Woodring Loc. 155c - eastern area [middle Gatun Fm] (Miocene of Panama)

Also known as USGS Loc. 16915

Where: Panama (9.3° N, 79.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: middle Gatun Member (Gatun Formation), Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)

• Middle part of the Gatun Formation. The Gatun Formation is subdivided into three faunal zones (proposed by Thomson and Keen, 1946): lower, middle, and upper. AGE: Late Miocene, on the basis of microfossil biostratigraphy (see Collins and Coates, 1999), refined by enterer to Tortonian based on more recent dating (Hendy, 2012). Sr dating for nearby sections indicates an age of approximately 9.9 Ma (Hendy, unpublished data).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; unlithified, fine-grained, silty sandstone

• No specific environmental data presented.
• LITHOLOGY: Soft, silty fine-grained sandstone.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USNM

Collection methods: surface (in situ),

• COLLECTOR: Not stated in text. REPOSITORY: USNM.

Primary reference: W. P. Woodring. 1957. Geology and Paleontology of Canal Zone and adjoining parts of Panama. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306(A) [A. Miller/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 93177: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 06.01.2010

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Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Exhaustive for gastropods and bivalves. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publications, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Bivalvia
 Cardiida - Veneridae
 Arcida - Arcidae
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
"Calliostoma (Leiotrochus) eremum" = Calliostoma (Elmerlinia) eremum
"Calliostoma (Leiotrochus) eremum" = Calliostoma (Elmerlinia) eremum Woodring 1957 top snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Margarites" sp. Gray 1847 snail
 Heterostropha - Architectonicidae
"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis2
"Architectonica (Architectonica) nobilis" = Architectonica nobilis2 Röding 1798 sundial
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Stigmaulax guppiana Toula 1909 moon snail
Natica (Natica) bolus Brown and Pilsbry 1913 moon snail
Sinum gabbi Brown and Pilsbry 1913 moon snail
Polinices ? stanislasmeunieri Maury 1917 moon snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Vitrinellidae
 Neogastropoda - Clathurellidae
Nannodiella rintriada4 Mansfield 1925 snail
Glyphostoma (Glyphostoma) pyrgota4 Woodring 1970 snail
 Neogastropoda - Terebridae
Strioterebrum gausapatum4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 auger snail
Terebra (Oreoterebra) isaacpetiti4 Maury 1925 auger snail
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Polystira sp.1, "Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula) fusinus" = Cruziturricula fusinus4
Polystira sp.1 Woodring 1928 turrid
"Pleurofusia (Cruziturricula) fusinus" = Cruziturricula fusinus4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Drilliidae
"Crassispira (Hindsiclava) consors" = Hindsiclava consors4 Sowerby 1850 snail
Clathrodrillia gatunensis4 Toula 1909 snail
Agladrillia (Agladrillia) enneacyma4 Brown and Pilsbry 1913 snail
Agladrillia (Eumetadrillia) isthmica4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 snail
 Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae
Microdrillia trina4 Mansfield 1925 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus aemulator4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 cone shell
Conus molis4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 cone shell
"Conus symmetricus" = Purpuriconus symmetricus4 Sowerby 1849 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
Olivella (Toroliva) goliath3, "Oliva (Oliva) gatunensis" = Oliva gatunensis3
Olivella (Toroliva) goliath3 Olsson 1922 olive snail
"Oliva (Oliva) gatunensis" = Oliva gatunensis3 Toula 1908 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Mitridae
"Mitra (Tiara) dariensis" = Subcancilla dariensis3 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 mitre shell
Mitra (Pleioptygma) limonensis3 Olsson 1922 mitre shell
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
"Pleurofusia acra" = Fusiturricula acra4
"Pleurofusia acra" = Fusiturricula acra4 Woodring 1970 ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
"Cancellaria (Cancellaria) epistomifera dariena" = Bivetiella dariena4
"Cancellaria (Cancellaria) epistomifera dariena" = Bivetiella dariena4 Toula 1908 snail
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
"Paziella (Panamurex) gatunensis" = Poirieria (Panamurex) gatunensis2, "Murex (Chicoreus) brevifrons" = Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons2, "Thais (Stramonita) aff. haemastoma" = Stramonita haemostoma2
"Paziella (Panamurex) gatunensis" = Poirieria (Panamurex) gatunensis2 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 murex snail
"Murex (Chicoreus) brevifrons" = Chicoreus (Chicoreus) brevifrons2 Lamarck 1822 murex snail
"Thais (Stramonita) aff. haemastoma" = Stramonita haemostoma2 Linnaeus 1767 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Marginellidae
Volvarina leander4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 margin shell
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Strombinophos mimicus3 Woodring 1964 true whelk
Metula gabbi3 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 true whelk
"Antillophos (Antillophos) candei" = Antillophos candeanus3 d'Orbigny 1842 true whelk
Cymatophos subsemicostatus3 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 true whelk
Hanetia dalli3 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 true whelk
 Neogastropoda - Nassariidae
Calophos ectyphus3 Woodring 1964 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
"Strombina (Sincola) chiriquiensis" = Sincola (Sincola) chiriquiensis3 Olsson 1922 snail
Strombina (Strombina) ochyra3 Woodring 1964 snail
Mitrella limonensis3 Gabb 1881 snail
Anachis (Costoanachis) mira3 Dall 1896 snail
 Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
"Fasciolaria gorgasiana" = Pleuroploca gorgasiana3, Fusininae indet.3
"Fasciolaria gorgasiana" = Pleuroploca gorgasiana3 Brown and Pilsbry 1913 snail
Fusininae indet.3 Swainson 1840 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Strombus gatunensis2 Toula 1908 conch
 Pseudomelanoidea - Pseudomelaniidae
"Carinodrillia (Carinodrillia) zooki" = Carinodrillia zooki4
"Carinodrillia (Carinodrillia) zooki" = Carinodrillia zooki4 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium nugatorium2 Brown and Pilsbry 1911 cerith snail
 Cerithioidea - Turritellidae
Turritella (Torcula) altilira Conrad 1857 turret shell
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
Crucibulum (Dispotaea) springvaleense Rutsch 1942 slipper shell
Crucibulum (Crucibulum) chipolanum Dall 1892 slipper shell
Crepidula cf. maculosa Conrad 1846 slipper shell
Bivalvia
 Pholadida - Corbulidae
Varicorbula disparilis6 d'Orbigny 1853 clam
Caryocorbula oropendula6 Olsson 1922 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Arcinella arcinella6 Linnaeus 1767 jewel box
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Hysteroconcha sp.6 Dall 1902 venus clam
"Agriopoma (Pitarella) gatunensis" = Callocardia (Agriopoma) gatunensis6 Dall 1903 venus clam
Lirophora (Panchione) mactropsis6 Conrad 1855 venus clam
Gouldia costaricensis6 Olsson 1922 venus clam
 Cardiida - Mactridae
Mactrellona alata6 Spengler 1802 clam
 Cardiida - Semelidae
Ervilia valhosierr6 Gardner 1928 clam
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
Strigilla (Strigilla) carnaria6 Linnaeus 1758 tellin clam
Psammacoma gatunensis6 Toula 1909 tellin clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Pegophysema janus6 Dall 1903 clam
Miltha chipolana6 Dall 1903 clam
Bellucina actinus6 Dall 1903 clam
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Cyclopecten oligolepis6 Brown and Pilsbry 1913 mud scallop
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostrea equestris6 Say 1834 oyster
 Arcida - Arcidae
Scaphopoda
 Gadilida - Gadilidae