Golden Gate Mbr, Tamiami Fm: Late Pliocene, Florida

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastrea imbata
Barysmilia intermedia Duncan 1863
Montastrea endothecata (Duncan 1863)
Montastrea brevis (Duncan 1864)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae
Flabellum exaratum
Flabellum dubium Duncan 1863
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Asterosmilia exarata Duncan 1867
Placocyathus barretti Duncan 1863
Placocyathus variabilis Duncan 1864
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae
Stylophora minor Duncan 1863
Stylophora granulata Duncan 1864
Stylophora affinis Duncan 1863
Pocillopora crassoramosa Duncan 1864
Pocillopora baracoaensis Vaughan 1919
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Astrocoenia meinzeri Vaughan 1919
Stephanocoenia spongiformis (Duncan 1864)
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae
Acropora panamensis Vaughan 1919
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Siderastreidae
Siderastrea pliocenica Vaughan 1919
Siderastrea dalli Vaughan 1919
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites matanzaensis
Porites barracoaensis
Goniopora jacobiana Vaughan 1919
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agariciidae
Agaricia dominicensis Vaughan 1919
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Antillia bilobata Duncan 1863
Antillia dubia
Antillia walli
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae
Dichocoenia cf. eminens Weisbord 1974
Dichocoenia tuberosa Duncan 1863
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae
Septastrea matsoni Vaughan 1919
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae
Solenastrea globosa
Thysanus excentricus Duncan 1863
Thysanus corbicula Duncan 1863
unclassified
Ocukina srasotaensis
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae
Syzygophyllia dentata
Manicina pliocenica Gane 1895
Diploria sarasotana Weisbord 1974
Mussa affinis
Isophyllia cf. sinuosa (Ellis and Solander 1786)
Isophyllia desotoensis Weisbord 1974
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Petricoxenica concoralla Vokes 1976
Gastropoda - Turbinidae
Astraea (Lithopoma) tectariaeformis
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Eustrombus dominator
Gastropoda - Pediculariidae
Jenneria violetae Petuch 1991
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Decoriatrivia miccosukee Petuch 1991
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Siphocypraea grovesi Petuch 1998
Pseudadusta ketteri (Petuch 1994)
Pseudadusta lindae (Petuch 1986)
Gastropoda - Ovulidae
Cyphoma miamiensis Petuch 1986
Pseudocyphoma carolae (Petuch 1986)
Cyphoma viaavensis Petuch 1986
Cyphoma finkli Petuch 1986
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Jaspidiconus hertwecki (Petuch 1988)
Virgiconus miamiensis
Contraconus schmidti Petuch 1991
Spuriconus martinshugari
Eugeniconus irisae
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Lindafulgur miamiensis
Busycoarctum superbus
Fulguropsis radula
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Hesperisternia miamiensis Petuch 1991
Hesperisternia dadeensis (Petuch 1994)
Hesperisternia joelshugari (Petuch 1994)
Solenosteira mulepenensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Columbella submercatoria Olsson 1922
Parametaria lindae
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Pleuroploca lindae
Latirus miamiensis
unclassified
Trossulasalpinx vokesae
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Subpterynotus miamiensis
Babelomurex lindae Petuch 1988
Coralliophila miocenica (Guppy 1874)
Magilus streami
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitra (Scrabricola) lindae
Gastropoda - Bursidae
Bursa (Lampasopsis) amphitrites Maury 1917
    = Bursa rugosa Sowerby 1835
Beu 2010
Bursa (Marsupina) proavus (Pilsbry 1922)
Gastropoda - Hipponicidae
Hipponix ceras
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Cerithium turriculum
Bayericerithium obesum
Cerithium dominicense Gabb 1873
[entered as Cerithium dominicensis]
Cerithioclava turriculus
Gastropoda - Modulidae
Modulus basileus (Guppy 1874)
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Pachycrommium guppyi (Gabb 1873)
Gastropoda - Patellida - Lottiidae
Acmaea actina Woodring 1928
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Florida
Coordinates: 26.1° North, 81.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:26.2° North, 81.2° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:basin
Time
Period: Neogene Epoch: Pliocene
Stage: Piacenzian 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
Key time interval: Late Pliocene
Age range of interval: 3.6 - 2.58 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Geological group:Okeechobee Formation:Tamiami Member:Golden Gate
Stratigraphic resolution:member
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Golden Gate Mbr of the Tamiami Fm, Okeechobee Grp, which is overlain by the Fruitville Mbr, and overlies the Ochopee Mbr, both of the Tamiami Fm. Correlative with the Yorktown, Chowan River, Waccamaw, Duplin, and Jackson Bluff Fms. THICKNESS: Varies between 15 and 50 m across areal extent. AGE: Late Pliocene. Based on macrofossil biostratigraphy the unit is throught to represent the middle-late Piacenzian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Checklist representative of entire member.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal,gray,blue unlithified silty,calcareous marl
Secondary lithology:shelly/skeletal lithified "reef rocks"
Includes fossils?Y
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Interbedded set of lithofacies, dominated by limestones and unconsolidated calcilutites, including vuggy moldic limestones, highly fossiliferous limestone containing densely packed corals, layers of unconsolidated calcilutites and dolosilts. Unconsolidated calcilutites, dolosilts, and fine-grained calcarenites are pale tan, light gray and blue-gray. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified and lithified, based on figured specimens and facies description.
Environment:reef, buildup or bioherm
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: reef crest, reef platform, back reef, and reef lagoon settings.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,cast,mold/impression
Degree of concentration:concentrated
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:medium
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:field collection,survey of museum collection
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: Unknown, presumably the authors and others. REPOSITORY: No repository stated.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Includes only the more abundant and indicative species of gastropoda and bivalvia. NOMENCLATURE: Modern nomenclature, with subgenus and species-resolution assignments.
Metadata
Database number:79958
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Modifier:L. Eccles Research group:GCP,marine invertebrate
Created:2008-03-29 10:40:14 Last modified:2013-11-25 13:37:23
Access level:authorizer only Released:2010-03-29 10:40:14
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
26813. E. J. Petuch and C. E. Roberts. 2007. The geology of the Everglades and adjacent areas 1-212 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]

Secondary references:

30037 A. G. Beu. 2010. Neogene Tonnoidean Gastropods of Tropical and South America; contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and Uplift of the Central American Isthmus. Bulletins of American Paleontology (377-378)1-550 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]