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Daule - Blue Siltstone, Guayas Province, Ecuador

Formation	Daule
Member	Blue Siltstone
Age:	16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene
Interval	Middle Miocene
Lithology	siltstone, sandstone
Number of Collections	15
Number of Occurrences	83

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Marks	Guayas Province, Ecuador	Daule - Blue Siltstone

Associated Units

Stratigraphic Name	Age	Lithology	Occurrence Records
Daule	16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene	sandstone	10
Daule - Basal Calcareous	16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene	sandstone	12

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Anadara sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : *Anadara*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Noetia dauleana species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Noetiidae : Noetia : *Noetia dauleana*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Dinocardium ecuadoriale species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Dinocardium : *Dinocardium ecuadoriale*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) berryi species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Eucrassatella : *Eucrassatella (Hybolophus) berryi*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Panopea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hiatellida : Hiatellidae : *Panopea*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Cavilucina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : *Cavilucina*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Nuculana sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : *Nuculana*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Lopha sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : *Lopha*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum dauleana subspecies	7.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Chionopsis : *Chione (Chionopsis) tegulum dauleana*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Clementia (Clementia) dariena species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Clementia : *Clementia (Clementia) dariena*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Pitar sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Pitar*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Antillophos (Antillophos) mexicanus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Antillophos : *Antillophos (Antillophos) mexicanus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Cantharus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pisaniidae : *Cantharus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Urosalpinx sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Urosalpinx*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Nicema predistorta species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : Nicema : *Nicema predistorta*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Phos sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : *Phos*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Phos haughti species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Phos : *Phos haughti*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Cancellaria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : *Cancellaria*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Pyruclia casicalva species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Cancellariidae : Pyruclia : *Pyruclia casicalva*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Turricula sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : *Turricula*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Sincola (Sincola) daulechica species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae : Sincola : *Sincola (Sincola) daulechica*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Strombina (Strombina) colinensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Columbellidae : Strombina : *Strombina (Strombina) colinensis*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Conasprelloides multiliratus species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conasprelloides : *Conasprelloides multiliratus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Conus bravoi species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : *Conus bravoi*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Conus imitator sophus subspecies	7.3	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : *Conus imitator sophus*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Vitularia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : *Vitularia*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Glyphostoma sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clathurellidae : *Glyphostoma*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Terebra (Panaterebra) cucurrupiensis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Terebridae : Terebra : *Terebra (Panaterebra) cucurrupiensis*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Architectonica sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectonicidae : *Architectonica*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Architectonica nobilis species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectonicidae : Architectonica : *Architectonica nobilis*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Cypraea sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : *Cypraea*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Muracypraea woodringi species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Cypraeidae : Muracypraea : *Muracypraea woodringi*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Stigmaulax guppiana species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : Stigmaulax : *Stigmaulax guppiana*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Calliostoma grabaui species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Calliostomatidae : Calliostoma : *Calliostoma grabaui*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Potamides sp. genus	6	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Potamididae : *Potamides*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Turritella (Bactrospira) altilira species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Turritella : *Turritella (Bactrospira) altilira*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Turritella (Turritella) infracarinata species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Turritella : *Turritella (Turritella) infracarinata*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene
Turritella prenuncia species	7	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Turritella : *Turritella prenuncia*	15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene

References

Marks J. G. (1951) Miocene stratigraphy and paleontology of Southwestern Ecuador, Bulletins of American Paleontology 33 139, 1-448

Landau B. M., Groves L. T. (2011) Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the early Miocene Cantaure Formation of northern Venezuela, Novaplex 12 1-2, 1-38

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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