Where: Manabi, Ecuador (0.2° N, 80.3° W: paleocoordinates 0.0° S, 79.5° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Jama Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)
• Rests upon Miocene strata with a marked unconformity. Thickness is approximately 15 ft. Collection is from the lower part of Zone B.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, concretionary, blue sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: quarrying,
• Probably collected by current authors, though text also makes referal to faunal lists by Sheppard (1930) and a collecton of Barker.
Primary reference: H. A. Pilsbry and A.A. Olsson. 1941. A Pliocene fauna from Western Ecuador. Proceedings of the Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 93:1-79 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 51886: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 29.06.2005
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
"Architectonica nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis, "Architectonica sexlinearis" = Architectonica nobilis
"Architectonica nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial
"Architectonica sexlinearis" = Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial | |
Turritella pasada n. sp.
Turritella pasada n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 turret shell | |
Crepidula sp., "Crucibulum (Dispotaea) imbricatum" = Crucibulum (Dispotaea) imbricata
Crepidula sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
"Crucibulum (Dispotaea) imbricatum" = Crucibulum (Dispotaea) imbricata Sowerby 1824 slipper shell | |
"Cerithium stercusmuscarum" = Cerithium (Thericium) stercusmuscarum
"Cerithium stercusmuscarum" = Cerithium (Thericium) stercusmuscarum Valenciennes 1833 snail | |
Polinices panamensis moon snail
Polinices rapulum moon snail
Natica broderipana moon snail
Natica marochiensis Gmelin 1791 moon snail | |
"Strombina ecuadoriana n. sp." = Strombina (Sinuina) ecuadoriana, "Strombina recurva" = Strombina (Recurvina) recurva, Aesopus (Glyptaesopus) perornatus n. sp.
"Strombina ecuadoriana n. sp." = Strombina (Sinuina) ecuadoriana Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 snail
"Strombina recurva" = Strombina (Recurvina) recurva Sowerby 1832 snail
Aesopus (Glyptaesopus) perornatus n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 dovesnail | |
"Nassa (Arcularia) puntablancoensis" = Nassarius (Arcularia), Tritiaria ecuadoriana n. sp.
"Nassa (Arcularia) puntablancoensis" = Nassarius (Arcularia) snail
Tritiaria ecuadoriana n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 snail | |
Phos cf. gaudens, Nassa tinosa n. sp., Cymatophos galerus, Hanetia ecuadorensis n. sp., Hanetia boggsi n. sp., Hanetia cymioides n. sp., Northia northiae, Metula amosi
Phos cf. gaudens true whelk
Nassa tinosa n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 true whelk
Cymatophos galerus Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 true whelk
Hanetia ecuadorensis n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 true whelk
Hanetia boggsi n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 true whelk
Hanetia cymioides n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 true whelk
Northia northiae Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon 1833 true whelk
Metula amosi Vanatta 1913 true whelk | |
"Cancellaria (Peruclia) bulbulus" = Cancellaria (Pyruclia) bulbulus, "Cancellaria (Peruclia) solida" = Pyruclia solida, "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) yolandia n. sp." = Cancellaria yolandia, Cancellaria (Cancellaria) ventricosa, Cancellaria (Euclia) harpiformis n. sp.
"Cancellaria (Peruclia) bulbulus" = Cancellaria (Pyruclia) bulbulus Sowerby 1832 snail
"Cancellaria (Peruclia) solida" = Pyruclia solida Sowerby 1832 snail
"Cancellaria (Cancellaria) yolandia n. sp." = Cancellaria yolandia Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 snail
Cancellaria (Euclia) harpiformis n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 snail | |
"Terebra (Strioterebrum) cracilenta" = Strioterebrum, Terebra (Strioterebrum) tumaca n. sp., Terebra (Strioterebrum) cuenca n. sp., Terebra (Terebra) elena n. sp.
