Port Limon: Pliocene, Costa Rica

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Astralium caelatum (Gmelin 1791)
recombined as Lithopoma caelatum
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Calliostoma castilla n. sp. Olsson 1922
Calliostoma limonensis n. sp. Olsson 1922
Gastropoda - Siliquariidae
Siliquaria modesta Dall 1881
SUBSPECIES: Siliquaria modesta limonensis
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella exoleta (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Turritella (Torcula) exoletus
SUBSPECIES: Turritella exoleta limonensis
Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae
Glyphostoma moinica n. sp. Olsson 1922
recombined as Lioglyphostoma moinica
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra swainsoni Broderip 1836
recombined as Fusimitra swainsoni
SUBSPECIES: Mitra swainsoni limonensis
Mitra almagrensis Toula 1911
SUBSPECIES: Mitra almagrensis coralliophila
Mitra poas n. sp. Olsson 1922
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella limonensis n. sp. Olsson 1922
recombined as Olivella (Macgintiella) limonensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Peristernia tortugera n. sp. Olsson 1922
recombined as Hesperisternia tortugera
Metula harrisi Olsson 1922
SUBSPECIES: Metula harrisi limonensis
Phos elegans Guppy 1866
recombined as Antillophos elegans
SUBSPECIES: Phos elegans limonensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Alectrion losquemadica Maury 1917
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Latirus irazu n. sp. Olsson 1922
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus stenostomus (Sowerby 1850)
recombined as Conasprella stenostoma
Conus proteus Hwass 1792
synonym of Conus spurius
Conus limonensis Olsson 1922
Conus gracilissimus Guppy 1866
Conus planiliratus Sowerby 1850
recombined as Conasprelloides planiliratus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia venusta (Sowerby 1850)
recombined as Clathrodrillia venusta
Drillia consors (Sowerby 1850)
recombined as Hindsiclava consors
Drillia limonetta n. sp. Olsson 1922
Drillia cf. moensis Gabb 1881
Drillia aurantia n. sp. (Carpenter 1864)
synonym of Pseudomelatoma torosa
Drillia limonensis n. sp. Olsson 1922
Drillia limonica n. sp. Olsson 1922
Drillia citria Olsson 1922
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Glyphostoma dentifera (Gabb 1872)
recombined as Glyphostoma (Glyphostoma) dentiferum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
Cytharella limata n. sp. Olsson 1922
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Scobinella morierei (Cossmann 1913)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Turricula lavinoides Olsson 1922
synonym of Knefastia limonensis
SUBSPECIES: Turricula lavinoides limonensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella avena Kiener 1834
recombined as Volvarina avena
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Voluta alfaroi Dall 1912
Gastropoda - Personidae
Distortrix simillima (Sowerby 1850)
recombined as Distorsio simillima
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea cf. dominicensis Gabb 1873
recombined as Luria dominicensis
Cypraea parisimina n. sp. Olsson 1922
recombined as Propustularia parisimina
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Crepitacella limonensis Olsson 1922
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca cf. candida Helbling 1779
recombined as Barbatia candida
Arca (Barbatia) mauryae n. sp. Olsson 1922
recombined as Barbatia mauryae
Arca occidentalis Philippi 1847
synonym of Byssoarca zebra
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris decussatus (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Glycymeris decussata
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Pecten aotus Olsson 1922
synonym of Cyclopecten nanus
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten coralliphila n. sp. Olsson 1922
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus gumanomocon Brown and Pilsbry 1913
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Myrtaea limoniana Dall 1903
recombined as Myrtaea (Myrtaea) limoniana
Phacoides radians (Conrad 1841)
replaced by Callucina keenae
SUBSPECIES: Phacoides radians medioamericanus
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula dietziana Adams 1852
recombined as Caryocorbula dietziana
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Gafrarium limonensis Olsson 1922
synonym of Gouldia insularis
Pitaria guppyana (Gabb 1881)
recombined as Lamelliconcha guppyana
Antigona blandiana (Guppy 1873)
recombined as Ventricolaria blandiana
Antigona harrisiana n. sp. Olsson 1922
recombined as Ventricolaria harrisiana
Antigona rugosa (Gmelin 1792)
synonym of Globivenus rigida
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Fragum) medium (Linnaeaus 1758)
recombined as Americardia media
Cardium (Papyridea) spinosum (Meuschen 1787)
synonym of Papyridea soleniformis
SUBSPECIES: Cardium (Papyridea) spinosum turtoni
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia (Pleuromeris) conradiana (Gabb 1881)
recombined as Pleuromeris conradiana
SUBSPECIES Venericardia (Pleuromeris) conradiana limonensis
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula orbicella n. sp. Olsson 1922
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Leda dalliana n. sp. Olsson 1922
recombined as Adrana dalliana
see common names

Geography
Country:Costa Rica
Coordinates: 10.0° North, 83.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:9.9° North, 82.4° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Pliocene
Age range of interval:5.33300 - 2.58800 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: Unknown. AGE: Pliocene, on the basis of faunal correlations. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: 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 methods:surface (in situ),field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:PRI
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Olsson, A. REPOSITORY: PRI.
Taxonomic list comments:NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with species-resolution identifications, and antiquated nomenclature. COVERAGE: Exhaustive for molluscs.
Metadata
Database number:134667
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2012-10-12 06:31:42 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2014-10-12 06:31:42
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

43229. A. A. Olsson. 1922. The Miocene of Northern Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 9(39):1-309 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]