UWBM B8772 (Eocene of Peru)
Also known as DV 5061-1
Where: Peru (14.9° S, 75.5° W: paleocoordinates 17.3° S, 64.8° W)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Cuenca Member (Caballas Formation), Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
• late early Eocene
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: T. J. Devries. 2019. Early Paleogene brackish-water molluscs from the Caballas Formation of the East Pisco Basin (Southern Peru). Journal of Natural History 53(25-26):1533-1584 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 205244: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 09.10.2019
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Bivalvia | |
"Brachidontes euglyphus" = Brachidontes (Hormomya) euglyphus
"Brachidontes euglyphus" = Brachidontes (Hormomya) euglyphus Woods 1922 mussel | |
Incanopsis fastigiata n. sp.
Incanopsis fastigiata n. sp. Devries 2019 clam | |
"Ambigostrea sechura" = Ostrea (Lopha) sechura
"Ambigostrea sechura" = Ostrea (Lopha) sechura Olsson 1944 oyster | |
Incatina collinsae n. gen. n. sp.
Incatina collinsae n. gen. n. sp. Devries 2019 clam | |
Pleuriocardia (Incacardium) schneideri n. sp. Devries 2019 cockle | |
Mulinoides plenicostatus n. sp.
Mulinoides plenicostatus n. sp. Devries 2019 clam | |
Gastropoda | |
Melanella indicaformis Devries 2019 snail | |
Potamides henryi n. sp., Rhinotamides everriculum, Papposilenus utriculus n. gen. n. sp., Nodifaunus gainesi
Potamides henryi n. sp. Devries 2019 horn snail
Rhinotamides everriculum Devries 2019 horn snail
Papposilenus utriculus n. gen. n. sp. Devries 2019 horn snail
Nodifaunus gainesi Devries 2019 horn snail | |
Turritella capistrata Devries 2019 turret shell | |
Rhombopsis longinquus n. sp.
Rhombopsis longinquus n. sp. Devries 2019 snail | |
Ampullina ortoni Gabb 1870 snail | |
"Calyptraea cf. aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta
"Calyptraea cf. aperta" = Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta Solander 1766 slipper shell |