Pincrest Member, Tamiami Formation (unspecified localities) (Pliocene of the United States)

Where: Florida (27.3° N, 82.5° W: paleocoordinates 27.4° N, 81.9° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• basin-level geographic resolution

When: Pinecrest Member (Tamiami Formation), Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Pincrest Mbr of the Tamiami Fm, Okeechobee Grp, which is interfingers with the Golden Gate Mbr, and overlies the Buckingham Mbr, both of the Tamiami Fm. Correlative with the Yorktown, Goose Neck, Duplin, and Jackson Bluff Fms. THICKNESS: Varies between 2 and 20 m across areal extent. AGE: Late Pliocene. Based on macrofossil biostratigraphy the unit is throught to represent the middle Piacenzian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Checklist representative of entire member.

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified, shelly/skeletal sandstone

• ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine siliciclastic setting.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Well-sorted, clean quartz, highly fossiliferous sand. LITHIFICATION: Unithified, based on facies description and figured specimens.

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: surface (float), surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: Unknown, presumably the authors and others. REPOSITORY: No repository stated.

Primary reference: E. J. Petuch and C. E. Roberts. 2007. The geology of the Everglades and adjacent areas 1-212 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 79959: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 29.03.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Includes only the more abundant and indicative species of gastropoda and bivalvia. NOMENCLATURE: Modern nomenclature, with subgenus and species-resolution assignments.
unclassified
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Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Tegulidae
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Vermicularia recta, "Eichwaldiella magnasulcus" = Turritella (Eichwaldiella), "Eichwaldiella pontoni" = Turritella (Eichwaldiella)
Vermicularia recta turret shell
"Eichwaldiella magnasulcus" = Turritella (Eichwaldiella) turret shell
"Eichwaldiella pontoni" = Turritella (Eichwaldiella) turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Dallitesta coensis" = Polinices
"Dallitesta coensis" = Polinices moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
 Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena taurus, Tropochasca lindae, "Busycon titan" = Busycon, "Fulguropsis excavatum" = Busycon, "Echinofulgur dalli" = Busycon, "Sinistrofulgur contrarium" = Busycon, "Busycoarctum tropicalis" = Busycon (Busycoarctum), "Pyruella demistriatum" = Busycon, "Pyruella rugosicostata" = Busycon, "Pyruella basingerensis" = Busycon, Busycotypus bicoronatum
"Busycon titan" = Busycon whelk
"Fulguropsis excavatum" = Busycon whelk
"Echinofulgur dalli" = Busycon whelk
"Sinistrofulgur contrarium" = Busycon whelk
"Busycoarctum tropicalis" = Busycon (Busycoarctum) whelk
"Pyruella demistriatum" = Busycon whelk
"Pyruella rugosicostata" = Busycon whelk
"Pyruella basingerensis" = Busycon whelk
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Pleioptygma lindae" = Mitra (Pleioptygma)
"Pleioptygma lindae" = Mitra (Pleioptygma) mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Cymatosyrinx aclinica Tucker and Wilson 1933 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Dauciconus bassi, Eugeniconus paranobilis, "Jaspidiconus jaclynae" = Conus jaclynae, "Seminoleconus trippae" = Conus largillierti, "Jaspidiconus marysmansfieldae" = Conus, "Contraconus adversarius" = Conus (Contraconus) adversarius, "Gradiconus duerri" = Conus delessertii, "Lithoconus duidi" = Conus (Lithoconus), "Spuriconus cherokus" = Conus spurius
Dauciconus bassi cone shell
"Jaspidiconus jaclynae" = Conus jaclynae Petuch 1994 cone shell
"Seminoleconus trippae" = Conus largillierti Kiener 1845 cone shell
"Jaspidiconus marysmansfieldae" = Conus cone shell
"Contraconus adversarius" = Conus (Contraconus) adversarius Conrad 1840 cone shell
"Gradiconus duerri" = Conus delessertii Récluz 1843 cone shell
"Lithoconus duidi" = Conus (Lithoconus) cone shell
"Spuriconus cherokus" = Conus spurius Gmelin 1791 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva carolinensis olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Hystrivasum locklini Olsson and Harbison 1953 snail
Hystrivasum olssoni Vokes 1966 snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Chicoreus shirleyae murex snail
Chicoreus floridanus Vokes 1965 murex snail
Chicoreus xestos Vokes 1974 murex snail
Pterorhytis lindae murex snail
Hexaplex hertweckorum Petuch 1988 murex snail
Ecphora quadricostata Conrad 1830 murex snail
Vokesinotus lepidotus Dall 1890 murex snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Macrostrombus hertweckorum" = Strombus (Macrostrombus), Strombus floridanus
"Macrostrombus hertweckorum" = Strombus (Macrostrombus) conch
Strombus floridanus Mansfield 1930 conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Akleistostoma hughesi Olsson and Petit 1964 cowry
Akleistostoma floridana Mansfield 1931 cowry
Siphocypraea trippeana Parodiz 1988 cowry
Calusacypraea globulina Petuch 2004 cowry
Pseudadusta hertweckorum Petuch 1991 cowry
 Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae
Marsupina bufo Bruguiére 1792 frog shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Cassis floridensis, "Sconsia hodgei" = Sconsia hodgii
Cassis floridensis Tucker and Wilson 1932 snail
"Sconsia hodgei" = Sconsia hodgii Conrad 1841 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
"Cymatium (Linatella) floridanum" = Linatella caudata
"Cymatium (Linatella) floridanum" = Linatella caudata Gmelin 1791 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Christinapecten decemnarius" = Chesapecten (Christinapecten) scallop
Carolinapecten eboreus Conrad 1833 scallop
Argopecten comparilis calico scallop
 Arcida - Arcidae
Caloosarca notoflorida Vokes 1969 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Chione cribraria Conrad 1843 venus clam
"Mercenaria carolinensis" = Venus (Mercenaria) campechiensis carolinensis Conrad 1875 quahog
"Macrocallista reposta" = Macrocallista (Macrocallista) reposta Conrad 1834 venus clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita seminolensis Olsson 1967 clam
Carditamera dasytes Olsson 1967 clam
Venericardia olga Mansfield 1939 clam
 Carditida - Astartidae
Astarte concentrica Conrad 1834 clam