Loc. 2 - Discovery Bay [Falmouth Fm]: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Jamaica
collected by Donovan & Littlewood 1988-1990
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Barbatia cancellaria
Lamarck 1819
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Tagelus divisus
Spengler 1794
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61 specimens | |||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Dentalium (Antalis) ? antillarum
d'Orbigny 1847
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Antalis antillarum | ||||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus sp.
Philippi 1844
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Brachidontes citrinus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arcidae indet.
Lamarck 1809
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Arca imbricata
Bruguière 1789
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lamarcka imbricata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Pinna canrena
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Malleidae
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? Isognomon sp.
Lightfoot 1786
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten ? chazaliei
Dautzenberg 1900
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) chazaliei | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucinidae indet.
Fleming 1828
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11 specimens | |||||||||
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Lucina sp.
Bruguière 1797
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Codakia orbicularis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis | ||||||||||
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? Anodontia alba
Link 1807
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Codakia costata
(d'Orbigny 1846)
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7 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Parvilucina costata | ||||||||||
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Divaricella quadrisulcata
(d'Orbigny 1846)
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76 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Divalinga quadrisulcata | ||||||||||
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Codakia orbiculata
(Montagu 1808)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Ctena orbiculata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Americardia guppyi
(Thiele 1910)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Americardia media
(Linnaeaus 1758)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Laevicardium ? sybariticum
(Dall 1886)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Laevicardium laevigatum
(Linnaeus 1758)
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22 specimens | |||||||||
| replaced by Laevicardium serratum | ||||||||||
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? Trachycardium sp.
Mörch 1853
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Apolymetis intastriata
(Say 1826)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Leporimetis intastriata | ||||||||||
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Tellina sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Tellina similis
Sowerby 1806
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28 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Scissula similis | ||||||||||
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Tellina alternata
Say 1822
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4 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata | ||||||||||
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Tellina listeri
Röding 1798
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9 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Tellina (Tellinella) listeri | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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? Diplodonta punctata
(Say 1822)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Chione paphia
(Linnaeus 1767)
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6 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirophora (Lirophora) paphia | ||||||||||
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Chione granulata
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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= Chione elevata
Say 1822
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Hendy et al. 2008 | |||||||||
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Chione cancellata
(Linnaeus 1767)
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22 specimens | |||||||||
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Pitar albida
(Gmelin 1791)
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31 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Pitar albidus | ||||||||||
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Transennella ? cubaniana
(d'Orbigny 1853)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Transennella ? conradina
(Dall 1884)
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8 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Chama macerophylla
Gmelin 1791
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Mactra fragilis
Gmelin 1792
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Mactrotoma fragilis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nuculidae indet.
Gray 1824
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Diodora ? cayenensis
(Lamarck 1822)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Turbo canaliculatus
Reeve 1848
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Turbo (Marmarostoma) crassus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Phasianellidae
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Tricolia sp.
Risso 1826
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Bullidae
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Bulla striata
Bruguiére 1792
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611 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Retusa candei
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neritidae
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? Smaragdia viridis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Smaragdia viridis viridemaris | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Janthinidae
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Janthina sp.
Ršding 1798
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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? Niso portoricensis
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Modulidae
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Modulus modulus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Modulus carchedonius
(Lamarck 1822)
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Planaxidae
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Planaxis lineatus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium sp.
Bruguière 1789
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58 specimens | |||||||||
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Cerithium litteratum
(Born 1778)
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33 specimens | |||||||||
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Cerithium eburneum
Bruguière 1792
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Cerithium algicola
Adams 1845
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| synonym of Cerithium eburneum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Naticidae indet.
Guilding 1834
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| juvenile | ||||||||||
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Natica canrena
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Naticarius canrena | ||||||||||
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Polinices lacteus
(Guilding 1834)
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78 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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? Rissoina sp.
d'Orbigny 1840
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Rissoina aberrans
(Adams 1850)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Stosicia aberrans | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Anachis sp.
Adams and Adams 1853
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Anachis ? pretri
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Anachis obesa
(Adams 1845)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Parvanachis obesa | ||||||||||
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Columbella mercatoria
(Linnaeus 1758)
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius albus
Say 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| replaced by Nassarius antillarum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Fasciolaria tulipa
(Linnaeus 1758)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella dealbata
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37 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus verucosus
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Conus ? centurio
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9 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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? Volvarina gracilis
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Prunum guttatum
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13 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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? Thais deltoidea
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus gigas
Linnaeus 1758
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17 specimens | |||||||||
| recombined as Lobatus gigas | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Cymatium ? caribbaeum
(Clench and Turner 1957)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| synonym of Ranularia cynocephalum | ||||||||||
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Cymatium sp.
Röding 1798
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| including juveniles | ||||||||||
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Cymatium muricinum
(Röding 1798)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| recombined as Gutturnium muricinum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Pseudomelaniidae
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? Crassispira sp.
Swainson 1840
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Jamaica |
| Coordinates: | 18.5° North, 77.4° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 18.5° North, 77.1° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Coastal | Formation: | Falmouth | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Falmouth Fm, which unconformably overlies the Hope Gate Fm. THICKNESS: Sample collected from 2-4 m of section of unknown thickness. AGE: Late Pleistocene, last interglacial, Sangamonian, ~125,000 yrs bp. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position with formation. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | fine lithified "limestone" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Hard, fine-grained, well-lithified, but occasionally chalky limestone. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, based on facies description. | |
| Environment: | lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal |
| Glacial or sequence phase: | interglacial |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Back reef environment, presumably a lagoon. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite,original calcite |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Bioerosion: | occasional |
| Temporal resolution: | time-averaged |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | difficult macrofossils | ||
| Collection methods: | bulk,surface (in situ),field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | paleoecologic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | Donovan & Littlewood | Collection dates: | 1988-1990 |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Donovan and Littlewood. REPOSITORY: Not stated, but presumably the University of the West Indies. | |||
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia, and scaphopoda. Other groups present, but not listed. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with relatively modern nomenclature and species-resolution determination. Identified using Abbott (1954, 1958, 1974); de Jong and Coomans (1988), Fischer (1988), Humfrey (1975), Morris (1975), Vaught (1989), and Warmke and Abbott (1961). | |||
Metadata
| Also known as: | Loc. 5 (Liddle et al. (1984) | ||
| Database number: | 80408 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | U. Merkel | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-04-20 10:32:19 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2009-04-20 10:32:19 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 27055. | S. K. Donovan and D. T. J. Littlewood. 1993. The benthic mollusk faunas of two contrasting reef paleosubenvironments: Falmouth Formation (late Pleistocene, last interglacial), Jamaica. The Nautilus 107(1):33-42 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
| 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] |