Ferrotepec Fm., col. 1509: Middle Miocene, Mexico

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Tosarca) cf. veatchi (Olsson 1922)
Perrilliat 1992 50 specimens
SUBSPECIES: A. (T.) cf. veatchi veatchi
Anadara (Cunearca) cf. inutilis Jung 1965
Perrilliat 1992 17 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Pecten) mexicanus Perrilliat 1992
Perrilliat 1992 200 specimens
(3 measurements)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina (Here) edwilsoni Perrilliat 1992
Perrilliat 1992 4 specimens
(1 measurement)
Lucina (Parvilucina) mazatlanica Carpenter 1857
Perrilliat 1992 2 specimens
recombined as Parvilucina mazatlanica
(1 measurement)
Lucina (Lepilucina) cf. gratis Olsson 1964
Perrilliat 1992 2 specimens
(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
? Tenuicorbula sp. (Olsson 1932)
Perrilliat 1992 5 specimens
original and current combination Corbula (Tenuicorbula)
Caryocorbula prenasuta (Olsson 1964)
Perrilliat 1992 4 specimens
SUBSPECIES: C. prenasuta mexicana (1 measurement)
Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) cf. gatunensis (Toula 1909)
Perrilliat 1992 11 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Psammacoma gatunensis (Toula 1909)
Perrilliat 1992 36 specimens
(1 measurement)
Psammacoma zapotalensis (Spieker 1922)
Perrilliat 1992 6 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Lirophora (Lirophora) falconensis (Hodson et al. 1927)
Perrilliat 1992 40 specimens
Ventricolaria cf. harrisiana (Olsson 1922)
Perrilliat 1992 2 specimens
(1 measurement)
Pitar sp. Römer 1857
Perrilliat 1992 55 specimens
(2 measurements)
Cyclinella cyclica (Guppy 1866)
Perrilliat 1992 95 specimens
Clementia (Clementia) dariena (Conrad 1855)
Perrilliat 1992 3 specimens
SUBSPECIES: C. (C.) dariena dariena
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Harvella cf. sincola (Olsson 1922)
Perrilliat 1992 10 specimens
(1 measurement)
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solena (Solena) sp. Moore 2003
Perrilliat 1992 6 specimens
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Saccella cf. fabalis (Olsson 1964)
Perrilliat 1992 20 specimens
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Calliostoma informal sp. 1 Swainson 1840
Perrilliat 1992 1 specimen
Calliostoma informal sp. 2 Swainson 1840
Perrilliat 1992 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Scalina sp. Conrad 1865
Perrilliat 1992 3 specimens
(1 measurement)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella ocoyana Conrad 1855
93 specimens
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica cf. canrena (Linnaeus 1758)
33 specimens
recombined as Naticarius canrena
Gastropoda - Tornidae
Teinostoma (Pseudorotella) caronensis Mansfield 1925
Perrilliat 1992 2 specimens
(1 measurement)
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Siphocypraea (Muracypraea) cf. angustirima (Spieker 1922)
Perrilliat 1992 1 specimen
SUBSPECIES: S. (M.) cf. angustirima hyaena
    = Muracypraea sp. Woodring 1957
Landau and Groves 2011
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra ecuadoriana Olsson 1964
4 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria (Cancellaria) sp. Lamarck 1799
Perrilliat 1992 200 specimens
(1 measurement)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Pleurofusia sp. (de Gregorio 1890)
20 specimens
Lepicythara sp. Olsson 1964
Perrilliat 1992 1 specimen
(1 measurement)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus cf. angosturis Olsson 1964
1 specimen
Conus multiliratus (Olsson 1922)
18 specimens
recombined as Conasprelloides multiliratus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Crassispira consors (Sowerby 1850)
4 specimens
recombined as Hindsiclava consors
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra sp. Bruguière 1789
22 specimens
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum sp. Schumacher 1817
1 specimen
Crucibulum chipolanum (Dall 1892)
2 specimens
recombined as Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum
see common names

Geography
Country:Mexico State/province:Michoacan
Coordinates: 18.0° North, 103.6° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:18.6° North, 101.0° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Middle Miocene
Age range of interval:15.98000 - 11.63000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Ferrotepec
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: poorly lithified sandstone
Secondary lithology: poorly lithified siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Environment:shoreface
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:66164
Authorizer:S. Peters, A. Hendy Enterer:S. Peters, A. Hendy
Modifier:S. Peters Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-10-03 11:27:22 Last modified:2006-10-03 14:44:41
Access level:the public Released:2006-10-03 11:27:22
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
18953. M.C. Perrilliat. 1987. Gasteropodos y un cefalopodo de la formacion Ferrotepec (Mioceno Medio) de Michoacan. Paleontologia Mexicana 52:1-58 [S. Peters/S. Peters/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

43452 B. M. Landau and L. T. Groves. 2011. Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the early Miocene Cantaure Formation of northern Venezuela. Novaplex 12(1-2):1-38 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
25849 M. C. Perrilliat. 1992. Bivalvos y gasterópodos de la formacion Ferrotepec (Mioceno Medio) de Michoacan. Paleontologia Mexicana 60:1-48 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]