Where: Falcon, Venezuela (10.8° N, 70.2° W: paleocoordinates 10.5° N, 68.5° W)
• coordinate based on political unit
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)
• AGE: Miocene in original text; Tortonian, based on the combined presence of Euvola urumaconis, Lindapecten buchivaconis, and Leptopecten gilbertharrisi; following Waller (2011).
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: F. Hodson, H. K. Hodson, and G. D. Harris. 1927. Some Venezualan and Caribbean Mollusks. Bulletins of America Paleontology 13(49):1-160 [A. Miller/A. Miller/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 61025: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Arnold Miller on 29.05.2006, edited by Austin Hendy
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Aequipecten plurinominis" = Lindapecten plurinominis2, "Pecten circularis" = Argopecten ventricosus, "Pecten (Plagioctenium) gilbertharrisi" = Argopecten gilbertharrisi, "Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) urumaconis" = Euvola urumaconis2
"Aequipecten plurinominis" = Lindapecten plurinominis2 Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 scallop Subspecies: Pecten (Chlamys) buchivacoanus maracaibensis
"Pecten circularis" = Argopecten ventricosus Sowerby 1842 calico scallop Subspecies: Pecten circularis cornellanus
"Pecten (Plagioctenium) gilbertharrisi" = Argopecten gilbertharrisi Hodson and Hodson 1927 calico scallop Subspecies: Pecten (Plagioctenium) gilbertharrisi democracianus
"Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) urumaconis" = Euvola urumaconis2 Hodson et al. 1927 scallop Subspecies: Pecten soror urumaconis
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Plicatula densata Conrad 1843 scallop | |
"Arca (Scapharca) berjadinensis" = Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis, "Arca (Scapharca) grandis" = Larkinia grandis
"Arca (Scapharca) berjadinensis" = Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis Hodson et al. 1927 ark
"Arca (Scapharca) grandis" = Larkinia grandis Broderip and Sowerby 1829 ark Subspecies: Arca (Scapharca) grandis waringi
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"Glycymeris canalis" = Tucetona pectinata canalis1
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Chama berjadinensis Hodson 1927 jewel box | |
"Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena
"Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena Conrad 1855 venus clam | |
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"Turritella altilira" = Turritella (Bactrospira) altilira, Turritella berjadinensis
"Turritella altilira" = Turritella (Bactrospira) altilira Conrad 1857 turret shell Subspecies: Turitella altilira urumacoensis
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