PBDB Collection

Port Limon (Pliocene of Costa Rica)

Where: Costa Rica (10.0° N, 83.0° W: paleocoordinates 9.9° N, 82.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: Unknown. AGE: Pliocene, on the basis of faunal correlations. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within section.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; siliciclastic sediments

• No paleoenvironmental data provided.

• LITHIFICATION: Unknown. LITHOLOGY: No lithologic data provided, but assumed to be siliciclastic.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the PRI

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: Olsson, A. REPOSITORY: PRI.

Primary reference: A. A. Olsson. 1922. The Miocene of Northern Costa Rica. Bulletins of American Paleontology 9(39):1-309 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 134667: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 12.10.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with species-resolution identifications, and antiquated nomenclature. COVERAGE: Exhaustive for molluscs.

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Bivalvia
Carditida - Carditidae	Venericardia (Pleuromeris) conradiana limonensis Venericardia (Pleuromeris) conradiana limonensis clam
Lucinida - Lucinidae	Phacoides radians medioamericanus Phacoides radians medioamericanus clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	Cardium (Papyridea) spinosum turtoni Cardium (Papyridea) spinosum turtoni cockle
Gastropoda
Trochoidea - Turbinidae	"Astralium caelatum" = Lithopoma caelatum "Astralium caelatum" = Lithopoma caelatum Gmelin 1791 snail
Trochoidea - Trochidae	Calliostoma castilla n. sp., Calliostoma limonensis n. sp. Calliostoma castilla n. sp. Olsson 1922 top snail Calliostoma limonensis n. sp. Olsson 1922 top snail
Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae	"Glyphostoma moinica n. sp." = Lioglyphostoma moinica "Glyphostoma moinica n. sp." = Lioglyphostoma moinica Olsson 1922 snail
Cerithioidea - Siliquariidae	Siliquaria modesta limonensis Siliquaria modesta limonensis Olsson 1922 snail
Cerithioidea - Turritellidae	Turritella exoleta limonensis Turritella exoleta limonensis Olsson 1922 turret shell
Sorbeoconcha - Personidae	"Distortrix simillima" = Distorsio simillima "Distortrix simillima" = Distorsio simillima Sowerby 1850 snail
Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae	"Cypraea parisimina n. sp." = Propustularia parisimina, "Cypraea cf. dominicensis" = Luria dominicensis "Cypraea parisimina n. sp." = Propustularia parisimina Olsson 1922 cowry "Cypraea cf. dominicensis" = Luria dominicensis Gabb 1873 cowry
Neogastropoda - Mitridae	"Mitra swainsoni limonensis" = Mitra (Pleioptygma) limonensis, Mitra almagrensis coralliophila, Mitra poas n. sp. "Mitra swainsoni limonensis" = Mitra (Pleioptygma) limonensis Olsson 1922 mitre shell Mitra almagrensis coralliophila Olsson 1922 mitre shell Mitra poas n. sp. Olsson 1922 mitre shell
Neogastropoda - Volutidae	Voluta alfaroi Voluta alfaroi Dall 1912 volute
Neogastropoda - Marginellidae	"Marginella avena" = Volvarina avena "Marginella avena" = Volvarina avena Kiener 1834 margin shell
Neogastropoda - Nassariidae	Alectrion losquemadica Alectrion losquemadica Maury 1917 snail
Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae	Latirus irazu n. sp. Latirus irazu n. sp. Olsson 1922 snail
Neogastropoda - Buccinidae	"Peristernia tortugera n. sp." = Hesperisternia tortugera, Metula harrisi limonensis, "Phos elegans limonensis" = Antillophos elegans limonensis "Peristernia tortugera n. sp." = Hesperisternia tortugera Olsson 1922 true whelk Metula harrisi limonensis Olsson 1922 true whelk "Phos elegans limonensis" = Antillophos elegans limonensis Olsson 1922 true whelk
Neogastropoda - Olividae	"Olivella limonensis n. sp." = Olivella (Macgintiella) limonensis "Olivella limonensis n. sp." = Olivella (Macgintiella) limonensis Olsson 1922 olive snail
Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae	"Glyphostoma dentifera" = Glyphostoma (Glyphostoma) dentiferum "Glyphostoma dentifera" = Glyphostoma (Glyphostoma) dentiferum Gabb 1872 snail
Neogastropoda - Drilliidae	Drillia limonetta n. sp., Drillia limonica n. sp., Drillia cf. moensis, Drillia aurantia n. sp., Drillia citria, Drillia limonensis n. sp., "Drillia venusta" = Clathrodrillia venusta, "Drillia consors" = Hindsiclava consors Drillia limonetta n. sp. Olsson 1922 snail Drillia limonica n. sp. Olsson 1922 snail Drillia cf. moensis Gabb 1881 snail Drillia aurantia n. sp. Carpenter 1864 snail Drillia citria Olsson 1922 snail Drillia limonensis n. sp. Olsson 1922 snail "Drillia venusta" = Clathrodrillia venusta Sowerby 1850 snail "Drillia consors" = Hindsiclava consors Sowerby 1850 snail
Neogastropoda - Turridae	Scobinella morierei Scobinella morierei Cossmann 1913 turrid
Neogastropoda - Conidae	"Conus planiliratus" = Conasprelloides planiliratus, Conus limonensis, "Conus proteus" = Conus spurius, Conus gracilissimus, "Conus stenostomus" = Conasprella stenostoma "Conus planiliratus" = Conasprelloides planiliratus Sowerby 1850 cone shell Conus limonensis Olsson 1922 cone shell "Conus proteus" = Conus spurius Gmelin 1791 cone shell Conus gracilissimus Guppy 1866 cone shell "Conus stenostomus" = Conasprella stenostoma Sowerby 1850 cone shell
Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae	Cytharella limata n. sp. Cytharella limata n. sp. Olsson 1922 snail
Neogastropoda - Costellariidae	"Turricula lavinoides limonensis" = Knefastia limonensis "Turricula lavinoides limonensis" = Knefastia limonensis Olsson 1922 ribbed mitre
Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae	Crepitacella limonensis Crepitacella limonensis Olsson 1922 snail
Bivalvia
Lucinida - Lucinidae	"Myrtaea limoniana" = Myrtaea (Myrtaea) limoniana "Myrtaea limoniana" = Myrtaea (Myrtaea) limoniana Dall 1903 clam
Cardiida - Veneridae	"Antigona blandiana" = Ventricolaria blandiana, "Antigona harrisiana n. sp." = Ventricolaria harrisiana, "Antigona rugosa" = Globivenus rigida, "Gafrarium limonensis" = Gouldia insularis, "Pitaria guppyana" = Lamelliconcha guppyana "Antigona blandiana" = Ventricolaria blandiana Guppy 1873 venus clam "Antigona harrisiana n. sp." = Ventricolaria harrisiana Olsson 1922 venus clam "Antigona rugosa" = Globivenus rigida Dillwyn 1817 venus clam "Gafrarium limonensis" = Gouldia insularis Dall and Simpson 1901 venus clam "Pitaria guppyana" = Lamelliconcha guppyana Gabb 1881 venus clam
Cardiida - Cardiidae	"Cardium (Fragum) medium" = Americardia media "Cardium (Fragum) medium" = Americardia media Linnaeaus 1758 cockle
Pholadida - Corbulidae	"Corbula dietziana" = Caryocorbula dietziana "Corbula dietziana" = Caryocorbula dietziana Adams 1852 clam
Arcida - Arcidae	"Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra, "Arca cf. candida" = Barbatia candida, "Arca (Barbatia) mauryae n. sp." = Barbatia mauryae "Arca occidentalis" = Byssoarca zebra Swainson 1833 ark "Arca cf. candida" = Barbatia candida Helbling 1779 clam "Arca (Barbatia) mauryae n. sp." = Barbatia mauryae Olsson 1922 clam
Arcida - Glycymerididae	"Glycymeris decussatus" = Glycymeris decussata "Glycymeris decussatus" = Glycymeris decussata Linnaeus 1758 clam
Pectinida - Propeamussiidae	"Pecten aotus" = Cyclopecten nanus "Pecten aotus" = Cyclopecten nanus Verrill and Bush 1897 mud scallop
Pectinida - Pectinoidae	Spondylus gumanomocon, Pecten coralliphila n. sp. Spondylus gumanomocon Brown and Pilsbry 1913 scallop Pecten coralliphila n. sp. Olsson 1922 scallop
Nuculida - Nuculidae	Nucula orbicella n. sp. Nucula orbicella n. sp. Olsson 1922 nut clam
Nuculanida - Nuculanidae	"Leda dalliana n. sp." = Adrana dalliana "Leda dalliana n. sp." = Adrana dalliana Olsson 1922 pointed nut clam