Rio Pirabas (Maury coll.): Early/Lower Miocene, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
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Taphonomy & methods
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Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Astraea sp. Röding 1798
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Calliostoma cirrus (White 1887)
Calliostoma (Eutrochus) decamposi n. sp. Maury 1924
Calliostoma (Eutrochus) derbyi n. sp. Maury 1924
Calliostoma retectum Maury 1924
Calliostoma pirabicum n. sp. Maury 1924
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Fissuridea derbyi n. sp. Maury 1924
recombined as Diodora derbyi
Resembles: F. patagonica (Rec.)
Fissuridea immortalis Maury 1924
recombined as Diodora immortalis
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea cf. aperta (Solander 1766)
recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
Crucibulum faustum
Calyptraea cf. centralis (Conrad 1841)
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium pirabicum n. sp.
Resembles: C. nodulosum (Aust., Phil.)
Cerithium pachecoi n. sp.
Cerithium gonzagae n. sp.
Resembles P. pirabicum
Cerithium leei n. sp.
Cerithium calcivelatum n. sp.
Clava williamsi n. sp.
synonym of Rhinoclavis
Resembles: C. plebeia (Dom. Rep.)
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Mesalia rathburni n. sp.
Turritella altiliroides n. sp.
Resembles: T. altilirata (Gatun), T, tornata (Ven.), and T. perattenuata (FL)
Turritella callizona n. sp.
Resembles: T. altiliroides
Turritella pirabica n. sp.
Turritella meunieri n. sp.
Resembles: T. banksii (Rec.)
Turritella paraensis n. sp.
Resembles: T. terebriformis (Chipola)
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Strombus cf. aldrichi Dall 1890
recombined as Persististrombus aldrichi
Resembles: S. bifrons (Dom. Rep., Jam.)
Strombus cf. gigas Linnaeus 1758
recombined as Lobatus gigas
Gastropoda - Thersiteidae
Orthaulax brasiliensis n. sp. Maury 1925
Resembles: O. gabbi (Chipola)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra senecta
Resembles: M. henekeni, and M. longa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella paraensis n. sp.
Resembles: O. muticoides, O. canaliculata
Olivella subperdita n. sp.
Resembles: O. alabamensis (Claiborne Gp)
Olivella calcis n. sp.
Resembles: O. mutica (Rec.)
Oliva paraensis n. sp.
Oliva pirabica n. sp.
Resembles: O. liodes (Chipola), O. gatunensis, O. brevispina, and O. giraudi
Ancilla (Sparella) mutila
Resembles: A. ventricosa (NZ) and A. crassa (Red Sea)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
Amalda (Amalda) branneri n. sp.
Resembles: A. cingulata (Aust.), A. tankerville, and A. shepardi (Tampa)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Colubraria paraensis n. sp.
Resembles: C. testacea, C. lanceolata, and C. siphonata
Siphonalia harrisi n. sp.
Tritonidea amazonica n. sp.
Tritonidea arcana n. sp.
Phos fictilis n. sp. Maury 1934
recombined as Antillophos fictilis
Resembles: P. fasciolatus (Mio., Antilles)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Alectrion praetrivittata n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Alectrion)
Resembles: A. trivittata (Rec.) and A. trivittatoides
Alectrion priraboca n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Nassarius (Alectrion)
Fusus doris
Fusus soperi n. sp.
Fusus baumanni n. sp.
Resembles: F. haitensis (Dom. Rep.)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fasciolaria restituta n. sp.
Resembles: F. gigantea (Rec.)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena sp. Schumacher 1817
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus conditorius
Resembles: C. planiceps (Chipola)
Conus whitei n. sp.
Conus longesperatus n. sp.
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia consors (Sowerby 1850)
recombined as Hindsiclava consors
Includes subspecies: D. consors pennae; resembles: D. militaris, D. alesiodata.
Drillia pirabica n. sp.
Resembles: D. henekeni, D. maura, and D. incrassata`
Drillia crandalli n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Terebra denotans n. sp.
Resembles: T. wolfgangi, T. berlinerae, and T. cancellata
Terebra peramabilis n. sp.
Resembles: T. inaequalis, T. haitensis, and T. spirifera
Terebra paraensis n. sp.
Resembles: T. haitensis, T. spirifera, and T. gemmulata
Terebra clethra n. sp. Maury 1925
recombined as Strioterebrum clethra
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Surcula (Pleurofusia) camposi n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Pleurofusia
Resembles: T. (P.) servata
Turris albida (Perry 1811)
Subspecies: T. albida paraensis; in the pool of subspecies including: virgo, tellea, antillarum, haitensis, and barretti
    = Pleurotoma barretti Guppy 1866
Hendy et al. 2008
recombined as Polystira barretti
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Vasum cf. haitensis (Sowerby 1850)
Xancus sp. Röding 1798
replaced by Turbinella
Resembles: X. oboideus and X. praeovoideus
Xancus gratus n. sp. Maury 1934
recombined as Turbinella gratus
Xancus brasilianus n. sp. Maury 1934
recombined as Turbinella brasilianus
Resembles: X. validus, X. wilsoni, and X. scolymus
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella truncata
Marginella acuta
Marginella multiplicata
Marginella crassiplicata
Marginella pirabica n. sp.
Resembles: M. acuta, and M. willcoxiana
Marginella paraensis n. sp.
Resembles: M. aurora (Chipola), and M. cassis (Rec.)
Marginella perlatens n. sp.
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Trophon (Boreotrophon) tropica n. sp.
original and current combination Boreotrophon
Resembles: T. lacineatus, and T. lacunellus
Murex messorius Sowerby 1841
recombined as Vokesimurex messorius
Murex toreia n. sp. Maury 1925
recombined as Murex (Murex) toreia
Murex brevifrons Lamarck 1822
recombined as Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons
Murex cf. yaquensis Maury 1917
recombined as Chicoreus (Siratus) yaquensis
Murex pennae n. sp. Maury 1934
recombined as Murex (Haustellum) pennae
Similar form to M. messorius
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyria calligona n. sp. Maury 1934
recombined as Voluta calligona
Lyria musicinoides n. sp. Maury 1934
Resembles: L. musicina (FL)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae
Morum harrisi n. sp.
Impossible to assign to either Oniscidia or Herculea
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Cancellaria hartti n. sp.
Resembles: C. barretti (Dom. Rep.), and C. reticulata (Rec.)
Cancellaria pirabensis n. sp.
Resembles: C. conradiana
Cancellaria euclethra n. sp.
Resembles: C. epistomifera (Dom. Rep.)
Cancellaria praeindentata n. sp.
Resembles: C. indentata (Rec., Pan.)
Cancellaria subtilicancellata n. sp.
Resembles: C. guppyi (Dom. Rep.)
Gastropoda - Ficidae
Pyrula paraensis n. sp. White 1887
recombined as Ficus paraensis
Resembles: P. papyratia, and P. reticulata
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Sconsia felix n. sp. (Maury 1934)
Phalium paraensis n. sp. (Maury 1934)
Resembles: C. inflata, and C. granulosa
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Simpulum infelix n. sp. Maury 1924
recombined as Monoplex infelix
Resembles: S. antillarum cercadicum (Dom. Rep.)
Murex williamsi n. sp. Maury 1910
recombined as Monoplex williamsi
Simpulum chlorostomoides n. sp. Maury 1924
recombined as Monoplex chlorostomoides
Resembles: S. chlorostomum (Rec.)
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Cypraea pennae (White 1887)
original and current combination Cypraeactaeon pennai
Gastropoda - Xenophoridae
Xenophora conchyliophora (Born 1780)
Subspecies: X. conchyliophora brasiliensis
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Amauropsis nativitatis n. sp.
Lunatia modica
Lunatia lunulata
Natica eurydice White 1887
Resembles: N. canrena
Natica (Stigmaulax) sulcata (Born 1778)
recombined as Stigmaulax sulcata
Includes: N. (S.) sulcata paraensis and sulcata cerux
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Serpulorbis amazoniana n. sp.
Resembles: S. papulosa (Dom. Rep.)
Serpulorbis corticescupturata n. sp.
Vermetus (? Petaloconchus) subvarians n. sp.
original and current combination Petaloconchus
Resembles: V. varians
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Solarium intraornatum White 1887
synonym of Architectonica nobilis
Resembles: S. quadroseriatim
Solarium granulatum Lamarck 1822
synonym of Architectonica nobilis
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Scaphander paraensis n. sp.
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Retusa (Cylichnina) arcana n. sp.
Resembles: R. decapitata (Chipola)
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Umbraculidae
Umbraculum derbyi n. sp.
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Scapharca textilicostata
Resembles: S. henekeni
Scapharca paraensis
Resembles: filicata (Manzanilla, Trinidad)
Scapharca pertenuicostata n. sp.
Resembles: S. paraensis
Scapharca informal sp. 1 Gray 1847
Scapharca informal sp. 2 Gray 1847
Scapharca informal sp. 3 Gray 1847
Resembles: S. guayubinica (Dom. Rep.)
Scapharca informal sp. 4 Gray 1847
Resembles: S. staminata (Olig., FL), S. chiriquiensis, and S. anguillana (Ant., Olig.)
Scapharca crashleyi n. sp. Maury 1924
Resembles: S. hispaniolana and S. riocanensis
Scapharca vanwinkleae n. sp. Maury 1924
Resembles: S. crandalli and A. riocanensis
Scapharca pinguescens n. sp. Maury 1924
Somewhat like Argina
Scapharca crandalli n. sp. Maury 1924
recombined as Scapharca (Cunearca) crandalli
Resembles: S. corcupidonis, S. hispaniolana, and S. riocanensis
Scapharca melloi n. sp. Maury 1924
recombined as Scapharca (Cunearca) melloi
Resembles: A. transversa, A. improcera, and A. caimitica (Dom. Rep.)
Scapharca inaequilateralis Maury 1917
recombined as Anadara (Sectiarca) inaequilateralis
Resembles: A. gatunensis (Gatun)
Scapharca henekeni Maury 1917
recombined as Anadara (Sectiarca) henekeni
Resembles: S. hypomela, S. lienosa, S. secticosta, and S. halidonta
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris bineminis
Glycymeris baumanni n. sp. Maury 1924
Glycymeris eumita n. sp. Maury 1924
Glycymeris crashleyi n. sp. Maury 1924
Glycymeris naiadis n. sp. Maury 1924
Resembles: G. acuticostata
Glycymeris linda n. sp. Maury 1924
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula flabellifera n. sp. Maury 1924
Resembles: P. marginata and P. gibbosa
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten indissolubilis n. sp. Maury 1924
recombined as Chlamys (Chlamys) indissolubilis
Pecten callimorphus n. sp. Maury 1924
recombined as Chlamys (Chlamys) callimorphus
Pecten thalerus n. sp. Maury 1924
recombined as Chlamys (Chlamys) thalerus
Pecten daudeleus n. sp.
Pecten thaumastus n. sp. Maury 1924
Pecten grapteus n. sp. Maury 1924
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae
Spondylus pinguisculus
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pteriidae
Pteria serini n. sp.
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea glucumarides n. sp. Maury 1924
recombined as Cubitostrea glucumarides
Ostrea distans
Ostrea procyonis Maury 1924
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina querida n. sp. Maury 1924
Resembles: L. santarosana and L. crysostoma
Phacoides (Lucinisca) luciniolae n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Lucina (Lucinisca)
Resembles: L. calhounensis (Olig., FL) and L. hoveyi
Phacoides (Lucinisca) fluctivagus n. sp. Maury 1924
recombined as Lucina (Lucinisca) fluctivaga
Resembles: L. nassula
Phacoides (Here) eudaidalus n. sp. Maury 1924
Resembles: P. (H.) glenni (Chipola)
Phacoides (Lucinisca) thalassogonus n. sp. Maury 1924
Phacoides (Here) glomeramen n. sp. Maury 1924
recombined as Linga (Linga) glomeramen
Resembles: P. (L.) podagrinus
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula delgada n. sp.
Resembles: C. sarda (Olig., Mio., FL)
Corbula giga n. sp.
Resembles: C. dominicensis
Corbula pauciornata n. sp.
Corbula querida n. sp.
[Looks like Caryocorbula]
Corbula mimosa n. sp.
[Also looks like Caryocorbula]
Corbula sp. Bruguière 1789
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama pannicularia
Chama eudeiela n. sp.
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758
Chama callipona n. sp. Maury 1924
Resembles: C. macerophylla
Echinochama praearcinella n. sp. Maury 1924
Resembles: E. arcinella
Echinochama pristina n. sp. Maury 1924
Resembles: E. yaquensis (Dom. Rep.)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Macrocallista (Paradione) pirabica n. sp.
spelled with current rank as Pitar (Paradione)
Callocardia (Agriopoma) euglypta n. sp. Maury 1925
recombined as Pitar (Pitar) euglyptus
Affinities with: C. trigonata (Eoc., AL), and C. hatchetigbeensis, bastropensis and winnensis
Pitaria (Lamelliconcha) perarcana n. sp.
original and current combination Lamelliconcha
Resembles: P. cricinata
Pitaria (Lamelliconcha) baumanni n. sp.
original and current combination Lamelliconcha
Referred to: P. planivieta
Callocardia recondita n. sp.
Callocardia (Agriopoma) obscurata
Resembles: C. morrhuana [Pitar?]
Callocardia (Agriopoma) hartti n. sp.
Macrocallista (Paradione) maculata (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Macrocallista maculata
Chione (Lirophora) praepaphia n. sp.
original and current combination Lirophora
Resembles: C. (L.) glyptocyma, burnsii, hendersoni, and paphia
Chione (Lirophora) penthesileae n. sp.
original and current combination Lirophora
Associated with: C. (L.) praepaphia
Chione (Chione) agraria White 1887
recombined as Chione (Lirophora) agraria
Antigona (Ventricola) thalestris n. sp.
Includes subspecies: A. thalestris amazoniana;resembles: A. (V.) rugatina, and A. blandiana
Antigona (Ventricola) sanctaenoctis n. sp.
Approaches: A. blandiana
Dosinia (Dosinidia) brasiliensis (White 1887)
synonym of Dosinia (Dosinia) delicatissima
Resembles: D. chipolana
Venus prototypa
Much like: V. campechiensis, and V. mercenaria
? Chione cordeliae n. sp.
Only provisionally assigned to Chione
Chione (Chione) paraensis (White 1887)
Resembles: C. cortinaria, C. cribraria, C. intapurpurea, C. pubera and C. woodwardi
Chione (Chione) thalassopora n. sp.
Much like: C. compta (Rec.)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra defossa n. sp.
Possiblly in subgenus Mactrotoma
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Cardium (Nemocardium) indistinctum
original and current combination Nemocardium
Resembles: C. bicolor (Mauritius)
Cardium (Trigoniocardium) cordeliae n. sp. Maury 1924
recombined as Trigoniocardia cordeliae
Cardium (Fragum) proavitum
original and current combination Fragum
Cardium (Trachycardium) thalassium n. sp. Maury 1925
recombined as Agnocardia thalassium
Resembles C. paraense
Cardium (Trachycardium) pessoae n. sp. Maury 1925
recombined as Agnocardia pessoae
Cardium (Trachycardium) philotarium n. sp. Maury 1924
Cardium (Trachycardium) paraense
original and current combination Trachycardium
Cardium (Trachycardium) sp. (Mörch 1853)
original and current combination Trachycardium
Resembles: C. muricatum [Trachycardium]
Cardium (Laevicardium) serratum (Linnaeus 1758)
recombined as Laevicardium serratum
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Solecurtidae
Tagelus whitei n. sp.
Resembles: T. gibbus
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina celetes n. sp.
Maybe referrable to Angulus
Metis trinitaria Dall 1900
Allied with: M. intastriata
    = Florimetis sp. Olsson and Harbison 1953
Woodring 1982
Macoma (Psammacoma) riopirabica n. sp. (Maury 1924)
Resembles: M. holmesii (Mio., NC), and M. brevifrons (Rec.)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Semelidae
Semele ferreirae n. sp.
Bivalvia - Solenida - Solenidae
Solen (Solena) obliquus (Spengler 1794)
Bivalvia - Carditida - Carditidae
Cardita (Carditamera) manteia n. sp. Maury 1924
Resembles C. (C.) arata amd C. (C.) floridana
Venericardia perumbonata
Venericardia pseudowilmotii n. sp. Maury 1924
Resembles: C. wilmotii
Venericardia thaleia n. sp. Maury 1924
Venericardia philotima n. sp. Maury 1924
Resembles: C. wilmotii
Venericardia isaurae n. sp. Maury 1924
Venericardia perimetra n. sp. Maury 1924
Resembles: V. alticostata (Claiborne)
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae
Lunulites pileolus
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Microporidae
Cupularia canariensis Busk 1859
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil State/province:Para
Coordinates: 0.8° South, 47.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:0.8° South, 43.0° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Altitude:1 meters
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
Key time interval:Early/Lower Miocene
Age range of interval:23.03000 - 15.97000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Pirabas
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: Horizontal beds of limestone near sea level. Closely associated with faunas of the Gatun, Bowden, and the Gurabo and Cercado Fm, but containing Orthaulax, which is not recorded in beds younger than the Chipola Fm of Florida, older than the above units. It is also present in the Baitoa Fm of the Dominican Republic. Maury (1924) therefore considered the fauna to be of Early Miocene age. Also shows close affinities to the Aquitanian srafe of France. Maury correlates this unit to the Chipola Fm of Florida and the Aquitanian of France. This was the lowest unit yet identified in the Neogene of Brazil.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal,gray lithified "limestone"
Secondary lithology:sideritic,shelly/skeletal,brown lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Fossiliferous limestone exhibits two beds, a grayish or light buff bed, a leached limestone or coquina composed of broken shells loosely cemented together and later calcified, while the other is a deeper color due to infiltration of limonite. Collection is believed to be from the lighter limestone unit.
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Geology comments: No environmental data reported.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:cast,mold/impression
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:selective quarrying,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: Artificial casts of the external molds were made. Collected by F. de Carvalho for G. de Campos of the Brazil Geological Survey. Types are reposited at the Museum of the Brazil Geological Survey.
Taxonomic list comments:Fairly lengthy list, but possibly not exhaustive given the quality of the fauna. The nomenclature is antiquated, though has species-resolution assignments; identifications by Maury who had extensive knowledge of circum-Caribbean faunas.
Metadata
Database number:60979
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2006-05-28 18:53:30 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:the public Released:2006-05-28 18:53:30
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

17560. C. J. Maury. 1924. Fosseis Terciarios Do Brazil. Servico Geologico E Mineralogico Do Brazil Monographia 49 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/P. Wagner]

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]
13359 W. P. Woodring. 1982. Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (Pelecypods: Propeamussiidae to Cuspidariidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(F) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]