PPP# 631 - Pueblo Nuevo [Moin Fm]: Calabrian, Costa Rica

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Caecid indet.
3 specimens
Carditesine indet.
2 specimens
Cysticus sp.
1 specimen
Eulimid indet.
1 specimen
Olivid indet.
5 specimens
Rissoine sp.
2 specimens
Triphorid indet.
3 specimens
Turbonilline indet.
2 specimens
Drepanophora tuberculatum
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula (Lamellinucula) sp. (Schenck 1944)
5 specimens
Leionucula sp. Quenstedt 1930
3 specimens
Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Saccella sp. Woodring 1925
4 specimens
Jupiteria sp. Bellardi 1875
6 specimens
Bivalvia - Mytilida - Crenellidae
Crenella sp. Brown 1827
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Arcida - Noetiidae
Arcopsis sp. Koenen 1885
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Rasia) sp. (Gray 1857)
29 specimens
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Acar sp. Gray 1857
6 specimens
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Tucetona sp. Iredale 1939
3 specimens
Bivalvia - Arcida - Limopsidae
Limopsis sp. Sassi 1827
17 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Cyclopecten sp. Verrill 1897
6 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
? Spathochlamys sp. Waller 1993
2 specimens
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889
51 specimens
Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinisca sp. Dall 1901
1 specimen
Parvilucina sp. (Dall 1901)
3 specimens
sensu lato
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Anomalocardia sp. Schumacher 1817
1 specimen
Ventricolaria sp. Keen 1954
2 specimens
Gouldia sp. Adams 1847
45 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758
5 specimens
Pseudochama sp. Odhner 1917
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Tellinidae
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Tellina (Phyllodina) sp. Dall 1900
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Trigoniocardia sp. Dall 1900
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Varicorbula sp. Grant and Gale 1931
11 specimens
Caryocorbula sp. (Gardner 1926)
125 specimens
Juliacorbula sp. Olsson 1953
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae
Cardiomya sp. Adams 1864
1 specimen
Bivalvia - Poromyida - Verticordiidae
Trigonulina sp. d'Orbigny 1946
2 specimens
Bivalvia - Carditida - Crassatellidae
Crassinella sp. Guppy 1874
13 specimens
Scaphopoda - Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844
2 specimens
Scaphopoda - Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
sensu lato
Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora sp. Gray 1821
7 specimens
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Arene sp. Adams and Adams 1854
6 specimens
Astraea (Lithopoma) sp. (Gray 1850)
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Skeneidae
Solariorbis sp. Conrad 1865
10 specimens
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Niso sp. Risso 1826
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Petaloconchus sp. (Lea 1843)
14 specimens
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis sp. Hanley 1849
6 specimens
Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae
Episcynia sp. Morch 1875
1 specimen
Cyclostremiscus sp. Pilsbry and Olsson 1945
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Tornidae
Teinostoma sp. Adams and Adams 1853
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Erato sp. Risso 1826
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806
6 specimens
sensu lato
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Nannodiella sp. (Dall 1919)
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Raphitomidae
Daphnella sp. Hinds 1844
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Turridae indet. Swainson 1840
2 specimens
Polystira sp. Woodring 1928
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
? Kurtziella sp. Dall 1918
1 specimen
Kurtziella (Kurtziella) sp. Dall 1918
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
? Murex sp. Linnaeus 1758
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Volvarina sp. (Hinds 1844)
3 specimens
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Natica (Naticarius) sp. (Dumeril 1806)
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Heliacus sp. d'Orbigny 1842
4 specimens
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847
1 specimen
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
Sulcoretusa sp. Burch 1945
4 specimens
Volvulella (Volvulella) sp. Newton 1891
2 specimens
Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cavoliniidae
Cavolinia sp. Avilgaard 1791
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Discoporella informal n. sp. 3
10 specimens
Discoporella informal n. sp. 6
100 specimens
Cupuladria aff. canariensis
400 specimens
Cupuladria biporosa Canu and Bassler 1923
100 specimens
Cupuladria aff. biporosa Canu and Bassler 1923
100 specimens
Vibracellina laxibasis
100 specimens
Biflustra savartii (Audouin 1826)
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Quadricellariidae
Nellia tenella (Lamarck 1816)
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Mamilloporidae
Mamillopora tuberosa
100 specimens
Mamillopora informal n. sp. 1
100 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Adeonidae
Bracebridgia subsulcata
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae
Schedocleidochasma informal n. sp. 3
100 specimens
Hippoporella costulata
10 specimens
Hippoporella gorgonensis Hastings 1930
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Celleporidae
Turbicellepora sp. Ryland 1963
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Margarettidae
Margaretta buski
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae
Gemelliporidra multilamellosa
10 specimens
Stylopoma projectum
10 specimens
Stylopoma informal n. sp. 3
10 specimens
Characodoma contractum
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cheiloporinidae
Hippaliosina rostrigera
10 specimens
Tremoschizodina lata
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Gigantoporidae
Semihaswellia sinuosa
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Sertellidae
Reteporellina evelinae
100 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Stomachetosellidae
Cigclisula porosa
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Smittinidae
Parasmittina parsevaliformis
10 specimens
Parasmittina informal n. sp. 7
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Bitectiporidae
Hippoporina aculeata
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Petraliidae
Petraliella bisinuata
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Tetraplariidae
Tetraplaria dichotoma
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Antroporidae
Antropora leucocypha
1 specimen
Antropora typica
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Candidae
Scrupocellaria pusilla
1 specimen
Scrupocellaria regularis
100 specimens
Canda simplex
1 specimen
Caberea sp.
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Onychocellidae
Floridina minima
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Steginoporellidae
Steginoporella aff. connexa
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Arachnopusiidae
Tremogasterina mucronata
100 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Exechonellidae
Triporula stellata
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lepraliellidae
Celleporaria albirostris
100 specimens
Celleporaria brunnea
10 specimens
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae
Puellina radiata
1 specimen
Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Escharinidae
Escharina porosa
1 specimen
see common names

Geography
Country:Costa Rica State/province:Limon
Coordinates: 10.0° North, 83.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:10.0° North, 83.3° West
Basis of coordinate:stated in text
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period: Quaternary Epoch: Pleistocene
Stage: Calabrian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
Key time interval: Calabrian
Age range of interval: 1.8 - 0.774 m.y. ago
Age estimate: 1.6 Ma (age-depth)
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Limon Formation:Moin Member:Middle
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: The Moin Formation sits conformably on the Quebrada Chocolate Fomation and has no upper contact. AGE: direct date from Cheetham et al. (1999).
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:gray,blue silty claystone
Secondary lithology:volcaniclastic,shelly/skeletal sandstone
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: Blue-gray silty claystone and blocky, muddy, shelly volcaniclastic sandstone with common basalt granules. The lower part of the section contains laminated pyritic, organic-rich claystone and erect branching broyzoans.
Environment:marine indet.
Geology comments: Contains reef units in some parts of section.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils,some macrofossils
Collection methods:bulk,sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Museum repositories:NMB
Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: unknown (PPP staff) collected on 4/3/89. REPOSITORIES: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel (NMB),
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia and scaphopoda. NOMENCLATURE: modern nomenclature, though only identified to subgenus resolution.
Metadata
Also known as:NMB Loc. 18080
Database number:79835
Authorizer:A. Miller, A. Hendy Enterer:K. Bulinski, A. Hendy
Modifier:A. Hendy Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-03-25 11:49:55 Last modified:2012-12-02 17:34:14
Access level:authorizer only Released:2009-03-25 11:49:55
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
17667. L. S. Collins and A. G. Coates. 1999. A paleobiotic survey of Caribbean faunas from the Neogene of the Isthmus of Panama. Bulletins of American Paleontology (357) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

43588 A. H. Cheetham and J. B. C. Jackson. 1999. Neogene cheilostome Bryozoa of tropical America: Comparison and contrast between the Central American Isthmus (Panama, Costa Rica) and the north-central Caribbean (Dominican Republic). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (357)159-192 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]