Hodson Loc. 97: Tortonian, Venezuela
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella berjadinensis
Hodson 1926
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Subspecies: Turritella berjadinensis colinensis | ||||||||||
Turritella vistana
Hodson 1927
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Turritella gatunensis
Conrad 1857
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Subspecies: Turritella gatunensis willstoni | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca (Scapharca) berjadinensis
Hodson et al. 1927
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recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula densata
Conrad 1843
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Argopecten venezualanus
(Hodson and Hodson 1927)
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Woodring 1982 | |||||||||
Argopecten levicostatus
(Toula 1909)
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Woodring 1982 | |||||||||
Two Subspecies: Pecten circularis cornellanus, Pecten circularis venezuelanus | ||||||||||
Pecten soror
(Gabb 1873)
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Subspecies: Pecten soror urumaconis | ||||||||||
= Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) urumaconis
Hodson et al. 1927
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Woodring 1982 | |||||||||
recombined as Euvola urumaconis | ||||||||||
Pecten (Chlamys) buchivacoanus
Hodson et al. 1927
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Subspecies: Pecten (Chlamys) buchivacoanus maracaibensis | ||||||||||
= Aequipecten plurinominis
Pilsbry and Johnson 1917
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Woodring 1982 | |||||||||
= Lindapecten buchivacoanus
Hodson et al. 1927
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Waller 2011 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea democraciana
Hodson et al. 1927
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Subspecies: Ostrea democraciana cujiensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Macrocallista maculata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Chione (Lirophora) buenavistana
Hodson 1927
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recombined as Lirophora (Panchione) buenavistana | ||||||||||
Chione (Chione) cancellata
(Linnaeus 1767)
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recombined as Chione cancellata | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Venezuela | State/province: | Falcon |
Coordinates: | 10.8° North, 70.2° West (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 10.5° North, 68.5° West | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on political unit | ||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
Stage: | Tortonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
Key time interval: | Tortonian | ||
Age range of interval: | 11.62000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Miocene in original text; assigned to early Late Miocene [=Tortonian] based on the combined presence of Euvola urumaconis and Lindapecten buchivaconis. 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 |
Metadata
Database number: | 61043 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Miller, A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Miller, A. Hendy |
Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2006-05-29 08:50:15 | Last modified: | 2012-11-28 13:57:14 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-05-29 08:50:15 |
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] |
Secondary references:
37262 | T. R. Waller. 2011. Neogene Paleontology of the Northern Dominican Republic. 24. Propeamussidae and Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea) of the Cibao Valley. Bulletins of American Paleontology (381)1-198 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
13359 | W. P. Woodring. 1982. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(F) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |