Bahia Lechuza: Middle Eocene, Peru

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda - Turritellidae
Turritella paracasensis Rivera 1957
recombined as Cristispira paracasensis
Gastropoda - Melaniidae
Anconia elenensis Olsson 1931
n. subspecies surensis
Gastropoda - Naticidae
Sinum pacificum n. sp. Rivera 1957
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810
Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae
Cerithiopsis lechuzaensis n. sp. Rivera 1957
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Voluta (Peruluta) mancorensis Olsson 1928
recombined as Peruluta mancorensis
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Xancus talarensis (Olsson 1930)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae
Andicula olssoni n. sp. Rivera 1957
Andicula occidentalis (Woods 1922)
Eopleurotoma paracasina n. sp. Rivera 1957
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudolividae
Pseudoliva parinasensis Woods 1922
recombined as Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis
var samanica
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Siphonalia trilira n. sp.
Siphonalia acuta n. sp. Rivera 1957
Dorsanum lagunitensis (Woods 1922)
Pseudoliva monilis Olsson 1928
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae
Melongena sp. Schumacher 1817
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Admete (Bonellitia) olssoni n. sp. Rivera 1957
Gastropoda - Epitoniidae
Epitonium (Acrilla) peruvianum Olsson 1928
Gastropoda - Ampullinidae
Ampullina paracasina n. sp. Rivera 1957
Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
Architectonica (Stellaxis) cf. sullana (Olsson 1928)
original and current combination Architectonica sullana
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Veneridae
Pitaria (Lamelliconcha) baldryi Olsson 1928
Macrocallista (Costacallista) steinekei Clark and Durham 1946
Dosinia lechuzaensis n. sp. Rivera 1957
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Raetomyidae
Raetomya arbolensis (Woods 1922)
recombined as Amotapus arbolensis
Bivalvia - Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula paracasensis n. sp. Rivera 1957
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Arginella icaensis Rivera 1957
Bivalvia - Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris arquilloensis n. sp. Rivera 1957
see common names

Geography
Country:Peru State/province:Ica
Coordinates: 13.9° South, 76.4° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:16.5° South, 67.6° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
Period:Paleogene Epoch:Eocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 2-3
Key time interval:Middle Eocene
Age range of interval:47.80000 - 37.71000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Paracas
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: sandstone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:84680
Authorizer:M. Uhen Enterer:M. Uhen
Research group:vertebrate
Created:2008-11-06 08:42:13 Last modified:2008-11-06 10:42:13
Access level:the public Released:2008-11-06 08:42:13
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
28388. R. Rivera. 1957. Moluscos fosiles de la Formacion Paracas, Dpto. de Ica. Sociedad Geologica del Peru Primer Congreso Nacional de Geologia Anales - Parte II 32:165-219 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]