Bahia Lechuza (Eocene of Peru)
Where: Ica, Peru (13.9° S, 76.4° W: paleocoordinates 16.5° S, 67.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Paracas Formation, Middle Eocene (47.8 - 37.7 Ma)
Environment/lithology: marine; sandstone
Primary reference: R. Rivera. 1957. Moluscos fosiles de la Formacion Paracas, Dpto. de Ica. Sociedad Geologica del Peru Primer Congreso Nacional de Geologia Anales - Parte II 32:165-219 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 84680: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 06.11.2008
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Gastropoda | |
"Architectonica (Stellaxis) cf. sullana" = Architectonica sullana
"Architectonica (Stellaxis) cf. sullana" = Architectonica sullana Olsson 1928 sundial | |
"Turritella paracasensis" = Cristispira paracasensis
"Turritella paracasensis" = Cristispira paracasensis Rivera 1957 turret shell | |
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Ampullina paracasina n. sp.
Ampullina paracasina n. sp. Rivera 1957 snail | |
Epitonium (Acrilla) peruvianum Olsson 1928 wentletrap | |
Polinices sp., Sinum pacificum n. sp.
Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
Sinum pacificum n. sp. Rivera 1957 moon snail | |
Cerithiopsis lechuzaensis n. sp.
Cerithiopsis lechuzaensis n. sp. Rivera 1957 snail | |
Dorsanum lagunitensis Woods 1922 true whelk
Pseudoliva monilis Olsson 1928 true whelk
Siphonalia trilira n. sp. true whelk
Siphonalia acuta n. sp. Rivera 1957 true whelk | |
Melongena sp. Schumacher 1817 snail | |
Admete (Bonellitia) olssoni n. sp.
Admete (Bonellitia) olssoni n. sp. Rivera 1957 snail | |
"Pseudoliva parinasensis" = Pseudoliva (Buccinorbis) parinasensis
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Eopleurotoma paracasina n. sp. Rivera 1957 turrid
Andicula olssoni n. sp. Rivera 1957 turrid
Andicula occidentalis Woods 1922 turrid | |
Xancus talarensis Olsson 1930 snail | |
"Voluta (Peruluta) mancorensis" = Peruluta mancorensis
"Voluta (Peruluta) mancorensis" = Peruluta mancorensis Olsson 1928 volute | |
Bivalvia | |
Arginella icaensis Rivera 1957 clam | |
Glycymeris arquilloensis n. sp.
Glycymeris arquilloensis n. sp. Rivera 1957 clam | |
Dosinia lechuzaensis n. sp., Pitaria (Lamelliconcha) baldryi, Macrocallista (Costacallista) steinekei
Dosinia lechuzaensis n. sp. Rivera 1957 venus clam
Pitaria (Lamelliconcha) baldryi Olsson 1928 venus clam
Macrocallista (Costacallista) steinekei Clark and Durham 1946 venus clam | |
Corbula paracasensis n. sp.
Corbula paracasensis n. sp. Rivera 1957 clam | |
"Raetomya arbolensis" = Amotapus arbolensis
"Raetomya arbolensis" = Amotapus arbolensis Woods 1922 clam |