Where: Costa Rica (10.0° N, 83.0° W: paleocoordinates 9.9° N, 82.4° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: Unknown. AGE: Pliocene, on the basis of faunal correlations. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within section.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the PRI
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: Olsson, A. REPOSITORY: PRI.
Primary reference: A. A. Olsson. 1922. The Miocene of Northern Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 9(39):1-309 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 134667: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 12.10.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Nucula orbicella n. sp.
Nucula orbicella n. sp. Olsson 1922 nut clam | |
"Leda dalliana n. sp." = Adrana dalliana
"Leda dalliana n. sp." = Adrana dalliana Olsson 1922 pointed nut clam | |
"Arca (Barbatia) mauryae n. sp." = Barbatia mauryae, "Arca cf. candida" = Barbatia candida, "Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra
"Arca (Barbatia) mauryae n. sp." = Barbatia mauryae Olsson 1922 clam
"Arca cf. candida" = Barbatia candida Helbling 1779 clam
"Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark | |
"Glycymeris decussatus" = Glycymeris decussata
"Glycymeris decussatus" = Glycymeris decussata Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Pecten aotus" = Cyclopecten nanus
"Pecten aotus" = Cyclopecten nanus Verrill and Bush 1897 mud scallop | |
Spondylus gumanomocon Brown and Pilsbry 1913 scallop
Pecten coralliphila n. sp. Olsson 1922 scallop | |
"Corbula dietziana" = Caryocorbula dietziana
"Corbula dietziana" = Caryocorbula dietziana Adams 1852 clam | |
"Cardium (Fragum) medium" = Americardia media
"Cardium (Fragum) medium" = Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758 cockle | |
"Pitaria guppyana" = Lamelliconcha guppyana, "Gafrarium limonensis" = Gouldia insularis, "Antigona harrisiana n. sp." = Ventricolaria harrisiana, "Antigona blandiana" = Ventricolaria blandiana, "Antigona rugosa" = Globivenus rigida
"Pitaria guppyana" = Lamelliconcha guppyana Gabb 1881 venus clam
"Gafrarium limonensis" = Gouldia insularis Dall and Simpson 1901 venus clam
"Antigona harrisiana n. sp." = Ventricolaria harrisiana Olsson 1922 venus clam
"Antigona blandiana" = Ventricolaria blandiana Guppy 1873 venus clam
"Antigona rugosa" = Globivenus rigida Dillwyn 1817 venus clam | |
"Myrtaea limoniana" = Myrtaea (Myrtaea) limoniana
"Myrtaea limoniana" = Myrtaea (Myrtaea) limoniana Dall 1903 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Crepitacella limonensis Olsson 1922 snail | |
"Distortrix simillima" = Distorsio simillima
"Distortrix simillima" = Distorsio simillima Sowerby 1850 snail | |
"Cypraea cf. dominicensis" = Luria dominicensis, "Cypraea parisimina n. sp." = Propustularia parisimina
"Cypraea cf. dominicensis" = Luria dominicensis Gabb 1873 cowry
"Cypraea parisimina n. sp." = Propustularia parisimina Olsson 1922 cowry | |
Mitra poas n. sp., Mitra almagrensis coralliophila, "Mitra swainsoni limonensis" = Mitra (Pleioptygma) limonensis
Mitra poas n. sp. Olsson 1922 mitre shell
Mitra almagrensis coralliophila Olsson 1922 mitre shell
"Mitra swainsoni limonensis" = Mitra (Pleioptygma) limonensis Olsson 1922 mitre shell | |
"Olivella limonensis n. sp." = Olivella (Macgintiella) limonensis
"Olivella limonensis n. sp." = Olivella (Macgintiella) limonensis Olsson 1922 olive snail | |
Cytharella limata n. sp.
Cytharella limata n. sp. Olsson 1922 snail | |
Drillia citria, Drillia limonetta n. sp., Drillia limonensis n. sp., Drillia aurantia n. sp., Drillia cf. moensis, Drillia limonica n. sp., "Drillia consors" = Hindsiclava consors, "Drillia venusta" = Clathrodrillia venusta
Drillia citria Olsson 1922 snail
Drillia limonetta n. sp. Olsson 1922 snail
Drillia limonensis n. sp. Olsson 1922 snail
Drillia aurantia n. sp. Carpenter 1864 snail
Drillia cf. moensis Gabb 1881 snail
Drillia limonica n. sp. Olsson 1922 snail
"Drillia consors" = Hindsiclava consors Sowerby 1850 snail
"Drillia venusta" = Clathrodrillia venusta Sowerby 1850 snail | |
Scobinella morierei Cossmann 1913 turrid | |
"Conus planiliratus" = Conasprelloides planiliratus, "Conus stenostomus" = Conasprella stenostoma, Conus limonensis, "Conus proteus" = Conus spurius, Conus gracilissimus
"Conus planiliratus" = Conasprelloides planiliratus Sowerby 1850 cone shell
"Conus stenostomus" = Conasprella stenostoma Sowerby 1850 cone shell
Conus limonensis Olsson 1922 cone shell
"Conus proteus" = Conus spurius Gmelin 1791 cone shell
Conus gracilissimus Guppy 1866 cone shell | |
"Glyphostoma dentifera" = Glyphostoma (Glyphostoma) dentiferum
"Glyphostoma dentifera" = Glyphostoma (Glyphostoma) dentiferum Gabb 1872 snail | |
"Turricula lavinoides limonensis" = Knefastia limonensis
"Turricula lavinoides limonensis" = Knefastia limonensis Olsson 1922 ribbed mitre | |
Latirus irazu n. sp.
Latirus irazu n. sp. Olsson 1922 snail | |
Alectrion losquemadica Maury 1917 snail | |
"Phos elegans limonensis" = Antillophos elegans limonensis, "Peristernia tortugera n. sp." = Hesperisternia tortugera, Metula harrisi limonensis
"Phos elegans limonensis" = Antillophos elegans limonensis Olsson 1922 true whelk
"Peristernia tortugera n. sp." = Hesperisternia tortugera Olsson 1922 true whelk
Metula harrisi limonensis Olsson 1922 true whelk | |
Voluta alfaroi Dall 1912 volute | |
"Marginella avena" = Volvarina avena
"Marginella avena" = Volvarina avena Kiener 1834 margin shell | |
"Glyphostoma moinica n. sp." = Lioglyphostoma moinica
"Glyphostoma moinica n. sp." = Lioglyphostoma moinica Olsson 1922 snail | |
Siliquaria modesta limonensis Olsson 1922 snail | |
Turritella exoleta limonensis Olsson 1922 turret shell | |
"Astralium caelatum" = Lithopoma caelatum
"Astralium caelatum" = Lithopoma caelatum Gmelin 1791 snail | |
Calliostoma castilla n. sp., Calliostoma limonensis n. sp.
Calliostoma castilla n. sp. Olsson 1922 top snail
Calliostoma limonensis n. sp. Olsson 1922 top snail |