Where: Esmeraldas, Ecuador (1.0° N, 79.7° W: paleocoordinates 0.7° N, 78.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Onzole Formation, Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Onzole Fm, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: Early Pliocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Composite list for formation.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original aragonite
Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.
Primary reference: B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva. 2010. Early Pliocene gastropods of Cubagua, Venezuela: Taxonomy, palaeobiogeography and ecostratigraphy. Palaeontos 19:1-221 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 111211: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 21.06.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Harpa crenata Swainson 1822 snail | |
"Charcolleria terryi" = Massyla terryi
"Charcolleria terryi" = Massyla terryi Olsson 1942 snail | |
Pseudozonaria cathyae Groves 1997 cowry | |
Persististrombus granulatus Swainson 1822 true conch | |
Distorsio decussata Valenciennes 1832 snail
Distorsio clathrata Lamarck 1816 snail | |
Malea ringens Swainson 1822 tun shell | |
Semicassis centiquadrata Valenciennes 1832 snail
Dalium ecuadorianum Olsson 1942 snail
Cassis altispira Beu 2010 snail | |
Monoplex amictus Reeve 1844 triton shell
Monoplex vestitus Hinds 1844 triton shell
Monoplex aquatilis Reeve 1844 triton shell
Monoplex wiegmanni Anton 1839 triton shell | |
Bursa rugosa Sowerby 1835 frog shell
Crossata ventricosa Broderip 1833 frog shell | |
Polinices stanislasmeunieri Maury 1917 moon snail |