Locality F, Venezuela - Weisbord (1964): Early/Lower Pliocene, Venezuela
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Murex (Murex) recurvirostris
(Broderip 1832)
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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= Haustellum messorium
Sowerby 1841
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Hendy et al. 2008 | |||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Fustiariidae
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Fustiaria (Laevidentalium) sp.
Stoliczka 1868
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula phalaena
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| [entered as Crepidula phalaeana] | ||||||||||
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Crucibulum (Dispotaea) marense
(Weisbord 1962)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Litiopidae
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Alaba insculpta
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Alabina venezuelana
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella maiquetana
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Weisbord 1962 | 28 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices subclausus
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Stigmaulax ? guppiana
(Toula 1909)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Tectonatica venezuelana
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiopsidae
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Cerithiopsis tela
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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Alvania meridoamericana
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Serpulorbis catella
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Weisbord 1962 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
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Serpulorbis incomptus
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Serpulorbis pallidus
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Semicassis (Tylocassis) granulata
(Born 1778)
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Semicassis granulata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Charonia sp.
Gistel 1848
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Ancillariidae
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Ancilla (Ebrunea) venezuelana
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Oliva (Ispidula) schepmani
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 22 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Oliva (Ispidula) tisiphona | ||||||||||
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? Jaspidella praecipua
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Olivella (Minioliva) fundarugata
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Weisbord 1962 | 11 specimens | ||||||||
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Olivella (Olivella) venezuelensis
Olsson 1956
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Fusinus closter
(Philippi 1850)
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| Subspecies: Fusinus closter caboblanquensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Nitidella cf. ocellata
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Strombina caboblanquensis
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Strombina (Strombina) pumilio | ||||||||||
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Columbella mareana
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Strombina (Lirastrombina) mareana | ||||||||||
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Anachis (Costoanachis) obesa
(Adams 1845)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Parvanachis obesa | ||||||||||
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Anachis (Litoterma) exuta
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Weisbord 1962 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Hyalina (Volvarina) lustra
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Marginula (Prunum) circumvittata
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 26 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Murex (Phyllonotus) pomum
(Gmelin 1791)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cystiscidae
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Persicula (? Rabicea) hodsoni
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Persicula interruptalineata | ||||||||||
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Persicula (Rabicea) venezuelana
(Hodson et al. 1927)
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Weisbord 1962 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
| Subspecies: Persicula (Rabicea) venezuelana lavelana | ||||||||||
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= Persicula lavelana
Hodson 1927
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Landau and Marques da Silva 2010 | |||||||||
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Persicula (Rabicea) interruptelinata
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Weisbord 1962 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Persicula | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra (Strioterebrum) gatunensis
(Toula 1908)
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Weisbord 1962 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Strioterebrum spiriferum | ||||||||||
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Terebra (Strioterebrum) quadrispiralis
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Strioterebrum quadrispiralis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus (Leptoconus) jaspideus
Gmelin 1791
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Weisbord 1962 | 24 specimens | ||||||||
| Subspecies: Conus (Leptoconus) jaspideus caboblanquensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Kurtziella venezuelana
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Clathrodrillia mareana
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| synonym of Clathrodrillia gatunensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus pugilis
Linnaeus 1758
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Weisbord 1962 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| Subspecies: Strombus pugilis pugilus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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Vitrinella (Striovitrinella) venezuelana
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Weisbord 1962 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Turbonilla marella
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica nobilis
Röding 1798
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Weisbord 1962 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Acteonidae
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? Acteon sp.
