Hodson Loc. 185 - La Vela, Falcon [Mataruca Mbr, Caujarao Fm]: Tortonian, Venezuela
collected by Hodson, F.
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica granulata
(Lamarck 1822)
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| synonym of Architectonica nobilis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices subporcana
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
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Polinices subclausa
(Sowerby 1850)
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| synonym of Polinices hepaticus | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Polinices subclausa lavelana | ||||||||||
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Polinices stanislasmeunieri
Maury 1917
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Polinices stanislasmeunieri venezuelanus | ||||||||||
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Natica guppiana
Toula 1909
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Stigmaulax guppiana | ||||||||||
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Natica canrena
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Naticarius canrena | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Strombina (Sincola) falconensis n. sp.
(Hodson 1931)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
| Includes PRI 24068 (holotype) and 24069 (paratype) | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Marginella gatunensis
Brown and Pilsbry 1911
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Prunum gatunense | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cystiscidae
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Marginella (Persicula) venezuelana
Hodson et al. 1927
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Persicula venezuelana | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Marginella (Persicula) venezuelana lavelana | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Petaloconchus sculpturatus
Lea 1846
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Petaloconchus sculpturatus domingensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten gatunensis
(Toula 1909)
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Leopecten gatunensis | ||||||||||
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Pecten (Chlamys) buchivacoanus
Hodson et al. 1927
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Lindapecten buchivacoanus | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Pecten (Chlamys) buchivacoanus maracaibensis | ||||||||||
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Pecten soror
(Gabb 1873)
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Euvola soror | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Pecten soror urumaconis | ||||||||||
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Pecten circularis
Sowerby 1835
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| synonym of Argopecten ventricosus | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Pecten circularis venezuelanus & SUBSPECIES: Pecten circularis cornellanus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula densata
Conrad 1843
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea democraciana
Hodson et al. 1927
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Ostrea democraciana chiriguarana & Ostrea democraciana cujiensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Arca (Arca) occidentalis
(Philippi 1847)
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| synonym of Byssoarca zebra | ||||||||||
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Arca (Scapharca) democraciana
Hodson et al. 1927
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Anadara (Rasia) democraciana | ||||||||||
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Arca (Scapharca) lienosa
(Say 1832)
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Anadara (Rasia) lienosa | ||||||||||
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Arca (Scapharca) buenavistana
Hodson et al. 1927
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista | ||||||||||
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Arca (Scapharca) berjadinensis
Hodson et al. 1927
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) berjadinensis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris canalis
Brown and Pilsbry 1911
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Tucetona pectinata canalis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama berjadinensis
Hodson 1927
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Chione (Lirophora) falconensis
Hodson et al. 1927
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Lirophora (Lirophora) falconensis | ||||||||||
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Dosinia (Dosinidia) elegans
(Conrad 1838)
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
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Macrocallista maculata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia olssoni
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
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Venericardia zuliana
Hodson 1929
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Hodson et al. 1927 | |||||||||
| recombined as Cyclocardia zuliana | ||||||||||
| SUBSPECIES: Venericardia zuliana maracaibensis | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Venezuela |
| Coordinates: | 11.5° North, 69.6° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 11.2° North, 67.9° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| Stage: | Tortonian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Tortonian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 11.63000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Caujarao | Member: | Mataruca | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | formation | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Mataruca Member of the Caujarao Formation, for which lithsotratigraphic relations are not discussed. AGE: Middle Miocene in Woodring (1982); Late Miocene according to Bolli (1970), Hunter (1978), and Jung (1989); Diaz de Gamero (1977) considered the unit to be correlated with the late Miocene Globorotalia acostaensis Zone [=Tortonian]. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within section. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | "siliciclastic" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: LITHIFICATION: Unknown. 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 |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some genera,some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | PRI |
| Collectors: | Hodson, F. |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Hodson, F. REPOSITORY: Paleontological Research Institution (PRI). | |
| Taxonomic list comments:NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with species-resolution identifications, and modern nomenclature. COVERAGE: Limited to taxa described in text. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 131304 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-07-23 02:51:25 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2014-07-23 02:51:25 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 26828. | P. Jung. 1989. Revision of the Strombina-group (Gastropoda; Columbellidae), fossil and living. Schweierische Paläontologische Abhandlungen 111:1-298 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
| 17421 | F. Hodson, H. K. Hodson, and G. D. Harris. 1927. Some Venezualan and Caribbean Mollusks. Bulletins of America Paleontology 13(49):1-160 [A. Miller/A. Miller/A. Hendy] |