Cerro Cazador (Cretaceous of Argentina)

Where: San Luis, Argentina (33.9° S, 66.4° W: paleocoordinates 38.0° S, 47.5° W)

When: Late/Upper Cretaceous (100.5 - 66.0 Ma)

• No comments about stratigraphy.

Environment/lithology: chalk

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: bulk,

Primary reference: O. Wilckens. 1907. Die Lamellibrachiaten, Gastropoden ect. aus der oberen Kreide Südpatagoniens. Berichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Freiburg, Breisgau 15:97-166 [M. Clapham/J. Fearon/J. Fearon]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 235482: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by J Fearon on 11.07.2024

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Naticide sp., Camptonectus malignus, Cytheria rothi, Artesia cazadoriana
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla minima
Bulla minima Wilckens 1907 snail
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa scutala
Retusa scutala Wilckens 1907 snail
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Scalaria fallax
Scalaria fallax Wilckens 1907 wentletrap
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cominella praecursor
Cominella praecursor Wilckens 1907 true whelk
 Neogastropoda -
Struthiolariopsis tumida
Struthiolariopsis tumida Wilckens 1907 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Aporrhaidae
Aporrhais gregaria, Pugnellus hauthali
Aporrhais gregaria Wilckens 1907 snail
Pugnellus hauthali Wilckens 1907 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica cerreria, Gyrodes sp.
Natica cerreria Wilckens 1907 moon snail
Gyrodes sp. Conrad 1860 moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella cazadoriana
Turritella cazadoriana Wilckens 1907 turret shell
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Cinulia sp.
Cinulia sp. Gray 1847 snail
Bivalvia
 Trigoniida - Trigoniidae
"Trigonia cazadoriana" = Buchotrigonia cazadoriana
"Trigonia cazadoriana" = Buchotrigonia cazadoriana Wilckens 1907 clam
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
Pholadomya pholadoides
Pholadomya pholadoides Wilckens 1907 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
Thracia lenticularis
Thracia lenticularis Wilckens 1907 clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Tapes sp., Venus parva, Venus cyprinoides
Tapes sp. Mühlfeld 1811 venus clam
Venus parva Wilckens 1907 venus clam
Venus cyprinoides Wilckens 1907 venus clam
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
Panopaea inferior
Panopaea inferior Wilckens 1907 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte venatorum
Astarte venatorum Wilckens 1907 clam
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus decipiens
Mytilus decipiens Wilckens 1907 mussel
 Arcida - Cucullaeidae
Cucullaea antarctica
Cucullaea antarctica Wilckens 1907 clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea ultimaespei
Ostrea ultimaespei Wilckens 1907 oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna morenoi
Pinna morenoi Wilckens 1907 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Pecten molestus
Pecten molestus Wilckens 1907 scallop
 Pectinida - Limidae
Lima patagonica
Lima patagonica Wilckens 1907 file clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
"Nucula suboblonga" = Nucula (Leionucula) suboblonga, Nucula oblonga
"Nucula suboblonga" = Nucula (Leionucula) suboblonga Wilckens 1907 nut clam
Nucula oblonga Wilckens 1907 nut clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
"Leda minuta" = Nuculana (Nuculana) minuta
"Leda minuta" = Nuculana (Nuculana) minuta Müller 1776 pointed nut clam
 Nuculanida - Malletiidae
Malletia rudis, "Malletia gracilis" = Australoneilo gracilis
Malletia rudis Wilckens 1907 clam
"Malletia gracilis" = Australoneilo gracilis Wilckens 1907 clam
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium cazadorianum
Dentalium cazadorianum Wilckens 1907 tusk shell
Malacostraca
 Decapoda - Nephropidae
Hoploparia antarctica
Hoploparia antarctica Wilckens 1907 clawed lobster
Gnathostomata
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Chondrichthyes indet.
Chondrichthyes indet. Huxley 1880 cartilaginous fish
Asteroidea
 Paxillosida - Astropectinidae
"Astropecten wilckensis" = Archastropecten wilckensis
"Astropecten wilckensis" = Archastropecten wilckensis de Loriol 1905 sea star
Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Schizaster deletus
Schizaster deletus Wilckens 1907 heart urchin
Amathusia
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Amathusia luisa
Amathusia luisa Wilckens 1907