"Terebra (Strioterebrum) cracilenta" = Strioterebrum auger snail
Terebra (Strioterebrum) tumaca n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 auger snail
Terebra (Strioterebrum) cuenca n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 auger snail
Terebra (Terebra) elena n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 auger snail | |
Conus regularis Sowerby 1841 cone shell
Conus cacuminatus Spieker 1922 cone shell
Conus pyriformis Reeve 1843 cone shell | |
Olivella semistriata olive snail
Oliva spicata Durham 1950 olive snail
"Oliva angulata" = Oliva (Oliva) incrassata Lightfoot 1786 olive snail | |
Phyllonotus brassica murex snail
Eupleura muriciformis Broderip 1833 murex snail | |
"Cypraea cayapa n. sp." = Muracypraea cayapa
"Cypraea cayapa n. sp." = Muracypraea cayapa Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 cowry | |
Malea ringens Swainson 1822 tun shell | |
"Distorsio decussatus" = Distorsio decussata
"Distorsio decussatus" = Distorsio decussata Valenciennes 1832 snail | |
"Bursa nana" = Marsupina nana
"Bursa nana" = Marsupina nana Broderip and Sowerby 1829 frog shell | |
Ficus ventricosus fig shell | |
Crassispira guayana n. sp.
Crassispira guayana n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Pecten ventrcosus scallop
Pecten nelsoni scallop | |
Anomia peruviana d'Orbigny 1846 jingle | |
"Ostrea megodon" = Undulostrea megodon
"Ostrea megodon" = Undulostrea megodon Hanley 1846 oyster | |
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"Arca (Scapharca) obesa" = Anadara obesa, "Arca (Argina) brevifrons" = Lunarca brevifrons, "Arca (Cunearca) aequitorialis" = Anadara (Cunearca), "Arca (Cunearca) zorritoensis" = Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis
"Arca (Scapharca) obesa" = Anadara obesa Sowerby 1833 ark
"Arca (Argina) brevifrons" = Lunarca brevifrons Sowerby I 1833 ark
"Arca (Cunearca) aequitorialis" = Anadara (Cunearca) ark
"Arca (Cunearca) zorritoensis" = Anadara (Cunearca) zorritoensis Spieker 1922 ark [entered as Arca (Cunearca) zorritensis]
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Cardium (Trachycardium) ballenium n. sp., "Cardium (Trigoniocardia) spiekeri" = Apiocardia spiekeri, "Laevicardium pedernalense n. sp." = Laevicardium substriatum
Cardium (Trachycardium) ballenium n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 cockle
"Cardium (Trigoniocardia) spiekeri" = Apiocardia spiekeri Hanna and Israelsky 1925 cockle
"Laevicardium pedernalense n. sp." = Laevicardium substriatum Conrad 1837 cockle | |
Semele laevis Sowerby 1833 clam | |
Solecurtus broggii Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 clam | |
Tellina (Eurytellina) panamanensis, Tellina (Eurytellina) prora, Tellina (Macaliopsis) aequizonata n. sp., Macoma plebeia
Tellina (Eurytellina) panamanensis tellin clam
Tellina (Eurytellina) prora Hanley 1844 tellin clam
Tellina (Macaliopsis) aequizonata n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 tellin clam
Macoma plebeia tellin clam | |
"Anomalocardia callistoides n. sp." = Iliochione callistoides, "Chione (Lirophora) gorgona n. sp." = Lirophora mariae, Chione (Chionopsis) jamaniana n. sp., Pitar salanga, Clementia (Egesta) solida, Cyclinella galera n. sp.
"Anomalocardia callistoides n. sp." = Iliochione callistoides Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 venus clam
"Chione (Lirophora) gorgona n. sp." = Lirophora mariae d'Orbigny 1846 venus clam
Chione (Chionopsis) jamaniana n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 venus clam
Pitar salanga Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 venus clam
Clementia (Egesta) solida venus clam
Cyclinella galera n. sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1941 venus clam | |
"Mactra (Micromactra) atacama n. sp." = Mactrotoma angusta, "Mactra (Mactrella) alata" = Mactrellona alata, Harvella elegans
"Mactra (Micromactra) atacama n. sp." = Mactrotoma angusta Reeve 1854 surfclam
"Mactra (Mactrella) alata" = Mactrellona alata Spengler 1802 clam | |
"Labiosa undulata" = Raeta undulata
"Labiosa undulata" = Raeta undulata Gould 1851 clam | |
"Corbula ovulata" = Caryocorbula ovulata
"Corbula ovulata" = Caryocorbula ovulata Sowerby 1835 clam | |
"Eucrassatella gibbosa" = Hybolophus gibbosus
"Eucrassatella gibbosa" = Hybolophus gibbosus Sowerby 1832 clam Subspecies: Eucrassatella gibbosa tucilla
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