Bahia Arquillo (Eocene of Peru)

Where: Ica, Peru (13.9° S, 76.3° W: paleocoordinates 16.5° S, 67.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Paracas Formation, Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone

Primary reference: R. Rivera. 1957. Moluscos fosiles de la Formacion Paracas, Dpto. de Ica. Sociedad Geologica del Peru Primer Congreso Nacional de Geologia Anales - Parte II 32:165-219 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 84674: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.11.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Bivalvia
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris arquilloensis
Glycymeris arquilloensis Rivera 1957 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arginella icaensis n. sp.
Arginella icaensis n. sp. Rivera 1957 clam
 Pholadida - Raetomyidae
"Raetomya arbolensis" = Amotapus arbolensis, "Amotapus arbolensis" = Amotapus arbolensis
"Raetomya arbolensis" = Amotapus arbolensis Woods 1922 clam
"Amotapus arbolensis" = Amotapus arbolensis Woods 1922 clam
Gastropoda
 Epitonioidea - Epitoniidae
Epitonium peruvianum
Epitonium peruvianum Olsson 1928 wentletrap
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella paracasensis" = Cristispira paracasensis, "Cristispira paracasensis" = Cristispira paracasensis, Turritella lagunillasensis
"Turritella paracasensis" = Cristispira paracasensis Rivera 1957 turret shell
"Cristispira paracasensis" = Cristispira paracasensis Rivera 1957 turret shell
Turritella lagunillasensis Rivera 1957 turret shell
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Xancus paytensis
Xancus paytensis Olsson 1930 snail
 Neogastropoda - Pseudolividae
Sulcobuccinum coronaria, Sulcobuccinum monilis, "Sulcobuccinum parinasensis" = Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis, "Pseudoliva parinasensis samanica" = Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis samanica
"Sulcobuccinum parinasensis" = Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis Woods 1922 snail
"Pseudoliva parinasensis samanica" = Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis samanica Olsson 1928 snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivancillaria inca
Olivancillaria inca Olsson 1930 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Andicula occidentalis
Andicula occidentalis Woods 1922 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Dorsanum lagunitensis
Dorsanum lagunitensis Woods 1922 true whelk
 Sorbeoconcha - Xenophoridae
Xenophora carditigera
Xenophora carditigera Nielsen and DeVries 2002 carrier shell