Hodson Loc. 1255: Langhian - Tortonian, Venezuela

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella gatunensis Brown and Pilsbry 1911
recombined as Prunum gatunense
SUBSPECIES: Marginella gatunensis colinensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Marginella (Persicula) venezuelana Hodson et al. 1927
recombined as Persicula venezuelana
SUBSPECIES: Marginella (Persicula) venezuelana lavelana
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Polinices stanislasmeunieri Maury 1917
SUBSPECIES: Polinices stanislasmeunieri venezuelana
Natica canrena (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Naticarius canrena
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica granulata (Lamarck 1822)
synonym of Architectonica nobilis
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris tumefacta
SUBSPECIES: Glycymeris tumefacta lavelensis
Glycymeris canalis Brown and Pilsbry 1911
recombined as Tucetona pectinata canalis
SUBSPECIES: Glycymeris canalis lloydsmithi
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arca (Scapharca) buenavistana Hodson et al. 1927
recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) buenavista
Arca (Scapharca) lienosa (Say 1832)
recombined as Anadara (Rasia) lienosa
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten circularis Sowerby 1835
synonym of Argopecten ventricosus
SUBSPECIES: Pecten circularis venezuelanus & Pecten circularis cornellanus
Pecten (Chlamys) buchivacoanus Hodson et al. 1927
recombined as Lindapecten buchivacoanus
SUBSPECIES: Pecten (Chlamys) buchivacoanus maraciabensis
see common names

Geography
Country:Venezuela State/province:Falcon
Coordinates: 11.3° North, 69.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:10.9° North, 67.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Key time interval:Langhian - Tortonian
Age range of interval:15.98000 - 7.24600 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Stratigraphy comments: AGE: Miocene in original text; Langhian-Tortonian, based on the presence of Lindapecten buchivacoanus; following Waller (2011).
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: not reported
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:PRI
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Hodson, F. and others, Standard Oil Company of Venezuela. REPOSITORY: PRI (Ithaca, NY).
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Limited to characteristic mollusca. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, but with antiquated nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Metadata
Database number:135501
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2012-10-27 15:29:37 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2014-10-27 15:29:37
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

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]