Also known as GS-009-ARY
Where: Venezuela (10.6° N, 64.0° W: paleocoordinates 10.6° N, 64.0° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Boca Chica Formation, Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From unnamed stratigraphic unit, for which lithsotratigraphic relations are not discussed; subsequent publications refer to this as the Boca Chica Formation. AGE: Holocene; justification not stated in text. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within section.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified siliciclastic sediments
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collected by J. & W. Gibson-Smith in 1976; reposited in the NMB
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• COLLECTOR: J. & W. Gibson-Smith, Dec. 1976. 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 Unpublished notes on Caribbean collection of Jack and Winifred Gibson-Smith, Naturhistorisches Museum Basel.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 131223: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 21.07.2012
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Bivalvia | |
Crassinella aduncata clam
Crassinella lunulata Conrad 1834 clam | |
Kuphus incrassatus Gabb 1873 clam | |
Chama macerophylla Gmelin 1791 jewel box | |
Diplodonta punctata Say 1822 clam | |
Petricola (Petricola) typica, "Macrocallista (Megapitaria) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata, Chione cancellata, Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica
Petricola (Petricola) typica venus clam
"Macrocallista (Megapitaria) maculata" = Macrocallista maculata Linnaeus 1758 venus clam
Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
Dosinia (Dosinia) concentrica Born 1778 venus clam | |
Psammacoma (Psammacoma) tageliformis Dall 1900 tellin clam
Eurytellina (Eurytellina) punicea Born 1778 tellin clam | |
Semele proficua Pulteney 1799 clam | |
Tagelus (Mesopleura) divisus Spengler 1794 clam | |
Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum, Trachycardium (Trachycardium) isocardia, Americardia media, "Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum
Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Trachycardium (Trachycardium) isocardia Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758 cockle
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle | |
Parvilucina costata d'Orbigny 1846 clam
Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
"Arca (Arca) zebra" = Byssoarca zebra, "Anadara (Caloosarca) notabilis" = Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis
"Arca (Arca) zebra" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark
"Anadara (Caloosarca) notabilis" = Anadara (Larkinia) notabilis Röding 1798 ark | |
Pectinidae sp. Wilkes 1810 scallop | |
Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck 1801 scallop | |
Cubitostrea rugifera Dall 1898 oyster | |
Gastropoda | |
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble | |
Bulla solida snail | |
Phenacolepas hamillei snail | |
"Nerita (Nerita) fulgurans" = Nerita (Theliostyla) fulgurans
"Nerita (Nerita) fulgurans" = Nerita (Theliostyla) fulgurans Gmelin 1791 snail | |
Alaba incerta d'Orbigny 1842 snail | |
Cerithium (Thericium) cf. eburneum Bruguière 1792 cerith snail | |
Turritella (Broderiptella) cf. variegata Linnaeus 1758 turret shell
Vermicularia sp. Lamarck 1799 turret shell | |
Obtortio cf. dubia snail | |
Caecum sp. Fleming 1813 snail | |
Alvania (Alvania) sp. Risso 1826 snail | |
Monoplex parthenopeus von Salis Marschlins 1793 triton shell
Monoplex krebsii Mörch 1877 triton shell | |
Strombus (Strombus) pugilis Linnaeus 1758 conch | |
Prunum (Prunum) circumvittatum Weisbord 1962 margin shell | |
Granulina cf. ovuliformis d'Orbigny 1842 snail | |
Haustellum chrysostoma murex snail | |
"Colubraria lanceolata" = Tritonoharpa lanceolata
"Colubraria lanceolata" = Tritonoharpa lanceolata Menke 1828 snail | |
Vasum (Vasum) muricatum snail | |
Conus jaspideus Gmelin 1791 cone shell | |
Clathrodrillia gibbosa Reeve 1843 snail | |
"Oliva (Oliva) reticularis" = Oliva reticularis
"Oliva (Oliva) reticularis" = Oliva reticularis Lamarck 1811 olive snail | |
Pisania auritula, Leucozonia nassa, Fasciolaria hollisteri, Fusinus closter, Melongena melongena, Pallacera cf. guadelupensis
Pisania auritula true whelk
Leucozonia nassa Gmelin 1791 true whelk
Fasciolaria hollisteri tulip snail
Fusinus closter Philippi 1850 true whelk
Melongena melongena Linnaeus 1758 true whelk
Pallacera cf. guadelupensis Petit 1852 true whelk | |
Polinices lacteus Guilding 1834 moon snail
"Natica (Naticarius) canrena" = Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail
Sinum perspectivum Say 1831 moon snail | |
Diodora cayenensis Lamarck 1822 snail | |
"Tegula (Agathistoma) puntagordana" = Agathistoma, "Tegula (Agathistoma) viridula" = Agathistoma viridula
"Tegula (Agathistoma) puntagordana" = Agathistoma snail
"Tegula (Agathistoma) viridula" = Agathistoma viridula Gmelin 1791 snail | |
"Turbo (Marmarostoma) castanea" = Turbo (Senectus) castanea, Arene sp.
"Turbo (Marmarostoma) castanea" = Turbo (Senectus) castanea Gmelin 1791 snail
Arene sp. Adams and Adams 1854 snail | |
Tricolia sp. Risso 1826 snail | |