Estacao Agronomica: Early Miocene, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
Lunulites pileolus
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Steginoporellidae
Steginoporella pirabensis
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella meunieri
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea paraensis
Cypraea pennae (White 1887)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Pleuroliria albida (Perry 1811)
    = Polystira sp. Woodring 1928
Todd and Johnson 2013
Oldest record of Polystira albida is Cayo Agua Fm (c. 4.25 Ma) per Todd & Johnson, 2013
? Surcula (Pleurofusia) camposi
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus longesperatus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra derbyi
Terebra estaciana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella ceresis
Marginella estaciana
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Pyrula paraensis White 1887
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica canrena (Linnaeus 1758)
unclassified
Ventriocolaria thalestris
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia concors pennae
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella (Torcula) altilira altilira
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Solarium eudaidelum
Calliostoma (Eutrochus) derbyi Maury 1924
Calliostoma retectum Maury 1924
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium paulini
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia agriculturae
Venericardia amazoniana
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) agricolae
Corbula (Caryocorbula) giga
Corbula (Caryocorbula) vertumni
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Clementia dariena (Conrad 1855)
Chione (Lirophora) agraria (White 1887)
Antigona proserpinae
Pitar (Lamelliconcha) vertumni (Maury 1924)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Arcinella yaquensis (Maury 1917)
Chama agronomica
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Solecurtus cereris (Maury 1924)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina penthesileae
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium coutinhoi
Cardium hortensium
Cardium viridarii
Fragum proavitum
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina frugalis
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula eroessa
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Chlamys (Argopecten) daidela
Chlamys (Argopecten) agronomica (Maury 1924)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi (Maury 1924)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris bineminis
Glycymeris eumita Maury 1924
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda (Adrana) agronomica Maury 1924
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil State/province:Para
Coordinates: 1.2° South, 47.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:1.2° South, 43.3° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Time
Period: Neogene Epoch: Miocene
10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 5
Key time interval: Early Miocene
Age range of interval: 23.03 - 15.98 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Pirabas
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:112582
Authorizer:M. Uhen, A. Hendy Enterer:M. Uhen, A. Hendy
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2011-07-13 00:23:33 Last modified:2011-07-12 10:23:33
Access level:the public Released:2011-07-13 00:23:33
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
36658. V. Araujo Tavora, A. A. R. dos Santos, and R. N. Araujo. 2010. Localidades fossiliferas da Formacao Pirabas (Mioceno Inferior). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi Ciências Naturais, Belém 5(2):207-224 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]

Secondary references:

48647 J. A. Todd and K. G. Johnson. 2013. Dissecting a marine snail species radiation (Conoidea: Turridae: Polystira) over 12 million years in the southwestern Caribbean. Bulletin of Marine Science 89(4) [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]