Bowden Formation, fishes (Pliocene of Jamaica)

Where: Jamaica (17.9° N, 76.3° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Bowden Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• Multistratigraphy suggests 3.8-2.7 Ma

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• Environment interpreted as protected, muddy environment, perhaps associated with sea grass flats
• No details available

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: G. L. Stringer. 1998. Otolith-based fishes form the Bowden Shell Bed (Pliocene) of Jamaica: Systematics and Palaeoecology. Contributions to Tertiary and Quaternary Geology 35(1-4):147-160 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 186673: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 29.06.2017, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Rhyncoconger flava, Leophidium cervinum, "Dinematichthyinorum" smithvanizi, "Dinematichthyinorum" sp., Prisitgenys cf. altus, Ubrina sp., Uranosopidae indet.
Osteichthyes
 Trachichthyiformes - Anomalopidae
Phthanophaneron sp.
Phthanophaneron sp. Johnson and Rosenblatt 1998
Actinopteri
 Scorpaeniformes - Triglidae
Prionotus cf. carolinus
Prionotus cf. carolinus Linnaeus 1771 sea robin
 Albuliformes - Albulidae
Albula sp.
Albula sp. Gronow 1763 bonefish
 Anguilliformes - Congridae
Ariosoma balearica, Paraconger sp., Gnathophis sp., Rhechias tysanochila
Ariosoma balearica Delaroche 1809 conger eel
Paraconger sp. Kanazawa 1961 conger eel
Gnathophis sp. Kaup 1860 conger eel
Rhechias tysanochila Reid 1934 conger eel
 Anguilliformes - Heterenchelyidae
Pythonichthys sp.
Pythonichthys sp. Poey 1868 eel
 Batrachoidiformes - Batrachoididae
Porichthys sp.
Porichthys sp. Girard 1854 toadfish
 Mugiliformes - Mugilidae
Mugil sp.
Mugil sp. Linnaeus 1758
 Acanthomorphata - Opistognathidae
Lonchopisthus micrognathus
 Beloniformes - Hemiramphidae
Hyporhamphus sp.
Hyporhamphus sp. Gill 1860
 Beloniformes - Belonidae
Belonidae indet.1
 Atheriniformes - Atherinidae
Atherinomorus stipes
Atherinomorus stipes Müller and Troschel 1848 silverside
 Pleuronectiformes - Cynoglossidae
Cynoglossidae indet.
Cynoglossidae indet. Jordan 1963 flatfish
 Pleuronectiformes - Pleuronectidae
Pleuronectidae indet.
 Pleuronectiformes - Bothidae
Bothidae indet.
 Pleuronectiformes - Paralichthyidae
Citharichthys sp.
Citharichthys sp. Bleeker 1862 flatfish
 Pleuronectiformes - Soleidae
Soleidae indet.
 Perciformes - Serranidae
Diplectrum sp.
Diplectrum sp. Holbrook 1855 sand perch
 Perciformes - Bathyclupeidae
Bathyclupea sp.
Bathyclupea sp. Alcock 1891 perch-like fish
 Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Scorpaenidae indet.
Scorpaenidae indet. Risso 1827 perch-like fish
 Acanthomorphata - Haemulidae
Haemulon sp.
Haemulon sp. Cuvier 1829
 Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
Protosciaena trewavasae
Protosciaena trewavasae Chao and Miller 1975
 Acanthomorphata - Acropomatidae
Parascombrops cf. spinosus
 Acanthomorphata - Lutjanidae
Rhomboplites aurorubens, Pristipomoides sp.
Rhomboplites aurorubens Cuvier 1829 vermilion snapper
Pristipomoides sp. Bleeker 1852
 Acanthomorphata - Gerreidae
Eucinostomus sp., cf. Moharra sp.
Eucinostomus sp. Baird and Girard 1855
cf. Moharra sp. Poey 1875
 Kurtiformes - Apogonidae
Apogon sp.
Apogon sp. Lacépède 1802 Cardinalfish
sp. 1-4
 Gobiiformes - Gobiidae
Gobiidae indet.
Gobiidae indet. Bonaparte 1832 goby
 Ophidiiformes - Carapidae
Carapus sp., Echiodon sp.
Carapus sp. Rafinesque 1810
Echiodon sp. Thompson 1837
 Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Lepophidium sp., Lepophidium latesulcatum, Otophidium robinsi, Otophidium robustum
Lepophidium latesulcatum Nolf and Stringer 1992
Otophidium robinsi Nolf and Stringer 1992
Otophidium robustum Nolf and Stringer 1992
 Ophidiiformes -
Brotula aff. clarkae
 Holocentriformes - Holocentridae
Holocentrus sp.
Holocentrus sp. Gronovius 1763
 Gadiformes - Bregmacerotidae
Bregmaceros sp.
Bregmaceros sp. Thompson 1840
 Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Bolinichthys sp.2, Hygophum sp., Hygophum aff. benoiti, Lobianchia sp., Lobianchia dofleini2, Myctophum sp., Myctophum affine2, Notoscopelus caudispinosus2, Symbolophorus aff. veranyi, Diaphus sp., Diaphus brachycephalus, Diaphus paxtoni2, Diaphus problematicus2, Diaphus depressifrons2, Diaphus dumerilii2, Diaphus aequalis2
Bolinichthys sp.2 Paxton 1972 lanternfish
Hygophum sp. Bolin 1939 lanternfish
Hygophum aff. benoiti Cocco 1838 Benoit's lanternfish
Lobianchia sp. Gatt 1904 lanternfish
Lobianchia dofleini2 Zugmayer 1911 Dofleini's lanternfish
Myctophum sp. Rafinesque 1810 lanternfish
Myctophum affine2 Lütken 1892 lanternfish
Notoscopelus caudispinosus2 Johnson 1863 lanternfish
Symbolophorus aff. veranyi Moreau 1888 lanternfish
Diaphus sp. Eigenmann and Eigenmann 1890 lanternfish
Diaphus brachycephalus Taning 1928 lanternfish
Diaphus paxtoni2 Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013 lanternfish
Diaphus problematicus2 Parr 1928 lanternfish
Diaphus depressifrons2 Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013 lanternfish
Diaphus dumerilii2 Bleeker 1856 lanternfish
Diaphus aequalis2 Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013 lanternfish
 Stomiatiformes - Sternoptychidae
Polyipnus sp., Valenciennellus sp.
Polyipnus sp. Günther 1887
Valenciennellus sp. Jordan and Evermann 1895
 Istiophoriformes - Sphyraenidae
Sphyraena sp.
Sphyraena sp. Artedi 1793 barracuda
 Siluriformes - Ariidae
Plotosus sp.
Plotosus sp. Bloch 1794 Ariid catfish
 Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei
Engraulidae indet.
Otolithes
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"Gadiculus labiatus" = Otolithus labiatus
"Gadiculus labiatus" = Otolithus labiatus Schubert 1905
1Caldwell 1965; 2Schwarzhans and Aguilera 2013