STRI Loc. 290841 - Yotoyoro [middle Castilletes Fm]: Langhian, Colombia
collected by Hendy 2014

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae
Mytilus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Tucetona democraciana (Hodson et al. 1927)
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Potiarca) inutilis Jung 1965
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Crassostrea sp. Sacco 1897
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Glyptoactis paraguanensis (Hodson 1931)
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinisca mirandana (Hodson 1931)
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula fortis (Jung 1965)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Sportellidae
Sportellidae indet. Dall 1899
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Gouldia sp. Adams 1847
Transenella sp. (Dall 1884)
spelled with current rank as Transennella
Macrocallista cf. maculata (Linnaeus 1758)
Cyclinella venezuelana Hodson 1927
synonym of Cyclinella cyclica
Clementia dariena (Conrad 1855)
recombined as Clementia (Clementia) dariena
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Politoleda forcati
spelled with current rank as Nuculana (Politoleda)
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798
Gastropoda - Neritidae
Neritina woodwardi Guppy 1866
    = Neritina seani Landau et al. 2016
Landau et al. 2016
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) venada
Gastropoda - Potamididae
Potamides suprasulcatus (Gabb 1873)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella cocoditana (Hodson 1926)
Turritella machapoorensis Maury 1925
Turritella matarucana Hodson 1926
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777
Polinices nelsoni
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sculpturatus Lea 1846
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Muracypraea aff. hyaena (Schilder 1939)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Knefastia lavinoides (Olsson 1922)
synonym of Knefastia limonensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Subcancilla quirosana
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Sincola sp. Olsson and Harbison 1953
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Cymatophos cocoditoensis
Antillophos sp. Woodring 1928
Large form
Antillophos gatunensis (Toula 1909)
recombined as Antillophos (Antillophos) candei gatunensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena consors (Sowerby 1850)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fusinus sp. Rafinesque 1815
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Bivetiella gabbiana (Pilsbry and Johnson 1917)
Euclia werenfelsi (Jung 1965)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Oliva sp. Bruguière 1789
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840
Cruziturricula sp. Marks 1951
spelled with current rank as Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula)
Gemmula vaningeni (Brown and Pilsbry 1913)
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus talis Jung 1965
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Agladrillia sp. Woodring 1928
Clathrodrillia sp. Dall 1918
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum cf. ulloa (Olsson 1932)
Terebra (Paraterebra) sp. Woodring 1928
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cystiscidae
Persicula venezuelana (Hodson et al. 1927)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Prunum quirosense (Hodson 1927)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Vokesimurex sp. Petuch 1994
Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus (Guppy 1876)
Cymia cocoditana Hodson 1931
Eupleura kugleri Jung 1965
Siphonchelus (Laevityphis) linguifer
Calotrophon sp. Hertlein and Strong 1951
Gastropoda - Personidae
Distorsio jungi
Gastropoda - Bursidae
Bursa rugosa (Sowerby 1835)
Gastropoda - Tonnidae
Malea sp. Valenciennes 1833
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula cantaurana
Calyptraea centralis (Conrad 1841)
see common names

Geography
Country:Colombia State/province:La Guajira
Coordinates: 11.9° North, 71.3° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:11.3° North, 68.6° West
Basis of coordinate:unpublished field data
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Langhian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Langhian
Age range of interval:15.98000 - 13.82000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Castilletes Member:middle Castilletes
Local section:Aiptiamana Local bed:45 m
Local order:bottom to top
Regional section:Cocinetas Regional bed:153 m
Regional order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Castilletes Formation, which conformably overlies the Jimol Formation (early Miocene) and is unconformably overlain by the Ware Formation. AGE: Langhian, on the basis of macrofaunal composition; direct age established by extrapolation of Sr-isotope dating by enterer. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From middle member of Castilletes Fm; from 153 m above Jimol/Castilletes contact.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal unlithified siltstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unconsolidated siltstone matrix. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, as determined in the field and based on museum-reposited specimens.
Environment:lagoonal
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Very shallow marine (0-15 m), siliciclastic.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Degree of concentration:concentrated
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Spatial orientation:preferred
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Abundance in sediment:abundant
Size sorting:poor
Fragmentation:occasional
Bioerosion:none
Encrustation:none
Temporal resolution:time-averaged
Spatial resolution:parautochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils
Collection methods:bulk,surface (float),surface (in situ),sieve,field collection,observed (not collected)
Minimum sieve size:2.000
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Collectors:Hendy Collection dates:2014
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: A. Hendy, 01/24/2014. REPOSITORY: Field observations and specimens reposited at Universidad del Norte, Colombia.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for mollusca, but a microfossil sample was collected and is not listed. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Metadata
Also known as:STRI Sample 38142, 38143, 38147; AH140150, AH140151, AH140152
Database number:157830
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Collections that are a subset of this one:160968, 160969, 160970
Created:2014-07-06 10:43:10 Last modified:2014-09-19 23:16:51
Access level:authorizer only Released:2016-07-06 10:43:10
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
43760. A. J. W. Hendy, D. S. Jones, F. Moreno, V. Zapata, and C. Jaramillo. 2015. Neogene molluscs, shallow marine paleoenvironments, and chronostratigraphy of the Guajira Peninsula, Colombia. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 134(1):45-75 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

60454 B. M. Landau, C. M. da Silva, and A. Heitz. 2016. Systematics of the Gastropods of the Lower-Middle Miocene Cantaure Formation, Paraguaná Peninsula, Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology (389-390)1-582 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]