STRI Loc. 290841 - Yotoyoro [middle Castilletes Fm] (Miocene of Colombia)

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• coordinate based on unpublished field data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

• ENVIRONMENT: Very shallow marine (0-15 m), siliciclastic.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unconsolidated siltstone matrix. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, as determined in the field and based on museum-reposited specimens.

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

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for mollusca, but a microfossil sample was collected and is not listed. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Politoleda forcati" = Nuculana (Politoleda)
"Politoleda forcati" = Nuculana (Politoleda) pointed nut clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Glyptoactis paraguanensis Hodson 1931 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula fortis Jung 1965 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Transenella sp." = Transennella, Macrocallista cf. maculata, "Cyclinella venezuelana" = Cyclinella cyclica, "Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena, Gouldia sp.
"Transenella sp." = Transennella Dall 1884 venus clam
Macrocallista cf. maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
"Cyclinella venezuelana" = Cyclinella cyclica Guppy 1866 venus clam
"Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena Conrad 1855 venus clam
Gouldia sp. Adams 1847 venus clam
 Cardiida - Sportellidae
Sportellidae indet. Dall 1899 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinisca mirandana Hodson 1931 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea sp. Sacco 1897 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Tucetona democraciana Hodson et al. 1927 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Neritina seani Landau et al. 2016 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula cantaurana slipper shell
Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae
Bursa rugosa Sowerby 1835 frog shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Personidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
Malea sp. Valenciennes 1833 tun shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva sp. Bruguière 1789 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Vokesimurex sp. Petuch 1994 murex snail
Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus Guppy 1876 murex snail
Eupleura kugleri Jung 1965 murex snail
Calotrophon sp. Hertlein and Strong 1951 murex snail
Cymia cocoditana Hodson 1931 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Prunum quirosense Hodson 1927 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Persicula venezuelana Hodson et al. 1927 snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Euclia werenfelsi Jung 1965 snail
Bivetiella gabbiana Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
"Knefastia lavinoides" = Knefastia limonensis
"Knefastia lavinoides" = Knefastia limonensis Olsson 1922 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Antillophos sp. Woodring 1928 true whelk
Large form
"Antillophos gatunensis" = Antillophos (Antillophos) candei gatunensis Toula 1909 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Sincola sp. Olsson and Harbison 1953 snail
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena consors Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Clathrodrillia sp. Dall 1918 snail
Agladrillia sp. Woodring 1928 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus talis Jung 1965 cone shell
Conus molis Brown and Pilsbry 1911 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Gemmula vaningeni Brown and Pilsbry 1913 turrid
"Cruziturricula sp." = Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula) Marks 1951 turrid
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum cf. ulloa Olsson 1932 auger snail
Terebra (Paraterebra) sp. Woodring 1928 auger snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Muracypraea aff. hyaena Schilder 1939 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella cocoditana Hodson 1926 turret shell
Turritella matarucana Hodson 1926 turret shell
Turritella machapoorensis Maury 1925 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Potamides suprasulcatus Gabb 1873 horn snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae