PBDB Collection

Springvale (AMNH collection) (Miocene of Trinidad and Tobago)

Where: Trinidad and Tobago (10.4° N, 61.5° W: paleocoordinates 10.2° N, 60.0° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

• "upper Miocene"

Environment/lithology: coastal; poorly lithified, argillaceous sandstone

• "the bottom was a sandy mud" with "the normal salinity of the open sea" in "relative shallow waters"

• "The matrix, observable on the fossils, is a fine to medium sand with an abundant admixture of clay. No pebbles have been noted." [poorly lithified based on this statment and visible matrix on several figured specimens]

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Carlos H. Jooss; reposited in the AMNH

• collection was "received from" Jooss

•material apparently was not sieved

Primary reference: H. E. Vokes. 1938. Upper Miocene Mollusca from Springvale, Trinidad, British West Indies. American Museum Novitates 988:1-28 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 81976: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 19.07.2008, edited by Austin Hendy

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Taxonomic list

• same locality as Springvale collections of Guppy (1911) and Mansfield (1925: ref no 25271, colls 74955 and 74956), but a different physical collection

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Bivalvia
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	Nuculana sp. Nuculana sp. Link 1807 pointed nut clam
Ostreida - Gryphaeidae	"Ostrea (Lopha) haitensis" = Hyotissa haitensis "Ostrea (Lopha) haitensis" = Hyotissa haitensis Sowerby 1850 oyster
Ostreida - Ostreidae	Ostrea (Lopha) messor Ostrea (Lopha) messor Maury 1925 oyster
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Amusium (Amusium) rexmaris, Pecten (Pecten) archon, Chlamys (Plagioctenium) reedsi n. sp., "Chlamys (Plagioctenium) demiurgus" = Argopecten demiurgus Amusium (Amusium) rexmaris scallop Pecten (Pecten) archon scallop Chlamys (Plagioctenium) reedsi n. sp. Vokes 1938 calico scallop "Chlamys (Plagioctenium) demiurgus" = Argopecten demiurgus Dall 1898 calico scallop
Pectinida - Anomiidae	Anomia simplex Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle
Arcida - Arcidae	Anadara (Anadara) fontinalis, Anadara (Anadara) tectumcolumbae, Anadara (Anadara) thauma, "Anadara (Anadara) springvalensis n. sp." = Anadara (Rasia) springvalensis, "Arca (Arca) occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra Anadara (Anadara) fontinalis ark Anadara (Anadara) tectumcolumbae ark Anadara (Anadara) thauma Maury 1925 ark "Anadara (Anadara) springvalensis n. sp." = Anadara (Rasia) springvalensis Vokes 1938 ark "Arca (Arca) occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark "Arca (Arca) occidentalis miocica n. subsp."
Arcida - Parallelodontidae	"Barbatia (Cucullaria) perinopinata" = Cucullaria "Barbatia (Cucullaria) perinopinata" = Cucullaria clam
Mytilida - Mytilidae	Volsella (Volsella) waringi Volsella (Volsella) waringi mussel
Mytilida - Crenellidae	"Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata "Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata Montagu 1808 clam
Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae	Pholadomya sp. Pholadomya sp. Sowerby 1823 clam said to be new
Solenida - Solenidae	? Psamosolen mansfieldi n. sp. ? Psamosolen mansfieldi n. sp. Vokes 1938 clam
Cardiida - Gastrochaenidae	Gastrochaena couvana n. sp. Gastrochaena couvana n. sp. Vokes 1938 clam
Cardiida - Semelidae	Semele anteriocosta n. sp. Semele anteriocosta n. sp. Vokes 1938 clam
Cardiida - Tellinidae	"Metis trinitaria" = Florimetis trinitaria, Tellina (Tellinella) caroniana, Tellina couvaensis n. sp. "Metis trinitaria" = Florimetis trinitaria Dall 1900 tellin clam Tellina (Tellinella) caroniana tellin clam Tellina couvaensis n. sp. Vokes 1938 tellin clam
Cardiida - Anatinellidae	Raeta meridionalis Raeta meridionalis clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Chione (Lirophora) caroniana" = Lirophora, "Dosinia (Dosinidia) titan" = Dosinia (Dosinia) ponderosa titan, Antigona (Dosina) mauryae n. sp., Chione (Chione) springvalensis n. sp., "Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata, Pitar sp., Pleiorytis caroniana, "Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena "Chione (Lirophora) caroniana" = Lirophora venus clam "Dosinia (Dosinidia) titan" = Dosinia (Dosinia) ponderosa titan Maury 1925 venus clam Antigona (Dosina) mauryae n. sp. Vokes 1938 venus clam Chione (Chione) springvalensis n. sp. Vokes 1938 venus clam "Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam Pleiorytis caroniana Maury 1925 venus clam "Clementia dariena" = Clementia (Clementia) dariena Conrad 1855 venus clam
Pholadida - Teredinidae	Kuphus incrassatus Kuphus incrassatus Gabb 1873 clam
Pholadida - Corbulidae	"Corbula (Corbula) islatrinitatis" = Varicorbula islatrinitatis, Corbula (Caryocorbula) sp. "Corbula (Corbula) islatrinitatis" = Varicorbula islatrinitatis Maury 1925 clam Corbula (Caryocorbula) sp. Gardner 1926 clam
Carditida - Carditidae	"Venericardia (Pleuromeris) cf. acaris" = Pleuromeris acaris "Venericardia (Pleuromeris) cf. acaris" = Pleuromeris acaris Dall 1903 clam
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassinella guppyi, Eucrassatella trinitarius, Eucrassatella montserratensis Crassinella guppyi Dall 1896 clam Eucrassatella trinitarius clam Eucrassatella montserratensis Maury 1925 clam
Gastropoda
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	"Turritella planigyrata" = Turritella (Broderiptella) planigyrata, "Turritella trinitaria" = Turritella abrupta, Vermicularia spirata "Turritella planigyrata" = Turritella (Broderiptella) planigyrata Guppy 1867 turret shell "Turritella trinitaria" = Turritella abrupta Spieker 1922 turret shell Vermicularia spirata Philippi 1836 turret shell
Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae	Epitonium ? leroyi Epitonium ? leroyi wentletrap
Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae	Eulima egregia Eulima egregia snail
Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae	"Calyptraea" sp., Calyptraea centralis, Crepidula fornicata "Calyptraea" sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell said to be new Calyptraea centralis Conrad 1841 slipper shell Crepidula fornicata Linnaeus 1758 slipper shell
Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae	"Capulus (Malluvium) sp." = Hipponix (Malluvium) "Capulus (Malluvium) sp." = Hipponix (Malluvium) Melvill 1906 hoof shell
Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae	Lementina papulosa, "Petaloconchus alcimus" = Petaloconchus sculpturatus alcimus Lementina papulosa worm shell "Petaloconchus alcimus" = Petaloconchus sculpturatus alcimus Mansfield 1925 worm shell
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	"Natica cuspidata" = Natica (Natica) cuspidata, Natica youngi, "Natica (Naticarius) canrena" = Naticarius canrena, "Polinices cf. subclausa" = Polinices hepaticus, "Polinices stanislasmeunieri" = Polinices stanislasmeunieri, "Polinices springvalensis" = Polinices stanislasmeunieri, Sinum naticoidalis n. sp. "Natica cuspidata" = Natica (Natica) cuspidata Guppy 1910 moon snail Natica youngi Maury 1917 moon snail "Natica (Naticarius) canrena" = Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail "Polinices cf. subclausa" = Polinices hepaticus Röding 1798 moon snail "Polinices cf. subclausa lavelana" "Polinices stanislasmeunieri" = Polinices stanislasmeunieri Maury 1917 moon snail "Polinices springvalensis" = Polinices stanislasmeunieri Maury 1917 moon snail Sinum naticoidalis n. sp. Vokes 1938 moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	Rissoa sp. Rissoa sp. Fréminville 1814 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Tornidae	Teinostoma (Pseudorotella) caroniense Teinostoma (Pseudorotella) caroniense snail
Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae	Ficus carbasea Ficus carbasea Guppy 1866 fig shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	Cassis aff. tuberosa, Semicassis (Tylocassis) maleaformis n. sp. Cassis aff. tuberosa Linnaeus 1758 snail Semicassis (Tylocassis) maleaformis n. sp. Vokes 1938 snail
Neogastropoda - Marginellidae	"Marginella (Egouana) calypsonis" = Prunum calypsonis, "Marginella (Leptegouana) springvalensis" = Prunum springvalensis "Marginella (Egouana) calypsonis" = Prunum calypsonis Maury 1925 margin shell "Marginella (Leptegouana) springvalensis" = Prunum springvalensis Maury 1925 margin shell
Neogastropoda - Drilliidae	"Crassispira henekeni" = Hindsiclava henekeni "Crassispira henekeni" = Hindsiclava henekeni Sowerby 1850 snail "Crassispira henekeni caroniana"
Neogastropoda - Conidae	Conus (Dendroconus) maga n. sp., Conus (Lithoconus) couvaensis n. sp., Conus (Leptoconus) springvaleensis, Conus (Leptoconus) medialira n. sp. Conus (Dendroconus) maga n. sp. Vokes 1938 cone shell Conus (Lithoconus) couvaensis n. sp. Vokes 1938 cone shell Conus (Leptoconus) springvaleensis cone shell Conus (Leptoconus) medialira n. sp. Vokes 1938 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae	"Ancilla (Eburna) caroniana" = Eburna caroniana "Ancilla (Eburna) caroniana" = Eburna caroniana Maury 1925 snail "Ancilla (Eburna) caroniana springvaleensis" also listed
Neogastropoda - Olividae	Oliva (Oliva) couvana, "Oliva (Oliva) cylindrica" = Oliva cylindrica Oliva (Oliva) couvana Maury 1925 olive snail "Oliva (Oliva) cylindrica" = Oliva cylindrica Sowerby 1850 olive snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	"Solenosteira semiglobosa" = Solenosteira (Solenosteira) cochlearis, "Tritiaria (Antillophos) sp." = Antillophos "Solenosteira semiglobosa" = Solenosteira (Solenosteira) cochlearis Guppy 1873 true whelk "Solenosteira semiglobosa cochlearis" also listed "Tritiaria (Antillophos) sp." = Antillophos Woodring 1928 true whelk said to be new
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Fusinus springvalensis, Latirus (Polygona) infundibulum Fusinus springvalensis Maury 1925 snail Latirus (Polygona) infundibulum Gmelin 1791 snail "Latirus (Polygona) infundibulum polius"
Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae	"Xancus trinitatis" = Turbinella trinitatis "Xancus trinitatis" = Turbinella trinitatis Maury 1925 snail
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	"Cancellaria (Cancellaria) montserratensis" = Euclia montserratensis, "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) couvana n. sp." = Euclia montserratensis, "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) auriculaperta n. sp." = Pyruclia auriculaperta "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) montserratensis" = Euclia montserratensis Maury 1925 snail "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) couvana n. sp." = Euclia montserratensis Maury 1925 snail "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) auriculaperta n. sp." = Pyruclia auriculaperta Vokes 1938 snail
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	"Mitra (Tiara) couvensis" = Subcancilla couvensis, "Mitra (Tiara) woodringi n. sp." = Fusimitra sanctifrancisci "Mitra (Tiara) couvensis" = Subcancilla couvensis Maury 1925 mitre shell "Mitra (Tiara) woodringi n. sp." = Fusimitra sanctifrancisci Maury 1925 mitre shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	"Cypraea caroniensis" = Muracypraea caroniensis "Cypraea caroniensis" = Muracypraea caroniensis Maury 1925 cowry
Heterostropha - Architectonicidae	"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis "Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial
Trochoidea - Solariellidae	Solariella caroniana Solariella caroniana snail