Locality J, 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 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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= Haustellum messorium
Sowerby 1841
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Hendy et al. 2008 | |||||||||
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Polychaeta
- Serpulimorpha
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Pomatoceros minutus
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Odostomia (Evalea) antilleana
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| original and current combination Evalea | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica nobilis
Röding 1798
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Weisbord 1962 | 13 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Emarginula mareana
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Tegulidae
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Tegula (Agathistoma) viridula
(Gmelin 1791)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Agathistoma viridula | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Phasianellidae
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Gabrielona sphaera
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Turbo caraboboensis
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Turbo informal sp. A
Linnaeus 1758
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Weisbord 1962 | 12 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella maiquetana
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Weisbord 1962 | 14 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula phalaena
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Weisbord 1962 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
| [entered as Crepidula phalaeana] | ||||||||||
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Crepidula avirostra
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Crepidula plana
Say 1822
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Crepidula (Bostrycapulus) aculeata
(Gmelin 1791)
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Weisbord 1962 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Bostrycapulus aculeatus | ||||||||||
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Crucibulum (Crucibulum) auricula
(Gmelin 1791)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Crucibulum (Dispotaea) venezuelanum
(Weisbord 1962)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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? Sinum peculiaris
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Strombina caboblanquensis
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 30 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Strombina (Strombina) pumilio | ||||||||||
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Columbella williamgabbi
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| synonym of Columbella mercatoria | ||||||||||
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Pyrene (? Eurypyrene) occidentalis
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Eurypyrene | ||||||||||
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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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Mazatlania aciculata
(Lamarck 1822)
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Weisbord 1962 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Mazatlania cosentini | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Fusinus closer
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Weisbord 1962 | 11 specimens | ||||||||
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Fusinus marensis
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Fusinus dilectus | ||||||||||
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Fasciolaria hollisteri
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Fasciolaria semistriata
Sowerby 1850
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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? Syntomodrillia biconica
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Clathrodrillia gibbosa
(Reeve 1843)
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Weisbord 1962 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra (Strioterebrum) gatunensis
(Toula 1908)
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Weisbord 1962 | 25 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Strioterebrum spiriferum | ||||||||||
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Terebra (Strioterebrum) trispiralis
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Strioterebrum trispiralis | ||||||||||
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Terebra (Hastula) hastata
Gmelin 1791
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Weisbord 1962 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Hastula hastata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus (Leptoconus) jaspideus
Gmelin 1791
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Weisbord 1962 | 59 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella (Niteoliva) minuta
(Link 1807)
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Olivella (Olivella) spissilabiata
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Olivella (Olivella) venezuelensis
Olsson 1956
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Weisbord 1962 | 19 specimens | ||||||||
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Olivella (Olivella) gracilis
(Broderip and Sowerby 1829)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Oliva (Ispidula) schepmani
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 33 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Oliva (Ispidula) tisiphona | ||||||||||
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Jaspidella caribbeana
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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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
- Marginellidae
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Marginella (Prunum) circumvittata
Weisbord 1962
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Weisbord 1962 | 12 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Drupa (Morula) gilbertharrisi
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| original and current combination Morula | ||||||||||
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Murex (Murex) chrysostomus
(Sowerby 1834)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Vokesimurex chrysostoma | ||||||||||
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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 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Persicula interruptalineata | ||||||||||
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Persicula (Rabicea) venezuelana
(Hodson et al. 1927)
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Weisbord 1962 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Persicula venezuelana | ||||||||||
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Persicula (Rabicea) interruptelinata
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Weisbord 1962 | 69 specimens | ||||||||
| synonym of Persicula | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Personidae
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Distorsio (Rhysema) clathrata
(Lamarck 1816)
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Semicassis (Tylocassis) granulata
(Born 1778)
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Weisbord 1962 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Semicassis granulata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Serpulorbis incomptus
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Weisbord 1962 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella divaricata
(d'Orbigny 1853)
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| synonym of Crenella decussata | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Lyropecten (Nodipecten) informal sp. A
(Dall 1898)
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| original and current combination Nodipecten | ||||||||||
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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 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
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Pecten (Amusium) marensis
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| corrected as Amusium | ||||||||||
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Chlamys (Leptopecten) desultoria
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| original and current combination Leptopecten | ||||||||||
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Chlamys (Argopecten) gibbus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1964 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Argopecten gibbus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia mareana
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Weisbord 1964 | 8 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea (? Alectryonia) caboblanquensis
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Ostrea (Ostrea) lixula
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Anadara (? Lunarca) mareana
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Anadara (Lunarca) ovalis
(Bruguiere 1789)
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Weisbord 1964 | 25 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Lunarca ovalis | ||||||||||
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Anadara (Cunearca) cumanensis
Dall 1898
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Weisbord 1964 | 8 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Glycymeris (Glycymerella) decussata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1964 | 23 specimens | ||||||||
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Glycymeris (Glycymeris) undata
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Ervilia sp.
Turton 1822
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Weisbord 1964 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
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Ervilia sp.
Turton 1822
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Ervilia nitens
(Montagu 1808)
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Weisbord 1964 | 15 specimens | ||||||||
| Subspecies: Ervilia nitens venezuelana | ||||||||||
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Semele proficus
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina (Eurytellina) punicea
(Born 1778)
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Eurytellina punicea | ||||||||||
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Tellina (Merisca) cristallina
(Spengler 1798)
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta (Diplodonta) mareana
Weisbord 1964
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| synonym of Diplodonta soror | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama congregata
Conrad 1833
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Weisbord 1964 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Periglypta aff. listeri
(Gray 1838)
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Chione (Lirophora) riomaturensis
Maury 1925
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Weisbord 1964 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Lirophora (Lirophora) riomaturensis | ||||||||||
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Chione (Chione) cancellata
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Weisbord 1964 | 12 specimens | ||||||||
| recombined as Chione cancellata | ||||||||||
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Pitar (Hysteroconcha) dione
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Hysteroconcha dione | ||||||||||
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Tivela (Planitivela) venezuelana
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Pleiorytis venezuelensis
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Macrocallista maculata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Transenella caboblanquensis
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Weisbord 1964 | 10 specimens | ||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Transennella | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Solenida
- Solenidae
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Solen sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina (Cavulinga) trisulcata
Conrad 1841
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Cavilinga trisulcata | ||||||||||
| Subspecies: Lucina (Cavulinga trisulcata blandis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) antillarium
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
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Crassinella aduncata
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Carditidae
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Cardita (Carditamera) gracilis
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Weisbord 1964 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| original and current combination Carditamera | ||||||||||
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Venericardia (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi
Weisbord 1964
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Strigilla carnaria
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Weisbord 1964 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| recombined as Strigilla (Strigilla) carnaria | ||||||||||
| 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: | Lower |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: From lower Mare Formation. The lower 10-15 ft are made up of incoherent grits and sands containing many well-preserved fossils. The lower member starts as a pebble to granule gravel or "grit". 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: | pebbly unlithified conglomerate |
| Secondary lithology: | very coarse sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: Comprises incoherent grits and sands containing many well-preserved fossils. The lower member starts as a pebble to granule gravel or "grit". | |
| Environment: | coastal indet. |
| Geology comments: Shallow-marine deposit. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original aragonite |
| 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 J | ||
| Database number: | 41545 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2004-07-16 11:36:19 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | group members | Released: | 2005-07-16 11:36:19 |
| 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] | |
| 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] |