USGS 19860 - Matura Member, Matura: Early/Lower Pliocene, Trinidad and Tobago
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium (Graptacme) cf. amaliense
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Brachidontes (Brachidontes) sp.
Swainson 1840
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Noetiidae
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Noetia (Noetia) sheldoniana
(Maury 1912)
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Noetia (Eontia) centrota
(Guppy 1867)
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Arcopsis adamsi
(Dall 1886)
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris (Glycymeris) undata
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Lunarca billingsiana
(Maury 1912)
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Barbatia (Acar) domingensis
(Lamarck 1819)
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| recombined as Acar domingensis | ||||||||||
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Arca (Arca) zebra
(Swainson 1833)
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| original and current combination Byssoarca zebra | ||||||||||
| Subspecies: Arca (A.) zebra zebra | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Crassostrea cf. virginica
(Gmelin 1791)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) demiurgus
Dall 1898
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| recombined as Argopecten demiurgus | ||||||||||
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Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) rutamensis
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| synonym of Argopecten | ||||||||||
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Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) cf. gibbus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Argopecten gibbus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula gibbosa
Lamarck 1801
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella martinicensis
(d'Orbigny 1853)
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Carditamera (Carditamera) guppyi
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Condylocardiidae
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Condylocardia guppyi
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina (Lucinisca) roigi
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Notocorbula aff. disparilis
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| spelled with current rank as Corbula (Notocorbula) | ||||||||||
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Caryocorbula (Caryocorbula) sp.
Gardner 1926
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Juliacorbula aequivalvis
(Philippi 1836)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) maturensis
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Trachycardium (Dallocardia) sanctidavidis
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| spelled with current rank as Dallocardia | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semele aff. anteriocosta
Vokes 1938
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Donacidae
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Donax fabagelloides
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Donax (? Machaerodonax) sp.
()
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Strigilla (Pisostrigilla) pisiformis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Strigilla (Strigilla) carnaria
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Chione (Lirophora) sp.
(Conrad 1863)
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| original and current combination Lirophora | ||||||||||
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Anomalocardia brasiliana
(Gmelin 1792)
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Chione (Nioche) veatchiana
Maury 1912
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Chione (Chione) cancellata
(Linnaeus 1767)
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| recombined as Chione cancellata | ||||||||||
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Pitar (Lamelliconcha) circinatus
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Tivela (Tivela) austeniana
(Maury 1912)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Pseudochama cf. caloosana
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Chama sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Mulinia sp.
Gray 1837
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana (Saccella) perlepida
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| original and current combination Saccella | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula (Lamellinucula) baccata
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Diodora cavenensis
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Astraea (Astralium) cf. brevispina
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| original and current combination Astralium | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Skeneidae
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Solariorbis marginatus
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Calliostoma plicomphalus
(Guppy 1867)
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Calliostoma olssoni
(Maury 1925)
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| recombined as Calliostoma (Elmerlinia) olssoni | ||||||||||
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Calliostoma decipiens
(Guppy 1867)
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| recombined as Calliostoma (Calliostoma) decipiens | ||||||||||
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Calliostoma laticarinatum
(Guppy 1867)
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Microgaza oblita
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) guppyi
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| original and current combination Pseudotorinia | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Patellida
- Lottiidae
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Acmaea sp.
Eschscholtz 1830
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Gastropoda
- Neritidae
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Neritina (Vitta) cf. virginia
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Neritina virginea | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Epitonium (Asperiscala) cf. candeanum
(d'Orbigny 1842)
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Epitonium (Epitonium) albidum
Orbigny 1842
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Niso sp.
Risso 1826
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Balcis informal sp. A
Leach 1847
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Eulima clavata
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Vermicularia trilineata
(Guppy 1864)
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Vermicularia spirata
(Philippi 1836)
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Turritella (Broderiptella) aff. planigyrata
(Guppy 1867)
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica (Naticarius) aff. canrena
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Naticarius canrena | ||||||||||
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Tectonatica pusilla
(Say 1822)
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Gastropoda
- Caecidae
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Caecum informal sp. E
Fleming 1813
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Serpulorbis decussatus
(Gmelin 1791)
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Petaloconchus cf. floridanus
Olsson and Harbison 1953
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Gastropoda
- Triviidae
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Erato maugeriae
Gray 1832
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| recombined as Archierato maugeriae | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mitridae
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Scabricola nodulosa
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Anachis (Anachis) asphaltoda
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Anachis (Costoanachis) obesa
(Adams 1845)
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| recombined as Parvanachis obesa | ||||||||||
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Aesopus peculiaris
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Strombinophos sp.
Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Pallacera cf. gaudelupensis
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Nassarius (Uzita) cf. albus
Say 1826
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| replaced by Nassarius antillarum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella (Niteoliva) cf. verreauxi
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Olivella (Olivella) sp.
Swainson 1831
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Polystira informal sp. A
Woodring 1928
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Adelocythara micropleura
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cystiscidae
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Persicula (Rabicea) cf. interruptolineata
(Megerle von Mühlfeld 1818)
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| recombined as Persicula interruptalineata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Volvarina informal sp. B
(Hinds 1844)
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Prunum (Prunum) dallianum
(Maury 1912)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Thais (Stramonita) cf. haemostoma
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Typhis (Typhinellus) cf. quadratus
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= Typhis (Typhinellus) sowerbii
Broderip 1833
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Gertman 1969 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Bursidae
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Bursa (Marsupina) bufo
(Bruguiére 1792)
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| recombined as Marsupina bufo | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triphoridae
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Triphora guppyi
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiopsidae
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Cerithiopsis sp.
Hanley 1849
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Cerithiopsis (Cerithiopsis) sp.
Hanley 1849
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Seila cf. adamsi
(Lea 1845)
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| recombined as Seila adamsii | ||||||||||
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Cerithiopsis emersoni
Adams 1839
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= Retilaskeya bicolor
Adams 1845
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Hendy et al. 2008 | |||||||||
| Cerithiopsis emersoni is unavailable | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Pseudomelaniidae
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Crassispira (Crassispira) ritanida
(Mansfield 1925)
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Trochita radians
Lamarck 1816
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Crucibulum (Crucibulum) subsutum
(Guppy 1867)
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| original and current combination Crucibulum subsutum | ||||||||||
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Crucibulum (Crucibulum) piliferum
(Guppy 1867)
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Calyptraea centralis
(Conrad 1841)
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Coordinates: | 10.7° North, 61.1° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 10.6° North, 60.3° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
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: | Talparo | Member: | Matura | ||
| Regional section: | Matura | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Collection is from the Matura Sand and Clay Member of the Talparo Formation. The Matura fauna is considered to be of early Pliocene age and is probably slightly younger than the Courbaril fauna. The Matura shell bed has variously been attributed to the Pliocene (Guppy 1864, 1867, 1874; Maury 1925; Kugler 1953; Woodring 1966) or Pleistocene (Kugler 1936). | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | shelly/skeletal,brown poorly lithified argillaceous,sandy "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: From blocks of highly limonitic, brown coquina with intercalations of clay and silt. | |
| Environment: | shoreface |
| Geology comments: The Matura fauna is a typical tropical, nearshore assemblage. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Temporal resolution: | time-averaged |
| Spatial resolution: | parautochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils,some microfossils |
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | PRI,USNM |
| Collection method comments: All material descibed in this report is reposited in the Naturhistorisches Mueum, Basel, or the USNM. Additional material collection from this unit is found at PRI. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:Exhaustive for Mollusca. Several species of corals, bryozoa, lots of spines of echinodemrs, an Ophiuran (Berry 1935), fish teeth, otoliths, Balanus, and ostracods are present. Saunders in an unpublished report listed foraminifera from this locality. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 60417 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Subset of collection #: | 60412 | ||
| Created: | 2006-05-14 13:37:44 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-05-14 13:37:43 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 17317. | P. Jung. 1969. Miocene and Pliocene mollusks from Trinidad. Bulletins of American Paleontology 55(247):293-697 [A. Miller/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
| 31231 | R. L. Gertman. 1969. Cenozoic Typhinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Western Atlantic region. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 7(4):143-192 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 19909 | A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |