NMB Loc. 15833 - Rio Gurabo [Mao Fm] (Pliocene of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.6° N, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Mao Formation, Piacenzian (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From Mao Formation, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. AGE: Early Pliocene in Saunders (1986); middle-late Pliocene in Jung (1989); direct date from Cheetham et al. (1999). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From 892 m above base of section.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: offshore; lithified limestone

• outer shelf or slope setting

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the NMB

• COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland (NMB).

Primary reference: J. B. Saunders, P. Jung, and B. Biju-Duval. 1986. Neogene Paleontology in the Northern Dominican Republic: 1. Field Surveys, Lithology, Environment, and Age. Bulletins of American Paleontology 89(323):1-79 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 93612: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 26.01.2010, edited by Austin Hendy and Mihaela Krause

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with species-resolution identifications, and modern nomenclature. COVERAGE: Limited to taxa described in text.
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Paracyathus sinuosus n. sp.2 Cairns and Wells 1987 stony coral
Asterosmilia profunda2 Duncan 1864 stony coral
Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithiidae indet.7 Fleming 1822 cerith snail
Cerithium sp.7 Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
Cerithium microlineatum7 Gabb 1873 cerith snail
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
Pachycrommium sp.7 Woodring 1928 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus proximus4 Sowerby 1850 conch
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cantharus sp.7 Röding 1798 true whelk
Tritiaria (Antillophos) moorei7 Guppy 1866 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Phos (Strongylocera) fasciolatus" = Pallacera guadelupensis7
"Phos (Strongylocera) fasciolatus" = Pallacera guadelupensis7 Petit 1852 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Strombina (Spiralta) guppyi6 Woodring 1928 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebridae indet.7 Mörch 1852 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Typhis (Talityphis) expansus" = Typhina expansa8 Sowerby 1874 murex snail
Chicoreus (Siratus) articulatus8 Reeve 1845 murex snail
Chicoreus (Siratus) formosus8 Sowerby 1841 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyria (Lyria) pulchella9 Sowerby 1850 volute
 Neogastropoda - Harpidae
Morum (Oniscidia) domingense9 Sowerby 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ficidae
Ficus bernardi1 Beu 2010 fig shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Sconsia laevigata1 Guppy 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Bursidae
Marsupina bufo1 Bruguiére 1792 frog shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Polinices sp.7 Monfort 1810 moon snail
Sinum sp.7 Röding 1798 moon snail
Natica sp.7 Scopoli 1777 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis papulosus7 Guppy 1866 worm shell
Petaloconchus floridanus7 Olsson and Harbison 1953 worm shell
Petaloconchus laddfranklinae7 Maury 1917 worm shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae
Triphoridae indet.7 Gray 1847 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix sp.7 Defrance 1819 hoof shell
 Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae
Diacria trispinosa5 de Blainville 1821 snail
Cavolinia cf. tridentata5 Niebuhr 1775 snail
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
"Nerita fulgurans" = Nerita (Theliostyla) fulgurans3
"Nerita fulgurans" = Nerita (Theliostyla) fulgurans3 Gmelin 1791 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Zamorapecten maoensis10 Waller 2011 scallop
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinidae indet.7 Fleming 1828 clam
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassatellidae indet.7 Férussac 1822 clam