Woodring loc. 138a [lower Gatun Fm] (Miocene of Panama)

Also known as Stanford #2656

Where: Panama (9.3° N, 79.8° W: paleocoordinates 9.1° N, 78.5° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: lower Gatun Member (Gatun Formation), Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• Same stratigraphic position as previous collection (52173). Lower part of the Gatun Formation. The Gatun Formation is sibdivided into three faunal zones (proposed by Thomson and Keen, 1946): lower, middle, and upper. AGE: Tortonian based on more recent dating (Hendy, 2012). Sr dating for nearby sections indicates an age of approximately 11.1 Ma (Hendy, unpublished data).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified, fine-grained, silty sandstone

• No specific environmental data presented.
• SPECIFIC: Soft, silty fine-grained sandstone.

•GENERAL: Massive medium-to very fine-grained sandstone and siltstone. Somewhat calcareous, or marly, somewhat tuffaceous, and with a clay-like matrix. The lower part of the formation consists principally of medium-very fine-grained sandstone.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: quarrying,

• Collected by Thomson (1942). Material is also held (but not specified for any specific collection) at Stanford University, Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., Cornell University, PRI, U. Cal. and Cal. Acad. Sci.

Primary reference: W. P. Woodring. 1957. Geology and Paleontology of Canal Zone and adjoining parts of Panama. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(A) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 52174: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 28.07.2005

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Exhaustive for gastropoda and bivalvia.
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Skeneidae
Solariorbis (Hapalorbis) hyptius n. sp. snail
Subspecies: Solariorbis (Hapalorbis) hyptius hyptius
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Niso (Niso) mesata n. sp.6 Woodring 1970 snail
Balcis (Balcis) lipara n. sp.6 Woodring 1970 snail
Eulima nobilis6 Guppy 1896 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell
Crucibulum (Dispotaea) springvaleense Rutsch 1942 slipper shell
Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Alabina asperoides4 cerith snail
Subspecies: Alabina asperoides asperoides
Bittium nugatorium4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella (Torcula) alitilira" = Torcula, Turritella matarucana, Turritella gatunensis
"Turritella (Torcula) alitilira" = Torcula turret shell
Subspecies: Turritella (Torcula) alitilira alitilira
Turritella matarucana Hodson 1926 turret shell
Turritella gatunensis Conrad 1857 turret shell
Subspecies: Turritella gatunensis gatunensis
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
"Carinodrillia (Carinodrillia) zooki" = Carinodrillia zooki6
"Carinodrillia (Carinodrillia) zooki" = Carinodrillia zooki6 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus gatunensis4 Toula 1908 conch
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Mitra (Tiara) longa" = Subcancilla longa5
"Mitra (Tiara) longa" = Subcancilla longa5 Gabb 1873 mitre shell
Subspecies: Mitra (Tiara) longa longa
 Neogastropoda - Olivellidae
Agaronia testacea5 Lamarck 1811 snail
Subspecies: Agaronia testacea hadra
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella (Niteoliva) terryi5, "Oliva (Oliva) gatunensis" = Oliva gatunensis5
Olivella (Niteoliva) terryi5 Olsson 1956 olive snail
"Oliva (Oliva) gatunensis" = Oliva gatunensis5 Toula 1908 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cymatophos veatchi5, Strombinophos mimicus n. sp.5, Hanetia dalli5, "Antillophos (Antillophos) candei" = Antillophos candeanus5
Cymatophos veatchi5 Olsson 1922 true whelk
Subspecies: Cymatophos veatchi veatchi
Strombinophos mimicus n. sp.5 Woodring 1964 true whelk
Hanetia dalli5 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 true whelk
Subspecies: Hanetia dalli protera
"Antillophos (Antillophos) candei" = Antillophos candeanus5 d'Orbigny 1842 true whelk
Subspecies: Antillophos (Antillophos) candei gatunensis
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius (Nassarius) parapristus5 Gardner 1944 snail
Subspeciees: Nassarius (Nassarius) parapristus conarus
Nassarius (? Uzita) praeambiguus5 Brown and Pilsbry 1913 snail
Calophos ectyphus n. sp.5 Woodring 1964 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Strombina (Strombina) lessepsiana5 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 snail
"Mitrella (Columbellopsis) aff. fenestrata" = Columbellopsis nycteis5 Duclos 1846 snail
Anachis (Costoanachis) mira5 Dall 1896 snail
Subspecies: Anachis (Costoanachis) mira fugax
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus burckhardti6 Bose 1906 cone shell
Subspecies: Conus burckhardti harrisi
Conus aemulator6 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 cone shell
Subspecies: Conus aemulator aemulator
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
"Crassispira (Crassispira) consors" = Hindsiclava consors6
"Crassispira (Crassispira) consors" = Hindsiclava consors6 Sowerby 1850 snail
Subspecies: Crassispira (Crassispira) consors consors
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Scobinella morierei6, "Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula) fusinus" = Cruziturricula fusinus6, Polystira sp.3
Scobinella morierei6 Cossmann 1913 turrid
"Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula) fusinus" = Cruziturricula fusinus6 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 turrid
Subspecies: Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula) fusinus fusinus
Polystira sp.3 Woodring 1928 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
"Persicula (Rabicea) couviana" = Persicula propeobesa6
"Persicula (Rabicea) couviana" = Persicula propeobesa6 Mansfield 1925 snail
Subspecies: Persicula (Rabicea) couviana stenygra
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Eupleura thompsoni n. sp.5, "Murex (? Murex) polynematicus" = Vokesimurex polynematicus4
Eupleura thompsoni n. sp.5 Woodring 1959 murex snail
"Murex (? Murex) polynematicus" = Vokesimurex polynematicus4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Enaeta ecnomia n. sp.5 Woodring 1964 volute
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria (Pyruclia) cibarcola6, Aphera aphrodite2, "Cancellaria (Euclia) dinota n. sp." = Euclia dinota6, "Cancellaria (Euclia) codazzii" = Euclia codazzii6, Bivetiella dariena2, "Cancellaria (Narona) barystoma n. sp." = Narona barystoma6
Cancellaria (Pyruclia) cibarcola6 Anderson 1929 snail
Subspecies: Cancellaria (Pyruclia) cibarcola cibarcola
Aphera aphrodite2 Landau et al. 2012 snail
"Cancellaria (Euclia) dinota n. sp." = Euclia dinota6 Woodring 1970 snail
"Cancellaria (Euclia) codazzii" = Euclia codazzii6 Anderson 1929 snail
Bivetiella dariena2 Toula 1908 snail
Subspecies: Cancellaria (Cancellaria) epsitomera dariena
"Cancellaria (Narona) barystoma n. sp." = Narona barystoma6 Woodring 1970 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Personidae
"Distorsio (Rhysema) decussata" = Distorsio decussata4
"Distorsio (Rhysema) decussata" = Distorsio decussata4 Valenciennes 1832 snail
Subspecies: Distorsio (Rhysema) decussata gatunensis
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Muracypraea woodringi1 Landau and Groves 2011 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices stanislasmeunieri Maury 1917 moon snail
Natica (Naticarius) stenopa n. sp. moon snail
Stigmaulax guppiana Toula 1909 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
"Teinostoma (Idioraphe) angulatum" = Teinostoma (Idioraphie), Teinostoma (Pseudorotella) stemonium n. sp.
"Teinostoma (Idioraphe) angulatum" = Teinostoma (Idioraphie) snail
Subpecies: Teinostoma (Idioraphe) angulatum trochalum
Teinostoma (Pseudorotella) stemonium n. sp. Woodring 1957 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Caecidae
"Caecum cf. regulare" = Caecum (Caecum) regulare4
"Caecum cf. regulare" = Caecum (Caecum) regulare4 Carpenter 1858 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis4, Heliacus (Astronacus) stonemanae4
"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis4 Röding 1798 sundial
Subspecies: Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis nobilis
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Noetiidae
"Noetia (Noetia) reversa" = Noetia reversa7
"Noetia (Noetia) reversa" = Noetia reversa7 Sowerby 1833 clam
Subspecies: Noetia (Noetia) reversa macdonaldi
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Rasia) sechurana7 Olsson 1932 ark
Anadara (Rasia) fissicosta7 Spieker 1922 ark
Anadara (Rasia) dariensis7 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 ark
Subspecies: Anadara (Rasia) dariensis dariensis
Anadara (Tosarca) veatchi7 Olsson 1922 ark
Subspecies: Anadara (Tosarca) veatchi veatchi
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
"Glycymeris (Tucetona) secticostata" = Tucetona7
"Glycymeris (Tucetona) secticostata" = Tucetona7 clam
Subspecies: Glycymeris (Tucetona) secticostata schencki
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Leptopecten ecnomius8 Woodring 1982 scallop
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Bellucina actinus8 Dall 1903 clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula oropendula8 Olsson 1922 clam
Subspecies: Caryocorbula oropendula stena
Varicorbula disparilis8 d'Orbigny 1853 clam
 Cardiida - Kelliellidae
Alveinus rotundus8 Dall 1900 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama berjadinensis8 Hodson 1927 jewel box
Arcinella arcinella8 Linnaeus 1767 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Clementia (Clementia) dariena8 Conrad 1855 venus clam
Subspecies: Clementia (Clementia) dariena dariena
Cyclinella cyclica8 Guppy 1866 venus clam
"Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata8 Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Lirophora (Panchione) mactropsis8 Conrad 1855 venus clam
Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum8 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mulinia aff. lateralis8 Say 1822 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trachycardium (Dallocardia) baiterum n. sp.8 Woodring 1982 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina (Eurytellina) punicea" = Eurytellina punicea8
"Tellina (Eurytellina) punicea" = Eurytellina punicea8 Born 1778 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia valhosierr8 Gardner 1928 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella martinicensis8 d'Orbigny 1853 clam
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Saccella balboae7 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 pointed nut clam
Saccella acrita7 Dall 1908 pointed nut clam
Subspecies: Saccella acrita epacra
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae