Where: Jamaica (17.9° N, 76.3° W: paleocoordinates 17.9° N, 76.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Bowden Formation (Coastal Group), Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Pickerill et al. (1998). Bowden Formation is the uppermost stratigraphic unit of the Lower Coastal Group. The top of the formation is defined by the nonconformably overlying, early Pleistocene Old Pera Beds of the Upper Coastal Group. AGE: Late Pliocene. The unit was formely regarded as Miocene in age, even Oligocene, but foraminiferal and planktic gastropod biostratigraphy points to a late Pliocene age. THICKNESS: The formation has an extimated maximum thickness of 150m, although the basal part of the formation is unexposed. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within formation. COMMENTS: In its type area of the Bowden district, natural exposures of the formation are poor and discontinuous, so that a complete and detailed stratigraphy of the entire sequence cannot be determined.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: offshore; unlithified, pebbly, conglomeratic marl
Size class: macrofossils
Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite
Reposited in the FMNH
Collection methods: bulk, sieve,
• COLLECTOR: R. Portell (1994). REPOSITORY: FLMNH. FIDELITY: High ecological fidelity. ASSOCIATED COLLECTIONS: Large (>4mm) split of XJ-002.
Primary reference: A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 69089: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 17.02.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
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Gastropoda | |
Cocculina sp. Dall 1882 snail | |
Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava) sp. Woodring 1928 cerith snail | |
Turritella guppyi Cossmann 1909 turret shell | |
Crassispira (Crassispira) aegis Woodring 1928 snail
Carinodrillia elocata Pilsbry and Johnson 1922 snail | |
Natica "sp. A" Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Natica "sp. B" Scopoli 1777 moon snail | |
"Marsupina proavus" = Marsupina bufo
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Distorsio sp. Röding 1798 snail | |
Malea camura Guppy 1866 tun shell | |
"Zonaria raymondrobertsi" = Pseudozonaria raymondrobertsi
"Zonaria raymondrobertsi" = Pseudozonaria raymondrobertsi Pilsbry 1922 cowry SUBSPECIES: C. raymondrobertsi bowdenensis
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Trivia (Trivia) sp., "Trivia (Trivia) pediculus" = Pusula pediculus, "Trivia (Trivia) globosa" = Niveria (Cleotrivia) globosa, "Trivia (Trivia) cypha" = Niveria (Niveria) cypha
Trivia (Trivia) sp. Broderip 1837 snail
"Trivia (Trivia) pediculus" = Pusula pediculus Linnaeus 1758 snail
"Trivia (Trivia) globosa" = Niveria (Cleotrivia) globosa Sowerby 1832 snail
"Trivia (Trivia) cypha" = Niveria (Niveria) cypha Woodring 1928 snail | |
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Oliva reticularis Lamarck 1811 olive snail
Olivella sp. Swainson 1831 olive snail
Olivella acra Woodring 1928 olive snail | |
Cancellariidae indet., Axelella sp., "Cancellaria (Cancellaria) moorei" = Cancellaria (Bivetopsia) moorei
Cancellariidae indet. Gray 1853 snail
Axelella sp. Petit 1988 snail
"Cancellaria (Cancellaria) moorei" = Cancellaria (Bivetopsia) moorei Guppy 1866 snail | |
Subcancilla sp. Olsson and Harbison 1953 mitre shell | |
Antillophos (Antillophos) elegans Guppy 1866 true whelk
Antillophos (Antillophos) sp. Woodring 1928 true whelk | |
"Costoanachis sp." = Anachis (Costoanachis)
"Costoanachis sp." = Anachis (Costoanachis) Sacco 1890 snail | |
"Conus aff. proteus" = Conus spurius, Conus catenatus
"Conus aff. proteus" = Conus spurius Gmelin 1791 cone shell
Conus catenatus Sowerby 1849 cone shell | |
Polystira barretti Guppy 1866 turrid | |
Agladrillia (Agladrillia) sp. Woodring 1928 snail
Agladrillia (Agladrillia) callothyra Woodring 1928 snail | |
Cheilea equestris Linnaeus 1758 hoof shell | |
Pyramidellidae "indet. A" Gray 1840 snail
Pyramidellidae "indet. F" Gray 1840 snail | |
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Turbo (Taeniaturbo) dominicensis Gabb 1873 snail | |
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"Diodora alternata" = Diodora cayenensis
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Neritidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 snail | |
"Acmaea actina" = Lottia actina, Acmaea sp.
