Coll. 1 - Black Swamp, Mount Hope [Mount Hope Fm]: Early/Lower Pleistocene, Panama
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Marinula colonia
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Arca deshayesi
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= Anadara notabilis
Röding 1798
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Mussidae
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Manicina areolata
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Merulinidae
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Cladocora arbuscula
(Lesueur 1820)
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| listed as Cladocora orbuscula | ||||||||||
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Faviidae
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Favia fragum
(Esper 1795)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Agariciidae
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Agaricia agaricites
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Poritidae
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Porites porites
(Pallas 1766)
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Anthozoa
- Scleractinia
- Siderastreidae
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Siderastrea siderea
(Ellis and Solander 1786)
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Thecostraca
- Balanomorpha
- Balanidae
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Balanus eburneus
Gould 1841
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Scaphopoda
- Dentaliida
- Dentaliidae
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Dentalium callithrix
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Scaphopoda
- Gadilida
- Gadilidae
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Cadulus vaughani
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Arcidae
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Scapharca pittieri
(Dall 1912)
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| recombined as Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri | ||||||||||
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Arca campechiensis
Gmelin 1791
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| synonym of Lunarca ovalis | ||||||||||
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Arca antiquata
Linnaeus 1758
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= Anadara transversa
Say 1822
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Hendy et al. 2008 | |||||||||
| recombined as Anadara (Larkinia) transversa | ||||||||||
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Arca occidentalis
Philippi 1847
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| synonym of Byssoarca zebra | ||||||||||
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Arca imbricata
Bruguière 1789
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| recombined as Lamarcka imbricata | ||||||||||
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Arca umbonata
Lamarck 1819
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| synonym of Lamarcka imbricata | ||||||||||
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Arca reticulata
Gmelin 1792
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= Acar domingensis
Lamarck 1819
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Hendy et al. 2008 | |||||||||
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Byssoarca fusca
(Bruguiére 1792)
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= Barbatia sp.
Gray 1842
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Hendy et al. 2008 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Arcida
- Noetiidae
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Arca adamsi
Dall 1886
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| recombined as Arcopsis adamsi | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pectinida
- Pectinidae
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Pecten gibbus
Linnaeus 1758
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| recombined as Argopecten gibbus | ||||||||||
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Pecten ziczac
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Euvola ziczac | ||||||||||
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Pecten exasperatus
Sowerby 1842
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| synonym of Lindapecten muscosus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Malleidae
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Melina ephippium
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= Isognomon (Melina) bicolor
Adams 1845
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Coan and Valentich-Scott 2012 | |||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Ostreida
- Ostreidae
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Ostrea virginica
Gmelin 1791
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| recombined as Crassostrea virginica | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Mytilida
- Mytilidae
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Mytilus exustus
Linnaeus 1758
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| recombined as Brachidontes exustus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula swiftiana
Adams 1852
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| synonym of Caryocorbula caribaea | ||||||||||
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Corbula aequivalvis
Philippi 1836
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| recombined as Juliacorbula aequivalvis | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Veneridae
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Gafrarium (Gouldia) cerina
(Adams 1845)
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Chione cancellata
(Linnaeus 1767)
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Pitar subaresta
(Dall 1912)
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| recombined as Pitar subarestus | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Chamidae
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Chama sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Ungulinidae
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Diplodonta soror
(Adams 1852)
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Diplodonta mediamericana
Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Cardiidae
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Cardium medium
Linnaeaus 1758
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| recombined as Americardia media | ||||||||||
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Cardium muricatum
Linnaeus 1758
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| recombined as Trachycardium (Dallocardia) muricatum | ||||||||||
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Cardium serratum
Linnaeus 1758
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| recombined as Laevicardium serratum | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Semelidae
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Abra aequalis
(Say 1822)
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Bivalvia
- Cardiida
- Tellinidae
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Tellina (Cyclotellina) fausta
(Pulteney 1799)
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| recombined as Arcopagia fausta | ||||||||||
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Tellina (Angulus) promera
(Dall 1900)
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| synonym of Angulus merus | ||||||||||
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Tellina (Angulus) versicolor
De Kay 1843
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| recombined as Angulus versicolor | ||||||||||
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Tellina (Eurytellina) alternata
(Say 1822)
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Bivalvia
- Poromyida
- Cuspidariidae
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Cuspidaria (Cardiomya) costellata
(Deshayes 1833)
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Bivalvia
- Lucinida
- Lucinidae
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Lucina chrysostoma
Philippi 1845
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| synonym of Anodontia alba | ||||||||||
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Codakia antillarum
Reeve 1850
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| synonym of Parvilucina costata | ||||||||||
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Phacoides antillarum
(Reeve 1850)
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| synonym of Parvilucina costata | ||||||||||
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Phacoides cf. crenulatus
(Conrad 1840)
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| recombined as Parvilucina crenulata | ||||||||||
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Codakia orbiculata
(Montagu 1808)
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| recombined as Ctena orbiculata | ||||||||||
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Phacoides lintea
(Conrad 1846)
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| synonym of Lucinisca nassula | ||||||||||
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Phacoides sp.
