Telembi [Angostura Fm]: Late/Upper Miocene, Ecuador

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis (Röding 1798)
original and current combination Architectonica nobilis
subspecies nobilis
Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) eurybis Olsson 1964
new species
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella gatunensis Conrad 1857
Turritella (Broderiptella) bifastigata (Nelson 1870)
Turritella (Bactrospira) acosta Olsson 1964
new species
Turritella prenuncia Spieker 1922
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Strombina (Sincolo) harbisoniae
new species
Strombina (Strombina) striatocostata (Marks 1951)
synonym of Strombina (Strombina) colinensis
Strombinella druidwilsoni
new species
Strombina (Strombina) pigea Olsson 1964
recombined as Sincola (Dorsina) pigea
new species
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius repetiti
new species
Nassarius (Uzita) mastus
new species
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Strombinophos equadorianus
new species
Strombinophos telembus
new species
Northia (Nicema) noctua
original and current combination Nicema
new species
Perunassa ? ursa
new species
Cymatophos pilsbryi
new species
Hindsia dalli
new species
Gemophos cayapus
new species
Northia (Northia) ecuadoriana
new species
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena consors (Sowerby 1850)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria (Hertleinia) angosturana Marks 1949
recombined as Hertleinia angosturana
Cancellaria (Pyruclia) telemba Olsson 1964
recombined as Pyruclia telemba
new species
Cancellaria (Pyruclia) pycta Olsson 1964
recombined as Pyruclia pycta
new species
Cancellaria (Cancellaria) metuloides Olsson 1964
new species
Cancellaria (Cancellaria) xenia Olsson 1964
new species
Cancellaria (Euclia) fragosa Olsson 1964
new species
Cancellaria (Euclia) maldonadoi Olsson 1964
recombined as Euclia maldonadoi
new species
Cancellaria (Massula) jadisi Olsson 1964
new species
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra (Subcancilla) ecuadoriana Olsson 1964
new species
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Agladrillia lelandi Olsson 1964
recombined as Clathrodrillia lelandi
new species
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Glyphostoma katherinae
new species
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum telembiense
new species
Strioterebrum gatunensis (Toula 1908)
Strioterebrum indocayapum Olsson 1964
new species
Terebra (Myurellina) subsulcifera Brown and Pilsbry 1911
recombined as Terebra (Oreoterebra) subsulcifera
Terebra (Paraterebra) cf. robusta (Hinds 1844)
recombined as Terebra (Panaterebra) robusta
Hastula woodringi
new species
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus riosantiagensis
new species
Conus marksi
new species
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Polystira andersoni
new species
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia burchi
new species
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella (Niteoliva) marksi Olsson 1956
Olivella (Olivella) telembiensis
new species
Oliva (Ispidula) cayapa
new species
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Fusiturricula latira
new species
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Eupleura thompsoni Woodring 1959
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea (Pseudozonaria) telembiensis Olsson 1964
recombined as Pseudozonaria telembiensis
new species
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Sconsia laevigata (Guppy 1850)
subspecies gabbi
    = Sconsia grayi Adams 1855
Beu 2010
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana (Saccella) fabalis Olsson 1964
recombined as Saccella fabalis
new species
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Noetia (Noetia) ecuadoria
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Lunarca cueva
spelled with current rank as Anadara (Lunarca)
new species
Anadara (Cunearca) telemba (Olsson 1964)
new species
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) hannai (Olsson 1932)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia meridionalis
new species
Semele cf. costaricensis (Olsson 1922)
original and current combination Semele laevis costaricensis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellinidella sp.
spelled with current rank as Tellina (Tellinidella)
Eurytellina (Eurytellina) cayapa
spelled with current rank as Tellina (Eurytellina)
new species
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kelliellidae
Alveinus abundans Olsson 1964
synonym of Alveinus rotundus
new species
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Pseudochama sp. Odhner 1917
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Chione (Lirophora) tembla Olsson 1964
synonym of Lirophora (Lirophora) falconensis
new species
Lamelliconcha thompsoni
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina (Lucinisca) arrogans
new species
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) berryi (Spieker 1922)
subspecies telemba, new subspecies
see common names

Geography
Country:Ecuador State/province:Esmeraldas
Coordinates: 0.8° North, 78.9° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:0.4° North, 77.3° West
Basis of coordinate:based on political unit
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Miocene
Age range of interval:11.63000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Santiago Formation:Angostura
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: Lowest of the Santiago Miocene section, lying transgressivlely unconformably on the Rio de Oro and Playa Rica shales. 150 meters in thickness
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:coarse lithified sandstone
Secondary lithology: conglomerate
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: The Angostura formation is comprised primarily of coarse wsandstones and beds of conglomerates, about 150 meters in thickness. The formation is resistant to erosion and is largely barren, but at a few places there are lenses or interbeds filled with finely preserved fossils.
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Geology comments: Near-shore clastic sediments deposited along the inner shelf zone at depths of 100 fathoms or less.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collection method comments: Faunal list observed from the fossils found in a fossiliferous lense interbedded with sandstones and conglomerates.
Metadata
Database number:60662
Authorizer:A. Miller, A. Hendy Enterer:K. Bulinski, A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-05-19 10:13:58 Last modified:2012-08-25 22:31:02
Access level:the public Released:2006-05-19 10:13:58
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
17422. A. A. Olsson. 1964. Neogene Mollusks From Northwestern Ecuador [A. Miller/K. Bulinski]

Secondary references:

30037 A. G. Beu. 2010. Neogene Tonnoidean Gastropods of Tropical and South America; contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and Uplift of the Central American Isthmus. Bulletins of American Paleontology (377-378)1-550 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]