"Acmaea actina" = Lottia actina Woodring 1928 limpet
Acmaea sp. Eschscholtz 1830 limpet | |
Bivalvia | |
Orthoyoldia ovalis pointed nut clam
Nuculana clara pointed nut clam | |
"Verticordia jamaicensis" = Haliris jamaicensis
"Verticordia jamaicensis" = Haliris jamaicensis Dall 1903 clam | |
Arcinella antiquata Guppy 1866 jewel box | |
Pitar sp., "Antigona blandiana" = Ventricolaria blandiana, Periglypta sp., Chione sp., Chione hendersoni
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
"Antigona blandiana" = Ventricolaria blandiana Guppy 1873 venus clam
Periglypta sp. Jukes-Browne 1914 venus clam
Chione sp. von Mühlfield 1811 venus clam
Chione hendersoni venus clam | |
"Leptonacea indet." = Leptonoidea
"Leptonacea indet." = Leptonoidea Gray 1847 clam | |
Tellinidae indet. Blainville 1814 tellin clam
"Tellina" hendersoni tellin clam
"Tellina" acrocosima tellin clam
"Tellina" hallistrepta tellin clam | |
Abra deuterea, "Abra triangulata" = Abra (Abra) triangulata
Abra deuterea abra
"Abra triangulata" = Abra (Abra) triangulata Dall 1900 abra | |
Cardiidae "indet. B", "Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitense" = Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis
Cardiidae "indet. B" Lamarck 1809 cockle
"Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitense" = Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis Sowerby 1850 cockle | |
"Codakia spinulosa" = Codakia (Codakia) spinulosa Dall 1903 clam
Callucina sp. Dall 1901 clam | |
Pectinidae indet., ""Pecten" bowdenensis" = Euvola bowdenensis, Argopecten sp., "Aequipecten uselmae" = Argopecten uselmae, "Aequipecten plurinominis" = Lindapecten plurinominis, "Pecten" sp., "Chlamys bellipictus" = Antillipecten antillarum, "Chlamys vaginulus" = Spathochlamys vaginula, Chlamys sp., "Amussium sp." = Amusium
Pectinidae indet. Wilkes 1810 scallop
""Pecten" bowdenensis" = Euvola bowdenensis Dall 1898 scallop
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop
"Aequipecten uselmae" = Argopecten uselmae Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 calico scallop
"Aequipecten plurinominis" = Lindapecten plurinominis Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 scallop SUBSPECIES: A. plurinominis morantensis
"Pecten" sp. Müller 1776 scallop
"Chlamys bellipictus" = Antillipecten antillarum Récluz 1853 scallop
"Chlamys vaginulus" = Spathochlamys vaginula Dall 1898 scallop
Chlamys sp. Röding 1798 scallop
"Amussium sp." = Amusium Röding 1798 scallop | |
Limaria (Limaria) "sp. A" Link 1807 file clam | |
Anomia indecisa jingle | |
"Palliolum guppyi" = Cyclopecten guppyi
"Palliolum guppyi" = Cyclopecten guppyi Dall 1898 mud scallop | |
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster | |
Barbatia sp., Barbatia modiolida, Barbatia islopa, Anadara (Rasia) cf. donacia, Anadara (Rasia) "sp. B", "Anadara" halidonata, "Barbatia domingensis" = Acar domingensis, "Arca (Arca) zebra" = Byssoarca zebra, Arca (Arca) sp.
Barbatia sp. Gray 1842 clam
Barbatia modiolida Woodring 1925 clam
Barbatia islopa Woodring 1925 clam
Anadara (Rasia) cf. donacia Dall 1898 clam
Anadara (Rasia) "sp. B" Gray 1857 ark
"Anadara" halidonata Dall 1898 ark
"Barbatia domingensis" = Acar domingensis Lamarck 1819 miniature ark
"Arca (Arca) zebra" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark
Arca (Arca) sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark | |
Arcopsis adamsi Dall 1886 clam |