Springvale (AMNH collection): Late/Upper Miocene, Trinidad and Tobago
collected by Carlos H. Jooss

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Murex (Murex) recurvirostris (Broderip 1832)
    = Haustellum messorium Sowerby 1841
Hendy et al. 2008
Gastropoda - Solariellidae
Solariella caroniana
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Eulima egregia
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus 1758)
"Calyptraea" sp. Lamarck 1799
said to be new
Calyptraea centralis (Conrad 1841)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella trinitaria Maury 1925
synonym of Turritella abrupta
Turritella planigyrata Guppy 1867
recombined as Turritella (Broderiptella) planigyrata
Vermicularia spirata (Philippi 1836)
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epitonium ? leroyi
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Rissoa sp. Fréminville 1814
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Lementina papulosa
Petaloconchus alcimus Mansfield 1925
recombined as Petaloconchus sculpturatus alcimus
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Capulus (Malluvium) sp. (Melvill 1906)
spelled with current rank as Hipponix (Malluvium)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Ancilla (Eburna) caroniana (Maury 1925)
recombined as Eburna caroniana
"Ancilla (Eburna) caroniana springvaleensis" also listed
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva (Oliva) couvana Maury 1925
Oliva (Oliva) cylindrica (Sowerby 1850)
original and current combination Oliva cylindrica
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella (Egouana) calypsonis (Maury 1925)
recombined as Prunum calypsonis
Marginella (Leptegouana) springvalensis Maury 1925
recombined as Prunum springvalensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra (Tiara) woodringi n. sp. Vokes 1938
synonym of Fusimitra sanctifrancisci
Mitra (Tiara) couvensis (Maury 1925)
recombined as Subcancilla couvensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Solenosteira semiglobosa Guppy 1911
synonym of Solenosteira (Solenosteira) cochlearis
"Solenosteira semiglobosa cochlearis" also listed
Tritiaria (Antillophos) sp. (Woodring 1928)
original and current combination Antillophos
said to be new
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus springvalensis (Maury 1925)
Latirus (Polygona) infundibulum (Gmelin 1791)
"Latirus (Polygona) infundibulum polius"
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Xancus trinitatis Maury 1925
recombined as Turbinella trinitatis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria (Cancellaria) montserratensis (Maury 1925)
recombined as Euclia montserratensis
Cancellaria (Cancellaria) couvana n. sp. Vokes 1938
synonym of Euclia montserratensis
Cancellaria (Cancellaria) auriculaperta n. sp. (Vokes 1938)
recombined as Pyruclia auriculaperta
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus (Leptoconus) springvaleensis
Conus (Leptoconus) medialira n. sp. Vokes 1938
Conus (Lithoconus) couvaensis n. sp. Vokes 1938
Conus (Dendroconus) maga n. sp. Vokes 1938
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Crassispira henekeni (Sowerby 1850)
recombined as Hindsiclava henekeni
"Crassispira henekeni caroniana"
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Ficus carbasea (Guppy 1866)
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea caroniensis Maury 1925
recombined as Muracypraea caroniensis
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Semicassis (Tylocassis) maleaformis n. sp. Vokes 1938
Cassis aff. tuberosa (Linnaeus 1758)
Gastropoda - Tornidae
Teinostoma (Pseudorotella) caroniense
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices stanislasmeunieri Maury 1917
Polinices springvalensis Maury 1925
synonym of Polinices stanislasmeunieri
Polinices cf. subclausa (Sowerby 1850)
synonym of Polinices hepaticus
"Polinices cf. subclausa lavelana"
Natica (Naticarius) canrena (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Naticarius canrena
Natica cuspidata Guppy 1910
recombined as Natica (Natica) cuspidata
Natica youngi Maury 1917
Sinum naticoidalis n. sp. Vokes 1938
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis (Röding 1798)
original and current combination Architectonica nobilis
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana sp. Link 1807
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Eucrassatella trinitarius
Eucrassatella montserratensis (Maury 1925)
Crassinella guppyi (Dall 1896)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia (Pleuromeris) cf. acaris Dall 1903
recombined as Pleuromeris acaris
Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823
said to be new
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
? Psamosolen mansfieldi n. sp. Vokes 1938
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Teredinidae
Kuphus incrassatus Gabb 1873
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) sp. Gardner 1926
Corbula (Corbula) islatrinitatis Maury 1925
recombined as Varicorbula islatrinitatis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Macrocallista maculata
Antigona (Dosina) mauryae n. sp. Vokes 1938
Chione (Lirophora) caroniana
original and current combination Lirophora
Dosinia (Dosinidia) titan Maury 1925
recombined as Dosinia (Dosinia) ponderosa titan
Chione (Chione) springvalensis n. sp. Vokes 1938
Pitar sp. Römer 1857
Pleiorytis caroniana (Maury 1925)
Clementia dariena (Conrad 1855)
recombined as Clementia (Clementia) dariena
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Anatinellidae
Raeta meridionalis
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele anteriocosta n. sp. Vokes 1938
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Metis trinitaria Dall 1900
recombined as Florimetis trinitaria
Tellina (Tellinella) caroniana
Tellina couvaensis n. sp. Vokes 1938
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena couvana n. sp. Vokes 1938
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella divaricata (d'Orbigny 1853)
synonym of Crenella decussata
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Volsella (Volsella) waringi
Bivalvia - Arcida - Parallelodontidae
Barbatia (Cucullaria) perinopinata
original and current combination Cucullaria
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Anadara) fontinalis
Anadara (Anadara) tectumcolumbae
Anadara (Anadara) thauma (Maury 1925)
Anadara (Anadara) springvalensis n. sp. Vokes 1938
recombined as Anadara (Rasia) springvalensis
Arca (Arca) occidentalis (Philippi 1847)
synonym of Byssoarca zebra
"Arca (Arca) occidentalis miocica n. subsp."
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Ostrea (Lopha) haitensis Sowerby 1850
recombined as Hyotissa haitensis
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea (Lopha) messor Maury 1925
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys (Plagioctenium) demiurgus Dall 1898
recombined as Argopecten demiurgus
Chlamys (Plagioctenium) reedsi n. sp. Vokes 1938
Amusium (Amusium) rexmaris
Pecten (Pecten) archon
see common names

Geography
Country:Trinidad and Tobago
Coordinates: 10.4° North, 61.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:10.2° North, 60.0° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
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
Stratigraphy comments: "upper Miocene"
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: poorly lithified argillaceous sandstone
Lithology description: "The matrix, observable on the fossils, is a fine to medium sand with an abundant admixture of clay. No pebbles have been noted." [poorly lithified based on this statment and visible matrix on several figured specimens]
Environment:coastal indet.
Geology comments: "the bottom was a sandy mud" with "the normal salinity of the open sea" in "relative shallow waters"
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Spatial resolution:autochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:AMNH
Collectors:Carlos H. Jooss
Collection method comments: collection was "received from" Jooss
material apparently was not sieved
Taxonomic list comments:same locality as Springvale collections of Guppy (1911) and Mansfield (1925: ref no 25271, colls 74955 and 74956), but a different physical collection
Metadata
Database number:81976
Authorizer:J. Alroy, A. Hendy Enterer:J. Alroy, A. Hendy
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-07-19 19:28:06 Last modified:2008-07-19 22:28:06
Access level:the public Released:2008-07-19 19:28:06
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
27635. H. E. Vokes. 1938. Upper Miocene Mollusca from Springvale, Trinidad, British West Indies. American Museum Novitates 988:1-28 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]

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]