Also known as GS-009-CB
Where: Venezuela (10.6° N, 64.1° W: paleocoordinates 10.6° N, 63.6° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Mare Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Mare Formation, for which lithsotratigraphic relations are not discussed. AGE: middle-late Pliocene; stated to be included in the Globorotalia tosaensis Zone (Rögl, pers. comm., 1986; Boli & Saunders, 1985). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within section.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the NMB
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland (NMB).
Primary reference: J. Gibson-Smith and W. Gibson-Smith. 2012. Unpublished notes on Caribbean collection of Jack and Winifred Gibson-Smith, Naturhistorisches Museum Basel. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 131363: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 24.07.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda | |
Scalina sp. Conrad 1865 wentletrap
Epitonium (Asperiscala) cf. candeanum d'Orbigny 1842 wentletrap | |
Vanikoro pilbryi snail | |
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus Gmelin 1791 slipper shell | |
Alaba incerta d'Orbigny 1842 snail | |
Turritella (Broderiptella) variegata Linnaeus 1758 turret shell | |
Obtortio dubia snail | |
Polinices brunneus moon snail
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail | |
"Triphora cf. decorata" = Triphora (Cosmotriphora) decorata
"Triphora cf. decorata" = Triphora (Cosmotriphora) decorata Adams 1850 snail | |
Cerithiopsis cf. bicolor snail
Cerithiopsis cf. exilis snail
"Cerithiopsis cf. greeni" = Cerithiopsis greenii Adams 1839 snail | |
Alvania (Alvania) auberiana, Alvania (Alvania) meridioamericana, Rissoina (Phosinella) sp., Rissoina (Phosinella) puntagordana, "Schwartziella venezuelana" = Rissoina (Schwartziella)
Rissoina (Phosinella) sp. Mörch 1876 snail
"Schwartziella venezuelana" = Rissoina (Schwartziella) snail | |
Marsupina bufo Bruguiére 1792 frog shell | |
Cassis tuberosa Linnaeus 1758 snail
Cassis aff. flammea Linnaeus 1758 snail
Semicassis granulata Born 1778 snail | |
Trivia sp., "Trivia (Pusula) cf. suffusa" = Niveria suffusa
Trivia sp. Broderip 1837 snail
"Trivia (Pusula) cf. suffusa" = Niveria suffusa Gray 1827 snail | |
"Oliva (Oliva) reticularis" = Oliva reticularis Lamarck 1811 olive snail
Olivella sp. Swainson 1831 olive snail
Olivella (Olivella) venezuelensis Olsson 1956 olive snail | |
Fusinus closter Philippi 1850 snail | |
Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail | |
Marginellidae indet. Fleming 1828 margin shell
Dentimargo sp. Cossmann 1899 margin shell
Prunum circumvittatum Weisbord 1962 margin shell | |
Murexiella puntagordana murex snail
Muricopsis (Risomurex) gilbertharrisi murex snail
Favartia (Pygmaepterys) sp. Jousseaume 1880 murex snail | |
Persicula sp. Schumacher 1817 snail
Persicula porcellana snail | |
Strombus (Strombus) cf. pugilis Linnaeus 1758 conch | |
Parviturboides sp. Pilsbry and McGinty 1950 snail
Cyclostremiscus (Cyclostremiscus) puntagordensis Weisbord 1962 snail | |
Teinostoma (Pseudorotella) sp. Fischer 1857 snail
Macromphalina sp. Cossmann 1888 snail | |
Caecum marense, "Brochina aff. vestita" = Caecum (Brochina), "Elephantanellum imbricatum" = Caecum imbricatum, Elephantanellum puntagordanum, Fartulum tomaculum
Caecum marense snail
"Brochina aff. vestita" = Caecum (Brochina) snail
"Elephantanellum imbricatum" = Caecum imbricatum Carpenter 1858 snail
Fartulum tomaculum snail | |
Chrysallida sp., Chrysallida dux, Chrysallida cf. gemmulosa, Egila sp., "Pyrgiscus sp." = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus), Cingulina babylonia, Miralda (Miralda) havanensis, Strioturbonilla pupoides, Besla elegans
Chrysallida sp. Carpenter 1856 snail
Chrysallida dux snail
Chrysallida cf. gemmulosa Adams 1850 snail
Egila sp. Dall and Bartsch 1904 snail
"Pyrgiscus sp." = Turbonilla (Pyrgiscus) Philippi 1841 snail
Cingulina babylonia snail
Strioturbonilla pupoides snail
Besla elegans snail | |
Architectonica nobilis Röding 1798 sundial | |
Calliostoma cf. caribbeanum top snail
Calliostoma puntagordanum top snail
Calliostoma (Elmerlinia) cf. bullisi Clench and Turner 1960 top snail | |
Tricolia sp. Risso 1826 snail | |
"Tegula (Agathistoma) phalera" = Tegula
"Tegula (Agathistoma) phalera" = Tegula snail | |
Parviturbo venezuelensis snail | |
"Turbo (Marmarostoma) castanea" = Turbo (Senectus) castanea, Turbo (Taeniaturbo) marensis, Arene (Arene) sp., Homalopoma sp.
