Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.8° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Gurabo Formation, Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• From zone E. Section approximately 20 ft thick.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, blue claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original aragonite
Reposited in the PRI
Collection methods: quarrying,
• Collections reposited at Cornell University and now reside at PRI.
Primary reference: C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43 [A. Miller/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 58822: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 24.02.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
"Cardium (Laevicardium) serratum" = Laevicardium serratum
"Cardium (Laevicardium) serratum" = Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
"Scapharca losquemadica" = Anadara (Rasia) dariensis
"Scapharca losquemadica" = Anadara (Rasia) dariensis Brown and Pilsbry 1911 ark | |
Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium glaucoterrarum tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Turritella submortoni, "Turritella tornata" = Turritella (Bactrospira) altilira tornata
Turritella submortoni turret shell
"Turritella tornata" = Turritella (Bactrospira) altilira tornata Guppy 1917 turret shell | |
Clava plebeia Sowerby 1850 cerith snail
Cerithium microlineatum Gabb 1873 cerith snail | |
Natica youngi, "Natica (Sigmaulax) sulcata" = Stigmaulax sulcata, Sinum nolani, "Polinices subclausa" = Polinices hepaticus
Natica youngi Maury 1917 moon snail
"Natica (Sigmaulax) sulcata" = Stigmaulax sulcata Born 1778 moon snail
Sinum nolani Maury 1917 moon snail
"Polinices subclausa" = Polinices hepaticus Röding 1798 moon snail | |
Cassis sulcifera Sowerby 1850 snail
Sconsia laevigata Guppy 1850 snail | |
"Distortrix simillima" = Distorsio simillima
"Distortrix simillima" = Distorsio simillima Sowerby 1850 snail | |
"Cypraea henekeni" = Muracypraea henekeni
"Cypraea henekeni" = Muracypraea henekeni Sowerby 1850 cowry | |
"Strombus haitensis" = Lobatus haitensis Sowerby 1850 true conch
Strombus bifrons Sowerby 1850 conch
Strombus proximus Sowerby 1850 conch | |
Conus karlschmidti, "Conus sewalli" = Conus (Stephanoconus) sewalli, Conus consobrinus, "Conus haytensis" = Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis, "Conus tortuosostriatus" = Conasprella (Dalliconus) sauros, "Conus symmetricus" = Purpuriconus symmetricus
Conus karlschmidti Maury 1917 cone shell
"Conus sewalli" = Conus (Stephanoconus) sewalli Maury 1917 cone shell
Conus consobrinus Sowerby 1850 cone shell
"Conus haytensis" = Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis Sowerby 1850 cone shell
"Conus tortuosostriatus" = Conasprella (Dalliconus) sauros Garcia 2006 cone shell
"Conus symmetricus" = Purpuriconus symmetricus Sowerby 1849 cone shell | |
"Drillia venusta" = Clathrodrillia venusta
"Drillia venusta" = Clathrodrillia venusta Sowerby 1850 snail | |
Surcula labiata Gabb 1873 snail | |
"Terebra inaequalis" = Terebra (Paraterebra) inaequalis
"Terebra inaequalis" = Terebra (Paraterebra) inaequalis Sowerby 1849 auger snail | |
"Turris albida" = Polystira albida
"Turris albida" = Polystira albida Perry 1811 turrid | |
"Lyria pulchella" = Lyria (Lyria) pulchella
"Lyria pulchella" = Lyria (Lyria) pulchella Sowerby 1850 volute | |
"Marginella coniformis" = Prunum coniforme
"Marginella coniformis" = Prunum coniforme Sowerby 1850 margin shell | |
"Morum domingense" = Morum (Oniscidia) domingense
"Morum domingense" = Morum (Oniscidia) domingense Sowerby 1850 snail | |
"Vasum haitense" = Vasum haitensis
"Vasum haitense" = Vasum haitensis Sowerby 1850 snail | |
Costellaria bullennewtoni, "Mitra tortuosa" = Uromitra tortuosa
Costellaria bullennewtoni Maury 1917 ribbed mitre
"Mitra tortuosa" = Uromitra tortuosa Gabb 1873 ribbed mitre | |
"Cancellaria (Narona) losquemadica" = Tribia losquemadica
"Cancellaria (Narona) losquemadica" = Tribia losquemadica Maury 1917 snail | |
Latirus infundibulum Gmelin 1791 snail | |
"Phos elegans" = Antillophos elegans, "Phos moorei" = Antillophos (Antillophos) moorei
"Phos elegans" = Antillophos elegans Guppy 1866 true whelk
"Phos moorei" = Antillophos (Antillophos) moorei Guppy 1866 true whelk | |
Strombina bassi Maury 1917 snail | |
Mitra henekeni Sowerby 1850 mitre shell | |
Xenophora conchyliophora Born 1780 carrier shell | |
Petaloconchus laddfranklinae Maury 1917 worm shell | |
Epitonium textuvestitum wentletrap |