Punta San Telmo (Pleistocene of Mexico)
Also known as Reef 3990
Where: Baja California Sur, Mexico (25.3° N, 111.0° W: paleocoordinates 25.3° N, 111.0° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; limestone
• reef facies (mainly Porites) above conglomerates with molluscs and corals, sandy near-reef facies
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: D. F. Squires. 1959. Results of the Puritan-American Museum of Natural History expedition to western Mexico. Part 7: Corals and coral reefs in the Gulf of California. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 118:367-432 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 89597: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 04.06.2009, edited by Austin Hendy
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| Gastropoda | |
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Conus brunneus cone shell
Conus nux cone shell
Conus princeps cone shell
Conus purpurascens cone shell
Conus cf. regularis Sowerby 1841 cone shell
Conus perplexus Sowerby 1857 cone shell | |
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Olivella dama Mawe 1828 olive snail
Oliva cf. polpasta olive snail | |
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Knefastia olivaceus ribbed mitre | |
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Vasum caestus snail | |
""Phyllonotus" aff. erythrostomus" = Hexaplex erythrostomus
""Phyllonotus" aff. erythrostomus" = Hexaplex erythrostomus Swainson 1831 murex snail | |
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Hanetia pallida true whelk | |
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Strombina maculosa Sowerby I 1832 snail | |
Strombus galeatus, "Strombus granulatus" = Persististrombus granulatus
Strombus galeatus Swainson 1823 conch | |
"Cypraea annettae" = Pseudozonaria annettae, "Cypraea arabicula" = Pseudozonaria arabicula
"Cypraea annettae" = Pseudozonaria annettae Dall 1909 cowry
"Cypraea arabicula" = Pseudozonaria arabicula Lamarck 1810 cowry | |
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Pusula solandri Sowerby 1832 snail | |
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Polinices uber Valenciennes 1821 moon snail
Polinices bifasciatus Stoppani 1857 moon snail | |
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Hipponix sp. Defrance 1819 hoof shell | |
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Modulus cerodes snail | |
Cerithium maculosum, "Clava gemmata" = Rhinoclavis
Cerithium maculosum cerith snail
"Clava gemmata" = Rhinoclavis cerith snail | |
"Crucibulum imbricatum" = Crucibulum (Dispotaea) imbricata, Crucibulum spinosum
"Crucibulum imbricatum" = Crucibulum (Dispotaea) imbricata Sowerby 1824 slipper shell
Crucibulum spinosum Conrad 1855 slipper shell | |
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Acmaea sp. Eschscholtz 1830 limpet | |
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Tegula mariana snail | |
Astraea unguis, "Turbo fluctuosus" = Turbo (Callopoma) fluctuosus
Astraea unguis Wood 1828 snail
"Turbo fluctuosus" = Turbo (Callopoma) fluctuosus Wood 1828 snail | |
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Calliostoma eximum top snail | |
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Fissurella sp. Bruguière 1789 snail | |
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Bulla punctulata Adams 1850 snail | |
| Bivalvia | |
"Nucula declivis" = Nucula (Nucula) declivis
"Nucula declivis" = Nucula (Nucula) declivis Hinds 1843 nut clam | |
"Pinctada mazatlanica" = Pteria mazatlanica
"Pinctada mazatlanica" = Pteria mazatlanica Hanley 1855 pearl oyster | |
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"Ostrea palmula" = Saccostrea palmula Carpenter 1857 oyster | |
"Ostrea fischeri" = Hyotissa hyotis
"Ostrea fischeri" = Hyotissa hyotis Linnaeus 1758 Honeycomb Oyster | |
Spondylus calcifer, Argopecten ventricosus1, "Pecten vogdesi" = Euvola vogdesi, "Pecten subnodosus" = Nodipecten subnodosus
Spondylus calcifer Carpenter 1857 scallop
"Pecten vogdesi" = Euvola vogdesi Arnold 1906 scallop
"Pecten subnodosus" = Nodipecten subnodosus Sowerby 1836 scallop | |
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Lima tetrica Gould 1851 file clam | |
"Arca solida" = Arcopsis solida
"Arca solida" = Arcopsis solida Sowerby I 1833 clam | |
"Arca multicostata" = Larkinia multicostata, "Arca reeveana" = Barbatia (Cucullaearca) reeveana
"Arca multicostata" = Larkinia multicostata Sowerby 1833 ark
"Arca reeveana" = Barbatia (Cucullaearca) reeveana d'Orbigny 1846 clam | |
"Glycymeris multicostata" = Tucetona (Bellaxinaea) multicostata
"Glycymeris multicostata" = Tucetona (Bellaxinaea) multicostata Sowerby 1833 clam | |
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Modiolus capax Conrad 1837 mussel | |
"Glans affinis" = Carditamera affinis, "Cardita crassicostata" = Cardites crassicostata, "Cardita megastropha" = Strophocardia megastropha
"Glans affinis" = Carditamera affinis Sowerby 1823 clam
"Cardita crassicostata" = Cardites crassicostata Sowerby 1825 clam
"Cardita megastropha" = Strophocardia megastropha Gray 1825 clam | |
"Macrocallista squalida" = Megapitaria squalida, Dosinia ponderosa, Chione undatella, Chione tumens, "Antigona multicostata" = Periglypta multicostata
"Macrocallista squalida" = Megapitaria squalida Sowerby 1833 venus clam
Dosinia ponderosa Gray 1838 venus clam
Chione undatella Sowerby I 1835 venus clam
Chione tumens Verrill 1870 venus clam
"Antigona multicostata" = Periglypta multicostata Sowerby 1835 venus clam | |
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"Pseudochama exogyra" = Chama exogyra Conrad 1837 jewel box | |
"Cardium biangulatum" = Ctenocardia biangulata, "Cardium consors" = Trachycardium (Trachycardium) consors
"Cardium biangulatum" = Ctenocardia biangulata Broderip and Sowerby 1829 cockle
"Cardium consors" = Trachycardium (Trachycardium) consors Sowerby I 1833 cockle | |
"Tellina cumingii" = Tellina (Phyllodina) cumingii, "Apolymetis cognata" = Leporimetis cognata
"Tellina cumingii" = Tellina (Phyllodina) cumingii Hanley 1844 tellin clam
"Apolymetis cognata" = Leporimetis cognata Pilsbry and Vanatta 1902 tellin clam | |
Codakia distinguenda, "Divaricella lucasana" = Divalinga eburnea, "Codakia mexicana" = Ctena (Ctena) mexicana
Codakia distinguenda Tryon 1872 clam
"Divaricella lucasana" = Divalinga eburnea Reeve 1850 clam
"Codakia mexicana" = Ctena (Ctena) mexicana Dall 1901 clam | |
| Anthozoa | |
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Pocillopora elegans Dana 1846 stony coral | |
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Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral
"Porites californica" = Porites panamensis Verrill 1866 stony coral
Porites cf. sverdrupi Durham 1947 stony coral | |