"Turbo (Marmarostoma) castanea" = Turbo (Senectus) castanea Gmelin 1791 snail
Arene (Arene) sp. Adams and Adams 1854 snail
Homalopoma sp. Carpenter 1864 snail | |
Diodora listeri d'Orbigny 1842 snail
Diodora cayenensis Lamarck 1822 snail
Hemitoma (Hemitoma) octoradiata Gmelin 1791 snail | |
"Cylichnina cf. sulcata" = Retusa (Cylichnina), Volvulella (Volvulella) cf. persimilis
"Cylichnina cf. sulcata" = Retusa (Cylichnina) snail
Volvulella (Volvulella) cf. persimilis Mörch 1875 snail | |
Acteocina candei d'Orbigny 1841 barrel-bubble | |
Bivalvia | |
Saccella marella pointed nut clam
Saccella karlmartini Weisbord 1964 pointed nut clam | |
"Nucula (Nucula) venezuelana" = Nucula (Nucula) vieta
"Nucula (Nucula) venezuelana" = Nucula (Nucula) vieta Guppy 1874 nut clam | |
Hiatella arctica Linnaeus 1767 clam | |
"Varicorbula puntagordensis" = Corbula (Varicorbula), Caryocorbula cf. lavelleana
"Varicorbula puntagordensis" = Corbula (Varicorbula) clam | |
Chama congregata Conrad 1833 jewel box | |
"Macrocallista (Megapitaria) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata, "Ventricolaria rigida" = Globivenus rigida, Lirophora cf. paphia, Gouldia cerina
"Macrocallista (Megapitaria) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
"Ventricolaria rigida" = Globivenus rigida Dillwyn 1817 venus clam
Lirophora cf. paphia Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
Gouldia cerina Adams 1845 venus clam | |
Tellinidae indet. Blainville 1814 tellin clam | |
Laevicardium sp., "Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum, "Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) cf. caboblanquensis" = Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) antillarum, Americardia media, Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum, Trachycardium (Trachycardium) cf. isocardia
Laevicardium sp. Swainson 1840 cockle
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
"Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) cf. caboblanquensis" = Trigoniocardia (Apiocardia) antillarum d'Orbigny 1853 cockle
Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758 cockle
Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Trachycardium (Trachycardium) cf. isocardia Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
Cavilinga trisulcata Conrad 1841 clam
Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 clam
"Bellucina katherinepalmerae" = Cardiolucina clam | |
Crassinella lunulata Conrad 1834 clam | |
Glyptoactis (Glyptoactis) wendellwoodringi Weisbord 1964 clam | |
"Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata
"Crenella divaricata" = Crenella decussata Montagu 1808 clam | |
Pectinidae indet., "Lyropecten (Nodipecten) nodosus" = Nodipecten nodosus
Pectinidae indet. Wilkes 1810 scallop
"Lyropecten (Nodipecten) nodosus" = Nodipecten nodosus Linnaeus 1758 scallop | |
Lima (Lima) sp. Bruguiére 1796 file clam | |
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster | |
"Anadara (Caloosarca) notabilis" = Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis, Anadara (Potiarca) cumanensis, Acar domingensis
"Anadara (Caloosarca) notabilis" = Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis Röding 1798 ark
Acar domingensis Lamarck 1819 miniature ark | |
Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) antillarum | |
"Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) antillarum" = Kalolophus antillarum
"Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) antillarum" = Kalolophus antillarum Reeve 1842 |