Blainville 1825
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Phacoides pectinatus
(Gmelin 1791)
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Phacoides leucocyma
(Dall 1886)
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| recombined as Pleurolucina leucocyma | ||||||||||
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Bivalvia
- Carditida
- Crassatellidae
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Crassinella guadalupensis
(d'Orbigny 1853)
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Bivalvia
- Nuculanida
- Nuculanidae
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Leda vulgaris
Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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| recombined as Saccella vulgaris | ||||||||||
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Leda acuta
(Conrad 1832)
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| recombined as Nuculana acuta | ||||||||||
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Yoldia perprotracta
Dall 1912
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| synonym of Adrana newcombi | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neritidae
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Neritina viridis
Linnaeus 1758
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| recombined as Smaragdia (Smaragdia) viridis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neotaenioglossa
- Calyptraeidae
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Crepidula plana
Say 1822
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Crepidula convexa
Say 1822
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Calyptraea candeana
(d'Orbigny 1847)
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| synonym of Calyptraea centralis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Pseudomelaniidae
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Drillia leucocyma
Dall 1884
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| recombined as Pilsbryspira leucocyma | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Potamididae
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Cerithidea varicosa
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Gastropoda
- Scaliolidae
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Alabina cerithidioides
(Dall 1889)
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| synonym of Finella dubia | ||||||||||
| [entered as Alabina cerithioides] | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Litiopidae
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Alaba tervaricosa
(Adams 1845)
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| synonym of Alaba incerta | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiidae
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Bittium varium
(Pfeiffer 1840)
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| recombined as Bittiolum varium | ||||||||||
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Cerithium medium
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Cerithium algicola
Adams 1845
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| synonym of Cerithium eburneum | ||||||||||
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Cerithium variabile
(Adams 1845)
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| synonym of Cerithium lutosum | ||||||||||
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Cerithium litteratum
(Born 1778)
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| [entered as Cerithium literatum] | ||||||||||
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= Cerithium litteratum
Born 1778
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Hendy et al. 2008 | |||||||||
| Misspelling | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Modulidae
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Modulus catenulatus
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Modulus modulus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Gastropoda
- Littorinidae
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Littorina angulifera
(Lamarck 1822)
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| recombined as Littoraria angulifera | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Cerithiopsidae
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Cerithiopsis sp.
Hanley 1849
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Gastropoda
- Vermetidae
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Vermetus nigricans
(Dall 1884)
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| recombined as Petaloconchus nigricans | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Naticidae
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Sigaretus perspectivus
Say 1831
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| recombined as Sinum perspectivum | ||||||||||
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Natica pusilla
Say 1822
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| recombined as Tectonatica pusilla | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Strombidae
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Strombus pugilis
Linnaeus 1758
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Strombus bituberculatus
Lamarck 1822
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| synonym of Lobatus rarinus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Fasciolariidae
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Fasciolaria sp.
Lamarck 1799
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Latirus cingulifera
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Murex nodatus
Gmelin 1791
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| recombined as Latirus nodatus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Buccinidae
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Engina turbinella
(Kiener 1836)
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Phos intricatus
Dall 1884
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| recombined as Bailya intricata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Nassariidae
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Nassa vibex
Say 1822
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| recombined as Nassarius vibex | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Columbellidae
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Anachis samanensis
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Anachis pulchella
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Anachis avara
(Say 1822)
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| Colombella avara | ||||||||||
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Columbella mercatoria
(Linnaeus 1758)
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Olividae
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Olivella myrmecoon
Dall 1912
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| recombined as Olivella (Minioliva) myrmecoon | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Volutidae
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Voluta alfaroi
Dall 1912
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Marginellidae
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Marginella cincta
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Marginella pallida
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Marginella minuta
Pfeiffer 1840
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Muricidae
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Murex rufus
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Murex pomum
Gmelin 1791
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| recombined as Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) pomum | ||||||||||
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Aspella scalarioides
(Blainville 1826)
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| recombined as Dermomurex (Dermomurex) scalaroides | ||||||||||
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Urosalpinx sp.
Stimpson 1865
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Clathurellidae
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Clathurella jewettii
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Conidae
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Conus proteus
Hwass 1792
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| synonym of Conus spurius | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Cochlespiridae
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Drillia ostrearum
Stearns 1872
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| recombined as Pyrgospira ostrearum | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Terebridae
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Terebra spei
Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Mangeliidae
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Cythara biconica
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Cythara balteata
(Reeve 1846)
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| replaced by Ithycythara lanceolata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Neogastropoda
- Drilliidae
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Drillia harfordiana
(Reeve 1843)
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Gastropoda
- Triviidae
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Trivia pediculus
(Linnaeus 1758)
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| recombined as Pusula pediculus | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Ranellidae
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Cymatium tuberosum
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Cymatium vespaceum
(Lamarck 1822)
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= Monoplex comptus
Adams 1855
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Beu 2010 | |||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Rissoidae
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Rissoina laevigata
(Adams 1850)
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| recombined as Zebina laevigata | ||||||||||
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Rissoina striatocostata
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Rissoina cancellata
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Rissoina elegantissima
(d'Orbigny 1842)
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Gastropoda
- Eulimidae
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Eulima bifasciata
d'Orbigny 1841
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Gastropoda
- Tegulidae
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Tegula fasciata
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Gastropoda
- Turbinidae
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Turbo crenulatus
Gmelin 1791
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| synonym of Turbo (Senectus) castanea | ||||||||||
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Astralium brevispina
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Astralium tuberosum
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Gastropoda
- Phasianellidae
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Phasianella pulchella
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Gastropoda
- Lepetellida
- Fissurellidae
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Subemarginula emarginata
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Subemarginula rollandii
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Fissuridea alternata
(Say 1822)
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| synonym of Diodora cayenensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Cylichnidae
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Tornatina canaliculata
(Say 1826)
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| recombined as Acteocina canaliculata | ||||||||||
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Cylichnella bidentata
(d'Orbigny 1841)
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| recombined as Acteocina bidentata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Haminoeidae
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Atys sandersoni
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Haminea canalis
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| original and current combination Haminoea | ||||||||||
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Haminea antillarum
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| original and current combination Haminoea | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Opisthobranchia
- Bullidae
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Bullaria occidentalis
(Adams 1850)
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| synonym of Bulla striata | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
- Patellida
- Lottiidae
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Acmaea punctulata
(Gmelin 1791)
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| replaced by Patelloida pustulata | ||||||||||
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Polyplacophora
- Chitonida
- Chitonidae
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Tonicia schrammi
(Shuttleworth 1856)
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Panama |
| Coordinates: | 9.3° North, 79.9° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 9.3° North, 79.6° West |
| Altitude: | 4 feet |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Early/Lower Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58800 - 0.78100 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Mount Hope | ||||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From what Scott (pers comm., 1911) referred to as the "Mount Hope Fm". Lithostratigraphic relationships are unknown, but presumably the unit locally overlies the Gatun Fm. THICKNESS: Unknown stratigraphic thickness. AGE: Pleistocene, presumably (given geographic position) the Early Pleistocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From the oyster bearing later. | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | shelly/skeletal unlithified carbonaceous siltstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Coral mud, with corals and coralline fragments and many molluscan remains,mixed with more or less silt containing small species. LITHIFICATION: Unlithified, based on figured specimens and age. | |
| Environment: | lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal |
| Geology comments: ENVIRONMENT: Shallow marine, siliciclastic-dominated setting adjacent to reef facies. | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | good |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | surface (in situ),field collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: COLLECTOR: W.B. Scott and M.D.F. MacDonald (1911). REPOSITORY: ANSP, Philadelphia. | |
| Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for Bivalvia and Gastropoda, and including Cirripedia and Anthozoa. NOMENCLATURE: Antiquated, but identified to species-resolution. | |
Metadata
| Database number: | 80304 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Hendy | Enterer: | A. Hendy |
| Modifier: | M. Clapham | Research group: | marine invertebrate |
| Created: | 2008-04-12 13:56:54 | Last modified: | 2017-04-03 23:45:44 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2008-04-12 13:56:54 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 27007. | A. P. Brown and H. A. Pilsbry. 1913. Two collections of Pleistocene fossils from the Isthmus of Panama. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences 65(2):493-500 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/S. Ávila] |
Secondary references:
| 30037 | A. G. Beu. 2010. Neogene Tonnoidean Gastropods of Tropical and South America; contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and Uplift of the Central American Isthmus. Bulletins of American Paleontology (377-378)1-550 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy] | |
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