PBDB Collection

NMB Loc. 16835 - Río Cano [Cercado Fm] (Miocene of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.3° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cercado Formation, Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)

• AGE: direct date from Cheetham et al. (1999). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: unit C3 (225-280 m); late Miocene according to Jung (1994, p. 259).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified sandstone and lithified limestone

• moderate to deep water depth 10-30 m

• soft bottom communities of reef-associated grass flats

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

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 94099: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 09.02.2010, edited by Austin Hendy and Mihaela Krause

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
-	Tectonactica sp.⁶ Tectonactica sp.⁶
Bivalvia
Carditida - Crassatellidae	Crassatellidae indet.⁶ Crassatellidae indet.⁶ Férussac 1822 clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum¹⁰, Laevicardium venustulum¹⁰, Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis¹⁰, Trachycardium (Phlogocardium) lingualeonis¹⁰ "Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum¹⁰ Linnaeus 1758 cockle Laevicardium venustulum¹⁰ Gabb 1873 cockle Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis¹⁰ Sowerby 1850 cockle Trachycardium (Phlogocardium) lingualeonis¹⁰ Guppy 1866 cockle
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Lucinidae indet.⁶ Lucinidae indet.⁶ Fleming 1828 clam
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Euvola soror¹², Antillipecten quemadosensis n. sp.¹², Lindapecten plurinominis¹², Argopecten eccentricus¹², Amusium papyraceum¹² Euvola soror¹² Gabb 1873 scallop Antillipecten quemadosensis n. sp.¹² Waller 2011 scallop Lindapecten plurinominis¹² Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 scallop Argopecten eccentricus¹² Gabb 1873 calico scallop Amusium papyraceum¹² Gabb 1873 scallop
Pectinida - Limidae	Limidae indet.⁶ Limidae indet.⁶ Rafinesque 1815 file clam
Gastropoda
Thecosomata - Limacinidae	Limacina (Striolimacina) imitans⁵ Limacina (Striolimacina) imitans⁵ Gabb 1873 snail
Neritoidea - Neritidae	Neritina figulopicta³, Smaragdia viridis³ Neritina figulopicta³ Maury 1917 snail Smaragdia viridis³ Linnaeus 1758 snail
- Juliidae	Julia sp.⁶ Julia sp.⁶ Gould 1862 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	Lobatus haitensis⁴, Strombus proximus⁴ Lobatus haitensis⁴ Sowerby 1850 true conch Strombus proximus⁴ Sowerby 1850 conch
Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae	Cymatium praefemorale¹ Cymatium praefemorale¹ Maury 1917 triton shell
Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae	Semicassis reclusa¹, Cassis sulcifera¹ Semicassis reclusa¹ Guppy 1873 snail Cassis sulcifera¹ Sowerby 1850 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae	Malea elliptica¹ Malea elliptica¹ Pilsbry and Johnston 1917 tun shell
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	"Murex (Haustellum) adelosus" = Siratus adelosus¹¹, "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus¹¹ "Murex (Haustellum) adelosus" = Siratus adelosus¹¹ Vokes 1989 murex snail "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus¹¹ Guppy 1876 murex snail
Neogastropoda - Marginellidae	"Prunum maoense" = Marginella maoensis⁹ "Prunum maoense" = Marginella maoensis⁹ Maury 1917 margin shell
Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae	Aphera islacolonis⁸, Cancellaria (Cancellaria) harrisi⁸ Aphera islacolonis⁸ Maury 1917 snail Cancellaria (Cancellaria) harrisi⁸ Maury 1917 snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	Cantharus sp.⁶ Cantharus sp.⁶ Röding 1798 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Columbellidae	Parametaria (Dominitaria) islahispaniolae⁷, Bifurcium canae⁷ Parametaria (Dominitaria) islahispaniolae⁷ Maury 1917 snail Bifurcium canae⁷ snail
Neogastropoda - Melongenidae	Pugilina sp.⁶, Melongena sp.⁶ Pugilina sp.⁶ Schumacher 1817 snail Melongena sp.⁶ Schumacher 1817 snail
Neogastropoda - Terebridae	Terebridae indet.⁶ Terebridae indet.⁶ Mörch 1852 auger snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	Cypraeidae indet.⁶, Muracypraea henekeni⁶, Erosaria spurca⁶, Bistolida sp.⁶ Cypraeidae indet.⁶ Rafinesque 1815 cowry Muracypraea henekeni⁶ Sowerby 1850 cowry Erosaria spurca⁶ Linnaeus 1758 cowry Bistolida sp.⁶ Cossmann 1920 cowry
Sorbeoconcha - Vermetidae	Serpulorbis granifer⁶, Petaloconchus laddfranklinae⁶, Petaloconchus domingensis⁶ Serpulorbis granifer⁶ worm shell Petaloconchus laddfranklinae⁶ Maury 1917 worm shell Petaloconchus domingensis⁶ Sowerby 1849 worm shell
Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae	Sinum sp.⁶, Polinices sp.⁶, Natica sp.⁶, Stigmaulax sp.⁶ Sinum sp.⁶ Röding 1798 moon snail Polinices sp.⁶ Monfort 1810 moon snail Natica sp.⁶ Scopoli 1777 moon snail Stigmaulax sp.⁶ Morch 1852 moon snail
Sorbeoconcha - Triphoridae	Triphoridae indet.⁶ Triphoridae indet.⁶ Gray 1847 snail
Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae	Pachycrommium sp.⁶ Pachycrommium sp.⁶ Woodring 1928 snail
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	Cerithiidae indet.⁶, "Ochetoclava terpna" = Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava)⁶ Cerithiidae indet.⁶ Fleming 1822 cerith snail "Ochetoclava terpna" = Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava)⁶ cerith snail
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Mussidae	Manicina grandis², Manicina geisteri² Manicina grandis² Duncan 1864 stony coral Manicina geisteri² Budd and Johnson 1999 stony coral

¹Beu 2010; ²Budd and Johnson 1999; ³Costa et al. 2001; ⁴Freiheit and Geary 2009; ⁵Janssen 1999; ⁶Jung 1989; ⁷Jung 1994; ⁸Jung and Petit 1990; ⁹Nehm 2001; ¹⁰Vokes 1989; ¹¹Vokes 1989; ¹²Waller 2011