TU 1211, Río Gurabo: Zanclean, Dominican Republic

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
unclassified
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Rhynchonellata - Thecideida - Thecideidae
Logan 1987
Bivalvia - Arcida - Arcidae
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Hendy et al. 2008 55 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Dimyidae
Hendy et al. 2008 14 specimens
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae
Waller 2011 6 specimens
Waller 2011 3 specimens
Argopecten thetidis (Sowerby 1850)
Waller 2011 29 specimens
Waller 2011 3 specimens
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae
Vokes 1989
INCLUDES: Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis cercadica
Vokes 1989
Gastropoda - Eulimidae
Niso sp. Risso 1826
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Cerithiidae
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Cassidae
Cassis sulcifera Sowerby 1850
Beu 2010 18 specimens
Sconsia laevigata (Guppy 1850)
Beu 2010
Gastropoda - Personidae
Distorsio simillima (Sowerby 1850)
Beu 2010 5 specimens
Distorsio mcgintyi Emerson and Puffer 1953
Beu 2010 5 specimens
Gastropoda - Ranellidae
Charonia variegata (Lamarck 1816)
Beu 2010 1 specimen
Monoplex krebsii (Mörch 1877)
Beu 2010 4 specimens
Beu 2010 3 specimens
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gutturnium sp. Mörch 1853
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Beu 2010 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Triviidae
Trivia sp. Broderip 1837
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Cypraeidae
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Hendy et al. 2008 2 specimens
[entered as Erosaria spuria]
Zonaria spurcoides (Gabb 1873)
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Hendy et al. 2008 2 specimens
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Hendy et al. 2008 4 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Hendy et al. 2008 4 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Antillophos sp. Woodring 1928
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Hendy et al. 2008 4 specimens
Antillophos moorei (Guppy 1866)
Hendy et al. 2008 8 specimens
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Metulella sp. Gabb 1873
Hendy et al. 2008 4 specimens
Metulella venusta (Sowerby 1850)
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Strombina (Sincola) sp. (Olsson and Harbison 1953)
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella sp. Swainson 1831
Hendy et al. 2008 2 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae
Hendy et al. 2008 25 specimens
Conus consobrinus Sowerby 1850
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Conus catenatus Sowerby 1849
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Conus haytensis Sowerby 1849
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Conus recognitus Guppy 1867
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Conus planiliratus Sowerby 1850
Hendy et al. 2008 10 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum sp. Sacco 1891
Hendy et al. 2008 4 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Hendy et al. 2008 3 specimens
Hendy et al. 2008 8 specimens
Hendy et al. 2008 100 specimens
Hendy et al. 2008
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Marginella sp. Lamarck 1799
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyria (Lyria) incomperta Hoerle and Vokes 1978
Hendy et al. 2008 4 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Turbinella sp. Lamarck 1799
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Hendy et al. 2008 4 specimens
Uromitra sp. Bellardi 1887
Hendy et al. 2008 17 specimens
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae
Mitridae indet. Swainson 1831
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
Hendy et al. 2008 2 specimens
Hendy et al. 2008 2 specimens
Jung and Petit 1990
Jung and Petit 1990
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Strombidae
Lobatus haitensis (Sowerby 1850)
Freiheit and Geary 2009
Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Rissoidae
Crepitacella sp. Guppy 1867
Hendy et al. 2008 1 specimen
Gastropoda - Vermetidae
Hendy et al. 2008
unclassified
Waller 2011 13 specimens
see common names

Geography
Country:Dominican Republic
Coordinates: 19.5° North, 71.2° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:19.9° North, 70.2° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:small collection
Time
Period: Neogene Epoch: Pliocene
Stage: Zanclean 10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 6
Key time interval: Zanclean
Age range of interval: 5.333 - 3.6 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Gurabo
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Gurabo Fm, which overlies the Cercado Fm, and is overlain by the Mao Fm (Pliocene). AGE: Zanclean based on age model in McNeill et al., 2008. THICKNESS: Unknown. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within section.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified "siliciclastic"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown, presumably silcicilastic. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified based on observation of figures.
Environment:shallow subtidal indet.
Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Appearing to be shallow marine firmground environment.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original aragonite,original calcite
Degree of concentration:concentrated
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:excellent
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,sieve,field collection
Minimum sieve size:4.000
Reason for describing collection:paleoecologic analysis
Museum repositories:PRI
Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: E. Vokes. REPOSITORY: PRI. FIDELITY: Moderate ecological fidelity.
Taxonomic list comments:TAXONOMY: Most taxa Identified by A. Hendy, with some earlier identifications by E. Vokes, P. Jung, H. Vokes, L. Anderson.
Metadata
Database number:80084
Authorizer:A. Hendy, W. Kiessling, M. Clapham Enterer:A. Hendy, M. Clapham, U. Merkel
Modifier:M. Clapham Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2008-04-02 13:10:16 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2008-04-02 13:10:16
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
31716. S. D. Cairns and J. W. Wells. 1987. Neogene paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic, 5. The suborders Caryophylliina and Dendrophylliina (Anthozoa, Scleractinia). Bulletins of American Paleontology 93(328):23-43 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]

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]
29992 J. R. Freiheit and D. H. Geary. 2009. Neogene Paleontology of the Northern Dominican Republic. 23. Strombid Gastropods (Genera Strombus and Lobatus; Mollusca: Gastropoda: Strombidae) of the Cibao Valley. Bulletins of American Paleontology 376:1-54 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
19909 A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
43555 P. Jung and R. E. Petit. 1990. Neogene paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic, 10. The family Cancellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletins of American Paleontology 98(334):87-144 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
64357 A. Logan. 1987. Neogene paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic 6. The phylum Brachiopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 93(328):44-55 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
24476 H. E. Vokes. 1989. Neogene Paleontology in the Northern Dominican Republic 9. The Family Cardiidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Bulletins of American Paleontology 97(332):95-161 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]
37262 T. R. Waller. 2011. Neogene Paleontology of the Northern Dominican Republic. 24. Propeamussidae and Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinoidea) of the Cibao Valley. Bulletins of American Paleontology (381)1-198 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]