SKGS-72, Philippines - Tshuto (1969) (Pliocene of Philippines)

Also known as SKGS-72

Where: Panay, Philippines (11.0° N, 122.5° E: paleocoordinates 11.0° N, 122.5° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Ulian Formation, Late/Upper Pliocene (3.6 - 2.6 Ma)

• Stratigraphically in the upper part of the Ulian Formation. Pliocene, possibly late Pliocene in age. The molluscan assemblage is som small that an accurate age assessment cannot be expected.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; unlithified, gray mudstone and fine-grained, medium sandstone

• Alternation of gray muds and fine and medium sands and fossils are yielded in the mud beds.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite

Collection methods: quarrying,

• All material studied and registered are stored at the Paleontological Laboratory, Department of Geology, Kyushu University

Primary reference: T. Shuto. 1969. Neogene gastropods from Panay Island, the Philippines. Contributions to the Geology and Paleontology of Southeast Asia 6:7-250 [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 41664: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 19.07.2004

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Exhaustive for gastropods. No other taxa included.
unclassified
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Gastropoda
 Cerithioidea - Thiaridae
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella (Turritella) terebra Linnaeus 1758 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
"Mamilla mammata" = Natica
"Mamilla mammata" = Natica moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Hindsia sinensis true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Tiara flammea" = Mitra (Tiara)
"Tiara flammea" = Mitra (Tiara) mitre shell
 Heterostropha - Acteonidae
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"Veremolpa gonzalesi n. sp." = Timoclea (Veremolpa)
"Veremolpa gonzalesi n. sp." = Timoclea (Veremolpa) venus clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina (Arcopaginula) sp." = Arcopaginula, Tellina (Punipagia) rotunda
"Tellina (Arcopaginula) sp." = Arcopaginula Lamy 1918 tellin clam
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea (Ostrea) glomerata" = Saccostrea glomerata
"Ostrea (Ostrea) glomerata" = Saccostrea glomerata Gould 1850 Commercial Rock Oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara (Anadara) ferruginea" = Anadara (Cunearca) ferruginea Reeve 1844 rusty ark
COMMENTS: Spelt as A. ferruginiana
 Arcida - Noetiidae
"Arcopsis bataviana" = Arcopsis (Arcopsis) bataviana
"Arcopsis bataviana" = Arcopsis (Arcopsis) bataviana Martin 1883 clam