Where: Trinidad and Tobago (10.2° N, 61.6° W: paleocoordinates 10.2° N, 60.9° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Courbaril Member (Morne l'Enfer Formation), Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• Collection is from the Courbaril Sand and Clay Member of the Upper Morne l'Enfer Formation. The Courbaril fauna is considered to be of early Pliocene age and is probably slightly older than the Matura fauna.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shoreface; poorly lithified sandstone and claystone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the PRI, USNM
Collection methods: quarrying,
• All material descibed in this report is reposited in the Naturhistorisches Mueum, Basel, or the USNM. Additional material collection from this unit is found at PRI.
Primary reference: P. Jung. 1969. Miocene and Pliocene mollusks from Trinidad. Bulletins of American Paleontology 55(247):293-697 [A. Miller/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 60409: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 14.05.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
"Nuculana (Saccella) ludificans" = Saccella
"Nuculana (Saccella) ludificans" = Saccella pointed nut clam | |
Caryocorbula (Caryocorbula) sp. Gardner 1926 clam
Juliacorbula aequivalvis Philippi 1836 clam | |
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Pitar (Lamelliconcha) circinatus, "Chione (Lirophora) sanctidavidis" = Lirophora, Chione (Nioche) veatchiana, Dosinia (Dosinia) sp.
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) circinatus venus clam
"Chione (Lirophora) sanctidavidis" = Lirophora venus clam
Chione (Nioche) veatchiana Maury 1912 venus clam
Dosinia (Dosinia) sp. Scopoli 1777 venus clam | |
Donax striatus Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
"Moerella (Moerella) elinguis" = Tellina (Moerella), "Eurytellina melajoensis" = Tellina (Eurytellina), "? Eurytellina oligoscissurata" = Tellina (Eurytellina)
"Moerella (Moerella) elinguis" = Tellina (Moerella) tellin clam
"Eurytellina melajoensis" = Tellina (Eurytellina) tellin clam
"? Eurytellina oligoscissurata" = Tellina (Eurytellina) tellin clam | |
"Trachycardium (Dallocardia) sanctidavidis" = Dallocardia, Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) maturensis
"Trachycardium (Dallocardia) sanctidavidis" = Dallocardia cockle | |
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle | |
"Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) sp." = Argopecten
"Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) sp." = Argopecten Monterosato 1889 calico scallop | |
Noetia (Noetia) sheldoniana Maury 1912 clam | |
Lunarca billingsiana Maury 1912 ark
Anadara (Anadara) inaequilateralis Maury 1917 ark | |
Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium (Dentalium) divulgatum tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell | |
"Natica (Naticarius) aff. canrena" = Naticarius canrena
"Natica (Naticarius) aff. canrena" = Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail | |
Ithycythara sp. Woodring 1928 snail | |
Olivella (Minioliva) fundarugata olive snail | |
Prunum (Prunum) dallianum Maury 1912 margin shell | |
"Cymia brightoniana" = Cymia (Cymia) brightoniana, Thais (Stramonita) cf. haemostoma, Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus1, Risomurex galbensis
"Cymia brightoniana" = Cymia (Cymia) brightoniana Maury 1925 murex snail
Thais (Stramonita) cf. haemostoma Linnaeus 1767 murex snail
Risomurex galbensis murex snail | |
Nassarius ? galbanus snail
Nassarius (Uzita) trinitatensis Jung 1969 snail
Nassarius (Phrontis) vibex Say 1822 snail | |
Anachis (Anachis) asphaltoda, "Anachis (Costoanachis) obesa" = Parvanachis obesa, "Strombina (Sincola) crassilabrum" = Sincola (Sincola) crassilabrum
"Anachis (Costoanachis) obesa" = Parvanachis obesa Adams 1845 snail
"Strombina (Sincola) crassilabrum" = Sincola (Sincola) crassilabrum Guppy 1874 snail | |
Triphora guppyi snail | |
Epitonium (Epitonium) aff. foliaceicostatum wentletrap
Epitonium (Epitonium) humphreysi wentletrap | |
"Bittium (Bittiolum) fretense" = Bittiolum, Cerithium harrisi
"Bittium (Bittiolum) fretense" = Bittiolum cerith snail
Cerithium harrisi cerith snail | |
"Neritina (Vitta) cf. virginia" = Neritina virginea
"Neritina (Vitta) cf. virginia" = Neritina virginea Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
"Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) cf. semidecussata" = Pseudotorinia
"Architectonica (Pseudotorinia) cf. semidecussata" = Pseudotorinia snail | |
Diodora cavenensis snail |