Montfort 1810
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Phasianellidae
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Gabrielona sphaera
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Weisbord 1962 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Tricolia rubrica
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Weisbord 1962 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Astraea (? Lithopoma) diffidentia
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| original and current combination Lithopoma | ||||||||||
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Turbo informal sp. B
Linnaeus 1758
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Turbo informal sp. C
Linnaeus 1758
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Nuculana (Saccella) marella
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Saccella | ||||||||||
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Nuculana (Saccella) axelolssoni
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Weisbord 1964 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| original and current combination Saccella | ||||||||||
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Nuculana (Saccella) marella
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| original and current combination Saccella | ||||||||||
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Nuculana (Saccella) karlmartini
Weisbord 1964
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Weisbord 1964 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula (Nucula) venezuelana
Weisbord 1964
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Weisbord 1964 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Nucula (Nucula) vieta | ||||||||||
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Nucula (Ennucula) mareana
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Weisbord 1964 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
| original and current combination Ennucula | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Arcinella informal sp. B
Schumacher 1817
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Weisbord 1964 | 26 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Pitar (? Pitarella) scutellaris
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| synonym of Agriopoma | ||||||||||
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Transennella caboblanquensis
Weisbord 1964
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Macrocallista maculata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1964 | 362 specimens | ||||||||
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Chione (Lirophora) cultellata
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| original and current combination Lirophora | ||||||||||
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Chione (Lirophora) riomaturensis
Maury 1925
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Weisbord 1964 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Lirophora (Lirophora) riomaturensis | ||||||||||
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Chione (Chione) cancellata
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Weisbord 1964 | 9 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Chione cancellata | ||||||||||
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Dosinia (Dosinidia) concentrica
(Born 1778)
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Weisbord 1964 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Solecurtidae
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Solecurtus cumingianus
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina (Eurytellina) nitens
(Adams 1845)
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Weisbord 1964 | 24 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Ervilia antilleana
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Weisbord 1964 | 8 specimens | ||||||||
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Ervilia nitens
(Montagu 1808)
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Weisbord 1964 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) caboblanquensis
Weisbord 1964
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Weisbord 1964 | 47 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) antillarum | ||||||||||
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Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina (Parvilucina) ephraimi
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Weisbord 1964 | 26 specimens | ||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Parvilucina | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Venericardia (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi
Weisbord 1964
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Weisbord 1964 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Chlamys (Argopecten) gibbus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1964 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Argopecten gibbus | ||||||||||
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Pecten (Pecten) caribeus
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Pecten (Pecten) maiquetiensis
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Chlamys (Leptopecten) desultoria
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| original and current combination Leptopecten | ||||||||||
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Pecten (Amusium) marensis
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| corrected as Amusium | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Pododesmus rudis
(Broderip 1834)
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Anomia mareana
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Weisbord 1964 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Pinna aff. carnea
Gmelin 1791
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea (Alectryonia) vespertina
Conrad 1855
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Dendostrea vespertina | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara (Cunearca) cumanensis
Dall 1898
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Weisbord 1964 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
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Anadara (Lunarca) ovalis
(Bruguiere 1789)
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Weisbord 1964 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Lunarca ovalis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris (Tucetona) pectinata
(Gmelin 1791)
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Weisbord 1964 | 8 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Tucetona pectinata | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Venezuela | State/province: | Sucre |
| Coordinates: | 10.0° North, 64.0° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 9.9° North, 63.3° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
| Stage: | Zanclean | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pliocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 5.33300 - 3.60000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Cabo Blanco | Formation: | Mare | Member: | Upper |
| Local section: | Locality F | ||||
| Regional section: | Quebrada Mare Abajo | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: From upper Mare Formation. These silts overlie the coarser sediments at the base of the Mare Formation. The Playa Grande and Mare formations of the Cabo Blanco Group are believed to be early Pliocene in age, and the Guaiguaza clay late Pliocene. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | fine,brown poorly lithified siltstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: The upper Mare Formation consist of tan, homogeneous, and slightly compacted silts of a fine and even texture. | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Geology comments: Shallow-marine deposit. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils |
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection,survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | biostratigraphic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | PRI |
| Collection method comments: Collected by Weisbord in 1955 and 1956. Collections also held at Flordia State University | |
| Taxonomic list comments:Exhaustive for mollusca, and serpulids | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Locality F | ||
| Database number: | 41541 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-07-16 11:05:23 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2004-07-16 11:05:23 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 11132. | N. E. Weisbord. 1964. Late Cenozoic scaphopods and serpulid polychaets from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 47(214):111-199 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/O. Alfaro] |
Secondary references:
| 19909 | A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 36423 | B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva. 2010. Early Pliocene gastropods of Cubagua, Venezuela: Taxonomy, palaeobiogeography and ecostratigraphy. Palaeontos 19:1-221 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
| 13987 | N. E. Weisbord. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 42(193) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/O. Alfaro] | |
| 11137 | N. E. Weisbord. 1964. Late Cenozoic pelecypods from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American Paleontology 45(204):1-564 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/O. Alfaro] |