C.A.S. locality 31694, Colombia (Eocene of Colombia)

Where: Bolivar, Colombia (9.7° N, 75.1° W: paleocoordinates 7.1° N, 67.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Bartonian (41.3 - 38.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: gray sandstone

Primary reference: B. L. Clark and J. W. Durham. 1946. Eocene Faunas from the Department of Bolivar, Colombia. Geological Society of America Memoir 16:1-126 [M. Patzkowsky/K. Layou/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 3312: authorized by Mark Patzkowsky, entered by Karen Layou on 29.07.1999, edited by Austin Hendy

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Taxonomic list

Foraminifera
 Nummulitacea - Nummulitidae
"Operculinoides carmenensis" = Nummulites
"Operculinoides carmenensis" = Nummulites
Cephalopoda
 Nautilida - Aturiidae
Aturia colombiana Anderson 1928 nautiloid
Gastropoda
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
Nemrac carmenensis n. sp. Clark and Durham 1946 snail
originally entered as "Nemrac carmenensis n. sp."
 Vanikoroidea - Eulimidae
Melanella bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea sp. Lamarck 1799 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Planaxidae
Fossarus bolivarensis n. sp. Clark and Durham 1946 snail
originally entered as "Fossarus bolivarensis n. sp."
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella chira Olsson 1928 turret shell
Turritella vientoensis Clark and Durham 1946 turret shell
 Architaenioglossa - Ampullinidae
"Pseudocrommium carmenensis n. sp." = Pachycrommium carmenensis
"Pseudocrommium carmenensis n. sp." = Pachycrommium carmenensis Clark and Durham 1946 snail
originally entered as "Pseudocrommium carmenensis n. sp."
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Ectinochilus olssoni n. sp. Clark and Durham 1946 true conch
originally entered as "Ectinochilus olssoni n. sp."
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
cf. Ancilla staminea Conrad 1832 olive snail
originally entered as "Ancilla cf. staminea"
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
? Terebrifusus lepus Olsson 1930 true whelk
originally entered as "Terebrifusus? lepus"
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Tritiaria terebratula Olsson 1928 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
"Pleurofusia carmenensis n. sp." = Coronia carmenensis
"Pleurofusia carmenensis n. sp." = Coronia carmenensis Anderson 1928 turrid
originally entered as "Pleurofusia carmenensis n. sp."
 Neogastropoda - Harpidae
Morum caracoli Anderson 1928 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Ceiba ceibaensis n. sp. Clark and Durham 1946 snail
originally entered as "Ceiba ceibaensis n. sp."
 Sorbeoconcha - Ranellidae
? Sassia carmenensis n. sp. Clark and Durham 1946 triton shell
originally entered as "Sassia? carmenensis n. sp."
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Natica carmenensis n. sp. moon snail
originally entered as "Natica carmenensis n. sp."
 Sorbeoconcha - Cerithiopsidae
? Cerithiopsis carmenensis n. sp. Clark and Durham 1946 snail
originally entered as "Cerithopsis? carmenensis n. sp."
 Tectibranchia - Akeridae
Akera bolivarensis Anderson 1928 snail
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Anadara carmenensis n. sp." = Anadara (Rasia) carmenensis, Arca sp.
"Anadara carmenensis n. sp." = Anadara (Rasia) carmenensis Clark and Durham 1946 ark
originally entered as "Anadara carmenensis n. sp."
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Glycymeris woodsi Clark and Durham 1946 clam
Glycymeris carmenensis woodsi
Glycymeris caracoli Anderson 1928 clam
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Lucina colombiana n. sp. Clark and Durham 1946 clam
originally entered as "Lucina colombiana n. sp."
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Corbula carmenensis n. sp. Clark and Durham 1946 clam
originally entered as "Corbula carmenensis n. sp."
 Cardiida - Veneridae
"? Crassinella minuta" = Gouldia minuta, Pitar sp., Pitar carmenensis n. sp., Xenoloupia carmenensis n. sp.
"? Crassinella minuta" = Gouldia minuta Anderson 1928 venus clam
originally entered as "Crassinella? minuta"
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam
Pitar carmenensis n. sp. Clark and Durham 1946 venus clam
originally entered as "Pitar carmenensis n. sp."
Xenoloupia carmenensis n. sp. Clark and Durham 1946 venus clam
originally entered as "Xenoloupia carmenensis n. sp."
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactra sp. Linnaeus 1767 clam
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
"Schedocardia gatunensis" = Schedocardia gatunensis, "Fragum bolivarensis n. sp." = Schedocardia gatunensis
"Schedocardia gatunensis" = Schedocardia gatunensis Dall 1900 cockle
"Fragum bolivarensis n. sp." = Schedocardia gatunensis Dall 1900 cockle
originally entered as "Fragum bolivarensis n. sp."
 Carditida - Carditidae
Venericardia carmenensis n. sp. Clark and Durham 1946 clam
originally entered as "Venericardia carmenensis n. sp."
 Nuculida - Nuculidae
Nucula andersoni n. sp. Clark and Durham 1946 nut clam
originally entered as "Nucula andersoni n. sp."
 Nuculanida - Nuculanidae
Nuculana bolivarensis n. sp. Clark and Durham 1946 pointed nut clam
originally entered as "Nuculana bolivarensis n. sp."