TU 1277, Río Gurabo [Gurabo Fm] (Miocene to of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.3° N, 71.7° W: paleocoordinates 19.3° N, 71.2° 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

• ENVIRONMENT: Appearing to be shallow marine firmground environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown, presumably silcicilastic. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified 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 Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions.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 75040: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 16.09.2007, edited by Uta Merkel

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.
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Antillocyathus alatus3 Cairns and Wells 1987 stony coral
Antillocyathus maoensis3 Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1925 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Muracypraea henekeni Sowerby 1850 cowry
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Zonaria spurcoides Gabb 1873 cowry
[entered as Zonaria spuroides]
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
Trivia sp. Broderip 1837 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Lobatus dominator4 Pilsbry 1917 true conch
Lobatus haitensis4 Sowerby 1850 true conch
Strombus bifrons4 Sowerby 1850 conch
Strombus proximus4 Sowerby 1850 conch
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyria (Lyria) incomperta7 Hoerle and Vokes 1978 volute
Lyria (Lyria) pulchella Sowerby 1850 volute
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus6, Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis6, Murex (Haustellum) pennae6, "Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius6
"Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus6 Guppy 1876 murex snail
Chicoreus (Siratus) domingensis6 Sowerby 1850 murex snail
Murex (Haustellum) pennae6 Maury 1934 murex snail
"Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius6 Sowerby 1841 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840 turrid
Polystira haitensis Sowerby 1850 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
"Conus stenostoma" = Conasprella stenostoma, "Conus haytensis" = Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis, Conus sp., "Conus multiliratus" = Conasprelloides multiliratus, "Conus planiliratus" = Conasprelloides planiliratus, "Conus symmetricus" = Purpuriconus symmetricus
"Conus stenostoma" = Conasprella stenostoma Sowerby 1850 cone shell
"Conus haytensis" = Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis Sowerby 1850 cone shell
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
"Conus multiliratus" = Conasprelloides multiliratus Olsson 1922 cone shell
"Conus planiliratus" = Conasprelloides planiliratus Sowerby 1850 cone shell
"Conus symmetricus" = Purpuriconus symmetricus Sowerby 1849 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Clathrodrillia venusta Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Antillophos (Antillophos) moorei Guppy 1866 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fasciolaria semistriata Sowerby 1850 tulip snail
"Fusinus haitensis" = Fusinus henekeni haitensis Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Subcancilla henekeni Sowerby 1850 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
"Vasum (Vasum) haitense" = Vasum haitensis Sowerby 1850 snail
Vasum (Vasum) gurabicum Maury 1917 snail
Turbinella praelaevigata7 Vokes 1964 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Cassis sulcifera Sowerby 1850 snail
Sconsia laevigata Guppy 1850 snail
Semicassis reclusa2 Guppy 1873 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Personidae
Distorsio simillima2 Sowerby 1850 snail
Distorsio mcgintyi2 Emerson and Puffer 1953 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Monoplex gurabonicus2 Maury 1917 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae
Bursa grayana2 Dunker 1862 frog shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
Malea camura2 Guppy 1866 tun shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus laddfranklinae Maury 1917 worm shell
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Argopecten inaequalis8 Sowerby 1850 calico scallop
Amusium papyraceum8 Gabb 1873 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
 Pholadida - Corbulidae