Where: Ecuador (1.0° N, 79.7° W: paleocoordinates 0.8° N, 78.8° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Esmeraldas Formation, Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Esmeraldas Formation, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: Early Pliocene; upper part of the Globorotalia margarita Zone according to personal communication of F. Rögl. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within section.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the NMB
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland (NMB).
Primary reference: P. Jung. 1989. Revision of the Strombina-group (Gastropoda; Columbellidae), fossil and living. Schweierische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 111:1-298 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 131293: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 22.07.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Chlamys sp.2, "Pecten (Flabellipecten) sp." = Flabellipecten2, "Chlamys woodringi" = Argopecten woodringi2
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"Glycymeris (Tucetona) sp." = Tucetona2
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Scaphopoda | |
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Gastropoda | |
"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis2
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"Crucibulum (Crucibulum) imbricatum" = Crucibulum (Dispotaea) imbricata2, Crucibulum (Crucibulum) sp.2
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"Typhis (Typhinellus) sp." = Typhinellus2, Poirieria (Paziella) meridionalis2, Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) ecuadoria2, Pteropurpura (Pteropurpura) marksi2
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"Trigonostoma (Ventrilia) sp." = Ventrilia2, Trigonostoma (Ventrilia) bullatum2, Cancellaria sp.2, Cancellaria (Cancellaria) esmeralda2, "Cancellaria (Charcolleria) terryi" = Massyla terryi2, "Cancellaria (Euclia) sp." = Euclia2, "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) dariena" = Bivetiella dariena2, "Bivetiella dariena" = Bivetiella dariena3
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Agladrillia gracilis2, Agladrillia sp.2, "Hindsiclava militaris" = Crassispira (Hindsiclava) militaris2
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Conus camaronus2, Conus cucuminatus2, Conus sp.2, "Conus sophus" = Conus imitator sophus2, "Conus mompichensis" = Conus (Leptoconus) mompichensis2
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Strioterebrum camaronense2, "Strioterebrum guanabanum" = Strioterebrum guanabana2, "Terebra (Myurellina) subsulcifera" = Terebra (Oreoterebra) subsulcifera2
"Terebra (Myurellina) subsulcifera" = Terebra (Oreoterebra) subsulcifera2 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 auger snail | |
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Nitidella (Alia) proba2, Strombina (Strombina) cf. zorritosensis, Anachis (Costoanachis) sp.2, Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) esmeraldensis
Strombina (Strombina) cf. zorritosensis Olsson 1932 snail
Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) esmeraldensis Olsson 1964 snail | |
Cantharus scissus2, Cantharus sp.2, Metaphos scillus2, Metaphos sp.2, "Kelletia ecuadoriana" = Siphonalia (Kelletia)2, Kelletia rugosa2, Solenosteira sp.2, Neosconsia ecuadoriana2, Perunassa sp.2
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Pleuroploca sp.2, Fusinus (Fusinus) esmeraldus2, Fusinus (Fusinus) sp.2, Fusinus (Fusinus) terryi2, Fusinus (Fusinus) vokesi2, Dolicholatirus sp.2
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"Mitra (Subcancilla) musa" = Subcancilla2, "Mitra (Subcancilla) sp." = Subcancilla2, Mitra (Mitra) sp.2, Mitra (Atrimitra) mexicana2
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"Natica (Naticarius) sp." = Naticarius2, Natica (Natica) inexpectans2, Sinum sp.2, Polinices (Polinices) otis2
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Springvaleia sp.2, Turritella sp.2, Turritella (Bactrospira) sp.2, Turritella (Bactrospira) altilira2, Turritella (Broderiptella) sp.2
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