PPP# 635 - Limón [Moin Fm] (Pleistocene of Costa Rica)

Also known as NMB Loc. 18083

Where: Limon, Costa Rica (10.0° N, 83.0° W: paleocoordinates 10.0° N, 83.3° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Middle Member (Moin Formation), Calabrian (1.8 - 0.8 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: The Moin Formation sits conformably on the Quebrada Chocolate Fomation and has no upper contact. AGE: direct date from Cheetham et al. (1999).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; gray, blue, silty claystone and volcaniclastic, shelly/skeletal sandstone

• Contains reef units in some parts of section.
• Blue-gray silty claystone and blocky, muddy, shelly volcaniclastic sandstone with common basalt granules. The lower part of the section contains laminated pyritic, organic-rich claystone and erect branching broyzoans.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the NMB

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTORS: unknown (PPP staff) collected on 4/3/89. REPOSITORIES: 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 79842: authorized by Arnold Miller, entered by Kate Bulinski on 25.03.2008, edited by Austin Hendy and Mihaela Krause

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia and scaphopoda. NOMENCLATURE: modern nomenclature, though only identified to subgenus resolution.
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unclassified
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Caecid indet., Cysticus sp., Eulimid indet., ? Pygmaepteris sp., Pyramidelline indet., Rissoine sp., Triphorid indet., Turbonilline indet., Typhine sp., Vetricolaria sp., Lagenicella marginata
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp.
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Laevidentaliidae
Laevidentalium sp.
Laevidentalium sp. Cossmann 1888 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp.
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
sensu lato
Gastropoda
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Epitonium (Asperiscala) sp.
Epitonium (Asperiscala) sp. de Boury 1909 wentletrap
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Alabina sp.
Alabina sp. Dall 1902 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella sp.
Turritella sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Natica (Naticarius) sp." = Naticarius
"Natica (Naticarius) sp." = Naticarius Dumeril 1806 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis sp.
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
"Petaloconchus sp." = Petaloconchus
"Petaloconchus sp." = Petaloconchus Lea 1843 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Sconsia sp.
Sconsia sp. Gray 1847 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Triviidae
Erato sp., Trivia (Dolichupis) sp.
Erato sp. Risso 1826 snail
Trivia (Dolichupis) sp. Iredale 1930 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva (Oliva) sp., Olivella (Minioliva) sp., Olivella (Macgintiella) sp.
Oliva (Oliva) sp. Bruguière 1789 olive snail
Olivella (Minioliva) sp. Olsson 1956 olive snail
Olivella (Macgintiella) sp. Olsson 1956 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Agatrix sp.
Agatrix sp. Petit 1967 nutmeg
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fasciolaria (Fasciolaria) sp.
Fasciolaria (Fasciolaria) sp. Lamarck 1799 tulip snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Engina moinensis, Metula sp., Antillophos (Antillophos) sp.
Engina moinensis Landau and Vermeij 2012 true whelk
Metula sp. Adams and Adams 1853 true whelk
Antillophos (Antillophos) sp. Woodring 1928 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp.
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail
sensu lato
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Nassarina sp.
Nassarina sp. Dall 1889 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Voluta sp.
Voluta sp. Linnaeaus 1758 volute
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Volvarina sp., Marginella sp.
Volvarina sp. Hinds 1844 margin shell
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Haustellum sp.
Haustellum sp. Schumacher 1817 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Granulina sp.
Granulina sp. Jousseaume 1888 snail
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Kurtziella (Kurtziella) sp., Kurtziella (Cryoturris) sp., Vitricythara sp.
Kurtziella (Cryoturris) sp. Woodring 1928 snail
Vitricythara sp. Fargo 1953 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Gemmula sp.
Gemmula sp. Weinkauff 1875 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Leptadrillia sp.
Leptadrillia sp. Woodring 1928 snail
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Nannodiella sp., Glyphostoma (Glyphostoma) sp.
