Where: Maranhao, Brazil (1.7° S, 45.4° W: paleocoordinates 1.6° S, 41.2° W)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Pirabas Formation, Early/Lower Miocene (23.0 - 16.0 Ma)
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
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 112598: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 13.07.2011
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
| unclassified | |
| Gastropoda | |
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Calliostoma retectum Maury 1924 top snail | |
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Diodora derbyi Maury 1924 snail | |
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Mesalia rathbuni Maury 1934 turret shell
Turritella (Torcula) altilira Conrad 1857 turret shell | |
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Cypraea pennae White 1887 cowry | |
"Natica canrena" = Naticarius canrena
"Natica canrena" = Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail | |
| Bivalvia | |
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Venericardia perimetra Maury 1924 clam | |
"Ventricolaria thalestris" = Globivenus, "Dosinia concentrica" = Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica, Chione (Chione) paraensis, Pitar (Lamelliconcha) euglypta
"Ventricolaria thalestris" = Globivenus venus clam
"Dosinia concentrica" = Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica Born 1778 venus clam
Chione (Chione) paraensis White 1887 venus clam
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) euglypta venus clam | |
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum, Fragum proavitum
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Fragum proavitum cockle | |
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"Chlamys (Argopecten) daidela" = Argopecten calico scallop
Amusium papyraceum Gabb 1873 scallop
Chlamys (Aequipecten) glendonensis Mansfield 1940 scallop | |
| Scaphopoda | |
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Dentalium paulini tusk shell | |