Mancora Tablazo (Pleistocene of Peru)

Where: Peru (4.6° S, 81.3° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 4.5° S, 81.0° W (Wright 2013)

When: Mancora Tablazo Formation, Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: T. O. Bosworth. 1922. Geology of the Quaternary Period, on a part of the Pacific Coast of Peru. In T. O. Bosworth (ed.), Geology of the Tertiary and Quaternary Periods in the Northwest Part of Peru Part III 143-268 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 207003: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 10.12.2019

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Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
"Arca grandis" = Larkinia grandis
"Arca grandis" = Larkinia grandis Broderip and Sowerby 1829 ark
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Anomia peruviana d'Orbigny 1846 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
"Pecten purpuratus" = Argopecten purpuratus
"Pecten purpuratus" = Argopecten purpuratus Lamarck 1819 calico scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
"Ostrea megodon" = Undulostrea megodon Hanley 1846 oyster
Ostrea sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Mytilus chorus" = Choromytilus chorus
"Mytilus chorus" = Choromytilus chorus Molina 1782 mussel
 Hiatellida - Hiatellidae
"Glycimeris ovata" = Glycymeris
"Glycimeris ovata" = Glycymeris clam
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Chione compta Broderip 1835 venus clam
Cyclinella subquadrata Hanley 1844 venus clam
Gastropoda
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus
"Crepidula aculeata" = Bostrycapulus aculeatus Gmelin 1791 slipper shell
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
"Turritella goniostoma" = Turritella gonostoma
"Turritella goniostoma" = Turritella gonostoma Valenciennes 1832 turret shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Tonnidae
Malea ringens Swainson 1822 tun shell
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Thais chocolata" = Stramonita chocolata
"Thais chocolata" = Stramonita chocolata Duclos 1832 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus fergusoni Sowerby 1875 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Olivella columellaris" = Olivella (Pachyoliva) columellaris Sowerby 1825 olive snail
Oliva peruviana Lamarck 1811 olive snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Sinum cybum moon snail
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
"Fissuridea inaequalis" = Diodora inaequalis
"Fissuridea inaequalis" = Diodora inaequalis Sowerby 1835 snail
Thecostraca
 Balanomorpha - Balanidae
Balanus tintinabulum barnacle
var concinnum
Mammalia
 Placentalia -
Cetacea indet. Brisson 1762 whale
large whale bones and skeletons
Echinoidea
  -
Echinoidea indet. Leske 1778 sea urchin