PSst-1-RS (33-36 m) - Rio Grande do Sul: Holocene, Brazil

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Odostomia (Chrysallida) seminuda (Adams 1839)
1 specimen
recombined as Boonea seminuda
Gastropoda - Trochidae
Halistylus columna Dall 1890
3 specimens
Calliostoma aff. puelchanum Borchert 1901
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Tegulidae
Tegula (Agathistoma) informal sp. A ()
4 specimens
original and current combination Agathistoma
Tegula patagonica (d'Orbigny 1835)
9 specimens
recombined as Agathistoma patagonicum
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Cylichna (Cylichnella) bidentata (d'Orbigny 1841)
3 specimens
recombined as Acteocina bidentata
Gastropoda - Scaliolidae
Alabina cerithidioides (Dall 1889)
24 specimens
synonym of Finella dubia
[entered as Alabina cerithioides]
Gastropoda - Planaxidae
Fossarus florius
8 specimens
Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crepidula (Crepidula) protea d'Orbigny 1941
15 specimens
Crepidula (Bostrycapulus) aculeata (Gmelin 1791)
3 specimens
recombined as Bostrycapulus aculeatus
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epitonium (Epitonium) georgettina (Kiener 1838)
2 specimens
recombined as Epitonium georgettinum
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Tectonatica pusilla (Say 1822)
12 specimens
Natica (Natica) isabelleana (d'Orbigny 1840)
4 specimens
recombined as Notocochlis isabelleana
Gastropoda - Hydrobiidae
Littoridina australis (d'Orbigny 1837)
1 specimen
recombined as Heleobia australis
Gastropoda - Caecidae
Caecum (Elephantanellum) imbricatum (Carpenter 1858)
1 specimen
original and current combination Caecum imbricatum
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Anachis (Costoanachis) anachis
7 specimens
Anachis (Costoanachis) obesa (Adams 1845)
3 specimens
recombined as Parvanachis obesa
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius coppingeri
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
Drillia patagonica (d'Orbigny 1841)
2 specimens
recombined as Spirotropis patagonica
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella (Olivina) tehuelchana (d'Orbigny 1841)
5 specimens
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Nucula) semiornata (d'Orbigny 1846)
18 specimens
recombined as Nucula (Lamellinucula) semiornata
Nucula (Ennucula) puelcha (d'Orbigny 1842)
1 specimen
recombined as Ennucula puelcha
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Pecten (Chlamys) tehuelchus (d'Orbigny 1842)
1 specimen
recombined as Aequipecten tehuelchus
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Noetia (Eontia) bisulcata (Lamarck 1819)
1 specimen
recombined as Noetia bisulcata
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis (Röding 1798)
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Protothaca antiqua (King 1832)
2 specimens
recombined as Ameghinomya antiqua
Anomalocardia brasiliana (Gmelin 1792)
13 specimens
Clausinella gayi (Húpe 1854)
7 specimens
Pitar (Pitar) rostratum (Koch 1943)
16 specimens
recombined as Pitar rostratus
Amiantis (Amiantis) purpurata (Lamarck 1818)
4 specimens
recombined as Amiantis purpurata
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra (Mactra) patagonica (d'Orbigny 1846)
original and current combination Mactra patagonica
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Myidae
Corbula iheringiana Pilsbry 1897
25 specimens
recombined as Sphenia iheringiana
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Caryocorbula (Hexacorbula) sp. (Olsson 1932)
1 specimen
spelled with current rank as Hexacorbula
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella maldonadoensis (Pilsbry 1897)
5 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Brazil
Coordinates: 30.2° South, 50.5° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:30.2° South, 50.5° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Holocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Holocene
Age range of interval:0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: Unknown lithostratigraphic unit. THICKNESS: From drill hole of at least 45 m thick, from 3 m thick unit. AGE: Holocene, based of faunal similarity with Uruguan and Argentinian Holocene assemblages. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From 33-36 m in drill hole.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified "siliciclastic"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown lithology, presumably from unlithified siliciclastic facies. LITHIFICATION: Presumably unlithified given age and figured specimens.
Environment:coastal indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow siliciclastic marine environment.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:core,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Petrobas Petroleum Company. REPOSITORY: Unknown repository, possibly the School of Geology, National Science Institute, Brazil.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda and bivalvia. Other groups not discussed. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication with subgenus and species level designations, but nevertheless somewhat antiquated.
Metadata
Database number:72120
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2007-05-25 07:44:48 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2008-05-25 07:44:48
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

24412. I. R. da Silva Forti. 1969. Cenozoic Mollusks from the drillholes Cassino and Palmares do Sul of the Coastal Plain of Rio Grande do Sul. Iheringia Geologia 2:55-155 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/P. Wagner]