Where: Panama (9.3° N, 79.9° W: paleocoordinates 9.3° N, 79.6° W)
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Mount Hope Formation, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From what Scott (pers comm., 1911) referred to as the "Mount Hope Fm". Lithostratigraphic relationships are unknown, but presumably the unit locally overlies the Gatun Fm. THICKNESS: Unknown stratigraphic thickness. AGE: Pleistocene, presumably (given geographic position) the Early Pleistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From the oyster bearing later.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; unlithified, shelly/skeletal, carbonaceous siltstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: W.B. Scott and M.D.F. MacDonald (1911). REPOSITORY: ANSP, Philadelphia.
Primary reference: A. P. Brown and H. A. Pilsbry. 1913. Two collections of Pleistocene fossils from the Isthmus of Panama. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences 65(2):493-500 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/S. Ávila]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 80304: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 12.04.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Thecostraca | |
Balanus eburneus Gould 1841 barnacle | |
Scaphopoda | |
Cadulus vaughani tusk shell | |
Dentalium callithrix tusk shell | |
Bivalvia | |
"Leda acuta" = Nuculana acuta, "Leda vulgaris" = Saccella vulgaris, "Yoldia perprotracta" = Adrana newcombi
"Leda acuta" = Nuculana acuta Conrad 1832 pointed nut clam
"Leda vulgaris" = Saccella vulgaris Brown and Pilsbry 1913 pointed nut clam
"Yoldia perprotracta" = Adrana newcombi Angas 1878 pointed nut clam | |
Barbatia sp.3, "Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata, "Arca umbonata" = Lamarcka imbricata, Acar domingensis3, "Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra, "Scapharca pittieri" = Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri, "Anadara transversa" = Anadara (Larkinia) transversa3, "Arca campechiensis" = Lunarca ovalis
"Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata Bruguière 1789 clam
"Arca umbonata" = Lamarcka imbricata Bruguière 1789 clam
"Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark
"Scapharca pittieri" = Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri Dall 1912 ark
"Arca campechiensis" = Lunarca ovalis Bruguiere 1789 ark | |
"Arca adamsi" = Arcopsis adamsi
"Arca adamsi" = Arcopsis adamsi Dall 1886 clam | |
"Ostrea virginica" = Crassostrea virginica
"Ostrea virginica" = Crassostrea virginica Gmelin 1791 oyster | |
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"Pecten exasperatus" = Lindapecten muscosus, "Pecten ziczac" = Euvola ziczac, "Pecten gibbus" = Argopecten gibbus
"Pecten exasperatus" = Lindapecten muscosus Wood 1828 scallop
"Pecten ziczac" = Euvola ziczac Linnaeus 1758 scallop
"Pecten gibbus" = Argopecten gibbus Linnaeus 1758 calico scallop | |
"Mytilus exustus" = Brachidontes exustus
"Mytilus exustus" = Brachidontes exustus Linnaeus 1758 mussel | |
Crassinella guadalupensis d'Orbigny 1853 clam | |
Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) costellata Deshayes 1833 clam | |
"Corbula swiftiana" = Caryocorbula caribaea, "Corbula aequivalvis" = Juliacorbula aequivalvis
"Corbula swiftiana" = Caryocorbula caribaea d'Orbigny 1845 clam
"Corbula aequivalvis" = Juliacorbula aequivalvis Philippi 1836 clam | |
"Cardium muricatum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum, "Cardium medium" = Americardia media, "Cardium serratum" = Laevicardium serratum
"Cardium muricatum" = Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
"Cardium medium" = Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758 cockle
"Cardium serratum" = Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
Abra aequalis Say 1822 abra | |
"Tellina (Cyclotellina) fausta" = Arcopagia fausta, "Tellina (Angulus) versicolor" = Angulus versicolor, "Tellina (Angulus) promera" = Angulus merus, Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata
"Tellina (Cyclotellina) fausta" = Arcopagia fausta Pulteney 1799 tellin clam
"Tellina (Angulus) versicolor" = Angulus versicolor De Kay 1843 tellin clam
"Tellina (Angulus) promera" = Angulus merus Say 1834 tellin clam
Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata Say 1822 tellin clam | |
"Pitar subaresta" = Pitar subarestus Dall 1912 venus clam
Gafrarium (Gouldia) cerina Adams 1845 venus clam
Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767 venus clam | |
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
Diplodonta soror Adams 1852 clam
Diplodonta mediamericana Brown and Pilsbry 1913 clam | |
Phacoides sp., Phacoides pectinatus, "Phacoides lintea" = Lucinisca nassula, "Phacoides leucocyma" = Pleurolucina leucocyma, "Lucina chrysostoma" = Anodontia alba, "Codakia orbiculata" = Ctena orbiculata, "Codakia antillarum" = Parvilucina costata, "Phacoides antillarum" = Parvilucina costata, "Phacoides cf. crenulatus" = Parvilucina crenulata
Phacoides sp. Blainville 1825 clam
Phacoides pectinatus Gmelin 1791 clam
"Phacoides lintea" = Lucinisca nassula Conrad 1846 clam
"Phacoides leucocyma" = Pleurolucina leucocyma Dall 1886 clam
"Lucina chrysostoma" = Anodontia alba Link 1807 clam
"Codakia orbiculata" = Ctena orbiculata Montagu 1808 clam
"Codakia antillarum" = Parvilucina costata d'Orbigny 1846 clam
"Phacoides antillarum" = Parvilucina costata d'Orbigny 1846 clam
"Phacoides cf. crenulatus" = Parvilucina crenulata Conrad 1840 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
"Rissoina laevigata" = Zebina laevigata, Rissoina striatocostata, Rissoina cancellata, Rissoina elegantissima
"Rissoina laevigata" = Zebina laevigata Adams 1850 snail
Rissoina striatocostata snail
Rissoina cancellata snail
Rissoina elegantissima d'Orbigny 1842 snail | |
"Littorina angulifera" = Littoraria angulifera
"Littorina angulifera" = Littoraria angulifera Lamarck 1822 periwinkle | |
"Natica pusilla" = Tectonatica pusilla, "Sigaretus perspectivus" = Sinum perspectivum
"Natica pusilla" = Tectonatica pusilla Say 1822 moon snail
"Sigaretus perspectivus" = Sinum perspectivum Say 1831 moon snail | |
Cymatium tuberosum triton shell | |
"Trivia pediculus" = Pusula pediculus
"Trivia pediculus" = Pusula pediculus Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Strombus pugilis, "Strombus bituberculatus" = Lobatus rarinus
Strombus pugilis Linnaeus 1758 conch
"Strombus bituberculatus" = Lobatus rarinus Gmelin 1791 true conch | |
"Olivella myrmecoon" = Olivella (Minioliva) myrmecoon
"Olivella myrmecoon" = Olivella (Minioliva) myrmecoon Dall 1912 olive snail | |
"Drillia ostrearum" = Pyrgospira ostrearum
"Drillia ostrearum" = Pyrgospira ostrearum Stearns 1872 snail | |
Cythara biconica, "Cythara balteata" = Ithycythara lanceolata
Cythara biconica snail
"Cythara balteata" = Ithycythara lanceolata Adams 1850 snail | |
Drillia harfordiana Reeve 1843 snail | |
Terebra spei Brown and Pilsbry 1913 auger snail | |
"Conus proteus" = Conus spurius
"Conus proteus" = Conus spurius Gmelin 1791 cone shell | |
Clathurella jewettii snail | |
Latirus cingulifera snail
"Murex nodatus" = Latirus nodatus Gmelin 1791 snail
Fasciolaria sp. Lamarck 1799 tulip snail | |
"Nassa vibex" = Nassarius vibex
"Nassa vibex" = Nassarius vibex Say 1822 snail | |
Engina turbinella, "Phos intricatus" = Bailya intricata
Engina turbinella Kiener 1836 true whelk
"Phos intricatus" = Bailya intricata Dall 1884 true whelk | |
Anachis samanensis snail
Anachis pulchella snail
"Anachis avara" = Costoanachis avara Say 1822 snail
Columbella mercatoria Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
Voluta alfaroi Dall 1912 volute | |
Marginella cincta margin shell
Marginella pallida margin shell
Marginella minuta Pfeiffer 1840 margin shell | |
Urosalpinx sp., "Aspella scalarioides" = Dermomurex (Dermomurex) scalaroides, "Murex pomum" = Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum, Murex rufus
Urosalpinx sp. Stimpson 1865 murex snail
"Aspella scalarioides" = Dermomurex (Dermomurex) scalaroides Blainville 1826 murex snail
"Murex pomum" = Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum Gmelin 1791 murex snail
Murex rufus murex snail | |
"Vermetus nigricans" = Petaloconchus nigricans
"Vermetus nigricans" = Petaloconchus nigricans Dall 1884 worm shell | |
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849 snail | |
Crepidula plana Say 1822 slipper shell
Crepidula convexa Say 1822 slipper shell
"Calyptraea candeana" = Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell | |
Eulima bifasciata d'Orbigny 1841 snail | |
"Drillia leucocyma" = Pilsbryspira leucocyma
"Drillia leucocyma" = Pilsbryspira leucocyma Dall 1884 snail | |
"Alaba tervaricosa" = Alaba incerta
"Alaba tervaricosa" = Alaba incerta d'Orbigny 1842 snail | |
Cerithidea varicosa horn snail | |
"Bittium varium" = Bittiolum varium, Cerithium medium, "Cerithium variabile" = Cerithium lutosum, "Cerithium algicola" = Cerithium eburneum, Cerithium litteratum3
"Bittium varium" = Bittiolum varium Pfeiffer 1840 cerith snail
Cerithium medium cerith snail
"Cerithium variabile" = Cerithium lutosum Menke 1828 cerith snail
"Cerithium algicola" = Cerithium eburneum Bruguière 1792 cerith snail | |
"Alabina cerithidioides" = Finella dubia
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Modulus catenulatus snail
Modulus modulus Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
"Acmaea punctulata" = Patelloida pustulata
"Acmaea punctulata" = Patelloida pustulata Helbling 1779 limpet | |
"Cylichnella bidentata" = Acteocina bidentata, "Tornatina canaliculata" = Acteocina canaliculata
"Cylichnella bidentata" = Acteocina bidentata d'Orbigny 1841 barrel-bubble
"Tornatina canaliculata" = Acteocina canaliculata Say 1826 barrel-bubble | |
"Bullaria occidentalis" = Bulla striata
"Bullaria occidentalis" = Bulla striata Bruguiére 1792 snail | |
"Neritina viridis" = Smaragdia (Smaragdia) viridis
"Neritina viridis" = Smaragdia (Smaragdia) viridis Linnaeus 1758 snail | |
"Fissuridea alternata" = Diodora cayenensis Lamarck 1822 snail
Subemarginula emarginata snail
Subemarginula rollandii snail | |
Astralium brevispina snail
Astralium tuberosum snail
"Turbo crenulatus" = Turbo (Senectus) castanea Gmelin 1791 snail | |
Phasianella pulchella snail | |
Tegula fasciata snail | |
Polyplacophora | |
Tonicia schrammi Shuttleworth 1856 chiton | |
Anthozoa | |
Manicina areolata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral | |
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Favia fragum Esper 1795 stony coral | |
Porites porites Pallas 1766 stony coral | |
Agaricia agaricites Linnaeus 1758 stony coral | |
Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral |