Also known as STRI Sample 38142, 38143, 38147; AH140150, AH140151, AH140152
Where: La Guajira, Colombia (11.9° N, 71.3° W: paleocoordinates 11.3° N, 68.6° W)
• coordinate based on unpublished field data
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: middle Castilletes Member (Castilletes Formation), Langhian (16.0 - 13.8 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Castilletes Formation, which conformably overlies the Jimol Formation (early Miocene) and is unconformably overlain by the Ware Formation. AGE: Langhian, on the basis of macrofaunal composition; direct age established by extrapolation of Sr-isotope dating by enterer. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From middle member of Castilletes Fm; from 153 m above Jimol/Castilletes contact.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal; unlithified, shelly/skeletal siltstone
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite
Collected by Hendy in 2014
Collection methods: bulk, surface (float), surface (in situ), sieve,
• COLLECTOR: A. Hendy, 01/24/2014. REPOSITORY: Field observations and specimens reposited at Universidad del Norte, Colombia.
Primary reference: A. J. W. Hendy, D. S. Jones, F. Moreno, V. Zapata, and C. Jaramillo. 2015. Neogene molluscs, shallow marine paleoenvironments, and chronostratigraphy of the Guajira Peninsula, Colombia. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 134(1):45-75 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 157830: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 06.07.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
"Politoleda forcati" = Nuculana (Politoleda)
"Politoleda forcati" = Nuculana (Politoleda) pointed nut clam | |
Lucinisca mirandana Hodson 1931 clam | |
"Cyclinella venezuelana" = Cyclinella cyclica, "Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena, "Transenella sp." = Transennella, Gouldia sp., Macrocallista cf. maculata
"Cyclinella venezuelana" = Cyclinella cyclica Guppy 1866 venus clam
"Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena Conrad 1855 venus clam
"Transenella sp." = Transennella Dall 1884 venus clam
Gouldia sp. Adams 1847 venus clam
Macrocallista cf. maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam | |
Sportellidae indet. Dall 1899 clam | |
Caryocorbula fortis Jung 1965 clam | |
Glyptoactis paraguanensis Hodson 1931 clam | |
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
Crassostrea sp. Sacco 1897 oyster | |
Tucetona democraciana Hodson et al. 1927 clam | |
Anadara (Potiarca) inutilis Jung 1965 ark | |
Gastropoda | |
Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell
Crepidula cantaurana slipper shell | |
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846 worm shell | |
Muracypraea aff. hyaena Schilder 1939 cowry | |
Bursa rugosa Sowerby 1835 frog shell | |
Distorsio jungi snail | |
Malea sp. Valenciennes 1833 tun shell | |
Bivetiella gabbiana Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 snail
Euclia werenfelsi Jung 1965 snail | |
"Knefastia lavinoides" = Knefastia limonensis
"Knefastia lavinoides" = Knefastia limonensis Olsson 1922 ribbed mitre | |
Oliva sp. Bruguière 1789 olive snail | |
Conus talis Jung 1965 cone shell
Conus molis Brown and Pilsbry 1911 cone shell | |
Turridae indet., Gemmula vaningeni, Polystira sp., "Cruziturricula sp." = Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula)
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Gemmula vaningeni Brown and Pilsbry 1913 turrid
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928 turrid
"Cruziturricula sp." = Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula) Marks 1951 turrid | |
Clathrodrillia sp. Dall 1918 snail
Agladrillia sp. Woodring 1928 snail | |
Strioterebrum cf. ulloa Olsson 1932 auger snail
Terebra (Paraterebra) sp. Woodring 1928 auger snail | |
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail | |
Sincola sp. Olsson and Harbison 1953 snail | |
Antillophos sp., "Antillophos gatunensis" = Antillophos (Antillophos) candei gatunensis, Cymatophos cocoditoensis
"Antillophos gatunensis" = Antillophos (Antillophos) candei gatunensis Toula 1909 true whelk
Cymatophos cocoditoensis true whelk | |
Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815 snail | |
Melongena consors Sowerby 1850 snail | |
Subcancilla quirosana mitre shell | |
Prunum quirosense Hodson 1927 margin shell | |
Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus, Vokesimurex sp., Calotrophon sp., Cymia cocoditana, Siphonchelus (Laevityphis) linguifer, Eupleura kugleri
Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus Guppy 1876 murex snail
Vokesimurex sp. Petuch 1994 murex snail
Calotrophon sp. Hertlein and Strong 1951 murex snail
Cymia cocoditana Hodson 1931 murex snail
Siphonchelus (Laevityphis) linguifer murex snail
Eupleura kugleri Jung 1965 murex snail | |
Persicula venezuelana Hodson et al. 1927 snail | |
Polinices nelsoni moon snail
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail | |
Turritella cocoditana Hodson 1926 turret shell
Turritella matarucana Hodson 1926 turret shell
Turritella machapoorensis Maury 1925 turret shell | |
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) venada cerith snail | |
Potamides suprasulcatus Gabb 1873 horn snail | |
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial | |
Neritina seani Landau et al. 2016 snail | |
Scaphopoda | |
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell |