NMB Loc. 17542 - Laguna Boca Chica [Boca Chica Fm]: Holocene, Venezuela
collected by J. & W. Gibson-Smith 1976
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Barbatia (Fugleria) tenera
Reeve 1844
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5 specimens | ||||||
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Chicoreus brevifrons
Lamarck 1822
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4 specimens | ||||||
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Cysticus cf. larva
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4 specimens | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara (Caloosarca) notabilis
(Röding 1798)
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1 specimen | ||||||
| recombined as Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis | |||||||
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Arca (Arca) zebra
(Swainson 1833)
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1 specimen | ||||||
| original and current combination Byssoarca zebra | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Cubitostrea rugifera
(Dall 1898)
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8 specimens | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pectinidae sp.
Wilkes 1810
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula gibbosa
Lamarck 1801
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella aduncata
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28 specimens | ||||||
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Crassinella lunulata
(Conrad 1834)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis
(Linnaeus 1758)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Parvilucina costata
(d'Orbigny 1846)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Teredinidae
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Kuphus incrassatus
Gabb 1873
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22 specimens | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Americardia media
(Linnaeaus 1758)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Laevicardium laevigatum
(Linnaeus 1758)
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6 specimens | ||||||
| replaced by Laevicardium serratum | |||||||
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Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum
(Linnaeus 1758)
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4 specimens | ||||||
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Trachycardium (Trachycardium) isocardia
(Linnaeus 1758)
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8 specimens | ||||||
| Trachycardium isocardia | |||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semele proficua
(Pulteney 1799)
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4 specimens | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Solecurtidae
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Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus
(Spengler 1794)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Psammacoma (Psammacoma) tageliformis
(Dall 1900)
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4 specimens | ||||||
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Eurytellina (Eurytellina) punicea
(Born 1778)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta punctata
(Say 1822)
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29 specimens | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica
(Born 1778)
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11 specimens | ||||||
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Chione cancellata
(Linnaeus 1767)
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10 specimens | ||||||
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Macrocallista (Megapitaria) maculata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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11 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Macrocallista maculata | |||||||
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Petricola (Petricola) typica
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama macerophylla
Gmelin 1791
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Diodora cayenensis
(Lamarck 1822)
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28 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Arene sp.
Adams and Adams 1854
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10 specimens | ||||||
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Turbo (Marmarostoma) castanea
(Gmelin 1791)
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5 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Turbo (Senectus) castanea | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Tegulidae
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Tegula (Agathistoma) puntagordana
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3 specimens | ||||||
| synonym of Tegula | |||||||
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Tegula (Agathistoma) viridula
(Gmelin 1791)
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3 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Agathistoma viridula | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Phasianellidae
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Tricolia sp.
Risso 1826
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9 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Bullidae
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Bulla solida
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Acteocina sp.
Gray 1847
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4 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Eulimastoma cf. humboldti
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Phenacolepadidae
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Phenacolepas hamillei
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neritidae
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Nerita (Nerita) fulgurans
Gmelin 1791
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3 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Nerita (Theliostyla) fulgurans | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Litiopidae
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Alaba incerta
(d'Orbigny 1842)
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23 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Diastomatidae
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Obtortio cf. dubia
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40 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Cerithium (Thericium) cf. eburneum
Bruguière 1792
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31 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Vermicularia sp.
Lamarck 1799
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47 specimens | ||||||
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Turritella (Broderiptella) cf. variegata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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21 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Natica (Naticarius) canrena
(Linnaeus 1758)
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4 specimens | ||||||
| recombined as Naticarius canrena | |||||||
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Polinices lacteus
(Guilding 1834)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Sinum perspectivum
(Say 1831)
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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Alvania (Alvania) sp.
Risso 1826
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Caecidae
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Caecum sp.
Fleming 1813
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65 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turbinellidae
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Vasum (Vasum) muricatum
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Pisania auritula
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Melongenidae
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Melongena melongena
(Linnaeus 1758)
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4 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Pallacera cf. guadelupensis
(Petit 1852)
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2 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Fusinus closter
(Philippi 1850)
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41 specimens | ||||||
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Fasciolaria hollisteri
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Leucozonia nassa
(Gmelin 1791)
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31 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Colubraria lanceolata
(Menke 1828)
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1 specimen | ||||||
| recombined as Tritonoharpa lanceolata | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Oliva (Oliva) reticularis
(Lamarck 1811)
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10 specimens | ||||||
| original and current combination Oliva reticularis | |||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus jaspideus
Gmelin 1791
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35 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Clathrodrillia gibbosa
(Reeve 1843)
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11 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cystiscidae
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Granulina cf. ovuliformis
(d'Orbigny 1842)
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11 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Prunum (Prunum) circumvittatum
Weisbord 1962
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5 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Haustellum chrysostoma
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51 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus (Strombus) pugilis
Linnaeus 1758
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20 specimens | ||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Monoplex parthenopeus
(von Salis Marschlins 1793)
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Beu 2010 | 3 specimens | |||||
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Monoplex krebsii
(Mörch 1877)
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Beu 2010 | 3 specimens | |||||
| see common names | |||||||
Geography
| Country: | Venezuela |
| Coordinates: | 10.6° North, 64.0° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 10.6° North, 64.0° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Holocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Holocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Boca Chica | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From unnamed stratigraphic unit, for which lithsotratigraphic relations are not discussed; subsequent publications refer to this as the Boca Chica Formation. AGE: Holocene; justification not stated in text. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within section. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | unlithified "siliciclastic" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, presumed. LITHOLOGY: No lithologic data provided, but assumed to be siliciclastic. | |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
| Geology comments: No paleoenvironmental data provided. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),survey of museum collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | NMB | ||
| Collectors: | J. & W. Gibson-Smith | Collection dates: | 1976 |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: J. & W. Gibson-Smith, Dec. 1976. REPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland (NMB). | |||
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for mollusca. NOMENCLATURE: Unpublished data, but with species-resolution identifications, and modern nomenclature. COVERAGE: Limited to taxa described in text. | |||
Metadata
| Also known as: | GS-009-ARY | ||
| Database number: | 131223 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-07-21 16:17:38 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2017-07-21 16:17:38 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 42393. | J. Gibson-Smith and W. Gibson-Smith. 2012. Unpublished notes on Caribbean collection of Jack and Winifred Gibson-Smith, Naturhistorisches Museum Basel. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
| 30037 | A. G. Beu. 2010. Neogene Tonnoidean Gastropods of Tropical and South America; contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and Uplift of the Central American Isthmus. Bulletins of American Paleontology (377-378)1-550 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |