus
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Besla elegans
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 5 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula (Ringiculella) maiquetiana
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Puncturella sp. Lowe 1827
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 25 specimens
Hemitoma (Hemitoma) octoradiata (Gmelin 1791)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Diodora meta (Ihering 1927)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Diodora cf. listeri (d'Orbigny 1842)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 6 specimens
Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck 1822)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Fissurella sp. Bruguière 1789
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 60 specimens
Lucapinella cf. limatula (Reeve 1850)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Calliostoma curucutianum
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Calliostoma puntagordanum
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 6 specimens
Calliostoma sp. Swainson 1840
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 3 specimens
Gastropoda - Tegulidae
Tegula (Agathistoma) phalera
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 136 specimens
original and current combination Agathistoma
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Turbo (Marmarostoma) sp. (Swainson 1829)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 2 specimens
Homalopoma (Leptothyropsis) sp. ()
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 6 specimens
Gastropoda - Areneidae
Arene (Marevalvata) laguairana
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
spelled with current rank as Marevalvata
Gastropoda - Skeneidae
Haplocochlias cf. swifti
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 3 specimens
Parviturbo venezuelensis
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Volvulella (Volvulella) cf. persimilis (Mörch 1875)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 15 specimens
Cylichnina cf. sulcata
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 13 specimens
spelled with current rank as Retusa (Cylichnina)
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander cf. watsoni
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Acteocina candei (d'Orbigny 1841)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Litiopidae
Alaba incerta (d'Orbigny 1842)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 14 specimens
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Vermicularia trilineata (Guppy 1864)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Turritella (Broderiptella) variegata (Linnaeus 1758)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 20 specimens
Gastropoda - Diastomatidae
Obtortio dubia
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Gastropoda - Modulidae
Modulus carchedonius (Lamarck 1822)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Modulus modulus (Linnaeus 1758)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula aculeata (Gmelin 1791)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 2 specimens
recombined as Bostrycapulus aculeatus
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Scalina (Scalina) sp. Conrad 1865
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 8 specimens
Epitonium sp. Bolten 1798
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Epitonium (Asperiscala) cf. candeanum (d'Orbigny 1842)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Epitonium (Epitonium) cf. foliaceicostum
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices brunneus
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Tectonatica venezuelana
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis cf. bicolor
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 2 specimens
Cerithiopsis cf. exilis
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Cerithiopsis cf. lata
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 6 specimens
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Cerithiopsis cf. emersoni Adams 1839
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Cerithiopsis cf. greeni (Adams 1839)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
recombined as Cerithiopsis greenii
Seila adamsi (Lea 1845)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
recombined as Seila adamsii
Gastropoda - Triphoridae
Triphora cf. decorata (Adams 1850)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 14 specimens
recombined as Triphora (Cosmotriphora) decorata
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Alvania (Alvania) auberiana
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 2 specimens
Alvania (Alvania) meridioamericana
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 13 specimens
Schwartziella cf. maiquetiana
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 2 specimens
spelled with current rank as Rissoina (Schwartziella)
Schwartziella venezuelana
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 2 specimens
spelled with current rank as Rissoina (Schwartziella)
Rissoina (Phosinella) puntagordana
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 2 specimens
Rissoina (Phosinella) sp. (Mörch 1876)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 64 specimens
Gastropoda - Tornidae
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 3 specimens
Teinostoma (Pseudorotella) antilleanum
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 31 specimens
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
Cyclostremiscus (Ponocyclus) pentagonus (Gabb 1873)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 8 specimens
Cyclostremiscus (Cyclostremiscus) puntagordensis Weisbord 1962
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 9 specimens
Parviturboides interruptus
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Caecidae
Elephantanellum puntagordanum
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 12 specimens
Caecum marense
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Brochina aff. vestita
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 2 specimens
spelled with current rank as Caecum (Brochina)
Elephantanellum imbricatum (Carpenter 1858)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 6 specimens
original and current combination Caecum imbricatum
Fartulum tomaculum
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 12 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Strombina (Strombina) pumilio (Reeve 1858)
1 specimen
Rhombinella laevigata
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Latirus sp. Monfort 1810
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 7 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 3 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Agatrix epomis (Woodring 1928)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 100 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebridae indet. Mörch 1852
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 28 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus cf. talis Jung 1965
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Conus jaspideus Gmelin 1791
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 150 specimens
Conus cf. spurius Gmelin 1791
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 150 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Daphnella retifera
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 7 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Microdrillia cf. trina Mansfield 1925
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 22 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella sp. Swainson 1831
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 10 specimens
Oliva (Oliva) reticularis (Lamarck 1811)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
original and current combination Oliva reticularis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Prunum circumvittatum Weisbord 1962
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 31 specimens
Dentimargo sp. Cossmann 1899
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 203 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Favartia (Pygmaepterys) sp. Jousseaume 1880
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 24 specimens
Muricopsis (Risomurex) gilbertharrisi
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 18 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Persicula porcellana
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 19 specimens
Persicula sp. Schumacher 1817
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Trivia sp. Broderip 1837
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 3 specimens
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Bursidae
Marsupina bufo (Bruguiére 1792)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Polygireulima spatha
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 103 specimens
Gastropoda - Vanikoridae
Vanikoro pilsbryi
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 6 specimens
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculanidae indet. Adams and Adams 1858
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculidae indet. Gray 1824
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 17 specimens
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella gemma
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pectinidae indet. Wilkes 1810
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Lima (Lima) sp. Bruguiére 1796
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Acar domingensis (Lamarck 1819)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 3 specimens
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Axinactis (Glycymerella) undata
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 12 specimens
Tucetona cf. oculata
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 36 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena ovata Sowerby 1834
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 7 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Papyridea aff. semisulcata (Gray 1825)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 11 specimens
Americardia guppyi (Thiele 1910)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Americardia media (Linnaeaus 1758)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 5 specimens
Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) caboblanquensis Weisbord 1964
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 16 specimens
synonym of Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) antillarum
Trachycardium (Trachycardium) cf. isocardia (Linnaeus 1758)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 120 specimens
Trachycardium isocardia
Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum (Linnaeus 1758)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 8 specimens
Laevicardium sybariticum (Dall 1886)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 10 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Abra lioica (Dall 1886)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 6 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Donacidae
Donax vagus
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 45 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellinidae indet. Blainville 1814
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 15 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Phlyctiderma soror (Adams 1852)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 3 specimens
recombined as Diplodonta soror
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama cf. congregata Conrad 1833
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 3 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Lirophora cf. paphia (Linnaeus 1767)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
Macrocallista (Megapitaria) maculata (Linnaeus 1758)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
recombined as Macrocallista maculata
Transennella caboblanquensis Weisbord 1964
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 6 specimens
Gouldia cerina (Adams 1845)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Montacutidae
Pythinella aff. sublaevis
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 36 specimens
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula cf. lavalleana
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 1 specimen
original and current combination Corbula (Caryocorbula)
Varicorbula puntagordensis
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 19 specimens
spelled with current rank as Corbula (Varicorbula)
Bivalvia - Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Hiatella arctica (Linnaeus 1767)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 44 specimens
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya cf. candida Sowerby 1823
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 23 specimens
Bivalvia - Thraciida - Thraciidae
Cyathodonta aff. magnifica
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 206 specimens
spelled with current rank as Thracia (Cyathodonta)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Bellucina katherinepalmerae
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 4 specimens
synonym of Cardiolucina
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella aduncata
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 29 specimens
Crassinella lunulata (Conrad 1834)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 7 specimens
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi (Weisbord 1964)
Gibson-Smith and Gibson-Smith 2012 12 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Venezuela
Coordinates: 10.6° North, 64.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:10.6° North, 63.6° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
Stage:Piacenzian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Pliocene
Age range of interval:3.60000 - 2.58000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Mare
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Mare Formation, for which lithsotratigraphic relations are not discussed. AGE: middle-late Pliocene; stated to be included in the Globorotalia tosaensis Zone (Rögl, pers. comm., 1986; Boli & Saunders, 1985). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within section.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: "siliciclastic"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: LITHIFICATION: Unknown. LITHOLOGY: No lithologic data provided, but assumed to be siliciclastic.
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: No paleoenvironmental data provided.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some genera,some macrofossils
Collection methods:surface (in situ),survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:NMB
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland (NMB).
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for mollusca. NOMENCLATURE: Unpublished data, but with species-resolution identifications, and modern nomenclature. COVERAGE: Limited to taxa described in text.
Metadata
Database number:131218
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2012-07-21 14:33:41 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2014-07-21 14:33:41
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

26828. P. Jung. 1989. Revision of the Strombina-group (Gastropoda; Columbellidae), fossil and living. Schweierische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 111:1-298 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

42393 J. Gibson-Smith and W. Gibson-Smith. 2012. Unpublished notes on Caribbean collection of Jack and Winifred Gibson-Smith, Naturhistorisches Museum Basel. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]