Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.3° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.5° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Cercado Formation, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)
• Zone H. From unknown formation (Possibly Cercado, Gurabo or Mao) at the time of writing. Section approximately 100 ft thick, 580 ft from base of section. Later shown to be correlated to the Cercado Fm.
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; poorly lithified, concretionary, pebbly, gray, blue claystone and poorly lithified conglomerate
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: concretion, original aragonite
Reposited in the PRI
Collection methods: quarrying,
• Collections reposited at Cornell University and now reside at PRI.
Primary reference: C. J. Maury. 1917. Santo Domingo type sections and fossils. Bulletins of American Paleontology 5(30):1-43 [A. Miller/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 58867: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 27.02.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
"Arca umbonata" = Lamarcka imbricata, "Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra, "Scapharca willardausteni" = Arca (Tosarca) willardausteni, Barbatia submarylandica, "Scapharca riocanensis" = Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis, "Scapharca golfoyaquensis" = Anadara (Rasia) golfoyaquensis
"Arca umbonata" = Lamarcka imbricata Bruguière 1789 clam
"Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark
"Scapharca willardausteni" = Arca (Tosarca) willardausteni Maury 1917 ark
Barbatia submarylandica Maury 1917 clam
"Scapharca riocanensis" = Anadara (Cunearca) riocanensis Maury 1917 ark
"Scapharca golfoyaquensis" = Anadara (Rasia) golfoyaquensis Maury 1917 ark | |
"Pecten nodosus" = Nodipecten nodosus
"Pecten nodosus" = Nodipecten nodosus Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
Botula hispaniolae mussel
Lithophaga antillarum d'Orbigny 1853 mussel
Lithophaga nigra d'Orbigny 1845 mussel | |
Siliqua subaequalis clam | |
"Antigona tarquinia" = Periglypta tarquinia, Petricola caimitica, "Petricola riocanensis" = Choristodon robustus, "Pitaria circinata" = Lamelliconcha circinata
Petricola caimitica venus clam
"Petricola riocanensis" = Choristodon robustus Sowerby 1834 venus clam
"Pitaria circinata" = Lamelliconcha circinata Born 1778 venus clam | |
Chama caimitica jewel box
Chama riocanica jewel box
"Chama congregatoides" = Chama congregata Conrad 1833 jewel box | |
Coralliophaga coralliophaga Gmelin 1791 clam | |
"Cardium linguatigris" = Acrosterigma linguatigris, "Cardium tintinnabularum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) tintinnabularum
"Cardium linguatigris" = Acrosterigma linguatigris Maury 1917 cockle
"Cardium tintinnabularum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) tintinnabularum Maury 1917 cockle | |
Donax aequalis clam | |
Strigilla caimitica, Tellina riocanensis, "Tellina cibaoica" = Eurytellina cibaoica, "Scissula scitula" = Moerella (Scissula)
Strigilla caimitica tellin clam
Tellina riocanensis tellin clam
"Tellina cibaoica" = Eurytellina cibaoica Maury 1917 tellin clam
"Scissula scitula" = Moerella (Scissula) tellin clam | |
"Corbula caimitica" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea, "Corbula dominicensis" = Caryocorbula dominicensis
"Corbula caimitica" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea Dall 1898 clam
"Corbula dominicensis" = Caryocorbula dominicensis Gabb 1873 clam | |
"Phacoides yaquensis" = Parvilucina yaquensis, "Miltha riocanensis" = Armimiltha riocanensis, "Phacoides actinus" = Bellucina actinus, "Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis, "Lucina chrysostoma" = Anodontia alba
"Phacoides yaquensis" = Parvilucina yaquensis Gabb 1873 clam
"Miltha riocanensis" = Armimiltha riocanensis Maury 1917 clam
"Phacoides actinus" = Bellucina actinus Dall 1903 clam
"Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Lucina chrysostoma" = Anodontia alba Link 1807 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
"Polinices subclausa" = Polinices hepaticus, Neverita nereidis, "Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata" = Stigmaulax sulcata
"Polinices subclausa" = Polinices hepaticus Röding 1798 moon snail
Neverita nereidis Maury 1917 moon snail
"Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata" = Stigmaulax sulcata Born 1778 moon snail | |
"Cypraea henekeni" = Muracypraea henekeni
"Cypraea henekeni" = Muracypraea henekeni Sowerby 1850 cowry | |
"Fusus henekeni" = Fusinus henekeni
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"Strombina nanniebellae" = Sincola (Sincola) nanniebellae
"Strombina nanniebellae" = Sincola (Sincola) nanniebellae Maury 1917 snail | |
"Phos fasciolatus" = Pallacera guadelupensis
"Phos fasciolatus" = Pallacera guadelupensis Petit 1852 snail | |
"Murex cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus
"Murex cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus Guppy 1876 murex snail | |
"Terebra berlinerae" = Strioterebrum berlinerae
"Terebra berlinerae" = Strioterebrum berlinerae Maury 1917 auger snail | |
"Cythara elongata" = Ithycythara elongata
"Cythara elongata" = Ithycythara elongata Gabb 1873 snail | |
Conus furvoides, "Conus proteus" = Conus spurius, "Conus haytensis" = Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis, "Conus recognitus" = Conus (Pyruconus) recognitus, "Conus kitteredgei" = Conasprella (Ximeniconus) kitteredgei
Conus furvoides Gabb 1873 cone shell
"Conus proteus" = Conus spurius Gmelin 1791 cone shell
"Conus haytensis" = Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis Sowerby 1850 cone shell
"Conus recognitus" = Conus (Pyruconus) recognitus Guppy 1867 cone shell
"Conus kitteredgei" = Conasprella (Ximeniconus) kitteredgei Maury 1917 cone shell | |
Mitra henekeni Sowerby 1850 mitre shell | |
"Cancellaria harrisi" = Cancellaria (Cancellaria) harrisi
"Cancellaria harrisi" = Cancellaria (Cancellaria) harrisi Maury 1917 snail | |
"Olivella muticoides" = Olivella (Olivella) muticoides, Oliva giraudi, Oliva cylindrica, Oliva cristobalcoloni
"Olivella muticoides" = Olivella (Olivella) muticoides Gabb 1873 olive snail
Oliva giraudi Cossmann 1913 olive snail
Oliva cylindrica Sowerby 1850 olive snail
Oliva cristobalcoloni Maury 1917 olive snail | |
Strombus bifrons Sowerby 1850 conch | |
Cassis sulcifera, "Phalium moniliferum" = Semicassis reclusa
Cassis sulcifera Sowerby 1850 snail
"Phalium moniliferum" = Semicassis reclusa Guppy 1873 snail | |
"Amauropsis guppyi" = Pachycrommium guppyi
"Amauropsis guppyi" = Pachycrommium guppyi Gabb 1873 snail | |
Retusa yaquensis Maury 1917 snail | |
Bullaria paupercula, Acteocina canaliculata, "Acteocina (Cylichnella) triticumtritonis" = Cylichnella triticumtritonis
Bullaria paupercula Sowerby 1849 snail
Acteocina canaliculata Say 1826 barrel-bubble
"Acteocina (Cylichnella) triticumtritonis" = Cylichnella triticumtritonis Maury 1917 snail | |
Turbonilla turritissima snail | |
Turbo cenulatoides snail
Astralium karlschmidti snail | |
"Fissuridea henekeni" = Diodora cayenensis henekeni
"Fissuridea henekeni" = Diodora cayenensis henekeni Maury 1917 snail |