PBDB Collection

Central Cuba (Cretaceous of Cuba)

Where: Cuba (22.0° N, 79.5° W: paleocoordinates 20.9° N, 63.4° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Habana Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)

• Titanosarcolites Beds

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. Torre. 1960. Notas sobre rudistas [Notes about rudists]. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural 25(1):51-64 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 73287: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 08.06.2007

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
Hippuritida - Antillocaprinidae	Titanosarcolites giganteus, Antillocaprina crassitella, Antillocaprina annulata, Antillocaprina pugniformis, ? Antillocaprina ? occidentalis Titanosarcolites giganteus rudist Antillocaprina crassitella rudist Antillocaprina annulata rudist Antillocaprina pugniformis rudist ? Antillocaprina ? occidentalis rudist
Hippuritida - Radiolitidae	Radiolites macroplicatus, Tampsia rutteni, Parabournonia hispida, Bournonia cancellata, Bournonia thiadensi, Bournonia cf. africana, Bournonia planasi, ? Bournonia galofrei, Bournonia cf. bournoni, "Chiapasella bermudezi" = Chiapasella radiolitiformis, "Chiapasella cubensis" = Chiapasella radiolitiformis, "Chiapasella pauciplicata" = Chiapasella radiolitiformis, Eoradiolites sp., Biradiolites aquitanicus, Biradiolites lumbricoides, Biradiolites cf. acuticostatus, Biradiolites cubensis, Biradiolites adherens, Biradiolites macgillavryi, Biradiolites tschoppi, Biradiolites cf. lameracensis, Sauvagesia sp. Radiolites macroplicatus Whitfield 1987 rudist Tampsia rutteni rudist Parabournonia hispida rudist Bournonia cancellata rudist Bournonia thiadensi rudist Bournonia cf. africana rudist Bournonia planasi rudist ? Bournonia galofrei rudist Bournonia cf. bournoni Desmoulins 1826 rudist "Chiapasella bermudezi" = Chiapasella radiolitiformis Trechmann 1924 rudist "Chiapasella cubensis" = Chiapasella radiolitiformis Trechmann 1924 rudist "Chiapasella pauciplicata" = Chiapasella radiolitiformis Trechmann 1924 rudist Eoradiolites sp. Douvillé 1909 rudist Biradiolites aquitanicus rudist Biradiolites lumbricoides rudist Biradiolites cf. acuticostatus rudist Biradiolites cubensis rudist Biradiolites adherens rudist Biradiolites macgillavryi rudist Biradiolites tschoppi rudist Biradiolites cf. lameracensis Toucas 1909 rudist Sauvagesia sp. Bayle 1886 rudist
Hippuritida - Hippuritidae	Torreites sanchezi, Hippurites (Orbygnya) muellerriedi, Parastroma sanchezi, Parastroma guitarti, Vaccinites inaequicostatus, Barrettia monilifera, Barrettia multilirata, Praebarrettia sp., Praebarrettia porosa, Praebarrettia sparcilirata Torreites sanchezi rudist Hippurites (Orbygnya) muellerriedi rudist Parastroma sanchezi rudist Parastroma guitarti Palmer 1933 rudist Vaccinites inaequicostatus rudist subsp. vermunti Barrettia monilifera rudist Barrettia multilirata rudist Praebarrettia sp. Trechmann 1924 rudist Praebarrettia porosa rudist Praebarrettia sparcilirata rudist
Hippuritida - Plagioptychidae	Plagioptychus antillarum, Mitrocaprina bayani, Mitrocaprina palmeri, Mitrocaprina tschoppi Plagioptychus antillarum rudist Mitrocaprina bayani rudist Mitrocaprina palmeri rudist Mitrocaprina tschoppi Palmer 1933 rudist