PPP# 379 - Bruno Bluff [Shark Hole Fm]: Piacenzian, Panama
collected by Jung et al. 1988

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Turbonillidae indet.
6 specimens
? Turbonillidae indet.
2 specimens
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Septastrea altispina Cairns 1995
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Biflustra savartii (Audouin 1826)
1 specimen
Cupuladria aff. canariensis
10 specimens
Cupuladria biporosa Canu and Bassler 1923
10 specimens
Discoporella informal n. sp. 5
10 specimens
Discoporella informal n. sp. 6
10 specimens
Discoporella informal n. sp. 7
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Antroporidae
Antropora leucocypha
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
Hippoporella gorgonensis
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Mamilloporidae
Mamillopora tuberosa
10 specimens
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Saccella sp. Woodring 1925
33 specimens
Costelloleda sp. Hertlein and Strong 1940
2 specimens
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella sp. Brown 1827
6 specimens
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Hyotissa sp. Stenzel 1971
12 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798
1 specimen
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889
11 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae
Dimya sp. Rouault 1850
13 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Cyclopecten sp. Verrill 1897
2 specimens
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Tucetona sp. Iredale 1939
12 specimens
Axinactis sp. Mörch 1861
2 specimens
spelled with current rank as Glycymeris (Axinactis)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara sp. Gray 1847
12 specimens
sensu-lato
Anadara (Rasia) sp. (Gray 1857)
65 specimens
Anadara (Cunearca) sp. (Dall 1898)
4 specimens
Sheldonella sp. Maury 1917
3 specimens
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
? Noetia sp. Gray 1857
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Carditidae indet. Fleming 1820
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella sp. Guppy 1874
15 specimens
Bivalvia - Carditida - Cardiniidae
Tellidorella sp. Berry 1963
3 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium (Phlogocardia) sp. Stewart 1930
3 specimens
Microcardium sp. Thiele 1934
2 specimens
Trigoniocardia sp. Dall 1900
17 specimens
sensu-lato
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Moerella sp. Fischer 1887
20 specimens
spelled with current rank as Tellina (Moerella)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758
10 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Ventricolaria sp. Keen 1954
1 specimen
synonym of Globivenus
Chione sp. von Mühlfield 1811
8 specimens
Lirophora sp. Conrad 1863
4 specimens
Macrocallista (Megapitaria) sp. (Grant and Gale 1931)
2 specimens
Gouldia sp. Adams 1847
41 specimens
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Varicorbula sp. Grant and Gale 1931
213 specimens
spelled with current rank as Corbula (Varicorbula)
Caryocorbula sp. (Gardner 1926)
83 specimens
original and current combination Corbula (Caryocorbula)
Juliacorbula sp. Olsson 1953
8 specimens
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Parvilucina sp. (Dall 1901)
63 specimens
sensu-lato
Lucinisca sp. Dall 1901
9 specimens
spelled with current rank as Lucina (Lucinisca)
Linga (Bellucina) sp. Dall 1901
19 specimens
Callucina sp. (Dall 1901)
1 specimen
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Entalinidae
Bathoxiphus sp. Pilsbry 1897
13 specimens
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Gadilopsis sp. (Woodring 1925)
19 specimens
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Laevidentaliidae
? Laevidentalium sp. (Cossmann 1888)
5 specimens
original and current combination Dentalium (Laevidentalium)
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentaliidae indet. Gray 1834
6 specimens
Tesseracme sp. Pilsbry 1898
6 specimens
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
sensu-lato
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847
15 specimens
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Sulcoretusa sp. Burch 1945
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia
Nipteraxis sp.
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula (Ringiculella) sp. (Sacco 1892)
11 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Heliacus (Torinista) sp. (Iredale 1936)
1 specimen
original and current combination Torinista
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798
10 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Pyramidellidae indet. Gray 1840
19 specimens
Eulimella (Eulimella) sp. Forbes and MacAndrew 1846
1 specimen
Peristichia sp. Dall 1889
1 specimen
Bartschella sp. Iredale 1916
1 specimen
Ugartea sp. Bartsch 1917
3 specimens
Eulimastoma sp. Bartsch 1916
1 specimen
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum (Crucibulum) sp. Schumacher 1817
5 specimens
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799
4 specimens
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799
16 specimens
Gastropoda - Caecidae
Caecidae indet. Gray 1850
3 specimens
Meioceras sp. Carpenter 1858
13 specimens
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
Cyclostremiscus (Ponocyclus) sp. (Pilsbry 1953)
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Tornidae
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853
1 specimen
? Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Rissoidae indet. Gray 1847
2 specimens
Alvania sp. Risso 1826
1 specimen
Microstelma sp. Adams 1861
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginellidae indet. Fleming 1828
1 specimen
Volvarina sp. (Hinds 1844)
5 specimens
Prunum sp. Swainson 1840
4 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Admetula valientensis Landau et al. 2012
Landau et al. 2012 1 specimen
Agatrix aff. epomis (Woodring 1928)
1 specimen
Cancellaria sp. Lamarck 1799
1 specimen
sensu-lato
Cancellaria petiti (Olsson 1967)
Landau et al. 2012 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva (Oliva) sp. Bruguière 1789
1 specimen
Olivella (Niteoliva) sp. Olsson 1956
40 specimens
Olivella (Olivella) sp. Swainson 1831
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae
Cochlespira (Ancistrosyrinx) sp. (Dall 1881)
6 specimens
synonym of Cochlespira
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Agladrillia (Eumetadrillia) sp. (Woodring 1928)
1 specimen
Agladrillia (Agladrillia) sp. Woodring 1928
12 specimens
Clathrodrillia sp. Dall 1918
1 specimen
Syntomodrillia sp. Woodring 1928
9 specimens
Leptadrillia sp. Woodring 1928
5 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
? Phymorhynchus sp. Dall 1908
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Nannodiella sp. (Dall 1919)
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Paraborsonia sp. Pilsbry 1922
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Bactrocythara sp. Woodring 1928
2 specimens
? Cytharella sp. Monterosato 1875
2 specimens
? Dolostoma sp. Woodring 1970
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum sp. Sacco 1891
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Lepicythara sp. Olsson 1964
3 specimens
Vaughanites sp. Woodring 1928
1 specimen
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928
10 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806
12 specimens
senus-lato
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Columbellidae indet. Swainson 1840
5 specimens
Mitrella sp. Risso 1826
5 specimens
Costoanachis sp. Sacco 1890
2 specimens
spelled with current rank as Anachis (Costoanachis)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Antillophos (Antillophos) sp. Woodring 1928
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Subcancilla sp. Olsson and Harbison 1953
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Phalium (Tylocassis) sp. (Woodring 1928)
1 specimen
synonym of Semicassis
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834
26 specimens
Natica (Naticarius) sp. (Dumeril 1806)
6 specimens
original and current combination Naticarius
Stigmaulax sp. Morch 1852
2 specimens
Sinum sp. Röding 1798
2 specimens
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810
7 specimens
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Eulimidae indet. Philippi 1853
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
? Compsodrillia sp. Woodring 1928
1 specimen
? Lioglyphostoma sp. Woodring 1928
4 specimens
Carinodrillia sp. (Dall 1919)
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799
20 specimens
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Alabina sp. Dall 1902
37 specimens
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Trochidae indet. Rafinesque 1815
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Skeneidae
Solariorbis (Hapalorbis) sp. ()
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Solariellidae
? Solariella sp. Wood 1842
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Panama State/province:Bocas del Toro
Coordinates: 9.0° North, 81.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:9.3° North, 81.3° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
Stage:Piacenzian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Piacenzian
Age range of interval:3.60000 - 2.58800 m.y. ago
Age estimate:3.5 Ma (age-depth)5.3 to 3.5 Ma (other)
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Bocas del Toro Formation:Shark Hole Point
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: the Shark Hole Point Fm conformably overlies the Nancy Point Fm and is overlain by an unnamed sequence of volcaniclastics. BIOSTRATIGRAPHY: from Collins et al. (1999), an age range of 5.3-3.5 Ma, Early Pliocene; direct date from Cheetham et al. (1999).
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:bioturbation,micaceous,shelly/skeletal poorly lithified argillaceous siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: GENERAL LITHOLOGY: from Collins et al. 1999 (p. 28), micaceous, clayey siltstone that is pervasively bioturbated and rich in large scaphopods.
Environment:offshore
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: from Collins et al. 1999 (p. 94), outer neritic, estimated depth of 175 m.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils,some macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Museum repositories:NMB
Collectors:Jung et al. Collection dates:1988
Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Peter Jung, D. Geary & L. Anderson, 5.6.1988. REPOSITORIES: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel (NMB).
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia and scaphopoda. NOMENCLATURE: modern nomenclature, though only identified to subgenus resolution.
Metadata
Also known as:NMB Loc. 17851
Database number:61344
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-06-05 21:59:27 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2008-06-05 21:59:27
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

17667. L. S. Collins and A. G. Coates. 1999. A paleobiotic survey of Caribbean faunas from the Neogene of the Isthmus of Panama. Bulletins of American Paleontology (357) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

43588 A. H. Cheetham and J. B. C. Jackson. 1999. Neogene cheilostome Bryozoa of tropical America: Comparison and contrast between the Central American Isthmus (Panama, Costa Rica) and the north-central Caribbean (Dominican Republic). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (357)159-192 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
43469 B. D. Landau, R. E. Petit, and C. M. Silva. 2012. The family Cancellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Neogene of the Bocas del Toro region, Panama, with the description of seven new species. Journal of Paleontology 86(2):311-339 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]