Where: Ecuador (0.9° N, 79.0° W: paleocoordinates 0.7° N, 78.2° 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 same horizon NMB Loc. 12824 .
• 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 131333: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 23.07.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium (Fissidentalium) esmeraldum tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Microgaza sp. Dall 1881 top snail | |
Alabina sp. Dall 1902 cerith snail | |
Capulus pacificus snail
Trichotropis vokesae snail | |
Conus sp., "Conus mompichensis" = Conus (Leptoconus) mompichensis
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
"Conus mompichensis" = Conus (Leptoconus) mompichensis Olsson 1964 cone shell | |
Scobinella ecuadoriana Olsson 1964 turrid
Lepicythara camaronensis Olsson 1964 turrid
Polystira oxytropis Sowerby 1834 turrid | |
Agladrillia gracilis, "Hindsiclava militaris" = Crassispira (Hindsiclava) militaris
Agladrillia gracilis snail
"Hindsiclava militaris" = Crassispira (Hindsiclava) militaris Hinds, in Reeve 1843 snail | |
Cochlespira cedonulli Reeve 1843 snail | |
Prunum (Prunum) godini Olsson 1964 margin shell | |
"Cancellaria (Calcarata) trochilia" = Sveltia trochilia, Cancellaria sp., Cancellaria (Cancellaria) esmeralda, "Cancellaria (Euclia) sp." = Euclia
"Cancellaria (Calcarata) trochilia" = Sveltia trochilia Olsson 1964 snail
Cancellaria sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
Cancellaria (Cancellaria) esmeralda Olsson 1964 snail
"Cancellaria (Euclia) sp." = Euclia Adams and Adams 1854 snail | |
Fusiturricula sp. Woodring 1928 ribbed mitre
Fusiturricula thranis ribbed mitre | |
"Mitra (Subcancilla) musa" = Subcancilla, Mitra (Atrimitra) mexicana
"Mitra (Subcancilla) musa" = Subcancilla mitre shell
Mitra (Atrimitra) mexicana Dall 1919 mitre shell | |
Strioterebrum camaronense, "Strioterebrum guanabanum" = Strioterebrum guanabana
Strioterebrum camaronense auger snail
"Strioterebrum guanabanum" = Strioterebrum guanabana Olsson 1942 auger snail | |
Nassarius (Uzita) hylus Olsson 1964 snail
Gordanops esmeraldensis Olsson 1964 snail | |
Fusinus (Fusinus) terryi snail | |
Metaphos scillus, "Kelletia ecuadoriana" = Siphonalia (Kelletia), Neosconsia ecuadoriana, Cantharus scissus
Metaphos scillus true whelk
"Kelletia ecuadoriana" = Siphonalia (Kelletia) true whelk
Neosconsia ecuadoriana Olsson 1964 true whelk
Cantharus scissus true whelk | |
Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) esmeraldas, "Strombina (Cotonopsis) esmeraldensis" = Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) esmeraldensis
"Strombina (Cotonopsis) esmeraldensis" = Cotonopsis (Cotonopsis) esmeraldensis Olsson 1964 snail | |
Distorsio decussata Valenciennes 1832 snail | |
Echinophoria woodringi Olsson 1964 snail | |
Natica (Stigmaulax) landesiana, Natica (Naticarius) scethra, Natica (Natica) inexpectans, Polinices sp., Polinices (Polinices) otis, Sinum sp.
Natica (Stigmaulax) landesiana Olsson 1964 moon snail
Natica (Naticarius) scethra Dall 1908 moon snail
Natica (Natica) inexpectans Olsson 1971 moon snail
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
Polinices (Polinices) otis Broderip 1829 moon snail
Sinum sp. Röding 1798 moon snail | |
Carinodrillia felis Olsson 1964 snail | |
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell | |
Scalina ferminiana Dall 1908 wentletrap | |
Ringicula sp. Deshayes 1838 snail | |
Turbonilla sp. Risso 1826 snail
Pyramidella sp. Lamarck 1799 snail | |
Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Dentalium (Dentalium) equisetum tusk shell | |
Bivalvia | |
Saccella ornata d'Orbigny 1845 pointed nut clam | |
Lirotarte paphia clam | |
Crassinella coxi clam | |
Tellina (Phyllodina) sp. Dall 1900 tellin clam | |
Macrocallista sp. Meek 1876 venus clam | |
Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam | |
Parvilucina sp. Dall 1901 clam
Linga (Bellucina) sp. Dall 1901 clam | |
Chlamys sp., "Chlamys (Chlamys) woodringi" = Argopecten woodringi
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
"Chlamys (Chlamys) woodringi" = Argopecten woodringi Spieker 1922 calico scallop | |
"Crenella ecuadoriana" = Crenella decussata
"Crenella ecuadoriana" = Crenella decussata Montagu 1808 clam |