Puerto de Nueva Palmira (Pleistocene of Uruguay)

Where: Uruguay (33.9° S, 58.4° W: paleocoordinates 33.9° S, 58.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• MIS 5a

Environment/lithology: open shallow subtidal; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Rojas, M. Demicheli, and S. A. Martínez. 2018. Taphonomy of the Late Pleistocene marine molluscan assemblages from Uruguay. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 289(2):217-235 [W. Kiessling/M. Krause]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 195917: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Mihaela Krause on 31.08.2018, edited by Grace Varnham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Glyptodon reticulatus
Glyptodon reticulatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
Bivalvia
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula semiornata" = Nucula (Lamellinucula) semiornata
"Nucula semiornata" = Nucula (Lamellinucula) semiornata d'Orbigny 1846 nut clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Bushia rushii
Bushia rushii Pilsbry 1897 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Macoma constricta, Tellina gibber
Macoma constricta Bruguière 1792 tellin clam
Tellina gibber Ihering 1907 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Tagelus plebeius
Tagelus plebeius Lightfoot 1786 clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
Phlyctiderma semiaspera
Phlyctiderma semiaspera Philippi 1836 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Gouldia cerina, Chione subsrostrata, Anomalocardia brasiliana, Pitar rostratus
Gouldia cerina Adams 1845 venus clam
Anomalocardia brasiliana Gmelin 1792 venus clam
Pitar rostratus Koch 1943 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra isabelleana
Mactra isabelleana dOrbigny 1846 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Erodona mactroides, "Corbula caribaea" = Caryocorbula caribaea
Erodona mactroides Daudin 1802 clam
"Corbula caribaea" = Caryocorbula caribaea d'Orbigny 1845 clam
 Pholadida - Pholadidae
Cyrtopleura sp.
Cyrtopleura sp. Tryon 1862 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea equestris
Ostrea equestris Say 1834 oyster
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula gibbosa
Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck 1801 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
Lunarca ovalis
Lunarca ovalis Bruguiere 1789 ark
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Brachidontes sp.
Brachidontes sp. Swainson 1840 mussel
Gastropoda
 Patellida - Lottiidae
Lottia subrugosa
Lottia subrugosa dOrbigny 1846 limpet
 Basommatophora - Siphonariidae
Siphonaria lessoni
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora patagonica
Diodora patagonica dOrbigny 1839 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittiolum varium
Bittiolum varium Pfeiffer 1840 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Scaliolidae
Finella dubia
Finella dubia d'Orbigny 1840 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Bostrycapulus odites
Bostrycapulus odites Collin 2005 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae
Marshallora sp.
Marshallora sp. Bouchet 1985 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Stramonita haemastoma" = Stramonita haemostoma
"Stramonita haemastoma" = Stramonita haemostoma Linnaeus 1767 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Buccinanops globulosus" = Bullia (Buccinanops)
"Buccinanops globulosus" = Bullia (Buccinanops) snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hydrobiidae
Heleobia cf. australis
Heleobia cf. australis d'Orbigny 1837 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina candei, "Cylichnella bidentata" = Acteocina bidentata
Acteocina candei d'Orbigny 1841 barrel-bubble
"Cylichnella bidentata" = Acteocina bidentata d'Orbigny 1841 barrel-bubble
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
"Bulla occidentalis" = Bulla striata
"Bulla occidentalis" = Bulla striata Bruguiére 1792 snail