STRI Loc. 290852 - Yotoyoro [middle Castilletes Fm] (Miocene of Colombia)

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• coordinate based on unpublished field data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

• ENVIRONMENT: Very shallow marine (0-30 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: 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

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for mollusca. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Bivalvia
 Carditida - Carditidae
Glyptoactis paraguanensis Hodson 1931 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella sp. Guppy 1874 clam
Eucrassatella venezuelana Hodson 1927 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Hexacorbula cruziana" = Bothrocorbula (Hexacorbula) cruziana Olsson 1932 clam
Caryocorbula fortis Jung 1965 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Apiocardia sp." = Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) Olsson 1961 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Psammacoma falconensis" = Psammacoma gatunensis
"Psammacoma falconensis" = Psammacoma gatunensis Toula 1909 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Arcinella yaquensis Maury 1917 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Chionopsis paraguanensis" = Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum, Lirophora quirosensis
"Chionopsis paraguanensis" = Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum Brown and Pilsbry 1911 venus clam
Lirophora quirosensis Hodson 1927 venus clam
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia sp. Linnaeus 1758 jingle
 Arcida - Arcidae
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758 mussel
Gastropoda
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
Nerita sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Crepipatella insculpta" = Crucibulum (Dispotaea) insculpta
"Crepipatella insculpta" = Crucibulum (Dispotaea) insculpta Jung 1965 slipper shell
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae
Bursa rugosa Sowerby 1835 frog shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Gyrineum sp. Link 1807 triton shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Muricidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 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
Aphera sp. Adams and Adams 1854 snail
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
"Knefastia lavinoides" = Knefastia limonensis
"Knefastia lavinoides" = Knefastia limonensis Olsson 1922 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Turbinella falconensis Hodson 1931 snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
"Antillophos gatunensis" = Antillophos (Antillophos) candei gatunensis Toula 1909 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena consors Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Clathrodrillia sp. Dall 1918 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
"Cruziturricula sp." = Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula) Marks 1951 turrid
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum cf. ulloa Olsson 1932 auger snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Muracypraea aff. hyaena Schilder 1939 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices nelsoni moon snail
Stigmaulax sp. Morch 1852 moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella cocoditana Hodson 1926 turret shell
Turritella matarucana Hodson 1926 turret shell
Turritella machapoorensis Maury 1925 turret shell
 Cerithioidea - Modulidae
Modulus tamanensis Maury 1925 snail
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Potamides suprasulcatus Gabb 1873 horn snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Paraleptopecten quirosensis
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