NMB Loc. 12825 - Esmeraldas [Esmeraldas Fm]: Early/Lower Pliocene, Ecuador

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Acanthocardium sp.
Jung 1989 2 specimens
Dentalium (Fissidentalium) esmeraldum
Jung 1989 4 specimens
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758
Jung 1989 8 specimens
Dentalium (Dentalium) equisetum
Jung 1989 4 specimens
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella ecuadoriana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
Jung 1989 2 specimens
synonym of Crenella decussata
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys (Chlamys) woodringi (Spieker 1922)
Jung 1989 1 specimen
recombined as Argopecten woodringi
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798
Jung 1989 3 specimens
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella coxi
Jung 1989 19 specimens
Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae
Lirotarte paphia
Jung 1989 38 specimens
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Linga (Bellucina) sp. Dall 1901
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Parvilucina sp. (Dall 1901)
Jung 1989 3 specimens
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula sp. (Gardner 1926)
Jung 1989 4 specimens
original and current combination Corbula (Caryocorbula)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Phyllodina) sp. Dall 1900
Jung 1989 2 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Macrocallista sp. Meek 1876
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Saccella ornata (d'Orbigny 1845)
Jung 1989 14 specimens
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Microgaza sp. Dall 1881
Jung 1989 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Pyramidella sp. Lamarck 1799
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826
Jung 1989 5 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Scalina ferminiana (Dall 1908)
Jung 1989 24 specimens
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Alabina sp. Dall 1902
Jung 1989 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica (Stigmaulax) landesiana Olsson 1964
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Natica (Naticarius) scethra (Dall 1908)
Jung 1989 17 specimens
original and current combination Natica (Cochlis) scethra
Natica (Natica) inexpectans (Olsson 1971)
Jung 1989 64 specimens
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810
Jung 1989 7 specimens
Polinices (Polinices) otis (Broderip 1829)
Jung 1989 23 specimens
recombined as Polinices otis
Sinum sp. Röding 1798
Jung 1989 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Capulidae
Trichotropis vokesae
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Capulus pacificus
Jung 1989 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Fusiturricula sp. Woodring 1928
Jung 1989 2 specimens
Fusiturricula thranis
Jung 1989 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra (Subcancilla) musa
Jung 1989 1 specimen
original and current combination Subcancilla
Mitra (Atrimitra) mexicana Dall 1919
Jung 1989 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) esmeraldas
8 specimens
Strombina (Cotonopsis) esmeraldensis Olsson 1964
Jung 1989 8 specimens
recombined as Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) esmeraldensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Kelletia ecuadoriana
Jung 1989 2 specimens
spelled with current rank as Siphonalia (Kelletia)
Neosconsia ecuadoriana Olsson 1964
Jung 1989 4 specimens
Cantharus scissus
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Metaphos scillus
Jung 1989 158 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Gordanops esmeraldensis Olsson 1964
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Nassarius (Uzita) hylus Olsson 1964
Jung 1989 9 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus (Fusinus) terryi
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria (Calcarata) trochilia Olsson 1964
Jung 1989 1 specimen
recombined as Sveltia trochilia
Cancellaria sp. Lamarck 1799
Jung 1989 2 specimens
Cancellaria (Cancellaria) esmeralda Olsson 1964
Jung 1989 3 specimens
Cancellaria (Euclia) sp. (Adams and Adams 1854)
Jung 1989 1 specimen
original and current combination Euclia
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Scobinella ecuadoriana Olsson 1964
Jung 1989 5 specimens
Lepicythara camaronensis Olsson 1964
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Polystira oxytropis (Sowerby 1834)
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Conus mompichensis Olsson 1964
Jung 1989 11 specimens
recombined as Conus (Leptoconus) mompichensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Agladrillia gracilis
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Hindsiclava militaris (Hinds, in Reeve 1843)
Jung 1989 3 specimens
recombined as Crassispira (Hindsiclava) militaris
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Cochlespira cedonulli (Reeve 1843)
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum camaronense
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Strioterebrum guanabanum (Olsson 1942)
Jung 1989 22 specimens
recombined as Strioterebrum guanabana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Glyphostoma annae
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Glyphostoma drangai
Jung 1989 5 specimens
Glyphostoma gracilis
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Prunum (Prunum) godini Olsson 1964
Jung 1989 25 specimens
Gastropoda - Personidae
Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes 1832)
Jung 1989 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Echinophoria woodringi Olsson 1964
Jung 1989 16 specimens
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Carinodrillia felis Olsson 1964
Jung 1989 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799
Jung 1989 1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Ecuador
Coordinates: 0.9° North, 79.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:0.7° North, 78.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
Stage:Zanclean 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Early/Lower Pliocene
Age range of interval:5.33300 - 3.60000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Esmeraldas
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Esmeraldas Formation, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: Early Pliocene; upper part of the Globorotalia margarita Zone according to personal communication of F. Rögl. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From same horizon NMB Loc. 12824 .
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:NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with species-resolution identifications, and modern nomenclature. COVERAGE: Limited to taxa described in text.
Metadata
Database number:131333
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2012-07-23 13:25:03 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2014-07-23 13:25:03
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:

42438 P. Jung. 1989. Unpublished notes on Caribbean collection of the Naturhistorisches Museum Basel. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]