Nannodiella sp. Dall 1919 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus sp.
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Cheilea sp.
Cheilea sp. Modeer 1793 hoof shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
Cyclostremiscus (Ponocyclus) sp.
 Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae
Teinostoma sp.
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
 Heterostropha - Mathildidae
Mathilda sp.
Mathilda sp. Semper 1865 snail
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
? Brachystomia sp.
? Brachystomia sp. Monterosato 1884 snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Heliacus sp.
Heliacus sp. d'Orbigny 1842 snail
 Heterostropha - Ringiculidae
Ringicula (Ringiculella) sp.
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Arene sp.
Arene sp. Adams and Adams 1854 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora sp.
Diodora sp. Gray 1821 snail
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
Cavolinia sp.
Cavolinia sp. Avilgaard 1791 snail
 Thecosomata - Limacinidae
Limacina sp.
Limacina sp. Bosc 1817 snail
Bivalvia
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Costelloleda sp.
Costelloleda sp. Hertlein and Strong 1940 pointed nut clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Lamellinucula) sp.
Nucula (Lamellinucula) sp. Schenck 1944 nut clam
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
"Varicorbula sp." = Corbula (Varicorbula), Caryocorbula sp.
"Varicorbula sp." = Corbula (Varicorbula) Grant and Gale 1931 clam
Caryocorbula sp. Gardner 1926 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp.
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Gouldia sp., Cyclinella sp.
Gouldia sp. Adams 1847 venus clam
Cyclinella sp. Dall 1902 venus clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Myrtea sp., "Lucinisca sp." = Lucina (Lucinisca)
Myrtea sp. Turton 1822 clam
"Lucinisca sp." = Lucina (Lucinisca) Dall 1901 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella sp.
Crassinella sp. Guppy 1874 clam
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Argopecten sp., Amusium sp.
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop
Amusium sp. Röding 1798 scallop
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Cyclopecten sp.
Cyclopecten sp. Verrill 1897 mud scallop
 Pectinida - Dimyidae
Dimya sp.
Dimya sp. Rouault 1850 scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Rasia) sp., Arca sp.
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Arcida - Noetiidae
Arcopsis sp.
Arcopsis sp. Koenen 1885 clam
Gymnolaemata
 Cheilostomata - Sertellidae
Reteporellina evelinae
 Cheilostomata - Smittinidae
Parasmittina parsevaliformis, Parasmittina "n. sp. 1"
 Cheilostomata - Stomachetosellidae
Cigclisula porosa
 Cheilostomata - Petraliidae
Petraliella bisinuata
 Cheilostomata - Hippoporinidae
? Hippomenella fissurata
 Cheilostomata - Adeonidae
Bracebridgia subsulcata
 Cheilostomata - Microporellidae
Microporella umbracula
 Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae
Gemelliporidra multilamellosa, Stylopoma "n. sp. 3", Characodoma contractum, Schizoporella cornuta
 Cheilostomata - Margarettidae
Margaretta buski
 Cheilostomata - Cheiloporinidae
Hippaliosina rostrigera
 Cheilostomata - Cellariidae
Cellaria mandibulata
 Cheilostomata - Celleporidae
Buskea aff. dichotoma
 Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
Hippoporella costulata, Schedocleidochasma cleidostoma, Schedocleidochasma "n. sp. 3"
Schedocleidochasma "n. sp. 3" Soule et al. 1991
 Cheilostomata - Quadricellariidae
Nellia tenella
Nellia tenella Lamarck 1816
 Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae
Celleporaria albirostris, Celleporaria brunnea, Celleporaria magnifica
 Cheilostomata - Arachnopusiidae
Tremogasterina mucronata
 Cheilostomata - Microporidae
Floridinella parvula
 Cheilostomata - Onychocellidae
Onychocella aff. angulosa
 Cheilostomata - Candidae
Scrupocellaria regularis, Canda simplex
 Cheilostomata - Steginoporellidae
Steginoporella aff. connexa
 Cheilostomata - Mamilloporidae
Mamillopora cavernulosa, Mamillopora tuberosa
 Cheilostomata - Hippopodinidae
Hippopodina feegeensis
 Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Discoporella "n. sp. 6", Cupuladria aff. canariensis, Cupuladria biporosa, Cupuladria aff. biporosa, Vibracellina laxibasis
Discoporella "n. sp. 6" d'Orbigny 1852
Cupuladria biporosa Canu and Bassler 1923
Cupuladria aff. biporosa Canu and Bassler 1923
 Cheilostomata - Escharinidae
Escharina porosa
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia pittieri
Balanophyllia pittieri Vaughan 1919 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Guyniidae
Guynia annulata
Guynia annulata Duncan 1872 stony coral