Locality C, Venezuela - Weisbord (1964): Late/Upper Pliocene, Venezuela

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Cyclostremsicus salinensis
Weisbord 1962 3 specimens
Cyclostremsicus caraboboensis
Weisbord 1962 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora meta (Ihering 1927)
Weisbord 1962 7 specimens
Diodora cayenensis (Lamarck 1822)
Weisbord 1962 5 specimens
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Portoricia salinensis
Weisbord 1962 1 specimen
Bittiolum caribense
Weisbord 1962 1 specimen
Bittium (Brachybittium) caraboboensis
Weisbord 1962 7 specimens
Bittium (Brachybittium) venezuelanum
Weisbord 1962 7 specimens
Bittium (Brachybittium) salinae
Weisbord 1962 1 specimen
Bittium (Brachybittium) palitoense
Weisbord 1962 12 specimens
Cerithium cf. eburneum Bruguière 1792
Weisbord 1962 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella (Minioliva) fundarugata
Weisbord 1962 1 specimen
Olivella (Minioliva) salinae
Weisbord 1962 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius (Phrontis) vibex (Say 1822)
Weisbord 1962 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena elongena
Weisbord 1962 3 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
? Kurtziella morona
Weisbord 1962 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Murex (Chicoreus) ? brevifrons (Lamarck 1822)
Weisbord 1962 4 specimens
recombined as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Rissoa traveata
Weisbord 1962 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Caecidae
Caecum (Caecum) regulare (Carpenter 1858)
Weisbord 1962 12 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Chrysallida salinensis
Weisbord 1962 7 specimens
? Orinella salinae
Weisbord 1962 1 specimen
? Orinella (Cricolophus) humboldti
Weisbord 1962 1 specimen
Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) pustulella
Weisbord 1962 3 specimens
original and current combination Chemnitzia
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla striata Bruguiére 1792
Weisbord 1962 2 specimens
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Arcopsis adamsi (Dall 1886)
Weisbord 1964 5 specimens
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Arca) imbricata (Bruguière 1789)
Weisbord 1964 5 specimens
recombined as Lamarcka imbricata
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina (Lucinisca) muricata (Spengler 1798)
Weisbord 1964 47 specimens
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Julicorbula) aequivalvis (Philippi 1836)
Weisbord 1964 28 specimens
recombined as Juliacorbula aequivalvis
Corbula (Caryocorbula) cf. lavalleana
Weisbord 1964 17 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sinuosa Broderip 1836
Weisbord 1964 6 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitar (Pitar) albida (Gmelin 1791)
Weisbord 1964 1 specimen
recombined as Pitar albidus
Macrocallista maculata (Linnaeus 1758)
Weisbord 1964 4 specimens
Anomalocardia brailiana
Weisbord 1964 2 specimens
Anomalocardia venezuelana
Weisbord 1964 3 specimens
Chione (Chione) cancellata (Linnaeus 1767)
Weisbord 1964 287 specimens
recombined as Chione cancellata
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium (Antalis) sp. (Adams and Adams 1854)
original and current combination Antalis
Dentalium (Dentalium) cf. texasianum Philippi 1849
synonym of Paradentalium americanum
Subspecies: Dentalium (Dentalium) texasianum rioense
see common names

Geography
Country:Venezuela State/province:Carabobo
Coordinates: 10.0° North, 68.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:9.9° North, 67.5° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
Stage:Piacenzian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Pliocene
Age range of interval:3.60000 - 2.58800 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Cabo Blanco Formation:Guaiguaza Clay
Local section:Locality C
Regional section:La Salina de Guaiguaza
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: The Playa Grande and Mare formations of the Cabo Blanco Group are believed to be early Pliocene in age, and the Guaiguaza clay late Pliocene. Collected from Guaiguaza lay in draingae ditch about 1 m in depth.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: claystone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Clay
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some macrofossils
Collection methods:selective quarrying,field collection,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Museum repositories:PRI
Collection method comments: Collected by Weisbord in 1955 and 1956. Collections also held at Flordia State University
Taxonomic list comments:Exhaustive fro mollusca, and serpulids
Metadata
Also known as:Locality C
Database number:41540
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-16 10:48:05 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2004-07-16 10:48:05
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11132. N. E. Weisbord. 1964. Late Cenozoic scaphopods and serpulid polychaets from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 47(214):111-199 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/O. Alfaro]

Secondary references:

13987 N. E. Weisbord. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 42(193) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/O. Alfaro]
11137 N. E. Weisbord. 1964. Late Cenozoic pelecypods from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 45(204):1-564 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/O. Alfaro]