Jazida B-17 (Miocene of Brazil)

Where: Para, Brazil (1.0° S, 47.2° W: paleocoordinates 1.0° S, 43.0° W)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Pirabas Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: V. Araujo Tavora, A. A. R. dos Santos, and R. N. Araujo. 2010. Localidades fossiliferas da Formacao Pirabas (Mioceno Inferior). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi Ciências Naturais, Belém 5(2):207-224 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 112590: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 13.07.2011

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Foraminifera
 Foraminiferida -
"Foraminiferida indet." = Foraminifera
"Foraminiferida indet." = Foraminifera Eichwald 1830 foram
Hexactinellida
 Hexactinosa - Aphrocallistidae
Aphrocallistes estevoui Termier and Termier 1981 glass sponge
Aphrocallistes lobata Pomel 1872 glass sponge
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) fernandesi Tavora et al. 2002 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum lyricum stony coral
Flabellum wailesi stony coral
Echinoidea
 Clypeasteroida - Placatenellidae
"Abertella complanata" = Placatenella complanata
"Abertella complanata" = Placatenella complanata Brito 1981 sand dollar
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Agassizia eugeniae heart urchin
 Cidaroida - Cidaridae
Prionocidaris sp. Agassiz 1863 pencil urchin
Chondrichthyes
 Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
"Ginglymostoma serra" = Nebrius serra, Nebrius obliquus
"Ginglymostoma serra" = Nebrius serra Leidy 1877 nurse shark
Nebrius obliquus Leidy 1877 nurse shark
 Lamniformes - Lamnidae
Isurus novus mackerel shark
Carcharodon subauriculatus Agassiz 1839 white shark
based on Costa et al. 2009 who corrected this identification from C. megalodon to C. subauriculatus
 Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Hemipristis serra Agassiz 1835 ground shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Sphyrnidae
Sphyrna magna Cope 1868 hammerhead shark
 Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
 Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Scoliodon taxandriae Leriche 1926 requiem shark
Carcharhinus priscusi requiem shark
Carcharhinus sp. de Blainville 1816 requiem shark
Carcharhinus egertoni Agassiz 1843 requiem shark
Mammalia
 Sirenia - Dugongidae
"Metaxitherium sp." = Metaxytherium de Christol 1840 dugong
Dioplotherium allisoni Kilmer 1965 dugong
Rytiodus sp. Lartet 1866 dugong
Reptilia
 Loricata -
Crocodylia indet. crocodilian
 Testudines -
Pleurodira indet. Cope 1865 sideneck turtle
Deuteropoda
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Ostracoda indet. Latreille 1802 ostracod
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Calappidae
Acanthocarpus obscurus Rathbun 1918 box crab
 Decapoda - Panopeidae
Tetraxanthus rathbunae Chace 1939 crab
 Decapoda - Portunidae
Euphylax septendentatus Beurlen 1958 swimming crab
Portunus atecuicitilis swimming crab
Portunus spimanus swimming crab
Portunus haitensis Rathbun 1923 swimming crab
Callinectes pirabensis swimming crab
Callinectes sp. Stimpson 1860 swimming crab
Callinectes cf. declivis Rathbun 1918 swimming crab
Callinectes reticulatus Rathbun 1918 swimming crab
Necronectes tajinensis Vega et al. 1999 swimming crab
Scylla costata Rathbun 1919 swimming crab
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus eburneus Gould 1841 barnacle
Balanus improvisus Darwin 1854 barnacle
Balanus dentivarians Henry 1974 barnacle
"Megabalanus tintinnabulum" = Balanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus 1758 barnacle
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia -
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
"Fissuridea derbyi" = Diodora derbyi
"Fissuridea derbyi" = Diodora derbyi Maury 1924 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
"Trochus cirrus" = Calliostoma cirrus White 1887 top snail
Calliostoma pirabicum Maury 1924 top snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Torcula) paraensis" = Torcula turret shell
Mesalia rathbuni Maury 1934 turret shell
Turritella meunieri turret shell
Turritella gatunensis Conrad 1857 turret shell
Turritella (Torcula) altilira Conrad 1857 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium pachecoi cerith snail
Cerithium pirabicum cerith snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Amauropsis nativitatis, Lunatia lunula, "Natica canrena" = Naticarius canrena, "Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata" = Stigmaulax sulcata
Lunatia lunula moon snail
"Natica canrena" = Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail
"Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata" = Stigmaulax sulcata Born 1778 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficus paraensis White 1887 fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Sconsia felix Maury 1934 snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra senecta mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Murex brevifrons" = Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons, "Murex (Chicoreus) brevifrons" = Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons, "Murex pennae" = Murex (Haustellum) pennae
"Murex brevifrons" = Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons Lamarck 1822 murex snail
"Murex (Chicoreus) brevifrons" = Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons Lamarck 1822 murex snail
"Murex pennae" = Murex (Haustellum) pennae Maury 1934 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
"Lyria calligona" = Voluta calligona
"Lyria calligona" = Voluta calligona Maury 1934 volute
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella paraensis olive snail
Oliva paraensis olive snail
Oliva pirabica olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Turbinella tuberculata, "Turbinella brasilianus" = Turbinella brasilianus, "Xancus brasilianus" = Turbinella brasilianus
"Turbinella brasilianus" = Turbinella brasilianus Maury 1934 snail
"Xancus brasilianus" = Turbinella brasilianus Maury 1934 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Surcula (Pleurofusia) camposi" = Pleurofusia
"Surcula (Pleurofusia) camposi" = Pleurofusia turrid
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
"Drillia consors" = Hindsiclava consors
"Drillia consors" = Hindsiclava consors Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora conchyliophora Born 1780 carrier shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
"Cypraea macrovoluta" = Siphocypraea macrovoluta, Cypraea pennae
"Cypraea macrovoluta" = Siphocypraea macrovoluta Ferreira and Cunha 1957 cowry
Cypraea pennae White 1887 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Thersiteidae
Orthaulax pugnax Heilprin 1887 snail
Orthaulax inornatus Gabb 1872 snail
Orthaulax brasiliensis Maury 1925 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus canoasensis Olsson 1931 mussel
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara brasiliana" = Anadara (Cunearca) brasiliana Lamarck 1819 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycymeris acuticostata" = Tucetona acuticostata Sowerby 1849 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys thalerus Maury 1924 scallop
"Chlamys (Argopecten) tetristriata" = Argopecten calico scallop
"Chlamys (Argopecten) daideleus" = Argopecten daideleus Maury 1924 calico scallop
Spondylus bostrychites Guppy 1867 scallop
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia ephippium Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
 Pectinida - Limidae
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia isaurae Maury 1924 clam
Venericardia perimetra Maury 1924 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Chamidae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena Conrad 1855 venus clam
"Dosinia concentrica" = Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica Born 1778 venus clam
Chama (Lirophora) agraria White 1887 venus clam
Chama (Lirophora) paphia Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
"Ventricolaria thalestris" = Globivenus venus clam
Pitar circinatus venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina celetes tellin clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
"Cardium pessoae" = Trachycardium (Trachycardium) pessoae Maury 1924 cockle
Cardium philotarium Maury 1924 cockle
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
"Linga (Linga) glenni" = Here glenni
"Linga (Linga) glenni" = Here glenni Dall 1903 clam
Anisopetalus
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Scapharca brasiliana
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