Loc. 2 - Discovery Bay [Falmouth Fm] (Pleistocene of Jamaica)

Also known as Loc. 5 (Liddle et al. (1984)

Where: Jamaica (18.5° N, 77.4° W: paleocoordinates 18.5° N, 77.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Falmouth Formation (Coastal Group), Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Falmouth Fm, which unconformably overlies the Hope Gate Fm. THICKNESS: Sample collected from 2-4 m of section of unknown thickness. AGE: Late Pleistocene, last interglacial, Sangamonian, ~125,000 yrs bp. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position with formation.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified, fine-grained limestone

• ENVIRONMENT: Back reef environment, presumably a lagoon.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Hard, fine-grained, well-lithified, but occasionally chalky limestone. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, based on facies description.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Collected by Donovan & Littlewood in 1988-1990

Collection methods: bulk, surface (in situ),

• COLLECTORS: Donovan and Littlewood. REPOSITORY: Not stated, but presumably the University of the West Indies.

Primary reference: S. K. Donovan and D. T. J. Littlewood. 1993. The benthic mollusk faunas of two contrasting reef paleosubenvironments: Falmouth Formation (late Pleistocene, last interglacial), Jamaica. The Nautilus 107(1):33-42 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 80408: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 20.04.2008

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropoda, bivalvia, and scaphopoda. Other groups present, but not listed. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with relatively modern nomenclature and species-resolution determination. Identified using Abbott (1954, 1958, 1974); de Jong and Coomans (1988), Fischer (1988), Humfrey (1975), Morris (1975), Vaught (1989), and Warmke and Abbott (1961).
Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Arcida - Arcidae
Arcidae indet., "Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata
Arcidae indet. Lamarck 1809 clam
"Arca imbricata" = Lamarcka imbricata Bruguière 1789 clam
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
 Ostreida - Malleidae
? Isognomon sp. Lightfoot 1786 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten ? chazaliei" = Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) chazaliei
"Pecten ? chazaliei" = Pecten (Oppenheimopecten) chazaliei Dautzenberg 1900 scallop
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758 cockle
Americardia guppyi Thiele 1910 cockle
? Trachycardium sp. Mörch 1853 cockle
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Laevicardium ? sybariticum Dall 1886 cockle
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Apolymetis intastriata" = Leporimetis intastriata, Tellina sp., "Tellina listeri" = Tellina (Tellinella) listeri, "Tellina similis" = Scissula similis, "Tellina alternata" = Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata
"Apolymetis intastriata" = Leporimetis intastriata Say 1826 tellin clam
Tellina sp. Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
"Tellina listeri" = Tellina (Tellinella) listeri Röding 1798 tellin clam
"Tellina similis" = Scissula similis Sowerby 1806 tellin clam
"Tellina alternata" = Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata Say 1822 tellin clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Pitar albida" = Pitar albidus Gmelin 1791 venus clam
"Chione paphia" = Lirophora (Lirophora) paphia Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
Chione elevata Say 1822 venus clam
Chione cancellata Linnaeus 1767 venus clam
Transennella ? cubaniana d'Orbigny 1853 venus clam
Transennella ? conradina Dall 1884 venus clam
 Cardiida - Ungulinidae
? Diplodonta punctata Say 1822 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Chama macerophylla Gmelin 1791 jewel box
 Cardiida - Mactridae
"Mactra fragilis" = Mactrotoma fragilis
"Mactra fragilis" = Mactrotoma fragilis Gmelin 1792 surfclam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucinidae indet., ? Anodontia alba, "Codakia costata" = Parvilucina costata, Lucina sp., "Codakia orbiculata" = Ctena orbiculata, "Divaricella quadrisulcata" = Divalinga quadrisulcata, "Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis
Lucinidae indet. Fleming 1828 clam
? Anodontia alba Link 1807 clam
"Codakia costata" = Parvilucina costata d'Orbigny 1846 clam
Lucina sp. Bruguière 1797 clam
"Codakia orbiculata" = Ctena orbiculata Montagu 1808 clam
"Divaricella quadrisulcata" = Divalinga quadrisulcata d'Orbigny 1846 clam
"Codakia orbicularis" = Codakia (Codakia) orbicularis Linnaeus 1758 clam
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nuculidae indet. Gray 1824 nut clam
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae
Cadulus sp. Philippi 1844 tusk shell
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
"Dentalium (Antalis) ? antillarum" = Antalis antillarum, Dentalium sp.
"Dentalium (Antalis) ? antillarum" = Antalis antillarum d'Orbigny 1847 tusk shell
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell
Gastropoda
 Neritoidea - Neritidae
? Smaragdia viridis Linnaeus 1758 snail
SUBSPECIES: Smaragdia viridis viridemaris
 Opisthobranchia - Retusidae
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
Bulla striata Bruguiére 1792 snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Diodora ? cayenensis Lamarck 1822 snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Turbo canaliculatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) crassus
"Turbo canaliculatus" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) crassus Wood 1828 snail
 Trochoidea - Phasianellidae
Tricolia sp. Risso 1826 snail
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
? Crassispira sp. Swainson 1840 snail
 Epitonioidea - Janthinidae
Janthina sp. Ršding 1798 snail
 Cerithioidea - Planaxidae
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Cerithium sp., "Cerithium eburneum" = Cerithium eburneum, "Cerithium algicola" = Cerithium eburneum, Cerithium litteratum
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail
"Cerithium eburneum" = Cerithium eburneum Bruguière 1792 cerith snail
"Cerithium algicola" = Cerithium eburneum Bruguière 1792 cerith snail
Cerithium litteratum Born 1778 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Modulidae
Modulus carchedonius Lamarck 1822 snail
Modulus modulus Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae
? Rissoina sp., "Rissoina aberrans" = Stosicia aberrans
? Rissoina sp. d'Orbigny 1840 snail
"Rissoina aberrans" = Stosicia aberrans Adams 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Naticidae indet. Guilding 1834 moon snail
juvenile
Polinices lacteus Guilding 1834 moon snail
"Natica canrena" = Naticarius canrena Linnaeus 1758 moon snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus verucosus cone shell
Conus ? centurio cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella dealbata olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
? Thais deltoidea murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Prunum guttatum margin shell
? Volvarina gracilis margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
"Nassarius albus" = Nassarius antillarum
"Nassarius albus" = Nassarius antillarum d'Orbigny 1847 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
"Anachis obesa" = Parvanachis obesa Adams 1845 snail
Anachis sp. Adams and Adams 1853 snail
Columbella mercatoria Linnaeus 1758 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Fasciolaria tulipa Linnaeus 1758 tulip snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
Cymatium sp., "Cymatium muricinum" = Gutturnium muricinum, "Cymatium ? caribbaeum" = Ranularia cynocephalum
Cymatium sp. Röding 1798 triton shell
including juveniles
"Cymatium muricinum" = Gutturnium muricinum Röding 1798 triton shell
"Cymatium ? caribbaeum" = Ranularia cynocephalum Lamarck 1816 triton shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
"Strombus gigas" = Lobatus gigas
"Strombus gigas" = Lobatus gigas Linnaeus 1758 true conch
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae