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