Rabo de Puerco and Monte Verde Ravine [Armuelles Fm]: Early/Lower Pleistocene, Costa Rica
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
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Crasinella sp.
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Nannodrillia nana
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium (Fissidentalium) buricum
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Architectonica granulata
(Lamarck 1822)
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synonym of Architectonica nobilis | ||||||||||
Architectonica granulata
(Lamarck 1822)
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synonym of Architectonica nobilis | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Bullaria punctata
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Gastropoda
- Neritidae
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Neritina sp.
Lamarck 1816
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella tigrina
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Turritella tigrina
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula onyx
Sowerby 1824
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Crepidula aculeata
(Gmelin 1791)
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recombined as Bostrycapulus aculeatus | ||||||||||
Crepidula aculeata
(Gmelin 1791)
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recombined as Bostrycapulus aculeatus | ||||||||||
Crucibulum (Crucibulum) umbrella
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Crucibulum (Crucibulum) umbrella
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Crucibulum (Crucibulum) spinosum
Conrad 1855
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Crucibulum (Crucibulum) spinosum
Conrad 1855
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Crucibulum (Dispotaea) imbricatum
(Sowerby 1824)
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recombined as Crucibulum (Dispotaea) imbricata | ||||||||||
Calyptraea conica
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Calyptraea mamillaris
(Broderip 1834)
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices (Polinices) uber
(Valenciennes 1821)
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recombined as Polinices uber | ||||||||||
Natica macrochiensis
Gmelin 1791
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Natica broderipiana
Récluz 1844
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Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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Circulus occidentalis
Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Strombina recurva
(Sowerby 1832)
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recombined as Strombina (Recurvina) recurva | ||||||||||
Strombina recurva
(Sowerby 1832)
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recombined as Strombina (Recurvina) recurva | ||||||||||
Columbella major
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Columbella major
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Cosmioconcha modesta
(Powys 1835)
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original and current combination Buccinum modestum | ||||||||||
Strombina gibberula
(Sowerby 1832)
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recombined as Sincola (Dorsina) gibberula | ||||||||||
Strombina gibberula
(Sowerby 1832)
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recombined as Sincola (Dorsina) gibberula | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Latirus castaneus
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Colubraria sp.
Schumacher 1817
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Hanetia anomala
(Reeve 1847)
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recombined as Solenosteira anomala | ||||||||||
Nassa pagoda
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Nassa pagoda
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Hanetia pallida
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Engina maura
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Metula amosi
Vanatta 1913
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Phos veraguensis
Hinds 1843
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recombined as Antillophos (Antillophos) veraguensis | ||||||||||
Cantharus elegans
(Guppy 1866)
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recombined as Antillophos elegans | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Cancellaria (Cancellaria) urceolata
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Cancellaria (Euclia) cremata
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original and current combination Euclia | ||||||||||
Cancellaria (Euclia) cassidiformis
(Sowerby 1832)
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recombined as Euclia cassidiformis | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Pseudolividae
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Triumphis distorta
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Clathrodrillia inequistriata
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra (Strioterebrum) panamillata n. sp.
Olsson 1942
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recombined as Strioterebrum panamillata | ||||||||||
Terebra (Terebra) robusta
Hinds 1844
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recombined as Terebra (Panaterebra) robusta | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clavatulidae
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Turricula tuberculata
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus zebra
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Conus virgatus
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Conus tornatus
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Conus arcuatus
Sowerby 1829
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Polystira oxytropsis
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Polystira sp.
Woodring 1928
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella sp.
Swainson 1831
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Oliva araneosa
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Oliva polypasta
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Marginella sapotilla
Hinds 1844
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recombined as Prunum (Prunum) sapotilla | ||||||||||
Marginella minor
Jousseaume 1877
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synonym of Volvarina taeniata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Lyria (Enaeta) harpa
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original and current combination Enaeta | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Murex recurvirostris
Broderip 1832
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recombined as Vokesimurex recurvirostris | ||||||||||
Phyllonotus radix
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Thais biserialis
(de Blainville 1832)
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Thais biserialis
(de Blainville 1832)
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus gracilior
Sowerby 1825
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recombined as Strombus (Strombus) gracilior | ||||||||||
Strombus gracilior
Sowerby 1825
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recombined as Strombus (Strombus) gracilior | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cypraeidae
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Cypraea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Gastropoda
- Personidae
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Distorsio decussatus
(Valenciennes 1832)
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recombined as Distorsio decussata | ||||||||||
Gastropoda
- Cassidae
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Semicassis centiquadratus
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Semicassis centiquadratus
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Galeodea patula
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Cymatium weigmani
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Ficus decussata
(Wood 1828)
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Gastropoda
- Pseudomelaniidae
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Clathrodrillia (Carinodrillia) halis
Dall 1919
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recombined as Carinodrillia halis | ||||||||||
Crassispira tapocana
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella ecuadoriana
Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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synonym of Crenella decussata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten dentatus
Sowerby 1842
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synonym of Euvola vogdesi | ||||||||||
Pecten ventricosus
Sowerby 1842
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recombined as Argopecten ventricosus | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Anomiidae
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Anomia peruviana
d'Orbigny 1846
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Placuanomia panamensis
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original and current combination Placunanomia | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Plicatulidae
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Plicatula dubia
Hanley 1847
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Pinnidae
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Pinna sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Noetiidae
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Noetia reversa
(Sowerby 1833)
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SUBSPECIES: N. reversa magma | ||||||||||
= Noetia (Noetia) magna
MacNeil 1938
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Keen 1971 | |||||||||
Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Barbatia (Acar) illota
(Sowerby 1833)
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Arca (Scapharca) emarginata
Sowerby 1833
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recombined as Anadara (Rasia) emarginata | ||||||||||
Arca (Scapharca) concinna
Sowerby 1833
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recombined as Anadara concinna | ||||||||||
Arca (Cunearca) nux
Sowerby I 1833
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recombined as Anadara nux | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium (Trigoniocardia) graniferum
Broderip and Sowerby 1829
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recombined as Trigoniocardia graniferum | ||||||||||
Cardium (Mexicardium) procerum
Sowerby 1833
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recombined as Mexicardia procera | ||||||||||
Cardium (Trachycardium) senticosum
(Sowerby 1833)
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recombined as Dallocardia senticosum | ||||||||||
Cardium (Laevicardium) elenense
Sowerby 1840
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synonym of Laevicardium substriatum | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Semele laevis
(Sowerby 1833)
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Semele cf. californica
(Reeve 1853)
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recombined as Semele (Semele) californica | ||||||||||
Semele jaramija
Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Solecurtidae
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Solecurtus galapaganus
(Dall 1928)
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original and current combination Psammosolen galapaganus | ||||||||||
Solecurtus broggi
(Pilsbry and Olsson 1941)
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original and current combination Solecurtus broggii | ||||||||||
Tagelus violaceus
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Tagelus (Mesopleura) peruvianus
Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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recombined as Tagelus peruvianus | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Macoma (Cymatoica) undulata
(Hanley 1844)
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Tellidora burnetti
(Broderip and Sowerby 1829)
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Tellina (Eurytellina) sp.
(Fischer 1887)
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Tellina (Eurytellina) panamanensis
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Macoma lamproleuca
(Pilsbry and Lowe 1932)
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recombined as Psammacoma lamproleuca | ||||||||||
Macoma (Psammacoma) panamensis
Dall 1900
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recombined as Psammacoma panamensis | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta sp.
Bronn 1831
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Diplodonta (Felaniella) sp.
(Dall 1899)
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synonym of Diplodonta | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama (Echinochama) californica
Dall 1903
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recombined as Arcinella californica | ||||||||||
Chama corrugata
Broderip 1835
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Chione (Lirophora) mariae
(d'Orbigny 1846)
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recombined as Lirophora mariae | ||||||||||
Chione (Chionopsis) amathusia
(Philippi 1844)
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recombined as Chionopsis amathusia | ||||||||||
Chione (Chionopsis) traftoni
Pilsbry and Olsson 1941
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Pitar (Lamelliconcha) concinna
(Sowerby 1835)
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recombined as Pitaria concinna | ||||||||||
Pitar lenis
Pilsbry and Lowe 1932
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synonym of Callocardia (Agriopoma) catharia | ||||||||||
Cyclinella sp.
Dall 1902
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Macrocallista squalida
(Sowerby 1833)
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recombined as Megapitaria squalida | ||||||||||
Macrocallista traftoni n. sp.
Olsson 1942
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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Mactra (Micromactra) sp.
(Dall 1894)
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synonym of Mactrotoma | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Anatinellidae
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Labiosa undulata
(Gould 1851)
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recombined as Raeta undulata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula biradiata
Sowerby 1833
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recombined as Caryocorbula biradiata | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Hiatellida
- Hiatellidae
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Panopea sp.
(Menard 1807)
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Bivalvia
- Pandorida
- Pandoridae
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Pandora (Clidiophora) sp.
(Carpenter 1864)
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original and current combination Clidiophora | ||||||||||
Bivalvia
- Thraciida
- Thraciidae
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Thracia (Cyathodonta) undulata
(Conrad 1849)
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original and current combination Cyathodonta undulata | ||||||||||
Thracia (Cyathodonta) dubiosa
Dall 1915
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Eucrassatella gibbosa
(Sowerby 1832)
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recombined as Hybolophus gibbosus | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Costa Rica |
Coordinates: | 8.0° North, 82.9° West (view map) |
Paleocoordinates: | 8.0° North, 82.6° West |
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark |
Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pleistocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 2.58000 - 0.77400 m.y. ago | ||
Age estimate: | 1.6 Ma (other)1.7 to 1.5 Ma (other) |
Stratigraphy
Geological group: | Charco Azul | Formation: | Armuelles | ||
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Armuelles Formation. AGE: Pleistocene, according to Ingle (1985) on the basis of microfossils; direct date estimated based on other collections from the Armuelles Formation. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within section. |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | shelly/skeletal unlithified sandstone |
Includes fossils? | Y |
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Beds are quite sandy and soft. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, base on lithologic description. | |
Environment: | coastal indet. |
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Typical shallow water assemblage, very similar to that living in near-shore waters along the present coast of Panama. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | selective quarrying,field collection |
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Museum repositories: | PRI |
Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Presumably collected by A.A. Olsson. REPOSITORIES: Collections reposited at PRI. | |
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda and bivalvia. NOMENCLATURE: An authoratative publication, although somewhat antiquated. However, all occurrences include species-resolution assignments and subgeneric classification. |
Metadata
Database number: | 66777 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
Created: | 2006-10-16 01:03:12 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2006-10-16 01:03:12 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
17423. | A. A. Olsson. 1942. Tertiary and Quaternary fossils from Burica Peninsula of Panama and Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 27(106):1-106 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |
Secondary references:
32800 | A. M. Keen. 1971. Sea Shells of Tropical West America 1-1064 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy] |