Where: Dominican Republic (19.3° N, 70.5° W: paleocoordinates 19.3° N, 70.0° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Gurabo Formation, Messinian to Messinian (7.2 - 3.6 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Gurabo Fm, which overlies the Cercado Fm, and is overlain by the Mao Fm (Pliocene). AGE: Late Miocene-Early Pliocene, based on Table 1 of Saunders et al. (1986); assigned to Messinian-Zanclean 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 Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions.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 74967: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 09.09.2007, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Actinopteri | |
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Bivalvia | |
"Nucula (Leionucula) sp." = Leionucula, Nucula (Nucula) sp.
"Nucula (Leionucula) sp." = Leionucula Quenstedt 1930 nut clam
Nucula (Nucula) sp. Lamarck 1799 nut clam | |
Limopsis ovalis Gabb 1873 clam | |
"Glycymeris jamaicensis" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) jamaicensis, Tucetona acuticostata
"Glycymeris jamaicensis" = Glycymeris (Glycymeris) jamaicensis Dall 1898 clam
Tucetona acuticostata Sowerby 1849 clam | |
"Arca (Arca) zebra" = Byssoarca zebra, Barbatia (Obliquarca) sp., "Barbatia (Cucullaearca) candida" = Barbatia candida, Anadara (Rasia) sp.
"Arca (Arca) zebra" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark
Barbatia (Obliquarca) sp. Sacco 1898 clam
"Barbatia (Cucullaearca) candida" = Barbatia candida Helbling 1779 clam
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark | |
Amusium papyraceum10, Euvola soror10, Lindapecten paramuscosus10, Argopecten sp., Argopecten thetidis10, Argopecten eccentricus10
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop | |
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Dimya grandis scallop | |
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster
Dendostrea haitensis oyster | |
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Pitar (Pitar) sp. Römer 1857 venus clam | |
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Arcinella antiquata Guppy 1866 jewel box | |
Agnocardia cinderellae8, Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis8, Americardia guppyi, Americardia media
Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis8 Sowerby 1850 cockle INCLUDES: Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis cercadica and h. sambaica
Americardia guppyi Thiele 1910 cockle
Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758 cockle | |
"Caryocorbula sericea" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea Dall 1898 clam | |
Linga sp. de Gregorio 1885 clam
Anodontia (Pegophysema) sp. Stewart 1930 clam | |
Glans scabricostata Guppy 1866 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
Stigmaulax guppyi moon snail
Stigmaulax vererugosum Cossmann 1924 moon snail | |
Petaloconchus laddfranklinae Maury 1917 worm shell | |
Muracypraea henekeni Sowerby 1850 cowry
Luria isabella Linnaeus 1758 Isabell cowry
Erosaria spurca Linnaeus 1758 cowry | |
Fusinus henekeni Sowerby 1850 snail
Latirus (Polygona) sp. Schumacher 1817 snail | |
Strombina (Strombina) sp. Mörch 1858 snail
Metulella sp. Gabb 1873 snail
Metulella venusta Sowerby 1850 snail | |
Nassarius (Nassarius) sp. Duméril 1806 snail
Nassarius (Uzita) gurabensis Maury 1917 snail | |
Buccinidae indet., Metaphos dominicana, Antillophos sp., Antillophos (Antillophos) pitti, Antillophos (Antillophos) moorei
Buccinidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 true whelk
Antillophos sp. Woodring 1928 true whelk
Antillophos (Antillophos) pitti true whelk
Antillophos (Antillophos) moorei Guppy 1866 true whelk | |
Lyria (Lyria) pulchella Sowerby 1850 volute | |
Morum (Oniscidia) domingense Sowerby 1850 snail | |
Marginellidae indet. Fleming 1828 margin shell
Prunum coniforme Sowerby 1850 margin shell
Marginella sowerbyi Gabb 1873 margin shell | |
Muricopsis quisqueyensis, Thais santodomingensis, Dermomurex (Trialatella) pterynoides, Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) cercadicus, "Typhis (Talityphis) alatus" = Typhina alata7, "Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius9, "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus9, Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis9, Chicoreus (Siratus) eumekes9, Murex (Haustellum) pennae9, Poirieria (Paziella) domiciensis, Stramonita sp.
Muricopsis quisqueyensis murex snail
Thais santodomingensis murex snail
Dermomurex (Trialatella) pterynoides murex snail
Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) cercadicus Maury 1917 murex snail
Poirieria (Paziella) domiciensis murex snail
Stramonita sp. Schumacher 1817 murex snail | |
Hindsiclava sp. Hertlein and Strong 1955 snail | |
Turridae sp. Swainson 1840 turrid
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928 turrid
Polystira haitensis Sowerby 1850 turrid | |
Ithycythara elongata Gabb 1873 snail | |
Conus sp., "Conus proteus" = Conus spurius
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
"Conus proteus" = Conus spurius Gmelin 1791 cone shell | |
Subcancilla henekeni Sowerby 1850 mitre shell | |
Uromitra sp. Bellardi 1887 ribbed mitre
Fusiturricula sp. Woodring 1928 ribbed mitre
Fusiturricula humerosa Gabb 1873 ribbed mitre | |
Admetula zalayana5, "Cancellaria (Bivetiella) epistomifera" = Bivetiella epistomifera, Cancellaria (Cancellaria) sp., Aphera islacolonis5, "Cancellaria (Sveltia) inquilinus" = Sveltia inquilinus5, Agatrix losquemadica
"Cancellaria (Bivetiella) epistomifera" = Bivetiella epistomifera Guppy 1876 snail
Cancellaria (Cancellaria) sp. Lamarck 1799 snail
Agatrix losquemadica Jung and Petit 1990 nutmeg | |
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch | |
Sconsia laevigata Guppy 1850 snail | |
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Distorsio simillima Sowerby 1850 snail | |
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Xenophora delecta Guppy 1876 carrier shell | |
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
Vermicularia spirata Philippi 1836 turret shell | |
Rhinoclavis (Rhinoclavis) sp. Swainson 1840 cerith snail
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) plebeia cerith snail | |
Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell | |
Carinodrillia sp. Dall 1919 snail
Miraclathurella sp. Woodring 1928 snail | |
"Acteon riomaensis" = Japonactaeon punctostriata
"Acteon riomaensis" = Japonactaeon punctostriata Adams 1840 snail | |
"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis
"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial | |
Trochidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 top snail
Calliostoma grabaui Maury 1917 top snail
Monodontinae indet. Cossman 1916 top snail | |
"Astraea (Lithopoma) sp." = Lithopoma, Turbo (Taeniaturbo) dominicensis
"Astraea (Lithopoma) sp." = Lithopoma Gray 1850 snail
Turbo (Taeniaturbo) dominicensis Gabb 1873 snail | |
Gurabopecten uniplicatus | |
Gurabopecten uniplicatus10 Waller 2011 |