Hodson Loc. 216: Miocene, Venezuela
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten (Amusium) luna
Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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| synonym of Amusium toulae | ||||||||||
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Pecten circularis
Sowerby 1835
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| synonym of Argopecten ventricosus | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Pecten circularis venezuelanus & Pecten circularis cornellanus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris canalis
Brown and Pilsbry 1911
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| recombined as Tucetona pectinata canalis | ||||||||||
| INCLUDES: Glycymeris canalis lloydsmithi | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca (Scapharca) berjadinensis
Hodson et al. 1927
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| recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama berjadinensis
Hodson 1927
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassatellites trinitarius
Maury 1925
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| recombined as Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) trinitaria | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Crassatellites trinitarius venezuelanus | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Venezuela | State/province: | Falcon |
| Coordinates: | 11.0° North, 69.8° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 10.5° North, 67.3° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5-6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Miocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 23.03000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Miocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within sequence. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | PRI |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Hodson, F. and others, Standard Oil Company of Venezuela. REPOSITORY: PRI (Ithaca, NY). | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Limited to characteristic mollusca. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but with antiquated nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 135497 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-10-27 15:01:29 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2014-10-27 15:01:29 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 17421. | F. Hodson, H. K. Hodson, and G. D. Harris. 1927. Some Venezualan and Caribbean Mollusks. Bulletins of America Paleontology 13(49):1-160 [A. Miller/A. Miller/A. Hendy] |