Also known as NMB Loc. 17832
Where: Bocas, Panama (9.1° N, 81.6° W: paleocoordinates 9.0° N, 81.1° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Escudo de Veraguas Formation (Bocas del Toro Group), Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: The upper and lower contacts of the formation are not exposed. BIOSTRATIGRAPHY: from Collins et al. (1999), not specified to Early or Late Pliocene; direct date extrapolated from Cheetham et al. (1999); age range also provided by Bybell (1999).
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: deep-water; poorly lithified, burrowed, bioturbated, fine-grained, argillaceous sandstone and poorly lithified, burrowed, bioturbated, argillaceous siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the BMNH, NMB, USNM
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia and scaphopoda. COLLECTORS: unknown (PPP staff), 6/4/88. REPOSITORIES:collections presumably held at USNM, BMNH and Naturhistorisches Museum Basel (NMB),
Primary reference: L. S. Collins and A. G. Coates. 1999. A paleobiotic survey of Caribbean faunas from the Neogene of the Isthmus of Panama. Bulletins of American Paleontology (357) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 79794: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Kate Bulinski on 24.03.2008, edited by Austin Hendy
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Scaphopoda | |
Fissidentalium sp. Fischer 1885 tusk shell | |
Gadilopsis sp. Woodring 1925 tusk shell
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell | |
Bathoxiphus sp. Pilsbry 1897 tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail | |
Atlanta sp. Lesueur 1817 snail | |
Episcynia sp. Morch 1875 snail | |
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail | |
Dolostoma sp. Woodring 1970 snail
Acmaturris sp. Woodring 1928 snail
Bactrocythara sp. Woodring 1928 snail
Saccharoturris sp. Woodring 1928 snail
Kurtziella (Cryoturris) sp. Woodring 1928 snail | |
Agladrillia (Agladrillia) sp. Woodring 1928 snail
Leptadrillia sp. Woodring 1928 snail | |
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928 turrid | |
? Gymnobela sp. Verrill 1884 cone shell | |
? Pleurotomoides sp. Bronn 1831 snail
Nannodiella sp. Dall 1919 snail | |
Pleurotomella sp. Verrill 1872 snail | |
Microdrillia sp. Casey 1903 snail | |
Strioterebrum sp. Sacco 1891 auger snail | |
"Costoanachis sp." = Anachis (Costoanachis) Sacco 1890 snail
Mitrella sp. Risso 1826 snail
Nassarina (Nassarina) sp. Dall 1889 snail | |
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Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815 snail | |
Antillophos (Antillophos) sp. Woodring 1928 true whelk | |
Olivella (Macgintiella) sp. Olsson 1956 olive snail
Olivella (Minioliva) sp. Olsson 1956 olive snail | |
Chicoreus (Chicoreus) sp. Montfort 1810 murex snail | |
Persicula sp. Schumacher 1817 snail | |
Voluta sp. Linnaeaus 1758 volute | |
Volvarina sp. Hinds 1844 margin shell
Granula sp. Jousseaume 1875 margin shell
Dentimargo sp. Cossmann 1899 margin shell
Prunum sp. Swainson 1840 margin shell | |
Xenophora sp. Fischer von Waldheim 1807 carrier shell | |
Niso sp. Risso 1826 snail
Balcis sp. Leach 1847 snail | |
? Miraclathurella sp. Woodring 1928 snail | |
Alabina sp. Dall 1902 cerith snail | |
"Amaea (Scalina) sp." = Scalina, Epitonium (Asperiscala) sp.
"Amaea (Scalina) sp." = Scalina Conrad 1865 wentletrap
Epitonium (Asperiscala) sp. de Boury 1909 wentletrap | |
"Heterobranchia indet." = Heterostropha
"Heterobranchia indet." = Heterostropha Fischer 1885 snail | |
Architectonica sp. Röding 1798 sundial
Pseudotorinia sp. Sacco 1892 snail | |
Ringicula (Ringiculella) sp. Sacco 1892 snail | |
Eulimella (Ebalina) sp. Thiele 1929 snail
? Kleinella sp. Adams 1860 snail
Ugartea sp. Bartsch 1917 snail
? Ividella sp. Dall and Bartsch 1909 snail
? Ivara sp. Dall and Bartsch 1913 snail | |
Solariorbis sp. Conrad 1865 snail | |
Microgaza sp. Dall 1881 top snail | |
Creseis sp. Rang 1828 snail
Cavolinia sp. Avilgaard 1791 snail
Clio sp. Linnaeus 1767 snail
Styliola sp. Gray 1850 snail
Diacria sp. Gray 1847 snail | |
Sulcoretusa sp. Burch 1945 snail
Volvulella (Volvulella) sp. Newton 1891 snail | |
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble
Scaphander sp. Monfort 1810 snail
Cylichnella sp. Gabb 1873 snail | |
Bivalvia | |
Bivalvia indet. Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Chlamys" sp. Röding 1798 scallop
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop | |
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Pteria sp. Scopoli 1777 pearl oyster | |
Arcopsis sp. Koenen 1885 clam | |
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark | |
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Cuspidaria (Cuspidaria) sp. Dall 1886 clam | |
Trigonulina sp. d'Orbigny 1946 clam | |
? Kellia sp. Fischer 1884 kelly clam | |
? Laevicardium sp. Swainson 1840 cockle | |
Abra sp. Lamarck 1818 abra | |
Angulus sp. Megerle 1811 tellin clam | |
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
Kelliella sp. Sars 1865 clam | |
Gouldia sp., "Ventricolaria sp." = Globivenus
Gouldia sp. Adams 1847 venus clam
"Ventricolaria sp." = Globivenus Coen 1934 venus clam | |
Caryocorbula sp., "Varicorbula sp." = Corbula (Varicorbula)
Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam
"Varicorbula sp." = Corbula (Varicorbula) Grant and Gale 1931 clam | |
Crassinella sp. Guppy 1874 clam | |
Nucula (Lamellinucula) sp. Schenck 1944 nut clam
Leionucula sp. Quenstedt 1930 nut clam | |
Saccella sp. Woodring 1925 pointed nut clam | |
Yoldia sp. Möller 1842 clam | |
Gymnolaemata | |
Schedocleidochasma "n. sp. 3" Soule et al. 1991 | |
Discoporella "n. sp. 6" d'Orbigny 1852
Cupuladria aff. biporosa Canu and Bassler 1923 | |
Scrupocellaria sp. van Beneden 1845 | |
Anthozoa | |
Schizocyathus fissilis Pourtales 1874 stony coral | |
Asterosmilia exarata Duncan 1867 stony coral
Trochocyathus chevalieri Cairns and Wells 1987 stony coral |