PBDB Collection

USGS 8663 Arroyo Las Lavas (Miocene of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 70.8° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 20.7° N, 67.5° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Mao Adentro Formation, Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; limestone and marl

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: T. W. Vaughan, W. Cooke, D. D. Condit, C. P. Ross, W. P. Woodring and F. C. Calkins. 1921. A geological reconnaissance of the Dominican Republic. Geological Survey of the Dominican Republic Memoir 1:1-268 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 124722: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 22.02.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Mussidae	"Teleiophyllia magnifica" = Manicina, "Maeandra aff. strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa, Mussa sp. "Teleiophyllia magnifica" = Manicina stony coral "Maeandra aff. strigosa" = Pseudodiploria strigosa Dana 1846 stony coral Mussa sp. Oken 1815 stony coral
Scleractinia - Meandrinidae	Dichocoenia tuberosa Dichocoenia tuberosa Duncan 1863 stony coral
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Orbicella limbata, Orbicella aff. limbata, "Antillia sp." = Trachyphyllia, Antillia dominicensis Orbicella limbata Duncan 1863 stony coral Orbicella aff. limbata Duncan 1863 stony coral "Antillia sp." = Trachyphyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Antillia dominicensis Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1925 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Stylophora sp., Stylophora minor, Stylophora affinis, Pocillopora crassoramosa Stylophora sp. Schweigger 1819 stony coral Stylophora minor Duncan 1863 stony coral Stylophora affinis Duncan 1863 stony coral Pocillopora crassoramosa Duncan 1864 stony coral
Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae	Stephanocoenia intersepta, Madracis decactis Stephanocoenia intersepta Esper 1795 stony coral Madracis decactis Lyman 1859 stony coral
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Paracyathus henekeni, Placocyathus sp., Placocyathus aff. variabilis, Placocyathus costatus Paracyathus henekeni Duncan 1863 stony coral Placocyathus sp. Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral Placocyathus aff. variabilis Duncan 1864 stony coral Placocyathus costatus Duncan 1864 stony coral
Scleractinia - Montastraeidae	"Orbicella cavernosa" = Montastrea cavernosa "Orbicella cavernosa" = Montastrea cavernosa Linne 1767 stony coral
Scleractinia - Siderastreidae	Siderastrea siderea Siderastrea siderea Ellis and Solander 1786 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Porites sp., Porites aff. furcata, Porites aff. astreoides Porites sp. Link 1807 stony coral Porites aff. furcata Lamarck 1816 stony coral Porites aff. astreoides Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Agariciidae	Agaricia sp., Agaricia dominicensis Agaricia sp. Lamarck 1801 stony coral Agaricia dominicensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda - Muricidae	Coralliophila sp. Coralliophila sp. Adams and Adams 1853 murex snail
Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae	Strombus sp. Strombus sp. Linnaeus 1758 conch
Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae	"Conocerithium gurabense" = Cerithium, "Conocerithium uniseriale" = Cerithium, "Conocerithium sp." = Cerithium "Conocerithium gurabense" = Cerithium cerith snail "Conocerithium uniseriale" = Cerithium cerith snail "Conocerithium sp." = Cerithium Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella submortoni Turritella submortoni turret shell
Bivalvia
Pholadida - Corbulidae	"Corbula cercadica" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea "Corbula cercadica" = Corbula (Caryocorbula) sericea Dall 1898 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Gafrarium (Gouldia) sp." = Gouldia "Gafrarium (Gouldia) sp." = Gouldia Adams 1847 venus clam
Cardiida - Chamidae	Chama sp. Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Arcida - Arcidae	"Arca (Scapharca) golfoyaquensis" = Anadara (Rasia) golfoyaquensis, "Arca (Argina) sp." = Anadara (Lunarca), "Arca (Scapharca) sp." = Scapharca "Arca (Scapharca) golfoyaquensis" = Anadara (Rasia) golfoyaquensis Maury 1917 ark "Arca (Argina) sp." = Anadara (Lunarca) Gray 1857 ark "Arca (Scapharca) sp." = Scapharca Gray 1847 clam
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Spondylus guamanomocon Spondylus guamanomocon scallop
Ostreida - Ostreidae	"Ostrea folium" = Dendostrea folium "Ostrea folium" = Dendostrea folium Linnaeus 1758 foliate oyster