Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.3° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.5° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Cercado Formation, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)
• Zone H. From unknown formation (Possibly Cercado, Gurabo or Mao) at the time of writing. Section approximately 100 ft thick, 580 ft from base of section. Later shown to be correlated to the Cercado Fm.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, concretionary, pebbly, gray, blue claystone and poorly lithified conglomerate
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: concretion, 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 58867: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 27.02.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Turbonilla turritissima snail | |
"Amauropsis guppyi" = Pachycrommium guppyi
"Amauropsis guppyi" = Pachycrommium guppyi Gabb 1873 snail | |
Cassis sulcifera, "Phalium moniliferum" = Semicassis reclusa
Cassis sulcifera Sowerby 1850 snail
"Phalium moniliferum" = Semicassis reclusa Guppy 1873 snail | |
"Cypraea henekeni" = Muracypraea henekeni
"Cypraea henekeni" = Muracypraea henekeni Sowerby 1850 cowry | |
Strombus bifrons Sowerby 1850 conch | |
"Murex cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus
"Murex cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus Guppy 1876 murex snail | |
Mitra henekeni Sowerby 1850 mitre shell | |
Oliva cristobalcoloni, Oliva cylindrica, Oliva giraudi, "Olivella muticoides" = Olivella (Olivella) muticoides
Oliva cristobalcoloni Maury 1917 olive snail
Oliva cylindrica Sowerby 1850 olive snail
Oliva giraudi Cossmann 1913 olive snail
"Olivella muticoides" = Olivella (Olivella) muticoides Gabb 1873 olive snail | |
"Phos fasciolatus" = Pallacera guadelupensis
"Phos fasciolatus" = Pallacera guadelupensis Petit 1852 snail | |
"Fusus henekeni" = Fusinus henekeni
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"Strombina nanniebellae" = Sincola (Sincola) nanniebellae
"Strombina nanniebellae" = Sincola (Sincola) nanniebellae Maury 1917 snail | |
"Cythara elongata" = Ithycythara elongata
"Cythara elongata" = Ithycythara elongata Gabb 1873 snail | |
"Terebra berlinerae" = Strioterebrum berlinerae
"Terebra berlinerae" = Strioterebrum berlinerae Maury 1917 auger snail | |
"Conus kitteredgei" = Conasprella (Ximeniconus) kitteredgei, Conus furvoides, "Conus proteus" = Conus spurius, "Conus recognitus" = Conus (Pyruconus) recognitus, "Conus haytensis" = Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis
"Conus kitteredgei" = Conasprella (Ximeniconus) kitteredgei Maury 1917 cone shell
Conus furvoides Gabb 1873 cone shell
"Conus proteus" = Conus spurius Gmelin 1791 cone shell
"Conus recognitus" = Conus (Pyruconus) recognitus Guppy 1867 cone shell
"Conus haytensis" = Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis Sowerby 1850 cone shell | |
"Cancellaria harrisi" = Cancellaria (Cancellaria) harrisi
"Cancellaria harrisi" = Cancellaria (Cancellaria) harrisi Maury 1917 snail | |
"Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata" = Stigmaulax sulcata, Neverita nereidis, "Polinices subclausa" = Polinices hepaticus
"Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata" = Stigmaulax sulcata Born 1778 moon snail
Neverita nereidis Maury 1917 moon snail
"Polinices subclausa" = Polinices hepaticus Röding 1798 moon snail | |
Astralium karlschmidti snail
Turbo cenulatoides snail | |
"Fissuridea henekeni" = Diodora cayenensis henekeni
"Fissuridea henekeni" = Diodora cayenensis henekeni Maury 1917 snail | |
Retusa yaquensis Maury 1917 snail | |
"Acteocina (Cylichnella) triticumtritonis" = Cylichnella triticumtritonis, Bullaria paupercula, Acteocina canaliculata
"Acteocina (Cylichnella) triticumtritonis" = Cylichnella triticumtritonis Maury 1917 snail
Bullaria paupercula Sowerby 1849 snail
Acteocina canaliculata Say 1826 barrel-bubble | |
Bivalvia | |
Lithophaga nigra d'Orbigny 1845 mussel
Lithophaga antillarum d'Orbigny 1853 mussel
Botula hispaniolae mussel | |
"Pecten nodosus" = Nodipecten nodosus
"Pecten nodosus" = Nodipecten nodosus Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
"Arca umbonata" = Lamarcka imbricata, "Scapharca willardausteni" = Arca (Tosarca) willardausteni, "Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra, Barbatia submarylandica, "Scapharca riocanensis" = Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, "Scapharca golfoyaquensis" = Anadara (Rasia) golfoyaquensis
"Arca umbonata" = Lamarcka imbricata Bruguière 1789 clam
"Scapharca willardausteni" = Arca (Tosarca) willardausteni Maury 1917 ark
"Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark
Barbatia submarylandica Maury 1917 clam
"Scapharca riocanensis" = Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis Maury 1917 ark
"Scapharca golfoyaquensis" = Anadara (Rasia) golfoyaquensis Maury 1917 ark | |
"Phacoides actinus" = Bellucina actinus, "Lucina chrysostoma" = Anodontia alba, "Miltha riocanensis" = Armimiltha riocanensis, "Phacoides yaquensis" = Parvilucina yaquensis, "Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis
"Phacoides actinus" = Bellucina actinus Dall 1903 clam
"Lucina chrysostoma" = Anodontia alba Link 1807 clam
"Miltha riocanensis" = Armimiltha riocanensis Maury 1917 clam
"Phacoides yaquensis" = Parvilucina yaquensis Gabb 1873 clam
"Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Corbula dominicensis" = Caryocorbula dominicensis, "Corbula caimitica" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea
"Corbula dominicensis" = Caryocorbula dominicensis Gabb 1873 clam
"Corbula caimitica" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea Dall 1898 clam | |
Petricola caimitica, "Petricola riocanensis" = Choristodon robustus, "Antigona tarquinia" = Periglypta tarquinia, "Pitaria circinata" = Lamelliconcha circinata
Petricola caimitica venus clam
"Petricola riocanensis" = Choristodon robustus Sowerby 1834 venus clam
"Pitaria circinata" = Lamelliconcha circinata Born 1778 venus clam | |
Coralliophaga coralliophaga Gmelin 1791 clam | |
Chama caimitica jewel box
Chama riocanica jewel box
"Chama congregatoides" = Chama congregata Conrad 1833 jewel box | |
"Cardium tintinnabularum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) tintinnabularum, "Cardium linguatigris" = Acrosterigma linguatigris
"Cardium tintinnabularum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) tintinnabularum Maury 1917 cockle
"Cardium linguatigris" = Acrosterigma linguatigris Maury 1917 cockle | |
Donax aequalis clam | |
Tellina riocanensis, "Tellina cibaoica" = Eurytellina cibaoica, "Scissula scitula" = Moerella (Scissula), Strigilla caimitica
Tellina riocanensis tellin clam
"Tellina cibaoica" = Eurytellina cibaoica Maury 1917 tellin clam
"Scissula scitula" = Moerella (Scissula) tellin clam
Strigilla caimitica tellin clam | |
Siliqua subaequalis clam |