SKGS-72, Philippines - Tshuto (1969): Late/Upper Pliocene, Philippines

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Mercia cf. laticosta
1 specimen
Glabrinassa amycliforma
1 specimen
Pygmaeorota (Lydiphnopsis) philippinensis
1 specimen
Argyropeda divina
10 specimens
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Pupa cf. reussi
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella (Turritella) terebra (Linnaeus 1758)
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Thiaridae
Tarebia submadiunensis
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Mamilla mammata
1 specimen
synonym of Natica
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Gyrineum (Chasmotheca) aff. cavitense
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Tiara flammea
2 specimens
spelled with current rank as Mitra (Tiara)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius (Taranzeuxius) badius
3 specimens
Nassarius (Zeuxis) caelatus
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Hindsia sinensis
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Euclathurella (Euclathurella) oyamai
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Gemmula (Unedigemmula) gendinganensis
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Umbonium (Umbonium) vestinarium
2 specimens
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Anadara) ferruginea (Reeve 1844)
Shuto 1971
recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea
COMMENTS: Spelt as A. ferruginiana
Anadara (Anadara) tambacana (Martin 1883)
Shuto 1971
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Arcopsis bataviana (Martin 1883)
Shuto 1971
recombined as Arcopsis (Arcopsis) bataviana
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea (Ostrea) glomerata (Gould 1850)
Shuto 1971
recombined as Saccostrea glomerata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina (Punipagia) rotunda
Shuto 1971
Tellina (Arcopaginula) sp. (Lamy 1918)
Shuto 1971
original and current combination Arcopaginula
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Veremolpa gonzalesi n. sp.
Shuto 1971
spelled with current rank as Timoclea (Veremolpa)
see common names

Geography
Country:Philippines State/province:Panay
Coordinates: 11.0° North, 122.5° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:11.0° North, 122.5° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Pliocene
Stage:Piacenzian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Late/Upper Pliocene
Age range of interval:3.60000 - 2.58000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Ulian
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Stratigraphically in the upper part of the Ulian Formation. Pliocene, possibly late Pliocene in age. The molluscan assemblage is som small that an accurate age assessment cannot be expected.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray unlithified mudstone
Secondary lithology:fine,medium sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Alternation of gray muds and fine and medium sands and fossils are yielded in the mud beds.
Environment:coastal indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Spatial resolution:autochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:some microfossils
Collection methods:selective quarrying,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: All material studied and registered are stored at the Paleontological Laboratory, Department of Geology, Kyushu University
Taxonomic list comments:Exhaustive for gastropods. No other taxa included.
Metadata
Also known as:SKGS-72
Database number:41664
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2004-07-19 14:48:22 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:group members Released:2005-07-19 14:48:22
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

11152. T. Shuto. 1969. Neogene gastropods from Panay Island, the Philippines. Contributions to the Geology and Paleontology of Southeast Asia 6:7-250 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

23587 T. Shuto. 1971. Neogene bivalves from Panay Island, the Philippines. Contributions to the Geology and Paleontology of Southeast Asia 21(1):1-73 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]