Where: Dominican Republic (19.6° N, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 19.6° N, 70.8° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Mao Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Mao Fm, which overlies the Gurabo Fm. AGE: Early Pliocene-Middle Pliocene, based on Table 1 of Saunders et al. (1986); assigned to Early Pliocene at present. THICKNESS: Unknown. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within section.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; unlithified siliciclastic sediments
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 Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions.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 74965: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 09.09.2007, edited by Uta Merkel
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Tucetona acuticostata Sowerby 1849 clam | |
"Arca (Arca) zebra" = Byssoarca zebra, Barbatia (Barbatia) sp., Anadara (Grandiarca) sp., Anadara (Rasia) sp.
"Arca (Arca) zebra" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark
Barbatia (Barbatia) sp. Gray 1842 clam
Anadara (Grandiarca) sp. Olsson 1961 ark
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark | |
Amusium papyraceum Gabb 1873 scallop
"Chlamys" sp. Röding 1798 scallop | |
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle | |
Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop | |
Dimya grandis scallop | |
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster
Dendostrea sp. Swainson 1835 oyster | |
"Cuspidaria (Bowdenia) distira" = Cardiomya (Bowdenia) distira2
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Diplodonta (Diplodonta) sp. Bronn 1831 clam | |
Veneridae indet., Chione sp., Lirophora (Lirophora) hendersoni, Periglypta sp., "Ventricolaria sp." = Globivenus, "Hyphantosoma sp." = Pitar (Hyphantosoma), Pitar (Pitar) sp.
Veneridae indet. Rafinesque 1815 venus clam
Chione sp. von Mühlfield 1811 venus clam
Lirophora (Lirophora) hendersoni venus clam
Periglypta sp. Jukes-Browne 1914 venus clam
"Ventricolaria sp." = Globivenus Coen 1934 venus clam
"Hyphantosoma sp." = Pitar (Hyphantosoma) Dall 1902 venus clam
Pitar (Pitar) sp. Römer 1857 venus clam | |
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Arcinella antiquata Guppy 1866 jewel box | |
"Eurytellina sp." = Tellina (Eurytellina)
"Eurytellina sp." = Tellina (Eurytellina) Fischer 1887 tellin clam | |
Martesia sp. Sowerby 1824 clam | |
Anodontia (Pegophysema) sp. Stewart 1930 clam
Myrtea sp. Turton 1822 clam | |
"Venericardia dominica" = Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) dominica5
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Gastropoda | |
Polinices hepaticus Röding 1798 moon snail
Natica (Natica) sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail | |
"Crepitacella sp." = Microstelma
"Crepitacella sp." = Microstelma Adams 1861 snail | |
Petaloconchus sp. Lea 1843 worm shell | |
Muracypraea henekeni Sowerby 1850 cowry
Luria isabella Linnaeus 1758 Isabell cowry | |
"Fusinus haitensis" = Fusinus henekeni haitensis, Latirus (Polygona) sp., Latirus (Latirus) sp., Fasciolaria semistriata
"Fusinus haitensis" = Fusinus henekeni haitensis Sowerby 1850 snail
Latirus (Polygona) sp. Schumacher 1817 snail
Latirus (Latirus) sp. Montfort 1810 snail
Fasciolaria semistriata Sowerby 1850 tulip snail | |
Metulella sp. Gabb 1873 snail | |
Cantharus vokesii true whelk
Cantharus sp. Röding 1798 true whelk
Antillophos (Antillophos) pitti true whelk
Antillophos (Antillophos) moorei Guppy 1866 true whelk | |
Lyria (Lyria) pulchella Sowerby 1850 volute | |
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799 margin shell | |
"Typhis (Talityphis) expansus" = Typhina expansa, Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum3, Chicoreus (Chicoreus) clausii3, Chicoreus (Siratus) articulatus3, Chicoreus (Siratus) formosus3
"Typhis (Talityphis) expansus" = Typhina expansa Sowerby 1874 murex snail | |
Clathrodrillia sp. Dall 1918 snail | |
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Polystira haitensis Sowerby 1850 turrid | |
Strioterebrum sp. Sacco 1891 auger snail
Terebra (Panaterebra) sp. Olsson 1967 auger snail | |
Conus hatensis, Conus sp., Conus consobrinus, "Conus recognitus" = Conus (Pyruconus) recognitus, "Conus multiliratus" = Conasprelloides multiliratus
Conus hatensis cone shell
Conus consobrinus Sowerby 1850 cone shell
"Conus recognitus" = Conus (Pyruconus) recognitus Guppy 1867 cone shell
"Conus multiliratus" = Conasprelloides multiliratus Olsson 1922 cone shell | |
Strombus proximus Sowerby 1850 conch | |
Cassis sp., "Sconsia (Sconsia) laevigata" = Sconsia laevigata
Cassis sp. Scopoli 1777 snail
"Sconsia (Sconsia) laevigata" = Sconsia laevigata Guppy 1850 snail | |
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Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell | |
Ficus pilsbryi Smith 1907 fig shell | |
Turritella sp., "Turritella (Bactrospira) guppyi" = Turritella guppyi
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
"Turritella (Bactrospira) guppyi" = Turritella guppyi Cossmann 1909 turret shell | |
Modulus modulus Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail | |
Potamididae indet. Adams and Adams 1854 horn snail | |
Crucibulum sp. Schumacher 1817 slipper shell | |
Crassispira (Crassispira) sp. Swainson 1840 snail | |
Bulla sp. Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Pseudotorinia sp. Sacco 1892 snail | |
Neritina sp. Lamarck 1816 snail | |
Anthozoa | |
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