Where: Philippines (15.2° N, 121.0° E: paleocoordinates 15.2° N, 121.0° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Tartaro Formation, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Tartaro Fm, which lies Makapilapi Fm (Late Miocene) and the Alat Conglomerate Mbr of the Guadalupe Fm (Pleistocene). THICKNESS: 150 m for fm. AGE: Pliocene according to Table 1 of Kanno et al. (1982), lying between Late Miocene (Makapilapi Fm) and Pleistocene Alat Cgl. Mbr. Biostratigraphic data presented in text (Table 2) suggests a Late Miocene age. Gonzales et al. (1971) place the Tartaro Fm in the Pliocene-Pleistocene) based on benthic foraminifera. Author, however follows Shuto's (1969, 1971) molluscan biostratigraphy and correlates the Tartaro Fm to the Late Miocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within formation.
• formation-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: lagoonal; unlithified, coarse-grained, shelly/skeletal, conglomeratic sandstone and gray, green, silty sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: surface (in situ),
• COLLECTORS: S. Kanno and N. L. Caagusan (1981). REPOSITORY: Joetsu University of Education, Japan.
Primary reference: S. Kanno, S. O'Hara, and N. L. Caagusan. 1982. Molluscan fauna from the Tartaro Formation (Upper Miocene) of Central Luzon, Philippines. Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of Southeast Asia 24:51-128 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis
PaleoDB collection 70138: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 19.03.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
Glyptoactis philippinensis n. sp.
Glyptoactis philippinensis n. sp. clam | |
"Corbula fortisulcata" = Corbula (Notocorbula) fortisulcata
"Corbula fortisulcata" = Corbula (Notocorbula) fortisulcata Smith 1879 clam | |
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box | |
"Clementia papyracea" = Clementia (Clementia) papyracea, Circe sp., Lioconcha philippinarum, Pitar obliquatum, Placamen calophylla, "Veremolpa tartaroensis n. sp." = Timoclea (Veremolpa), Dosinia stabilis, Tapes faustinoi n. sp.
"Clementia papyracea" = Clementia (Clementia) papyracea Gray 1825 venus clam
Circe sp. Schumacher 1817 venus clam
Lioconcha philippinarum Hanley 1844 venus clam
Pitar obliquatum venus clam
Placamen calophylla Philippi 1836 venus clam
"Veremolpa tartaroensis n. sp." = Timoclea (Veremolpa) venus clam
Tapes faustinoi n. sp. venus clam | |
Arcopaginula inflata Gmelin 1791 tellin clam
Scutarcopagia sp. Pilsbry 1918 tellin clam
Merisca orientalis n. sp. tellin clam
Florimetis elongata tellin clam | |
Macrosolen madlumensis n. sp.
Macrosolen madlumensis n. sp. clam | |
Solecurtus luzonensis n. sp.
Solecurtus luzonensis n. sp. clam | |
Nemocardium lobulatum cockle | |
Lucinoma sp. Dall 1901 clam | |
Striarca tenebrica, Trisidos semitorta, Arca sp., "Anadara nodifera" = Anadara (Tegillarca) nodifera, "Anadara aff. antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata
Striarca tenebrica clam
Trisidos semitorta Lamarck 1819 clam
Arca sp. Linnaeus 1758 ark
"Anadara nodifera" = Anadara (Tegillarca) nodifera Martens 1860 ark
"Anadara aff. antiquata" = Anadara (Anadara) antiquata Linnaeus 1758 ark | |
Chlamys aff. senatrius scallop | |
Placuna quadriangularis scallop | |
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster | |
Scaphopoda | |
Fissidentalium cf. yokoyamai tusk shell
Dentalium octangulatum tusk shell | |
Gastropoda | |
Inquisitor neglecta snail | |
Cerithium sp. Bruguière 1789 cerith snail | |
Telescopium telescopium Linnaeus 1758 horn snail | |
Cymatium bayeri triton shell | |
"Cypraea beberkiriana" = Cypraea (Aricia) beberkiriana
"Cypraea beberkiriana" = Cypraea (Aricia) beberkiriana Martin 1899 cowry | |
Strombus unifasciatus conch | |
Varicospira cancellata Lamarck 1816 snail | |
"Murex verbeeki" = Murex (Acupurpura) verbeeki, Chicoreus aff. junghuhni
"Murex verbeeki" = Murex (Acupurpura) verbeeki Martin 1895 murex snail COMMENTS: Includes subspecies M. verbeeki bentarsariensis
Chicoreus aff. junghuhni murex snail | |
Vexillum cruentatum ribbed mitre | |
Conus ornatissimus, Conus macneili n. sp., Conus sp., "Conus cf. djarianensis" = Conus (Lithoconus) djarianensis, "Conus cf. hardi" = Conus (Lithoconus) hardi
Conus ornatissimus cone shell
Conus macneili n. sp. cone shell
Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell
"Conus cf. djarianensis" = Conus (Lithoconus) djarianensis Martin 1895 cone shell
"Conus cf. hardi" = Conus (Lithoconus) hardi Martin 1879 cone shell | |
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Pyrene cf. bandongensis true whelk
Melongena galeodes Lamarck 1843 true whelk | |
Polinices albus Monfort 1810 moon snail
"Natica ruffa" = Natica vitellus Linnaeus 1758 moon snail
Eunaticina papilla Gmelin 1791 moon snail | |
Turbo parmotanensis snail | |
Neritilia fernandezi n. sp.
Neritilia fernandezi n. sp. snail | |
Pyramidella sp. Lamarck 1799 snail |