TU 1455 - Río Guanajuma [Gurabo Fm] (Miocene to of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.0° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Gurabo Formation, Messinian to Messinian (7.2 - 3.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Gurabo Fm according to Beu (2010). AGE: ? Late Miocene; Gurabo Formation is Messinian-Zanclean. THICKNESS: STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: COMMENTS:

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified siliciclastic sediments

• ENVIRONMENT: Appearing to be shallow marine siliciclastic environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown, presumably silcicilastic. LITHIFICATION: Poorly-lithified based on observation of figures.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Reposited in the PRI

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTOR: E. Vokes. REPOSITORY: PRI. FIDELITY: Moderate ecological fidelity.

Primary reference: A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 74911: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 05.09.2007

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• TAXONOMY: Most taxa Identified by A. Hendy, with some earlier identifications by E. Vokes, P. Jung, H. Vokes, L. Anderson.
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Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis2, "Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Periglypta sp., Lioconcha sp.
Periglypta sp. Jukes-Browne 1914 venus clam
Lioconcha sp. Mörch 1853 venus clam
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Tucetona acuticostata
Tucetona acuticostata Sowerby 1849 clam
Gastropoda
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
Carinodrillia sp.
Carinodrillia sp. Dall 1919 snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Pachycrommium guppyi
Pachycrommium guppyi Gabb 1873 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sp.
Petaloconchus sp. Lea 1843 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices sp.
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Sconsia laevigata, Cassis sulcifera, "Phalium moniliferum" = Semicassis reclusa
Sconsia laevigata Guppy 1850 snail
Cassis sulcifera Sowerby 1850 snail
"Phalium moniliferum" = Semicassis reclusa Guppy 1873 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Personidae
Distorsio simillima
Distorsio simillima Sowerby 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Cymatium praefemorale1
Cymatium praefemorale1 Maury 1917 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora delecta
Xenophora delecta Guppy 1876 carrier shell
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitridae indet., Subcancilla sp.
Mitridae indet. Swainson 1831 mitre shell
Subcancilla sp. Olsson and Harbison 1953 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis3, "Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius3, Murex (Haustellum) pennae3
Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis3 Sowerby 1850 murex snail
"Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius3 Sowerby 1841 murex snail
Murex (Haustellum) pennae3 Maury 1934 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyria (Lyria) pulchella
Lyria (Lyria) pulchella Sowerby 1850 volute
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Prunum coniforme
Prunum coniforme Sowerby 1850 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Harpidae
Morum (Oniscidia) domingense
Morum (Oniscidia) domingense Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Clathrodrillia sp.
Clathrodrillia sp. Dall 1918 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet., Polystira haitensis
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Polystira haitensis Sowerby 1850 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus symmetricus" = Purpuriconus symmetricus, Conus sp., Conus consobrinus
"Conus symmetricus" = Purpuriconus symmetricus Sowerby 1849 cone shell
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
Conus consobrinus Sowerby 1850 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus henekeni
Fusinus henekeni Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Antillophos moorei
Antillophos moorei Guppy 1866 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Metulella venusta
Metulella venusta Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria (Cancellaria) sp.
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Fusiturricula sp.
Fusiturricula sp. Woodring 1928 ribbed mitre
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) plebeia
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritellidae indet.
Turritellidae indet. Lovén 1847 turret shell
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis
"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial
1Beu 2010; 2Vokes 1989; 3Vokes 1989