PBDB Collection

Bowden Formation (Pliocene of Jamaica)

Where: Jamaica (17.9° N, 76.3° W: paleocoordinates 17.9° N, 75.9° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Bowden Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• Multistratigraphy suggests 3.8-2.7 Ma

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified limestone

• Environment interpreted as protected, muddy environment, perhaps associated with sea grass flats

• No details available

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: mechanical,

• Corals only

Primary reference: A. F. Budd and D. F. McNeill. 1998. Zooxanthellate scleractinian corals of the Bowden shell bed, Southeast Jamaica. Contributions to Tertiary and Quaternary Geology 35(1-4):47-62 [W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling/W. Kiessling]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 34539: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Wolfgang Kiessling on 08.09.2003, edited by Mihaela Krause and Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
Sorbeoconcha - Atlantidae	Atlanta diamesa¹, Protatlanta lissa¹, Oxygyrus keraudrenii¹ Atlanta diamesa¹ Woodring 1928 snail Protatlanta lissa¹ Woodring 1928 snail Oxygyrus keraudrenii¹ Lesueur 1817 snail
Thecosomata - Limacinidae	Limacina "sp. 1"¹, ? Limacina "sp. 2"¹, Limacina bulimoides¹, "Limacina inflata" = Heliconoides inflata¹ Limacina "sp. 1"¹ Bosc 1817 snail ? Limacina "sp. 2"¹ Bosc 1817 snail Limacina bulimoides¹ Orbigny 1836 snail "Limacina inflata" = Heliconoides inflata¹ Orbigny 1836 snail
Thecosomata - Cavoliniidae	Diacria digitata¹, Diacria trispinosa¹, Cavolinia ventricosa¹, Cavolinia tridentata¹, "Cavolinia vendryesiana" = Cavolinia marginata¹, Creseis ? acicula¹, Bowdenatheca jamaicensis¹, Styliola subula¹, Clio pyramidata¹, Clio aff. braidensis¹ Diacria digitata¹ Guppy 1882 snail Diacria trispinosa¹ de Blainville 1821 snail Cavolinia ventricosa¹ Guppy 1882 snail Cavolinia tridentata¹ Niebuhr 1775 snail "Cavolinia vendryesiana" = Cavolinia marginata¹ Bronn 1962 snail Creseis ? acicula¹ Renz 1829 snail Bowdenatheca jamaicensis¹ Collins 1934 snail Styliola subula¹ Quoy and Gaimard 1827 snail Clio pyramidata¹ Linnaeus 1767 snail Clio aff. braidensis¹ Bellardi 1873 snail
Actinopteri
Beloniformes - Belonidae	cf. Platybelone argalus² cf. Platybelone argalus² LeSueur 1821
Anthozoa
Scleractinia - Merulinidae	Antillia dentata, Trachyphyllia bilobata Antillia dentata Duncan 1864 stony coral Trachyphyllia bilobata Duncan 1863 stony coral
Scleractinia - Meandrinidae	Meandrina brasiliensis Meandrina brasiliensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848 stony coral
Scleractinia - Faviidae	Thysanus excentricus, Solenastrea bournoni Thysanus excentricus Duncan 1863 stony coral Solenastrea bournoni Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Mussidae	Manicina sp., Manicina puntagordensis, Manicina grandis, Manicina aff. areolata, Scolymia cubensis Manicina sp. Ehrenberg 1834 stony coral Manicina sp. A Manicina puntagordensis Weisbord 1968 stony coral Manicina grandis Duncan 1864 stony coral Manicina aff. areolata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral Scolymia cubensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849 stony coral
Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae	Placocyathus alveolus, Placocyathus costatus, Placocyathus variabilis, Placocyathus barretti Placocyathus alveolus Duncan 1863 stony coral Placocyathus costatus Duncan 1864 stony coral Placocyathus variabilis Duncan 1864 stony coral Placocyathus barretti Duncan 1863 stony coral
Scleractinia - Poritidae	Porites baracoaensis, Porites astreoides Porites baracoaensis Vaughan 1919 stony coral Porites astreoides Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Acroporidae	Acropora sp., Acropora palmata, Acropora cervicornis Acropora sp. Oken 1815 stony coral Acropora sp. Z Acropora palmata Lamarck 1816 stony coral Acropora cervicornis Lamarck 1816 stony coral
Scleractinia - Pocilloporidae	Stylophora monticulosa Stylophora monticulosa Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1925 stony coral

¹Janssen 1998; ²Savage et al. 1994