Hodson Loc. 1033: Langhian - Tortonian, Venezuela

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices stanislasmeunieri Maury 1917
SUBSPECIES: Polinices stanislasmeunieri venezuelana
Polinices subclausa (Sowerby 1850)
synonym of Polinices hepaticus
SUBSPECIES: Polinices subclausa kavekaba
Natica canrena (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Naticarius canrena
Natica guppiana Toula 1909
recombined as Stigmaulax guppiana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Marginella (Persicula) venezuelana Hodson et al. 1927
recombined as Persicula venezuelana
SUBSPECIES: Marginella (Persicula) venezuelana lavelana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella gatunensis Brown and Pilsbry 1911
recombined as Prunum gatunense
SUBSPECIES: Marginella gatunensis colinensis
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846
SUBSPECIES: Petaloconchus sculpturatus domingensis
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica granulata (Lamarck 1822)
synonym of Architectonica nobilis
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellites trinitarius Maury 1925
recombined as Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) trinitaria
SUBSPECIES: Crassatellites trinitarius venezuelanus
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia zuliana Hodson 1929
recombined as Cyclocardia zuliana
SUBSPECIES: Venericardia zuliana maracaibensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Macrocallista maculata (Linnaeus 1758)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea democraciana Hodson et al. 1927
SUBSPECIES: Ostrea democraciana cujiensis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula densata Conrad 1843
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten circularis Sowerby 1835
synonym of Argopecten ventricosus
SUBSPECIES: Pecten circularis venezuelanus & Pecten circularis cornellanus
Pecten (Chlamys) buchivacoanus Hodson et al. 1927
recombined as Lindapecten buchivacoanus
SUBSPECIES: Pecten (Chlamys) buchivacoanus maracaibensis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Arca) occidentalis (Philippi 1847)
synonym of Byssoarca zebra
Arca (Scapharca) lienosa (Say 1832)
recombined as Anadara (Rasia) lienosa
Arca (Scapharca) buenavistana Hodson et al. 1927
recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris canalis Brown and Pilsbry 1911
recombined as Tucetona pectinata canalis
see common names

Geography
Country:Venezuela State/province:Falcon County:Colina
Coordinates: 11.3° North, 69.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:10.9° North, 67.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Key time interval:Langhian - Tortonian
Age range of interval:15.98000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: AGE: Miocene in original text; Langhian-Tortonian, based on the presence of Lindapecten buchivacoanus; following Waller (2011).
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:135498
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2012-10-27 15:08:26 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2014-10-27 15:08:26
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]