Also known as STRI Sample 38148, 38149; AH140158, AH140161; NH0018
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• coordinate based on unpublished field data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. This area and nearby collections have been previously mapped as Castilletes Formaton (late Pliocene-early Pleistocene). AGE: Langhian, on the basis of macrofaunal composition; direct age established by extrapolation of Sr-isotope dating by enterer. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From approximately 131 m in regional section.
• 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: surface (float), surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: A. Hendy, 01/25/2014. 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 157858: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 07.07.2014
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial | |
Nerita sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Cirsotrema undulatum wentletrap | |
Modulus tamanensis Maury 1925 snail | |
Potamides suprasulcatus Gabb 1873 horn snail | |
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) venada cerith snail | |
Turritella matarucana Hodson 1926 turret shell
Turritella machapoorensis Maury 1925 turret shell
Turritella cocoditana Hodson 1926 turret shell | |
"Crepipatella insculpta" = Crucibulum (Dispotaea) insculpta
"Crepipatella insculpta" = Crucibulum (Dispotaea) insculpta Jung 1965 slipper shell | |
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846 worm shell | |
Gyrineum sp. Link 1807 triton shell | |
Bursa rugosa Sowerby 1835 frog shell | |
Muracypraea aff. hyaena Schilder 1939 cowry | |
Prunum quirosense Hodson 1927 margin shell | |
Muricidae indet., Cymia cocoditana, Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus, Eupleura kugleri, Calotrophon sp.
Muricidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 murex snail
Cymia cocoditana Hodson 1931 murex snail
Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus Guppy 1876 murex snail
Eupleura kugleri Jung 1965 murex snail
Calotrophon sp. Hertlein and Strong 1951 murex snail | |
Persicula venezuelana Hodson et al. 1927 snail | |
Subcancilla quirosana mitre shell | |
Melongena consors Sowerby 1850 snail | |
Cymatophos cocoditoensis, "Antillophos gatunensis" = Antillophos (Antillophos) candei gatunensis
Cymatophos cocoditoensis true whelk
"Antillophos gatunensis" = Antillophos (Antillophos) candei gatunensis Toula 1909 true whelk | |
Clathrodrillia sp. Dall 1918 snail | |
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
"Cruziturricula sp." = Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula) Marks 1951 turrid
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928 turrid | |
Strioterebrum cf. ulloa Olsson 1932 auger snail | |
Euclia werenfelsi Jung 1965 snail
Aphera sp. Adams and Adams 1854 snail | |
Turbinella falconensis Hodson 1931 snail | |
"Knefastia lavinoides" = Knefastia limonensis
"Knefastia lavinoides" = Knefastia limonensis Olsson 1922 ribbed mitre | |
Stigmaulax sp. Morch 1852 moon snail
Neverita (Glossaulax) paraguanensis Hodson 1927 moon snail
Polinices nelsoni moon snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle | |
Anadara (Rasia) cornellana Hodson et al. 1927 ark | |
"Hexacorbula cruziana" = Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) cruziana, Caryocorbula fortis
"Hexacorbula cruziana" = Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) cruziana Olsson 1932 clam
Caryocorbula fortis Jung 1965 clam | |
Lirophora quirosensis, "Chionopsis paraguanensis" = Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum
Lirophora quirosensis Hodson 1927 venus clam
"Chionopsis paraguanensis" = Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum Brown and Pilsbry 1911 venus clam | |
Arcinella yaquensis Maury 1917 jewel box | |
"Apiocardia sp." = Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia), Dallocardia sanctidavidis
"Apiocardia sp." = Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) Olsson 1961 cockle
Dallocardia sanctidavidis cockle | |
"Psammacoma falconensis" = Psammacoma gatunensis
"Psammacoma falconensis" = Psammacoma gatunensis Toula 1909 tellin clam | |
Eucrassatella venezuelana Hodson 1927 clam
Crassinella sp. Guppy 1874 clam | |
Glyptoactis paraguanensis Hodson 1931 clam | |
Paraleptopecten quirosensis | |
Paraleptopecten quirosensis Harris 1927 |