Punta San Telmo: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Mexico
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crucibulum imbricatum
(Sowerby 1824)
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| recombined as Crucibulum (Dispotaea) imbricata | ||||||||||
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Crucibulum spinosum
Conrad 1855
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Gastropoda
- Modulidae
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Modulus cerodes
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium maculosum
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Clava gemmata
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| synonym of Rhinoclavis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices uber
(Valenciennes 1821)
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Polinices bifasciatus
(Stoppani 1857)
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| recombined as Neritaria bifasciata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cypraeidae
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Cypraea arabicula
Lamarck 1810
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| recombined as Pseudozonaria arabicula | ||||||||||
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Cypraea annettae
Dall 1909
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| recombined as Pseudozonaria annettae | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triviidae
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Pusula solandri
(Sowerby 1832)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turbinellidae
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Vasum caestus
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Knefastia olivaceus
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Oliva cf. polpasta
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Olivella dama
(Mawe 1828)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Hanetia pallida
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Strombina maculosa
(Sowerby I 1832)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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"Phyllonotus" aff. erythrostomus
(Swainson 1831)
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| recombined as Hexaplex erythrostomus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus brunneus
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Conus nux
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Conus princeps
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Conus purpurascens
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Conus perplexus
Sowerby 1857
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Conus cf. regularis
Sowerby 1841
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus granulatus
Swainson 1822
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| recombined as Persististrombus granulatus | ||||||||||
| subsp. acutus | ||||||||||
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Strombus galeatus
Swainson 1823
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Gastropoda
- Hipponicidae
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Hipponix sp.
(Defrance 1819)
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Calliostoma eximum
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Gastropoda
- Tegulidae
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Tegula mariana
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Turbo fluctuosus
Wood 1828
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| recombined as Turbo (Callopoma) fluctuosus | ||||||||||
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Astraea unguis
(Wood 1828)
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Fissurella sp.
Bruguière 1789
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Bullidae
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Bulla punctulata
Adams 1850
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Gastropoda
- Patellida
- Lottiidae
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Acmaea sp.
Eschscholtz 1830
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula declivis
Hinds 1843
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| recombined as Nucula (Nucula) declivis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Pseudochama exogyra
(Conrad 1837)
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| original and current combination Chama exogyra | ||||||||||
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Chama pellucida
Broderip 1835
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= Chama arcana
Bernard 1976
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Coan et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Macrocallista squalida
(Sowerby 1833)
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| recombined as Megapitaria squalida | ||||||||||
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Antigona multicostata
(Sowerby 1835)
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| recombined as Periglypta multicostata | ||||||||||
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Chione tumens
(Verrill 1870)
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Chione undatella
(Sowerby I 1835)
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Dosinia ponderosa
(Gray 1838)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Apolymetis cognata
Pilsbry and Vanatta 1902
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| recombined as Leporimetis cognata | ||||||||||
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Tellina cumingii
Hanley 1844
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| recombined as Tellina (Phyllodina) cumingii | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium biangulatum
Broderip and Sowerby 1829
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| recombined as Ctenocardia biangulata | ||||||||||
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Cardium consors
Sowerby I 1833
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| recombined as Trachycardium (Trachycardium) consors | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Codakia distinguenda
(Tryon 1872)
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Divaricella lucasana
Dall and Oschner 1928
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| synonym of Divalinga eburnea | ||||||||||
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Codakia mexicana
Dall 1901
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| recombined as Ctena (Ctena) mexicana | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cardita crassicostata
Sowerby 1825
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| recombined as Cardites crassicostata | ||||||||||
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Cardita megastropha
(Gray 1825)
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| recombined as Strophocardia megastropha | ||||||||||
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Glans affinis
(Sowerby 1823)
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| recombined as Carditamera affinis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Modiolus capax
(Conrad 1837)
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten vogdesi
Arnold 1906
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| recombined as Euvola vogdesi | ||||||||||
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Pecten circularis
Sowerby 1835
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= Argopecten ventricosus
Sowerby 1842
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Coan et al. 2000 | |||||||||
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Pecten subnodosus
Sowerby 1836
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| recombined as Nodipecten subnodosus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Spondylidae
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Spondylus calcifer
Carpenter 1857
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima tetrica
Gould 1851
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pteriidae
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Pinctada mazatlanica
(Hanley 1855)
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| recombined as Pteria mazatlanica | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea cf. cummingiana
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= Dendostrea angelica
Rochebrune 1895
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Moore 1987 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Ostrea angelica | ||||||||||
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Ostrea palmula
(Carpenter 1857)
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| recombined as Saccostrea palmula | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Gryphaeidae
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Ostrea fischeri
(Dall 1914)
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| synonym of Hyotissa hyotis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca reeveana
d'Orbigny 1846
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| recombined as Barbatia (Cucullaearca) reeveana | ||||||||||
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Arca multicostata
Sowerby 1833
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| recombined as Larkinia multicostata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Noetiidae
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Arca solida
Sowerby I 1833
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| recombined as Arcopsis solida | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris multicostata
(Sowerby 1833)
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| recombined as Tucetona (Bellaxinaea) multicostata | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Pocilloporidae
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Pocillopora elegans
Dana 1846
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Poritidae
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Porites sp.
Link 1807
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Porites cf. sverdrupi
Durham 1947
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Porites californica
Verrill 1870
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| synonym of Porites panamensis | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Mexico | State/province: | Baja California Sur |
| Coordinates: | 25.3° North, 111.0° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 25.3° North, 111.0° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| 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
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "limestone" |
| Lithology description: reef facies (mainly Porites) above conglomerates with molluscs and corals, sandy near-reef facies | |
| Environment: | reef, buildup or bioherm |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Reef 3990 | ||
| Database number: | 89597 | ||
| Authorizer: | W. Kiessling, A. Hendy | Enterer: | U. Merkel, A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | W. Kiessling | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2009-06-04 01:01:18 | Last modified: | 2009-07-08 03:28:33 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2010-01-08 10:39:56 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 30040. | D. F. Squires. 1959. Results of the Puritan-American Museum of Natural History expedition to western Mexico. Part 7: Corals and coral reefs in the Gulf of California. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 118:367-432 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel] |
Secondary references:
| 18663 | E. V. Coan, P. V. Scott, and F. R. Bernard. 2000. Bivalve seashells of western North America. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural history Monographs 2:1-764 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/M. Uhen] | |
| 41911 | E. V. Coan and P. Valentich-Scott. 2012. Bivalve Seashells of Tropical West America. Marine Bivalve Mollusks from Baja California to Northern Peru. Santa Barbara museum of Natural history monographs 6:1-1258 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/M. Uhen] | |
| 19331 | E. J. Moore. 1987. Tertiary Marine Pelycypods of California and Baja California: Plicatulidae to Ostreidae. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1228(C):1-53 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |