PPP# 296 - Cayo Agua [Cayo Agua Fm]: Piacenzian, Panama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Carditesinidae indet.
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Dendrostrea sp.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Eulimid indet.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Rissoine sp.
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Scaphopoda
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Scaphopoda indet.
Bronn 1862
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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? Scaphopoda indet.
Bronn 1862
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus sp.
Philippi 1844
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cocculinidae
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? Cocculina sp.
Dall 1882
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Epitoniidae
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Amaea (Scalina) sp.
(Conrad 1865)
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3 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Scalina | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Niso sp.
Risso 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Modulidae
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Psammodulus sp.
Collins 1934
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Alabina sp.
Dall 1902
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10 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Turritellidae
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Turritella sp.
Lamarck 1799
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127 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Pseudomelaniidae
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Crassispira (Crassispira) sp.
Swainson 1840
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Carinodrillia sp.
(Dall 1919)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Polinices sp.
Monfort 1810
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Natica (Naticarius) sp.
(Dumeril 1806)
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18 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Naticarius | ||||||||||
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Natica (Natica) sp.
Scopoli 1777
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38 specimens | |||||||||
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Stigmaulax sp.
Morch 1852
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34 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triphoridae
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Triphoridae indet.
Gray 1847
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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Alvania sp.
Risso 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Serpulorbis sp.
Sasso 1827
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Bursidae
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Bursa sp.
Roding 1798
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Triviidae
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Erato sp.
Risso 1826
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ficidae
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Ficus sp.
Röding 1798
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Costellariidae
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Uromitra sp.
Bellardi 1887
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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? Fusiturricula sp.
Woodring 1928
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olivellidae
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Agaronia sp.
(Gray 1839)
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9 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Ancillariidae
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Ancilla (Eburna) sp.
(Lamarck 1801)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| original and current combination Eburna | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Oliva (Oliva) sp.
Bruguière 1789
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41 specimens | |||||||||
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Olivella (Dactylidella) sp.
Woodring 1928
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556 specimens | |||||||||
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Olivella (Macgintiella) sp.
Olsson 1956
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13 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cancellariidae
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Agatrix epomis
(Woodring 1928)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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? Aphera sp.
Adams and Adams 1854
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mitridae
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Subcancilla sp.
Olsson and Harbison 1953
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Fasciolaria (Fasciolaria) sp.
Lamarck 1799
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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? Metaphos sp.
Olsson 1964
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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? Cantharus sp.
Röding 1798
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Antillophos (Antillophos) sp.
Woodring 1928
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassarius sp.
Duméril 1806
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9 specimens | |||||||||
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Calophos sp.
Woodring 1964
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Strombina (Lirastrombina) sp.
Jung 1989
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Strombinella sp.
Dall 1896
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13 specimens | |||||||||
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Mazatlania sp.
Dall 1913
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Volvarina sp.
(Hinds 1844)
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23 specimens | |||||||||
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Dentimargo sp.
Cossmann 1899
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Prunum sp.
Swainson 1840
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Haustellum sp.
Schumacher 1817
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cystiscidae
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Persicula sp.
Schumacher 1817
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57 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Hastula sp.
Adams and Adams 1853
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Strioterebrum sp.
Sacco 1891
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34 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Kurtziella (Kurtziella) sp.
Dall 1918
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Turridae
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Turridae indet.
Swainson 1840
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Lepicythara sp.
Olsson 1964
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Polystira sp.
Woodring 1928
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Agladrillia (Agladrillia) sp.
Woodring 1928
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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27 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Vitrinellidae
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Cyclostremiscus (Ponocyclus) sp.
(Pilsbry 1953)
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Tornidae
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Teinostoma sp.
Adams and Adams 1853
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Caecidae
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Caecidae indet.
Gray 1850
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Pyramidellidae
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Eulimastoma sp.
Bartsch 1916
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Turbonillinae indet.
Bronn 1849
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7 specimens | |||||||||
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Pyramidellinae indet.
Gray 1840
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Ugartea sp.
Bartsch 1917
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Architectonicidae
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Heliacus (Torinista) sp.
(Iredale 1936)
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11 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Torinista | ||||||||||
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Pseudotorinia sp.
Sacco 1892
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10 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Heterostropha
- Ringiculidae
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Ringicula (Ringiculella) sp.
(Sacco 1892)
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Trochidae
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Calliostoma sp.
Swainson 1840
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13 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Skeneidae
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Solariorbis sp.
Conrad 1865
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Retusidae
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Sulcoretusa sp.
Burch 1945
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Volvulella (Volvulella) sp.
Newton 1891
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Acteocina sp.
Gray 1847
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62 specimens | |||||||||
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Cylichnella sp.
Gabb 1873
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cavoliniidae
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Cavolinia sp.
Avilgaard 1791
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Creseis sp.
Rang 1828
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neritidae
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Smaragdia sp.
Issel 1869
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30 specimens | |||||||||
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Neritina sp.
Lamarck 1816
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Adrana sp.
Adams and Adams 1858
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Costelloleda sp.
Hertlein and Strong 1940
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Nuculida
- Nuculidae
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Nucula (Lamellinucula) sp.
(Schenck 1944)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Verticordiidae
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Trigonulina sp.
d'Orbigny 1946
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Varicorbula sp.
Grant and Gale 1931
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29 specimens | |||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Corbula (Varicorbula) | ||||||||||
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Caryocorbula sp.
(Gardner 1926)
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96 specimens | |||||||||
| original and current combination Corbula (Caryocorbula) | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta sp.
Bronn 1831
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Macrocallista (Megapitaria) sp.
(Grant and Gale 1931)
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6 specimens | |||||||||
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Chionopsis sp.
Olsson 1932
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Dosinia sp.
Scopoli 1777
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Gouldia sp.
Adams 1847
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3 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Mactridae
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? Spisula sp.
Gray 1837
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Strigilla sp.
Turton 1822
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31 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Ervilia sp.
Turton 1822
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34 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Laevicardium sp.
Swainson 1840
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13 specimens | |||||||||
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Trigoniocardia sp.
Dall 1900
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10 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Parvilucina sp.
(Dall 1901)
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26 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella sp.
Guppy 1874
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Crenellidae
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Crenella sp.
Brown 1827
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Argopecten sp.
Monterosato 1889
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5 specimens | |||||||||
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Aequipecten sp.
Fischer 1886
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2 specimens | |||||||||
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Amusium sp.
(Röding 1798)
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4 specimens | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Limidae
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Lima sp.
Bruguière 1797
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1 specimen | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Glycymerididae
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Tucetona sp.
Iredale 1939
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75 specimens | |||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Panama | State/province: | Bocas |
| Coordinates: | 9.2° North, 82.0° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 9.1° North, 81.8° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Pliocene |
| Stage: | Piacenzian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Piacenzian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 3.60000 - 2.58000 m.y. ago | ||
| Age estimate: | 3.6 Ma (other)3.6 to 3.5 Ma (other) |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Bocas del Toro | Formation: | Cayo Agua | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: the Cayo Agua Fm is equivalent in age to the upper part of the Shark Hole Point Fm and the lower part of the Escudo de Veraguas Fm, no contacts are known. BIOSTRATIGRAPHY: from Collins et al. (1999); direct date extrapolated from Cheetham et al. (1999). | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | bioturbation,shelly/skeletal,gray,blue poorly lithified argillaceous,silty sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: GENERAL LITHOLOGY: from Collins et al. 1999 (p. 29), pervasively bioturbated gray blue, muddy, silty, lithic sandstone with comon horizons of abundant thick shelled mollusks and ahermatypic corals. | |
| Environment: | transition zone/lower shoreface |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: from Collins et al. 1999 (p. 94), open inner neritic, estimated depth of 30 m. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original calcite |
| 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: | BMNH,NMB,USNM |
| Collection method comments: COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia and scaphopoda. COLLECTORS: unknown (PPP staff), 5/30/88. REPOSITORIES:collections presumably held at USNM, BMNH and Naturhistorisches Museum Basel (NMB), | |
| Taxonomic list comments:NOMENCLATURE: modern nomenclature, though only identified to subgenus resolution. IDENTIFIER: presumably identified by J. Jackson, J. Todd, H. Fortunato, and P. Jung. | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | NMB Loc. 17811 | ||
| Database number: | 79999 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | K. Bulinski |
| Modifier: | A. Hendy | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-03-31 20:22:42 | Last modified: | 2013-11-25 13:37:23 |
| Access level: | authorizer only | Released: | 2009-03-31 20:22:42 |
| 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] |