Hodson Loc. 84 (Miocene of Venezuela)

Where: Falcon, Venezuela (10.8° N, 70.2° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 11.3° N, 67.4° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From unknown lithostratigraphic unit. AGE: Miocene in original text; assigned to early Late Miocene [=Tortonian] based on the combined presence of Euvola urumaconis and Lindapecten buchivaconis. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within sequence.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: F. Hodson, H. K. Hodson, and G. D. Harris. 1927. Some Venezualan and Caribbean Mollusks. Bulletins of America Paleontology 13(49):1-160 [A. Miller/A. Miller/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 61030: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Arnold Miller on 29.05.2006, edited by Bethany Allen and Austin Hendy

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Architectonica granulata" = Architectonica nobilis
"Architectonica granulata" = Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella bifastigata democraciana" = Turritella (Broderiptella) bifastigata cartagenensis, "Turritella robusta fredeai" = Turritella abrupta
"Turritella bifastigata democraciana" = Turritella (Broderiptella) bifastigata cartagenensis Pilsbry and Brown 1917 turret shell
"Turritella robusta fredeai" = Turritella abrupta Spieker 1922 turret shell
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
"Anomia venezuelana" = Anomia peruviana
"Anomia venezuelana" = Anomia peruviana d'Orbigny 1846 common jingle
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula densata Conrad 1843 scallop
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten (Amusium) luna" = Amusium toulae, Pecten interlineatus aidei, "Pecten gatunensis" = Leopecten gatunensis, "Pecten soror urumaconis" = Euvola urumaconis, Pecten circularis venezuelanus, Lindapecten buchivacoanus2
"Pecten (Amusium) luna" = Amusium toulae Brown and Pilsbry 1911 scallop
Pecten interlineatus aidei Harris 1927 scallop
"Pecten gatunensis" = Leopecten gatunensis Toula 1909 scallop
"Pecten soror urumaconis" = Euvola urumaconis Hodson et al. 1927 scallop
Pecten circularis venezuelanus Hodson et al. 1927 calico scallop
Lindapecten buchivacoanus2 Hodson et al. 1927 scallop
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycymeris canalis" = Tucetona pectinata canalis1
"Glycymeris canalis" = Tucetona pectinata canalis1 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama berjadinensis Hodson 1927 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Dosinia (Dosinidia) elegans Conrad 1838 venus clam